diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/PageSceneStore.ts b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/PageSceneStore.ts
index b42e4dece2..f2dfa23373 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/PageSceneStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/PageSceneStore.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ export type {
   Keyframe,
   TimelineTrack,
   TimelineData,
+  ClipLane,
+  ClipStrip,
 } from "./engine/timeline/types";
-import type { TimelineTrack } from "./engine/timeline/types";
+import type { TimelineTrack, ClipLane } from "./engine/timeline/types";
 
 // A still (Capture) or video (Record) produced by Record mode, cached
 // locally (object URL) before any upload. Powers the completion modal's
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ interface PageSceneState {
   timelineIsPlaying: boolean;
   timelineDuration: number;
   timelineTracks: TimelineTrack[];
+  timelineClipLanes: ClipLane[];
   timelineSelectedKeyframeId: string | null;
   // Left keyframe of the segment whose easing curve is being edited in the
   // Motion popover (opened from the curve chip BETWEEN two keyframes).
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ interface PageSceneState {
   setTimelineIsPlaying: (playing: boolean) => void;
   setTimelineDuration: (duration: number) => void;
   setTimelineTracks: (tracks: TimelineTrack[]) => void;
+  setTimelineClipLanes: (clipLanes: ClipLane[]) => void;
   setTimelineSelectedKeyframe: (id: string | null) => void;
   setTimelineEasingKeyframe: (id: string | null) => void;
   setProducedArtifact: (artifact: ProducedArtifact | null) => void;
@@ -387,6 +391,7 @@ export const usePageSceneStore = create<PageSceneState>((set, get) => ({
   timelineIsPlaying: false,
   timelineDuration: 10,
   timelineTracks: [],
+  timelineClipLanes: [],
   timelineSelectedKeyframeId: null,
   timelineEasingKeyframeId: null,
   producedArtifact: null,
@@ -493,6 +498,7 @@ export const usePageSceneStore = create<PageSceneState>((set, get) => ({
   setTimelineIsPlaying: (playing) => set({ timelineIsPlaying: playing }),
   setTimelineDuration: (duration) => set({ timelineDuration: duration }),
   setTimelineTracks: (tracks) => set({ timelineTracks: tracks }),
+  setTimelineClipLanes: (clipLanes) => set({ timelineClipLanes: clipLanes }),
   setTimelineSelectedKeyframe: (id) => set({ timelineSelectedKeyframeId: id }),
   setTimelineEasingKeyframe: (id) => set({ timelineEasingKeyframeId: id }),
   setProducedArtifact: (artifact) => set({ producedArtifact: artifact }),
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/EngineStoreBridge.ts b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/EngineStoreBridge.ts
index b4eef16d9c..5296146d37 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/EngineStoreBridge.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/EngineStoreBridge.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export class EngineStoreBridge {
         store.setTimelineExists(e.exists);
         store.setTimelineDuration(e.duration);
         store.setTimelineTracks(e.tracks);
+        store.setTimelineClipLanes(e.clipLanes);
       }),
       bus.subscribe(TimelinePlayheadEvent, (e) => {
         const store = usePageSceneStore.getState();
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor/TimelineController.ts b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor/TimelineController.ts
index a9cdebf857..89163e7dd2 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor/TimelineController.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor/TimelineController.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_EASING,
   DEFAULT_TIMELINE_DURATION,
   DEFAULT_TIMELINE_FPS,
+  type ClipLane,
+  type ClipStrip,
   type EasingSpec,
   type Keyframe,
   type TimelineData,
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ export class TimelineController {
       duration: DEFAULT_TIMELINE_DURATION,
       fps: DEFAULT_TIMELINE_FPS,
       tracks: [],
+      clipLanes: [],
     };
     this.saved = cloneTimeline(this.timeline);
     this.playhead = 0;
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ export class TimelineController {
       this.timeline.duration = DEFAULT_TIMELINE_DURATION;
     }
     if (!Array.isArray(this.timeline.tracks)) this.timeline.tracks = [];
+    if (!Array.isArray(this.timeline.clipLanes)) this.timeline.clipLanes = [];
     this.saved = cloneTimeline(this.timeline);
     this.playhead = Math.min(this.playhead, this.timeline.duration);
     this.evaluate();
@@ -224,6 +228,55 @@ export class TimelineController {
     this.emitChanged();
   }
 
+  // ─── clip lanes (skeletal animation) ─────────────────────────────────────
+
+  // Add a new stacked clip lane for `objectUuid` (a character). The clip is
+  // dropped at `startTime`, clamped so it starts within the timeline. Returns
+  // the new lane id, or null if there is no timeline.
+  addClipLane(objectUuid: string, strip: Omit<ClipStrip, "id">): string | null {
+    if (!this.timeline) return null;
+    const startTime = Math.max(
+      0,
+      Math.min(strip.startTime, this.timeline.duration),
+    );
+    const lane: ClipLane = {
+      id: THREE.MathUtils.generateUUID(),
+      objectUuid,
+      strip: { ...strip, id: THREE.MathUtils.generateUUID(), startTime },
+    };
+    this.timeline.clipLanes.push(lane);
+    this.evaluate();
+    this.emitChanged();
+    return lane.id;
+  }
+
+  // Move a clip strip along its lane. Clamped so the strip stays within the
+  // timeline (its start never pushes the clip's end past `duration`).
+  moveClipLane(laneId: string, startTime: number): void {
+    if (!this.timeline) return;
+    const lane = this.timeline.clipLanes.find((l) => l.id === laneId);
+    if (!lane) return;
+    const maxStart = Math.max(0, this.timeline.duration - lane.strip.duration);
+    lane.strip.startTime = Math.max(0, Math.min(startTime, maxStart));
+    this.evaluate();
+    this.emitChanged();
+  }
+
+  removeClipLane(laneId: string): void {
+    if (!this.timeline) return;
+    this.timeline.clipLanes = this.timeline.clipLanes.filter(
+      (l) => l.id !== laneId,
+    );
+    this.evaluate();
+    this.emitChanged();
+  }
+
+  // All clip lanes for one character (stacked lanes, drop order).
+  clipLanesFor(objectUuid: string): ClipLane[] {
+    if (!this.timeline) return [];
+    return this.timeline.clipLanes.filter((l) => l.objectUuid === objectUuid);
+  }
+
   // ─── save / cancel ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   save(): void {
@@ -285,6 +338,7 @@ export class TimelineController {
         this.timeline !== null,
         this.timeline?.duration ?? DEFAULT_TIMELINE_DURATION,
         this.timeline ? cloneTimeline(this.timeline).tracks : [],
+        this.timeline ? cloneTimeline(this.timeline).clipLanes : [],
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/events/EngineEvent.ts b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/events/EngineEvent.ts
index 306434d4f8..cd8d052547 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/events/EngineEvent.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/events/EngineEvent.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import type {
   TransformSpace,
 } from "../../PageSceneStore";
 import type { Camera } from "@storyteller/common";
-import type { TimelineTrack } from "../timeline/types";
+import type { ClipLane, TimelineTrack } from "../timeline/types";
 
 export abstract class EngineEvent {
   readonly timestamp: number = performance.now();
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ export class TimelineChangedEvent extends EngineEvent {
     readonly exists: boolean,
     readonly duration: number,
     readonly tracks: TimelineTrack[],
+    readonly clipLanes: ClipLane[],
   ) {
     super();
   }
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/timeline/types.ts b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/timeline/types.ts
index 0af31d8e0c..5dc8f05c59 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/timeline/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/timeline/types.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,32 @@ export interface TimelineTrack {
   keyframes: Keyframe[]; // kept sorted ascending by time
 }
 
+// A skeletal animation clip (Mixamo) placed on a character's lane. Only the
+// reference + placement is serialized; the actual THREE.AnimationClip is
+// resolved from `sourceMediaId` and retargeted onto the character at runtime.
+export interface ClipStrip {
+  id: string;
+  sourceMediaId: string; // media id of the animation GLB (reload + retarget)
+  name: string; // display label
+  startTime: number; // seconds from timeline start
+  duration: number; // seconds (clip length; trimmable later)
+  loop: boolean;
+}
+
+// One animation lane under a character. Multiple lanes (stacked) = multiple
+// clips on the same character; each lane holds a single clip strip. Only
+// character objects get clip lanes.
+export interface ClipLane {
+  id: string;
+  objectUuid: string; // the character this lane animates
+  strip: ClipStrip;
+}
+
 export interface TimelineData {
   duration: number; // seconds
   fps: number;
-  tracks: TimelineTrack[];
+  tracks: TimelineTrack[]; // per-object transform keyframes
+  clipLanes: ClipLane[]; // per-character skeletal animation clips
 }
 
 export type EasingPresetName = "linear" | "easeIn" | "easeOut" | "easeInOut";