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@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ canonical implemented-features list in `docs/development-status.md`.
   skull-conforming hair cap derived from the closed head shell, hides the scalp under
   that cap, and narrows the neck/shoulder body. Default head source stays `face` until
   the owner reviews the hair/body and the 12-variant rollout starts.
+- **AI-assisted asset review loop (2026-11-04):** head/face shape decisions use a concept +
+  judge loop — generate a target concept (`generate_textures.generate_image`, Seedream) and use
+  `tools/describe_image.py` as the vision judge, iterating on the mesh until the judge's specific
+  fixes converge. This is what picked the MakeHuman head over the procedural displacement head
+  (`_head_proto` oscillates between "decorated egg" and "spiky wedges" at ~3/5 on the coarse
+  sphere). Review page: `docs/screens/head-review/README.md`; methodology note:
+  `docs/3d-model-review.md` §AI-driven head rework.
 - **MakeHuman hair/body prototype (2026-11-04):** `npc_casual --head mh` is
   14,753 tris / 12,822 raw / 12,823 seam-split verts / 14 bones / 9 materials,
   `inspect` clean. All 12 variants were counted at 14,693–15,987 tris. Hair uses flat
@@ -156,6 +163,13 @@ canonical implemented-features list in `docs/development-status.md`.
   (dark tangent patches) — hair skips the normal map. Generate the cap before deleting
   the hidden scalp, or the cap inherits the hole. The flatpak sandbox cannot read `/tmp`;
   helper scripts must live under `$PWD`.
+- MakeHuman OBJ intake transform (`base.obj`): the source is Y-up, 16.946 units tall. To reach
+  the project Blender Z-up / metres / front -Y space: scale 0.10739, translate y +0.907 (ground
+  the feet), then rotate +90° around X (maps +Y→+Z up and +Z→−Y front). The full-res head carries
+  internal geometry (eyes/teeth/mouth shells) and is non-manifold; voxel-remesh and Catmull-Clark
+  subdivision both fragment it into shards. On the decimated head, weld first
+  (`remove_doubles` ~0.0002) then Laplacian `smooth_vert`; subdivision without the weld splits
+  along the GLB seam vertices.
 - MPFB gotchas: call `TargetService.bake_targets(body)` before any decimate (shape-key
   modifier error); add the built-in rig and capture arm weights before applying the MASK
   modifier, or `build_basemesh_position_info` divides by zero on an emptied bone group;
@@ -228,6 +242,8 @@ canonical implemented-features list in `docs/development-status.md`.
 - Character checks: `python3 tools/blender_assets.py inspect|audit|fit`,
   `python3 tools/npc_proportions.py`
 - Docs: `python3 tools/check_docs.py` (every tracked image must be linked from its folder README)
+- Head/part pipeline: `python3 tools/npc_parts.py build|extract|assemble|inspect|sheet|compare`
+  (Blender subcommands run under flatpak). Head sources: `build_character(head="face"|"proto"|"mh")`.
 - Reference research: `python3 tools/refcollect.py search <q> --slug <block> --limit N`
   (local-only), `tools/refboard.py` (Commons), `tools/three_up.py compose/rows`,
   `tools/scene_concepts.py generate/anchor/realism`
@@ -247,6 +263,6 @@ Comedy Store map rebuild are complete. **Priority (2026-11-04, owner):** 1) the
 model overhaul** (head/face/hands, local part pipeline), 2) finish the MakeHuman character + the
 3D model and map improvements, 3) ship it all together in the **0.10.0 minor**. The 0.9.7/0.9.8
 character patches are published; `TODO.md` is the priority source. Test counts as of 2026-11-04:
-Godot 277/277, Python 162/162, `check_docs` OK.
+Godot 277/277, Python 167/167, `check_docs` OK.
 
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