diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fe6106..0211e02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **An open standard for representing team-sport coaching diagrams, drill animations, and playbooks as structured data — for invasion team sports, basketball first.**
 
 [![License: CC BY 4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY%204.0-lightgrey.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
-[![Schema Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/schema-v1.2.0-blue)](schema/v1.json)
+[![Schema Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/schema-v1.3.0-blue)](schema/v1.json)
 [![Status: Draft](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-draft-yellow)]()
 
 ---
diff --git a/docs/specification-v1.adoc b/docs/specification-v1.adoc
index 9b2ff27..ee663b1 100644
--- a/docs/specification-v1.adoc
+++ b/docs/specification-v1.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 = Open Coaching Format — Open Standard for Team-Sport Coaching Diagrams
-:version: 1.2.0
+:version: 1.3.0
 :doctype: book
 :toc: left
 :toc-title: Table of Contents
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ sketch quickly or annotate in full detail.
 |===
 | Type | Ball? | Required | Optional (variant enum / references)
 | `move` | no | `moves[]` | `intensity`; per-move `intensity`
-| `cut` | no | `moves[]` | `variant` (backdoor, give_and_go, flash, v_cut, l_cut, curl, flare, fade, basket); `intensity`; per-move `around_player`, `off_screen_by`, `intensity`
+| `cut` | no | `moves[]` | `variant` (backdoor, give_and_go, flash, v_cut, l_cut, curl, flare, fade, basket); `intensity`; action-level `side`, `arc` (defaults); per-move `around_player`, `off_screen_by`, `intensity`, `side`, `arc`
 | `screen` | no | `for_player` | `on_player`, `at`, `variant` (ball_screen, back_screen, down_screen, flare_screen, cross_screen, pin_down), `physicality`
 | `defend` | no | `guards_player` | `variant` (on_ball, deny, help, hedge, switch, box_out), `physicality`
 | `dribble` | yes | `moves[]` | `ball_id`, `intensity`; per-move `variant` (speed, hesitation, crossover, behind_back, between_legs, spin, retreat), `intensity`
@@ -625,6 +625,15 @@ For `dribble` (and `move`), each move's `variant` describes that step's characte
 }
 ----
 
+When a movement step goes `around_player`, two optional fields shape the detour:
+`side` (`left`/`right`, relative to the player's direction of travel) chooses
+which side to pass on, and `arc` (`tight`/`normal`/`wide`) how closely the path
+wraps the obstacle — `tight` reads as a curl, `wide` as a flare. Both may be set
+on the `cut` action as defaults and overridden per step. When omitted, the
+renderer chooses (for a `cut`, it may derive the arc from the `variant` —
+`curl`→tight, `flare`/`fade`→wide). `arc` is a semantic enum, not a radius; the
+renderer owns the enum-to-distance mapping and may expose it as configuration.
+
 === Intensity & Physicality
 
 Two optional, independent enums express relative execution style. Neither
@@ -1435,6 +1444,13 @@ npx ajv-cli validate \
 [appendix]
 == Changelog
 
+=== v1.3.0
+
+Adds optional `side` (`left`/`right`) and `arc` (`tight`/`normal`/`wide`) fields
+to movement steps (and the `cut` action) to make an `around_player` detour's
+side and tightness explicit instead of renderer-guessed (RFC 0004). Additive and
+backwards-compatible.
+
 === v1.2.0
 
 Adds the optional `sport` field and per-sport action-type scoping (RFC 0003).
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-08-28-around-player-arc-schema.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-08-28-around-player-arc-schema.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2474d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-08-28-around-player-arc-schema.md
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+# around_player Arc Schema (RFC 0004) Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Implement RFC 0004 — add optional `side` (`left`/`right`) and `arc` (`tight`/`normal`/`wide`) fields to `move_step` and `action_cut` in `schema/v1.json`, with fixtures, docs, and a minor version bump to 1.3.0.
+
+**Architecture:** Purely additive, draft-07. Two optional string-enum fields are added to `move_step` (shared by move/cut/dribble) and mirrored on `action_cut` (where `around_player` already lives at action level). Sport-neutral — no per-sport gating (RFC 0003 gates the *actions* that use them). `additionalProperties: false` is preserved. Verified against ajv during RFC authoring.
+
+**Tech Stack:** JSON Schema draft-07, ajv-cli + ajv-formats (existing harness).
+
+**Plan for RFC 0004** (accepted). Current version 1.2.0 → 1.3.0.
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Add `side` + `arc` to `move_step` and `action_cut`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `schema/v1.json` (`move_step` definition; `action_cut` definition)
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add `side` + `arc` to `move_step`**
+
+The `move_step.properties` currently ends with `intensity`. Add the two fields after it:
+
+```json
+    "move_step": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "One step in a movement sequence. Without 'to' = a move on the spot. Reference fields override the action-level ones.",
+      "properties": {
+        "variant": { "type": "string" },
+        "to": { "$ref": "#/definitions/coordinate" },
+        "around_player": { "$ref": "#/definitions/entity_ref" },
+        "off_screen_by": { "$ref": "#/definitions/entity_ref" },
+        "intensity": { "$ref": "#/definitions/movement_intensity" },
+        "side": { "type": "string", "enum": ["left", "right"], "description": "Which side to pass an around_player obstacle on, relative to the moving player's direction of travel. Optional; renderer chooses when absent." },
+        "arc": { "type": "string", "enum": ["tight", "normal", "wide"], "description": "How closely the path wraps an around_player obstacle: tight (curl), normal, wide (flare). Optional; renderer default when absent." }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Add the same two fields to `action_cut`**
+
+`action_cut` already has action-level `around_player`. Add `side`/`arc` as action-level defaults. In the `action_cut` properties (after `around_player`/`off_screen_by`, alongside the other action-level fields), add:
+
+```json
+        "side": { "type": "string", "enum": ["left", "right"], "description": "Default side for this cut's around_player steps; overridden per move_step." },
+        "arc": { "type": "string", "enum": ["tight", "normal", "wide"], "description": "Default arc for this cut's around_player steps; overridden per move_step." },
+```
+
+Place them consistently (e.g. right after the existing `off_screen_by`). Keep `additionalProperties: false` on `action_cut`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Verify schema compiles (strict) and existing examples still validate**
+
+Run: `npx ajv compile --spec=draft7 -s schema/v1.json -c ajv-formats`
+Expected: `schema schema/v1.json is valid`, no new strictTypes warnings (these are simple property additions, not nested conditionals).
+
+Run: `npm run validate`
+Expected: all `examples/*.ocf.json` valid (no example uses side/arc yet — additive, no regression).
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add schema/v1.json
+git commit -m "feat(schema): add optional side + arc to move_step and cut (RFC 0004)"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Valid fixture exercising side/arc + override
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `examples/around-player-arc.ocf.json`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the valid fixture**
+
+A cut with action-level `side`/`arc` defaults, overridden by a per-`move_step` value, around a screener:
+
+```json
+{
+  "$schema": "https://opencoachingformat.org/schema/v1.json",
+  "sport": "basketball",
+  "meta": { "id": "3c9f7a2e-4b1d-4e6f-8a0c-2d5e9a1b3c7f", "title": "Curl around a screen (side + arc)", "description": "Shooter curls tight around a down-screen; the action-level defaults are overridden on the curl step.", "created": "2026-08-28T10:00:00Z", "source_format": "open" },
+  "court": { "ruleset": "fiba", "type": "half_court", "drill_focus": "offense" },
+  "entities": [
+    { "type": "offense", "nr": 2, "x": -6.75, "y": 13.98 },
+    { "type": "offense", "nr": 5, "x": -2.45, "y": 8.2 }
+  ],
+  "balls": [ { "id": "ball_1", "carried_by": "offense_2" } ],
+  "frames": [
+    {
+      "id": "f1",
+      "label": "Curl",
+      "description": "offense_2 curls tightly around offense_5's screen, passing on the right of the screener.",
+      "actions": [
+        { "player": "offense_2", "type": "cut", "variant": "curl", "side": "left", "arc": "normal",
+          "moves": [ { "to": { "named": "right_elbow" }, "around_player": "offense_5", "side": "right", "arc": "tight", "intensity": "fast" } ] }
+      ],
+      "end_state": { "offense_2": { "named": "right_elbow" } }
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Validate**
+
+Run: `npm run validate`
+Expected: the new fixture reports valid (plus all existing).
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add examples/around-player-arc.ocf.json
+git commit -m "test(schema): add valid fixture for around_player side + arc"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Invalid fixtures (enum enforcement)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `examples/invalid/arc-bad-value.json`
+- Create: `examples/invalid/side-bad-value.json`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the two invalid fixtures**
+
+`examples/invalid/arc-bad-value.json` (`arc` not in enum):
+```json
+{
+  "sport": "basketball",
+  "meta": { "id": "3c9f7a2e-4b1d-4e6f-8a0c-2d5e9a1b3c7f", "title": "Bad arc" },
+  "court": { "ruleset": "fiba", "type": "half_court" },
+  "entities": [ { "type": "offense", "nr": 2, "x": -6, "y": 13 }, { "type": "offense", "nr": 5, "x": -2, "y": 8 } ],
+  "frames": [ { "id": "f", "actions": [ { "player": "offense_2", "type": "cut", "moves": [ { "to": { "named": "right_elbow" }, "around_player": "offense_5", "arc": "loopy" } ] } ], "end_state": {} } ]
+}
+```
+
+`examples/invalid/side-bad-value.json` (`side` not in enum):
+```json
+{
+  "sport": "basketball",
+  "meta": { "id": "3c9f7a2e-4b1d-4e6f-8a0c-2d5e9a1b3c7f", "title": "Bad side" },
+  "court": { "ruleset": "fiba", "type": "half_court" },
+  "entities": [ { "type": "offense", "nr": 2, "x": -6, "y": 13 }, { "type": "offense", "nr": 5, "x": -2, "y": 8 } ],
+  "frames": [ { "id": "f", "actions": [ { "player": "offense_2", "type": "cut", "moves": [ { "to": { "named": "right_elbow" }, "around_player": "offense_5", "side": "middle" } ] } ], "end_state": {} } ]
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Confirm each is rejected for the right reason**
+
+For each, reason that fixing ONLY the bad value (`loopy`→`tight`, `middle`→`left`) makes it valid; if unsure, test a corrected copy in /tmp and delete it. Then run:
+Run: `npm run test:invalid`
+Expected: output includes `ok: examples/invalid/arc-bad-value.json correctly rejected.` and the same for `side-bad-value.json`, ending with `All N invalid fixture(s) correctly rejected.`
+
+Note: because `action` is a `oneOf`, the raw ajv error may cite a `oneOf` branch mismatch; verify with `--all-errors` that the error set includes the `#/properties/arc/enum` (or `side/enum`) path, i.e. the intended cause.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Full suite**
+
+Run: `npm test`
+Expected: validate + test:invalid + test:positions + test:sport all pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add examples/invalid/arc-bad-value.json examples/invalid/side-bad-value.json
+git commit -m "test(schema): add invalid fixtures for side/arc enum enforcement"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: Add side/arc to the existing examples that use around_player
+
+Two existing examples already use `around_player` (both on a `dribble` step) but
+carry no `side`/`arc`. Update them so the example set demonstrates the new fields
+as best practice (and shows they work on `dribble`, not only `cut`).
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `examples/pick-and-roll.ocf.json`
+- Modify: `examples/transition-3v2.ocf.json`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add `side` + `arc` to the `around_player` dribble step in each**
+
+In each file, find the `dribble` action whose `moves[]` step has
+`"around_player": "defense_1"` and add `side` + `arc` to that same step. Choose
+values that fit the play:
+- `examples/pick-and-roll.ocf.json` — the ball handler uses the screen and turns
+  the corner; add `"side": "left"`, `"arc": "tight"` (a tight turn off the
+  screen). Keep the existing `to`, `around_player`, and `intensity`.
+- `examples/transition-3v2.ocf.json` — a fast-break attack of the defender; add
+  `"side": "right"`, `"arc": "wide"` (attacking wide at speed). Keep existing fields.
+
+Only add the two keys to that one step in each file; do not change anything else.
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Validate**
+
+Run: `npm run validate`
+Expected: both modified examples (and all others) report valid.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Confirm the fields are actually present on the right step**
+
+Run:
+`node -e "for(const f of ['pick-and-roll','transition-3v2']){const d=require('./examples/'+f+'.ocf.json'); const step=d.frames.flatMap(fr=>fr.actions).filter(a=>a.type==='dribble').flatMap(a=>a.moves||[]).find(m=>m.around_player); console.log(f+': side='+step.side+' arc='+step.arc);}"`
+Expected: pick-and-roll → `side=left arc=tight`; transition-3v2 → `side=right arc=wide`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add examples/pick-and-roll.ocf.json examples/transition-3v2.ocf.json
+git commit -m "docs: demonstrate side/arc on the around_player steps in existing examples"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 5: Docs + version bump 1.3.0 + RFC accepted
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `docs/specification-v1.adoc` (document side/arc under the movement/cut section; changelog; `:version:`)
+- Modify: `package.json` (version → 1.3.0)
+- Modify: `schema/v1.json` (`$comment` version → 1.3.0)
+- Modify: `rfcs/0004-around-player-arc.md` (verify Status: Accepted)
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Document side/arc in the spec doc**
+
+Find where `move_step` / `around_player` is documented (search for `around_player` in `docs/specification-v1.adoc`). Add a short paragraph:
+
+```asciidoc
+When a movement step goes `around_player`, two optional fields shape the detour:
+`side` (`left`/`right`, relative to the player's direction of travel) chooses
+which side to pass on, and `arc` (`tight`/`normal`/`wide`) how closely the path
+wraps the obstacle — `tight` reads as a curl, `wide` as a flare. Both may be set
+on the `cut` action as defaults and overridden per step. When omitted, the
+renderer chooses (for a `cut`, it may derive the arc from the `variant` —
+`curl`→tight, `flare`/`fade`→wide). `arc` is a semantic enum, not a radius; the
+renderer owns the enum-to-distance mapping and may expose it as configuration.
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Bump version to 1.3.0 in all four places**
+
+- `package.json`: `"version": "1.3.0"`
+- `schema/v1.json` `$comment`: change the version number to `1.3.0` (keep the rest of the sentence)
+- `docs/specification-v1.adoc` `:version:`: `1.3.0`
+- Add a changelog entry at the TOP of the changelog (above v1.2.0):
+```asciidoc
+=== v1.3.0
+
+Adds optional `side` (`left`/`right`) and `arc` (`tight`/`normal`/`wide`) fields
+to movement steps (and the `cut` action) to make an `around_player` detour's
+side and tightness explicit instead of renderer-guessed (RFC 0004). Additive and
+backwards-compatible.
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Verify RFC status**
+
+`rfcs/0004-around-player-arc.md` Status should already say Accepted (set before merge). Verify; if Draft, change to Accepted.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Build site + full suite**
+
+Run: `cd site && npm run build` → asciidoctor parses the new prose + changelog; build succeeds. Return to root.
+Run: `npm test` → all sub-suites pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add docs/specification-v1.adoc package.json schema/v1.json rfcs/0004-around-player-arc.md
+git commit -m "docs: document side/arc; bump to 1.3.0; accept RFC 0004"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Self-Review Notes
+
+- **Spec coverage (RFC 0004):** side/arc on move_step → Task 1 Step 1; on action_cut → Task 1 Step 2; sport-neutral (no gating) → inherent (no conditional added); valid fixture with override → Task 2; enum enforcement (invalid fixtures) → Task 3; **existing around_player examples updated to demonstrate side/arc (on dribble) → Task 4**; docs + variant-default recommendation → Task 5; version bump → Task 5.
+- **Placement matches RFC:** fields live on `move_step` (shared by move/cut/dribble) + `action_cut` action level, mirroring `around_player`. The RFC's override semantics ("move_step overrides action-level") come for free from where the fields sit — no extra schema logic.
+- **The oneOf error-message caveat** (Task 3) is called out so the implementer verifies the *real* rejection cause via `--all-errors`, as was needed during RFC validation.
+- **No renderer work here:** honoring side/arc + variant defaults + replacing the hardcoded 0.6 is renderer work, tracked separately (renderer task list). This plan is schema + docs only.
+- **Version consistency:** all four locations (package.json, $comment, :version:, changelog) → 1.3.0; `$id`/filename stays v1.json (additive, v1 line).
diff --git a/examples/around-player-arc.ocf.json b/examples/around-player-arc.ocf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bde43c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/around-player-arc.ocf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://opencoachingformat.org/schema/v1.json",
+  "sport": "basketball",
+  "meta": { "id": "3c9f7a2e-4b1d-4e6f-8a0c-2d5e9a1b3c7f", "title": "Curl around a screen (side + arc)", "description": "Shooter curls tight around a down-screen; the action-level defaults are overridden on the curl step.", "created": "2026-08-28T10:00:00Z", "source_format": "open" },
+  "court": { "ruleset": "fiba", "type": "half_court", "drill_focus": "offense" },
+  "entities": [
+    { "type": "offense", "nr": 2, "x": -6.75, "y": 13.98 },
+    { "type": "offense", "nr": 5, "x": -2.45, "y": 8.2 }
+  ],
+  "balls": [ { "id": "ball_1", "carried_by": "offense_2" } ],
+  "frames": [
+    {
+      "id": "f1",
+      "label": "Curl",
+      "description": "offense_2 curls tightly around offense_5's screen, passing on the right of the screener.",
+      "actions": [
+        { "player": "offense_2", "type": "cut", "variant": "curl", "side": "left", "arc": "normal",
+          "moves": [ { "to": { "named": "right_elbow" }, "around_player": "offense_5", "side": "right", "arc": "tight", "intensity": "fast" } ] }
+      ],
+      "end_state": { "offense_2": { "named": "right_elbow" } }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/invalid/arc-bad-value.json b/examples/invalid/arc-bad-value.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dbcefb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/invalid/arc-bad-value.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "sport": "basketball",
+  "meta": { "id": "3c9f7a2e-4b1d-4e6f-8a0c-2d5e9a1b3c7f", "title": "Bad arc" },
+  "court": { "ruleset": "fiba", "type": "half_court" },
+  "entities": [ { "type": "offense", "nr": 2, "x": -6, "y": 13 }, { "type": "offense", "nr": 5, "x": -2, "y": 8 } ],
+  "frames": [ { "id": "f", "actions": [ { "player": "offense_2", "type": "cut", "moves": [ { "to": { "named": "right_elbow" }, "around_player": "offense_5", "arc": "loopy" } ] } ], "end_state": {} } ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/invalid/side-bad-value.json b/examples/invalid/side-bad-value.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59db5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/invalid/side-bad-value.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "sport": "basketball",
+  "meta": { "id": "3c9f7a2e-4b1d-4e6f-8a0c-2d5e9a1b3c7f", "title": "Bad side" },
+  "court": { "ruleset": "fiba", "type": "half_court" },
+  "entities": [ { "type": "offense", "nr": 2, "x": -6, "y": 13 }, { "type": "offense", "nr": 5, "x": -2, "y": 8 } ],
+  "frames": [ { "id": "f", "actions": [ { "player": "offense_2", "type": "cut", "moves": [ { "to": { "named": "right_elbow" }, "around_player": "offense_5", "side": "middle" } ] } ], "end_state": {} } ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/pick-and-roll.ocf.json b/examples/pick-and-roll.ocf.json
index 8a1993d..9a9c10b 100644
--- a/examples/pick-and-roll.ocf.json
+++ b/examples/pick-and-roll.ocf.json
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
                 "named": "left_elbow"
               },
               "around_player": "defense_1",
+              "side": "left",
+              "arc": "tight",
               "intensity": "explosive"
             }
           ]
diff --git a/examples/transition-3v2.ocf.json b/examples/transition-3v2.ocf.json
index 56f21ec..0d4a458 100644
--- a/examples/transition-3v2.ocf.json
+++ b/examples/transition-3v2.ocf.json
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@
               "to": {
                 "named": "left_elbow"
               },
-              "around_player": "defense_1"
+              "around_player": "defense_1",
+              "side": "right",
+              "arc": "wide"
             }
           ]
         },
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 833f4ce..ec827b4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@opencoachingformat/spec",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@opencoachingformat/spec",
-      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
       "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "ajv-cli": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bab0600..0de03ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opencoachingformat/spec",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Open standard for team-sport coaching diagrams and animations (invasion team sports; basketball first).",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/schema/v1.json b/schema/v1.json
index 1d4265e..8605667 100644
--- a/schema/v1.json
+++ b/schema/v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
   "$id": "https://opencoachingformat.org/schema/v1.json",
-  "$comment": "Schema version 1.2.0. The $id stays v1 across all backwards-compatible 1.x releases; version-pinned copies live at /<version>/ocf-action-v1.json.",
+  "$comment": "Schema version 1.3.0. The $id stays v1 across all backwards-compatible 1.x releases; version-pinned copies live at /<version>/ocf-action-v1.json.",
   "title": "Open Coaching Format",
   "description": "Open standard for team-sport coaching diagrams and animations (invasion team sports; basketball first). Semantic action model.",
   "type": "object",
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@
         "to": { "$ref": "#/definitions/coordinate" },
         "around_player": { "$ref": "#/definitions/entity_ref" },
         "off_screen_by": { "$ref": "#/definitions/entity_ref" },
-        "intensity": { "$ref": "#/definitions/movement_intensity" }
+        "intensity": { "$ref": "#/definitions/movement_intensity" },
+        "side": { "type": "string", "enum": ["left", "right"], "description": "Which side to pass an around_player obstacle on, relative to the moving player's direction of travel. Optional; renderer chooses when absent." },
+        "arc": { "type": "string", "enum": ["tight", "normal", "wide"], "description": "How closely the path wraps an around_player obstacle: tight (curl), normal, wide (flare). Optional; renderer default when absent." }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@
         "variant": { "type": "string", "enum": ["backdoor", "give_and_go", "flash", "v_cut", "l_cut", "curl", "flare", "fade", "basket"] },
         "around_player": { "$ref": "#/definitions/entity_ref" },
         "off_screen_by": { "$ref": "#/definitions/entity_ref" },
+        "side": { "type": "string", "enum": ["left", "right"], "description": "Default side for this cut's around_player steps; overridden per move_step." },
+        "arc": { "type": "string", "enum": ["tight", "normal", "wide"], "description": "Default arc for this cut's around_player steps; overridden per move_step." },
         "intensity": { "$ref": "#/definitions/movement_intensity" },
         "tags": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
         "after": { "$ref": "#/definitions/action_ref" },