diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
index 22c831f5c5..88af48f02d 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ import type {
   ReadOnlyPoint,
   ReadOnlyRect,
   Rect,
-  Size
+  Size,
+  UniqueId
 } from './interfaces'
 import {
   type LGraphNodeConstructor,
@@ -90,9 +91,7 @@ import { type WidgetTypeMap, toConcreteWidget } from './widgets/widgetMap'
 
 // #region Types
 
-export type NodeId =
-  | (number & { type?: 'NodeId' })
-  | (string & { type?: 'NodeId' })
+export type NodeId = UniqueId<number | string, 'NodeId'>
 
 export type NodeProperty = string | number | boolean | object
 
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LLink.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LLink.ts
index ee1b555626..ebcd023510 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LLink.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LLink.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import type {
   ISlotType,
   LinkNetwork,
   LinkSegment,
-  ReadonlyLinkNetwork
+  ReadonlyLinkNetwork,
+  UniqueId
 } from './interfaces'
 import type {
   Serialisable,
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import type {
 
 const layoutMutations = useLayoutMutations()
 
-export type LinkId = number & { type?: 'LinkId' }
+export type LinkId = UniqueId<number, 'LinkId'>
 
 export type SerialisedLLinkArray = [
   id: LinkId,
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/Reroute.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/Reroute.ts
index 499f9a55a2..9bf7ffee09 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/Reroute.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/Reroute.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ import type {
   Point,
   Positionable,
   ReadOnlyRect,
-  ReadonlyLinkNetwork
+  ReadonlyLinkNetwork,
+  UniqueId
 } from './interfaces'
 import { distance, isPointInRect } from './measure'
 import type { Serialisable, SerialisableReroute } from './types/serialisation'
 
 const layoutMutations = useLayoutMutations()
 
-export type RerouteId = number & { type?: 'RerouteId' }
+export type RerouteId = UniqueId<number, 'RerouteId'>
 
 /** The input or output slot that an incomplete reroute link is connected to. */
 export interface FloatingRerouteSlot {
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces.ts
index eca525a7a5..39066c6b9e 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import type { SubgraphOutputNode } from './subgraph/SubgraphOutputNode'
 import type { LinkDirection, RenderShape } from './types/globalEnums'
 import type { IBaseWidget } from './types/widgets'
 
+declare const __brand: unique symbol
+export type UniqueId<T, B> = T & { [__brand]?: B }
+
 export type Dictionary<T> = { [key: string]: T }
 
 /** Allows all properties to be null.  The same as `Partial<T>`, but adds null instead of undefined. */
diff --git a/src/types/nodeIdentification.ts b/src/types/nodeIdentification.ts
index c4fc7b9de4..10d7956f12 100644
--- a/src/types/nodeIdentification.ts
+++ b/src/types/nodeIdentification.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UniqueId } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/interfaces'
 import type { NodeId } from '@/platform/workflow/validation/schemas/workflowSchema'
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import type { NodeId } from '@/platform/workflow/validation/schemas/workflowSche
  * Unlike execution IDs which change based on the instance path,
  * NodeLocatorId remains the same for all instances of a particular node.
  */
-export type NodeLocatorId = string & { type?: 'LocatorId' }
+export type NodeLocatorId = UniqueId<string, 'NodeLocatorId'>
 
 /**
  * An execution identifier representing a node's position in nested subgraphs.
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ export type NodeLocatorId = string & { type?: 'LocatorId' }
  * Format: Colon-separated path of node IDs
  * Example: "123:456:789" (node 789 in subgraph 456 in subgraph 123)
  */
-export type NodeExecutionId = string & { type?: 'ExecutionId' }
+declare const __executionIdBrand: unique symbol
+export type NodeExecutionId = UniqueId<string, 'NodeExecutionId'>
 
 /**
  * Type guard to check if a value is a NodeLocatorId