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+from enum import Enum
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
+from typing import List, Annotated, Optional
+import models
+from database import SessionLocal, engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session, joinedload
+
+class TaskStatus(str, Enum):
+    PENDING = "pending"
+    IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
+    COMPLETED = "completed"
+    FAILED = "failed"
+    STASHED = "stashed"
+
+class TaskBase(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
+    
+    id: int
+    title: str
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+    status: TaskStatus = TaskStatus.PENDING
+
+class TaskList(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
+    
+    tasks: List[TaskBase]