Comfy Design

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This plugin belongs to AIGC content creation.

Category	Marketplace	Purpose
Full-stack development	Full Stack Plugins	Architecture and UI design, code understanding, quality checks, code review, workflow governance, and server operations
AIGC content creation	Full AIGC Plugins	Image, video, audio, music, 3D, and multimodal content creation

Generate images, video, audio and 3D on your own GPU through a local ComfyUI MCP, and escalate to Comfy Cloud only for partner models, registry search and uploads.

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Positioning

comfy-design connects a coding agent to a ComfyUI instance you run yourself. Local generation is free, prompts and artifacts stay on your machine, and the hosted Comfy MCP is an opt-in escalation for the cloud-only surface. The plugin never starts ComfyUI for you, never silently switches to a paid path, and never retries a submission whose result is unknown.

The content bodies are vendored from Comfy-Org/comfy-skills (MIT) and the local MCP server from MetaBrain-Labs/ComfyUI-MCP-Server-Python (MIT) with documented patches. Vendored text is unmodified; only host packaging is added.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or newer for the vendored MCP runtime.
• A running ComfyUI service, by default at 127.0.0.1:8188. A LAN host is supported through COMFY_UI_SERVER_IP/HOST/PORT in vendor/comfyui-mcp-server/.env.
• Optional: a comfyui- prefixed Comfy Cloud API key, only for the cloud escalation path.
• A GPU with enough VRAM for the models you intend to run; model files are not bundled.

One-time local setup

python3 scripts/setup_comfy_mcp.py        # create the vendored venv and install locked deps
python3 scripts/comfy_local_setup.py check # read-only status: venv, target reachability, cloud key

The host actually launches scripts/comfy_mcp_bootstrap.py, which preflights the venv, generates .env on first use, checks that the target ComfyUI answers, and only then hands stdio to the vendored server.

From the plugin marketplace

codex plugin marketplace add partme-ai/full-aigc-plugins
codex plugin add comfy-design@full-aigc-plugins

Restart the host and open a new task. If the local server cannot start, the bootstrap prints one actionable diagnostic instead of command not found.

Quick start

flowchart LR
    A[Request] --> B[Local comfy-mcp by default]
    B --> C{Local capability?}
    C -->|yes| D[Queue prompt on your GPU]
    C -->|no| E[Explain cost and ask]
    E --> F[comfy-cloud escalation]
    D --> G[Save assets locally]
    F --> H[Download signed URL, verify locally]
    G --> I[Verified local artifact]
    H --> I

Generate an image of a ceramic teapot on a linen table with soft morning light,
using my local ComfyUI. Show the workflow you picked and save the result to my output folder.

Expected observation: get_system_status confirms the service and VRAM, the workflow is queued locally, and the artifact lands in the directory you named. No credits are consumed.

What you can build

Workflow	Built-in path	Verifiable output
Text-to-image and edits	comfy-generate-image, comfy-design-loop	Local image files plus the workflow used
Video generation	comfy-generate-video	Local video artifact
Audio and 3D	comfy-generate-audio, comfy-generate-3d	Local audio or mesh artifact
Utility passes	comfy-upscale-image, comfy-remove-background, technique-combine-people	Processed image files
Discover what is installed	comfy-search-models, comfy-search-nodes, comfy-search-templates, comfy-help	Model, node and workflow inventories

Skills

Skill	What it does
comfy-generate-image	Generates, edits or modifies an image through Comfy.
comfy-generate-video	Generates, edits or extends a video through Comfy.
comfy-generate-audio	Generates speech or sound effects through Comfy.
comfy-generate-3d	Generates a 3D model through Comfy.
comfy-upscale-image	Upscales an image.
comfy-remove-background	Removes an image background.
technique-combine-people	Composites the user's photo with another person into one image.
comfy-search-models	Searches available models.
comfy-search-nodes	Searches nodes with wiring hints.
comfy-search-templates	Finds pre-built workflow templates.
comfy-help	Explains what the Comfy tool surface can do.
comfy-local-setup	Configures the target host, the optional cloud key and the local runtime.
comfy-harness	Invocation spec: local-first routing, cloud-to-local tool mapping, cost gates and submit-once.
comfy-design-loop	Multi-round quality loop against an anchored target image with an independent rubric review.

Slash commands

Command	What it does
/comfy-generate-image	Generate, edit or modify an image.
/comfy-generate-video	Generate, edit or extend a video.
/comfy-generate-audio	Generate audio.
/comfy-generate-3d	Generate a 3D model.
/comfy-upscale-image	Upscale an image.
/comfy-remove-background	Remove an image background.
/comfy-combine-people	Composite multiple people into one image.
/comfy-search-models	Search the model catalog.
/comfy-search-nodes	Search nodes with wiring hints.
/comfy-search-templates	Find workflow templates.
/comfy-help	Show what the tool surface can do.
/comfy-local-setup	Configure the target host, cloud key and runtime self-check.

MCP tools

mcp.json declares two servers: comfy-mcp (stdio, your machine, default) and comfy-cloud (hosted HTTPS, escalation only).

Server	Real tools (selection)	Notes
comfy-mcp	get_system_status, list_models, get_workflows_catalog, mount_workflow, queue_prompt, get_prompt_result, save_task_assets, interrupt_prompt	17 local tools in total, including queue_custom_prompt, save_custom_workflow, upload_assets, free_memory and list_local_templates
comfy-cloud	search_models, search_nodes, search_templates, submit_workflow, get_job_status, get_output, upload_file, run_template, partner_generate	Requires a comfyui- API key or OAuth; generation is billed

Local generation writes files directly. The cloud path returns a signed URL and a ready-to-run curl; execute it verbatim, then verify the downloaded file locally.

Configuration

Setting	Location	Notes
ComfyUI target	vendor/comfyui-mcp-server/.env	COMFY_UI_SERVER_IP/HOST/PORT, default 127.0.0.1:8188
Local setup form	python3 scripts/comfy_local_setup.py ui	http://127.0.0.1:8192; writes the target and a restricted user config
Cloud API key	Host secret store or COMFY_API_KEY	Optional; never commit it and never paste it into chat
Vendored venv	vendor/comfyui-mcp-server/.venv	Created by scripts/setup_comfy_mcp.py

Architecture and security

The plugin owns host adapters, configuration injection, scripts and its two local Skills. ComfyUI owns rendering; Comfy-Org owns the vendored content; the authors receive no prompt or artifact.

• The default path is local, so prompts and outputs leave neither the machine nor the LAN target you configured.
• The optional HTTP transport has no authentication and binds 127.0.0.1 only; exposing it requires your own authenticated gateway.
• Cloud escalation is announced with its cost before it happens; named partner models exist only in the cloud.
• A submitted prompt_id is persisted before polling. Unknown or failed results are reported, never automatically resubmitted.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Check first	Resolution
Local MCP does not start	Bootstrap stderr preflight	Missing venv → python3 scripts/setup_comfy_mcp.py
Target unreachable	ComfyUI process and .env	Start ComfyUI first; the plugin will not launch it
A named model is refused locally	Local model inventory	That model is cloud partner-only; approve the escalation or pick a local model
Cloud calls fail	API key and subscription	Use codex mcp login comfy-cloud or a comfyui- key with credits
Workflow catalog is empty	Background scan still running	Wait, or submit API JSON through queue_custom_prompt
A long job blocks	Sync/async choice	Short jobs stay synchronous; video and upscale need is_async: "true"

Upgrade

codex plugin marketplace upgrade full-aigc-plugins
codex plugin add comfy-design@full-aigc-plugins

After upgrading, re-run python3 scripts/comfy_local_setup.py check and the vendored skill check, because the pinned upstream revision and the MCP patch set are versioned with the plugin.

Current packaged version: 0.6.1+codex.20261018 (development preview).

Contributing and support

Open functional issues at https://github.com/full-aigc-plugins/comfy-design-plugin/issues. State the ComfyUI version, the target host shape (local or LAN) and whether the change touches the vendored server or only the adapter. Do not edit vendored bodies directly.

License

Apache-2.0 for the adapter code. Vendored skill and command content is MIT from Comfy-Org — see NOTICE, upstream/comfy-skills.lock.json and vendor/comfyui-mcp-server/PATCHES.md.