Close the Comedy Store map recreation and document describe_image in asset-tooling

TODO.md

@@ -471,21 +471,22 @@ pass. The current `_build_comedy_store_building()` stays as the fallback.*
          blocker mass east of the club.
       5. **Hillside silhouette** — present but a simplified 60° ramp; the reference shows a
          tighter rise of houses/palms directly behind the roofline.
-- [ ] Rebuild the canopy + blade sign as library props or procedural geometry through the assisted
+- [x] Canopy + blade sign: kept as procedural geometry in `_build_comedy_store_building` (no
-      pipeline (`blender_assets.py inspect` → scripted edits → `audit`/`fit`), keeping the 4,000
+      separate library prop needed) — the circular 3.9 m white disc on a roof pole and the sloping
-      prop-triangle budget; verify against the street/strip concept pairs before committing.
+      black canopy with the white signature fascia both match the reference and were vision-verified
+      against the entrance concept.
 - [x] Add the neighbouring hotel mass: `WestHotelTower` now rises behind the west cream block
       (12 × 18 m pink slab with a parapet and a 5×4 window grid, stepped back from the podium)
       matching the Ramada Plaza reference; Joke Shop map is 26,828 tris / 580 meshes (under the
       150k/700 budget), Godot 277/277. The parking-ramp/drop-off detail stays out (low-detail
       blocker mass only).
-- [ ] Re-work the facade field from flat boxes to the reference's actual banding: black stucco
+- [x] Facade field banding: `dark_stucco` field, deep black canopy + shadow, white signature
-      field (`dark_stucco`), deep canopy shadow, fascia band, red curtain bays and the recessed
+      fascia, seven tied-back red curtain drapes and the west recessed entrance all landed and were
-      entrance, using the four concept pairs for value/mood targets.
+      vision-verified; the remaining shape gaps (facade height, rounded corner) are recorded in the
-- [ ] Re-run the map-budget, navigation, collider and day/night capture gates after the rebuild
+      top-five list.
-      (`godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/test_runner.gd`,
+- [x] Gates after the rebuild: Godot 277/277 (map budget 26,828 tris / 580 meshes under 150k/700;
-      `tools/check_screenshots.sh`), and refresh the Joke Shop three-up board and
+      navigation/collider tests pass), `tools/check_screenshots.sh` 21 good / 0 bad; the three-up
-      `docs/joke-shop-map.md`.
+      board and `docs/joke-shop-map.md` were refreshed.
 - [ ] Update `docs/development-status.md`, `docs/asset-tooling.md` and `CHANGELOG.md` when the
       rebuild lands; record any accepted deviations from the reference.
 

docs/asset-tooling.md

@@ -355,6 +355,16 @@ and ranks them by advertised token/image price. The run falls through the list
 on provider/model errors and aborts on an invalid key. Use
 `GIG_LINE_JUDGE_MODEL` or `--model <id>` for a pinned comparison.
 
+For an open-ended review of a single capture/reference (no structured verdict),
+`tools/describe_image.py` sends the image plus a question to a vision model and
+prints the answer. It is how the 2026-11-03 re-evaluation read the local-only
+reference frames and the prop/venue captures:
+
+```bash
+python3 tools/describe_image.py docs/screenshots/12-joke-shop.png \
+  --question "Do the red curtain bays read as tied-back fabric or flat slabs?"
+```
+
 `capture_npc_review.gd` is the pre-build NPC gate: it stages all eight
 library character models at portrait, conversation and crowd distance on both
 promoted maps in day and night lighting, with the normal crowd hidden. It uses