diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 502151b277..8fbb81d950 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -51876,7 +51876,7 @@
     },
     "packages/data-schemas": {
       "name": "@librechat/data-schemas",
-      "version": "0.0.18",
+      "version": "0.0.19",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@rollup/plugin-alias": "^5.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/package.json b/packages/data-schemas/package.json
index 93bb9fd0ca..0001b60a42 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@librechat/data-schemas",
-  "version": "0.0.18",
+  "version": "0.0.19",
   "description": "Mongoose schemas and models for LibreChat",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs",
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/common/index.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/common/index.ts
index bdd505d9ca..e990985eb2 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/common/index.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/common/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from './enum';
+export * from './pagination';
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/common/pagination.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/common/pagination.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..711e78a68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/common/pagination.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export interface CursorPaginationParams {
+  limit?: number;
+  cursor?: string;
+  sortBy?: string;
+  sortOrder?: 'asc' | 'desc';
+}
+
+export interface CursorPaginationResponse<T> {
+  data: T[];
+  pagination: {
+    hasNextPage: boolean;
+    hasPreviousPage: boolean;
+    nextCursor?: string;
+    previousCursor?: string;
+    totalCount?: number;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/user.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/user.ts
index b1f4c82ce1..83a433da73 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/user.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/user.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import mongoose, { FilterQuery } from 'mongoose';
-import type { IUser, BalanceConfig, UserCreateData, UserUpdateResult } from '~/types';
+import type { IUser, BalanceConfig, CreateUserRequest, UserDeleteResult } from '~/types';
 import { signPayload } from '~/crypto';
 
 /** Factory function that takes mongoose instance and returns the methods */
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function createUserMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
    * Creates a new user, optionally with a TTL of 1 week.
    */
   async function createUser(
-    data: UserCreateData,
+    data: CreateUserRequest,
     balanceConfig?: BalanceConfig,
     disableTTL: boolean = true,
     returnUser: boolean = false,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function createUserMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
   /**
    * Delete a user by their unique ID.
    */
-  async function deleteUserById(userId: string): Promise<UserUpdateResult> {
+  async function deleteUserById(userId: string): Promise<UserDeleteResult> {
     try {
       const User = mongoose.models.User;
       const result = await User.deleteOne({ _id: userId });
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/schema/group.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/schema/group.ts
index 7de514b776..55cb54e8b5 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/schema/group.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/schema/group.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const groupSchema = new Schema<IGroup>(
     memberIds: [
       {
         type: String,
+        required: false,
       },
     ],
     source: {
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/types/group.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/types/group.ts
index 30c067664b..e0e622aca2 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/types/group.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/types/group.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,44 @@
 import type { Document, Types } from 'mongoose';
+import { CursorPaginationParams } from '~/common';
 
 export interface IGroup extends Document {
   _id: Types.ObjectId;
-  /** The name of the group */
   name: string;
-  /** Optional description of the group */
   description?: string;
-  /** Optional email address for the group */
   email?: string;
-  /** Optional avatar URL for the group */
   avatar?: string;
   /** Array of member IDs (stores idOnTheSource values, not ObjectIds) */
-  memberIds: string[];
-  /** The source of the group ('local' or 'entra') */
+  memberIds?: string[];
   source: 'local' | 'entra';
   /** External ID (e.g., Entra ID) - required for non-local sources */
   idOnTheSource?: string;
-  /** Timestamps */
   createdAt?: Date;
   updatedAt?: Date;
 }
+
+export interface CreateGroupRequest {
+  name: string;
+  description?: string;
+  email?: string;
+  avatar?: string;
+  memberIds?: string[];
+  source: 'local' | 'entra';
+  idOnTheSource?: string;
+}
+
+export interface UpdateGroupRequest {
+  name?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  email?: string;
+  avatar?: string;
+  memberIds?: string[];
+  source?: 'local' | 'entra' | 'ldap';
+  idOnTheSource?: string;
+}
+
+export interface GroupFilterOptions extends CursorPaginationParams {
+  // Includes email, name and description
+  search?: string;
+  source?: 'local' | 'entra' | 'ldap';
+  hasMember?: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/types/role.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/types/role.ts
index 281b8b4239..5441847b93 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/types/role.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/types/role.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { Document } from 'mongoose';
 import { PermissionTypes, Permissions } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import type { Document } from 'mongoose';
+import { CursorPaginationParams } from '~/common';
 
 export interface IRole extends Document {
   name: string;
@@ -48,3 +49,25 @@ export interface IRole extends Document {
     };
   };
 }
+
+export type RolePermissions = IRole['permissions'];
+type DeepPartial<T> = {
+  [K in keyof T]?: T[K] extends object ? DeepPartial<T[K]> : T[K];
+};
+export type RolePermissionsInput = DeepPartial<RolePermissions>;
+
+export interface CreateRoleRequest {
+  name: string;
+  permissions: RolePermissionsInput;
+}
+
+export interface UpdateRoleRequest {
+  name?: string;
+  permissions?: RolePermissionsInput;
+}
+
+export interface RoleFilterOptions extends CursorPaginationParams {
+  // Includes role name
+  search?: string;
+  hasPermission?: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/types/user.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/types/user.ts
index 6d27422294..ad86172d88 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/types/user.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/types/user.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Document, Types } from 'mongoose';
+import type { Document, Types } from 'mongoose';
+import { CursorPaginationParams } from '~/common';
 
 export interface IUser extends Document {
   name?: string;
@@ -48,18 +49,39 @@ export interface BalanceConfig {
   refillAmount?: number;
 }
 
-export interface UserCreateData extends Partial<IUser> {
+export interface CreateUserRequest extends Partial<IUser> {
   email: string;
 }
 
-export interface UserUpdateResult {
+export interface UpdateUserRequest {
+  name?: string;
+  username?: string;
+  email?: string;
+  role?: string;
+  emailVerified?: boolean;
+  avatar?: string;
+  plugins?: string[];
+  twoFactorEnabled?: boolean;
+  termsAccepted?: boolean;
+  personalization?: {
+    memories?: boolean;
+  };
+}
+
+export interface UserDeleteResult {
   deletedCount: number;
   message: string;
 }
 
-export interface UserSearchCriteria {
-  email?: string;
-  username?: string;
+export interface UserFilterOptions extends CursorPaginationParams {
+  _id?: Types.ObjectId | string;
+  // Includes email, username and name
+  search?: string;
+  role?: string;
+  emailVerified?: boolean;
+  provider?: string;
+  twoFactorEnabled?: boolean;
+  // External IDs
   googleId?: string;
   facebookId?: string;
   openidId?: string;
@@ -68,7 +90,9 @@ export interface UserSearchCriteria {
   githubId?: string;
   discordId?: string;
   appleId?: string;
-  _id?: Types.ObjectId | string;
+  // Date filters
+  createdAfter?: string;
+  createdBefore?: string;
 }
 
 export interface UserQueryOptions {