comfy-org/comfyui-manager

ComfyUI-Manager is an extension for ComfyUI, an existing tool described in the README only by link. The extension's job is to make ComfyUI easier to use by adding management functions: install, remove, disable, and enable various custom nodes. It also adds a hub feature and shortcuts for reaching different kinds of information from inside the ComfyUI interface. The README spends most of its space on installation. There are four documented methods. Method one is a plain git clone into the ComfyUI custom_nodes directory, suitable for an existing ComfyUI install. Method two is for the portable Windows build of ComfyUI and uses a downloadable batch file. Method three uses a separate command-line tool called comfy-cli, which the README recommends because it can set up ComfyUI and the Manager together. Method four is for Linux users who want a Python virtual environment, using a shell script the project provides. The README is firm about file layout: the Manager files must sit at ComfyUI/custom_nodes/comfyui-manager, not in nested folders or unpacked from a zip into the wrong place, or updates will break. Once installed, a Manager button appears in the main ComfyUI menu. From there a user can open Install Custom Nodes or Install Models. The README explains that the node list can come from three database sources: a one-day cached channel, a local copy, or a fresh remote fetch. The cached mode is the default each time ComfyUI starts. Local mode is what custom-node developers use when registering and testing their own nodes. If the remote fetch fails, the tool falls back to local information. The install dialog labels each entry as Installed, Install, or Try Install. Try Install is for nodes where the registration data is incomplete. The README also warns about a red Channel indicator showing that the user is on a non-default channel with a smaller list, and a yellow Conflicted Nodes marker showing custom nodes that clash with other extensions. A Share function is mentioned, letting users share workflows from inside the interface. Recent release notes at the top of the README mention a security patch in version 3.38 that moved Manager data to a protected path, optional support for the uv package installer, and a major overhaul in version 3.3.2 that aligned the extension with the official registry.comfy.org service.