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+"""Contact model: people at accounts (or standalone contacts)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+
+from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey, String
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column, relationship
+
+from app.models.base import Base, OrgScopedMixin, SoftDeleteMixin, TimestampMixin
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from app.models.user import User
+    from app.models.account import Account
+    from app.models.activity import Activity
+    from app.models.note import Note
+    from app.models.tag_link import TagLink
+
+
+class Contact(Base, TimestampMixin, SoftDeleteMixin, OrgScopedMixin):
+    __tablename__ = "contacts"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    first_name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(128), nullable=False)
+    last_name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(128), nullable=False, index=True)
+    email: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(255), nullable=True, index=True)
+    phone: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(64), nullable=True)
+    account_id: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("accounts.id"), nullable=True, index=True
+    )
+    owner_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False, index=True
+    )
+
+    # Relationships
+    account: Mapped[Optional["Account"]] = relationship(
+        "Account", back_populates="contacts", lazy="selectin"
+    )
+    owner: Mapped["User"] = relationship(
+        "User", foreign_keys=[owner_id], lazy="joined"
+    )
+    activities: Mapped[list["Activity"]] = relationship(
+        "Activity", back_populates="contact", lazy="selectin"
+    )
+    notes: Mapped[list["Note"]] = relationship(
+        "Note",
+        primaryjoin="and_(Contact.id==foreign(Note.parent_id), Note.parent_type=='contact')",
+        viewonly=True,
+        lazy="selectin",
+    )
+    tags: Mapped[list["TagLink"]] = relationship(
+        "TagLink",
+        primaryjoin="and_(Contact.id==foreign(TagLink.parent_id), TagLink.parent_type=='contact')",
+        viewonly=True,
+        lazy="selectin",
+    )
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"<Contact id={self.id} {self.first_name} {self.last_name!r}>"
+
+
+__all__ = ["Contact"]