diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 2f95367266a36..95afdcbd3ccc4 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
         -i "pandas.RangeIndex.start SA01" \
         -i "pandas.RangeIndex.step SA01" \
         -i "pandas.RangeIndex.stop SA01" \
-        -i "pandas.Series.cat.add_categories PR01,PR02" \
         -i "pandas.Series.cat.as_ordered PR01" \
         -i "pandas.Series.cat.as_unordered PR01" \
         -i "pandas.Series.cat.remove_categories PR01,PR02" \
diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py b/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
index c613a345686cc..457eb58533bc0 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
@@ -1302,11 +1302,25 @@ def add_categories(self, new_categories) -> Self:
         """
         Add new categories.
 
-        `new_categories` will be included at the last/highest place in the
-        categories and will be unused directly after this call.
+        `new_categories` will be included at the last/highest place in the categories
+        and will be unused directly after this call. This method is useful when
+        working with categorical data that needs to be updated or extended with new
+        categories over time. Adding categories in this way avoids the need to
+        redefine the entire set of categories, which can be especially helpful in
+        scenarios where the categorical data is large or frequently updated. New
+        categories are added to the end of the list of categories, and their presence
+        will not affect the current categorical values directly until they are
+        explicitly used.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
+        *args : iterable, optional
+            Positional arguments passed into `func`.
+        **kwargs : dict, optional
+            A dictionary of keyword arguments passed into `func`.
+
+        Attributes
+        ----------
         new_categories : category or list-like of category
             The new categories to be included.