diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/alert.py b/backend/app/schemas/alert.py
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+"""Alert schemas."""
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class AlertResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    alert_type: str
+    severity: str
+    message: str
+    project_id: Optional[int] = None
+    worker_id: Optional[int] = None
+    is_read: bool
+    tenant_id: int
+    created_at: datetime
+
+    model_config = {"from_attributes": True}