diff --git a/litellm/proxy/memory/store.py b/litellm/proxy/memory/store.py
index ee540b3e234..049c36dde24 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/memory/store.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/memory/store.py
@@ -29,20 +29,22 @@ def memory_entry(row: "LiteLLM_MemoryTable") -> MemoryEntry:
     )
     title: Final = metadata.get("title")
     evidence: Final = metadata.get("evidence")
-    return MemoryEntry(
-        memory_id=row.memory_id,
-        key=row.key.rsplit(":", 1)[-1],
-        title=title if isinstance(title, str) else row.key,
-        content=row.value,
-        evidence=evidence if isinstance(evidence, str) else "",
-        updated_at=row.updated_at,
-        created_at=row.created_at,
-        actor=row.created_by,
-        **{  # mutable-ok: Pydantic accepts native keyword argument dictionaries.
-            name: value
-            for name in ("when_to_use", "scope", "kind", "certainty", "source")
-            if isinstance(value := metadata.get(name), str)
-        },
+    return MemoryEntry.model_validate(
+        {  # mutable-ok: Pydantic validates stored JSON metadata and database fields together.
+            "memory_id": row.memory_id,
+            "key": row.key.rsplit(":", 1)[-1],
+            "title": title if isinstance(title, str) else row.key,
+            "content": row.value,
+            "evidence": evidence if isinstance(evidence, str) else "",
+            "updated_at": row.updated_at,
+            "created_at": row.created_at,
+            "actor": row.created_by,
+            **{  # mutable-ok: Pydantic validates these stored JSON metadata fields.
+                name: value
+                for name in ("when_to_use", "scope", "kind", "certainty", "source")
+                if isinstance(value := metadata.get(name), str)
+            },
+        }
     )
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/types/memory_v2.py b/litellm/types/memory_v2.py
index 6accafe849f..8a2e02de3b4 100644
--- a/litellm/types/memory_v2.py
+++ b/litellm/types/memory_v2.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from typing_extensions import Self
 MemoryTarget: TypeAlias = Literal["gateway", "organization", "team", "project", "user", "key"]
 MemoryScope: TypeAlias = Literal["key", "user", "team", "project", "organization"]
 MemoryActivation: TypeAlias = Literal["disabled", "opt_in", "automatic"]
+MemoryKind: TypeAlias = Literal["workflow", "decision", "correction", "learning", "context", "disagreement"]
+MemoryCertainty: TypeAlias = Literal["user_stated", "observed", "inferred"]
 
 
 class MemoryPolicyInput(BaseModel):
@@ -60,8 +62,8 @@ class MemoryCapture(BaseModel):
     expected_revision: datetime | None = None
     when_to_use: str = Field(default="", max_length=700)
     scope: str = Field(default="", max_length=200)
-    kind: Literal["workflow", "decision", "correction", "learning", "context", "disagreement"] = "context"
-    certainty: Literal["user_stated", "observed", "inferred"] = "observed"
+    kind: MemoryKind = "context"
+    certainty: MemoryCertainty = "observed"
     source: str = Field(default="", max_length=1000)
 
 
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ class MemoryEntry(BaseModel):
     actor: str | None = None
     when_to_use: str = ""
     scope: str = ""
-    kind: str = "context"
-    certainty: str = "observed"
+    kind: MemoryKind = "context"
+    certainty: MemoryCertainty = "observed"
     source: str = ""
 
 
@@ -103,9 +105,9 @@ class MemoryObservation(BaseModel):
     title: str = Field(min_length=3, max_length=180)
     when_to_use: str = Field(min_length=5, max_length=700)
     content: str = Field(min_length=10, max_length=6000)
-    kind: Literal["workflow", "decision", "correction", "learning", "context", "disagreement"]
+    kind: MemoryKind
     scope: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=200)
-    certainty: Literal["user_stated", "observed", "inferred"]
+    certainty: MemoryCertainty
     evidence: str = Field(min_length=5, max_length=2000)
     source: str = Field(min_length=3, max_length=1000)
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
index 32dd8a03864..331a9f28785 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
@@ -31990,8 +31990,9 @@ export interface components {
             /**
              * Certainty
              * @default observed
+             * @enum {string}
              */
-            certainty: string;
+            certainty: "user_stated" | "observed" | "inferred";
             /** Content */
             content: string;
             /** Created At */
@@ -32003,8 +32004,9 @@ export interface components {
             /**
              * Kind
              * @default context
+             * @enum {string}
              */
-            kind: string;
+            kind: "workflow" | "decision" | "correction" | "learning" | "context" | "disagreement";
             /** Memory Id */
             memory_id: string;
             /**