diff --git a/app/models/category.py b/app/models/category.py
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+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, DateTime
+from app.database import Base
+
+
+class Category(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "categories"
+
+    id = Column(String(36), primary_key=True, default=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
+    name = Column(String(100), unique=True, nullable=False)
+    description = Column(String(500), nullable=True)
+    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)