diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index d7bf6eb..cce6f3d 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ TEMPLATES = {
                'no coat hanger, no text, no logos'),
     'doll2d_green': ('1990s Australian {phrase}, product photo, flat lay, centered, '
                      'solid bright green background, no text, no words, no logos, no person, no hanger'),
+    # rigid props/hats/bags headed for TRELLIS: three-quarter view reconstructs far better than
+    # a flat lay, and 'op-shop garment slightly worn' is wrong for a hard hat or a vinyl record.
+    'object3d': ('product photo of a single {phrase}, three-quarter view, centered, floating on a '
+                 'plain white background, studio lighting, sharp focus, entire object visible, '
+                 'no person, no hands, no mannequin, no text, no logos'),
 }
 VIEWS = {'hat': 'front view', 'top': 'front view laid flat with the sleeves down',
          'bottom': 'front view laid perfectly flat on the ground',
diff --git a/tools/factory.py b/tools/factory.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46fc4bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/factory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""wardrobegod batch factory — build-first catalogue items, serially, via the
+live wardrobegod API. Heartbeat at ~/.jobs/wardrobe-batch1.json.
+
+Per item: /api/gen (klein on the farm) -> /api/rmbg (RMBG-2.0 cutout) ->
+[3D items] /api/to3d (TRELLIS, ~5 min serial GPU lane).
+Cutout PNGs and GLBs land in library/ automatically — that is the point of
+driving the product API instead of the farm directly.
+"""
+import json, os, time, urllib.request
+
+API = "http://100.91.239.7:8150"
+HB = os.path.expanduser("~/.jobs/wardrobe-batch1.json")
+os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(HB), exist_ok=True)
+
+# id, phrase, template, view, to3d?
+ITEMS = [
+    # --- R2 rigid props/hats -> full 3D chain ---
+    ("cap-baseball-fwd",     "faded navy blue baseball cap", "object3d", "hat", True),
+    ("hardhat-construction", "yellow construction hard hat", "object3d", "hat", True),
+    ("headphones-dj-overear","black over-ear DJ headphones with a coiled cable", "object3d", "hat", True),
+    ("record-vinyl-12in",    "12 inch black vinyl record with a plain orange centre label", "object3d", "hat", True),
+    ("sunglasses-wayfarer-generic", "black chunky rectangular-frame sunglasses", "object3d", "hat", True),
+    ("bag-record-crossbody", "black canvas record bag with a wide shoulder strap", "object3d", "bag", True),
+    ("shopping-basket",      "red plastic shopping basket with two metal handles", "object3d", "bag", True),
+    ("sneaker-low-canvas",   "pair of plain white low-top canvas sneakers", "object3d", "shoes", True),
+    ("boot-work-steelcap",   "pair of tan leather steel-cap work boots", "object3d", "shoes", True),
+    ("chain-necklace-curb",  "chunky silver curb chain necklace laid in a circle", "object3d", "hat", True),
+    # --- R1 garment cutouts (gen + rmbg only) ---
+    ("tee-plain-white",      "plain white crew-neck t-shirt", "flat3d", "top", False),
+    ("tee-print-smiley",     "black t-shirt with a large orange smiley face print", "flat3d", "top", False),
+    ("tee-print-sunset",     "white t-shirt with a retro sunset stripes print", "flat3d", "top", False),
+    ("hivis-vest-yellow",    "yellow hi-vis safety vest with silver reflective stripes", "flat3d", "top", False),
+    ("tights-opaque-black",  "pair of black opaque tights", "flat3d", "bottom", False),
+    ("shorts-denim-cutoff",  "light blue denim cutoff shorts", "flat3d", "bottom", False),
+]
+
+
+def api(path, payload=None, timeout=30):
+    if payload is None:
+        req = urllib.request.Request(API + path)
+    else:
+        req = urllib.request.Request(API + path, data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+                                     headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as r:
+        return json.load(r)
+
+
+def wait(jid, timeout=1500):
+    t0 = time.time()
+    while time.time() - t0 < timeout:
+        j = api(f"/api/job/{jid}")
+        if j.get("status") in ("done", "error"):
+            return j
+        time.sleep(6)
+    return {"status": "error", "log": "poll timeout"}
+
+
+def hb(state):
+    state["updated"] = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    json.dump(state, open(HB, "w"), indent=1)
+
+
+results = []
+state = {"job": "wardrobe-batch1", "status": "running", "total": len(ITEMS),
+         "done": 0, "failed": 0, "current": "", "results": results}
+hb(state)
+
+for i, (iid, phrase, tpl, view, want3d) in enumerate(ITEMS):
+    row = {"id": iid, "steps": {}}
+    results.append(row)
+    state["current"] = iid
+    hb(state)
+    try:
+        g = api("/api/gen", {"phrase": phrase, "template": tpl, "view": view,
+                             "backend": "klein"})
+        j = wait(g["job"], 300)
+        row["steps"]["gen"] = j.get("status")
+        if j.get("status") != "done":
+            raise RuntimeError("gen: " + str(j.get("log", ""))[:200])
+        png = j["out"]
+
+        c = api("/api/rmbg", {"path": png})
+        j = wait(c["job"], 300)
+        row["steps"]["rmbg"] = j.get("status")
+        if j.get("status") != "done":
+            raise RuntimeError("rmbg: " + str(j.get("log", ""))[:200])
+        cut = j["out"]
+        row["cut"] = cut
+
+        if want3d:
+            t = api("/api/to3d", {"path": cut})
+            j = wait(t["job"], 1500)
+            row["steps"]["to3d"] = j.get("status")
+            if j.get("status") != "done":
+                raise RuntimeError("to3d: " + str(j.get("log", ""))[:200])
+            row["glb"] = j.get("out")
+        state["done"] += 1
+    except Exception as e:
+        row["error"] = str(e)[:300]
+        state["failed"] += 1
+    hb(state)
+
+state["status"] = "done"
+state["current"] = ""
+hb(state)
+print(json.dumps(state, indent=1))