diff --git a/app/schemas/category.py b/app/schemas/category.py
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+++ b/app/schemas/category.py
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+from datetime import datetime
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class CategoryBase(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    description: str | None = None
+
+
+class CategoryCreate(CategoryBase):
+    pass
+
+
+class CategoryUpdate(BaseModel):
+    name: str | None = None
+    description: str | None = None
+
+
+class CategoryResponse(CategoryBase):
+    id: str
+    created_at: datetime
+
+    class Config:
+        from_attributes = True