diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index d62dbe8..d361510 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func main() {
 	root_cmd.AddCommand(sqlite_lint)
 	root_cmd.AddCommand(cmd_init)
 	root_cmd.AddCommand(generate_model)
+	root_cmd.AddCommand(generate_codetable_type)
 	if err := root_cmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(RED + err.Error() + RESET)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/subcmd_generate_codetable_type.go b/cmd/subcmd_generate_codetable_type.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67c0331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/subcmd_generate_codetable_type.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"go/ast"
+	"os"
+
+	"git.offline-twitter.com/offline-labs/gas-stack/pkg/codegen/modelgenerate"
+	. "git.offline-twitter.com/offline-labs/gas-stack/pkg/flowutils"
+	"git.offline-twitter.com/offline-labs/gas-stack/pkg/schema"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var generate_codetable_type = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "generate_codetable <table_name>",
+	Short: "Generate a code-table enum type",
+
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		path := Must(cmd.Flags().GetString("schema"))
+		sql, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("reading path %s: %w", path, err)
+		}
+		db := schema.InitDB(string(sql))
+		schema := schema.SchemaFromDB(db)
+		table, isOk := schema.Tables[args[0]]
+		if !isOk {
+			return ErrNoSuchTable
+		}
+
+		vals := table.GetCodeTableValues(db)
+		decls := []ast.Decl{
+			modelgenerate.GenerateCodetableType(table),
+			modelgenerate.GenerateCodetableEnum(table, vals),
+			modelgenerate.GenerateCodetableStringerFunc(table, vals),
+		}
+
+		file := &ast.File{
+			Name:  ast.NewIdent("db"), // TODO: parameterize
+			Decls: decls,
+		}
+
+		PanicIf(modelgenerate.FprintWithComments(os.Stdout, file))
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+// DUPE: generate-flags
+func init() {
+	generate_codetable_type.Flags().String("schema", "pkg/db/schema.sql", "Path to SQL schema file")
+	generate_codetable_type.Flags().String("modname", "mymodule", "Name of project's Go module (TODO: detect automatically)")
+	generate_codetable_type.Flags().Bool("test", false, "Generate test file instead of regular file")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/subcmd_generate_models.go b/cmd/subcmd_generate_models.go
index f11dcba..7f1482c 100644
--- a/cmd/subcmd_generate_models.go
+++ b/cmd/subcmd_generate_models.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ var generate_model = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+// DUPE: generate-flags
 func init() {
 	generate_model.Flags().String("schema", "pkg/db/schema.sql", "Path to SQL schema file")
 	generate_model.Flags().String("modname", "mymodule", "Name of project's Go module (TODO: detect automatically)")
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/modelgenerate/generate_codetable_type.go b/pkg/codegen/modelgenerate/generate_codetable_type.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3f43d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/codegen/modelgenerate/generate_codetable_type.go
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+package modelgenerate
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/token"
+
+	"git.offline-twitter.com/offline-labs/gas-stack/pkg/schema"
+	"git.offline-twitter.com/offline-labs/gas-stack/pkg/textutils"
+)
+
+func GenerateCodetableType(table schema.Table) *ast.GenDecl {
+	return &ast.GenDecl{
+		Tok:   token.TYPE,
+		Specs: []ast.Spec{&ast.TypeSpec{Name: &ast.Ident{Name: table.GoTypeName}, Type: &ast.Ident{Name: "int"}}},
+	}
+}
+
+func GenerateCodetableEnum(table schema.Table, vals []string) *ast.GenDecl {
+	getConstName := func(s string) string {
+		return table.GoTypeName + textutils.KebabToPascal(s)
+	}
+
+	constSpecs := []ast.Spec{}
+	for i, val := range vals {
+		spec := &ast.ValueSpec{
+			Names: []*ast.Ident{{Name: getConstName(val)}},
+		}
+		// Only the first one needs `iota`
+		if i == 0 {
+			spec.Type = &ast.Ident{Name: table.GoTypeName}
+			spec.Values = []ast.Expr{&ast.BinaryExpr{
+				X:  &ast.Ident{Name: "iota"},
+				Op: token.ADD,
+				Y:  &ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.INT, Value: "1"},
+			}}
+		}
+		constSpecs = append(constSpecs, spec)
+	}
+
+	return &ast.GenDecl{Tok: token.CONST, Specs: constSpecs}
+}
+
+// GenerateCodetableStringerFunc implements the `Stringer` interface by defining a `String() string` function.
+func GenerateCodetableStringerFunc(table schema.Table, vals []string) *ast.FuncDecl {
+	objIdent := ast.NewIdent(table.VarName)
+	return &ast.FuncDecl{
+		Recv: &ast.FieldList{List: []*ast.Field{{Names: []*ast.Ident{objIdent}, Type: &ast.Ident{Name: table.GoTypeName}}}},
+		Name: &ast.Ident{Name: "String"},
+		Type: &ast.FuncType{Params: &ast.FieldList{}, Results: &ast.FieldList{List: []*ast.Field{{Type: &ast.Ident{Name: "string"}}}}},
+		Body: &ast.BlockStmt{
+			List: []ast.Stmt{
+				// names := []string{ ... }
+				&ast.AssignStmt{
+					Lhs: []ast.Expr{&ast.Ident{Name: "names"}},
+					Tok: token.DEFINE,
+					Rhs: []ast.Expr{
+						&ast.CompositeLit{
+							Type: &ast.ArrayType{Elt: &ast.Ident{Name: "string"}},
+							Elts: func() []ast.Expr {
+								ret := []ast.Expr{
+									&ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.STRING, Value: `""`},
+								}
+								for _, val := range vals {
+									ret = append(ret, &ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.STRING, Value: fmt.Sprintf("%q", val)})
+								}
+								return ret
+							}(),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+
+				// if int(c) < 1 || int(c) >= len(names) { return "invalid" }
+				&ast.IfStmt{
+					Cond: &ast.BinaryExpr{
+						X: &ast.BinaryExpr{
+							X:  &ast.CallExpr{Fun: &ast.Ident{Name: "int"}, Args: []ast.Expr{objIdent}},
+							Op: token.LSS,
+							Y:  &ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.INT, Value: "1"},
+						},
+						Op: token.LOR,
+						Y: &ast.BinaryExpr{
+							X:  &ast.CallExpr{Fun: &ast.Ident{Name: "int"}, Args: []ast.Expr{objIdent}},
+							Op: token.GEQ,
+							Y:  &ast.CallExpr{Fun: &ast.Ident{Name: "len"}, Args: []ast.Expr{&ast.Ident{Name: "names"}}},
+						},
+					},
+					Body: &ast.BlockStmt{
+						List: []ast.Stmt{
+							&ast.ReturnStmt{Results: []ast.Expr{
+								&ast.CallExpr{Fun: &ast.SelectorExpr{X: ast.NewIdent("fmt"), Sel: ast.NewIdent("Sprintf")}, Args: []ast.Expr{
+									&ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.STRING, Value: `"<%d=invalid>"`},
+									objIdent,
+								}},
+							}},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				// return names[c]
+				&ast.ReturnStmt{
+					Results: []ast.Expr{
+						&ast.IndexExpr{
+							X:     &ast.Ident{Name: "names"},
+							Index: objIdent,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/schema/column.go b/pkg/schema/column.go
index e614465..b94685d 100644
--- a/pkg/schema/column.go
+++ b/pkg/schema/column.go
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ import (
 
 // Column represents a single column in a table.
 type Column struct {
-	TableName              string `db:"table_name"`
-	Name                   string `db:"column_name"`
-	Type                   string `db:"column_type"`
+	// TableName is the name of the SQLite table this column belongs to.
+	TableName string `db:"table_name"`
+
+	// Name is the SQLite column name.
+	Name string `db:"column_name"`
+
+	// Type is the SQLite type this column contains.
+	Type string `db:"column_type"`
+
 	IsNotNull              bool   `db:"notnull"`
 	HasDefaultValue        bool   `db:"has_default_value"`
 	DefaultValue           string `db:"dflt_value"`
diff --git a/pkg/schema/table.go b/pkg/schema/table.go
index 88c9722..5b41361 100644
--- a/pkg/schema/table.go
+++ b/pkg/schema/table.go
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package schema
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
+
+	"git.offline-twitter.com/offline-labs/gas-stack/pkg/flowutils"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 )
 
 // Table is a single SQLite table.
@@ -61,3 +66,11 @@ func (t Table) HasAutoTimestamps() (hasCreatedAt bool, hasUpdatedAt bool) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func (t Table) GetCodeTableValues(db *sqlx.DB) (ret []string) {
+	if !slices.ContainsFunc(t.Columns, func(c Column) bool { return c.Name == "name" }) {
+		panic("not a code table")
+	}
+	flowutils.PanicIf(db.Select(&ret, fmt.Sprintf("select name from %s", t.TableName)))
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/textutils/snake.go b/pkg/textutils/snake.go
index 5b6187b..c113202 100644
--- a/pkg/textutils/snake.go
+++ b/pkg/textutils/snake.go
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ func SnakeToCamel(s string) string {
 	return strings.Join(parts, "")
 }
 
+func KebabToPascal(s string) string {
+	parts := strings.Split(s, "-")
+	for i, part := range parts {
+		if len(part) > 0 {
+			parts[i] = strings.ToUpper(part[:1]) + part[1:]
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, "")
+}
+
 func CamelToPascal(s string) string {
 	return strings.ToLower(s)[0:1] + s[1:]
 }
diff --git a/sample_data/test_schemas/codetables.sql b/sample_data/test_schemas/codetables.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26c40c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample_data/test_schemas/codetables.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+create table item_types (
+    rowid integer primary key,
+    name text not null unique
+) strict;
+insert into item_types(rowid, name) values
+    (1, 'first-type'),
+    (2, 'second-type'),
+    (3, 'third-type');