diff --git a/backend/Application/Abstractions/IChallengeService.cs b/backend/Application/Abstractions/IChallengeService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40601a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Abstractions/IChallengeService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+
+public interface IChallengeService
+{
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<SocialChallengeResponse>> ListAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
diff --git a/backend/Application/Abstractions/IInnovationService.cs b/backend/Application/Abstractions/IInnovationService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6324fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Abstractions/IInnovationService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+
+public interface IInnovationService
+{
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<InnovationResponse>> ListAsync(
+        string? challengeId,
+        string? stage,
+        string? query,
+        bool onlyPublished,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<InnovationResponse?> GetAsync(string innovationId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<InnovationResponse> CreateAsync(InnovationRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<InnovationResponse?> UpdateAsync(
+        string innovationId,
+        InnovationRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
diff --git a/backend/Application/Abstractions/IKnowledgeItemService.cs b/backend/Application/Abstractions/IKnowledgeItemService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f960b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Abstractions/IKnowledgeItemService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+
+public interface IKnowledgeItemService
+{
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<KnowledgeItemResponse>> ListAsync(
+        string? kind,
+        string? challengeId,
+        string? query,
+        bool onlyPublished,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<KnowledgeItemResponse?> GetAsync(string knowledgeItemId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<KnowledgeItemResponse> CreateAsync(KnowledgeItemRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<KnowledgeItemResponse?> UpdateAsync(
+        string knowledgeItemId,
+        KnowledgeItemRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<KnowledgeItemResponse?> PublishAsync(string knowledgeItemId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
diff --git a/backend/Application/Abstractions/ITrendService.cs b/backend/Application/Abstractions/ITrendService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..930025b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Abstractions/ITrendService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+
+public interface ITrendService
+{
+    Task<TrendsResponse> GetAsync(
+        string? challengeId,
+        DateTimeOffset from,
+        DateTimeOffset to,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
diff --git a/backend/Application/Dtos/InnovationDtos.cs b/backend/Application/Dtos/InnovationDtos.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abf1db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Dtos/InnovationDtos.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+public sealed record InnovationRequest(
+    [Required, StringLength(200, MinimumLength = 3)] string Title,
+    [StringLength(2000)] string? Summary,
+    [StringLength(8000)] string? Description,
+    [Required] string ChallengeId,
+    [Required] string Stage,
+    string? Cost,
+    IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>? Contact,
+    IReadOnlyList<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>>? Media,
+    bool Published);
+
+public sealed record InnovationResponse(
+    string Id,
+    string Title,
+    string Summary,
+    string Description,
+    string ChallengeId,
+    string Stage,
+    string? Cost,
+    IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>? Contact,
+    IReadOnlyList<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>> Media,
+    bool Published,
+    DateTimeOffset? UpdatedAt);
diff --git a/backend/Application/Dtos/KnowledgeDtos.cs b/backend/Application/Dtos/KnowledgeDtos.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..508cd9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Dtos/KnowledgeDtos.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+public sealed record KnowledgeItemRequest(
+    [Required, StringLength(200, MinimumLength = 3)] string Title,
+    [Required] string Kind,
+    string? ChallengeId,
+    string? SourceUrl,
+    IReadOnlyList<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>>? Attachments,
+    bool Published);
+
+public sealed record KnowledgeItemResponse(
+    string Id,
+    string Title,
+    string Kind,
+    string? ChallengeId,
+    string? SourceUrl,
+    IReadOnlyList<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>> Attachments,
+    bool Published,
+    DateTimeOffset? UpdatedAt);
+
+public sealed record SocialChallengeResponse(
+    string Id,
+    string Name,
+    string Description,
+    int Order);
diff --git a/backend/Application/Dtos/TrendsDtos.cs b/backend/Application/Dtos/TrendsDtos.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..093c9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Dtos/TrendsDtos.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+public sealed record TrendPoint(
+    string ChallengeId,
+    string ChallengeName,
+    int SubmissionCount);
+
+public sealed record TrendsResponse(
+    DateTimeOffset From,
+    DateTimeOffset To,
+    IReadOnlyList<TrendPoint> Points);
diff --git a/backend/Application/Mappings/InnovationStageWire.cs b/backend/Application/Mappings/InnovationStageWire.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cd3e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Mappings/InnovationStageWire.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using TarninaHub.Domain.Enums;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Mappings;
+
+public static class InnovationStageWire
+{
+    private static readonly Dictionary<string, InnovationStage> ByWire = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+    {
+        ["idea"] = InnovationStage.Idea,
+        ["pilot"] = InnovationStage.Pilot,
+        ["scaling"] = InnovationStage.Scaling,
+        ["service"] = InnovationStage.Service,
+    };
+
+    public static bool IsValid(string? value) =>
+        !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) && ByWire.ContainsKey(value);
+
+    public static string ToWire(this InnovationStage stage) => stage switch
+    {
+        InnovationStage.Idea => "idea",
+        InnovationStage.Pilot => "pilot",
+        InnovationStage.Scaling => "scaling",
+        InnovationStage.Service => "service",
+        _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(stage), stage, null),
+    };
+
+    public static InnovationStage? Parse(string? value) =>
+        value is not null && ByWire.TryGetValue(value, out var stage) ? stage : null;
+}
diff --git a/backend/Application/Text/EmbeddingTextBuilder.cs b/backend/Application/Text/EmbeddingTextBuilder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03fdc8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Application/Text/EmbeddingTextBuilder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+namespace TarninaHub.Application.Text;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Builds the canonical text used to compute an innovation embedding
+/// (matchmaking, steps 14-15).
+/// </summary>
+public static class EmbeddingTextBuilder
+{
+    public static string Build(string title, string? summary, string? description, string? challengeName = null)
+    {
+        var parts = new List<string>();
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title))
+        {
+            parts.Add(title.Trim());
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(summary))
+        {
+            parts.Add(summary.Trim());
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(description))
+        {
+            parts.Add(description.Trim());
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(challengeName))
+        {
+            parts.Add(challengeName.Trim());
+        }
+
+        return string.Join("\n", parts);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/Controllers/InnovationsController.cs b/backend/Controllers/InnovationsController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1526d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Controllers/InnovationsController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+using Asp.Versioning;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Mappings;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Security;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[ApiVersion("1.0")]
+[Route("api/innovations")]
+[Authorize]
+public class InnovationsController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IInnovationService _innovations;
+
+    public InnovationsController(IInnovationService innovations)
+    {
+        _innovations = innovations;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<IReadOnlyList<InnovationResponse>>> List(
+        [FromQuery] string? challengeId,
+        [FromQuery] string? stage,
+        [FromQuery] string? q,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var innovations = await _innovations.ListAsync(challengeId, stage, q, !IsStaff(), cancellationToken);
+
+        return Ok(innovations);
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet("{innovationId}")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<InnovationResponse>> GetById(
+        string innovationId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var innovation = await _innovations.GetAsync(innovationId, cancellationToken);
+
+        return innovation is null ? NotFound() : Ok(innovation);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost]
+    [Authorize(Policy = Policies.OperatorOrAdmin)]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<InnovationResponse>> Create(
+        InnovationRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (!ValidateStage(request.Stage))
+        {
+            return InvalidStage();
+        }
+
+        var created = await _innovations.CreateAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+
+        return CreatedAtAction(nameof(GetById), new { innovationId = created.Id }, created);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPut("{innovationId}")]
+    [Authorize(Policy = Policies.OperatorOrAdmin)]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<InnovationResponse>> Update(
+        string innovationId,
+        InnovationRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (!ValidateStage(request.Stage))
+        {
+            return InvalidStage();
+        }
+
+        var updated = await _innovations.UpdateAsync(innovationId, request, cancellationToken);
+
+        return updated is null ? NotFound() : Ok(updated);
+    }
+
+    private bool ValidateStage(string? stage) => InnovationStageWire.IsValid(stage);
+
+    private ActionResult InvalidStage()
+    {
+        ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(InnovationRequest.Stage),
+            "Stage must be one of: idea, pilot, scaling, service.");
+
+        return ValidationProblem(ModelState);
+    }
+
+    private bool IsStaff() =>
+        User.IsInRole(RoleNames.Operator) || User.IsInRole(RoleNames.Manager) || User.IsInRole(RoleNames.Admin);
+}
diff --git a/backend/Controllers/KnowledgeItemsController.cs b/backend/Controllers/KnowledgeItemsController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73960a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Controllers/KnowledgeItemsController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using Asp.Versioning;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Security;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[ApiVersion("1.0")]
+[Route("api/knowledge-items")]
+[Authorize]
+public class KnowledgeItemsController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IKnowledgeItemService _knowledgeItems;
+
+    public KnowledgeItemsController(IKnowledgeItemService knowledgeItems)
+    {
+        _knowledgeItems = knowledgeItems;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<IReadOnlyList<KnowledgeItemResponse>>> List(
+        [FromQuery] string? kind,
+        [FromQuery] string? challengeId,
+        [FromQuery] string? q,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var items = await _knowledgeItems.ListAsync(kind, challengeId, q, !IsStaff(), cancellationToken);
+
+        return Ok(items);
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet("{knowledgeItemId}")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<KnowledgeItemResponse>> GetById(
+        string knowledgeItemId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var item = await _knowledgeItems.GetAsync(knowledgeItemId, cancellationToken);
+
+        return item is null ? NotFound() : Ok(item);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost]
+    [Authorize(Policy = Policies.OperatorOrAdmin)]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<KnowledgeItemResponse>> Create(
+        KnowledgeItemRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var created = await _knowledgeItems.CreateAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+
+        return CreatedAtAction(nameof(GetById), new { knowledgeItemId = created.Id }, created);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPut("{knowledgeItemId}")]
+    [Authorize(Policy = Policies.OperatorOrAdmin)]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<KnowledgeItemResponse>> Update(
+        string knowledgeItemId,
+        KnowledgeItemRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var updated = await _knowledgeItems.UpdateAsync(knowledgeItemId, request, cancellationToken);
+
+        return updated is null ? NotFound() : Ok(updated);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost("{knowledgeItemId}/publish")]
+    [Authorize(Policy = Policies.OperatorOrAdmin)]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<KnowledgeItemResponse>> Publish(
+        string knowledgeItemId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var published = await _knowledgeItems.PublishAsync(knowledgeItemId, cancellationToken);
+
+        return published is null ? NotFound() : Ok(published);
+    }
+
+    private bool IsStaff() =>
+        User.IsInRole(RoleNames.Operator) || User.IsInRole(RoleNames.Manager) || User.IsInRole(RoleNames.Admin);
+}
diff --git a/backend/Controllers/SocialChallengesController.cs b/backend/Controllers/SocialChallengesController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a048530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Controllers/SocialChallengesController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using Asp.Versioning;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Security;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[ApiVersion("1.0")]
+[Route("api/social-challenges")]
+[Authorize]
+public class SocialChallengesController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IChallengeService _challenges;
+
+    public SocialChallengesController(IChallengeService challenges)
+    {
+        _challenges = challenges;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<IReadOnlyList<SocialChallengeResponse>>> List(
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var challenges = await _challenges.ListAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+        return Ok(challenges);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/Controllers/TrendsController.cs b/backend/Controllers/TrendsController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..624d295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Controllers/TrendsController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using Asp.Versioning;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Security;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[ApiVersion("1.0")]
+[Route("api/trends")]
+[Authorize(Policy = Policies.OperatorOrAdmin)]
+public class TrendsController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly ITrendService _trends;
+
+    public TrendsController(ITrendService trends)
+    {
+        _trends = trends;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<TrendsResponse>> Get(
+        [FromQuery] string? challengeId,
+        [FromQuery] DateTimeOffset? from,
+        [FromQuery] DateTimeOffset? to,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var rangeEnd = to ?? DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        var rangeStart = from ?? rangeEnd.AddDays(-30);
+
+        var trends = await _trends.GetAsync(challengeId, rangeStart, rangeEnd, cancellationToken);
+
+        return Ok(trends);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs b/backend/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs
index bcd8953..3ea658e 100644
--- a/backend/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs
+++ b/backend/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ public static class DependencyInjection
         services.AddSingleton<IAuditLogService, AuditLogService>();
         services.AddSingleton<ISubmissionEventPublisher, LoggingSubmissionEventPublisher>();
         services.AddSingleton<ISubmissionService, SubmissionService>();
+        services.AddSingleton<IChallengeService, ChallengeService>();
+        services.AddSingleton<IKnowledgeItemService, KnowledgeItemService>();
+        services.AddSingleton<IInnovationService, InnovationService>();
+        services.AddSingleton<ITrendService, TrendService>();
 
         return services;
     }
diff --git a/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/ChallengeService.cs b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/ChallengeService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..527eccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/ChallengeService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using SurrealDb.Net;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+
+public sealed class ChallengeService : IChallengeService
+{
+    private readonly ISurrealDbClient _client;
+
+    public ChallengeService(ISurrealDbClient client)
+    {
+        _client = client;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<SocialChallengeResponse>> ListAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            "SELECT type::string(id) AS id, name, description, order FROM social_challenge ORDER BY order;",
+            cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<ChallengeRow>>(0) ?? [];
+
+        return rows
+            .Select(row => new SocialChallengeResponse(row.Id, row.Name, row.Description, row.Order))
+            .ToList();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/InnovationService.cs b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/InnovationService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..989921f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/InnovationService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+using SurrealDb.Net;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+
+public sealed class InnovationService : IInnovationService
+{
+    private const string SelectFields =
+        "type::string(id) AS id, title, summary, description, type::string(challenge) AS challenge, " +
+        "stage, cost, contact, media, published, updated_at";
+
+    private readonly ISurrealDbClient _client;
+
+    public InnovationService(ISurrealDbClient client)
+    {
+        _client = client;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<InnovationResponse>> ListAsync(
+        string? challengeId,
+        string? stage,
+        string? query,
+        bool onlyPublished,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var where = BuildFilter(challengeId, stage, query, onlyPublished, out var parameters);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM innovation{where} ORDER BY updated_at DESC;",
+            parameters,
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<InnovationRow>>(0) ?? [];
+
+        return rows.Select(Map).ToList();
+    }
+
+    public async Task<InnovationResponse?> GetAsync(string innovationId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(innovationId);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM type::record($table, $id) LIMIT 1;",
+            new Dictionary<string, object?> { ["table"] = table, ["id"] = id },
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<InnovationRow>>(0) ?? [];
+
+        return rows.Count > 0 ? Map(rows[0]) : null;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<InnovationResponse> CreateAsync(
+        InnovationRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+        var (challengeTable, challengeId) = SurrealRecordId.Split(request.ChallengeId);
+
+        var parameters = new Dictionary<string, object?>
+        {
+            ["id"] = id,
+            ["title"] = request.Title,
+            ["summary"] = request.Summary ?? string.Empty,
+            ["description"] = request.Description ?? string.Empty,
+            ["challengeTable"] = challengeTable,
+            ["challengeId"] = challengeId,
+            ["stage"] = request.Stage,
+            ["media"] = request.Media ?? [],
+            ["published"] = request.Published,
+        };
+
+        var assignments = new List<string>
+        {
+            "title = $title", "summary = $summary", "description = $description",
+            "challenge = type::record($challengeTable, $challengeId)", "stage = $stage",
+            "media = $media", "published = $published", "updated_at = time::now()",
+        };
+
+        AppendOptional(assignments, parameters, "cost", request.Cost);
+        AppendOptionalObject(assignments, parameters, "contact", request.Contact);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            "CREATE type::record('innovation', $id) SET " + string.Join(", ", assignments) + "; " +
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM type::record('innovation', $id) LIMIT 1;",
+            parameters,
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<InnovationRow>>(1) ?? [];
+
+        return Map(rows[0]);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<InnovationResponse?> UpdateAsync(
+        string innovationId,
+        InnovationRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(innovationId);
+        var (challengeTable, challengeId) = SurrealRecordId.Split(request.ChallengeId);
+
+        var parameters = new Dictionary<string, object?>
+        {
+            ["table"] = table,
+            ["id"] = id,
+            ["title"] = request.Title,
+            ["summary"] = request.Summary ?? string.Empty,
+            ["description"] = request.Description ?? string.Empty,
+            ["challengeTable"] = challengeTable,
+            ["challengeId"] = challengeId,
+            ["stage"] = request.Stage,
+            ["media"] = request.Media ?? [],
+            ["published"] = request.Published,
+        };
+
+        var assignments = new List<string>
+        {
+            "title = $title", "summary = $summary", "description = $description",
+            "challenge = type::record($challengeTable, $challengeId)", "stage = $stage",
+            "media = $media", "published = $published", "updated_at = time::now()",
+        };
+
+        AppendOptional(assignments, parameters, "cost", request.Cost, clearWhenMissing: true);
+        AppendOptionalObject(assignments, parameters, "contact", request.Contact, clearWhenMissing: true);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            $"UPDATE type::record($table, $id) SET {string.Join(", ", assignments)}; " +
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM type::record($table, $id) LIMIT 1;",
+            parameters,
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<InnovationRow>>(1) ?? [];
+
+        return rows.Count > 0 ? Map(rows[0]) : null;
+    }
+
+    private static string BuildFilter(
+        string? challengeId,
+        string? stage,
+        string? query,
+        bool onlyPublished,
+        out Dictionary<string, object?> parameters)
+    {
+        parameters = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
+        var clauses = new List<string>();
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(challengeId))
+        {
+            var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(challengeId);
+            clauses.Add("challenge = type::record($challengeTable, $challengeId)");
+            parameters["challengeTable"] = table;
+            parameters["challengeId"] = id;
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stage))
+        {
+            clauses.Add("stage = $stage");
+            parameters["stage"] = stage;
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query))
+        {
+            clauses.Add(
+                "(string::contains(string::lowercase(title), string::lowercase($query)) " +
+                "OR string::contains(string::lowercase(summary), string::lowercase($query)))");
+            parameters["query"] = query;
+        }
+
+        if (onlyPublished)
+        {
+            clauses.Add("published = true");
+        }
+
+        return clauses.Count > 0 ? " WHERE " + string.Join(" AND ", clauses) : string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    private static void AppendOptional(
+        List<string> assignments,
+        Dictionary<string, object?> parameters,
+        string field,
+        string? value,
+        bool clearWhenMissing = false)
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+        {
+            assignments.Add($"{field} = $field_{field}");
+            parameters[$"field_{field}"] = value;
+        }
+        else if (clearWhenMissing)
+        {
+            assignments.Add($"{field} = NONE");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void AppendOptionalObject(
+        List<string> assignments,
+        Dictionary<string, object?> parameters,
+        string field,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>? value,
+        bool clearWhenMissing = false)
+    {
+        if (value is not null)
+        {
+            assignments.Add($"{field} = $field_{field}");
+            parameters[$"field_{field}"] = value;
+        }
+        else if (clearWhenMissing)
+        {
+            assignments.Add($"{field} = NONE");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static InnovationResponse Map(InnovationRow row) => new(
+        row.Id,
+        row.Title,
+        row.Summary,
+        row.Description,
+        row.Challenge,
+        row.Stage,
+        row.Cost,
+        row.Contact is null ? null : row.Contact,
+        row.Media.Select(item => (IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>)item).ToList(),
+        row.Published,
+        row.UpdatedAt);
+}
diff --git a/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/KnowledgeItemService.cs b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/KnowledgeItemService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0d917b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/KnowledgeItemService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+using SurrealDb.Net;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+
+public sealed class KnowledgeItemService : IKnowledgeItemService
+{
+    private const string SelectFields =
+        "type::string(id) AS id, title, kind, type::string(challenge) AS challenge, " +
+        "source_url, attachments, published, updated_at";
+
+    private readonly ISurrealDbClient _client;
+
+    public KnowledgeItemService(ISurrealDbClient client)
+    {
+        _client = client;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<KnowledgeItemResponse>> ListAsync(
+        string? kind,
+        string? challengeId,
+        string? query,
+        bool onlyPublished,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var where = BuildFilter(kind, challengeId, query, onlyPublished, out var parameters);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM knowledge_item{where} ORDER BY updated_at DESC;",
+            parameters,
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<KnowledgeItemRow>>(0) ?? [];
+
+        return rows.Select(Map).ToList();
+    }
+
+    public async Task<KnowledgeItemResponse?> GetAsync(string knowledgeItemId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(knowledgeItemId);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM type::record($table, $id) LIMIT 1;",
+            new Dictionary<string, object?> { ["table"] = table, ["id"] = id },
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<KnowledgeItemRow>>(0) ?? [];
+
+        return rows.Count > 0 ? Map(rows[0]) : null;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<KnowledgeItemResponse> CreateAsync(
+        KnowledgeItemRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+        var parameters = new Dictionary<string, object?>
+        {
+            ["id"] = id,
+            ["title"] = request.Title,
+            ["kind"] = request.Kind,
+            ["attachments"] = request.Attachments ?? [],
+            ["published"] = request.Published,
+        };
+
+        var assignments = new List<string>
+        {
+            "title = $title", "kind = $kind", "attachments = $attachments",
+            "published = $published", "updated_at = time::now()",
+        };
+
+        AppendChallengeAssignment(request.ChallengeId, assignments, parameters);
+        AppendSourceUrlAssignment(request.SourceUrl, assignments, parameters);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            "CREATE type::record('knowledge_item', $id) SET " + string.Join(", ", assignments) + "; " +
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM type::record('knowledge_item', $id) LIMIT 1;",
+            parameters,
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<KnowledgeItemRow>>(1) ?? [];
+
+        return Map(rows[0]);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<KnowledgeItemResponse?> UpdateAsync(
+        string knowledgeItemId,
+        KnowledgeItemRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(knowledgeItemId);
+        var parameters = new Dictionary<string, object?>
+        {
+            ["table"] = table,
+            ["id"] = id,
+            ["title"] = request.Title,
+            ["kind"] = request.Kind,
+            ["attachments"] = request.Attachments ?? [],
+            ["published"] = request.Published,
+        };
+
+        var assignments = new List<string>
+        {
+            "title = $title", "kind = $kind", "attachments = $attachments",
+            "published = $published", "updated_at = time::now()",
+        };
+
+        AppendChallengeAssignment(request.ChallengeId, assignments, parameters, clearWhenMissing: true);
+        AppendSourceUrlAssignment(request.SourceUrl, assignments, parameters, clearWhenMissing: true);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            $"UPDATE type::record($table, $id) SET {string.Join(", ", assignments)}; " +
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM type::record($table, $id) LIMIT 1;",
+            parameters,
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<KnowledgeItemRow>>(1) ?? [];
+
+        return rows.Count > 0 ? Map(rows[0]) : null;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<KnowledgeItemResponse?> PublishAsync(
+        string knowledgeItemId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(knowledgeItemId);
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            "UPDATE type::record($table, $id) SET published = true, updated_at = time::now(); " +
+            $"SELECT {SelectFields} FROM type::record($table, $id) LIMIT 1;",
+            new Dictionary<string, object?> { ["table"] = table, ["id"] = id },
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<KnowledgeItemRow>>(1) ?? [];
+
+        return rows.Count > 0 ? Map(rows[0]) : null;
+    }
+
+    private static string BuildFilter(
+        string? kind,
+        string? challengeId,
+        string? query,
+        bool onlyPublished,
+        out Dictionary<string, object?> parameters)
+    {
+        parameters = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
+        var clauses = new List<string>();
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(kind))
+        {
+            clauses.Add("kind = $kind");
+            parameters["kind"] = kind;
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(challengeId))
+        {
+            var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(challengeId);
+            clauses.Add("challenge = type::record($challengeTable, $challengeId)");
+            parameters["challengeTable"] = table;
+            parameters["challengeId"] = id;
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query))
+        {
+            clauses.Add("string::contains(string::lowercase(title), string::lowercase($query))");
+            parameters["query"] = query;
+        }
+
+        if (onlyPublished)
+        {
+            clauses.Add("published = true");
+        }
+
+        return clauses.Count > 0 ? " WHERE " + string.Join(" AND ", clauses) : string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    private static void AppendChallengeAssignment(
+        string? challengeId,
+        List<string> assignments,
+        Dictionary<string, object?> parameters,
+        bool clearWhenMissing = false)
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(challengeId))
+        {
+            var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(challengeId);
+            assignments.Add("challenge = type::record($challengeTable, $challengeId)");
+            parameters["challengeTable"] = table;
+            parameters["challengeId"] = id;
+        }
+        else if (clearWhenMissing)
+        {
+            assignments.Add("challenge = NONE");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void AppendSourceUrlAssignment(
+        string? sourceUrl,
+        List<string> assignments,
+        Dictionary<string, object?> parameters,
+        bool clearWhenMissing = false)
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourceUrl))
+        {
+            assignments.Add("source_url = $sourceUrl");
+            parameters["sourceUrl"] = sourceUrl;
+        }
+        else if (clearWhenMissing)
+        {
+            assignments.Add("source_url = NONE");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static KnowledgeItemResponse Map(KnowledgeItemRow row) => new(
+        row.Id,
+        row.Title,
+        row.Kind,
+        NormalizeRecordId(row.Challenge),
+        row.SourceUrl,
+        row.Attachments.Select(item => (IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object?>)item).ToList(),
+        row.Published,
+        row.UpdatedAt);
+
+    private static string? NormalizeRecordId(string? value) =>
+        string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) || value is "NONE" or "NULL" ? null : value;
+}
diff --git a/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/SurrealRows.cs b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/SurrealRows.cs
index e5f5678..1c72c27 100644
--- a/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/SurrealRows.cs
+++ b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/SurrealRows.cs
@@ -64,3 +64,70 @@ internal sealed class CountRow
 {
     [CborProperty("count")] public int Count { get; set; }
 }
+
+internal sealed class ChallengeRow
+{
+    [CborProperty("id")] public string Id { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("name")] public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("description")] public string Description { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("order")] public int Order { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class KnowledgeItemRow
+{
+    [CborProperty("id")] public string Id { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("title")] public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("kind")] public string Kind { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("challenge")] public string? Challenge { get; set; }
+
+    [CborProperty("source_url")] public string? SourceUrl { get; set; }
+
+    [CborProperty("attachments")] public List<Dictionary<string, object?>> Attachments { get; set; } = [];
+
+    [CborProperty("published")] public bool Published { get; set; }
+
+    [CborProperty("updated_at")] public DateTimeOffset? UpdatedAt { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class InnovationRow
+{
+    [CborProperty("id")] public string Id { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("title")] public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("summary")] public string Summary { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("description")] public string Description { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("challenge")] public string Challenge { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("stage")] public string Stage { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("cost")] public string? Cost { get; set; }
+
+    [CborProperty("contact")] public Dictionary<string, object?>? Contact { get; set; }
+
+    [CborProperty("media")] public List<Dictionary<string, object?>> Media { get; set; } = [];
+
+    [CborProperty("published")] public bool Published { get; set; }
+
+    [CborProperty("updated_at")] public DateTimeOffset? UpdatedAt { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class TrendRow
+{
+    [CborProperty("challenge")] public string Challenge { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [CborProperty("count")] public int Count { get; set; }
+}
+
+internal sealed class TrendSubmissionRow
+{
+    [CborProperty("challenge")] public string Challenge { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
diff --git a/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/TrendService.cs b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/TrendService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e380228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Infrastructure/Persistence/TrendService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+using SurrealDb.Net;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Abstractions;
+using TarninaHub.Application.Dtos;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+
+public sealed class TrendService : ITrendService
+{
+    private readonly ISurrealDbClient _client;
+
+    public TrendService(ISurrealDbClient client)
+    {
+        _client = client;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<TrendsResponse> GetAsync(
+        string? challengeId,
+        DateTimeOffset from,
+        DateTimeOffset to,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var counts = await CountSubmissionsAsync(challengeId, from, to, cancellationToken);
+        var challenges = await LoadChallengesAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+        var points = challenges
+            .Where(challenge => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(challengeId)
+                || string.Equals(challenge.Id, challengeId, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            .Select(challenge => new TrendPoint(
+                challenge.Id,
+                challenge.Name,
+                counts.GetValueOrDefault(challenge.Id)))
+            .OrderByDescending(point => point.SubmissionCount)
+            .ToList();
+
+        return new TrendsResponse(from, to, points);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<Dictionary<string, int>> CountSubmissionsAsync(
+        string? challengeId,
+        DateTimeOffset from,
+        DateTimeOffset to,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var parameters = new Dictionary<string, object?> { ["from"] = from, ["to"] = to };
+        var clauses = new List<string> { "created_at >= $from", "created_at <= $to" };
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(challengeId))
+        {
+            var (table, id) = SurrealRecordId.Split(challengeId);
+            clauses.Add("problem.challenge = type::record($challengeTable, $challengeId)");
+            parameters["challengeTable"] = table;
+            parameters["challengeId"] = id;
+        }
+
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            "SELECT type::string(problem.challenge) AS challenge FROM submission WHERE " +
+            string.Join(" AND ", clauses) + ";",
+            parameters,
+            cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        var rows = response.GetValue<List<TrendSubmissionRow>>(0) ?? [];
+
+        return rows
+            .Where(row => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(row.Challenge))
+            .GroupBy(row => row.Challenge)
+            .ToDictionary(group => group.Key, group => group.Count());
+    }
+
+    private async Task<List<ChallengeRow>> LoadChallengesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var response = await _client.RawQuery(
+            "SELECT type::string(id) AS id, name, order FROM social_challenge ORDER BY order;",
+            cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+        response.EnsureAllOks();
+
+        return response.GetValue<List<ChallengeRow>>(0) ?? [];
+    }
+}