Extensions/mute-bypass by node ID

ComfyUI Extension

mute-bypass by node ID

2 nodes for muting or bypassing a node by node ID. They are widget linkable and promotable to a Subgraph node as a switch to mute or bypass a node in it's own Subgraph, or any other Subgraph, or it can be used as a stand alone node anywhere

By pixelpainter·Created 8 months ago·Updated 4 days ago· 11

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Nodes (5)

Mute Bypass by ID — Single

Mute or bypass anything in your graph by ID

mute bypass by ID

Mute Bypass by ID — Triple

Mute a whole pipeline stage in one click

mute bypass by ID

Mute Bypass by ID — Stacker

A master panel for all your mute/bypass switches — that's the Stacker

mute bypass by ID

Mute Bypass by ID — A/B

Flip one stage off and another on, automatically

mute bypass by ID

Mute Bypass by ID — AA/BB

Toggle between two complete node pairs at once

mute bypass by ID

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comfyui-mute-bypass-by-ID

Mute or bypass any node in your workflow by its node ID or Name — even nodes buried inside nested Subgraphs — from a single compact control node. The node toggles, and target pickers, are standard ComfyUI widgets, so they can be linked or promoted to Subgraph nodes and used as top-level switches.

This pack includes 5 custom nodes:

Single: mute/bypass 1 target, growable up to 20 targets with the + Node button.
A/B: toggle between two targets (A active B mutes/bypasses and vice-versa), growable up to 10 A/B pairs with the + Pair button. Includes a node status control to disable mute and bypass on the A and B nodes.
Stacker: a master control panel that lists your Remote Control nodes in one place, with per-row controls and a global Mute / Bypass / User override.
Triple: (legacy): mute/bypass any combination of 1–3 nodes. Kept for compatibility — use the growable Single node instead.
AA/BB: (legacy): switches two A/B pairs at once. Kept for compatibility — use the growable A/B node instead.

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Installation

ComfyUI Manager: search for mute-bypass node by ID and install.
comfy-cli: comfy node install comfyui-mute-bypass-by-ID
Manual: clone this repo into your ComfyUI/custom_nodes folder and restart ComfyUI.

All nodes appear under the mute bypass by ID category when adding a node.

Node 1: Mute Bypass by ID — Single

Mute or bypass up to 20 nodes anywhere in your workflow with one switch.

Step by step:

Add the node: right-click the canvas → Add Node → mute bypass by ID → Mute Bypass by ID — Single.
Click the target pill to open the picker. Search by node name or ID, or browse the groups — every Subgraph gets its own group, nested ones included.

Pick the node you want to control. The pill now shows its title and ID path, e.g. KSampler [3].
Set mode_select to Mute or Bypass.
Flip node_status to apply it. The pill always shows the live result: Active, Muted, or Bypassed.
Click + Node to reveal more target rows (up to 20) — all targets follow the same switch. Click a row's ✕ to remove just that row; the rest shift up.

Picking targets — search by name or by node ID:

Growing, switching, and removing rows:

Node 2: Mute Bypass by ID — A/B

Toggles between two targets: activating side A mutes/bypasses side B, and activating side B mutes/bypasses side A.

Step by step:

Add Mute Bypass by ID — A/B and pick a target for target_a and target_b using the picker.
Set mode_select to Mute or Bypass — this is what happens to the inactive side.
Click switch_status to swap sides. The pill reads out both sides, e.g. A Active · B Bypassed.
node_status — in its default state (Muted / Bypassed) the switch behaves normally: the inactive side is muted/bypassed. Set it to Active to disable mute and bypass on the A and B nodes, letting you temporarily run both branches without touching your wiring.
Click + Pair to add more A/B pairs (up to 10) that all flip together with the same switch. Each pair has a ✕ that removes the whole pair.

Switching sides, changing mode, adding and removing pairs:

Node 3: Mute Bypass by ID — Stacker

One node to rule them all. Drop a Stacker anywhere in your workflow and it becomes a control panel for your Remote Control nodes.

Step by step:

Add Mute Bypass by ID — Stacker. Click + Add to pick existing mute/bypass and A/B nodes from a searchable list, or turn Auto Add ON to automatically collect every new one you create.
Each row shows the node's title, ID path, mode, and a state dot (blue = active, grey = muted, purple = bypassed). Control it right from the row: click the dot to toggle it, M/B to change its mode, and — for A/B nodes — the A/B button to flip sides. Note: the row buttons are panel controls, not widgets — they cannot be promoted or linked.
For a master override, flip global_enable from user to global: every owned node is muted or bypassed at once (pick which with global_mode). Flip back to user and every node returns to exactly the state it was in before, including A/B sides.
Only the two global toggles (global_enable and global_mode) are real widgets — these are the promotable/linkable part of the Stacker. Promote them to a Subgraph for a one-click master switch anywhere in your workflow.
Use → on a row to move it to another Stacker (run several to organize groups) and ✕ to remove it.

Global override, per-row controls, removing and re-adding rows:

Node 4: Mute Bypass by ID — Triple (legacy)

Works the same as the Single node, but with 3 fixed target slots. Kept only for old workflows — the Single node with + Node covers this and more. It will be removed in a future update.

Node 5: Mute Bypass by ID — AA/BB (legacy)

Same as the A/B node, but switches 2 fixed pairs at once. Kept only for old workflows — the A/B node with + Pair covers this and more. It will be removed in a future update.

Use Case Scenarios

Toggle save/preview branches — mute your SaveImage / preview nodes while iterating, re-enable them for final output.
Control Subgraph internals from the top level — target nodes nested deep inside Subgraphs by their ID chain, and promote the picker and toggles onto the Subgraph node itself so the whole thing behaves like a packaged switch.
One master panel — with a Stacker (and promoted global toggles) you can bypass every optional branch in a big workflow for a fast test render, then restore everything to its exact previous state with one click.
Group toggling — a single growable node with up to 20 targets can mute an entire "debug" set (notes, previews, comparisons) in one shot; multiple Stackers keep different groups organized.

Changelog

08/21/2026 — Version 3.0.2

Fix: the + Node / + Pair buttons were greyed out. remote_control.py was corrupted in the previous update for some people, which left the Single and A/B nodes stuck on a single target/pair — the + Node and + Pair buttons appeared disabled and no extra rows could be added. Restored the correct file so + Node grows to 20 targets and + Pair grows to 10 pairs again. No workflow changes are needed.

07/15/2026 — Version 3.0.0

A/B switch: new node status toggle — the same control as on the Single node. In its default state (Muted / Bypassed) the A/B switch works exactly like before: the inactive side is muted/bypassed. Set it to Active to disable mute and bypass on the A and B nodes. Existing A/B workflows load and behave identically.
Simplified controls — the experimental per-row state and per-node master controls were rolled back to standard ComfyUI toggles, which promote and link to Subgraph nodes reliably across frontend versions.
Stacker: promotable global override — the User/Mute/Bypass header buttons were replaced by two native toggles (user/global and mute/bypass). Promote them to a Subgraph node for a one-click master switch; promoted toggles stay in sync even when flipped through a link.
Stacker: full A/B control from the row — flip the A/B side and toggle node status directly on the Stacker row. Switching back to user restores each node's exact previous state, including which side was active.
Stacker rows now show the full ID path (e.g. [209:25:103]) next to the title, instead of a target count.
Auto Add now defaults OFF — the Stacker only claims Remote nodes when you turn it on.
Cleanup of deleted and moved targets — Remote nodes deleted from the graph are pruned from the Stacker after a short grace period instead of lingering as "(missing)" rows; nodes moved between Subgraphs keep working, their reference is fixed automatically.
Clearer status pills — toggles now read out their real effect (Active / Muted / Bypassed) with mode colors (grey mute, purple bypass), and the A/B switch reads out both sides, e.g. A Active · B Bypassed.
Picker and pill display — picker entries and target pills show the full ID path plus node type, and long values truncate from the left so the ID always stays visible.
Save/load hardening — widget values are always serialized in the original declaration order and re-applied by name on load, so workflows from any version load correctly and undo/redo is safe.
Fixes — stale Stacker saved-states from earlier builds are discarded so returning to user can't restore wrong values; the Stacker's background timer is stopped when the node is deleted (memory leak); ghost duplicate nodes in Subgraph scans are filtered out.
Security fix — node/subgraph titles are HTML-escaped in the picker, preventing script injection from shared workflows.
UI tweaks — "+ Target" renamed to + Node; the separate "−" button was replaced by the per-row ✕. Triple and AA/BB now show a legacy note and will be removed in a future update.

01/16/2026 — Version 2.1.0

Custom UI was causing instability, reverted to standard ComfyUI widgets.
After a widget has been selected, re-clicking the picker retains the path of the target.
Since the node target path is retained in the picker, the path underneath the widget was removed to save space and remove clutter.
Added target node ID path inside the picker, i.e. [209:25:103] → [subgraph : subgraph : node target].
The picker is now linkable and promotable.
The A/B switch does not visually turn off and on, but remains the same color to indicate that the node is still active.
Multiple nodes with the same widget name no longer cause a conflict error when promoting or linking.

12/29/2025 — Major Version Update V2.0.0

Reliably mutes or bypasses any node in any Subgraph using the Subgraph ID and Node ID together.
ComfyUI can sometimes assign a duplicate ID to nodes in different Subgraphs — this update handles duplicate IDs correctly.

These nodes were made with love for personal use, but if you like this node set, feel free to buy me a coffee to help me stay up late lol 😂

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