domain.json

{
  "id": "animated-character",
  "setupSteps": [
    [
      "character-contract-read",
      "Read grimoire/character/reconstruction.md and grimoire/character/likeness_maximization.md completely"
    ],
    [
      "character-landmarks",
      "python3 forge/stage1_intake/extract_landmarks.py {reference} --out anatomy.json --overlay landmarks.png"
    ]
  ],
  "setupAnchorBefore": "local-spec-search",
  "rigSteps": [
    [
      "rig-contract-read",
      "Read {plugin_dir}/reference/animation-contract.md and {plugin_dir}/reference/character-rigging-animation-1.5.2.md completely"
    ],
    [
      "glb-rig-reference",
      "Run python3 {plugin_dir}/tools/rig_glb_reference.py {reference} --out glb-rig.json (skeleton, skin joint order, inverse binds and clips read FROM the GLB; skip with a reason only when there is no GLB)"
    ],
    [
      "mesh-repair",
      "Inspect the meshes for breakage and repair them now, before the freeze; record what was repaired, or skip with a reason when nothing is broken"
    ],
    [
      "mesh-freeze",
      "Export the mesh buffers with node runtime/scripts/export_mesh_buffers.mjs --url PREVIEW_URL --out meshes.json, then run python3 {plugin_dir}/tools/rig_mesh_parity.py freeze meshes.json --out mesh-manifest.json"
    ],
    [
      "rig-payload-validate",
      "Run python3 {plugin_dir}/tools/rig_validate_payload.py --payload rig-payload.json (structural payload integrity ONLY -- never pose stress or likeness; a sculpt spec is NOT a rig payload, they are different schemas)"
    ],
    [
      "rig-bind",
      "Bind the skeleton: ADD skeleton, skinIndex and skinWeight only. Vertex positions, normals, uvs and indices are frozen evidence"
    ],
    [
      "mesh-parity-verify",
      "Export the post-bind buffers with node runtime/scripts/export_mesh_buffers.mjs --url PREVIEW_URL --out meshes-after.json, then run python3 {plugin_dir}/tools/rig_mesh_parity.py verify mesh-manifest.json meshes-after.json"
    ],
    [
      "clip-measure",
      "Run python3 {plugin_dir}/tools/anim_clip_features.py sampled-clips.json --out clip-features.json (measure, classify, name, and decide loop from poseReturn)"
    ],
    [
      "rig-gates",
      "Run python3 {plugin_dir}/tools/gate_rigging.py --payload rig-gate-payload.json (G1-G10; an unevaluated gate is not a pass)"
    ]
  ]
}