diff --git a/apispec/core.py b/apispec/core.py
index b3142e7..ddada9e 100644
--- a/apispec/core.py
+++ b/apispec/core.py
@@ -277,13 +277,17 @@ class APISpec(object):
         self._tags.append(tag)
         return self
 
-    def path(self, path=None, operations=None, **kwargs):
+    def path(
+        self, path=None, operations=None, summary=None, description=None, **kwargs
+    ):
         """Add a new path object to the spec.
 
         https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/master/versions/3.0.2.md#path-item-object
 
         :param str|None path: URL path component
         :param dict|None operations: describes the http methods and options for `path`
+        :param str summary: short summary relevant to all operations in this path
+        :param str description: long description relevant to all operations in this path
         :param dict kwargs: parameters used by any path helpers see :meth:`register_path_helper`
         """
         operations = operations or OrderedDict()
@@ -309,4 +313,8 @@ class APISpec(object):
         clean_operations(operations, self.openapi_version.major)
 
         self._paths.setdefault(path, operations).update(operations)
+        if summary is not None:
+            self._paths[path]["summary"] = summary
+        if description is not None:
+            self._paths[path]["description"] = description
         return self

Add support for `summary` and `description` fields for paths
Documented [here](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/paths-and-operations/):

> Paths may have an optional short summary and a longer description for documentation purposes. This information is supposed to be relevant to all operations in this path. description can be multi-line and supports Markdown (CommonMark) for rich text representation. 
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 594c035..cd13657 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -298,6 +298,15 @@ class TestPath:
             spec.path()
         assert "Path template is not specified" in str(excinfo)
 
+    def test_path_summary_description(self, spec):
+        summary = "Operations on a Pet"
+        description = "Operations on a Pet identified by its ID"
+        spec.path(path="/pet/{petId}", summary=summary, description=description)
+
+        p = get_paths(spec)["/pet/{petId}"]
+        assert p["summary"] == summary
+        assert p["description"] == description
+
     def test_parameter(self, spec):
         route_spec = self.paths["/pet/{petId}"]["get"]
 

pip install -e .[dev]
parse_log_pytest
pytest
pytest pre-commit
3.9
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
-e git+https://github.com/marshmallow-code/apispec.git@f630cfcb69679f5b64ff1b2e9e2ddacc7cf51c55#egg=apispec
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attrs==25.3.0
cachetools==5.5.2
certifi==2025.1.31
cfgv==3.4.0
chardet==5.2.0
charset-normalizer==3.4.1
colorama==0.4.6
distlib==0.3.9
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exceptiongroup @ file:///croot/exceptiongroup_1706031385326/work
filelock==3.18.0
flake8==3.7.4
flake8-bugbear==18.8.0
identify==2.6.9
idna==3.10
importlib_metadata==8.6.1
iniconfig @ file:///home/linux1/recipes/ci/iniconfig_1610983019677/work
jsonschema==4.17.3
jsonschema-spec==0.1.6
lazy-object-proxy==1.10.0
marshmallow==2.18.0
mccabe==0.6.1
mock==5.2.0
nodeenv==1.9.1
openapi-schema-validator==0.4.4
openapi-spec-validator==0.5.7
packaging @ file:///croot/packaging_1734472117206/work
pathable==0.4.4
platformdirs==4.3.7
pluggy @ file:///croot/pluggy_1733169602837/work
prance==23.6.21.0
pre-commit==1.14.2
pycodestyle==2.5.0
pyflakes==2.1.1
pyproject-api==1.9.0
pyrsistent==0.20.0
pytest @ file:///croot/pytest_1738938843180/work
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requests==2.32.3
rfc3339-validator==0.1.4
ruamel.yaml==0.18.10
ruamel.yaml.clib==0.2.12
six==1.17.0
toml==0.10.2
tomli==2.2.1
tox==4.25.0
typing_extensions==4.13.0
urllib3==2.3.0
virtualenv==20.29.3
zipp==3.21.0

name: apispec
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - exceptiongroup=1.2.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - iniconfig=1.1.1=pyhd3eb1b0_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.4.4=h6a678d5_1
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=3.0.16=h5eee18b_0
  - packaging=24.2=py39h06a4308_0
  - pip=25.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - pluggy=1.5.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - pytest=8.3.4=py39h06a4308_0
  - python=3.9.21=he870216_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=75.8.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - tzdata=2025a=h04d1e81_0
  - wheel=0.45.1=py39h06a4308_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
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      - attrs==25.3.0
      - cachetools==5.5.2
      - certifi==2025.1.31
      - cfgv==3.4.0
      - chardet==5.2.0
      - charset-normalizer==3.4.1
      - colorama==0.4.6
      - distlib==0.3.9
      - entrypoints==0.3
      - filelock==3.18.0
      - flake8==3.7.4
      - flake8-bugbear==18.8.0
      - identify==2.6.9
      - idna==3.10
      - importlib-metadata==8.6.1
      - jsonschema==4.17.3
      - jsonschema-spec==0.1.6
      - lazy-object-proxy==1.10.0
      - marshmallow==2.18.0
      - mccabe==0.6.1
      - mock==5.2.0
      - nodeenv==1.9.1
      - openapi-schema-validator==0.4.4
      - openapi-spec-validator==0.5.7
      - pathable==0.4.4
      - platformdirs==4.3.7
      - prance==23.6.21.0
      - pre-commit==1.14.2
      - pycodestyle==2.5.0
      - pyflakes==2.1.1
      - pyproject-api==1.9.0
      - pyrsistent==0.20.0
      - pyyaml==6.0.2
      - requests==2.32.3
      - rfc3339-validator==0.1.4
      - ruamel-yaml==0.18.10
      - ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.12
      - six==1.17.0
      - toml==0.10.2
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      - tox==4.25.0
      - typing-extensions==4.13.0
      - urllib3==2.3.0
      - virtualenv==20.29.3
      - zipp==3.21.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/apispec

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apispec/core.py
apispec/core.py