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 ---
 description: PixelLab MCP — генерация спрайтов для AutoHero, сохранение в репо и ключи манифеста
 globs:
+  - frontend/assets/**
   - frontend/public/assets/game/**
   - frontend/src/game/assets/**
   - docs/art-bible.md
@@ -17,10 +18,10 @@ globs:
 
 ## Обязательное правило после генерации
 
-1. **Сразу после успешного `get_*` (статус completed)** сохранить изображение в репозиторий под стабильным именем, согласованным с будущим манифестом, например:
-   - каталог: `frontend/public/assets/game/` (подпапки по желанию: `terrain/`, `props/`, `characters/`, …);
+1. **Сразу после успешного `get_*` (статус completed)** сохранить изображение в репозиторий под стабильным именем, согласованным с манифестом:
+   - каталог: **`frontend/assets/`** с подпапками по типу: `tiles/` (тайлы `terrain.*.vN.png`), `prop/`, `building/`, `enemies/`, `characters/`;
    - имя файла: совпадает с контент-ключом или префиксом ключа (`terrain.grass.v0.png`, `prop.tree.v1.png`, `enemy.wolf_forest.png`, …).
-2. **Если в проекте уже есть `manifest.json`** (или аналог для Pixi/atlas) — **добавить или обновить регион** для этого файла в том же PR/шаге. Не оставлять ассет только по временной ссылке MCP.
+2. **`frontend/public/assets/game/manifest.json`** — поле `file` для каждой текстуры **относительно `frontend/assets/`** (например `tiles/terrain.grass.v0.png`). Обновить манифест в том же шаге. Не оставлять ассет только по временной ссылке MCP.
 3. Для **асинхронных** задач: вызвать `create_*`, затем периодически `get_*` по `tile_id` / `object_id` / `character_id`, пока не `completed`.
 
 ## Маппинг задач на инструменты (кратко)
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Reference date: aligned with [https://api.pixellab.ai/mcp/docs](https://api.pixe
 
 - Creation tools **return immediately** with IDs; generation runs in the background (order of minutes).
 - Poll with matching **`get_*`** tools until status is **completed** (or handle `processing` / `failed` per response).
-- **Do not** treat remote URLs as durable storage for the repo: **download or decode base64 and write files under** `frontend/public/assets/game/` immediately.
+- **Do not** treat remote URLs as durable storage for the repo: **download or decode base64 and write PNGs under** `frontend/assets/` (`tiles/`, `prop/`, `building/`, `enemies/`, `characters/`). Register each texture in `frontend/public/assets/game/manifest.json` (`file` paths are relative to `frontend/assets/`).
 
 ## Character and animation
 
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similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/public/assets/game/terrain.road.v2.png
rename to frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.road.v2.png
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similarity index 100%
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rename to frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.ruins_floor.v0.png
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rename to frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.ruins_floor.v2.png
diff --git a/frontend/public/assets/game/terrain.stone.v0.png b/frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.stone.v0.png
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/public/assets/game/terrain.stone.v0.png
rename to frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.stone.v0.png
diff --git a/frontend/public/assets/game/terrain.stone.v1.png b/frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.stone.v1.png
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rename to frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.stone.v1.png
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rename to frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.stone.v2.png
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similarity index 100%
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rename to frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.swamp_floor.v2.png
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rename to frontend/assets/tiles/terrain.volcanic_floor.v2.png
diff --git a/frontend/public/assets/game/manifest.json b/frontend/public/assets/game/manifest.json
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--- a/frontend/public/assets/game/manifest.json
+++ b/frontend/public/assets/game/manifest.json
@@ -1,201 +1,489 @@
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+  "version": 7,
+  "assetsRoot": "frontend/assets",
+  "note": "file paths relative to frontend/assets. hero.player.v0 Sellsword, v1 Duelist, v2 Spellblade — 8 dirs each (PixelLab create_character). Legacy hero.player.png kept. NPC npc.* south-only.",
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+      "file": "characters/npc.healer.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "0671ca99-f93c-492b-8a6e-46e13f642747",
+      "rotation": "south"
+    },
+    "npc.bounty_hunter": {
+      "file": "characters/npc.bounty_hunter.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "de618a37-017f-4d88-a1d8-9eb08d7aa282",
+      "rotation": "south"
+    },
+    "npc.elder": {
+      "file": "characters/npc.elder.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "139bbbff-4299-4c39-9e39-94a817426dd9",
+      "rotation": "south"
+    },
+    "npc.quest_giver": {
+      "file": "characters/npc.quest_giver.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "f6877fb7-1ee6-4ed5-bd3c-23446bedaf63",
+      "rotation": "south"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v0.south": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v0.south.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "73fc6cae-e61b-4d86-88b2-ed774fe6efff",
+      "rotation": "south"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v0.east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v0.east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "73fc6cae-e61b-4d86-88b2-ed774fe6efff",
+      "rotation": "east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v0.north": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v0.north.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "73fc6cae-e61b-4d86-88b2-ed774fe6efff",
+      "rotation": "north"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v0.west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v0.west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "73fc6cae-e61b-4d86-88b2-ed774fe6efff",
+      "rotation": "west"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v0.south-east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v0.south-east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "73fc6cae-e61b-4d86-88b2-ed774fe6efff",
+      "rotation": "south-east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v0.north-east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v0.north-east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "73fc6cae-e61b-4d86-88b2-ed774fe6efff",
+      "rotation": "north-east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v0.north-west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v0.north-west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "73fc6cae-e61b-4d86-88b2-ed774fe6efff",
+      "rotation": "north-west"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v0.south-west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v0.south-west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "73fc6cae-e61b-4d86-88b2-ed774fe6efff",
+      "rotation": "south-west"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v1.south": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v1.south.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "4bb0ba6b-4f4e-4765-8631-9865eff7bd72",
+      "rotation": "south"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v1.east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v1.east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "4bb0ba6b-4f4e-4765-8631-9865eff7bd72",
+      "rotation": "east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v1.north": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v1.north.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "4bb0ba6b-4f4e-4765-8631-9865eff7bd72",
+      "rotation": "north"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v1.west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v1.west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "4bb0ba6b-4f4e-4765-8631-9865eff7bd72",
+      "rotation": "west"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v1.south-east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v1.south-east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "4bb0ba6b-4f4e-4765-8631-9865eff7bd72",
+      "rotation": "south-east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v1.north-east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v1.north-east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "4bb0ba6b-4f4e-4765-8631-9865eff7bd72",
+      "rotation": "north-east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v1.north-west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v1.north-west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "4bb0ba6b-4f4e-4765-8631-9865eff7bd72",
+      "rotation": "north-west"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v1.south-west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v1.south-west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "4bb0ba6b-4f4e-4765-8631-9865eff7bd72",
+      "rotation": "south-west"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v2.south": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v2.south.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "091ce71e-d1e2-4aa6-91dd-e37a033bfd14",
+      "rotation": "south"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v2.east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v2.east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "091ce71e-d1e2-4aa6-91dd-e37a033bfd14",
+      "rotation": "east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v2.north": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v2.north.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "091ce71e-d1e2-4aa6-91dd-e37a033bfd14",
+      "rotation": "north"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v2.west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v2.west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "091ce71e-d1e2-4aa6-91dd-e37a033bfd14",
+      "rotation": "west"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v2.south-east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v2.south-east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "091ce71e-d1e2-4aa6-91dd-e37a033bfd14",
+      "rotation": "south-east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v2.north-east": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v2.north-east.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "091ce71e-d1e2-4aa6-91dd-e37a033bfd14",
+      "rotation": "north-east"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v2.north-west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v2.north-west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "091ce71e-d1e2-4aa6-91dd-e37a033bfd14",
+      "rotation": "north-west"
+    },
+    "hero.player.v2.south-west": {
+      "file": "characters/hero.player.v2.south-west.png",
+      "kind": "character",
+      "pixellabCharacterId": "091ce71e-d1e2-4aa6-91dd-e37a033bfd14",
+      "rotation": "south-west"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/game/assets/resolveGameAssetUrl.ts b/frontend/src/game/assets/resolveGameAssetUrl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177f4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/game/assets/resolveGameAssetUrl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * Maps manifest `file` paths (relative to `frontend/assets/`) to Vite-resolved URLs.
+ * Keep in sync with [public/assets/game/manifest.json](../../../../public/assets/game/manifest.json).
+ */
+
+const raw = import.meta.glob<string>('../../assets/**/*.png', { eager: true, as: 'url' });
+
+function toManifestRelativePath(globModulePath: string): string {
+  const n = globModulePath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+  const marker = '/assets/';
+  const i = n.indexOf(marker);
+  if (i === -1) {
+    const parts = n.split('/');
+    const ai = parts.lastIndexOf('assets');
+    if (ai === -1) return n;
+    return parts.slice(ai + 1).join('/');
+  }
+  return n.slice(i + marker.length);
+}
+
+const urlByManifestFile: Record<string, string> = {};
+for (const [modPath, url] of Object.entries(raw)) {
+  urlByManifestFile[toManifestRelativePath(modPath)] = url;
+}
+
+export function resolveGameAssetFile(manifestFile: string): string {
+  const url = urlByManifestFile[manifestFile];
+  if (!url) {
+    throw new Error(`Game asset not found in bundle: ${manifestFile}`);
+  }
+  return url;
+}
+
+export function tryResolveGameAssetFile(manifestFile: string): string | undefined {
+  return urlByManifestFile[manifestFile];
+}
+
+export interface GameTextureManifestEntry {
+  file: string;
+  kind: string;
+  pixellabTileId?: string;
+  pixellabObjectId?: string;
+  pixellabCharacterId?: string;
+  /** When only one rotation is exported to PNG (e.g. south). */
+  rotation?: string;
+}
+
+export interface GameTextureManifest {
+  version: number;
+  note?: string;
+  assetsRoot?: string;
+  textures: Record<string, GameTextureManifestEntry>;
+}
+
+export async function fetchGameTextureManifest(url = '/assets/game/manifest.json'): Promise<GameTextureManifest> {
+  const res = await fetch(url);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Game manifest fetch failed: ${res.status}`);
+  return res.json() as Promise<GameTextureManifest>;
+}