diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8a47e71..ebf003e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portal"
-version = "0.3.24"
+version = "0.3.25"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arc-swap",
diff --git a/src/content.rs b/src/content.rs
index abc6dfd..db02c14 100644
--- a/src/content.rs
+++ b/src/content.rs
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ pub struct Requirement {
     /// `ResourceSpec` mechanism a `Feature.resource` uses.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub resource: Option<ResourceSpec>,
+    /// `type: select` only - a static list of options, as an
+    /// alternative to a `resource`. Each string is both the option's
+    /// stored value and its label. Faithful to the ancestor format's
+    /// inline enums.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub options: Vec<String>,
     /// `type: select` only - which field in each item is the option's
     /// stable id. Defaults to trying `_id` then `id`.
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -1204,9 +1210,12 @@ pub fn validate_questions(
                 .collect();
             for feature in &alternative.features {
                 for requirement in &feature.requirements {
-                    if requirement.kind == "select" && requirement.resource.is_none() {
+                    if requirement.kind == "select"
+                        && requirement.resource.is_none()
+                        && requirement.options.is_empty()
+                    {
                         anyhow::bail!(
-                            "question {:?} alternative {:?} feature {:?}: requirement {:?} is type: select but declares no resource to select from",
+                            "question {:?} alternative {:?} feature {:?}: requirement {:?} is type: select but declares neither a resource nor inline options",
                             question.id, alternative.name, feature.name, requirement.name
                         );
                     }
diff --git a/src/resource.rs b/src/resource.rs
index 11410b3..7afdb1c 100644
--- a/src/resource.rs
+++ b/src/resource.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ pub async fn get_requirement_options(
         .iter()
         .find(|r| r.name == requirement_name)
         .ok_or_else(|| ServerFnError::new("unknown requirement"))?;
+    // Inline options: return them as {id,label} objects, the shape the
+    // SelectField renders, without touching a resource.
+    if !requirement.options.is_empty() {
+        let items: Vec<serde_json::Value> = requirement
+            .options
+            .iter()
+            .map(|o| serde_json::json!({ "id": o, "label": o }))
+            .collect();
+        return Ok(serde_json::Value::Array(items));
+    }
     let resource = requirement
         .resource
         .as_ref()