M6.3: Trait popovers — shared PopoverLayer + TraitChip triggers

Per GODOT_PORTING_GUIDE.md §6 (and §12 build order — popovers before
the easy card-grid steps because traits/skills/bonuses surface them
everywhere). One reusable popover panel; lightweight chip triggers.

Scenes/Widgets/PopoverLayer.cs:
  CanvasLayer added once as a child of Wizard.tscn. Owns one
  PanelContainer + close Timer; static Instance for chip-side access.
  ShowFor(trigger, ...) populates and positions the popover at the
  trigger's global rect with viewport clamp + flip-above logic
  (mirrors src/trait-hint.jsx). 80 ms grace period when moving from
  trigger to popover so the popover stays open across the gap.
  Detriment popovers get a red Modulate as a placeholder for the
  seal-coloured StyleBox the theming pass will install.

Scenes/Widgets/TraitChip.cs:
  Lightweight PanelContainer + Label trigger. On MouseEntered asks
  PopoverLayer.Instance to show; on MouseExited schedules close.
  Pill styling deferred to theming (default Godot panel for now;
  TraitChip / TraitChipDetriment styleboxes will land alongside
  the parchment Theme pass).

Wizard.tscn:
  PopoverLayer added as a top-level CanvasLayer child so popovers
  float above every step's content regardless of where the trigger
  is in the tree.

Steps/StepClade.cs:
  Replaces the placeholder "{n} traits, {m} detriments" line with an
  HFlowContainer of TraitChip per trait + per detriment. Hover any
  chip → popover shows name + description (+ DETRIMENT tag for the
  detriment chips).

  Also: cards switched from Button to PanelContainer for content-
  driven height. Button isn't a Container, so its intrinsic min
  size didn't aggregate from the inner vbox — at higher trait
  counts the chips overflowed into the cards below. PanelContainer
  is a Container, so the card grows with its content. GuiInput
  handles the click-to-select; selected state shown via Modulate
  tint until the proper StyleBox swap lands in theming.

Closes M6.3. Per guide §12, next is M6.4 — easy card-grid steps
(Species / Calling / Subclass / History) variations on the StepClade
pattern, then StepSkills, then StepReview.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Theriapolis.Godot/Scenes/Steps/StepClade.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Godot;
 using Theriapolis.Core.Data;
+using Theriapolis.GodotHost.Scenes.Widgets;
 using Theriapolis.GodotHost.UI;
 
 namespace Theriapolis.GodotHost.Scenes.Steps;
@@ -69,24 +70,21 @@ public partial class StepClade : VBoxContainer, IStep
     {
         bool selected = _draft.CladeId == clade.Id;
 
-        var btn = new Button
+        // PanelContainer (a Container subclass) so the card height is
+        // driven by its inner VBoxContainer's content. Switching from
+        // Button avoids the issue where Button's intrinsic min size
+        // doesn't aggregate from non-Button children, causing chips to
+        // overflow into the cards below at high trait counts.
+        var card = new PanelContainer
         {
-            Text = "",
+            CustomMinimumSize = new Vector2(200, 0),
-            Flat = false,
+            MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Stop,
-            ToggleMode = true,
-            ButtonPressed = selected,
-            FocusMode = Control.FocusModeEnum.None,
-            // 200 wide so 3 cards + separators (≈ 632) + page margins +
-            // Aside fit inside ≥ 1024-px viewports (the smaller-screen
-            // floor we want to support). Height held at 200 so the inner
-            // labels render at readable size without a content-driven
-            // height collapse (Button isn't a Container, so child vbox
-            // height doesn't bubble up to the button's intrinsic min size).
-            CustomMinimumSize = new Vector2(200, 200),
-            ClipText = false,
-            Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left,
         };
-        btn.Pressed += () =>
+        if (selected) card.Modulate = new Color(1f, 0.95f, 0.85f);  // gild tint placeholder until theming
+
+        card.GuiInput += (InputEvent e) =>
+        {
+            if (e is InputEventMouseButton mb && mb.Pressed && mb.ButtonIndex == MouseButton.Left)
             {
                 // Default species for the new clade — match React app.jsx:
                 // when clade changes, species defaults to first species in clade.
@@ -101,23 +99,12 @@ public partial class StepClade : VBoxContainer, IStep
                     { "clade_id",   clade.Id },
                     { "species_id", speciesId },
                 });
+            }
         };
 
-        // Label content stacked inside the button via an anchored VBoxContainer
+        var box = new VBoxContainer { MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Pass };
-        // (Button isn't a Container, so we anchor the vbox to fill the button's
-        // rect and let the children flow within it).
-        var box = new VBoxContainer
-        {
-            MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Ignore,
-        };
-        box.AnchorRight = 1f;
-        box.AnchorBottom = 1f;
-        box.OffsetLeft = 12;
-        box.OffsetTop = 12;
-        box.OffsetRight = -12;
-        box.OffsetBottom = -12;
         box.AddThemeConstantOverride("separation", 6);
-        btn.AddChild(box);
+        card.AddChild(box);
 
         box.AddChild(new Label { Text = clade.Name, MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Ignore });
         box.AddChild(new Label
@@ -139,15 +126,34 @@ public partial class StepClade : VBoxContainer, IStep
                 });
         }
 
-        if (clade.Traits.Length > 0)
+        if (clade.Traits.Length > 0 || clade.Detriments.Length > 0)
         {
-            box.AddChild(new Label
+            var chips = new HFlowContainer { MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Pass };
+            chips.AddThemeConstantOverride("h_separation", 6);
+            chips.AddThemeConstantOverride("v_separation", 4);
+            box.AddChild(chips);
+
+            foreach (var t in clade.Traits)
             {
-                Text = $"{clade.Traits.Length} traits, {clade.Detriments.Length} detriments",
+                var chip = new TraitChip
-                MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Ignore,
+                {
-            });
+                    TraitName = t.Name,
+                    Description = t.Description,
+                };
+                chips.AddChild(chip);
+            }
+            foreach (var d in clade.Detriments)
+            {
+                var chip = new TraitChip
+                {
+                    TraitName = d.Name,
+                    Description = d.Description,
+                    Detriment = true,
+                };
+                chips.AddChild(chip);
+            }
         }
 
-        return btn;
+        return card;
     }
 }

Theriapolis.Godot/Scenes/Widgets/PopoverLayer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+using Godot;
+
+namespace Theriapolis.GodotHost.Scenes.Widgets;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Shared overlay layer that owns one reusable trait popover panel.
+/// Per GODOT_PORTING_GUIDE.md §6.1 — TraitChip triggers ask
+/// <see cref="Instance"/> to show the popover at their global rect; the
+/// popover stays open while either the trigger or the popover itself is
+/// hovered (80 ms grace via close timer).
+///
+/// One PopoverLayer per scene; lives as a CanvasLayer child of
+/// Wizard.tscn so popovers float above every step's content. Mirrors
+/// <c>src/trait-hint.jsx</c>'s viewport-clamp / flip-above behaviour.
+/// </summary>
+public partial class PopoverLayer : CanvasLayer
+{
+    public static PopoverLayer? Instance { get; private set; }
+
+    private const float GracePeriodSec = 0.08f;
+    private const float ArrowOffsetPx  = 6f;
+    private const int   ViewportPadPx  = 8;
+
+    private PanelContainer _popup = null!;
+    private Label _titleLabel = null!;
+    private Label _tagLabel = null!;
+    private Label _descLabel = null!;
+    private Timer _closeTimer = null!;
+
+    public override void _EnterTree()
+    {
+        Instance = this;
+    }
+
+    public override void _ExitTree()
+    {
+        if (Instance == this) Instance = null;
+    }
+
+    public override void _Ready()
+    {
+        Layer = 100;
+        BuildPopover();
+    }
+
+    private void BuildPopover()
+    {
+        _popup = new PanelContainer
+        {
+            Visible = false,
+            MouseFilter = Control.MouseFilterEnum.Pass,
+            ZIndex = 100,
+        };
+        _popup.MouseEntered += CancelClose;
+        _popup.MouseExited += ScheduleClose;
+        AddChild(_popup);
+
+        var v = new VBoxContainer { CustomMinimumSize = new Vector2(240, 0) };
+        v.AddThemeConstantOverride("separation", 6);
+        _popup.AddChild(v);
+
+        var nameRow = new HBoxContainer();
+        nameRow.AddThemeConstantOverride("separation", 8);
+        v.AddChild(nameRow);
+
+        _titleLabel = new Label();
+        nameRow.AddChild(_titleLabel);
+
+        _tagLabel = new Label { Visible = false };
+        nameRow.AddChild(_tagLabel);
+
+        _descLabel = new Label
+        {
+            AutowrapMode = TextServer.AutowrapMode.WordSmart,
+            CustomMinimumSize = new Vector2(220, 0),
+        };
+        v.AddChild(_descLabel);
+
+        _closeTimer = new Timer { OneShot = true, WaitTime = GracePeriodSec };
+        _closeTimer.Timeout += HidePopover;
+        AddChild(_closeTimer);
+    }
+
+    public void ShowFor(Control trigger, string title, string description, string tag, bool detriment)
+    {
+        CancelClose();
+        _titleLabel.Text = title;
+        _descLabel.Text = description;
+        _tagLabel.Visible = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(tag) || detriment;
+        _tagLabel.Text = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(tag) ? tag.ToUpperInvariant()
+                                                    : (detriment ? "DETRIMENT" : "");
+
+        // M6.3 default-theme tint: detriment popover gets a red modulate so
+        // it reads visually distinct from a regular trait. The proper
+        // codex StyleBox swap lands in the theming pass.
+        _popup.Modulate = detriment ? new Color(1f, 0.78f, 0.78f) : Colors.White;
+
+        _popup.Visible = true;
+        _popup.ResetSize();
+        Reposition(trigger);
+    }
+
+    public void ScheduleClose() => _closeTimer.Start();
+    public void CancelClose()   => _closeTimer.Stop();
+
+    private void HidePopover() => _popup.Visible = false;
+
+    private void Reposition(Control trigger)
+    {
+        var trigRect = trigger.GetGlobalRect();
+        var popSize  = _popup.GetCombinedMinimumSize();
+        var vp       = trigger.GetViewportRect().Size;
+
+        // Default: under trigger, left-aligned with trigger.
+        float left = trigRect.Position.X;
+        float top  = trigRect.End.Y + ArrowOffsetPx;
+
+        // Flip above if no room below and there's room above.
+        if (top + popSize.Y + ViewportPadPx > vp.Y &&
+            trigRect.Position.Y - ArrowOffsetPx - popSize.Y >= ViewportPadPx)
+        {
+            top = trigRect.Position.Y - ArrowOffsetPx - popSize.Y;
+        }
+
+        // Clamp horizontally + vertically to keep popover in-viewport.
+        left = Mathf.Clamp(left, ViewportPadPx, vp.X - popSize.X - ViewportPadPx);
+        top  = Mathf.Clamp(top,  ViewportPadPx, vp.Y - popSize.Y - ViewportPadPx);
+        _popup.Position = new Vector2(left, top);
+    }
+}

Theriapolis.Godot/Scenes/Widgets/TraitChip.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using Godot;
+
+namespace Theriapolis.GodotHost.Scenes.Widgets;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Small chip widget. The hover trigger for a trait/skill/detriment.
+/// Per GODOT_PORTING_GUIDE.md §6.2: on mouse-enter, asks the shared
+/// <see cref="PopoverLayer"/> to show the popover at this chip's global
+/// rect; on exit, schedules close (popover stays alive if the cursor
+/// then enters the popover itself).
+///
+/// Lightweight — every clade trait list, every skill row, every bonus
+/// pill spawns several of these. The actual popover panel is a single
+/// reused instance owned by PopoverLayer, not one per chip.
+/// </summary>
+public partial class TraitChip : PanelContainer
+{
+    [Export] public string TraitName { get; set; } = "";
+    [Export] public string Description { get; set; } = "";
+    [Export] public string Tag { get; set; } = "";
+    [Export] public bool Detriment { get; set; }
+
+    private Label _label = null!;
+
+    public override void _Ready()
+    {
+        MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Stop;
+        _label = new Label
+        {
+            Text = TraitName,
+            MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Ignore,
+        };
+        AddChild(_label);
+        MouseEntered += OnHoverEntered;
+        MouseExited += OnHoverExited;
+    }
+
+    public void SetTrait(string name, string description, string tag = "", bool detriment = false)
+    {
+        TraitName = name;
+        Description = description;
+        Tag = tag;
+        Detriment = detriment;
+        if (_label is not null) _label.Text = name;
+    }
+
+    private void OnHoverEntered()
+    {
+        PopoverLayer.Instance?.ShowFor(this, TraitName, Description, Tag, Detriment);
+    }
+
+    private void OnHoverExited()
+    {
+        PopoverLayer.Instance?.ScheduleClose();
+    }
+}

Theriapolis.Godot/Scenes/Wizard.tscn

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=3 uid="uid://wizard6m6v1"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=5 format=3 uid="uid://wizard6m6v1"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://Scenes/Wizard.cs" id="1_wizard"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://UI/Widgets/CodexStepper.cs" id="2_stepper"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://Scenes/Aside.tscn" id="3_aside"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://Scenes/Widgets/PopoverLayer.cs" id="4_popover"]
 
 [node name="Wizard" type="Control"]
 anchors_preset = 15
@@ -85,3 +86,6 @@ text = "1 / 8"
 [node name="NextButton" type="Button" parent="Wrap/Layout/NavBar"]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
 text = "Next ›"
+
+[node name="PopoverLayer" type="CanvasLayer" parent="."]
+script = ExtResource("4_popover")