diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 06c0f77..af13844 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -27,4 +27,13 @@ is_installed("keyframed")
 
 from .nodes import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS, NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS
 
+print(os.environ.get('COMFYUI_DEBUG_MODE'))
+
+from .debug import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS as ncm0, NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS as ndnm0
+
+# there's probably a cleaner, more-dummy-proof way to do this.
+# feels like an accident waiting to happen. low risk though.
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS.update(ncm0)
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS.update(ndnm0)
+
 __all__ =["NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS", "NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS"]
diff --git a/debug.py b/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dda3fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import logging
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, 
+                    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CATEGORY="keyframed/debug"
+
+class KfDebug_Passthrough:
+    CATEGORY=CATEGORY
+    FUNCTION = 'main'
+    # RETURN_TYPES = ("FLOAT","INT")
+
+    # @classmethod
+    # def INPUT_TYPES(s):
+    #     return {
+    #         "required": {
+    #             "curve": ("KEYFRAMED_CURVE",{"forceInput": True,}),
+    #             "t": ("INT",{"default":0})
+    #         },
+    #     }
+
+    def main(self, item):
+        logger.info(f"type: {type(item)}")
+        logger.info(f"item: {item}")
+        return (item,) # pretty sure it's gotta be a tuple?
+
+class KfDebug_Float(KfDebug_Passthrough):
+    CATEGORY=CATEGORY
+    FUNCTION = 'main'
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("FLOAT",)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(s):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "item": ("FLOAT",{"forceInput": True,}),
+            },
+        }
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
+    #"KfDebug_Passthrough": KfDebug_Passthrough,
+    "KfDebug_Float": KfDebug_Float,
+}
+
+# A dictionary that contains the friendly/humanly readable titles for the nodes
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {k:k for k in NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS}
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