## Summary
Removes the deprecated Group Nodes feature and replaces it with a
load-time migration that auto-converts any group nodes in a loaded
workflow into Subgraphs (with accepted lossiness).
## Changes
- **What**:
- `groupNode.ts` is now a migration-only extension.
`beforeConfigureGraph` registers temporary node types from
`extra.groupNodes` so instances are created during `configure`; a new
`afterConfigureGraph` hook converts every group node in the root graph
to a subgraph (via `LGraph.convertToSubgraph`), re-scanning until none
remain, then deletes `extra.groupNodes`. A failed conversion removes the
offending node so loading never hangs or breaks.
- Kept the minimum needed: `GroupNodeConfig` (builds the
input/output/widget maps), a slimmed `GroupNodeHandler` exposing a
rewritten `convertToNodes()` that no longer depends on the execution
DTOs, the `globalDefs`/`addCustomNodeDefs` path, and the `nodeDefStore`
`Object.assign` shim the migration relies on to detect group nodes.
- Deleted: the Manage Group Nodes dialog (`groupNodeManage.ts`/`.css`),
execution DTOs (`executableGroupNodeDto.ts`,
`executableGroupNodeChildDTO.ts`), the create/builder flow, recreate,
commands, keybindings, menus, the `isGroupNode` branches in the
right-side panel / error grouping / focus composable, the group-node
branches in node templates, dead i18n keys, and the now-unused
`serialise` clipboard helper.
- Rewrote `browser_tests/tests/groupNode.spec.ts` to assert
auto-conversion; deleted the `ManageGroupNode` page object and
`manageGroupNode()` helper.
- Net: ~2,700 lines removed across 23 files (7 files deleted).
- **Breaking**: Group nodes can no longer be created, managed, or
executed. Existing workflows still load — their group nodes are
converted to subgraphs on open.
## Review Focus
- The load-time migration in `afterConfigureGraph` and the rewritten
`GroupNodeHandler.convertToNodes()` (no longer uses the execution
`getInnerNodes()` / DTOs; derives inner node type/index from
`groupData.nodeData.nodes` and relies on `deserialiseAndCreate` +
selection ordering).
- Kept `nodeDefStore`'s `Object.assign(this, obj)` shim: the migration
depends on it to propagate the group-node marker symbol onto the
registered node definition.
### Accepted lossiness
- Group nodes nested inside subgraphs (or inside other group nodes)
convert into the root graph rather than their original container —
essentially nonexistent in real legacy workflows since group nodes
predate subgraphs.
- Temporary `workflow>name` node types stay registered for the session;
instantiating one auto-converts it to a subgraph.
## Verification
`pnpm typecheck`, `typecheck:browser`, `knip`, `oxlint`, `eslint`, and
`oxfmt` are green (also enforced by pre-commit hooks). Unit tests for
the touched files could not be run locally due to a pre-existing
environment error (`file:///assets/images/*.svg` passed to a Node
filename API at import time, which also fails on unmodified test files);
the browser spec requires a live server.
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Co-authored-by: Amp <amp@ampcode.com>
Co-authored-by: github-actions <github-actions@github.com>
Co-authored-by: AustinMroz <austin@comfy.org>
Co-authored-by: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
## Summary
Removes the legacy mask editor. May also want to remove the "Beta" tags
on all the current mask editor components/mentions in the app now as
well.
## Context
Telemetry data shows zero users using the legacy mask editor. It has
been considerable time since we switched to the new one, and there
really is no reason to use the legacy version given how lacking it is.
In https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/pull/7332 (v1.35.2 -
Dec 11, 2025), we added a final warning that the legacy mask editor is
being removed.
On 1.36, this PR can be merged, as more than enough warning will have
been given.
┆Issue is synchronized with this [Notion
page](https://www.notion.so/PR-7370-cleanup-remove-the-legacy-mask-editor-and-all-related-code-2c66d73d365081d58fbed0f3c84bcb0d)
by [Unito](https://www.unito.io)
* docs: Clarify extension terminology and dev server limitations
* docs: removed unecessary callout to extension docs in main readme, in favor of the contributions.md
* docs: remove key points
* docs: change docs structure for better semantics and extensibility
* docs: add warning emoji
* docs: remove mention of 3D core extensions
* docs: add feedback in
