diff --git a/docs/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md b/docs/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
index e4e6e51..243e932 100644
--- a/docs/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
+++ b/docs/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ All routes are prefixed with `/api/v1`.
 | POST | `/auth/verify-otp` | Verify OTP (marks cell verified; no tokens) |
 | POST | `/auth/handoff/consume` | One-time SSO ticket → tokens (customer → business dashboard) |
 | GET | `/tenants/:host` | Resolve business from domain (`specialProductsSource`, `enabledModules`, `homeCharts`, `ePayment`) |
-| GET | `/tenants/:host/sitemap.xml` | XML sitemap (static pages + `/products|blog|portfolios/{id}/{faSlug}`) |
+| GET | `/tenants/:host/sitemap.xml` | XML sitemap (static + categories `/products/category/{slug}` + `/products|blog|portfolios/{id}/{faSlug}`) |
 | GET | `/tenants/:host/robots.txt` | robots.txt pointing to apex `/sitemap.xml` |
+| GET | `/tenants/:host/categories/by-slug/:slug` | Public category by slug (`?entityType=product` default) |
 | GET | `/tenants/:host/products/by-id/:productId` | Public product detail by id (for `{id}/{nameFaSlug}` storefront routes) |
 | GET | `/tenants/:host/blogs/by-id/:blogId` | Public blog by id |
 | GET | `/tenants/:host/portfolios/by-id/:portfolioId` | Public portfolio by id |
diff --git a/docs/website-api/AI_PROMPT.md b/docs/website-api/AI_PROMPT.md
index 1590131..983217c 100644
--- a/docs/website-api/AI_PROMPT.md
+++ b/docs/website-api/AI_PROMPT.md
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ Minimal example:
 - Include public static routes automatically; exclude login, checkout, cart, account, and admin paths.
 - **Canonical detail URLs (Meshkee default for all sites):**
   - Product: `/products/{id}/{nameFaSlug}` — build `nameFaSlug` from `nameFa` (fallback `title`); resolve page via `GET /tenants/{domain}/products/by-id/{id}` (slug segment is SEO-only; redirect to canonical if it drifts).
+  - Product category: `/products/category/{categorySlug}` — use category `slug` from `GET /tenants/{domain}/categories?entityType=product`; resolve via `GET /tenants/{domain}/categories/by-slug/{slug}?entityType=product`, then list products with `categoryId`.
   - Blog: `/blog/{id}/{titleSlug}` — `GET /tenants/{domain}/blogs/by-id/{id}`
   - Portfolio: `/portfolios/{id}/{titleFaSlug}` — `GET /tenants/{domain}/portfolios/by-id/{id}`
-- When linking from lists/cards, use the same `{id}/{slug}` shape (slugify Farsi title the same way: spaces → `-`, keep Persian letters).
-- Omit `templates` in `sitemap-config.json` unless this site uses non-default paths (Meshkee sitemap defaults already use `{id}/{slug}`).
+- When linking from lists/cards, use the same `{id}/{slug}` shape for details (slugify Farsi title: spaces → `-`, keep Persian letters). Category links use `/products/category/{slug}`.
+- Omit `templates` in `sitemap-config.json` unless this site uses non-default paths (Meshkee sitemap defaults already use `{id}/{slug}` and `/products/category/{slug}`).
 - After deploy, business owner: **Website → Settings → Sync sitemap config** (imports static pages; does not rebuild XML by itself).
 - Dynamic URLs come from the CMS automatically. Hitting `/sitemap.xml` serves a Redis-cached XML that regenerates after CMS publish/update/delete (or when cache expires).
 
diff --git a/docs/website-api/openapi.json b/docs/website-api/openapi.json
index 3061ddc..0094c8c 100644
--- a/docs/website-api/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/website-api/openapi.json
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
           "SEO"
         ],
         "summary": "XML sitemap for search engines",
-        "description": "Published products, blogs, and portfolios for this tenant (respects enabled modules), plus static pages and URL templates from the synced website manifest (`GET https://{domain}/meshkee/sitemap-config.json`). Default detail paths: `/products/{id}/{nameFaSlug}`, `/blog/{id}/{titleSlug}`, `/portfolios/{id}/{titleFaSlug}`. Proxied from `https://{domain}/sitemap.xml` on the storefront. Cached in Redis; refreshed after CMS writes and manifest sync.",
+        "description": "Published products, product categories, blogs, and portfolios for this tenant (respects enabled modules), plus static pages and URL templates from the synced website manifest (`GET https://{domain}/meshkee/sitemap-config.json`). Default detail paths: `/products/{id}/{nameFaSlug}`, `/products/category/{categorySlug}`, `/blog/{id}/{titleSlug}`, `/portfolios/{id}/{titleFaSlug}`. Proxied from `https://{domain}/sitemap.xml` on the storefront. Cached in Redis; refreshed after CMS writes and manifest sync.",
         "parameters": [
           {
             "$ref": "#/components/parameters/domain"
@@ -446,6 +446,49 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/tenants/{domain}/categories/by-slug/{slug}": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "Categories"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Category by slug (for /products/category/{categorySlug} pages)",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/domain"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "slug",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "entityType",
+            "in": "query",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": [
+                "product",
+                "blog",
+                "portfolio",
+                "video"
+              ],
+              "default": "product"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "{ category } — use category.id as categoryId when listing products"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "description": "Category not found"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/tenants/{domain}/products": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [
diff --git a/src/business-settings/business-settings.types.ts b/src/business-settings/business-settings.types.ts
index 52611ef..37c93c2 100644
--- a/src/business-settings/business-settings.types.ts
+++ b/src/business-settings/business-settings.types.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export type SitemapStaticPageConfig = {
 
 export type SitemapPathTemplatesConfig = {
   product?: string;
+  productCategory?: string;
   blog?: string;
   portfolio?: string;
   storeItemByProduct?: string;
diff --git a/src/categories/categories.controller.ts b/src/categories/categories.controller.ts
index 0d05a84..27d4178 100644
--- a/src/categories/categories.controller.ts
+++ b/src/categories/categories.controller.ts
@@ -173,4 +173,13 @@ export class PublicCategoriesController {
   list(@Param('host') host: string, @Query() query: ListCategoriesDto) {
     return this.service.listPublic(host, query);
   }
+
+  @Get('by-slug/:slug')
+  getBySlug(
+    @Param('host') host: string,
+    @Param('slug') slug: string,
+    @Query() query: ListCategoriesDto,
+  ) {
+    return this.service.getPublicBySlug(host, slug, query.entityType);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/categories/categories.module.ts b/src/categories/categories.module.ts
index 9e9554b..6baa737 100644
--- a/src/categories/categories.module.ts
+++ b/src/categories/categories.module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthModule } from '../auth/auth.module';
+import { SitemapModule } from '../sitemap/sitemap.module';
 import { TenantModule } from '../tenant/tenant.module';
 import { CategoriesController, PublicCategoriesController } from './categories.controller';
 import { CategoriesService } from './categories.service';
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import { CategoryTechnicalFormService } from './category-technical-form.service'
 import { CategoryVariationsService } from './category-variations.service';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [AuthModule, TenantModule],
+  imports: [AuthModule, SitemapModule, TenantModule],
   controllers: [CategoriesController, PublicCategoriesController],
   providers: [
     CategoriesService,
diff --git a/src/categories/categories.service.ts b/src/categories/categories.service.ts
index 1d7f658..e8eac9f 100644
--- a/src/categories/categories.service.ts
+++ b/src/categories/categories.service.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { MediaEntityType } from '@prisma/client';
 import { AuthUser } from '../auth/auth.types';
 import { PermissionsService } from '../auth/permissions.service';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
+import { SitemapService } from '../sitemap/sitemap.service';
 import { TenantService } from '../tenant/tenant.service';
 import { CreateCategoryDto, ListCategoriesDto, UpdateCategoryDto } from './dto/category.dto';
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export class CategoriesService {
     private readonly prisma: PrismaService,
     private readonly permissions: PermissionsService,
     private readonly tenant: TenantService,
+    private readonly sitemap: SitemapService,
   ) {}
 
   async list(businessIdRaw: string, query: ListCategoriesDto, actor: AuthUser) {
@@ -65,6 +67,26 @@ export class CategoriesService {
     };
   }
 
+  async getPublicBySlug(host: string, slug: string, entityType?: MediaEntityType) {
+    const business = await this.tenant.resolveBusinessByDomain(host);
+    const resolvedType = entityType ?? MediaEntityType.product;
+
+    const category = await this.prisma.category.findFirst({
+      where: {
+        businessId: business.id,
+        entityType: resolvedType,
+        slug,
+        isActive: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!category) {
+      throw new NotFoundException('Category not found');
+    }
+
+    return { category: this.serialize(category) };
+  }
+
   async create(businessIdRaw: string, dto: CreateCategoryDto, actor: AuthUser) {
     const businessId = BigInt(businessIdRaw);
     await this.assertPermission(businessId, actor.id, 'categories.create');
@@ -99,6 +121,8 @@ export class CategoriesService {
       },
     });
 
+    await this.sitemap.invalidateForBusiness(businessId);
+
     return {
       message: 'Category created successfully',
       category: this.serialize(created),
@@ -178,6 +202,8 @@ export class CategoriesService {
       },
     });
 
+    await this.sitemap.invalidateForBusiness(businessId);
+
     return {
       message: 'Category updated successfully',
       category: this.serialize(updated),
@@ -205,6 +231,8 @@ export class CategoriesService {
       }),
     ]);
 
+    await this.sitemap.invalidateForBusiness(businessId);
+
     return {
       message: 'Category deleted successfully',
       deletedIds: descendantIds.map((id) => id.toString()),
diff --git a/src/categories/category-ai.service.ts b/src/categories/category-ai.service.ts
index 6d76e45..d3b1a69 100644
--- a/src/categories/category-ai.service.ts
+++ b/src/categories/category-ai.service.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   resolveAiProvider,
 } from '../common/ai-provider.util';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
+import { SitemapService } from '../sitemap/sitemap.service';
 import { GenerateCategoriesDto } from './dto/category-ai.dto';
 
 type AiCategoryNode = {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export class CategoryAiService {
     private readonly config: ConfigService,
     private readonly prisma: PrismaService,
     private readonly permissions: PermissionsService,
+    private readonly sitemap: SitemapService,
   ) {}
 
   async generateProductCategories(
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ export class CategoryAiService {
       );
     });
 
+    await this.sitemap.invalidateForBusiness(businessId);
+
     return {
       message: `Created ${created.length} categor${created.length === 1 ? 'y' : 'ies'} with AI.`,
       categories: created.map((item) => this.serialize(item)),
diff --git a/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.catalog.ts b/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.catalog.ts
index e9b5736..bc15fe6 100644
--- a/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.catalog.ts
+++ b/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.catalog.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const BASE_URL_PATTERN = /^https:\/\/[a-z0-9.-]+(?::\d+)?\/?$/i;
 
 const TEMPLATE_KEYS = [
   'product',
+  'productCategory',
   'blog',
   'portfolio',
   'storeItemByProduct',
diff --git a/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.types.ts b/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.types.ts
index ce290ab..7779c9d 100644
--- a/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.types.ts
+++ b/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.types.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export type ResolvedSitemapConfig = {
   templates: Required<
     Pick<
       import('../business-settings/business-settings.types').SitemapPathTemplatesConfig,
-      'product' | 'blog' | 'portfolio'
+      'product' | 'productCategory' | 'blog' | 'portfolio'
     >
   >;
 };
diff --git a/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.util.ts b/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.util.ts
index e8fbfb2..34e6c93 100644
--- a/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.util.ts
+++ b/src/sitemap/sitemap-config.util.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ export function resolveSitemapConfig(
     templates: {
       product:
         stored?.templates?.product ?? DEFAULT_SITEMAP_PATH_TEMPLATES.product,
+      productCategory:
+        stored?.templates?.productCategory ??
+        DEFAULT_SITEMAP_PATH_TEMPLATES.productCategory,
       blog: stored?.templates?.blog ?? DEFAULT_SITEMAP_PATH_TEMPLATES.blog,
       portfolio:
         stored?.templates?.portfolio ??
diff --git a/src/sitemap/sitemap.constants.ts b/src/sitemap/sitemap.constants.ts
index 909f37a..6d38892 100644
--- a/src/sitemap/sitemap.constants.ts
+++ b/src/sitemap/sitemap.constants.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const SITEMAP_URLSET_NS = 'http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9';
 /** Default storefront path templates (overridable via /meshkee/sitemap-config.json). */
 export const DEFAULT_SITEMAP_PATH_TEMPLATES = {
   product: '/products/{id}/{slug}',
+  productCategory: '/products/category/{slug}',
   blog: '/blog/{id}/{slug}',
   portfolio: '/portfolios/{id}/{slug}',
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/sitemap/sitemap.service.ts b/src/sitemap/sitemap.service.ts
index 42e6ae1..f71288c 100644
--- a/src/sitemap/sitemap.service.ts
+++ b/src/sitemap/sitemap.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { ContentStatus, Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
+import { ContentStatus, MediaEntityType, Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
 import { normalizeBusinessSettings } from '../business-settings/business-settings.util';
 import type { BusinessModuleId } from '../business-settings/business-settings.types';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ export class SitemapService {
     }));
 
     if (this.isModuleEnabled(enabledModules, 'products')) {
+      entries.push(
+        ...(await this.loadProductCategories(
+          businessId,
+          config.baseUrl,
+          config.templates.productCategory,
+        )),
+      );
       entries.push(
         ...(await this.loadPublishedProducts(businessId, config.baseUrl, config.templates.product)),
       );
@@ -143,6 +150,34 @@ export class SitemapService {
     return buildSitemapXml(entries);
   }
 
+  private async loadProductCategories(
+    businessId: bigint,
+    baseUrl: string,
+    template: string,
+  ): Promise<SitemapUrlEntry[]> {
+    const rows = await this.prisma.category.findMany({
+      where: {
+        businessId,
+        entityType: MediaEntityType.product,
+        isActive: true,
+      },
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        slug: true,
+        updatedAt: true,
+      },
+      orderBy: [{ sortOrder: 'asc' }, { id: 'asc' }],
+    });
+
+    return rows.map((row) =>
+      this.toEntry(baseUrl, template, {
+        id: row.id,
+        slug: row.slug,
+        updatedAt: row.updatedAt,
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
   private async loadPublishedProducts(
     businessId: bigint,
     baseUrl: string,
diff --git a/src/website-docs/static/AI_PROMPT.md b/src/website-docs/static/AI_PROMPT.md
index 1590131..983217c 100644
--- a/src/website-docs/static/AI_PROMPT.md
+++ b/src/website-docs/static/AI_PROMPT.md
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ Minimal example:
 - Include public static routes automatically; exclude login, checkout, cart, account, and admin paths.
 - **Canonical detail URLs (Meshkee default for all sites):**
   - Product: `/products/{id}/{nameFaSlug}` — build `nameFaSlug` from `nameFa` (fallback `title`); resolve page via `GET /tenants/{domain}/products/by-id/{id}` (slug segment is SEO-only; redirect to canonical if it drifts).
+  - Product category: `/products/category/{categorySlug}` — use category `slug` from `GET /tenants/{domain}/categories?entityType=product`; resolve via `GET /tenants/{domain}/categories/by-slug/{slug}?entityType=product`, then list products with `categoryId`.
   - Blog: `/blog/{id}/{titleSlug}` — `GET /tenants/{domain}/blogs/by-id/{id}`
   - Portfolio: `/portfolios/{id}/{titleFaSlug}` — `GET /tenants/{domain}/portfolios/by-id/{id}`
-- When linking from lists/cards, use the same `{id}/{slug}` shape (slugify Farsi title the same way: spaces → `-`, keep Persian letters).
-- Omit `templates` in `sitemap-config.json` unless this site uses non-default paths (Meshkee sitemap defaults already use `{id}/{slug}`).
+- When linking from lists/cards, use the same `{id}/{slug}` shape for details (slugify Farsi title: spaces → `-`, keep Persian letters). Category links use `/products/category/{slug}`.
+- Omit `templates` in `sitemap-config.json` unless this site uses non-default paths (Meshkee sitemap defaults already use `{id}/{slug}` and `/products/category/{slug}`).
 - After deploy, business owner: **Website → Settings → Sync sitemap config** (imports static pages; does not rebuild XML by itself).
 - Dynamic URLs come from the CMS automatically. Hitting `/sitemap.xml` serves a Redis-cached XML that regenerates after CMS publish/update/delete (or when cache expires).
 
diff --git a/src/website-docs/static/openapi.json b/src/website-docs/static/openapi.json
index 3061ddc..0094c8c 100644
--- a/src/website-docs/static/openapi.json
+++ b/src/website-docs/static/openapi.json
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
           "SEO"
         ],
         "summary": "XML sitemap for search engines",
-        "description": "Published products, blogs, and portfolios for this tenant (respects enabled modules), plus static pages and URL templates from the synced website manifest (`GET https://{domain}/meshkee/sitemap-config.json`). Default detail paths: `/products/{id}/{nameFaSlug}`, `/blog/{id}/{titleSlug}`, `/portfolios/{id}/{titleFaSlug}`. Proxied from `https://{domain}/sitemap.xml` on the storefront. Cached in Redis; refreshed after CMS writes and manifest sync.",
+        "description": "Published products, product categories, blogs, and portfolios for this tenant (respects enabled modules), plus static pages and URL templates from the synced website manifest (`GET https://{domain}/meshkee/sitemap-config.json`). Default detail paths: `/products/{id}/{nameFaSlug}`, `/products/category/{categorySlug}`, `/blog/{id}/{titleSlug}`, `/portfolios/{id}/{titleFaSlug}`. Proxied from `https://{domain}/sitemap.xml` on the storefront. Cached in Redis; refreshed after CMS writes and manifest sync.",
         "parameters": [
           {
             "$ref": "#/components/parameters/domain"
@@ -446,6 +446,49 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/tenants/{domain}/categories/by-slug/{slug}": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "Categories"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Category by slug (for /products/category/{categorySlug} pages)",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/domain"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "slug",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "entityType",
+            "in": "query",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": [
+                "product",
+                "blog",
+                "portfolio",
+                "video"
+              ],
+              "default": "product"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "{ category } — use category.id as categoryId when listing products"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "description": "Category not found"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/tenants/{domain}/products": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [