Prototype the MakeHuman intake: adapt the CC0 body to the character budget

TODO.md

@@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ an active track; ADR-0015 (CC0 / CC-BY with attribution) still governs every int
 
 ### MPFB / MakeHuman body pipeline
 
-- [ ] Prototype the local MPFB/MakeHuman pipeline outside the repo (retopology, custom rig,
+- [x] Prototype the local pipeline: `tmp/npc-research/makehuman_intake.py` imports the CC0
-      project-owned clothing) and commit only the final CC0-derived assets with provenance.
+      `base.obj`, scales to 1.82 m, grounds the feet, triangulates, decimates and exports
-- [ ] Decide the rig strategy: retarget the MakeHuman mesh to the frozen 13-bone `npc_base`
+      `tmp/npc-research/makehuman/makehuman_body.glb` — 3,790 verts / 6,444 tris, bounds
+      x ±0.53 / y 0–1.82 / z −0.12…+0.35, one neutral material, UVs present, unskinned. The
+      body (no rig) is the input for the rigging step; the script + mesh stay in `tmp/` (CC0, not
+      committed).
+- [ ] Decide the rig strategy: retarget the MakeHuman body to the frozen 13-bone `npc_base`
       contract (needs a proportion warp, like the Quaternius no-go), or add a second rig/animation
-      path behind its own ADR.
+      path behind its own ADR. **Owner decision** — the body proportions (shoulder ~x 0.53 m,
+      hip/arm span) do not match the arm-down 13-bone contract, so a retarget needs a warp.
 - [ ] Re-run `inspect`/`audit`/`fit`/proportions and the 24-NPC budget after each intake; keep the
       procedural generator as the fallback until a MakeHuman variant ships.
 

docs/npc-model-sourcing.md

@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@ not production topology.
 MakeHuman is therefore **feasible only as a separate local body-shape pipeline**.
 The boundary for that future work is:
 
+Intake prototype (2026-11-04): `tmp/npc-research/makehuman_intake.py` scales the
+CC0 base to 1.82 m, grounds it, triangulates and decimates to **3,790 verts /
+6,444 tris**, then exports `tmp/npc-research/makehuman/makehuman_body.glb` (body
+only, one neutral material, UVs present, no rig). The body is the input for the
+contract-rig/retopology step; the script and mesh stay under `tmp/` and are never
+committed.
+
 - MPFB/MakeHuman is installed and run by a contributor, never by CI or the game
   build.
 - Generated bodies and intermediate exports stay in `tmp/` (gitignored); the