diff --git a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
index a1e3b94471..c134f53bd9 100644
--- a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
  * Provides event-driven reactivity with performance optimizations
  */
 import { reactiveComputed } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { reactive, shallowReactive } from 'vue'
+import { reactive, ref, shallowReactive, watch } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 
 import { useChainCallback } from '@/composables/functional/useChainCallback'
 import type {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ import type { NodeId } from '@/renderer/core/layout/types'
 import type { InputSpec } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
 import { isDOMWidget } from '@/scripts/domWidget'
 import { useNodeDefStore } from '@/stores/nodeDefStore'
-import type { WidgetValue, SafeControlWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
+import type { WidgetValue, ControlOptions } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 import { normalizeControlOption } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
 import type {
@@ -42,14 +43,14 @@ export interface SafeWidgetData {
   name: string
   type: string
   value: WidgetValue
+  borderStyle?: string
+  callback?: ((value: unknown) => void) | undefined
+  controlWidget?: () => Ref<ControlOptions>
+  isDOMWidget?: boolean
   label?: string
   options?: IWidgetOptions<unknown>
-  callback?: ((value: unknown) => void) | undefined
-  spec?: InputSpec
   slotMetadata?: WidgetSlotMetadata
-  isDOMWidget?: boolean
-  controlWidget?: SafeControlWidget
-  borderStyle?: string
+  spec?: InputSpec
 }
 
 export interface VueNodeData {
@@ -86,15 +87,19 @@ export interface GraphNodeManager {
   cleanup(): void
 }
 
-function getControlWidget(widget: IBaseWidget): SafeControlWidget | undefined {
+function getControlWidget(widget: IBaseWidget): (() => Ref<ControlOptions>)|undefined {
   const cagWidget = widget.linkedWidgets?.find(
     (w) => w.name == 'control_after_generate'
   )
   if (!cagWidget) return
-  return {
-    value: normalizeControlOption(cagWidget.value),
-    update: (value) => (cagWidget.value = normalizeControlOption(value))
-  }
+  const cagRef = ref<ControlOptions>(
+    normalizeControlOption(cagWidget.value)
+  )
+  watch(cagRef, (value) => {
+    cagWidget.value = normalizeControlOption(value)
+    cagWidget.callback?.(cagWidget.value)
+  })
+  return () => cagRef
 }
 
 export function safeWidgetMapper(
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/NumberControlPopover.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/NumberControlPopover.vue
index 7ef00c30eb..0621e0e73b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/NumberControlPopover.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/NumberControlPopover.vue
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ import Button from 'primevue/button'
 import Popover from 'primevue/popover'
 import ToggleSwitch from 'primevue/toggleswitch'
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 
 import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
 import { useDialogService } from '@/services/dialogService'
-
-import { NumberControlMode } from '../composables/useStepperControl'
+import type { ControlOptions } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
 type ControlOption = {
   description: string
-  mode: NumberControlMode
+  mode: ControlOptions
   icon?: string
   text?: string
   title: string
@@ -26,33 +26,21 @@ const toggle = (event: Event) => {
 }
 defineExpose({ toggle })
 
-const ENABLE_LINK_TO_GLOBAL = false
-
 const controlOptions: ControlOption[] = [
-  ...(ENABLE_LINK_TO_GLOBAL
-    ? ([
-        {
-          mode: NumberControlMode.LINK_TO_GLOBAL,
-          icon: 'pi pi-link',
-          title: 'linkToGlobal',
-          description: 'linkToGlobalDesc'
-        } satisfies ControlOption
-      ] as ControlOption[])
-    : []),
   {
-    mode: NumberControlMode.RANDOMIZE,
+    mode: 'randomize',
     icon: 'icon-[lucide--shuffle]',
     title: 'randomize',
     description: 'randomizeDesc'
   },
   {
-    mode: NumberControlMode.INCREMENT,
+    mode: 'increment',
     text: '+1',
     title: 'increment',
     description: 'incrementDesc'
   },
   {
-    mode: NumberControlMode.DECREMENT,
+    mode: 'decrement',
     text: '-1',
     title: 'decrement',
     description: 'decrementDesc'
@@ -64,20 +52,16 @@ const widgetControlMode = computed(() =>
 )
 
 const props = defineProps<{
-  controlMode: NumberControlMode
+  controlWidget: () => Ref<ControlOptions>
 }>()
 
-const emit = defineEmits<{
-  'update:controlMode': [mode: NumberControlMode]
-}>()
-
-const handleToggle = (mode: NumberControlMode) => {
-  if (props.controlMode === mode) return
-  emit('update:controlMode', mode)
+const handleToggle = (mode: ControlOptions) => {
+  if (props.controlWidget().value === mode) return
+  props.controlWidget().value = mode
 }
 
-const isActive = (mode: NumberControlMode) => {
-  return props.controlMode === mode
+const isActive = (mode: ControlOptions) => {
+  return props.controlWidget().value === mode
 }
 
 const handleEditSettings = () => {
@@ -131,10 +115,6 @@ const handleEditSettings = () => {
               <div
                 class="text-sm font-normal text-base-foreground leading-tight"
               >
-                <span v-if="option.mode === NumberControlMode.LINK_TO_GLOBAL">
-                  {{ $t('widgets.numberControl.linkToGlobal') }}
-                  <em>{{ $t('widgets.numberControl.linkToGlobalSeed') }}</em>
-                </span>
                 <span v-else>
                   {{ $t(`widgets.numberControl.${option.title}`) }}
                 </span>
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumber.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumber.vue
index 0894114134..06b1c14645 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumber.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumber.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 
-import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
+import type {
+  SimplifiedControlWidget,
+  SimplifiedWidget
+} from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
 import WidgetInputNumberInput from './WidgetInputNumberInput.vue'
 import WidgetInputNumberSlider from './WidgetInputNumberSlider.vue'
-import WidgetInputNumberWithControl from './WidgetInputNumberWithControl.vue'
+import WidgetWithControl from './WidgetWithControl.vue'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<number>
@@ -19,14 +22,22 @@ const hasControlAfterGenerate = computed(() => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
+  <WidgetWithControl
+    v-if="hasControlAfterGenerate"
+    :widget="widget as SimplifiedControlWidget<number>"
+    :comp="
+      widget.type === 'slider'
+        ? WidgetInputNumberSlider
+        : WidgetInputNumberInput
+    "
+  />
   <component
     :is="
-      hasControlAfterGenerate
-        ? WidgetInputNumberWithControl
-        : widget.type === 'slider'
-          ? WidgetInputNumberSlider
-          : WidgetInputNumberInput
+      widget.type === 'slider'
+        ? WidgetInputNumberSlider
+        : WidgetInputNumberInput
     "
+    v-else
     v-model="modelValue"
     :widget="widget"
     v-bind="$attrs"
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberWithControl.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberWithControl.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index f333fe48de..0000000000
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputNumberWithControl.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import Button from 'primevue/button'
-import { defineAsyncComponent, ref } from 'vue'
-
-import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
-
-import type { NumberControlMode } from '../composables/useStepperControl'
-import { useStepperControl } from '../composables/useStepperControl'
-import WidgetInputNumberInput from './WidgetInputNumberInput.vue'
-
-const NumberControlPopover = defineAsyncComponent(
-  () => import('./NumberControlPopover.vue')
-)
-
-const props = defineProps<{
-  widget: SimplifiedWidget<number>
-}>()
-
-const modelValue = defineModel<number>({ default: 0 })
-const popover = ref()
-
-const handleControlChange = (newValue: number) => {
-  modelValue.value = newValue
-}
-
-const { controlMode, controlButtonIcon } = useStepperControl(
-  modelValue,
-  {
-    ...props.widget.options,
-    onChange: handleControlChange
-  },
-  props.widget.controlWidget!.value
-)
-
-const setControlMode = (mode: NumberControlMode) => {
-  controlMode.value = mode
-  props.widget.controlWidget!.update(mode)
-}
-
-const togglePopover = (event: Event) => {
-  popover.value.toggle(event)
-}
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <div class="relative grid grid-cols-subgrid">
-    <WidgetInputNumberInput
-      v-model="modelValue"
-      :widget
-      class="grid grid-cols-subgrid col-span-2"
-    >
-      <Button
-        variant="link"
-        size="small"
-        class="h-4 w-7 self-center rounded-xl bg-blue-100/30 p-0"
-        @click="togglePopover"
-      >
-        <i :class="`${controlButtonIcon} text-blue-100 text-xs`" />
-      </Button>
-    </WidgetInputNumberInput>
-    <NumberControlPopover
-      ref="popover"
-      :control-mode
-      @update:control-mode="setControlMode"
-    />
-  </div>
-</template>
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
index 28a148c45d..78702bafa5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@ const outputItems = computed<DropdownItem[]>(() => {
 })
 
 const allItems = computed<DropdownItem[]>(() => {
+  if (props.isAssetMode && assetData) {
+    return assetData.dropdownItems.value
+  }
   return [...inputItems.value, ...outputItems.value]
 })
-
 const dropdownItems = computed<DropdownItem[]>(() => {
   if (props.isAssetMode) {
     return allItems.value
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ const dropdownItems = computed<DropdownItem[]>(() => {
       return outputItems.value
     case 'all':
     default:
-      return [...inputItems.value, ...outputItems.value]
+      return allItems.value
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetWithControl.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetWithControl.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c6d0f39ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetWithControl.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import Button from 'primevue/button'
+import { computed, defineAsyncComponent, ref } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+
+import type {
+  ControlOptions,
+  SimplifiedControlWidget
+} from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
+
+const NumberControlPopover = defineAsyncComponent(
+  () => import('./NumberControlPopover.vue')
+)
+
+function useControlButtonIcon(controlMode: Ref<ControlOptions>) {
+  return computed(() => {
+    switch (controlMode.value) {
+      case 'increment':
+        return 'pi pi-plus'
+      case 'decrement':
+        return 'pi pi-minus'
+      case 'fixed':
+        return 'icon-[lucide--pencil-off]'
+      default:
+        return 'icon-[lucide--shuffle]'
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  widget: SimplifiedControlWidget<number>
+  comp: unknown
+}>()
+
+const popover = ref()
+
+const controlButtonIcon = useControlButtonIcon(props.widget.controlWidget())
+
+const togglePopover = (event: Event) => {
+  popover.value.toggle(event)
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <component :is="comp" v-bind="$attrs" :widget>
+    <Button
+      variant="link"
+      size="small"
+      class="h-4 w-7 self-center rounded-xl bg-blue-100/30 p-0"
+      @click="togglePopover"
+    >
+      <i :class="`${controlButtonIcon} text-blue-100 text-xs`" />
+    </Button>
+  </component>
+  <NumberControlPopover ref="popover" :control-widget="widget.controlWidget" />
+</template>
diff --git a/src/types/simplifiedWidget.ts b/src/types/simplifiedWidget.ts
index 8411bd617f..f96eaa8590 100644
--- a/src/types/simplifiedWidget.ts
+++ b/src/types/simplifiedWidget.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Simplified widget interface for Vue-based node rendering
  * Removes all DOM manipulation and positioning concerns
  */
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+
 import type { InputSpec as InputSpecV2 } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
 
 /** Valid types for widget values */
@@ -32,11 +34,6 @@ export function normalizeControlOption(val: WidgetValue): ControlOptions {
   return 'randomize'
 }
 
-export type SafeControlWidget = {
-  value: ControlOptions
-  update: (value: WidgetValue) => void
-}
-
 export interface SimplifiedWidget<
   T extends WidgetValue = WidgetValue,
   O = Record<string, any>
@@ -70,5 +67,8 @@ export interface SimplifiedWidget<
   /** Optional input specification backing this widget */
   spec?: InputSpecV2
 
-  controlWidget?: SafeControlWidget
+  controlWidget?: () => Ref<ControlOptions>
+
 }
+export type SimplifiedControlWidget<T extends WidgetValue = WidgetValue> =
+  SimplifiedWidget<T> & Required<Pick<SimplifiedWidget<T>, 'controlWidget'>>