diff --git a/docs/prompt-architecture-improvement-plan.md b/docs/prompt-architecture-improvement-plan.md
index 7b716ed..9368d1f 100644
--- a/docs/prompt-architecture-improvement-plan.md
+++ b/docs/prompt-architecture-improvement-plan.md
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ Keep here:
 - Krea prose style;
 - hardcore action sentence rewriting;
 - POV sentence rewriting;
-- clothing naturalization;
 - camera-scene preservation;
 - fallback text parsing.
 
@@ -145,11 +144,13 @@ Already isolated:
 
 - `krea_cast.py` owns cast descriptor parsing, cast prose, label joining, and
   natural label replacement for formatter routes.
+- `krea_clothing.py` owns clothing-state cleanup and action-aware body-access
+  wording for formatter routes.
 
 Improve later:
 
 - split semantic blocks into modules:
-  `krea_actions.py`, `krea_pov.py`, `krea_clothing.py`;
+  `krea_actions.py`, `krea_pov.py`;
 - add route-level smoke fixtures for representative metadata rows;
 - make `_hardcore_action_sentence` dispatch by action family instead of long
   conditional chains.
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ Medium-term:
 
 ## Recommended Next Passes
 
-1. Split Krea action/POV/clothing helpers into separate modules, using
+1. Split Krea action/POV helpers into separate modules, using
    `krea_cast.py` as the pattern for stable import aliases and smoke coverage.
 2. Split `__init__.py` node classes by family after behavior is covered by smoke
    checks.
diff --git a/docs/prompt-pool-routing-map.md b/docs/prompt-pool-routing-map.md
index 99afe5a..eee7dd7 100644
--- a/docs/prompt-pool-routing-map.md
+++ b/docs/prompt-pool-routing-map.md
@@ -545,10 +545,11 @@ Important POV rule:
 
 Key Krea2 ownership:
 
-- Cast descriptor naturalization: `_cast_prose`, `_natural_label_text`.
+- Cast descriptor naturalization: `krea_cast.cast_prose`,
+  `krea_cast.natural_label_text`.
 - Hardcore action sentence: `_hardcore_action_sentence`.
 - POV hardcore sentence: `_pov_hardcore_pose_sentence`, `_pov_action_phrase`.
-- Clothing state cleanup: `_natural_clothing_state`.
+- Clothing state cleanup: `krea_clothing.natural_clothing_state`.
 - Camera scene preservation: `_camera_scene_phrase`.
 
 Krea2 field consumption:
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ Krea2 field consumption:
 | Normal single row | `subject_type`, `item`, `pose`, `scene_text`, `expression`, `composition`, `camera_*`, style fields | `_normal_row_to_krea` |
 | Normal configured cast/hardcore row | `cast_descriptor_text`, `women_count`, `men_count`, `source_role_graph`, `role_graph`, `item`, `item_axis_values`, `source_composition`, `pov_character_labels` | `_normal_row_to_krea`, `_hardcore_action_sentence`, `_pov_action_phrase` |
 | Insta/OF pair softcore | `shared_descriptor`, `softcore_row`, `softcore_partner_styling`, options, soft camera fields | `_insta_pair_to_krea` |
-| Insta/OF pair hardcore | `hardcore_row`, `shared_cast_descriptors`, `hardcore_clothing_state`, `hardcore_detail_density`, hard camera fields, POV labels | `_insta_pair_to_krea`, `_hardcore_action_sentence`, `_pov_action_phrase`, `_natural_clothing_state` |
+| Insta/OF pair hardcore | `hardcore_row`, `shared_cast_descriptors`, `hardcore_clothing_state`, `hardcore_detail_density`, hard camera fields, POV labels | `_insta_pair_to_krea`, `_hardcore_action_sentence`, `_pov_action_phrase`, `krea_clothing.natural_clothing_state` |
 | Plain text fallback | `source_text` only | `_fallback_text_to_krea` |
 
 If metadata is connected and `method` says `text(fallback)`, the formatter did
@@ -700,7 +701,7 @@ pair metadata through the core Python APIs, then verifies:
 | --- | --- |
 | Wrong main category/subcategory frequency | Category node config, `load_category_library`, category JSON weights. |
 | Wrong outfit/clothing item | Relevant category JSON, `INSTA_OF_SOFTCORE_OUTFITS`, `SxCP Character Clothing`. |
-| Nude/clothing state confusing Krea2 | `build_insta_of_pair` clothing state helpers, then `_natural_clothing_state`. |
+| Nude/clothing state confusing Krea2 | `build_insta_of_pair` clothing state helpers, then `krea_clothing.natural_clothing_state`. |
 | Wrong location | `categories/location_pools.json`, category `scene_pool`, `_scene_pool`. |
 | Location good but camera/location layout wrong | `_camera_scene_directive_for_context`, coworking adapter functions. |
 | Repeated desk/anchor in POV foreground | Coworking direction/distance/elevation helpers. |
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ Use these traces to narrow a problem in one pass.
 1. Check pair root `hardcore_clothing_state`.
 2. Check hard row `item` and `source_role_graph` for access flags.
 3. Character slot `hardcore_clothing` overrides pair fallback clothing.
-4. For Krea wording, inspect `_natural_clothing_state`.
+4. For Krea wording, inspect `krea_clothing.natural_clothing_state`.
 5. For generation wording, inspect `_insta_of_hardcore_clothing_state`,
    `_hardcore_row_access_flags`, and `character_hardcore_clothing_values`.
 
diff --git a/krea_clothing.py b/krea_clothing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1ed4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krea_clothing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+from typing import Any
+
+try:
+    from .krea_cast import natural_label_text
+except ImportError:  # Allows local smoke tests with `python -c`.
+    from krea_cast import natural_label_text
+
+
+def _clean(value: Any) -> str:
+    text = "" if value is None else str(value)
+    text = text.replace("\n", " ")
+    text = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", text).strip()
+    text = re.sub(r"\s+([,.;:])", r"\1", text)
+    return text
+
+
+def clothing_access_phrase(action_text: Any) -> str:
+    text = _clean(action_text).lower()
+    if any(term in text for term in ("cumshot", "ejaculat", "semen", "cum on", "cum across", "post-orgasm", "aftermath")):
+        return "leaving the body exposed for visible semen and aftermath"
+    if any(term in text for term in ("boobjob", "titjob", "breast sex", "handjob", "hand job", "footjob", "testicle", "balls", "penis licking", "non-penetrative")):
+        return "leaving the contact point unobstructed"
+    if any(term in text for term in ("oral", "blowjob", "fellatio", "mouth", "tongue")):
+        return "leaving the oral contact unobstructed"
+    if any(term in text for term in ("penetrat", "thrust", "penis entering", "vaginal", "anal")):
+        return "leaving the penetration point unobstructed"
+    return "leaving skin and body contact readable"
+
+
+def natural_clothing_state(text: Any, action_text: Any = "") -> str:
+    text = _clean(text)
+    if not text:
+        return ""
+    text = re.sub(r"^Clothing state:\s*", "", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    if re.search(r";\s*(?=(?:Woman|Man) [A-Z]\b)", text):
+        parts = [
+            natural_clothing_state(part, action_text).rstrip(".")
+            for part in re.split(r";\s*(?=(?:Woman|Man) [A-Z]\b)", text)
+            if _clean(part)
+        ]
+        return ". ".join(part for part in parts if part)
+    body_exposure = re.match(r"^Body exposure:\s*(.*?)\.?$", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    if body_exposure:
+        return _clean(body_exposure.group(1)).rstrip(".")
+    if re.search(r"\bfully nude\b|\bbody is fully exposed\b|\bno clothing covering\b", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
+        owner = "the woman"
+        owner_match = re.match(r"^\s*((?:Woman|Man) [A-Z])\b", text)
+        if owner_match:
+            owner = natural_label_text(owner_match.group(1), ["Woman A", "Man A"]) or owner
+        return f"{owner.capitalize()}'s body is fully exposed, bare skin unobstructed"
+    match = re.match(
+        r"^(.*?)\b(?:softcore|teaser) outfit is (.*?)(?: for the (?:hardcore|sex) scene)?;\s*(?:softcore visual reference|teaser outfit detail):\s*(.*?)\.?$",
+        text,
+        flags=re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
+    if match:
+        owner = natural_label_text(match.group(1).strip(" 's"), ["Woman A", "Man A"]).strip() or "the woman"
+        state = _clean(match.group(2)).lower()
+        outfit = _clean(match.group(3)).rstrip(".")
+        if "fully nude" in state or "fully exposed" in state or "no clothing covering" in state:
+            return f"{owner.capitalize()}'s body is fully exposed, bare skin unobstructed"
+        if "nude-adjacent" in state:
+            return f"{owner.capitalize()}'s body is partly exposed"
+        if "partially removed" in state or "pushed aside" in state:
+            return f"{owner.capitalize()}'s {outfit} is pushed aside or partly removed where needed, {clothing_access_phrase(action_text)}"
+        if "keeps" in state:
+            return f"{owner.capitalize()} keeps the {outfit} on while {clothing_access_phrase(action_text)}"
+    text = re.sub(r";\s*(?:softcore visual reference|teaser outfit detail):\s*", ". Visual clothing state: ", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    text = text.replace("softcore outfit", "outfit")
+    text = text.replace("teaser outfit", "outfit")
+    text = text.replace("hardcore scene", "sex scene")
+    return text
diff --git a/krea_formatter.py b/krea_formatter.py
index d050d75..30566b0 100644
--- a/krea_formatter.py
+++ b/krea_formatter.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ try:
         natural_label_text as _natural_label_text,
         prompt_cast_descriptors as _prompt_cast_descriptors,
     )
+    from .krea_clothing import natural_clothing_state as _natural_clothing_state
     from .prompt_hygiene import sanitize_negative_text, sanitize_prose_text
 except ImportError:  # Allows local smoke tests with `python -c`.
     from hardcore_text_cleanup import (
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ except ImportError:  # Allows local smoke tests with `python -c`.
         natural_label_text as _natural_label_text,
         prompt_cast_descriptors as _prompt_cast_descriptors,
     )
+    from krea_clothing import natural_clothing_state as _natural_clothing_state
     from prompt_hygiene import sanitize_negative_text, sanitize_prose_text
 
 
@@ -593,64 +595,6 @@ def _sanitize_scene_text_for_cast(text: Any, labels: list[str]) -> str:
     return text
 
 
-def _clothing_access_phrase(action_text: Any) -> str:
-    text = _clean(action_text).lower()
-    if any(term in text for term in ("cumshot", "ejaculat", "semen", "cum on", "cum across", "post-orgasm", "aftermath")):
-        return "leaving the body exposed for visible semen and aftermath"
-    if any(term in text for term in ("boobjob", "titjob", "breast sex", "handjob", "hand job", "footjob", "testicle", "balls", "penis licking", "non-penetrative")):
-        return "leaving the contact point unobstructed"
-    if any(term in text for term in ("oral", "blowjob", "fellatio", "mouth", "tongue")):
-        return "leaving the oral contact unobstructed"
-    if any(term in text for term in ("penetrat", "thrust", "penis entering", "vaginal", "anal")):
-        return "leaving the penetration point unobstructed"
-    return "leaving skin and body contact readable"
-
-
-def _natural_clothing_state(text: Any, action_text: Any = "") -> str:
-    text = _clean(text)
-    if not text:
-        return ""
-    text = re.sub(r"^Clothing state:\s*", "", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-    if re.search(r";\s*(?=(?:Woman|Man) [A-Z]\b)", text):
-        parts = [
-            _natural_clothing_state(part, action_text).rstrip(".")
-            for part in re.split(r";\s*(?=(?:Woman|Man) [A-Z]\b)", text)
-            if _clean(part)
-        ]
-        return ". ".join(part for part in parts if part)
-    body_exposure = re.match(r"^Body exposure:\s*(.*?)\.?$", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-    if body_exposure:
-        return _clean(body_exposure.group(1)).rstrip(".")
-    if re.search(r"\bfully nude\b|\bbody is fully exposed\b|\bno clothing covering\b", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
-        owner = "the woman"
-        owner_match = re.match(r"^\s*((?:Woman|Man) [A-Z])\b", text)
-        if owner_match:
-            owner = _natural_label_text(owner_match.group(1), ["Woman A", "Man A"]) or owner
-        return f"{owner.capitalize()}'s body is fully exposed, bare skin unobstructed"
-    match = re.match(
-        r"^(.*?)\b(?:softcore|teaser) outfit is (.*?)(?: for the (?:hardcore|sex) scene)?;\s*(?:softcore visual reference|teaser outfit detail):\s*(.*?)\.?$",
-        text,
-        flags=re.IGNORECASE,
-    )
-    if match:
-        owner = _natural_label_text(match.group(1).strip(" 's"), ["Woman A", "Man A"]).strip() or "the woman"
-        state = _clean(match.group(2)).lower()
-        outfit = _clean(match.group(3)).rstrip(".")
-        if "fully nude" in state or "fully exposed" in state or "no clothing covering" in state:
-            return f"{owner.capitalize()}'s body is fully exposed, bare skin unobstructed"
-        if "nude-adjacent" in state:
-            return f"{owner.capitalize()}'s body is partly exposed"
-        if "partially removed" in state or "pushed aside" in state:
-            return f"{owner.capitalize()}'s {outfit} is pushed aside or partly removed where needed, {_clothing_access_phrase(action_text)}"
-        if "keeps" in state:
-            return f"{owner.capitalize()} keeps the {outfit} on while {_clothing_access_phrase(action_text)}"
-    text = re.sub(r";\s*(?:softcore visual reference|teaser outfit detail):\s*", ". Visual clothing state: ", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-    text = text.replace("softcore outfit", "outfit")
-    text = text.replace("teaser outfit", "outfit")
-    text = text.replace("hardcore scene", "sex scene")
-    return text
-
-
 def _axis_values_text(axis_values: Any) -> str:
     if not isinstance(axis_values, dict):
         return ""
diff --git a/tools/prompt_smoke.py b/tools/prompt_smoke.py
index 37ee4bc..fc078e2 100644
--- a/tools/prompt_smoke.py
+++ b/tools/prompt_smoke.py
@@ -468,6 +468,33 @@ def smoke_insta_pair() -> None:
     _expect("teaser outfit detail" not in clothing_state, "explicit nude pair should not repeat softcore outfit detail")
 
 
+def smoke_krea_pair_clothing_state() -> None:
+    pair = pb.build_insta_of_pair(
+        row_number=1,
+        start_index=1,
+        seed=3511,
+        ethnicity="any",
+        figure="random",
+        no_plus_women=False,
+        no_black=False,
+        trigger=Trigger,
+        prepend_trigger_to_prompt=True,
+        options_json=_insta_options(hardcore_clothing_continuity="partially_removed"),
+        character_cast=_character_cast(),
+        hardcore_position_config=_action_filter("penetration_only"),
+    )
+    _expect_pair(pair, "krea_pair_clothing_state")
+    krea = krea_formatter.format_krea2_prompt("", metadata_json=_json(pair), target="hardcore")
+    prompt = _expect_text("krea_pair_clothing_state.krea_prompt", krea.get("krea_prompt"), 60)
+    lower = prompt.lower()
+    _expect("metadata" in krea.get("method", ""), "pair clothing route did not use metadata")
+    _expect("clothing state:" not in lower, "Krea clothing route leaked raw clothing label")
+    _expect("visual clothing state" not in lower, "Krea clothing route fell back to visual clothing state label")
+    _expect("softcore outfit" not in lower and "teaser outfit" not in lower, "Krea clothing route leaked softcore outfit label")
+    _expect("lower body is clear" in lower, "Krea clothing route lost generated clothing continuity")
+    _expect("the man keeps" in lower, "Krea clothing route lost partner clothing continuity")
+
+
 def smoke_insta_pair_pov() -> None:
     pair = pb.build_insta_of_pair(
         row_number=1,
@@ -654,6 +681,7 @@ SMOKE_CASES: list[tuple[str, Callable[[], None]]] = [
     ("hardcore_category_routes", smoke_hardcore_category_routes),
     ("krea_close_foreplay_route", smoke_krea_close_foreplay_route),
     ("insta_pair_same_cast", smoke_insta_pair),
+    ("krea_pair_clothing_state", smoke_krea_pair_clothing_state),
     ("insta_pair_pov_man", smoke_insta_pair_pov),
     ("insta_pair_camera_split", smoke_insta_pair_camera_split),
     ("pov_camera_scene", smoke_pov_camera_scene),