diff --git a/src/integrations/supabase/types.ts b/src/integrations/supabase/types.ts
index 321fb7b..229b2b4 100644
--- a/src/integrations/supabase/types.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/supabase/types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,80 @@ export type Database = {
   }
   public: {
     Tables: {
+      archive_categories: {
+        Row: {
+          active: boolean
+          created_at: string
+          created_by: string | null
+          id: string
+          key: string
+          label: string
+          sort_order: number
+          updated_at: string
+        }
+        Insert: {
+          active?: boolean
+          created_at?: string
+          created_by?: string | null
+          id?: string
+          key: string
+          label: string
+          sort_order?: number
+          updated_at?: string
+        }
+        Update: {
+          active?: boolean
+          created_at?: string
+          created_by?: string | null
+          id?: string
+          key?: string
+          label?: string
+          sort_order?: number
+          updated_at?: string
+        }
+        Relationships: []
+      }
+      archive_records: {
+        Row: {
+          batch_id: string | null
+          category_id: string
+          created_at: string
+          created_by: string | null
+          data: Json
+          id: string
+          row_index: number | null
+          source_filename: string | null
+        }
+        Insert: {
+          batch_id?: string | null
+          category_id: string
+          created_at?: string
+          created_by?: string | null
+          data?: Json
+          id?: string
+          row_index?: number | null
+          source_filename?: string | null
+        }
+        Update: {
+          batch_id?: string | null
+          category_id?: string
+          created_at?: string
+          created_by?: string | null
+          data?: Json
+          id?: string
+          row_index?: number | null
+          source_filename?: string | null
+        }
+        Relationships: [
+          {
+            foreignKeyName: "archive_records_category_id_fkey"
+            columns: ["category_id"]
+            isOneToOne: false
+            referencedRelation: "archive_categories"
+            referencedColumns: ["id"]
+          },
+        ]
+      }
       call_logs: {
         Row: {
           billable: boolean
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20260419175450_b28101a7-eaf4-4b33-9555-3fe0f7810ad8.sql b/supabase/migrations/20260419175450_b28101a7-eaf4-4b33-9555-3fe0f7810ad8.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f22a891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20260419175450_b28101a7-eaf4-4b33-9555-3fe0f7810ad8.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+-- Categories: list of archive types (cases, time, expenses, plus user-added)
+CREATE TABLE public.archive_categories (
+  id uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+  key text NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  label text NOT NULL,
+  sort_order integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+  active boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT true,
+  created_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+  updated_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+  created_by uuid
+);
+
+ALTER TABLE public.archive_categories ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+
+CREATE POLICY "ac_select_auth" ON public.archive_categories
+  FOR SELECT TO authenticated USING (true);
+CREATE POLICY "ac_insert_admin" ON public.archive_categories
+  FOR INSERT TO authenticated WITH CHECK (public.is_admin(auth.uid()));
+CREATE POLICY "ac_update_admin" ON public.archive_categories
+  FOR UPDATE TO authenticated USING (public.is_admin(auth.uid()));
+CREATE POLICY "ac_delete_admin" ON public.archive_categories
+  FOR DELETE TO authenticated USING (public.is_admin(auth.uid()));
+
+CREATE TRIGGER trg_ac_updated BEFORE UPDATE ON public.archive_categories
+  FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE FUNCTION public.tg_set_updated_at();
+
+-- Records: one row per CSV row, columns preserved verbatim in `data` JSONB
+CREATE TABLE public.archive_records (
+  id uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+  category_id uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES public.archive_categories(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  data jsonb NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'::jsonb,
+  source_filename text,
+  batch_id uuid,
+  row_index integer,
+  created_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+  created_by uuid
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX idx_archive_records_category ON public.archive_records(category_id, created_at DESC);
+CREATE INDEX idx_archive_records_batch ON public.archive_records(batch_id);
+
+ALTER TABLE public.archive_records ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+
+CREATE POLICY "ar_select_auth" ON public.archive_records
+  FOR SELECT TO authenticated USING (true);
+CREATE POLICY "ar_insert_admin" ON public.archive_records
+  FOR INSERT TO authenticated WITH CHECK (public.is_admin(auth.uid()));
+CREATE POLICY "ar_delete_admin" ON public.archive_records
+  FOR DELETE TO authenticated USING (public.is_admin(auth.uid()));
+
+-- Seed default categories
+INSERT INTO public.archive_categories (key, label, sort_order) VALUES
+  ('cases', 'Cases', 10),
+  ('time_entries', 'Time Entries', 20),
+  ('expenses', 'Expenses', 30),
+  ('invoices', 'Invoices', 40),
+  ('clients', 'Clients', 50),
+  ('status_updates', 'Status Updates', 60),
+  ('contacts', 'Contacts', 70),
+  ('homeowners', 'Homeowners', 80),
+  ('call_logs', 'Call Logs', 90),
+  ('documents', 'Documents', 100);
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