diff --git a/src/components/builder/AppBuilder.vue b/src/components/builder/AppBuilder.vue
index 126f8e5ae3..6ee74f1671 100644
--- a/src/components/builder/AppBuilder.vue
+++ b/src/components/builder/AppBuilder.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import AppModeWidgetList from '@/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue'
 import DraggableList from '@/components/common/DraggableList.vue'
 import IoItem from '@/components/builder/IoItem.vue'
 import PropertiesAccordionItem from '@/components/rightSidePanel/layout/PropertiesAccordionItem.vue'
+import { useResolvedSelectedInputs } from '@/components/builder/useResolvedSelectedInputs'
+import type { ResolvedSelection } from '@/components/builder/useResolvedSelectedInputs'
+import type { WidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
 import { LiteGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import type { LGraphNode, NodeId } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
 import type { LGraphCanvas } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphCanvas'
@@ -27,8 +30,6 @@ import { DOMWidgetImpl } from '@/scripts/domWidget'
 import { renameWidget } from '@/utils/widgetUtil'
 import { useAppMode } from '@/composables/useAppMode'
 import { nodeTypeValidForApp, useAppModeStore } from '@/stores/appModeStore'
-import type { WidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
-import { findWidgetByEntityId } from '@/world/widgetLookup'
 import { cn } from '@comfyorg/tailwind-utils'
 
 type BoundStyle = { top: string; left: string; width: string; height: string }
@@ -47,27 +48,8 @@ const hoveringSelectable = ref(false)
 
 workflowStore.activeWorkflow?.changeTracker?.reset()
 
-const inputsWithState = computed(() =>
-  appModeStore.selectedInputs.map(([entityId]) => {
-    const found =
-      typeof entityId === 'string'
-        ? findWidgetByEntityId(app.rootGraph, entityId as WidgetEntityId)
-        : undefined
-    if (!found) {
-      return {
-        entityId: entityId as WidgetEntityId,
-        subLabel: t('linearMode.builder.unknownWidget')
-      }
-    }
-    const [node, widget] = found
-    return {
-      entityId: entityId as WidgetEntityId,
-      label: widget.label,
-      subLabel: node.title,
-      canRename: true
-    }
-  })
-)
+const resolvedInputs = useResolvedSelectedInputs()
+
 const outputsWithState = computed<[NodeId, string][]>(() =>
   appModeStore.selectedOutputs.map((nodeId) => [
     nodeId,
@@ -75,13 +57,6 @@ const outputsWithState = computed<[NodeId, string][]>(() =>
   ])
 )
 
-function inlineRenameInput(entityId: WidgetEntityId, newLabel: string) {
-  const found = findWidgetByEntityId(app.rootGraph, entityId)
-  if (!found) return
-  const [node, widget] = found
-  renameWidget(widget, node, newLabel)
-}
-
 function getHovered(
   e: MouseEvent
 ): undefined | [LGraphNode, undefined] | [LGraphNode, IBaseWidget] {
@@ -116,11 +91,10 @@ function getNodeBounding(nodeId: NodeId) {
   }
 }
 
-function getWidgetBounding(entityId: WidgetEntityId) {
+function getWidgetBounding(entry: ResolvedSelection): BoundStyle | undefined {
   if (settingStore.get('Comfy.VueNodes.Enabled')) return undefined
-  const found = findWidgetByEntityId(app.rootGraph, entityId)
-  if (!found) return
-  const [node, widget] = found
+  if (entry.status !== 'resolved') return undefined
+  const { node, widget } = entry
 
   const margin = widget instanceof DOMWidgetImpl ? widget.margin : undefined
   const marginX = margin ?? BaseWidget.margin
@@ -136,6 +110,11 @@ function getWidgetBounding(entityId: WidgetEntityId) {
   }
 }
 
+function removeSelectedEntityId(entityId: WidgetEntityId): void {
+  const index = appModeStore.selectedInputs.findIndex(([id]) => id === entityId)
+  if (index !== -1) appModeStore.selectedInputs.splice(index, 1)
+}
+
 function handleDown(e: MouseEvent) {
   const [node] = getHovered(e) ?? []
   if (!node || e.button > 0) canvasInteractions.forwardEventToCanvas(e)
@@ -191,15 +170,13 @@ const renderedOutputs = computed(() => {
 })
 const renderedInputs = computed<[string, MaybeRef<BoundStyle> | undefined][]>(
   () =>
-    appModeStore.selectedInputs.flatMap(([entityId]) => {
-      if (typeof entityId !== 'string') return []
-      return [
-        [entityId, getWidgetBounding(entityId as WidgetEntityId)] as [
+    resolvedInputs.value.map(
+      (entry) =>
+        [entry.entityId, getWidgetBounding(entry)] as [
           string,
           MaybeRef<BoundStyle> | undefined
         ]
-      ]
-    })
+    )
 )
 </script>
 <template>
@@ -243,21 +220,28 @@ const renderedInputs = computed<[string, MaybeRef<BoundStyle> | undefined][]>(
           v-slot="{ dragClass }"
           v-model="appModeStore.selectedInputs"
         >
-          <IoItem
-            v-for="{ entityId, label, subLabel, canRename } in inputsWithState"
-            :key="entityId"
-            :class="
-              cn(dragClass, 'my-2 rounded-lg bg-primary-background/30 p-2')
-            "
-            :title="label ?? entityId"
-            :sub-title="subLabel"
-            :can-rename="canRename"
-            :remove="
-              () =>
-                remove(appModeStore.selectedInputs, ([id]) => id === entityId)
-            "
-            @rename="inlineRenameInput(entityId, $event)"
-          />
+          <template v-for="entry in resolvedInputs" :key="entry.entityId">
+            <IoItem
+              v-if="entry.status === 'resolved'"
+              :class="
+                cn(dragClass, 'my-2 rounded-lg bg-primary-background/30 p-2')
+              "
+              :title="entry.widget.label ?? entry.entityId"
+              :sub-title="entry.node.title"
+              can-rename
+              :remove="() => appModeStore.removeSelectedInput(entry.widget)"
+              @rename="renameWidget(entry.widget, entry.node, $event)"
+            />
+            <IoItem
+              v-else
+              :class="
+                cn(dragClass, 'my-2 rounded-lg bg-primary-background/30 p-2')
+              "
+              :title="entry.entityId"
+              :sub-title="t('linearMode.builder.unknownWidget')"
+              :remove="() => removeSelectedEntityId(entry.entityId)"
+            />
+          </template>
         </DraggableList>
       </PropertiesAccordionItem>
       <div
diff --git a/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue b/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue
index 3e95b275b0..9fe8052acf 100644
--- a/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue
+++ b/src/components/builder/AppModeWidgetList.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { computed, provide, shallowRef, triggerRef } from 'vue'
+import { computed, provide } from 'vue'
 
 import { useAppModeWidgetResizing } from '@/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing'
+import { useResolvedSelectedInputs } from '@/components/builder/useResolvedSelectedInputs'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import Popover from '@/components/ui/Popover.vue'
@@ -25,12 +25,9 @@ import { parseImageWidgetValue } from '@/utils/imageUtil'
 import { cn } from '@comfyorg/tailwind-utils'
 import { HideLayoutFieldKey } from '@/types/widgetTypes'
 import { promptRenameWidget } from '@/utils/widgetUtil'
-import type { WidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
-import { findWidgetByEntityId } from '@/world/widgetLookup'
 
 interface WidgetEntry {
   key: string
-  entityId: WidgetEntityId
   persistedHeight: number | undefined
   nodeData: ReturnType<typeof nodeToNodeData> & {
     widgets: NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof nodeToNodeData>['widgets']>
@@ -48,38 +45,24 @@ const executionErrorStore = useExecutionErrorStore()
 const appModeStore = useAppModeStore()
 const maskEditor = useMaskEditor()
 
-const { onPointerDown } = useAppModeWidgetResizing((entityId, config) =>
-  appModeStore.updateInputConfig(entityId, config)
+const { onPointerDown } = useAppModeWidgetResizing((widget, config) =>
+  appModeStore.updateInputConfig(widget, config)
 )
 
 provide(HideLayoutFieldKey, true)
 provide(OverlayAppendToKey, 'body')
 
-const graphNodes = shallowRef<LGraphNode[]>(app.rootGraph.nodes)
-useEventListener(
-  app.rootGraph.events,
-  'configured',
-  () => (graphNodes.value = app.rootGraph.nodes)
-)
-useEventListener(app.rootGraph.events, 'node:slot-label:changed', () =>
-  triggerRef(graphNodes)
-)
+const resolvedInputs = useResolvedSelectedInputs()
 
 const mappedSelections = computed((): WidgetEntry[] => {
-  void graphNodes.value
   const nodeDataByNode = new Map<
     LGraphNode,
     ReturnType<typeof nodeToNodeData>
   >()
 
-  return appModeStore.selectedInputs.flatMap(([entityId, , config]) => {
-    if (typeof entityId !== 'string') return []
-    const found = findWidgetByEntityId(
-      app.rootGraph,
-      entityId as WidgetEntityId
-    )
-    if (!found) return []
-    const [node, widget] = found
+  return resolvedInputs.value.flatMap((entry) => {
+    if (entry.status !== 'resolved') return []
+    const { entityId, node, widget, config } = entry
     if (node.mode !== LGraphEventMode.ALWAYS) return []
 
     if (!nodeDataByNode.has(node)) {
@@ -99,7 +82,6 @@ const mappedSelections = computed((): WidgetEntry[] => {
     return [
       {
         key: entityId,
-        entityId: entityId as WidgetEntityId,
         persistedHeight: config?.height,
         nodeData: {
           ...fullNodeData,
@@ -166,13 +148,7 @@ defineExpose({ handleDragDrop })
 </script>
 <template>
   <div
-    v-for="{
-      key,
-      entityId,
-      persistedHeight,
-      nodeData,
-      action
-    } in mappedSelections"
+    v-for="{ key, persistedHeight, nodeData, action } in mappedSelections"
     :key
     :class="
       cn(
@@ -249,7 +225,7 @@ defineExpose({ handleDragDrop })
         )
       "
       :inert="builderMode || undefined"
-      @pointerdown.capture="(e) => onPointerDown(entityId, e)"
+      @pointerdown.capture="(e) => onPointerDown(action.widget, e)"
     >
       <DropZone
         :on-drag-over="nodeData.onDragOver"
diff --git a/src/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing.test.ts b/src/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing.test.ts
index 6f65dc45a2..ca9acc007e 100644
--- a/src/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { effectScope } from 'vue'
 
+import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
 import type { InputWidgetConfig } from '@/platform/workflow/management/stores/comfyWorkflow'
-import type { WidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
 
 import { useAppModeWidgetResizing } from './useAppModeWidgetResizing'
 
-const ENTITY_PROMPT = 'g:1:prompt' as WidgetEntityId
-const ENTITY_OTHER = 'g:2:other' as WidgetEntityId
-const ENTITY_IMAGE = 'g:1:image' as WidgetEntityId
+const WIDGET_PROMPT = { name: 'prompt' } as IBaseWidget
+const WIDGET_OTHER = { name: 'other' } as IBaseWidget
+const WIDGET_IMAGE = { name: 'image' } as IBaseWidget
 
 function setHeight(el: HTMLElement, height: number) {
   Object.defineProperty(el, 'offsetHeight', {
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ function wrapWithTextarea(initialHeight = 100): {
 describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
   function setup() {
     const onResize =
-      vi.fn<(entityId: WidgetEntityId, config: InputWidgetConfig) => void>()
+      vi.fn<(widget: IBaseWidget, config: InputWidgetConfig) => void>()
     const { onPointerDown } = useAppModeWidgetResizing(onResize)
 
-    function bind(wrapper: HTMLElement, entityId: WidgetEntityId) {
+    function bind(wrapper: HTMLElement, widget: IBaseWidget) {
       wrapper.addEventListener(
         'pointerdown',
-        (e) => onPointerDown(entityId, e as PointerEvent),
+        (e) => onPointerDown(widget, e as PointerEvent),
         { capture: true }
       )
     }
@@ -49,19 +49,19 @@ describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
   it('persists height when textarea is resized via drag', () => {
     const { bind, onResize } = setup()
     const { wrapper, textarea } = wrapWithTextarea()
-    bind(wrapper, ENTITY_PROMPT)
+    bind(wrapper, WIDGET_PROMPT)
 
     textarea.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
     setHeight(textarea, 250)
     window.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup'))
 
-    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ENTITY_PROMPT, { height: 250 })
+    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WIDGET_PROMPT, { height: 250 })
   })
 
   it('does not persist when no height change occurs (e.g. a click)', () => {
     const { bind, onResize } = setup()
     const { wrapper, textarea } = wrapWithTextarea()
-    bind(wrapper, ENTITY_PROMPT)
+    bind(wrapper, WIDGET_PROMPT)
 
     textarea.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
     window.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup'))
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
   it('persists once per drag gesture; stray pointerup is a no-op', () => {
     const { bind, onResize } = setup()
     const { wrapper, textarea } = wrapWithTextarea()
-    bind(wrapper, ENTITY_PROMPT)
+    bind(wrapper, WIDGET_PROMPT)
 
     textarea.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
     setHeight(textarea, 250)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
     const button = document.createElement('button')
     wrapper.appendChild(button)
     document.body.appendChild(wrapper)
-    bind(wrapper, ENTITY_PROMPT)
+    bind(wrapper, WIDGET_PROMPT)
 
     button.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
     window.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup'))
@@ -106,21 +106,21 @@ describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
     wrapper.appendChild(indicator)
     document.body.appendChild(wrapper)
     setHeight(indicator, 100)
-    bind(wrapper, ENTITY_IMAGE)
+    bind(wrapper, WIDGET_IMAGE)
 
     inner.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
     setHeight(indicator, 250)
     window.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup'))
 
-    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ENTITY_IMAGE, { height: 250 })
+    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WIDGET_IMAGE, { height: 250 })
   })
 
   it('drops a stale gesture when a new pointerdown starts before pointerup arrives', () => {
     const { bind, onResize } = setup()
     const first = wrapWithTextarea()
     const second = wrapWithTextarea()
-    bind(first.wrapper, ENTITY_PROMPT)
-    bind(second.wrapper, ENTITY_OTHER)
+    bind(first.wrapper, WIDGET_PROMPT)
+    bind(second.wrapper, WIDGET_OTHER)
 
     first.textarea.dispatchEvent(
       new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true })
@@ -134,25 +134,25 @@ describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
     window.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup'))
 
     expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ENTITY_OTHER, { height: 300 })
+    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WIDGET_OTHER, { height: 300 })
   })
 
   it('treats pointercancel as the end of a gesture and persists the new height', () => {
     const { bind, onResize } = setup()
     const { wrapper, textarea } = wrapWithTextarea()
-    bind(wrapper, ENTITY_PROMPT)
+    bind(wrapper, WIDGET_PROMPT)
 
     textarea.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
     setHeight(textarea, 250)
     window.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointercancel'))
 
-    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ENTITY_PROMPT, { height: 250 })
+    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WIDGET_PROMPT, { height: 250 })
   })
 
   it('after pointercancel, a subsequent stray pointerup is a no-op', () => {
     const { bind, onResize } = setup()
     const { wrapper, textarea } = wrapWithTextarea()
-    bind(wrapper, ENTITY_PROMPT)
+    bind(wrapper, WIDGET_PROMPT)
 
     textarea.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
     setHeight(textarea, 250)
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
     window.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup'))
 
     expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ENTITY_PROMPT, { height: 250 })
+    expect(onResize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WIDGET_PROMPT, { height: 250 })
   })
 
   it('removes global listeners when the owning scope is disposed mid-gesture', () => {
     const onResize =
-      vi.fn<(entityId: WidgetEntityId, config: InputWidgetConfig) => void>()
+      vi.fn<(widget: IBaseWidget, config: InputWidgetConfig) => void>()
     const scope = effectScope()
     const { onPointerDown } = scope.run(() =>
       useAppModeWidgetResizing(onResize)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
     const { wrapper, textarea } = wrapWithTextarea()
     wrapper.addEventListener(
       'pointerdown',
-      (e) => onPointerDown(ENTITY_PROMPT, e as PointerEvent),
+      (e) => onPointerDown(WIDGET_PROMPT, e as PointerEvent),
       { capture: true }
     )
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ describe('useAppModeWidgetResizing', () => {
     outerIndicator.appendChild(wrapper)
     document.body.appendChild(outerIndicator)
     setHeight(outerIndicator, 100)
-    bind(wrapper, ENTITY_PROMPT)
+    bind(wrapper, WIDGET_PROMPT)
 
     inner.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }))
     setHeight(outerIndicator, 250)
diff --git a/src/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing.ts b/src/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing.ts
index 3a9c071226..ca3cce1fe9 100644
--- a/src/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing.ts
+++ b/src/components/builder/useAppModeWidgetResizing.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { onScopeDispose } from 'vue'
 
+import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
 import type { InputWidgetConfig } from '@/platform/workflow/management/stores/comfyWorkflow'
-import type { WidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
 
 const RESIZABLE_SELECTOR = 'textarea, [data-slot="drop-zone-indicator"]'
 
 export function useAppModeWidgetResizing(
-  onResize: (entityId: WidgetEntityId, config: InputWidgetConfig) => void
+  onResize: (widget: IBaseWidget, config: InputWidgetConfig) => void
 ) {
   let pendingHandler: (() => void) | null = null
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function useAppModeWidgetResizing(
 
   onScopeDispose(clearPendingHandler)
 
-  function onPointerDown(entityId: WidgetEntityId, event: PointerEvent) {
+  function onPointerDown(widget: IBaseWidget, event: PointerEvent) {
     const wrapper = event.currentTarget
     const target = event.target
     if (!(wrapper instanceof HTMLElement) || !(target instanceof HTMLElement))
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function useAppModeWidgetResizing(
       pendingHandler = null
       const height = resizable.offsetHeight
       if (height === startHeight) return
-      onResize(entityId, { height })
+      onResize(widget, { height })
     }
     pendingHandler = handler
     window.addEventListener('pointerup', handler)
diff --git a/src/components/builder/useResolvedSelectedInputs.ts b/src/components/builder/useResolvedSelectedInputs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a3eb1bf76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/builder/useResolvedSelectedInputs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { computed, shallowRef, triggerRef } from 'vue'
+
+import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
+import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
+import type { InputWidgetConfig } from '@/platform/workflow/management/stores/comfyWorkflow'
+import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
+import { useAppModeStore } from '@/stores/appModeStore'
+import type { WidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
+import { isWidgetEntityId, parseWidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
+
+/**
+ * A `selectedInputs` entry resolved against the live graph. Resolved entries
+ * carry the live `node`/`widget` references; unresolved entries (whose target
+ * node or widget has been removed) are surfaced as `status: 'unknown'` so the
+ * UI can render a "remove dangling selection" affordance instead of silently
+ * dropping the row.
+ */
+export type ResolvedSelection =
+  | {
+      status: 'resolved'
+      entityId: WidgetEntityId
+      node: LGraphNode
+      widget: IBaseWidget
+      displayName: string
+      config?: InputWidgetConfig
+    }
+  | {
+      status: 'unknown'
+      entityId: WidgetEntityId
+      displayName: string
+      config?: InputWidgetConfig
+    }
+
+/**
+ * Resolve `appModeStore.selectedInputs` to live `(node, widget)` pairs.
+ *
+ * The persisted shape is `[WidgetEntityId, displayName, InputWidgetConfig?]`;
+ * this projection layers the live widget/node references on top of each entry
+ * so handlers (rename, remove, resize, bounding) can act on widget instances
+ * directly without re-walking the graph.
+ *
+ * Reactivity sources:
+ * - `appModeStore.selectedInputs` (deep-reactive ref)
+ * - root graph node list (tracked via shallow ref + `configured` event)
+ * - subgraph slot label changes (tracked via `node:slot-label:changed`)
+ *
+ * NOTE: A `WidgetEntityId` encodes `${graphId}:${nodeId}:${widgetName}`. Slot
+ * label renames mutate `widget.label` but not `widget.name` (see
+ * `SubgraphNode.ts`'s `renaming-input` handler), so the entityId remains stable
+ * across renames. If a future code path mutates `widget.name`, persisted
+ * entries would silently drop here; rewiring would need a new event.
+ * TODO: revisit if such a path is introduced.
+ */
+export function useResolvedSelectedInputs() {
+  const appModeStore = useAppModeStore()
+
+  const graphNodes = shallowRef<LGraphNode[]>(app.rootGraph?.nodes ?? [])
+  useEventListener(
+    () => app.rootGraph?.events,
+    'configured',
+    () => (graphNodes.value = app.rootGraph?.nodes ?? [])
+  )
+  useEventListener(
+    () => app.rootGraph?.events,
+    'node:slot-label:changed',
+    () => triggerRef(graphNodes)
+  )
+
+  return computed<ResolvedSelection[]>(() => {
+    void graphNodes.value
+    const rootGraph = app.rootGraph
+    if (!rootGraph) return []
+
+    return appModeStore.selectedInputs.flatMap(
+      ([entityId, displayName, config]): ResolvedSelection[] => {
+        if (!isWidgetEntityId(entityId)) return []
+        const { nodeId, name } = parseWidgetEntityId(entityId)
+        const node = rootGraph.getNodeById(nodeId)
+        const widget = node?.widgets?.find((w) => w.name === name)
+        if (!node || !widget) {
+          return [{ status: 'unknown', entityId, displayName, config }]
+        }
+        return [
+          { status: 'resolved', entityId, node, widget, displayName, config }
+        ]
+      }
+    )
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/stores/appModeStore.test.ts b/src/stores/appModeStore.test.ts
index 79819d61a1..111114c840 100644
--- a/src/stores/appModeStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/appModeStore.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import type { LGraphNode, NodeId } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
 import { SubgraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
 import type { LoadedComfyWorkflow } from '@/platform/workflow/management/stores/comfyWorkflow'
 import { ComfyWorkflow as ComfyWorkflowClass } from '@/platform/workflow/management/stores/comfyWorkflow'
 import { useWorkflowStore } from '@/platform/workflow/management/stores/workflowStore'
@@ -441,11 +442,13 @@ describe('appModeStore', () => {
   describe('updateInputConfig', () => {
     const entity = 'g:1:prompt' as WidgetEntityId
     const otherEntity = 'g:99:prompt' as WidgetEntityId
+    const widget = fromAny<IBaseWidget, unknown>({ entityId: entity })
+    const otherWidget = fromAny<IBaseWidget, unknown>({ entityId: otherEntity })
 
     it('sets config on an existing input', () => {
       store.selectedInputs.push([entity, 'prompt'])
 
-      store.updateInputConfig(entity, { height: 200 })
+      store.updateInputConfig(widget, { height: 200 })
 
       expect(store.selectedInputs[0][2]).toEqual({ height: 200 })
     })
@@ -453,7 +456,18 @@ describe('appModeStore', () => {
     it('is a no-op when entry is not found', () => {
       store.selectedInputs.push([entity, 'prompt'])
 
-      store.updateInputConfig(otherEntity, { height: 200 })
+      store.updateInputConfig(otherWidget, { height: 200 })
+
+      expect(store.selectedInputs[0][2]).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it('is a no-op when the widget has no entityId', () => {
+      store.selectedInputs.push([entity, 'prompt'])
+
+      store.updateInputConfig(
+        fromAny<IBaseWidget, unknown>({ entityId: undefined }),
+        { height: 200 }
+      )
 
       expect(store.selectedInputs[0][2]).toBeUndefined()
     })
@@ -463,7 +477,7 @@ describe('appModeStore', () => {
       store.selectedInputs.push([entity, 'prompt'])
       await nextTick()
 
-      store.updateInputConfig(entity, { height: 300 })
+      store.updateInputConfig(widget, { height: 300 })
       await nextTick()
 
       expect(app.rootGraph.extra.linearData).toEqual({
diff --git a/src/stores/appModeStore.ts b/src/stores/appModeStore.ts
index ebf092b8fd..ccc33aaed9 100644
--- a/src/stores/appModeStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/appModeStore.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,31 @@ import { useSidebarTabStore } from '@/stores/workspace/sidebarTabStore'
 import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
 import { ChangeTracker } from '@/scripts/changeTracker'
 import { isPromotedWidgetView } from '@/core/graph/subgraph/promotedWidgetTypes'
+import type { LGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
 import { resolveNode, resolveNodeWidget } from '@/utils/litegraphUtil'
 import type { WidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
 import { isWidgetEntityId } from '@/world/entityIds'
-import { findWidgetByEntityId } from '@/world/widgetLookup'
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a widget by its canonical {@link WidgetEntityId} within the given
+ * root graph. Identity comparison is purely structural —
+ * `widget.entityId === entityId` — so producers and consumers never disagree
+ * about which widget an id refers to.
+ *
+ * This is the single load-time resolution path; render-time consumers should
+ * project `selectedInputs` through `useResolvedSelectedInputs` instead.
+ */
+function findWidgetByEntityId(
+  rootGraph: LGraph,
+  entityId: WidgetEntityId
+): IBaseWidget | undefined {
+  for (const node of rootGraph.nodes) {
+    const widget = node.widgets?.find((w) => w.entityId === entityId)
+    if (widget) return widget
+  }
+  return undefined
+}
 
 export function nodeTypeValidForApp(type: string) {
   return !['Note', 'MarkdownNote'].includes(type)
@@ -76,8 +96,8 @@ export const useAppModeStore = defineStore('appMode', () => {
 
     // Canonical: storedId is already a WidgetEntityId.
     if (typeof storedId === 'string' && isWidgetEntityId(storedId)) {
-      const found = findWidgetByEntityId(rootGraph, storedId)
-      return found ? buildEntry(storedId, widgetName, config) : null
+      const widget = findWidgetByEntityId(rootGraph, storedId)
+      return widget ? buildEntry(storedId, widgetName, config) : null
     }
 
     // Legacy NodeLocatorId (`graphId:nodeId`) for promoted widgets.
@@ -229,11 +249,10 @@ export const useAppModeStore = defineStore('appMode', () => {
     if (index !== -1) selectedInputs.value.splice(index, 1)
   }
 
-  function updateInputConfig(
-    entityId: WidgetEntityId,
-    config: InputWidgetConfig
-  ) {
-    const entry = selectedInputs.value.find(([id]) => id === entityId)
+  function updateInputConfig(widget: IBaseWidget, config: InputWidgetConfig) {
+    const targetEntityId = widget.entityId
+    if (!targetEntityId) return
+    const entry = selectedInputs.value.find(([id]) => id === targetEntityId)
     if (!entry) return
     entry[2] = { ...entry[2], ...config }
   }
diff --git a/src/world/widgetLookup.ts b/src/world/widgetLookup.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 71ad8cec4f..0000000000
--- a/src/world/widgetLookup.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import type { LGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
-import type { LGraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
-import type { IBaseWidget } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/types/widgets'
-
-import type { WidgetEntityId } from './entityIds'
-
-/**
- * Resolve a widget by its canonical {@link WidgetEntityId} within a root graph.
- *
- * Returns the host node and widget the entity id describes. For promoted
- * widgets the host is the SubgraphNode and the widget is its `PromotedWidgetView`;
- * for plain widgets the host is the owning node and the widget is its own
- * `IBaseWidget` instance.
- *
- * Identity comparison is purely structural — `widget.entityId === entityId` —
- * so producers and consumers can never disagree about which widget an id refers
- * to.
- */
-export function findWidgetByEntityId(
-  rootGraph: LGraph,
-  entityId: WidgetEntityId
-): [LGraphNode, IBaseWidget] | undefined {
-  for (const node of rootGraph.nodes) {
-    const widget = node.widgets?.find((w) => w.entityId === entityId)
-    if (widget) return [node, widget]
-  }
-  return undefined
-}