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 # comfyui-node-template
+
 A simple ComfyUI node development starter template.
+
+## Set-up
+
+```py
+uv init
+```
+
+## Node placement
+
+Custom node directory goes in `comfyui/custom_nodes`
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
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+# mappings for the ComfyUI node.
+
+from .nodes import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS, NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS
+
+__all__ = ["NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS", "NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS"]
diff --git a/execute.py b/execute.py
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+# An external class to process the `execute`
+
+class MyExecuteClass:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def run(self, toggle):
+        return f"run output {toggle}"
diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
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+# ComfyUI node
+from .execute import MyExecuteClass
+
+class MyComfyNode:
+
+    # runs on load only
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.execute_class = MyExecuteClass()
+
+    # node inputs, if any.
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"required": {
+            "prefix": ("STRING", {"default": "", "tooltip": "a prefix"}),
+            "slider_float": ("FLOAT", {"default": 20.0, "min": 1.0, "max": 99.0, "step": 0.5}),
+            "slider_int": ("INT", {"default": 5, "min": 1, "max": 20 }),
+            "toggle": ("BOOLEAN", {"default": False, "tooltip": "toggle me"}),
+        }}
+
+        #return {} #no inputs
+
+    # node title (visible title)
+    TITLE = "My ComfyUI Node"
+
+    # not a trailing comma, is tuple.
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("STRING",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("output",)
+
+    # function to run on "execute"
+    FUNCTION = "execute"
+
+    # does node have an "output"
+    OUTPUT_NODE = True
+
+    # node metadata
+    CATEGORY = "category/MyComfyNode"
+    DESCRIPTION = "My ComfyUI Node"
+
+    # the node structure has changed
+    def IS_CHANGED():
+        return float("nan") #force cache refresh
+
+    # run the node execute method
+    def execute(self):
+        result = self.execute_class.run(self.toggle)
+        # return tuple
+        return (result,)
+
+# node mappings (see also __init__.py)
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
+    "MyComfyNode": MyComfyNode,
+}
+# name mappings
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
+    "MyComfyNode": "My ComfyUI Node"
+}