The outcome

Create a workflow that another authorized machine can reopen and reproduce.

ComfyUI is a open-source node-based generative AI interface and inference engine. Building reproducible node graphs for image, video, audio, and other generative workflows with precise control over models and parameters. This guide narrows that broad capability into one repeatable outcome, with checkpoints that keep the source material and your judgment in the loop.

Before you begin

Set the boundary before the tool starts.

Choose one real task, identify who will use the result, and decide what evidence or test will make the result acceptable. Gather only the source material needed for that task. If the work contains confidential, personal, regulated, or client-owned information, confirm that the platform and account are approved before sharing it.

Troiana principle

AI should make the work easier to inspect. If the workflow removes the source, the owner, or the review step, redesign the workflow.

Step by step

A workflow you can repeat.

  1. 01

    Install the official build, confirm hardware support, and start from a built-in workflow template.

  2. 02

    Trace model loading, positive and negative conditioning, latent creation, sampling, decoding, and saving nodes.

  3. 03

    Choose a licensed model and record its exact file, version, sampler, scheduler, seed, dimensions, and steps.

  4. 04

    Change one parameter at a time and inspect outputs for artifacts, prompt adherence, and resource use.

  5. 05

    Save the workflow JSON and an output with embedded workflow metadata, then document required models separately.

Working standard

What good use looks like.

  • Start with Core nodes.
  • Pin models and settings.
  • Change one variable per experiment.

Custom nodes are executable third-party code and model files can have license or security risks. Use trusted sources, isolated environments, snapshots, pinned versions, and non-sensitive inputs during evaluation.

Official references

Check the current product documentation.

Features, plan limits, availability, and data controls change. These official pages are the starting points used for this collection.