Goal	Document
Install and run the plugin	Repository README
Understand the production pipeline	Repository README
Review all nodes	Repository README
Learn the internal architecture	Architecture
Implement interface changes	Interface and localization
Troubleshoot an installation	Support
Contribute code or documentation	Contributing
Report a security issue	Security policy

User workflow

Install the repository under ComfyUI/custom_nodes.
Restart ComfyUI.
Open the Continuity Director sidebar.
Add the connected starter chain.
Configure continuity locks.
Build a manifest and expand storyboard Takes.
Apply execution, quality, and reliability controls.
Export and verify the production package.

Developer validation

python -m compileall -q .
python scripts/smoke_import.py
PYTHONPATH=tests python -m unittest discover -s tests -p "test_*.py"
python scripts/validate_release.py
python scripts/build_release.py --check
node tests/frontend_smoke.mjs
node tests/reliability_frontend_smoke.mjs

Documentation rules

Public-facing repository documentation is written in English.
Node help pages may include English and Simplified Chinese variants.
Public node identifiers and stored workflow keys must not be translated.
Behavior changes require matching tests and changelog entries.
Examples must not contain credentials, private assets, or personal information.