Make the Auto base model label context-aware by resolving the correct base model for each individual missing/search entry instead of relying solely on the dominant workflow base model. Search metadata, saved download targets, local file matches, and path hints are now consulted before falling back to the workflow-wide default.
ModelResolver – Relink missing models and download from HuggingFace/CivitAI
ModelResolver is a powerful ComfyUI extension for automatically resolving missing models in loaded workflows. It features intelligent local fuzzy matching, direct cloud downloads, background download tracking, and automated in-place workflow updating.
Warning
WIP (Work in Progress) — Download and use at your own risk! This project is still under active development and some features may be unfinished or contain bugs.
🔹 Quick Start | ⚙️ Configuration
🚀 Key Features
- 🔍 Intelligent Fuzzy Matching: Scans local ComfyUI model directories and looks for similar files (ignoring case, extensions, or minor naming differences) with similarity confidence scores.
- ☁️ Multi-Source Cloud Downloader: Searches for and downloads missing files from CivitAI, HuggingFace, CivArchive, Lora Manager Archive, and the ComfyUI-Manager model database.
- 🔄 In-Place Workflow Updater: Safely replaces model names and paths in your current workflow (supporting nested subgraphs and custom nodes like rgthree's Power Lora Loader or LoraManager).
- 📥 Background Download Manager: Downloads models asynchronously directly to the correct directories (
checkpoints,loras,vae, etc.) with speed tracking, file size display, progress bars, and cancel support. - 🕵️ Loaded Models Inspector: A dedicated tab displaying all models used in the active workflow, including their strength, physical paths, and disk availability status.
- 📂 Open Containing Folder: Quickly opens Windows Explorer and selects/highlights the model file directly from the interface.
🛠️ How It Works (Step-by-Step)
- Load Workflow: Load any workflow JSON or image into ComfyUI.
- Detection: If the workflow references model files that are missing from your directories, the extension alerts you immediately.
- Resolve:
- Local Search: Click the local search button to find similar filenames you already have on disk (e.g., if they were moved to a different subfolder).
- Online Search: If the file isn't on disk, search for it online (e.g., on CivitAI via its SHA256 file hash or text search).
- Download or Link:
- Click Download to asynchronously download the model in the background directly into the correct ComfyUI folder.
- Or select a local alternative suggested by the Fuzzy Matching algorithm.
- Apply: Click the apply button to update the ComfyUI workflow with the new, correct model paths. You're ready to click Queue Prompt!
📂 Supported Nodes & Model Types
Model Resolver supports standard ComfyUI mechanisms as well as custom implementations of popular loader nodes:
- Standard loaders: CheckpointLoader, LoraLoader, VAELoader, ControlNetLoader, UpscaleModelLoader, etc.
- Advanced loaders: Nodes from the
LoraManagersuite (LoraLoaderV2,Lora Loader,Lora Stacker),rgthree(Power Lora Loader), and LTX-Video nodes. - Subgraphs: Full support for scanning and updating nodes inside nested group subgraphs.
⚙️ Configuration & Credentials (Settings)
In the extension settings panel, you can configure API keys and authorization tokens, which are required for downloading private models or files requiring authentication:
- CivitAI API Key & Session Token: Allows downloading models from CivitAI (including those marked as NSFW or requiring accepted terms of service).
- HuggingFace Token: Required for downloading gated or private models from HuggingFace.
- Brave Search API Key: An optional key used as a fallback search mechanism to discover HuggingFace download links via Brave search.
Tip
The extension includes a built-in connection tester that allows you to instantly verify the validity of your tokens directly in the settings panel.
⚡ Installation
Install via ComfyUI-Manager
- Search
ComfyUI Model Resolverin ComfyUI-Manager and click theInstallbutton. - Restart ComfyUI.
Manual Install
- Navigate to the
custom_nodesfolder in your ComfyUI installation:cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes/ - Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/Azornes/comfyui-model-resolver.git - Start or restart ComfyUI. The extension will automatically install any missing dependencies (
requests,aiohttp) and load the web interface.
📝 Requirements
- Python 3.10 or newer
- Libraries:
requests,aiohttp(installed automatically if missing) - Modern web browser with JS support (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave)
📜 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute.
💖 Support / Sponsorship
- ⭐ Give a star — it means a lot to me!
- 🐛 Report a bug or suggest a feature.
- 💖 Support my work: 👉 GitHub Sponsors