diff --git a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
index 4a855623a..6613355a9 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <SelectionOverlay v-if="selectionToolboxEnabled">
       <SelectionToolbox />
     </SelectionOverlay>
-    <DomWidgets />
+    <DomWidgets v-if="!vueNodeRenderingEnabled" />
     <VueNodeOverlay v-if="vueNodeRenderingEnabled" />
   </template>
   <SubgraphBreadcrumb />
@@ -54,15 +54,16 @@ import SubgraphBreadcrumb from '@/components/breadcrumb/SubgraphBreadcrumb.vue'
 import DomWidgets from '@/components/graph/DomWidgets.vue'
 import GraphCanvasMenu from '@/components/graph/GraphCanvasMenu.vue'
 import NodeTooltip from '@/components/graph/NodeTooltip.vue'
-import VueNodeOverlay from '@/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeOverlay.vue'
 import SelectionOverlay from '@/components/graph/SelectionOverlay.vue'
 import SelectionToolbox from '@/components/graph/SelectionToolbox.vue'
 import TitleEditor from '@/components/graph/TitleEditor.vue'
+import VueNodeOverlay from '@/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeOverlay.vue'
 import NodeSearchboxPopover from '@/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBoxPopover.vue'
 import SideToolbar from '@/components/sidebar/SideToolbar.vue'
 import SecondRowWorkflowTabs from '@/components/topbar/SecondRowWorkflowTabs.vue'
 import { useChainCallback } from '@/composables/functional/useChainCallback'
 import { useNodeBadge } from '@/composables/node/useNodeBadge'
+import { useTestPhantomNodes } from '@/composables/nodeRendering/useTestPhantomNodes'
 import { useCanvasDrop } from '@/composables/useCanvasDrop'
 import { useContextMenuTranslation } from '@/composables/useContextMenuTranslation'
 import { useCopy } from '@/composables/useCopy'
@@ -115,6 +116,17 @@ const selectionToolboxEnabled = computed(() =>
 // Temporarily enable Vue node rendering for testing
 const vueNodeRenderingEnabled = computed(() => true)
 
+// Use test helper for automatic phantom mode enabling
+useTestPhantomNodes()
+
+// Debug logging
+watchEffect(() => {
+  console.log(
+    '🖼️ GraphCanvas: Vue node rendering enabled:',
+    vueNodeRenderingEnabled.value
+  )
+})
+
 watchEffect(() => {
   nodeDefStore.showDeprecated = settingStore.get('Comfy.Node.ShowDeprecated')
 })
@@ -281,6 +293,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   useWorkflowAutoSave()
 
   comfyApp.vueAppReady = true
+  console.log('🖼️ GraphCanvas: comfyApp.vueAppReady:', comfyApp.vueAppReady)
 
   workspaceStore.spinner = true
   // ChangeTracker needs to be initialized before setup, as it will overwrite
@@ -314,6 +327,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   window.graph = comfyApp.graph
 
   comfyAppReady.value = true
+  console.log('🖼️ GraphCanvas: comfyAppReady:', comfyAppReady.value)
 
   comfyApp.canvas.onSelectionChange = useChainCallback(
     comfyApp.canvas.onSelectionChange,
diff --git a/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNode.vue b/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNode.vue
index 068811d35..94b66ad70 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNode.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNode.vue
@@ -1,50 +1,76 @@
 <template>
   <div
-    class="vue-node pointer-events-auto flex flex-col bg-white dark-theme:bg-gray-800 border border-gray-300 dark-theme:border-gray-600 rounded shadow-lg"
-    :class="nodeClasses"
+    ref="nodeRef"
+    class="_sb_node_preview vue-node"
     :style="nodeStyle"
     @mousedown="onMouseDown"
     @contextmenu="onContextMenu"
   >
-    <VueNodeHeader 
-      :node="node" 
-      :title="node.title"
-      :nodeType="node.type"
-      @title-edit="onTitleEdit"
-    />
-    
-    <VueNodeSlots
-      v-if="!node.collapsed"
-      :inputs="node.inputs || []"
-      :outputs="node.outputs || []"
-      @slot-click="onSlotInteraction"
-    />
-    
-    <!-- Flexbox container for widgets - no manual height calculations needed -->
-    <VueNodeBody
-      v-if="!node.collapsed"
-      class="flex flex-col gap-2 p-2 flex-grow"
-      :widgets="nodeWidgets"
-      :node="node"
-      @widget-change="onWidgetChange"
-    />
+    <div class="_sb_table">
+      <!-- Node header - exactly like NodePreview -->
+      <div
+        class="node_header"
+        :style="{
+          backgroundColor: litegraphColors.NODE_DEFAULT_COLOR as string,
+          color: litegraphColors.NODE_TITLE_COLOR as string
+        }"
+      >
+        <div class="_sb_dot headdot" />
+        {{ (node as any).title }}
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Node slot I/O - using flexbox for proper positioning -->
+      <div
+        v-for="[slotInput, slotOutput] in slotPairs"
+        :key="((slotInput as any)?.name || '') + ((slotOutput as any)?.name || '')"
+        class="slot-row-flex"
+      >
+        <!-- Left side input slot -->
+        <div class="slot-left" v-if="slotInput">
+          <div :class="['_sb_dot', (slotInput as any)?.type]" />
+          <span class="slot-text">{{ (slotInput as any)?.name }}</span>
+        </div>
+        
+        <!-- Right side output slot -->
+        <div 
+          class="slot-right" 
+          v-if="slotOutput"
+          :style="{
+            color: litegraphColors.NODE_TEXT_COLOR as string
+          }"
+        >
+          <span class="slot-text">{{ (slotOutput as any)?.name }}</span>
+          <div :class="['_sb_dot', (slotOutput as any)?.type]" />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Widgets using existing widget components -->
+      <VueNodeBody
+        :widgets="nodeWidgets"
+        :node="node"
+        @widget-change="onWidgetChange"
+      />
+    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import _ from 'lodash'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { useCanvasPositionConversion } from '@/composables/element/useCanvasPositionConversion'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
 import type { NodeInteractionEvent } from '@/composables/nodeRendering/useNodeInteractionProxy'
-import type { NodePosition } from '@/composables/nodeRendering/useNodePositionSync'
-import VueNodeHeader from './VueNodeHeader.vue'
-import VueNodeSlots from './VueNodeSlots.vue'
+import { useColorPaletteStore } from '@/stores/workspace/colorPaletteStore'
+import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/graphStore'
 import VueNodeBody from './VueNodeBody.vue'
 
 interface VueNodeProps {
   node: LGraphNode
-  position?: NodePosition
   selected: boolean
   executing: boolean
+  canvasScale: number
+  canvasOffset: { x: number, y: number }
+  updateTrigger?: number // Add update trigger to force reactivity
 }
 
 const props = defineProps<VueNodeProps>()
@@ -53,34 +79,151 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   interaction: [event: NodeInteractionEvent]
 }>()
 
-// Node styling based on position and state
-const nodeStyle = computed(() => ({
-  position: 'absolute' as const,
-  left: props.position ? `${props.position.x}px` : '0px',
-  top: props.position ? `${props.position.y}px` : '0px',
-  minWidth: props.position ? `${props.position.width}px` : '150px',
-  // Height is now determined by flexbox content, not manual calculations
-  zIndex: props.selected ? 10 : 1,
-}))
+const nodeRef = ref<HTMLElement>()
+const colorPaletteStore = useColorPaletteStore()
+const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
 
-// Node CSS classes based on state
-const nodeClasses = computed(() => ({
-  'vue-node--selected': props.selected,
-  'vue-node--executing': props.executing,
-  'vue-node--collapsed': props.node.collapsed,
-  [`vue-node--${props.node.type?.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '-')}`]: props.node.type
-}))
+const litegraphColors = computed(
+  () => colorPaletteStore.completedActivePalette.colors.litegraph_base
+)
+
+// Get canvas position conversion utilities
+const canvasPositionConversion = computed(() => {
+  const lgCanvas = canvasStore.canvas
+  if (!lgCanvas?.canvas) return null
+  
+  return useCanvasPositionConversion(lgCanvas.canvas, lgCanvas)
+})
+
+// Slot pairs - filter out inputs that have corresponding widgets
+const slotPairs = computed(() => {
+  const allInputs = (props.node as any).inputs || []
+  const outputs = (props.node as any).outputs || []
+  
+  // Get widget names to filter out inputs that have widgets
+  const nodeWidgetNames = new Set((props.node as any).widgets?.map((w: any) => w.name) || [])
+  
+  // Only show inputs that DON'T have corresponding widgets
+  const slotInputs = allInputs.filter((input: any) => !nodeWidgetNames.has(input.name))
+  
+  return _.zip(slotInputs, outputs)
+})
 
 // Extract widgets from the node
 const nodeWidgets = computed(() => {
-  return props.node.widgets || []
+  return (props.node as any).widgets || []
 })
 
+// Dragging will be handled by LiteGraph's phantom node
+
+// Node styling based on position and state - using proper canvas position conversion
+const nodeStyle = computed(() => {
+  try {
+    // Access update trigger to make this reactive to graph changes
+    props.updateTrigger
+    
+    const positionConverter = canvasPositionConversion.value
+    if (!positionConverter) {
+      console.warn('🚨 VueNode: No position converter available')
+      return {
+        position: 'fixed' as const,
+        left: '100px',
+        top: '100px', 
+        width: '200px',
+        minHeight: '100px',
+        backgroundColor: '#ff0000',
+        border: '2px solid #ffffff',
+        zIndex: 999
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Get node position and size in graph space
+    const nodeAny = props.node as any
+    const nodePos: [number, number] = [
+      nodeAny.pos?.[0] ?? 0,
+      nodeAny.pos?.[1] ?? 0
+    ]
+    const nodeWidth = nodeAny.size?.[0] ?? 200
+    const nodeHeight = nodeAny.size?.[1] ?? 100
+
+    // Convert from canvas coordinates to client coordinates (absolute positioning)
+    const [clientX, clientY] = positionConverter.canvasPosToClientPos(nodePos)
+    
+    // Get the current scale from the canvas
+    const lgCanvas = canvasStore.canvas
+    const scale = lgCanvas?.ds?.scale ?? 1
+    
+    // Use original dimensions for positioning, apply scale via CSS transform
+    const scaledWidth = nodeWidth
+    const scaledHeight = nodeHeight
+
+    // Validate coordinates
+    if (!isFinite(clientX) || !isFinite(clientY) || scaledWidth <= 0 || scaledHeight <= 0) {
+      return {
+        position: 'fixed' as const,
+        left: '100px',
+        top: '100px', 
+        width: '200px',
+        minHeight: '100px',
+        backgroundColor: '#ff0000',
+        border: '2px solid #ffffff',
+        zIndex: 999
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Use colors from palette for authentic LiteGraph appearance
+    const nodeAnyForColors = props.node as any
+    const bgColor = nodeAnyForColors.bgcolor || litegraphColors.value?.NODE_DEFAULT_BGCOLOR || '#353535'
+    const borderColor = props.selected 
+      ? litegraphColors.value?.NODE_BOX_OUTLINE_COLOR || '#FFF'
+      : (nodeAnyForColors.boxcolor || litegraphColors.value?.NODE_DEFAULT_BOXCOLOR || '#666')
+      
+    return {
+      position: 'fixed' as const, // Use fixed positioning like other overlays
+      left: `${clientX}px`,
+      top: `${clientY}px`,
+      minWidth: `${scaledWidth}px`,
+      width: 'auto', // Allow width to expand for content
+      minHeight: `${scaledHeight}px`,
+      transform: `scale(${scale})`,
+      transformOrigin: '0 0', // Scale from top-left corner
+      zIndex: props.selected ? 10 : 1,
+      backgroundColor: bgColor,
+      borderColor: borderColor,
+      borderWidth: props.selected ? '2px' : '1px',
+      borderStyle: 'solid',
+      fontSize: `${litegraphColors.value?.NODE_TEXT_SIZE || 14}px`,
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      position: 'fixed' as const,
+      left: '100px',
+      top: '100px', 
+      width: '200px',
+      minHeight: '100px',
+      backgroundColor: '#ff0000',
+      border: '2px solid #ffffff',
+      zIndex: 999
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+// Note: nodeClasses could be used for conditional CSS classes if needed
+
 // Event handlers
 const onMouseDown = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+  // Check if the click is on a widget element
+  const target = event.target as HTMLElement
+  const isOnWidget = target.closest('.widget-content') !== null
+  
+  // If clicking on a widget, don't emit the mouse down event for dragging
+  if (isOnWidget) {
+    return
+  }
+  
   emit('interaction', {
     type: 'mousedown',
-    nodeId: String(props.node.id),
+    nodeId: String((props.node as any).id),
     originalEvent: event
   })
 }
@@ -88,55 +231,211 @@ const onMouseDown = (event: MouseEvent) => {
 const onContextMenu = (event: MouseEvent) => {
   emit('interaction', {
     type: 'contextmenu', 
-    nodeId: String(props.node.id),
+    nodeId: String((props.node as any).id),
     originalEvent: event
   })
 }
 
-const onSlotInteraction = (slotIndex: number, event: MouseEvent) => {
-  emit('interaction', {
-    type: 'slot-click',
-    nodeId: String(props.node.id),
-    originalEvent: event,
-    slotIndex
-  })
-}
-
-const onTitleEdit = (newTitle: string) => {
-  props.node.title = newTitle
-}
+// Note: onSlotInteraction and onTitleEdit available for future use
 
 const onWidgetChange = (widgetIndex: number, value: any) => {
-  if (props.node.widgets?.[widgetIndex]) {
-    props.node.widgets[widgetIndex].value = value
+  const nodeAny = props.node as any
+  if (nodeAny.widgets?.[widgetIndex]) {
+    nodeAny.widgets[widgetIndex].value = value
   }
 }
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+/* Copy ALL styles from NodePreview.vue exactly */
+.slot_row {
+  padding: 2px;
+}
+
+/* Original N-Sidebar styles */
+._sb_dot {
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background-color: grey;
+}
+
+.node_header {
+  line-height: 1;
+  padding: 8px 13px 7px;
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+  font-size: 15px;
+  text-wrap: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.headdot {
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+  float: inline-start;
+  margin-right: 8px;
+}
+
+.IMAGE {
+  background-color: #64b5f6;
+}
+
+.VAE {
+  background-color: #ff6e6e;
+}
+
+.LATENT {
+  background-color: #ff9cf9;
+}
+
+.MASK {
+  background-color: #81c784;
+}
+
+.CONDITIONING {
+  background-color: #ffa931;
+}
+
+.CLIP {
+  background-color: #ffd500;
+}
+
+.MODEL {
+  background-color: #b39ddb;
+}
+
+.CONTROL_NET {
+  background-color: #a5d6a7;
+}
+
+._sb_node_preview {
+  background-color: var(--comfy-menu-bg);
+  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
+  font-size: small;
+  color: var(--descrip-text);
+  border: 1px solid var(--descrip-text);
+  min-width: 200px;
+  width: max-content; /* Allow expansion for wide content */
+  height: fit-content;
+  z-index: 9999;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  overflow: visible; /* Allow content to be visible outside bounds */
+  font-size: 12px;
+  padding-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+._sb_node_preview ._sb_description {
+  margin: 10px;
+  padding: 6px;
+  background: var(--border-color);
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+
+._sb_table {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-column-gap: 10px;
+  /* Spazio tra le colonne */
+  width: 100%;
+  /* Imposta la larghezza della tabella al 100% del contenitore */
+}
+
+._sb_row {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 10px 1fr 1fr 1fr 10px;
+  grid-column-gap: 10px;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding-left: 9px;
+  padding-right: 9px;
+}
+
+._sb_row_string {
+  grid-template-columns: 10px 1fr 1fr 10fr 1fr;
+}
+
+._sb_col {
+  border: 0 solid #000;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  flex-direction: row-reverse;
+  flex-wrap: nowrap;
+  align-content: flex-start;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+}
+
+._sb_inherit {
+  display: inherit;
+}
+
+._long_field {
+  background: var(--bg-color);
+  border: 2px solid var(--border-color);
+  margin: 5px 5px 0 5px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  line-height: 1.7;
+  text-wrap: nowrap;
+}
+
+._sb_arrow {
+  color: var(--fg-color);
+}
+
+._sb_preview_badge {
+  text-align: center;
+  background: var(--comfy-input-bg);
+  font-weight: bold;
+  color: var(--error-text);
+}
+
+/* Additional styles for Vue node functionality */
 .vue-node {
-  transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease;
+  position: fixed; /* Use fixed positioning for proper overlay behavior */
+  pointer-events: none; /* Let mouse events pass through to phantom nodes */
 }
 
-.vue-node--selected {
-  @apply ring-2 ring-blue-500 shadow-xl;
+.vue-node .widget-content {
+  pointer-events: auto; /* Enable interaction with widgets only */
 }
 
-.vue-node--executing {
-  @apply ring-2 ring-green-500;
-  animation: pulse 2s infinite;
+.vue-node:hover {
+  z-index: 10000; /* Bring to front on hover */
 }
 
-.vue-node--collapsed {
-  @apply h-8;
+.slot-text {
+  font-size: 10px; /* Smaller font for slot labels */
 }
 
-@keyframes pulse {
-  0%, 100% {
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.4);
-  }
-  50% {
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(34, 197, 94, 0);
-  }
+/* New flexbox slot layout */
+.slot-row-flex {
+  position: relative;
+  min-height: 20px;
+  padding: 2px 0;
+}
+
+.slot-left {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  top: 50%;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  z-index: 10;
+}
+
+.slot-right {
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 0;
+  top: 50%;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  z-index: 10;
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeBody.vue b/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeBody.vue
index 6d47f8679..346c3e2ea 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeBody.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeBody.vue
@@ -1,55 +1,40 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="vue-node-body">
-    <!-- Render widgets using existing Vue widget system -->
-    <div 
-      v-for="(widget, index) in widgets" 
-      :key="`widget-${index}`"
-      class="widget-container mb-2 last:mb-0"
+  <!-- Render Vue component widgets only -->
+  <div>
+    <div
+      v-for="widget in vueComponentWidgets"
+      :key="`vue-widget-${widget.name}`"
+      class="_sb_row _long_field"
     >
-      <!-- Use existing Vue widget components if available -->
-      <component
-        v-if="getWidgetComponent(widget)"
-        :is="getWidgetComponent(widget)"
-        :widget="widget"
-        v-model="widget.value"
-        @update:model-value="onWidgetChange(index, $event)"
-      />
-      
-      <!-- Fallback for non-Vue widgets -->
-      <div 
-        v-else
-        class="legacy-widget p-2 bg-gray-50 dark-theme:bg-gray-700 rounded text-sm"
-      >
-        <div class="flex items-center justify-between">
-          <span class="font-medium">{{ widget.name || 'Widget' }}</span>
-          <span class="text-gray-500">{{ widget.type || 'unknown' }}</span>
-        </div>
-        <div class="mt-1 text-gray-600 dark-theme:text-gray-400">
-          Value: {{ formatWidgetValue(widget.value) }}
-        </div>
+      <div class="_sb_col widget-content">
+        <component
+          :is="widget.component"
+          :model-value="widget.value"
+          :widget="widget"
+          v-bind="widget.props"
+          v-if="widgetsShouldShow"
+          @update:model-value="updateWidgetValue(widget, $event)"
+        />
       </div>
     </div>
-    
-    <!-- Message when no widgets -->
-    <div 
-      v-if="widgets.length === 0" 
-      class="text-center text-gray-500 dark-theme:text-gray-400 text-sm py-2"
-    >
-      No widgets
-    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed } from 'vue'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
 import type { BaseWidget } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
-// Import existing Vue widget components
-import StringWidget from '@/components/graph/widgets/StringWidget.vue'
-import ColorPickerWidget from '@/components/graph/widgets/ColorPickerWidget.vue'
-import ImagePreviewWidget from '@/components/graph/widgets/ImagePreviewWidget.vue'
-import ImageUploadWidget from '@/components/graph/widgets/ImageUploadWidget.vue'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 
+import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
+import { isComponentWidget } from '@/scripts/domWidget'
+
+const widgetsShouldShow = ref(true)
+
+app.api.addEventListener('graphChanged', () => {
+  widgetsShouldShow.value = app.canvas.ds.scale > .55
+})
+
+console.log('app.canvas.ds.scale', app.canvas.ds.scale)
 interface VueNodeBodyProps {
   widgets: BaseWidget[]
   node: LGraphNode
@@ -57,48 +42,25 @@ interface VueNodeBodyProps {
 
 const props = defineProps<VueNodeBodyProps>()
 
-const emit = defineEmits<{
-  'widget-change': [widgetIndex: number, value: any]
-}>()
+// Note: emit available for future widget change events if needed
 
-// Map widget types to Vue components
-const widgetComponentMap: Record<string, any> = {
-  'STRING': StringWidget,
-  'text': StringWidget,
-  'COLOR': ColorPickerWidget,
-  'color': ColorPickerWidget,
-  'IMAGE': ImagePreviewWidget,
-  'image': ImagePreviewWidget,
-  'IMAGEUPLOAD': ImageUploadWidget,
-  'image_upload': ImageUploadWidget
-}
+// Get Vue component widgets only
+const vueComponentWidgets = computed(() => {
+  return props.widgets.filter((widget: any) => isComponentWidget(widget))
+})
 
-// Get the Vue component for a widget type
-const getWidgetComponent = (widget: BaseWidget) => {
-  const widgetType = widget.type?.toUpperCase()
-  return widgetType ? widgetComponentMap[widgetType] : null
-}
-
-// Format widget value for display
-const formatWidgetValue = (value: any) => {
-  if (value === null || value === undefined) return 'null'
-  if (typeof value === 'object') return JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)
-  if (typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 50) {
-    return value.substring(0, 47) + '...'
+// Update widget value when component emits changes
+const updateWidgetValue = (widget: any, value: any) => {
+  if (widget.options?.setValue) {
+    widget.options.setValue(value)
   }
-  return String(value)
-}
-
-const onWidgetChange = (index: number, value: any) => {
-  emit('widget-change', index, value)
-  
-  // Trigger node property change if the widget has a callback
-  const widget = props.widgets[index]
-  if (widget?.callback) {
-    // Note: callback signature may need adjustment based on widget requirements
-    widget.callback(value, null, props.node, [0, 0], {})
+  // Also trigger the widget's callback if it exists
+  if (widget.callback) {
+    widget.callback(value)
   }
 }
+
+// Note: onWidgetChange available for future use if needed
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -114,4 +76,4 @@ const onWidgetChange = (index: number, value: any) => {
   /* Styling for non-Vue widgets */
   border: 1px dashed #ccc;
 }
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeHeader.vue b/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeHeader.vue
index 9c6ddd12f..7169b3a4a 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeHeader.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeHeader.vue
@@ -1,48 +1,42 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="vue-node-header flex items-center justify-between p-2 bg-gray-100 dark-theme:bg-gray-700 rounded-t">
+  <div 
+    class="vue-node-header flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2"
+    :style="headerStyle"
+  >
     <div class="flex items-center gap-2 flex-grow">
-      <!-- Node type badge -->
-      <span 
-        v-if="nodeType" 
-        class="text-xs px-2 py-1 bg-blue-100 dark-theme:bg-blue-900 text-blue-800 dark-theme:text-blue-200 rounded"
-      >
-        {{ nodeType }}
-      </span>
+      <!-- Collapse dot (like original LiteGraph) -->
+      <div 
+        class="w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full cursor-pointer"
+        :style="{ backgroundColor: dotColor }"
+        @click="toggleCollapse"
+      />
       
       <!-- Editable title -->
       <EditableText
         v-model="editableTitle"
-        class="font-medium text-sm flex-grow"
+        class="font-medium flex-grow"
+        :style="titleStyle"
         @update:model-value="onTitleUpdate"
       />
     </div>
     
-    <!-- Node controls -->
+    <!-- Node controls (minimized to match LiteGraph style) -->
     <div class="flex items-center gap-1">
-      <!-- Collapse/expand button -->
-      <button
-        v-if="node.constructor?.collapsable !== false"
-        class="w-5 h-5 flex items-center justify-center text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark-theme:text-gray-400 dark-theme:hover:text-gray-200 rounded hover:bg-gray-200 dark-theme:hover:bg-gray-600"
-        @click="toggleCollapse"
-      >
-        <i class="mdi mdi-chevron-up" :class="{ 'rotate-180': node.collapsed }"></i>
-      </button>
-      
-      <!-- Pin button -->
-      <button
-        class="w-5 h-5 flex items-center justify-center text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark-theme:text-gray-400 dark-theme:hover:text-gray-200 rounded hover:bg-gray-200 dark-theme:hover:bg-gray-600"
-        :class="{ 'text-blue-600 dark-theme:text-blue-400': node.pinned }"
-        @click="togglePin"
-      >
-        <i class="mdi mdi-pin" :class="{ 'mdi-pin-off': !node.pinned }"></i>
-      </button>
+      <!-- Pin indicator (small, unobtrusive) -->
+      <div
+        v-if="node.pinned"
+        class="w-2 h-2 rounded-full"
+        :style="{ backgroundColor: litegraphColors.NODE_TITLE_COLOR }"
+        title="Pinned"
+      />
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { ref, watch, computed } from 'vue'
 import type { LGraphNode } from '@comfyorg/litegraph'
+import { useColorPaletteStore } from '@/stores/workspace/colorPaletteStore'
 import EditableText from '@/components/common/EditableText.vue'
 
 interface VueNodeHeaderProps {
@@ -57,6 +51,11 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   'title-edit': [title: string]
 }>()
 
+const colorPaletteStore = useColorPaletteStore()
+const litegraphColors = computed(
+  () => colorPaletteStore.completedActivePalette.colors.litegraph_base
+)
+
 // Local editable title
 const editableTitle = ref(props.title)
 
@@ -65,6 +64,60 @@ watch(() => props.title, (newTitle) => {
   editableTitle.value = newTitle
 })
 
+// Header styling to match LiteGraph
+const headerStyle = computed(() => {
+  try {
+    const headerColor = props.node.color || litegraphColors.value?.NODE_DEFAULT_COLOR || '#333'
+    return {
+      backgroundColor: headerColor,
+      borderTopLeftRadius: '4px',
+      borderTopRightRadius: '4px',
+      fontSize: `${litegraphColors.value?.NODE_TEXT_SIZE || 14}px`,
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('⚠️ VueNodeHeader: Error in headerStyle:', error)
+    return {
+      backgroundColor: '#333',
+      borderTopLeftRadius: '4px',
+      borderTopRightRadius: '4px',
+      fontSize: '14px',
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+// Title styling to match LiteGraph
+const titleStyle = computed(() => {
+  try {
+    const selected = (props.node as any).selected || false
+    const titleColor = selected 
+      ? litegraphColors.value?.NODE_SELECTED_TITLE_COLOR || '#FFF'
+      : litegraphColors.value?.NODE_TITLE_COLOR || '#999'
+      
+    return {
+      color: titleColor,
+      fontSize: `${litegraphColors.value?.NODE_TEXT_SIZE || 14}px`,
+      fontWeight: 'normal',
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('⚠️ VueNodeHeader: Error in titleStyle:', error)
+    return {
+      color: '#999',
+      fontSize: '14px',
+      fontWeight: 'normal',
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+// Dot color (collapse indicator)
+const dotColor = computed(() => {
+  try {
+    return litegraphColors.value?.NODE_TITLE_COLOR || '#999'
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('⚠️ VueNodeHeader: Error in dotColor:', error)
+    return '#999'
+  }
+})
+
 const onTitleUpdate = (newTitle: string) => {
   emit('title-edit', newTitle)
 }
@@ -80,18 +133,6 @@ const toggleCollapse = () => {
   // Trigger canvas redraw
   props.node.setDirtyCanvas?.(true, true)
 }
-
-const togglePin = () => {
-  // Use pin method if available, otherwise set property
-  if (props.node.pin) {
-    props.node.pin()
-  } else {
-    // Fallback to manual property setting if method doesn't exist
-    ;(props.node as any).pinned = !props.node.pinned
-  }
-  // Trigger canvas redraw  
-  props.node.setDirtyCanvas?.(true, true)
-}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeOverlay.vue b/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeOverlay.vue
index 873f91092..6e259f621 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeOverlay.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/nodes/VueNodeOverlay.vue
@@ -1,55 +1,139 @@
 <template>
-  <div 
+  <div
     class="vue-node-overlay absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none overflow-hidden"
-    :style="overlayStyle"
   >
     <VueNode
-      v-for="node in visibleNodes"
+      v-for="node in phantomNodes"
       :key="node.id"
       :node="node"
-      :position="nodePositions[node.id]"
       :selected="isNodeSelected(node.id)"
       :executing="isNodeExecuting(node.id)"
+      :canvas-scale="canvasScale"
+      :canvas-offset="canvasOffset"
+      :update-trigger="graphUpdateTrigger"
       @interaction="handleNodeInteraction"
     />
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed } from 'vue'
-import { useNodePositionSync } from '@/composables/nodeRendering/useNodePositionSync'
+import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, watchEffect } from 'vue'
+
 import { useNodeInteractionProxy } from '@/composables/nodeRendering/useNodeInteractionProxy'
-import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/graphStore'
+import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
+import { isComponentWidget, isDOMWidget } from '@/scripts/domWidget'
+import { useDomWidgetStore } from '@/stores/domWidgetStore'
 import { useExecutionStore } from '@/stores/executionStore'
+import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/graphStore'
+
 import VueNode from './VueNode.vue'
 
-const { 
-  nodePositions, 
-  canvasScale, 
-  canvasOffset, 
-  visibleNodes 
-} = useNodePositionSync()
-
 const { handleNodeInteraction } = useNodeInteractionProxy()
-
 const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
 const executionStore = useExecutionStore()
 
-// Transform style for the overlay to match canvas transform
-const overlayStyle = computed(() => ({
-  transform: `scale(${canvasScale.value}) translate(${canvasOffset.value.x}px, ${canvasOffset.value.y}px)`,
-  transformOrigin: '0 0'
-}))
+// Reactive trigger for graph changes
+const graphUpdateTrigger = ref(0)
+
+// Force update phantom nodes when graph changes
+const forceUpdate = () => {
+  graphUpdateTrigger.value++
+}
+
+// Get phantom nodes directly from canvas with reactive trigger
+const phantomNodes = computed(() => {
+  // Access reactive trigger to ensure computed re-runs on graph changes
+  graphUpdateTrigger.value
+
+  if (!canvasStore.canvas?.graph) {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  const allNodes = canvasStore.canvas.graph._nodes
+  const phantomNodes = allNodes.filter(
+    (node: any) => node.phantom_mode === true
+  )
+
+  // Register widgets for phantom nodes if not already registered
+  const domWidgetStore = useDomWidgetStore()
+  phantomNodes.forEach((node: any) => {
+    if (node.widgets) {
+      node.widgets.forEach((widget: any) => {
+        // Check if it's a DOM widget that needs registration
+        if (
+          (isDOMWidget(widget) || isComponentWidget(widget)) &&
+          widget.id &&
+          !domWidgetStore.widgetStates.has(widget.id)
+        ) {
+          domWidgetStore.registerWidget(widget)
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  })
+
+  return phantomNodes
+})
+
+// Simple animation frame updates - always running for smooth dragging
+let rafId: number | null = null
+
+const startFrameUpdates = () => {
+  const updateEveryFrame = () => {
+    forceUpdate()
+    rafId = requestAnimationFrame(updateEveryFrame)
+  }
+  updateEveryFrame()
+}
+
+const stopFrameUpdates = () => {
+  if (rafId) {
+    cancelAnimationFrame(rafId)
+    rafId = null
+  }
+}
+
+// Listen for graph changes
+onMounted(() => {
+  // Listen to API events for graph changes (now includes ds changes)
+  api.addEventListener('graphChanged', forceUpdate)
+
+  // Start continuous frame updates for smooth dragging
+  startFrameUpdates()
+
+  // Initial update
+  forceUpdate()
+})
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  api.removeEventListener('graphChanged', forceUpdate)
+  stopFrameUpdates()
+})
+
+// Get canvas transform directly from canvas
+const canvasScale = computed(() => {
+  return canvasStore.canvas?.ds?.scale || 1
+})
+
+const canvasOffset = computed(() => {
+  const canvas = canvasStore.canvas
+  return {
+    x: canvas?.ds?.offset?.[0] || 0,
+    y: canvas?.ds?.offset?.[1] || 0
+  }
+})
 
 // Check if node is selected
 const isNodeSelected = (nodeId: string) => {
-  return canvasStore.selectedItems.has(Number(nodeId))
+  return canvasStore.selectedItems.some(
+    (item: any) => item.id === Number(nodeId)
+  )
 }
 
 // Check if node is executing
 const isNodeExecuting = (nodeId: string) => {
   return executionStore.executingNodeId === Number(nodeId)
 }
+
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -57,4 +141,4 @@ const isNodeExecuting = (nodeId: string) => {
   /* Ensure overlay doesn't interfere with canvas interactions */
   z-index: 1;
 }
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+</style>
diff --git a/src/composables/nodeRendering/useNodePositionSync.ts b/src/composables/nodeRendering/useNodePositionSync.ts
index b176b634a..6e0e4af72 100644
--- a/src/composables/nodeRendering/useNodePositionSync.ts
+++ b/src/composables/nodeRendering/useNodePositionSync.ts
@@ -86,16 +86,27 @@ export function useNodePositionSync() {
 
   // Get visible nodes (within viewport bounds)
   const visibleNodes = computed(() => {
-    if (!canvas.value?.graph) return []
+    if (!canvas.value?.graph) {
+      console.log('🚫 useNodePositionSync: No canvas or graph available')
+      return []
+    }
 
-    const nodes = canvas.value.graph._nodes.filter((node: LGraphNode) => {
-      // Only return nodes that have phantom_mode enabled
-      return node.phantom_mode === true
+    const allNodes = canvas.value.graph._nodes
+    console.log('🔍 useNodePositionSync: Checking', allNodes.length, 'total nodes')
+    
+    const phantomNodes = allNodes.filter((node: LGraphNode) => {
+      const isPhantom = node.phantom_mode === true
+      if (isPhantom) {
+        console.log('👻 Found phantom node:', { id: node.id, title: node.title, phantom_mode: node.phantom_mode })
+      }
+      return isPhantom
     })
 
+    console.log('📊 useNodePositionSync: Found', phantomNodes.length, 'phantom nodes out of', allNodes.length, 'total')
+    
     // TODO: Add viewport culling for performance
     // For now, return all phantom nodes
-    return nodes
+    return phantomNodes
   })
 
   // Manual sync function for external triggers
diff --git a/src/composables/nodeRendering/useTestPhantomNodes.ts b/src/composables/nodeRendering/useTestPhantomNodes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e141d4d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/nodeRendering/useTestPhantomNodes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { usePhantomNodes } from './usePhantomNodes'
+import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/graphStore'
+import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
+
+/**
+ * Development helper to automatically enable phantom mode for testing
+ */
+export function useTestPhantomNodes() {
+  const { enableAllPhantomMode, getPhantomNodes } = usePhantomNodes()
+  const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
+
+  let graphChangeHandler: (() => void) | null = null
+
+  onMounted(() => {
+    // Function to enable phantom mode for all nodes
+    const enablePhantomModeForAllNodes = () => {
+      if (canvasStore.canvas?.graph) {
+        const count = enableAllPhantomMode()
+        if (count > 0) {
+          console.log(`✅ Enabled phantom mode for ${count} nodes`)
+        }
+        return count
+      }
+      return 0
+    }
+
+    // Listen for graph changes to immediately enable phantom mode for new nodes
+    graphChangeHandler = () => {
+      enablePhantomModeForAllNodes()
+    }
+    
+    api.addEventListener('graphChanged', graphChangeHandler)
+
+    // Initial attempt when mounted
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      enablePhantomModeForAllNodes()
+    }, 100) // Much shorter timeout just to ensure canvas is ready
+  })
+
+  onUnmounted(() => {
+    if (graphChangeHandler) {
+      api.removeEventListener('graphChanged', graphChangeHandler)
+    }
+  })
+
+  // Expose helper functions to global scope for manual testing
+  if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+    (window as any).testPhantomNodes = {
+      enableAll: enableAllPhantomMode,
+      getPhantom: getPhantomNodes,
+      enableSingle: (nodeId: string) => {
+        const { enablePhantomMode } = usePhantomNodes()
+        return enablePhantomMode(nodeId)
+      }
+    }
+    console.log('🚀 Phantom node testing helpers available on window.testPhantomNodes')
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/composables/useCoreCommands.ts b/src/composables/useCoreCommands.ts
index 46070dfe9..feddaa728 100644
--- a/src/composables/useCoreCommands.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useCoreCommands.ts
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ export function useCoreCommands(): ComfyCommand[] {
           return
         }
         app.canvas.fitViewToSelectionAnimated()
+        // Trigger re-render of Vue nodes after view change
+        api.dispatchCustomEvent('graphChanged')
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/scripts/app.ts b/src/scripts/app.ts
index 31d2ba1cc..d66e053af 100644
--- a/src/scripts/app.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/app.ts
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ export class ComfyApp {
       }
 
       useExtensionService().invokeExtensions('loadedGraphNode', node)
+      api.dispatchCustomEvent('graphChanged', { workflow: this.graph.serialize() as unknown as ComfyWorkflowJSON })
     }
 
     if (missingNodeTypes.length && showMissingNodesDialog) {
@@ -1169,6 +1170,7 @@ export class ComfyApp {
     )
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       this.graph.setDirtyCanvas(true, true)
+      api.dispatchCustomEvent('graphChanged', { workflow: this.graph.serialize() as unknown as ComfyWorkflowJSON })
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/changeTracker.ts b/src/scripts/changeTracker.ts
index 30c2f3289..199ed0998 100644
--- a/src/scripts/changeTracker.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/changeTracker.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,27 @@ export class ChangeTracker {
       return v
     }
 
+    // Handle wheel events (zoom/pan with mouse wheel)
+    const processMouseWheel = LGraphCanvas.prototype.processMouseWheel
+    LGraphCanvas.prototype.processMouseWheel = function (e) {
+      const v = processMouseWheel.apply(this, [e])
+      logger.debug('checkState on processMouseWheel')
+      checkState()
+      return v
+    }
+
+    // Handle drag events (panning)
+    const processMouseMove = LGraphCanvas.prototype.processMouseMove
+    LGraphCanvas.prototype.processMouseMove = function (e) {
+      const v = processMouseMove.apply(this, [e])
+      // Only check state if we're dragging the canvas (not a node)
+      if (this.dragging_canvas) {
+        logger.debug('checkState on processMouseMove (canvas drag)')
+        checkState()
+      }
+      return v
+    }
+
     // Handle litegraph dialog popup for number/string widgets
     const prompt = LGraphCanvas.prototype.prompt
     LGraphCanvas.prototype.prompt = function (
@@ -369,10 +390,8 @@ export class ChangeTracker {
         return false
       }
 
-      // Compare extra properties ignoring ds
-      if (
-        !_.isEqual(_.omit(a.extra ?? {}, ['ds']), _.omit(b.extra ?? {}, ['ds']))
-      )
+      // Compare extra properties including ds for Vue node position updates
+      if (!_.isEqual(a.extra ?? {}, b.extra ?? {}))
         return false
 
       // Compare other properties normally
diff --git a/src/scripts/domWidget.ts b/src/scripts/domWidget.ts
index 6acfcd95f..e8ac12790 100644
--- a/src/scripts/domWidget.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/domWidget.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ export class ComponentWidgetImpl<
   }) {
     super({
       ...obj,
-      type: 'custom'
+      type: 'custom',
+      options: { hideOnZoom: true, ...obj.options }
     })
     this.component = obj.component
     this.inputSpec = obj.inputSpec