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+# M03-RND-ADT-WATER-SCENE-FINALIZER-001 — ADT water scene finalizer
+
+<!-- OPENWC_CLAIM:M03-RND-ADT-WATER-SCENE-FINALIZER-001:sindo-main-codex:2026-07-20 -->
+
+## Ownership
+
+- Target: M03
+- Program: RND
+- Owner/Agent ID: sindo-main-codex
+- Branch: `work/sindo-main-codex/m03-adt-water-scene-finalizer`
+- Lease expires UTC: 2026-07-20
+- Integrator: M03 milestone integrator
+
+## Outcome
+
+Extract main-thread ADT water subtree construction, tile-root attachment and
+optional recursive editor ownership from `StreamingWorldLoader` while retaining
+the existing `ADTBuilder` geometry/material implementation.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- Parse or reinterpret MH2O/MCLQ data.
+- Own pending requests, WorkerThreadPool tasks or parsed-result delivery.
+- Consume `WATER_FINALIZE` permits or validate tile/path/result staleness.
+- Mark tile state `water_loaded` or choose whether water is enabled.
+- Change liquid geometry, materials, coordinates, cache formats or profiles.
+
+## Paths
+
+- Exclusive: `src/render/liquid/adt_water_scene_finalizer.gd`,
+  `src/tools/verify_adt_water_scene_finalizer.gd`,
+  `docs/modules/adt-water-scene-finalizer.md`, this claim
+- Shared/hotspots: `src/scenes/streaming/streaming_world_loader.gd`,
+  `docs/modules/adt-water-load-pipeline-state.md`,
+  `docs/modules/world-renderer.md`, `docs/modules/README.md`, `RENDER.md`,
+  `targets/03-renderer-facade.md`
+- Generated/ignored: `.godot`, native DLL, generated ADT resources, caches and
+  proprietary renderer corpus
+
+## Contracts and data
+
+- Empty water data or invalid tile root produces no Node and no scene mutation.
+- Existing `ADTBuilder.build_tile_water_scene` remains the only geometry/material source.
+- A non-empty built Water root is attached exactly once to the supplied tile root.
+- Optional editor ownership is assigned recursively only when explicitly enabled
+  and an edited scene root is available.
+- The returned Node is borrowed and remains owned by the tile SceneTree subtree.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- Requires: accepted water pipeline package on current master `e1b2886`
+- Blocks: further liquid finalization/material responsibility extraction
+- External state: none; verification uses synthetic liquid dictionaries
+
+## Verification
+
+- Commands: dedicated empty/invalid/build/attach/editor-owner/source/timing
+  verifier; water pipeline, materials, shutdown, facade, internal-access,
+  manifest, documentation and coordination gates
+- Fixtures: synthetic one-cell liquid mask/heights and temporary Node roots
+- Fidelity evidence: exact existing ADTBuilder output and two attachment paths preserved
+- Performance budget: 100 empty finalization attempts under 1 second
+
+## Documentation deliverables
+
+- Inline public API docs
+- Module specification with inputs/outputs, ownership and source map
+- Data-flow, lifecycle/state, main-thread sequence and dependency diagrams
+- Water-pipeline, world-renderer, module registry and RENDER status updates
+
+## Simplicity and naming
+
+- Important names introduced: `AdtWaterSceneFinalizer`
+- Simplest considered solution: one RefCounted with one explicit attach operation
+- Rejected complexity/abstractions: generic scene finalizer, signals, callbacks,
+  builder interface, queue ownership or alternate liquid renderer
+- Unavoidable complexity and justification: editor-persisted generated subtrees
+  require recursive owner assignment after SceneTree attachment
+- Measured optimization evidence: bounded synthetic no-water loop
+
+## Status
+
+- State: claimed
+- Done: both loader-owned water materialization call sites and policy boundaries identified
+- Next: implement finalizer, migrate adapters, verify and document
+- Blocked by:
+
+## Handoff
+
+- Commit:
+- Results:
+- Remaining risks:
+- Documentation updated: