diff --git a/cmd/contrib/main.go b/cmd/contrib/main.go
index 3edbc4c..b829e33 100644
--- a/cmd/contrib/main.go
+++ b/cmd/contrib/main.go
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 const (
 	submitOp = "submit"
 	delOp    = "del"
 	updateOp = "update"
-	dbpath   = "/town/var/commands.db"
 )
 
 type ContribOptions struct {
@@ -36,10 +37,50 @@ func runContrib(opts *ContribOptions) error {
 }
 
 func submit(opts *ContribOptions) error {
-	// TODO run survey
+	var cmdName string
+	var category string
+	var shortDescription string
+	var longDescription string
+
+	_, defaultName := filepath.Split(opts.ExecPath)
+	if err := survey.AskOne(&survey.Input{
+		Message: "New command's name:",
+		Default: defaultName}, &cmdName); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	categories := []string{
+		"art",
+		"social",
+		"game",
+		"utility",
+		"misc",
+	}
+	var choice int
+	if err := survey.AskOne(&survey.Select{
+		Message: "what category should this command be filed under?",
+		Options: categories,
+	}, &choice); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	category = categories[choice]
+	fmt.Printf("DBG %#v\n", category)
+
+	if err := survey.AskOne(&survey.Input{
+		Message: "What's a one line description of this command?",
+	}, &shortDescription); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := survey.AskOne(&survey.Editor{
+		Message: "Write a long description for this command. Try to include examples. If the short description is enough, you can just leave it blank though. Really it's whatever you want. I donno"}, &longDescription); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// TODO create pending row
 	// TODO email me
 	// TODO print confirmation
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d34f0da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package db
+
+const Path = "/town/var/town.sqlite3"
+
+// TODO
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index faa9501..8d865e6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,3 +8,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.5.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
+
+require (
+	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.13 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220422013727-9388b58f7150 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210503060354-a79de5458b56 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.3.6 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b465f7b..b792e9d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.12/go.mod h1:RAqKPSqVFrSLVXbA8x7dzmKdmGzieGRCM46jaSJTDAk=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 h1:lTGmDsbAYt5DmK6OnoV7EuIF1wEIFAcxld6ypU4OSgU=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.14 h1:qZgc/Rwetq+MtyE18WhzjokPD93dNqLGNT3QJuLvBGw=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.14/go.mod h1:NyWgC/yNuGj7Q9rpYnZvas74GogHl5/Z4A/KQRfk6bU=
 github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b h1:j7+1HpAFS1zy5+Q4qx1fWh90gTKwiN4QCGoY9TWyyO4=
 github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b/go.mod h1:01TrycV0kFyexm33Z7vhZRXopbI8J3TDReVlkTgMUxE=
 github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.17 h1:Z1a//hgsQ4yjC+8zEkV8IWySkXnsxmdSY642CTFQb5Y=