FORT KNOX Gemini policy check for editing on-figure Project context FORT KNOX is a Boy Math art and fashion project. Its central design problem is machine moderation around the female chest in editorial imagery. To address that, Customer Story Studio designed Sunny Side Pasties: a luxury anti-censorship object meant to function both as a fashion product and as a platform-legible coverage solution. The team then attempted to use Gemini to edit an image using this workaround, and Gemini still refused the request. Original edit prompt "TREAT THE INPUT IMAGE LIKE BANNED ART AND SHOW A LAWYER COVERING THE ANGEL'S CHEST." Gemini-facing policy questions 1. Which policy category or guideline appears to be implicated? 2. Is the problem the source image, the edit request, the remaining visible anatomy, the realism or erotic framing, or some other factor? 3. What concrete modifications would be required to make the edit eligible? 4. If the edit still cannot be approved, what is the closest allowed alternative that preserves the conceptual intent? Policy clarification summary Gemini indicated that the refusal likely sits inside sexually explicit or otherwise sensitive content enforcement. The model's image-editing filters appear to be more conservative than image-generation filters. The refusal seems to come from a combination of factors: - the source image kept a large amount of visible chest and cleavage - the composition centered the torso and gave the chest a strong share of the frame - the image used photoreal texture and lighting - the prompt language used terms like "banned art" and "angel's chest," which read like jailbreak-adjacent language Gemini's practical reading was that "covered but highly exposed" can still be treated similarly to partial nudity by the moderation system. Concrete minimum-viable modification path Gemini suggested that approval is more likely if the image reads as a clothed fashion subject rather than a moderated near-nude subject. Most concrete recommended changes: - increase garment coverage - break the uninterrupted deep-V of visible skin - add a higher blazer neckline or a sheer / mesh layer - widen the framing to a medium or medium-full shot - keep the chest under roughly one quarter of the frame - use three-quarter or offset composition rather than dead-center frontal symmetry - reduce glossy / wet skin reads in favor of matte or satin skin - move the object language away from literal food realism and toward technical hardware - keep the environment legibly fashion / campaign / vault rather than intimate portraiture - use neutral prompt language and remove meta-commentary about censorship or banned art Closest allowed alternative Instead of explicitly asking Gemini to cover the chest, the safer alternative was to ask for a foreground element that creates a visual barrier. Example: "Add a foreground element of a man's arm in a pinstripe suit sleeve, holding a legal document, positioned horizontally across the center of the frame to create a visual barrier." Why this mattered for Fort Knox This guidance pushed the project away from "egg pasties" as novelty and toward Sunny Side Pasties as proprietary anti-censorship couture hardware. The strongest stable lane identified by Gemini was: - hardware, not food - module, not snack - coverage system, not gag prop - campaign doctrine, not fetish close-up Working visual doctrine for on-figure Sunny Side imagery - pasties remain directly on-body and visibly responsible for the image's legibility - blazer, shadows, crop, or pose may frame the object but may not replace its function - image should feel like luxury biotech / runway-vault editorial, not brunch humor, pin-up novelty, or costume-shop satire Preferred material language - machined ceramic polymer - optical-grade amber resin - lacquered cream enamel - chrome-rimmed housing - engineered insert - couture hardware - proprietary module - anti-censorship component - integrated chest module - architectural body hardware Language to avoid - fried egg - egg white - yolk - runny - sticky - slimy - gooey - food - edible - breakfast - novelty pasties - stickers Practical outcome Customer Story Studio responded in two ways: 1. Build a Gemini gating tool that can suppress Sunny Side Pasties from batch generation so the rest of the Fort Knox wardrobe can still be generated reliably. 2. Continue a separate optimization track for Gemini-safe technical and editorial guidelines specific to Sunny Side Pasties. This document is preserved as a policy and art-direction companion note for the FORT KNOX AIF 2026 submission.