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+"""
+Pydantic models for structured output extraction.
+
+Two schemas:
+1. PersonInfo – name, optional age, profession, skills list.
+2. MeetingNotes – date, participants, topics, decisions, next_steps.
+
+All fields have Field(description=...).
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import date
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+class PersonInfo(BaseModel):
+    """Information about a person extracted from free text."""
+
+    name: str = Field(..., description="Full name of the person")
+    age: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="Age in years; optional if not mentioned")
+    profession: str = Field(..., description="Primary occupation or role")
+    skills: List[str] = Field(..., description="List of technical or soft skills")
+
+class MeetingNotes(BaseModel):
+    """Structured notes from a meeting extracted from free text."""
+
+    date: date = Field(..., description="Date of the meeting in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)")
+    participants: List[str] = Field(..., description="Names of attendees")
+    topics: List[str] = Field(..., description="Discussion topics covered during the meeting")
+    decisions: List[str] = Field(..., description="Decisions made during the meeting")
+    next_steps: List[str] = Field(..., description="Action items to be performed after the meeting")
+
+# End of models.py