diff --git a/connect_node.py b/connect_node.py
index 97105fc..e0bad45 100644
--- a/connect_node.py
+++ b/connect_node.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import Any
+
 from comfy_api.latest import io, ui
 
 from .client import (
@@ -115,7 +117,13 @@ class LMStudioConnect(io.ComfyNode):
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate_inputs(cls, server_url: str, timeout_seconds: int, max_tokens: int) -> bool | str:
+    def validate_inputs(
+        cls,
+        server_url: str,
+        timeout_seconds: int,
+        max_tokens: int,
+        **_: Any,
+    ) -> bool | str:
         try:
             normalize_server_url(server_url)
         except ValueError as exc:
diff --git a/tests/test_connect_node.py b/tests/test_connect_node.py
index 08be62b..9f482c3 100644
--- a/tests/test_connect_node.py
+++ b/tests/test_connect_node.py
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ def test_validate_inputs() -> None:
     assert cls.validate_inputs("http://127.0.0.1:1234", 10, 0) == "max_tokens must be >= 1"
 
 
+def test_validate_inputs_accepts_extra_kwargs() -> None:
+    connect_node = _connect_module()
+    cls = connect_node.LMStudioConnect
+
+    # ComfyUI may pass any of the schema inputs by name; the method must tolerate them.
+    assert (
+        cls.validate_inputs(
+            "http://127.0.0.1:1234",
+            10,
+            128,
+            api_token="-",
+            model="placeholder",
+            reasoning_enabled=False,
+            use_tooling_mcp=False,
+            temperature=0.7,
+            test_connectivity=True,
+        )
+        is True
+    )
+
+
 def test_execute_with_placeholder_model_uses_discovered_default(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
 ) -> None: