diff --git a/client/assets/characters/clothing/coveralls_basic/coverage.json b/client/assets/characters/clothing/coveralls_basic/coverage.json
index a1ed29129..7ab2685fe 100644
--- a/client/assets/characters/clothing/coveralls_basic/coverage.json
+++ b/client/assets/characters/clothing/coveralls_basic/coverage.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "hides": [
     "torso",
-    "torso_upper",
     "arm_upper_l",
     "arm_upper_r",
     "arm_lower_l",
diff --git a/client/assets/characters/clothing/jacket_utility/coverage.json b/client/assets/characters/clothing/jacket_utility/coverage.json
index c94bee561..953c402e8 100644
--- a/client/assets/characters/clothing/jacket_utility/coverage.json
+++ b/client/assets/characters/clothing/jacket_utility/coverage.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "hides": [
     "torso",
-    "torso_upper",
     "arm_upper_l",
     "arm_upper_r",
     "arm_lower_l",
diff --git a/client/assets/characters/clothing/shirt_henley/coverage.json b/client/assets/characters/clothing/shirt_henley/coverage.json
index 82d9e7154..78b67382d 100644
--- a/client/assets/characters/clothing/shirt_henley/coverage.json
+++ b/client/assets/characters/clothing/shirt_henley/coverage.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "hides": [
     "torso",
-    "torso_upper",
     "arm_upper_l",
     "arm_upper_r"
   ],
diff --git a/tooling/blender_surface_deform_batch.py b/tooling/blender_surface_deform_batch.py
index 9adefea44..e0a03f7c2 100644
--- a/tooling/blender_surface_deform_batch.py
+++ b/tooling/blender_surface_deform_batch.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Decisions: D-162 (clothing pre-baked per body type via Surface Deform)
 
 import sys
 import os
+import json
 import shutil
 import bpy
 
@@ -436,5 +437,23 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         print(f"  Visually verify these variants at gameplay zoom — Shrinkwrap")
         print(f"  may produce pinching at extremities on extreme body types.")
 
+    # Write pipeline_log.json for provenance tracking
+    log_path = os.path.join(output_dir, "pipeline_log.json")
+    log_data = {
+        "reference": os.path.basename(reference_glb),
+        "bodies_dir": bodies_dir,
+        "variants": {
+            r["body_type"]: {
+                "status": r["status"],
+                "method": r.get("method", None),
+                "error": r.get("error", None),
+            }
+            for r in results
+        },
+    }
+    with open(log_path, 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(log_data, f, indent=2)
+    print(f"\n  Pipeline log written to {log_path}")
+
     if errors:
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tooling/setup_clothing_metadata.py b/tooling/setup_clothing_metadata.py
index d07ae262c..630ec5dce 100644
--- a/tooling/setup_clothing_metadata.py
+++ b/tooling/setup_clothing_metadata.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ CLOTHING_ITEMS = {
     "coveralls_basic": {
         "description": "Full-body work suit",
         "hides": [
-            "torso", "torso_upper",
+            "torso",
             "arm_upper_l", "arm_upper_r",
             "arm_lower_l", "arm_lower_r",
             "hand_l", "hand_r",
@@ -58,13 +58,16 @@ CLOTHING_ITEMS = {
     "jacket_utility": {
         "description": "Upper body outerwear",
         "hides": [
-            "torso", "torso_upper",
+            "torso",
             "arm_upper_l", "arm_upper_r",
             "arm_lower_l", "arm_lower_r",
         ],
         "torso_variant": "full",
     },
     "pants_cargo": {
+        # Note: pants hide leg segments but NOT foot segments. Boots (boots_work)
+        # hide feet. This distinction matters for the compositor — a character
+        # wearing pants + no boots shows bare feet via seg_foot_l/r.
         "description": "Lower body cargo trousers",
         "hides": [
             "leg_upper_l", "leg_upper_r",
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ CLOTHING_ITEMS = {
     "shirt_henley": {
         "description": "Upper body inner shirt",
         "hides": [
-            "torso", "torso_upper",
+            "torso",
             "arm_upper_l", "arm_upper_r",
         ],
         "torso_variant": "full",