Phase 0 of Creature Studio pipeline:
- creature-edit.mjs: gltf-transform CLI for post-generation GLB surgery
  (info, repose, scale, rename-bones, add-sockets, strip-animations,
  optimize, rig via UniRig/Replicate)
- Added dodge + walk animation clips to biped, quadruped, serpentine rigs
- BONE_CONVENTIONS.md: standard bone naming + equipment socket spec
- Added @gltf-transform/functions dependency

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

Add block and dodge clip normalisation to CLIP_MAP so GLB animations
with names like "guard", "parry", "evade", "roll" map correctly.

Propagate blocked/dodged flags through AttackSignal so BattleSceneCanvas
plays the right defender animation (dodge > block > hit). Skip impact
VFX on dodges since there's no contact.

Replace hardcoded RightHand weapon attachment with attachToSocket() that
searches socket nodes then falls back to Mixamo/UniRig bone name variants
for all 5 standard sockets (hand_R, hand_L, chest, head, back).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

New CharacterViewer component renders the player's GLB model through
the ASCII pipeline with mouse/touch drag rotation. Three.js renders
offscreen — player only sees ASCII art.

Lazy-loaded via React.lazy to avoid adding Three.js to the initial
character page bundle. Shows above the avatar card when the character
has a race-specific model (Human, Elf, Dwarf).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

Fix rig command to use correct Replicate API: version hash
(9ee496ea...), data URI with model/gltf-binary MIME type (preserves
.glb extension detection). Tested successfully on giant-spider.glb —
58s, $0.07, produced 23-bone skeleton with skin weights.

Add animate-creature.py for Blender headless animation generation.
Creates 7 NLA clips (idle, walk, attack, hit, death, block, dodge)
with per-rig-type bone keyframes. Supports biped and quadruped
presets with comprehensive bone name aliasing.

Add .env to .gitignore for Replicate API token.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

Fix animation_data_ensure → animation_data_create for Blender 5.x.
Add spider-unirig bone rename map for UniRig's generic bone_N naming.

Full pipeline verified: giant-spider.glb (mesh only) → UniRig rig
(58s, $0.07) → rename bones → Blender animate (7 clips) → optimize
→ add sockets. Output: 7.4 MB GLB with skeleton, animations, and
equipment sockets.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

Reads items.json, classifies 43 player items (26 weapons + 17 armor)
by subtype/rarity, generates dark-fantasy 3D models via Meshy with
ART_SYSTEM.md rarity visual treatments, optimizes GLBs, and builds
a manifest.json for client runtime loading.

Commands: list, forge, forge-all, manifest, deploy.
Cost: ~$0.05/item, full batch ~$2.15.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

- glbItemLoader.ts: loads item GLBs from manifest.json, renders through
  shared WebGL renderer at projectile positions
- weaponAnimations.ts: drawWeapon() now accepts optional itemName, tries
  3D render first, falls back to existing 2D canvas primitives
- AttackSignal.weaponName threaded through buildBattleSceneSignal →
  useBattleSceneSignals → BattleSceneCanvas → drawWeapon
- TileDetailsPanel: adds weaponNameForItem callback to signal pipeline
- MonsterAsciiRenderer: adds block/dodge to AnimAction type + durations
- glbCreatureLoader: exports getSharedRenderer for item loader reuse

8/8 buildBattleSceneSignal tests pass. Typechecks clean on changed files.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

- glbItemLoader: rarity controls color saturation in toon materials
  R0-1 monochrome, R2 muted tint, R3 saturated accent, R4 vivid + emissive
- MonsterAsciiRenderer: block/dodge added to AnimAction + ACTION_DURATION
- item-viewer.html: grid view of all items by rarity with ASCII rendering,
  click-to-inspect with auto-rotation, cell size + filter controls

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

- Add getItemModel() export to glbItemLoader for bone-socket attachment
- CharacterViewer clones item model and attaches to character hand socket
  via attachToSocket(), handles weapon switching and un-equipping
- Character.tsx passes equipped weapon name to CharacterViewer
- TileDetailsPanel preloads all equipped weapon 3D models on mount so
  they're ready before first attack animation
- 28 tests for glbItemLoader (itemSlug, manifest loading, cache states)
  and weaponAnimations (classifyWeapon, drawWeapon 3D/2D fallback, rotation)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

Hunting Bow was timing out at 5 minutes during the refine step.
Increased pollTask maxWait to 10 minutes and added retry logic in
forgeAll that re-attempts failed items once after the initial pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>