diff --git a/meta/member.go b/meta/member.go
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+package meta
+
+import (
+	"image/color"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Common holds profile fields common between [System] and [Member].
+type Common struct {
+	// Display name.
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Optional description text, uninterpreted.
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	// Optional preferred pronouns, uninterpreted.
+	Pronouns string `json:"pronouns,omitempty"`
+	// Profile picture. The zero value implies the system profile picture.
+	Picture *URL `json:"picture,omitempty"`
+	// Optional preferred accent color.
+	Color *color.CMYK `json:"color,omitempty"`
+
+	// TODO(ophestra): pluralkit fields represented separately:
+	//  id
+	//  uuid
+	//  created
+	// TODO(ophestra): unimplemented pluralkit fields:
+	//  banner
+	//  privacy
+}
+
+// Member describes a system member.
+type Member struct {
+	Common
+
+	// Mutable short name, unique to the [System].
+	Handle string `json:"handle"`
+	// Optional preferred birthday.
+	Birthday time.Time `json:"birthday,omitempty"`
+
+	// TODO(ophestra): unimplemented pluralkit fields:
+	//  keep_proxy
+	//  tts
+	//  autoproxy_enabled
+	//  message_count
+	//  last_message_timestamp
+	//  proxy_tags
+}
+
+// System describes a system and its members.
+type System struct {
+	Common
+
+	// TODO(ophestra): unimplemented pluralkit fields:
+	//  tag
+}
diff --git a/meta/meta.go b/meta/meta.go
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+// Package meta defines system and member metadata types.
+package meta
+
+import (
+	"encoding"
+	"net/url"
+)
+
+// URL implements [encoding] interfaces on top of [url.URL].
+type URL struct{ url.URL }
+
+var (
+	_ encoding.TextAppender    = new(URL)
+	_ encoding.TextMarshaler   = new(URL)
+	_ encoding.TextUnmarshaler = new(URL)
+)
+
+func (u *URL) MarshalText() (data []byte, err error)  { return u.MarshalBinary() }
+func (u *URL) AppendText(data []byte) ([]byte, error) { return u.AppendBinary(data) }
+func (u *URL) UnmarshalText(data []byte) error        { return u.UnmarshalBinary(data) }