diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/error.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/error.rs
index ff3ff6572d4..72fb338e7d8 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/error.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/error.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     InvalidEntry,
     #[error("flushing Redis requires an explicit namespace")]
     UnscopedFlush,
+    #[error("cache backend does not support this operation")]
+    UnsupportedOperation,
+    #[error("semantic cache requires request messages")]
+    MissingPrompt,
 }
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/lib.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
index ce9f93b6dc4..b9c720fa3ee 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod capabilities;
 mod codec;
 mod dual;
 mod error;
+mod semantic;
 
 pub use base_cache::{
     BaseCache, BatchEntry, CacheConnectionResult, CacheConnectionStatus, CacheContext,
@@ -19,3 +20,4 @@ pub use capabilities::{
 pub use codec::{CacheCodec, JsonCodec};
 pub use dual::{DualCache, ReadPolicy, RemoteFailurePolicy, WritePolicy};
 pub use error::Error;
+pub use semantic::{SemanticCacheContext, SemanticCacheScope};
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/semantic.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/semantic.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61f9023fa4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/cache/src/semantic.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+
+use crate::CacheContext;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum SemanticCacheScope {
+    #[default]
+    Key,
+    EndUser,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SemanticCacheContext {
+    pub input: Option<String>,
+    pub messages: Vec<Value>,
+    pub metadata: Map<String, Value>,
+    pub scope: SemanticCacheScope,
+    pub ttl: Option<Duration>,
+}
+
+impl CacheContext for SemanticCacheContext {
+    fn ttl(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.ttl
+    }
+
+    fn with_ttl(&self, ttl: Option<Duration>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ttl,
+            ..self.clone()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn with_ttl_keeps_request_fields() {
+        let context = SemanticCacheContext {
+            input: Some("query".to_owned()),
+            messages: vec![serde_json::json!({"role": "user", "content": "hi"})],
+            metadata: Map::from_iter([("user".to_owned(), Value::from("u1"))]),
+            scope: SemanticCacheScope::EndUser,
+            ttl: None,
+        };
+
+        let updated = context.with_ttl(Some(Duration::from_secs(5)));
+
+        assert_eq!(updated.ttl(), Some(Duration::from_secs(5)));
+        assert_eq!(updated.input, context.input);
+        assert_eq!(updated.messages, context.messages);
+        assert_eq!(updated.metadata, context.metadata);
+        assert_eq!(updated.scope, SemanticCacheScope::EndUser);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn scope_serializes_like_python_cache_scope() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::to_value(SemanticCacheScope::EndUser).unwrap(),
+            Value::from("end_user")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::from_value::<SemanticCacheScope>(Value::from("key")).unwrap(),
+            SemanticCacheScope::Key
+        );
+    }
+}