diff --git a/shared/schemas/kevin.py b/shared/schemas/kevin.py
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+"""Pydantic schemas for the Kevin strategy.
+
+Used by KevinStrategy.evaluate_mention as input/output contracts and by
+the live signal bridge + backtest engine to talk to the strategy.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from decimal import Decimal
+from enum import Enum
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, model_validator
+
+
+class KevinDecisionType(str, Enum):
+    OPEN_LONG = "open_long"  # new position or top-up
+    CLOSE_LONG = "close_long"  # exit existing long
+    NO_OP = "no_op"  # filter says skip
+
+
+class KevinDecision(BaseModel):
+    """A single trade decision emitted by KevinStrategy.evaluate_mention."""
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+    decision: KevinDecisionType
+    symbol: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=16)
+    target_dollars: Decimal | None = None  # required for OPEN_LONG
+    holding_days: int | None = None  # required for OPEN_LONG
+    effective_conviction: Decimal | None = None  # post-aggregation, 0-1
+    rationale: str  # one-line audit string
+
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def _open_long_requires_target_dollars(self) -> "KevinDecision":
+        if self.decision == KevinDecisionType.OPEN_LONG:
+            if self.target_dollars is None:
+                raise ValueError("OPEN_LONG requires target_dollars")
+            if self.holding_days is None:
+                raise ValueError("OPEN_LONG requires holding_days")
+            if self.target_dollars <= 0:
+                raise ValueError("target_dollars must be positive")
+        return self
+
+
+class KevinAccountState(BaseModel):
+    """Snapshot of the account passed to KevinStrategy.evaluate_mention.
+
+    The bridge populates this from live Alpaca account + Redis counters; the
+    backtest populates it from the simulated portfolio state. Same shape.
+    """
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+    equity_usd: Decimal
+    cash_usd: Decimal
+    held_positions: dict[str, Decimal]  # symbol -> cost-basis $
+    blocklisted_symbols: frozenset[str] | set[str]
+    daily_trade_count: int
+    daily_alloc_usd: Decimal
+    paused: bool
+
+    def is_held(self, symbol: str) -> bool:
+        return symbol in self.held_positions and self.held_positions[symbol] > 0
+
+    def is_blocklisted(self, symbol: str) -> bool:
+        return symbol in self.blocklisted_symbols
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diff --git a/tests/shared/schemas/__init__.py b/tests/shared/schemas/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/shared/schemas/test_kevin.py b/tests/shared/schemas/test_kevin.py
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+"""Tests for KevinDecision + KevinAccountState pydantic schemas."""
+
+from decimal import Decimal
+
+import pytest
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+from shared.schemas.kevin import (
+    KevinAccountState,
+    KevinDecision,
+    KevinDecisionType,
+)
+
+
+def test_kevin_decision_open_long_requires_target_dollars():
+    d = KevinDecision(
+        decision=KevinDecisionType.OPEN_LONG,
+        symbol="NVDA",
+        target_dollars=Decimal("2000"),
+        holding_days=10,
+        effective_conviction=Decimal("0.75"),
+        rationale="conv 0.7 + 1 boost",
+    )
+    assert d.symbol == "NVDA"
+    assert d.target_dollars == Decimal("2000")
+
+
+def test_kevin_decision_close_long_does_not_require_target_dollars():
+    d = KevinDecision(
+        decision=KevinDecisionType.CLOSE_LONG,
+        symbol="NVDA",
+        rationale="kevin reverse",
+    )
+    assert d.target_dollars is None
+
+
+def test_kevin_decision_open_long_rejects_missing_target_dollars():
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="target_dollars"):
+        KevinDecision(
+            decision=KevinDecisionType.OPEN_LONG,
+            symbol="NVDA",
+            rationale="missing $",
+        )
+
+
+def test_kevin_account_state_held_symbols_lookup():
+    state = KevinAccountState(
+        equity_usd=Decimal("100000"),
+        cash_usd=Decimal("80000"),
+        held_positions={"NVDA": Decimal("5000"), "INTC": Decimal("2000")},
+        blocklisted_symbols={"WMT"},
+        daily_trade_count=2,
+        daily_alloc_usd=Decimal("4000"),
+        paused=False,
+    )
+    assert state.is_held("NVDA")
+    assert not state.is_held("AAPL")
+    assert state.is_blocklisted("WMT")
+    assert not state.is_blocklisted("NVDA")