Allow anonymous responses to published forms

README.md

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ The public proxy host must forward these paths to the app:
 /api/files/*
 ```
 
-Published forms intended for `forms.vyntehome.com` must use **Public** visibility. Workspace-only forms require an authenticated session and should be opened on the internal builder domain.
+Anyone with the link can respond to a published form at `forms.vyntehome.com` without signing in. Form editing and response management remain authenticated on the internal builder domain.
 
 ## Authentik Setup
 

src/app/api/files/upload/route.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from "next/server";
 import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
-import { parseFields, parseSettings } from "@/lib/forms";
+import { canFillForm } from "@/lib/form-access";
+import { parseFields } from "@/lib/forms";
 import { driver, currentDriver } from "@/lib/storage";
 import { consume, clientIp } from "@/lib/ratelimit";
 
@@ -41,16 +42,14 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
   const form = await prisma.form.findUnique({ where: { id: formId } });
   if (!form) return NextResponse.json({ error: "Not found" }, { status: 404 });
 
-  const settings = parseSettings(form.settings);
   const fields = parseFields(form.fields);
   const session = await auth();
   const isOwnerOrAdmin = !!session?.user && (session.user.id === form.ownerId || session.user.role === "admin");
 
-  // Public form fillers can only upload to published forms; owners/admins can
+  // Respondents can upload to published forms; owners/admins can also upload
-  // upload to draft forms too (branding images uploaded during editing).
+  // to drafts while editing.
-  if (!form.published && !isOwnerOrAdmin) return NextResponse.json({ error: "Not found" }, { status: 404 });
+  if (!canFillForm({ published: form.published, isOwnerOrAdmin })) {
-  if ((settings.visibility ?? "workspace") === "workspace" && !session?.user) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Not found" }, { status: 404 });
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
   }
 
   // Enforce per-form max size (cap by the most permissive file field, or default).

src/app/api/forms/[id]/partial/route.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from "next/server";
 import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
-import { parseSettings } from "@/lib/forms";
 
 const COOKIE = "fb_partial";
 
@@ -51,12 +50,6 @@ export async function PUT(req: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{ id:
   const form = await prisma.form.findUnique({ where: { id } });
   if (!form || !form.published) return NextResponse.json({ error: "Not found" }, { status: 404 });
 
-  const settings = parseSettings(form.settings);
-  if ((settings.visibility ?? "workspace") === "workspace") {
-    const session = await auth();
-    if (!session?.user) return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
-  }
-
   const body = await req.json().catch(() => ({}));
   const data = body.data;
   if (!data || typeof data !== "object") return NextResponse.json({ error: "Bad request" }, { status: 400 });

src/app/api/forms/[id]/submit/route.ts

@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{ id:
 
   const settings = parseSettings(form.settings);
   const session = await auth();
-  if ((settings.visibility ?? "workspace") === "workspace" && !session?.user) {
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
-  }
 
   const body = await req.json().catch(() => ({}));
 

src/app/f/[slug]/page.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { notFound, redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
+import { canFillForm } from "@/lib/form-access";
 import { parseFields, parseSettings } from "@/lib/forms";
 import FormFiller from "./FormFiller";
 
@@ -24,11 +25,7 @@ export default async function PublicForm({
   const session = await auth();
   const isOwnerOrAdmin = session?.user && (session.user.id === form.ownerId || session.user.role === "admin");
 
-  if (!form.published && !isOwnerOrAdmin) notFound();
+  if (!canFillForm({ published: form.published, isOwnerOrAdmin: !!isOwnerOrAdmin })) notFound();
-
-  if ((settings.visibility ?? "workspace") === "workspace" && !session?.user) {
-    redirect(`/signin?from=/f/${slug}`);
-  }
 
   const fields = parseFields(form.fields);
 

src/components/builder/Builder.tsx

@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ export default function Builder({ form: initial, members, currentUserId, publicF
             members={members}
             currentUserId={currentUserId}
             publicFormsOrigin={publicFormsOrigin}
-            onSettings={(s) => update({ settings: s })}
           />
         </div>
       )}
@@ -1171,12 +1170,10 @@ function SettingsConfig({ settings, description, formId, onChange }: {
 
 // ── Share tab ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-function ShareTab({ form, members, currentUserId, publicFormsOrigin, onSettings }: {
+function ShareTab({ form, members, currentUserId, publicFormsOrigin }: {
   form: FormData; members: Member[]; currentUserId: string;
   publicFormsOrigin: string;
-  onSettings: (s: FormSettings) => void;
 }) {
-  const [vis, setVis] = useState(form.settings.visibility ?? "workspace");
   const [viewerIds, setViewerIds] = useState<string[]>(form.viewerIds);
   const [pending, startTransition] = useTransition();
   const url = useMemo(
@@ -1184,11 +1181,6 @@ function ShareTab({ form, members, currentUserId, publicFormsOrigin, onSettings
     [form.slug, publicFormsOrigin],
   );
 
-  const changeVisibility = (v: "workspace" | "public") => {
-    setVis(v);
-    onSettings({ ...form.settings, visibility: v });
-  };
-
   return (
     <div className="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-5">
       <div className="card p-5 space-y-4">
@@ -1197,21 +1189,9 @@ function ShareTab({ form, members, currentUserId, publicFormsOrigin, onSettings
           <Input readOnly value={url} onFocus={(e) => e.currentTarget.select()} />
           <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => navigator.clipboard.writeText(url)}>Copy</Button>
         </div>
-        <div className="space-y-2">
+        <p className="text-xs text-[rgb(var(--muted))]">
-          <div className="panel-label">Who can fill</div>
+          Anyone with the link can fill a published form. Form editing and responses remain restricted.
-          {([
+        </p>
-            ["workspace", "Workspace", "Anyone signed in"],
-            ["public", "Public", "Anyone with the link"],
-          ] as const).map(([v, l, sub]) => (
-            <label key={v} className="flex gap-2 items-start cursor-pointer">
-              <input type="radio" checked={vis === v} onChange={() => changeVisibility(v)} className="mt-1" />
-              <div>
-                <div className="text-sm font-medium">{l}</div>
-                <div className="text-xs text-[rgb(var(--muted))]">{sub}</div>
-              </div>
-            </label>
-          ))}
-        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div className="card p-5 space-y-3">

src/lib/actions.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function createForm() {
       title: "Untitled form",
       ownerId: user.id,
       fields: "[]",
-      settings: JSON.stringify({ visibility: "workspace" } satisfies FormSettings),
+      settings: JSON.stringify({ visibility: "public" } satisfies FormSettings),
     },
   });
   // Seed version 1.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export async function createFromTemplate(templateId: string) {
       description: tpl.form.description ?? null,
       ownerId: user.id,
       fields: JSON.stringify(newFields),
-      settings: JSON.stringify(tpl.form.settings ?? { visibility: "workspace" }),
+      settings: JSON.stringify(tpl.form.settings ?? { visibility: "public" }),
     },
   });
   await snapshotForm({

src/lib/form-access.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { canFillForm } from "./form-access";
+
+describe("form fill access", () => {
+  test("allows anonymous respondents to fill published forms", () => {
+    expect(canFillForm({ published: true, isOwnerOrAdmin: false })).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("keeps drafts private from anonymous respondents", () => {
+    expect(canFillForm({ published: false, isOwnerOrAdmin: false })).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("allows owners and admins to preview drafts", () => {
+    expect(canFillForm({ published: false, isOwnerOrAdmin: true })).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

src/lib/form-access.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export function canFillForm({
+  published,
+  isOwnerOrAdmin,
+}: {
+  published: boolean;
+  isOwnerOrAdmin: boolean;
+}): boolean {
+  return published || isOwnerOrAdmin;
+}

src/lib/mcp.ts

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ const TOOLS: Record<string, (ctx: Ctx, args: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise
     const rawFields = Array.isArray(args.fields) ? (args.fields as Partial<Field>[]) : [];
     // Always generate the id ourselves — never trust an id supplied via MCP.
     const fields: Field[] = rawFields.map((f) => ({ ...(f as Field), id: nanoid(8) }));
-    const settings: FormSettings = { visibility: "workspace" };
+    const settings: FormSettings = { visibility: "public" };
     const form = await prisma.form.create({
       data: {
         slug: nanoid(10), title, description, ownerId: ctx.userId,

src/lib/templates.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const TEMPLATES: Template[] = [
     description: "Net promoter score with a follow-up.",
     form: {
       title: "How likely are you to recommend us?",
-      settings: { visibility: "workspace" },
+      settings: { visibility: "public" },
       fields: [
         { id: fid("score"), type: "rating", label: "0 — 10", max: 10, required: true },
         { id: fid("reason"), type: "long_text", label: "What's the main reason for your score?" },
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const TEMPLATES: Template[] = [
     description: "Attending, plus-ones, dietary notes.",
     form: {
       title: "Will you be there?",
-      settings: { visibility: "workspace" },
+      settings: { visibility: "public" },
       fields: [
         { id: fid("name"), type: "short_text", label: "Your name", required: true },
         {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export const TEMPLATES: Template[] = [
     description: "Repro steps, severity, expected vs actual.",
     form: {
       title: "Report a bug",
-      settings: { visibility: "workspace" },
+      settings: { visibility: "public" },
       fields: [
         { id: fid("title"), type: "short_text", label: "What went wrong?", required: true },
         {