diff --git a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/claims_extractor.py b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/claims_extractor.py
index 694f740..a31a0d8 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/claims_extractor.py
+++ b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/claims_extractor.py
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@ async def extract_claims_with_ai(
     return [c for c in claims if "party_role" in c and "claim_text" in c]
 
 
+def _infer_claim_type(doc_type: str, source_name: str) -> str:
+    """Determine claim_type from document type and title.
+
+    - 'claim' = from appeal documents (כתב ערר)
+    - 'response' = from original response documents (כתב תשובה)
+    - 'reply' = from supplementary responses (תגובה, השלמת טיעון)
+    """
+    name_lower = source_name.lower() if source_name else ""
+    if doc_type == "appeal" or "כתב ערר" in name_lower:
+        return "claim"
+    if "כתב תשובה" in name_lower:
+        return "response"
+    if any(kw in name_lower for kw in ["תגובת", "השלמת טיעון", "תגובה"]):
+        return "reply"
+    if doc_type == "response":
+        return "response"
+    return "claim"
+
+
 # ── Regex-based extraction (from existing decisions) ──────────────
 
 PARTY_PATTERNS = [
@@ -229,6 +248,11 @@ async def extract_and_store_claims(
     if not claims:
         return {"status": "no_claims", "total": 0, "source": source_name}
 
+    # Determine claim_type from document type and title
+    claim_type = _infer_claim_type(doc_type, source_name)
+    for c in claims:
+        c["claim_type"] = claim_type
+
     stored = await db.store_claims(case_id, claims, source_document=source_name)
 
     # Summarize by role
diff --git a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
index 8bf18ee..5438f1a 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
+++ b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
@@ -572,14 +572,15 @@ async def store_claims(case_id: UUID, claims: list[dict], source_document: str =
             )
         for claim in claims:
             await conn.execute(
-                """INSERT INTO claims (case_id, party_role, party_name, claim_text, claim_index, source_document)
-                   VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)""",
+                """INSERT INTO claims (case_id, party_role, party_name, claim_text, claim_index, source_document, claim_type)
+                   VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)""",
                 case_id,
                 claim["party_role"],
                 claim.get("party_name", ""),
                 claim["claim_text"],
                 claim.get("claim_index", 0),
                 source_document,
+                claim.get("claim_type", "claim"),
             )
     return len(claims)