Fix landing preview and planted movement

.changeset/calm-feet-land.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+"posecode-parser": patch
+"posecode-render": patch
+"posecode-mcp": patch
+---
+
+Add a ballet first-position start pose, keep superhero landing contacts stable
+with an inward planted fist, and prevent visible foot friction in demi-plié.

packages/posecode-eval/src/checks.ts

@@ -326,6 +326,33 @@ export const MOVEMENT_CHECKS: MovementChecks[] = [
       },
     ],
   },
+  {
+    // A demi-plié keeps the turnout established at the hips while both feet
+    // remain planted. Checking each ankle independently catches the symmetric
+    // outward/inward skate that a center-only ground-lock metric cannot see.
+    movement: "demi-plie",
+    checks: [
+      (result) => {
+        if (result.phases.length < 2) {
+          return { id: "demi-plie-feet-stay-planted", pass: false, detail: "plié phases missing" };
+        }
+        let maxDrift = 0;
+        for (let i = 1; i < result.phases.length; i++) {
+          for (const side of ["left", "right"] as const) {
+            maxDrift = Math.max(
+              maxDrift,
+              footSkateDistance(result.phases[i - 1]!, result.phases[i]!, side),
+            );
+          }
+        }
+        return {
+          id: "demi-plie-feet-stay-planted",
+          pass: maxDrift < 0.015,
+          detail: `${maxDrift.toFixed(3)}m maximum ankle drift (want < 0.015m)`,
+        };
+      },
+    ],
+  },
   {
     // Three-point landing: the front sole, rear knee, and opposite fist must
     // form distinct supports while the torso stays above the floor. Contact
@@ -339,6 +366,13 @@ export const MOVEMENT_CHECKS: MovementChecks[] = [
         (v) => v >= 65 && v <= 100,
         "65–100° character-forward pitch",
       ),
+      phaseCheck(
+        "planted-fist-palm-inward",
+        "Hold the landing",
+        (p) => palmInwardAngleDeg(p, "left"),
+        (v) => v < 30,
+        "< 30° from inward",
+      ),
       (result) => {
         const p = phase(result, "Hold the landing");
         if (!p) return { id: "exact-three-supports", pass: false, detail: "phase \"Hold the landing\" not found" };

packages/posecode-eval/test/eval.test.ts

@@ -286,4 +286,14 @@ describe("fixture scorecard", () => {
     expect(movement.passed).toBeLessThan(movement.total);
     expect(failed.some((check) => check.id.startsWith("contact-position:"))).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("rejects a superhero landing whose planted fist faces away from the body", () => {
+    const fixtures = loadFixtures(examplesDir);
+    const source = fixtures.find((fixture) => fixture.movement === "superhero-landing")!.source;
+    const outward = source.replace("elbow_left: pronate 80", "elbow_left: supinate 80");
+    const check = runEval([{ movement: "superhero-landing", source: outward }])
+      .movements[0]!.checks.find((item) => item.id === "planted-fist-palm-inward");
+
+    expect(check).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ pass: false }));
+  });
 });

packages/posecode-language/src/vocab.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const KEYWORD_DOCS: Record<string, string> = {
   posecode: 'Document header: `posecode <kind> "<name>"`.',
   rig: "Selects the rig (currently `humanoid`).",
   prop: "Adds a scene object: `prop chair | wall | bar | box | dip-bars`. Supplies declared reach, pin, and grip anchors.",
-  pose: "Sets the starting pose: `pose start = standing | neutral | plank | supine | prone | seated`.",
+  pose: "Sets the starting pose: `pose start = standing | first-position | neutral | plank | supine | prone | seated`.",
   start: "Used in `pose start = <pose>`.",
   clip: 'Optional mocap clip: `clip "walk"`. A renderer with a matching retargeted animation plays it crossfaded over the procedural pose; others ignore it.',
   step: 'A movement phase: `step "<name>" <Ns> <mode>:` where mode is flow | settle | drive | snap | linear.',

packages/posecode-mcp/src/guide.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ say that Posecode cannot yet represent the missing capability.
 posecode <kind> "<Name>"          # kind = exercise | stretch | posture
   rig humanoid
   prop <type>                  # optional: chair | wall | bar | box | dip-bars
-  pose start = <pose>          # neutral | standing | plank | supine | prone | seated
+  pose start = <pose>          # neutral | standing | first-position | plank | supine | prone | seated
   step "<Phase>" <Ns> <mode>:  # mode = flow | settle | drive | snap | linear
     <joint>: <action> <degrees>
     ground-lock: <contacts>    # repeat feet/hands/forearms/back or side-specific supports

packages/posecode-parser/src/protocol.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type RigName = (typeof RIG_NAMES)[number];
 export const START_POSE_NAMES = [
   "neutral",
   "standing",
+  "first-position",
   "plank",
   "supine",
   "prone",

packages/posecode-render/src/poses.ts

@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ const STANDING: PoseSpec = {
   joints: { ...RELAXED_FOREARMS },
 };
 
+// Ballet first position: legs externally rotated from the hips while the
+// straight-leg chain stays vertical. Seeding turnout in the base pose means a
+// demi-plié can keep it constant instead of visibly twisting planted feet on
+// every descent and rise.
+const FIRST_POSITION: PoseSpec = {
+  root: { position: [0, 0, 0], rotationDeg: [0, 0, 0] },
+  joints: {
+    ...RELAXED_FOREARMS,
+    hip_left: [0, 30, 0],
+    hip_right: [0, -30, 0],
+  },
+};
+
 // Lying face-up. Rotating the standing figure -90° about X lays it on its back:
 // the original front (+Z) ends up facing the ceiling (+Y) and the head points
 // toward -Z. groundFigure() (bounding-box drop) then rests the back on the floor.
@@ -81,6 +94,7 @@ const SEATED: PoseSpec = {
 const POSES: Record<string, PoseSpec> = {
   neutral: NEUTRAL,
   standing: STANDING,
+  "first-position": FIRST_POSITION,
   plank: PLANK,
   supine: SUPINE,
   prone: PRONE,

packages/posecode-render/test/render.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import fs from "node:fs";
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import { buildMannequin } from "../src/mannequin.js";
 import { buildTimeline } from "../src/timeline.js";
@@ -473,6 +474,49 @@ describe("ground-lock (shared solver)", () => {
     return m;
   }
 
+  it("keeps the canonical demi-plié turned out without foot friction", () => {
+    const source = fs.readFileSync(
+      new URL("../../../spec/examples/demi-plie.posecode", import.meta.url),
+      "utf8",
+    );
+    const { ir, errors } = parse(source);
+    expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+    const timeline = buildTimeline(ir!);
+    const m = buildMannequin();
+
+    expect(timeline.basePose.joints?.hip_left?.[1]).toBe(30);
+    expect(timeline.basePose.joints?.hip_right?.[1]).toBe(-30);
+
+    timeline.sample(0, m.bones);
+    groundFigure(m);
+    const basePosition = m.root.position.clone();
+    const baseRotation = m.root.quaternion.clone();
+    const anchors = new Map(
+      ["ankle_left", "ankle_right"].map((id) => [
+        id,
+        m.bones.get(id)!.getWorldPosition(new THREE.Vector3()),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    let maxDrift = 0;
+    for (let t = 0; t < timeline.duration; t += 0.025) {
+      m.root.position.copy(basePosition);
+      m.root.quaternion.copy(baseRotation);
+      const info = timeline.sample(t, m.bones);
+      m.root.updateMatrixWorld(true);
+      applyGroundLock(m, info.groundLock, anchors);
+      levelPlantedFeet(m, info.groundLock);
+      m.root.updateMatrixWorld(true);
+      for (const id of ["ankle_left", "ankle_right"]) {
+        const point = m.bones.get(id)!.getWorldPosition(new THREE.Vector3());
+        const anchor = anchors.get(id)!;
+        maxDrift = Math.max(maxDrift, Math.hypot(point.x - anchor.x, point.z - anchor.z));
+      }
+    }
+
+    expect(maxDrift).toBeLessThan(0.01);
+  });
+
   it("drops the body and plants the foot mesh for a feet-only squat", () => {
     const m = posedRaw(
       [

playground/index.html

@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ <h1 class="headline">
           <div class="studio-hud"><span id="hero-phase">Drop into the landing</span></div>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- Overlapping code chip: an excerpt from the contact phase on screen -->
+        <!-- Contact-phase excerpt, kept below the viewer so it never hides the motion. -->
         <pre class="code-chip" aria-hidden="true"># contact-phase excerpt
 <span class="t-kw">posecode</span> <span class="t-kind">posture</span> <span class="t-str">"Superhero Three-Point Landing"</span>
   <span class="t-kw">pose</span> start <span class="t-punct">=</span> <span class="t-atom">standing</span>
 
   <span class="t-kw">step</span> <span class="t-str">"Make three-point contact"</span> <span class="t-num">0.3s</span> <span class="t-atom">settle</span><span class="t-punct">:</span>
-    <span class="t-kw">pin</span><span class="t-punct">:</span> <span class="t-atom">knee_left floor</span>
-    <span class="t-kw">reach</span><span class="t-punct">:</span> <span class="t-atom">foot_right floor</span>
+    <span class="t-kw">ground-lock</span><span class="t-punct">:</span> <span class="t-atom">foot_right</span>
+    <span class="t-kw">reach</span><span class="t-punct">:</span> <span class="t-atom">knee_left floor</span>
     <span class="t-kw">reach</span><span class="t-punct">:</span> <span class="t-atom">fist_left floor</span>
     <span class="t-kw">cue</span> <span class="t-str">"Set all three contacts"</span></pre>
       </div>

playground/public/llm-guide.html

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ <h2>Grammar</h2>
 <pre class="code-block"><code>posecode &lt;kind&gt; &quot;&lt;Name&gt;&quot;          # kind = exercise | stretch | posture
   rig humanoid
   prop &lt;type&gt;                  # optional: chair | wall | bar | box | dip-bars (repeatable)
-  pose start = &lt;pose&gt;          # neutral | standing | plank | supine | prone | seated
+  pose start = &lt;pose&gt;          # neutral | standing | first-position | plank | supine | prone | seated
   step &quot;&lt;Phase name&gt;&quot; &lt;Ns&gt; &lt;mode&gt;:     # mode = flow | settle | drive | snap | linear
     &lt;joint&gt;: &lt;action&gt; &lt;degrees&gt;
     reach: &lt;effector&gt; &lt;target&gt; # limb IK to a landmark, floor, or declared prop anchor
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ <h2>Reaching, props, lying poses &amp; hands</h2>
   ground-lock: feet
   cue &quot;Hinge and reach toward the ankles&quot;</code></pre>
 <p>A hand or fist sent to the floor is also oriented onto its palm or knuckles. That explicit surface contact can adjust forearm/wrist roll within ROM, so do not fight it with a contradictory palm-facing cue.</p>
-<ul><li><strong>Props</strong>: <code>prop chair | wall | bar | box | dip-bars</code> (top level). The chair sits behind the figure (sit-to-stand, box squat), the wall behind that (wall sit), the bar overhead, the box in front (step-ups), and the dip bars either side at hip-press height (<code>grip: hands bars</code> + elbow flex = triceps dips).</li><li><strong>Pins</strong>: <code>pin: &lt;effector&gt; &lt;anchor&gt;</code> moves the whole BODY so the effector sits on the anchor (vs <code>reach</code>, which moves just the limb). Use one primary pin for body translation: <code>pin: foot_right box</code> can support a step-up, and <code>pin: pelvis floor</code> can keep the pelvis on the mat. Use <code>grip</code>, not several simultaneous hand pins, for a bar or rails.</li><li><strong>Grips</strong>: <code>grip: hands bar</code> or <code>grip: hands bars</code> is the dedicated two-hand prop contact. It assigns separate left/right anchors, solves both arms, and closes the fingers. Declare <code>prop bar</code> or <code>prop dip-bars</code> first. Prefer this to multiple pins for a pull-up, hang, or dip.</li><li><strong>Lying / seated</strong>: <code>pose start = supine | prone | seated</code> for floor and mat work (glute bridge, dead bug, cobra, seated forward fold). In a supine exercise whose torso stays down, add <code>ground-lock: back</code> to each phase.</li><li><strong>Hands</strong>: <code>fingers: flex 80</code> makes a fist; curl individual fingers for shapes (<code>index_right: flex 95</code>). Single-DOF per finger, good for grip and rough gesture, not exact sign language.</li></ul>
+<ul><li><strong>Props</strong>: <code>prop chair | wall | bar | box | dip-bars</code> (top level). The chair sits behind the figure (sit-to-stand, box squat), the wall behind that (wall sit), the bar overhead, the box in front (step-ups), and the dip bars either side at hip-press height (<code>grip: hands bars</code> + elbow flex = triceps dips).</li><li><strong>Pins</strong>: <code>pin: &lt;effector&gt; &lt;anchor&gt;</code> moves the whole BODY so the effector sits on the anchor (vs <code>reach</code>, which moves just the limb). Use one primary pin for body translation: <code>pin: foot_right box</code> can support a step-up, and <code>pin: pelvis floor</code> can keep the pelvis on the mat. Use <code>grip</code>, not several simultaneous hand pins, for a bar or rails.</li><li><strong>Grips</strong>: <code>grip: hands bar</code> or <code>grip: hands bars</code> is the dedicated two-hand prop contact. It assigns separate left/right anchors, solves both arms, and closes the fingers. Declare <code>prop bar</code> or <code>prop dip-bars</code> first. Prefer this to multiple pins for a pull-up, hang, or dip.</li><li><strong>Dance turnout</strong>: <code>pose start = first-position</code> for ballet movements that must keep the legs externally rotated without twisting planted feet</li><li><strong>Lying / seated</strong>: <code>pose start = supine | prone | seated</code> for floor and mat work (glute bridge, dead bug, cobra, seated forward fold). In a supine exercise whose torso stays down, add <code>ground-lock: back</code> to each phase.</li><li><strong>Hands</strong>: <code>fingers: flex 80</code> makes a fist; curl individual fingers for shapes (<code>index_right: flex 95</code>). Single-DOF per finger, good for grip and rough gesture, not exact sign language.</li></ul>
 <h2>Three-point superhero landing</h2>
 <p>A landing is defined by its contacts, not by a dramatic cue. Keep the existing front-foot support planted while reach constraints blend the rear knee and same-side fist down. Once the knee has arrived, hand the whole-body anchor to that knee and solve the foot and fist independently. Repeat the three contacts through the hold; never combine a whole-root pin with <code>ground-lock</code> in one step.</p>
 <pre class="code-block" data-lang="posecode"><code>posecode posture &quot;Superhero Three-Point Landing&quot;

playground/public/moves/demi-plie.html

@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ <h2>Movement phases</h2>
       <ol class="steps">
 <li>
           <span class="step-name">Plié<span class="step-dur">2.2s · settle</span></span>
-          <span class="step-cue">Turn out from the hips and bend the knees over the toes: heels down</span>
+          <span class="step-cue">Lower straight down with the knees tracking the turned-out toes and both heels anchored</span>
         </li>
 <li>
           <span class="step-name">Straighten<span class="step-dur">2.2s · settle</span></span>
-          <span class="step-cue">Press the floor away and rise to a tall first position</span>
+          <span class="step-cue">Press the floor away and rise without changing the turnout or moving the feet</span>
         </li>
       </ol>
 
@@ -150,29 +150,29 @@ <h2>The .posecode source</h2>
         angles, not 3D transforms.</p>
       <pre class="code-block"><code>posecode exercise &quot;Demi-plié&quot;
   rig humanoid
-  pose start = standing
+  pose start = first-position
 
   step &quot;Plié&quot; 2.2s settle:
-    hips: flex 20
-    hips: rotate-out 30
+    hips: flex 31.5
+    hips: abduct 17
     knees: flex 55
     ankles: dorsiflex 15
     shoulders: abduct 70
     elbows: flex 15
     spine: extend 4
     ground-lock: feet
-    cue &quot;Turn out from the hips and bend the knees over the toes: heels down&quot;
+    cue &quot;Lower straight down with the knees tracking the turned-out toes and both heels anchored&quot;
 
   step &quot;Straighten&quot; 2.2s settle:
     hips: flex 0
-    hips: rotate-out 0
+    hips: abduct 0
     knees: flex 0
-    ankles: plantarflex 0
+    ankles: dorsiflex 0
     shoulders: abduct 0
     elbows: flex 0
-    spine: flex 0
+    spine: extend 0
     ground-lock: feet
-    cue &quot;Press the floor away and rise to a tall first position&quot;
+    cue &quot;Press the floor away and rise without changing the turnout or moving the feet&quot;
 
   repeat 4
 </code></pre>

playground/public/moves/superhero-landing.html

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ <h2>Movement phases</h2>
         </li>
 <li>
           <span class="step-name">Make three-point contact<span class="step-dur">0.3s · settle</span></span>
-          <span class="step-cue">Set the left knee and left fist on the floor beside the planted right foot</span>
+          <span class="step-cue">Keep the right foot planted as the left knee and left fist settle onto the floor</span>
         </li>
 <li>
           <span class="step-name">Hold the landing<span class="step-dur">0.8s · linear</span></span>
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ <h2>The .posecode source</h2>
     knee_right: flex 123
     ankle_right: dorsiflex 15
     hip_left: extend 12
-    knee_left: flex 105
+    knee_left: flex 110
     ankle_left: plantarflex 28
     shoulder_left: flex 98
     shoulder_left: abduct 2
     elbow_left: flex 8
-    elbow_left: supinate 80
+    elbow_left: pronate 80
     fingers_left: flex 80
     shoulder_right: extend 24
     shoulder_right: abduct 22
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ <h2>The .posecode source</h2>
 
   step &quot;Make three-point contact&quot; 0.3s settle:
     neck: extend 25
-    pin: knee_left floor
-    reach: foot_right floor
+    ground-lock: foot_right
+    reach: knee_left floor
     reach: fist_left floor
-    cue &quot;Set the left knee and left fist on the floor beside the planted right foot&quot;
+    cue &quot;Keep the right foot planted as the left knee and left fist settle onto the floor&quot;
 
   step &quot;Hold the landing&quot; 0.8s linear:
-    pin: knee_left floor
-    reach: foot_right floor
+    ground-lock: foot_right
+    reach: knee_left floor
     reach: fist_left floor
     cue &quot;Hold the three contacts with the free right arm swept behind you&quot;