diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index cedb6c5..a5f09ff 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
--- lib-core.puppet v0.2.0
+-- lib-core.puppet v0.3.0
 -- Skeletal animation: skeleton + bones + tracks + rest + keyframe
--- + procedural + look-at constraint. No footplant in v0.1.
+-- + procedural + look-at constraint. Multi-channel animation (rot/pos/scl)
+-- + cascaded world-transform with scale propagation.
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -28,12 +29,6 @@ local function clamp_angle_rad(a)
     return a
 end
 
--- Subsequent tasks add: sample_animation,
--- spawn, despawn, update, render, set_look_target, clear_look_target,
--- bone_angle, set_procedural, clear_procedural, write_bone, play, stop,
--- stop_all, is_playing, position, facing, move_to, register_animation,
--- load_rig, load_animation.
-
 -- ====================================================================
 -- Rig validation + build
 -- ====================================================================
@@ -57,19 +52,35 @@ function M.build_rig(rig_table)
         if bones_by_id[b.id] ~= nil then
             error("puppet.build_rig: duplicate bone id: " .. b.id)
         end
+
+        if type(b.rest) ~= "table" then
+            error("puppet.build_rig: bone '" .. b.id .. "' missing rest pose")
+        end
+        if b.rest.angle ~= nil then
+            error("puppet.build_rig: bone '" .. b.id
+                  .. "' uses legacy `rest.angle`; rename to `rest.rot` (radians or set via degrees and lib will math.rad). Substrate-Parity v0.3.0 schema.")
+        end
+        -- New: rest.rot (degrees in JSON, math.rad to radians here)
+        local rest_rot = math.rad(b.rest.rot or 0)
+        -- New: rest.scl as [sx, sy], default [1, 1]
+        local rest_scl = b.rest.scl
+        if rest_scl == nil then rest_scl = {1, 1} end
+        if type(rest_scl) ~= "table" or rest_scl[1] == nil or rest_scl[2] == nil then
+            error("puppet.build_rig: bone '" .. b.id .. "' rest.scl must be [sx, sy] table")
+        end
+
         bones_by_id[b.id] = {
             id = b.id,
             parent = nil,  -- resolved below
             rest = {
                 x = b.rest.x, y = b.rest.y,
-                -- JSON angles in degrees; convert to radians once.
-                angle = math.rad(b.rest.angle or 0),
+                rot = rest_rot,
+                scl = { rest_scl[1], rest_scl[2] },
             },
             look_at = (b.look_at == true),
             color = b.color or { 200, 200, 200 },
             texture = b.texture,             -- optional atlas-id (string) or nil
             z_order = b.z_order or 0,        -- render-sort key; default 0
-            scale = b.scale or { 1.0, 1.0 }, -- [sx, sy]; negative = mirror
             anchor = b.anchor,               -- optional [x, y] override of atlas-anchor; resolved in load_textures
             texture_handle = nil,            -- populated by load_textures
         }
@@ -144,8 +155,8 @@ function M.build_animation(anim_table, rig)
         error("puppet.build_animation: animation.track must be string")
     end
     if rig.tracks_by_id[anim_table.track] == nil then
-        error("puppet.build_animation: animation.track '"
-              .. anim_table.track .. "' not found in rig")
+        error("puppet.build_animation: animation.track '" .. anim_table.track
+              .. "' not found in rig")
     end
     if type(anim_table.duration) ~= "number" or anim_table.duration <= 0 then
         error("puppet.build_animation: animation.duration must be positive number")
@@ -154,7 +165,6 @@ function M.build_animation(anim_table, rig)
         error("puppet.build_animation: animation.keyframes must be non-empty array")
     end
 
-    -- Validate each keyframe: t in [0, duration], bones referenced are in this animation's track.
     local track_bones = {}
     for _, bid in ipairs(rig.tracks_by_id[anim_table.track].bones) do
         track_bones[bid] = true
@@ -175,9 +185,29 @@ function M.build_animation(anim_table, rig)
                     error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe writes bone '" .. k
                           .. "' which is not in animation's track '" .. anim_table.track .. "'")
                 end
-                cooked.bones[k] = {
-                    angle = math.rad(v.angle or 0),  -- JSON degrees → radians for internal storage
-                }
+                if v.angle ~= nil then
+                    error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe bone '" .. k
+                          .. "' uses legacy `angle` channel; rename to `rot` (Substrate-Parity v0.3.0 schema)")
+                end
+                local ch = {}
+                if v.rot ~= nil then
+                    ch.rot = math.rad(v.rot)   -- JSON degrees → radians
+                end
+                if v.pos ~= nil then
+                    if type(v.pos) ~= "table" or v.pos[1] == nil or v.pos[2] == nil then
+                        error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe[" .. i .. "] bone '" .. k
+                              .. "' pos must be [x, y] table")
+                    end
+                    ch.pos = { x = v.pos[1], y = v.pos[2] }
+                end
+                if v.scl ~= nil then
+                    if type(v.scl) ~= "table" or v.scl[1] == nil or v.scl[2] == nil then
+                        error("puppet.build_animation: keyframe[" .. i .. "] bone '" .. k
+                              .. "' scl must be [sx, sy] table")
+                    end
+                    ch.scl = { x = v.scl[1], y = v.scl[2] }
+                end
+                cooked.bones[k] = ch
             end
         end
         keyframes[i] = cooked
@@ -193,10 +223,10 @@ function M.build_animation(anim_table, rig)
 end
 
 -- ====================================================================
--- Animation sampling
+-- Animation sampling (multi-channel: rot, pos, scl)
 -- ====================================================================
 function M.sample_animation(anim, t)
-    -- Wrap t for loops.
+    -- Wrap t for loops
     if anim.loop and t > anim.duration then
         t = t % anim.duration
     end
@@ -204,7 +234,6 @@ function M.sample_animation(anim, t)
     if t > anim.duration then t = anim.duration end
 
     local kfs = anim.keyframes
-    -- Find segment [kf_i, kf_{i+1}] containing t.
     local prev_kf, next_kf = kfs[1], kfs[1]
     for i = 1, #kfs - 1 do
         if t >= kfs[i].t and t <= kfs[i + 1].t then
@@ -213,34 +242,54 @@ function M.sample_animation(anim, t)
             break
         end
     end
-
-    -- If t equals last keyframe's t (or beyond and not looping), snap to last.
     if t >= kfs[#kfs].t then
         prev_kf = kfs[#kfs]
         next_kf = kfs[#kfs]
     end
 
-    -- Linear interpolation per bone present in either keyframe.
-    local frame = {}
     local span = next_kf.t - prev_kf.t
     local alpha = (span > 0) and ((t - prev_kf.t) / span) or 0
 
+    local frame = {}
     local all_bones = {}
     for bid, _ in pairs(prev_kf.bones) do all_bones[bid] = true end
     for bid, _ in pairs(next_kf.bones) do all_bones[bid] = true end
 
     for bid, _ in pairs(all_bones) do
-        local prev_v = prev_kf.bones[bid]
-        local next_v = next_kf.bones[bid]
-        if prev_v and next_v then
-            frame[bid] = {
-                angle = prev_v.angle * (1 - alpha) + next_v.angle * alpha,
-            }
-        elseif prev_v then
-            frame[bid] = { angle = prev_v.angle }
-        elseif next_v then
-            frame[bid] = { angle = next_v.angle }
+        local p_ch = prev_kf.bones[bid]
+        local n_ch = next_kf.bones[bid]
+        local out = {}
+        -- rot channel
+        if p_ch and p_ch.rot ~= nil and n_ch and n_ch.rot ~= nil then
+            out.rot = p_ch.rot * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.rot * alpha
+        elseif p_ch and p_ch.rot ~= nil then
+            out.rot = p_ch.rot
+        elseif n_ch and n_ch.rot ~= nil then
+            out.rot = n_ch.rot
         end
+        -- pos channel
+        if p_ch and p_ch.pos and n_ch and n_ch.pos then
+            out.pos = {
+                x = p_ch.pos.x * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.pos.x * alpha,
+                y = p_ch.pos.y * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.pos.y * alpha,
+            }
+        elseif p_ch and p_ch.pos then
+            out.pos = { x = p_ch.pos.x, y = p_ch.pos.y }
+        elseif n_ch and n_ch.pos then
+            out.pos = { x = n_ch.pos.x, y = n_ch.pos.y }
+        end
+        -- scl channel
+        if p_ch and p_ch.scl and n_ch and n_ch.scl then
+            out.scl = {
+                x = p_ch.scl.x * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.scl.x * alpha,
+                y = p_ch.scl.y * (1 - alpha) + n_ch.scl.y * alpha,
+            }
+        elseif p_ch and p_ch.scl then
+            out.scl = { x = p_ch.scl.x, y = p_ch.scl.y }
+        elseif n_ch and n_ch.scl then
+            out.scl = { x = n_ch.scl.x, y = n_ch.scl.y }
+        end
+        frame[bid] = out
     end
 
     return frame
@@ -257,12 +306,19 @@ function M.spawn(rig, pos)
     local handle = next_handle
     next_handle = next_handle + 1
 
-    -- Per-bone live state (current angle, current world-pos cache).
+    -- Per-bone live state (current local pos/rot/scl + cached world-transform).
     local bone_state = {}
     for bid, b in pairs(rig.bones_by_id) do
         bone_state[bid] = {
-            angle = b.rest.angle,
-            world = { x = 0, y = 0, angle = b.rest.angle },
+            rot = b.rest.rot,                       -- radians
+            pos = { x = b.rest.x, y = b.rest.y },
+            scl = { x = b.rest.scl[1], y = b.rest.scl[2] },
+            world = {
+                x = 0, y = 0,
+                rot = b.rest.rot,
+                scl_x = b.rest.scl[1],
+                scl_y = b.rest.scl[2],
+            },
         }
     end
 
@@ -279,6 +335,10 @@ function M.spawn(rig, pos)
         procedural = {},    -- {[name] = callback_fn}
         write_target_bone = nil,  -- set during procedural callback to track track-conflicts
         write_target_track = nil,
+        test_overrides = {},  -- {[bone_id] = angle_rad} set by write_bone_test_only; applied after reset+keyframe
+        foot_state = {},        -- populated by locomotion at spawn (Task 3.7)
+        bone_animated = {},     -- {[bone_id] = true} per-frame keyframe flag (Task 3.12)
+        last_move_time = 0,     -- engine.time.now() at last position-change (Task 3.10)
     }
     return handle
 end
@@ -350,8 +410,8 @@ function M.clear_look_target(handle)
 end
 
 function M.bone_angle(handle, bone_id)
-    -- Returns the stored angle in radians (uniform across all channels).
-    return all_puppets[handle].bone_state[bone_id].angle
+    -- Returns the stored rot in radians.
+    return all_puppets[handle].bone_state[bone_id].rot
 end
 
 -- ====================================================================
@@ -385,7 +445,10 @@ function M.write_bone(handle, bone_id, values)
         end
     end
     if values.angle ~= nil then
-        p.bone_state[bone_id].angle = math.rad(values.angle)  -- caller passes degrees
+        p.bone_state[bone_id].rot = math.rad(values.angle)  -- caller passes degrees (legacy)
+    end
+    if values.rot ~= nil then
+        p.bone_state[bone_id].rot = math.rad(values.rot)    -- caller passes degrees
     end
 end
 
@@ -401,11 +464,13 @@ function M.bone_world_transform(handle, bone_id)
     if ws == nil then
         error("puppet.bone_world_transform: bone '" .. tostring(bone_id) .. "' has no cached world-transform")
     end
-    return ws.x, ws.y, ws.angle
+    return ws.x, ws.y, ws.rot
 end
 
 -- ====================================================================
 -- Test-only: direct bone-angle write bypassing track-conflict guard.
+-- Stored in test_overrides and applied during update after rest-reset
+-- and keyframe sampling, so it survives the per-frame reset.
 -- Not for production module use.
 -- ====================================================================
 function M.write_bone_test_only(handle, bone_id, angle_rad)
@@ -416,7 +481,32 @@ function M.write_bone_test_only(handle, bone_id, angle_rad)
     if p.bone_state[bone_id] == nil then
         error("puppet.write_bone_test_only: bone '" .. tostring(bone_id) .. "' not in rig")
     end
-    p.bone_state[bone_id].angle = angle_rad
+    p.test_overrides[bone_id] = angle_rad
+end
+
+-- ====================================================================
+-- Cascaded world-transform (substrate puppet.c:692-718 port).
+-- Local pos is multiplied by parent.world.scl before rotation + translation.
+-- Used in update_bone_recursive step 3.d.
+-- ====================================================================
+local function compute_world(p, b)
+    local bs = p.bone_state[b.id]
+    if b.parent == nil then
+        bs.world.x     = p.x + bs.pos.x
+        bs.world.y     = p.y + bs.pos.y
+        bs.world.rot   = bs.rot
+        bs.world.scl_x = bs.scl.x
+        bs.world.scl_y = bs.scl.y
+    else
+        local pw = p.bone_state[b.parent.id].world
+        local cos_r, sin_r = math.cos(pw.rot), math.sin(pw.rot)
+        local sx, sy = pw.scl_x, pw.scl_y
+        bs.world.x     = pw.x + (cos_r * bs.pos.x * sx - sin_r * bs.pos.y * sy)
+        bs.world.y     = pw.y + (sin_r * bs.pos.x * sx + cos_r * bs.pos.y * sy)
+        bs.world.rot   = pw.rot + bs.rot
+        bs.world.scl_x = pw.scl_x * bs.scl.x
+        bs.world.scl_y = pw.scl_y * bs.scl.y
+    end
 end
 
 -- ====================================================================
@@ -428,19 +518,30 @@ local update_bone_recursive
 -- Update pipeline (per-frame, depth-first traversal).
 --
 -- For each puppet:
---   1. Reset all bones to rest pose
+--   1. Reset all bones to rest pose (rot, pos, scl)
+--   1b. Reset per-frame bone_animated flags
 --   2. Advance keyframe-anim sample-times
 --   3. Depth-first traversal root -> children:
---      a. Sample keyframe for bone if on active track
---      b. Apply look-at if bone has look_at=true (uses parent's already-cascaded world)
+--      a. Sample keyframe channels (rot/pos/scl) for bone if on active track
+--      a2. Apply test-only overrides
+--      b. Apply look-at if bone has look_at=true (scale-aware)
 --      c. Run procedural callbacks (once per puppet at root-visit)
---      d. Compute world-transform from parent.world + own rest + own angle
+--      d. Compute world-transform (cascaded with scale)
 -- ====================================================================
 function M.update(dt)
     for handle, p in pairs(all_puppets) do
-        -- 1. Reset to rest pose.
+        -- 1. Reset bone state to rest pose (rot, pos, scl).
         for bid, b in pairs(p.rig.bones_by_id) do
-            p.bone_state[bid].angle = b.rest.angle
+            p.bone_state[bid].rot   = b.rest.rot
+            p.bone_state[bid].pos.x = b.rest.x
+            p.bone_state[bid].pos.y = b.rest.y
+            p.bone_state[bid].scl.x = b.rest.scl[1]
+            p.bone_state[bid].scl.y = b.rest.scl[2]
+        end
+
+        -- 1.b Reset per-frame keyframe-flag (used by locomotion in step 4 to skip animated bones)
+        for bid, _ in pairs(p.rig.bones_by_id) do
+            p.bone_animated[bid] = nil
         end
 
         -- 2. Advance keyframe sample-times.
@@ -468,7 +569,7 @@ end
 update_bone_recursive = function(p, b, dt)
     local bid = b.id
 
-    -- 3.a Sample keyframe for this bone from any playing anim on its track.
+    -- 3.a Sample keyframes (multi-channel: rot/pos/scl)
     local track_id = p.rig.bone_to_track[bid]
     if track_id then
         for anim_id, play_state in pairs(p.playing) do
@@ -476,34 +577,50 @@ update_bone_recursive = function(p, b, dt)
             if anim and anim.track == track_id then
                 local frame = M.sample_animation(anim, play_state.t)
                 local bone_kf = frame[bid]
-                if bone_kf and bone_kf.angle ~= nil then
-                    p.bone_state[bid].angle = bone_kf.angle  -- already radians per sample_animation
+                if bone_kf then
+                    if bone_kf.rot ~= nil then
+                        p.bone_state[bid].rot = bone_kf.rot
+                        p.bone_animated[bid] = true
+                    end
+                    if bone_kf.pos ~= nil then
+                        p.bone_state[bid].pos.x = bone_kf.pos.x
+                        p.bone_state[bid].pos.y = bone_kf.pos.y
+                        p.bone_animated[bid] = true
+                    end
+                    if bone_kf.scl ~= nil then
+                        p.bone_state[bid].scl.x = bone_kf.scl.x
+                        p.bone_state[bid].scl.y = bone_kf.scl.y
+                        p.bone_animated[bid] = true
+                    end
                 end
             end
         end
     end
 
-    -- 3.b Apply look-at constraint if this bone is marked look_at.
+    -- 3.a2 Apply test-only overrides (written by write_bone_test_only before update call).
+    --      These survive the rest-reset done at the top of update; applied after keyframe
+    --      sampling so they always win for the current frame.
+    if p.test_overrides[bid] ~= nil then
+        p.bone_state[bid].rot = p.test_overrides[bid]
+    end
+
+    -- 3.b Apply look-at constraint if this bone is marked look_at (scale-aware).
     if b.look_at and p.look_target ~= nil then
-        -- Compute this bone's world-pos from parent's world + own rest offset
-        -- (parent's world has been computed earlier in the traversal).
-        local px, py, pa
+        local px, py, pa, psx, psy
         if b.parent then
             local pw = p.bone_state[b.parent.id].world
-            px, py, pa = pw.x, pw.y, pw.angle
+            px, py, pa, psx, psy = pw.x, pw.y, pw.rot, pw.scl_x, pw.scl_y
         else
-            px, py, pa = p.x, p.y, 0
+            px, py, pa, psx, psy = p.x, p.y, 0, 1, 1
         end
         local cos_a, sin_a = math.cos(pa), math.sin(pa)
         local lx, ly = b.rest.x, b.rest.y
-        local bone_world_x = px + lx * cos_a - ly * sin_a
-        local bone_world_y = py + lx * sin_a + ly * cos_a
-        -- Direction to target in world-space.
+        local bone_world_x = px + (cos_a * lx * psx - sin_a * ly * psy)
+        local bone_world_y = py + (sin_a * lx * psx + cos_a * ly * psy)
         local dx = p.look_target.x - bone_world_x
         local dy = p.look_target.y - bone_world_y
-        -- World-angle for look-at = atan2(dy, dx). Convert to local (subtract parent's accumulated).
         local world_angle = math.atan(dy, dx)
-        p.bone_state[bid].angle = world_angle - pa
+        p.bone_state[bid].rot = world_angle - pa
     end
 
     -- 3.c Run procedural callbacks at root-visit (once per puppet, before world-transform compute).
@@ -517,20 +634,8 @@ update_bone_recursive = function(p, b, dt)
         end
     end
 
-    -- 3.d Compute this bone's world-transform from parent + own.
-    local px, py, pa
-    if b.parent then
-        local pw = p.bone_state[b.parent.id].world
-        px, py, pa = pw.x, pw.y, pw.angle
-    else
-        px, py, pa = p.x, p.y, 0
-    end
-    local cos_a, sin_a = math.cos(pa), math.sin(pa)
-    local lx, ly = b.rest.x, b.rest.y
-    local wx = px + lx * cos_a - ly * sin_a
-    local wy = py + lx * sin_a + ly * cos_a
-    local wa = pa + p.bone_state[bid].angle
-    p.bone_state[bid].world = { x = wx, y = wy, angle = wa }
+    -- 3.d Compute world-transform (cascaded with scale).
+    compute_world(p, b)
 
     -- Recurse to children.
     for _, child_src in ipairs(p.rig.bones) do
@@ -545,6 +650,7 @@ end
 -- Rendering (engine.render.*; only callable in render-phase).
 -- Walks bones in z-sorted order (back-to-front). For each bone:
 --   - If bone has texture_handle: draw via engine.render.draw_sprite_transform
+--     using cascaded world.scl_x/y and world.rot
 --   - Else: fall back to engine.render.draw_rect_rotated with bone.color
 -- ====================================================================
 function M.render(handle)
@@ -554,19 +660,20 @@ function M.render(handle)
     for _, b in ipairs(p.rig.bones_z_sorted) do
         local ws = p.bone_state[b.id].world
         if b.texture_handle then
-            local sx, sy = b.scale[1], b.scale[2]
-            local ax, ay = b.anchor and b.anchor[1] or 0,
-                           b.anchor and b.anchor[2] or 0
+            -- Cascaded world-scale (was: per-bone constant b.scale)
+            local sx, sy = ws.scl_x, ws.scl_y
+            local ax = b.anchor and b.anchor[1] or 0
+            local ay = b.anchor and b.anchor[2] or 0
             engine.render.draw_sprite_transform(
                 b.texture_handle,
-                ws.x, ws.y, ws.angle,
+                ws.x, ws.y, ws.rot,
                 sx, sy, ax, ay,
                 0xFFFFFFFF
             )
         else
-            -- Phase-1 fallback: colored rotated rect (16x4 px).
+            -- Fallback: colored rotated rect (Phase-1 behavior)
             local color = engine.render.rgb(b.color[1], b.color[2], b.color[3])
-            engine.render.draw_rect_rotated(ws.x, ws.y, 16, 4, ws.angle, color)
+            engine.render.draw_rect_rotated(ws.x, ws.y, 16, 4, ws.rot, color)
         end
     end
 end