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+"""
+PromptManager: A ComfyUI custom node that extends the standard text encoder 
+with persistent prompt storage and advanced search capabilities using SQLite.
+"""
+
+print("[PromptManager] Starting to load PromptManager custom node...")
+
+try:
+    from .prompt_manager import PromptManager
+    print("[PromptManager] Successfully imported PromptManager class")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"[PromptManager] ERROR: Failed to import PromptManager class: {e}")
+    import traceback
+    print(traceback.format_exc())
+    raise
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
+    "PromptManager": PromptManager,
+}
+
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
+    "PromptManager": "Prompt Manager",
+}
+
+print(f"[PromptManager] NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS: {NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS}")
+print(f"[PromptManager] NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS: {NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS}")
+
+# Define path to web directory for UI components
+WEB_DIRECTORY = "web"
+
+# Add API routes (same pattern as ComfyUI_Assets)
+try:
+    from .py import config
+    from .py.api import PromptManagerAPI
+    
+    # Set extension URI
+    import os
+    extension_uri = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+    config.extension_uri = extension_uri
+    
+    # Register API routes using the same pattern as ComfyUI_Assets
+    routes = config.routes
+    api = PromptManagerAPI()
+    api.add_routes(routes)
+    
+    print("[PromptManager] API routes registered successfully")
+    print(f"[PromptManager] Server instance: {config.server_instance}")
+    print(f"[PromptManager] Routes object: {routes}")
+    
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"[PromptManager] Failed to register API routes: {e}")
+    import traceback
+    print(traceback.format_exc())
+
+__all__ = ["NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS", "NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS", "WEB_DIRECTORY"]
+
+print("[PromptManager] ✅ PromptManager custom node loaded successfully!")
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