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@@ -130,8 +130,12 @@ the rest of §C remains the broad review checklist.
       articulation stays out of scope; the contract already allows optional extra bones, so if the
       owner later wants a grip rig it is an ADR + budget change, not a blocker. (Recorded in
       `MEMORY.md`; re-confirmed here.)
-- [ ] Verify all hand gear at 0.8 m (contact, clipping, direction) and capture open/grip hand
+- [-] Verify all hand gear at 0.8 m (contact, clipping, direction) and capture open/grip hand
       close-ups for the review sheet.
+      Open close-up captured (0.8 m). Gear contact is unchanged by construction: `_hand_proto`
+      reuses the same palm geometry and the same `HAND_ITEM_FORWARD`/Hand-proxy attach, so the
+      existing `fit` hand-gear clearances carry over. The grip close-up + gear-in-hand context
+      needs the §5 assembly (hand_proto swapped into the character), so it is verified there.
 - [ ] Roll the approved hands into all 12 variants only after the one-variant hand sheet passes.
 
 ### 5. Assembly and rollout