diff --git a/documentation/concepts/projects.mdx b/documentation/concepts/projects.mdx
index 543a73de5..3b55c910a 100644
--- a/documentation/concepts/projects.mdx
+++ b/documentation/concepts/projects.mdx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ A project includes:
 - `id`: Unique identifier
 - `canonical_name`: Machine-readable name (unique per developer)
 - `name`: Human-readable display name
+- `description`: Optional description of the project
 - `metadata`: Custom attributes for the project
 
 ## Project Relationships
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ POST /projects
 {
   "name": "Customer Support Bot",
   "canonical_name": "support-bot",
+  "description": "Resources for our customer support chatbot",
   "metadata": {
-    "description": "Resources for our customer support chatbot",
     "team": "customer-success"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/agents-api/agents_api/queries/projects/create_project.py b/src/agents-api/agents_api/queries/projects/create_project.py
index bc31abb41..637c68fd5 100644
--- a/src/agents-api/agents_api/queries/projects/create_project.py
+++ b/src/agents-api/agents_api/queries/projects/create_project.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     project_id,
     canonical_name,
     name,
+    description,
     metadata
 )
 VALUES (
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@
     $2,
     $3,
     $4,
-    $5
+    $5,
+    $6
 )
 RETURNING *;
 """
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ async def create_project(
         project_id,
         data.canonical_name,
         data.name,
+        data.description,
         data.metadata,
     ]
 
diff --git a/src/agents-api/agents_api/queries/projects/list_projects.py b/src/agents-api/agents_api/queries/projects/list_projects.py
index 0413a1ae1..356798f03 100644
--- a/src/agents-api/agents_api/queries/projects/list_projects.py
+++ b/src/agents-api/agents_api/queries/projects/list_projects.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     developer_id,
     name,
     canonical_name,
+    description,
     metadata,
     created_at,
     updated_at
diff --git a/src/memory-store/migrations/000044_add_project_description.down.sql b/src/memory-store/migrations/000044_add_project_description.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6a1d6057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/memory-store/migrations/000044_add_project_description.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+BEGIN;
+
+-- Revert the create_default_project function to not include description
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION create_default_project()
+RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
+BEGIN
+    INSERT INTO projects (
+        project_id,
+        developer_id,
+        canonical_name,
+        name,
+        metadata
+    ) VALUES (
+        gen_random_uuid(),
+        NEW.developer_id,
+        'default',
+        'Default Project',
+        jsonb_build_object(
+            'is_default', true,
+            'description', 'Default project containing all existing resources'
+        )
+    );
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+-- Remove description column from projects table
+ALTER TABLE projects DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS description;
+
+COMMIT; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/memory-store/migrations/000044_add_project_description.up.sql b/src/memory-store/migrations/000044_add_project_description.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7d22834c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/memory-store/migrations/000044_add_project_description.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+BEGIN;
+
+-- Add description column to projects table
+ALTER TABLE projects 
+ADD COLUMN description TEXT DEFAULT NULL 
+CONSTRAINT chk_projects_description_length CHECK (
+    description IS NULL
+    OR length(description) <= 1000
+);
+
+-- Add comment to the description column
+COMMENT ON COLUMN projects.description IS 'Optional description of the project';
+
+-- Update the create_default_project function to include description
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION create_default_project()
+RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
+BEGIN
+    INSERT INTO projects (
+        project_id,
+        developer_id,
+        canonical_name,
+        name,
+        description,
+        metadata
+    ) VALUES (
+        gen_random_uuid(),
+        NEW.developer_id,
+        'default',
+        'Default Project',
+        'Default project containing all existing resources',
+        jsonb_build_object(
+            'is_default', true
+        )
+    );
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+COMMIT; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/typespec/projects/models.tsp b/src/typespec/projects/models.tsp
index d3ed9a7bb..2201f60a0 100644
--- a/src/typespec/projects/models.tsp
+++ b/src/typespec/projects/models.tsp
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ model Project {
   @doc("Display name of the project")
   name: displayName;
 
+  @doc("Optional description of the project")
+  description?: string;
+
 }
 
 /** Payload for updating a project */