diff --git a/SKILL.md b/SKILL.md
index 1b9a087..c3a72b6 100644
--- a/SKILL.md
+++ b/SKILL.md
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ optional if you'd rather hand-build the whole set in `params.json` — give at l
 `Description` written onto the symbol (and into the component's ComponentDescription field) is
 the exact one from the Excel, which was built to `references/description_format.md`.
 
+Passing `--typeid` also fills the symbol's **`Type`** parameter with the component type for that
+typeid — the taxonomy **Class** (e.g. `Resistor`, `Capacitor`, `Diode`, `Transistor`,
+`Relay / Contactor`, `Inductor / Magnetics`, `Integrated Circuit (IC)`) — so the symbol
+self-describes what kind of part it is. It's derived from the typeid (which came from the
+datasheet), so it's set automatically; only an explicit `Type` in the Excel/params overrides it.
+
 Deliver the resulting `.SchLib`; the engineer opens it in Altium once to confirm it loads, then
 **Saves to Server** with a revision note. The full parameter set, each value's source, the
 `params.json` shape (incl. the `remove` list), and the mini-stream size caveat are in
diff --git a/assets/CHANGELOG.xlsx b/assets/CHANGELOG.xlsx
index 721e445..822d231 100644
Binary files a/assets/CHANGELOG.xlsx and b/assets/CHANGELOG.xlsx differ
diff --git a/scripts/schlib_write.py b/scripts/schlib_write.py
index 835d377..d33937c 100644
--- a/scripts/schlib_write.py
+++ b/scripts/schlib_write.py
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ def template_param_names(template_path, typeid):
             if ws.cell(1, c).value and ws.cell(1, c).value not in NON_PARAM_COLS]
 
 
+def component_type_for(typeid):
+    """The human-readable component TYPE for a typeid (e.g. 'Resistor', 'Capacitor',
+    'Relay / Contactor', 'Inductor / Magnetics', 'Integrated Circuit (IC)') taken from the library
+    taxonomy's Class. Written into the symbol's `Type` parameter so the .SchLib self-describes what
+    kind of part it is. Returns None if the taxonomy can't be loaded or the typeid is unknown."""
+    if not typeid:
+        return None
+    try:
+        import common
+        return (common.load_taxonomy().get(typeid.upper()) or {}).get("class")
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
 def params_from_xlsx(xlsx_path, sheet=None):
     """Read the filled parameter values out of a per-part workbook (`<tag>.xlsx`) — row 1 is the
     headers, row 2 is the single data row this skill writes. Returns {header: value} for every
@@ -302,6 +316,13 @@ def write_params(schlib, params_json, out, typeid=None, template=None, from_xlsx
     # consistent parameter set the template defines — not just whatever was hand-listed.
     typeid = typeid or params_json.get("typeid")
     template = template or params_json.get("template")
+    # Set the symbol's `Type` parameter to the component type for this typeid (Resistor, Capacitor,
+    # Relay / Contactor, ...), from the taxonomy Class — unless one was explicitly provided. This
+    # makes the symbol self-describe what kind of part it is.
+    if typeid:
+        ct = component_type_for(typeid)
+        if ct:
+            fields.setdefault("Type", ct)
     if typeid and template:
         for name in template_param_names(template, typeid):
             fields.setdefault(name, "")