test: clarify execution error locate controls

browser_tests/tests/propertiesPanel/errorsTab.spec.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test.describe('Errors tab - common', { tag: '@ui' }, () => {
       await comfyPage.setup()
     })
 
-    test('Should filter execution errors by search query', async ({
+    test('Should keep execution errors matching the search query', async ({
       comfyPage
     }) => {
       await comfyPage.workflow.loadWorkflow('nodes/execution_error')
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ test.describe('Errors tab - common', { tag: '@ui' }, () => {
       await expect(runtimePanel).toBeVisible()
 
       const searchInput = comfyPage.page.getByPlaceholder(/^Search/)
-      await searchInput.fill('nonexistent_query_xyz_12345')
+      await searchInput.fill('Execution failed')
 
-      await expect(runtimePanel).toHaveCount(0)
+      await expect(runtimePanel).toBeVisible()
     })
   })
 })

browser_tests/tests/propertiesPanel/errorsTabExecution.spec.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test.describe('Errors tab - Execution errors', { tag: '@ui' }, () => {
     ).toBeVisible()
   })
 
-  test('Should show error message in runtime error panel', async ({
+  test('Should show runtime error log in the execution error group', async ({
     comfyPage
   }) => {
     await openExecutionErrorTab(comfyPage)
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ test.describe('Errors tab - Execution errors', { tag: '@ui' }, () => {
       TestIds.dialogs.runtimeErrorPanel
     )
     await expect(runtimePanel).toBeVisible()
-    await expect(runtimePanel).toContainText(/\S/)
+    await expect(runtimePanel).toContainText('Error log')
   })
 })

src/components/rightSidePanel/errors/ErrorNodeCard.stories.ts

@@ -2,20 +2,12 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/vue3-vite'
 import ErrorNodeCard from './ErrorNodeCard.vue'
 import type { ErrorCardData } from './types'
 
-/**
- * ErrorNodeCard displays a single error card inside the error tab.
- * It shows the node header (ID badge, title, action buttons)
- * and the list of error items (message, traceback, copy button).
- */
 const meta: Meta<typeof ErrorNodeCard> = {
   title: 'RightSidePanel/Errors/ErrorNodeCard',
   component: ErrorNodeCard,
   parameters: {
     layout: 'centered'
   },
-  argTypes: {
-    showNodeIdBadge: { control: 'boolean' }
-  },
   decorators: [
     (story) => ({
       components: { story },
@@ -105,58 +97,36 @@ const promptOnlyCard: ErrorCardData = {
   ]
 }
 
-/** Single validation error with node ID badge visible */
-export const WithNodeIdBadge: Story = {
+export const SingleValidationError: Story = {
   args: {
-    card: singleErrorCard,
-    showNodeIdBadge: true
-  }
-}
-
-/** Single validation error without node ID badge */
-export const WithoutNodeIdBadge: Story = {
-  args: {
-    card: singleErrorCard,
-    showNodeIdBadge: false
+    card: singleErrorCard
   }
 }
 
 /** Subgraph node error — shows "Enter subgraph" button */
 export const WithEnterSubgraphButton: Story = {
   args: {
-    card: subgraphErrorCard,
-    showNodeIdBadge: true
-  }
-}
-
-/** Regular node error — no "Enter subgraph" button */
-export const WithoutEnterSubgraphButton: Story = {
-  args: {
-    card: singleErrorCard,
-    showNodeIdBadge: true
+    card: subgraphErrorCard
   }
 }
 
 /** Multiple validation errors on one node */
 export const MultipleErrors: Story = {
   args: {
-    card: multipleErrorsCard,
-    showNodeIdBadge: true
+    card: multipleErrorsCard
   }
 }
 
 /** Runtime execution error with full traceback */
 export const RuntimeError: Story = {
   args: {
-    card: runtimeErrorCard,
-    showNodeIdBadge: true
+    card: runtimeErrorCard
   }
 }
 
 /** Prompt-level error (no node header) */
 export const PromptError: Story = {
   args: {
-    card: promptOnlyCard,
-    showNodeIdBadge: false
+    card: promptOnlyCard
   }
 }

src/components/rightSidePanel/errors/ErrorNodeCard.test.ts

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
         en: {
           g: {
             copy: 'Copy',
+            details: 'Details',
             findIssues: 'Find Issues',
             findOnGithub: 'Find on GitHub',
             getHelpAction: 'Get Help'
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
           rightSidePanel: {
             locateNode: 'Locate Node',
             enterSubgraph: 'Enter Subgraph',
+            errorLog: 'Error log',
             findOnGithubTooltip: 'Search GitHub issues for related problems',
             getHelpTooltip:
               'Report this error and we\u0027ll help you resolve it'
@@ -96,8 +98,9 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
   ) {
     const user = userEvent.setup()
     const onCopyToClipboard = vi.fn()
+    const onLocateNode = vi.fn()
     render(ErrorNodeCard, {
-      props: { card, onCopyToClipboard },
+      props: { card, onCopyToClipboard, onLocateNode },
       global: {
         plugins: [
           PrimeVue,
@@ -131,14 +134,20 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
           })
         ],
         stubs: {
+          TransitionCollapse: { template: '<div><slot /></div>' },
           Button: {
-            template:
-              '<button :aria-label="$attrs[\'aria-label\']"><slot /></button>'
+            template: '<button v-bind="$attrs"><slot /></button>'
           }
         }
       }
     })
-    return { user, onCopyToClipboard }
+    return { user, onCopyToClipboard, onLocateNode }
+  }
+
+  async function toggleRuntimeDetails(
+    user: ReturnType<typeof userEvent.setup>
+  ) {
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Details/ }))
   }
 
   let cardIdCounter = 0
@@ -160,40 +169,67 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
     }
   }
 
-  function makeValidationErrorCard(): ErrorCardData {
+  function makePromptErrorCard(): ErrorCardData {
     return {
-      id: `node-${++cardIdCounter}`,
-      title: 'CLIPTextEncode',
-      nodeId: '6',
-      nodeTitle: 'CLIP Text Encode',
+      id: '__prompt__',
+      title: 'Prompt has no outputs',
       errors: [
         {
-          message: 'Required input is missing',
-          details: 'Input: text'
+          message: 'Server Error: No outputs',
+          details: 'Error details',
+          displayMessage:
+            'The workflow does not contain any output nodes to produce a result.'
         }
       ]
     }
   }
 
-  it('displays enriched report for runtime errors on mount', async () => {
+  it('shows runtime details by default and can collapse them', async () => {
     const reportText =
       '# ComfyUI Error Report\n## System Information\n- OS: Linux'
     mockGenerateErrorReport.mockReturnValue(reportText)
 
-    renderCard(makeRuntimeErrorCard())
+    const { user } = renderCard(makeRuntimeErrorCard())
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText(/ComfyUI Error Report/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(mockGenerateErrorReport).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     })
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('listitem')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Error log')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    const detailsButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Details/ })
+    const detailsRegion = screen.getByRole('region', { name: 'Error log' })
+    expect(detailsButton).toHaveAttribute(
+      'aria-controls',
+      detailsRegion.getAttribute('id')
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText(/ComfyUI Error Report/)).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText(/System Information/)).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText(/OS: Linux/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(
+      screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Find on GitHub/ })
+    ).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await toggleRuntimeDetails(user)
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/ComfyUI Error Report/)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /Find on GitHub/ })
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('locates the node when the runtime node title is clicked', async () => {
+    const { user, onLocateNode } = renderCard(makeRuntimeErrorCard())
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'KSampler' }))
+
+    expect(onLocateNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith('10')
   })
 
   it('does not generate report for non-runtime errors', async () => {
-    renderCard(makeValidationErrorCard())
+    renderCard(makePromptErrorCard())
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText('Input: text')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(screen.getByText('Error details')).toBeInTheDocument()
     })
 
     expect(mockGetLogs).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -201,15 +237,15 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
   })
 
   it('displays original details for non-runtime errors', async () => {
-    renderCard(makeValidationErrorCard())
+    renderCard(makePromptErrorCard())
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText('Input: text')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(screen.getByText('Error details')).toBeInTheDocument()
     })
     expect(screen.queryByText(/ComfyUI Error Report/)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
-  it('displays catalog-resolved copy when available', async () => {
+  it('hides grouped catalog copy and shows the item label as a list item', async () => {
     renderCard({
       id: `node-${++cardIdCounter}`,
       title: 'KSampler',
@@ -229,17 +265,17 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
     })
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText('Missing connection')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(screen.getByText('KSampler - model')).toBeInTheDocument()
     })
+    expect(screen.getByRole('listitem')).toHaveTextContent('KSampler - model')
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Missing connection')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(
-      screen.getByText('Required input slots have no connection feeding them.')
-    ).toBeInTheDocument()
+      screen.queryByText(
+        'Required input slots have no connection feeding them.'
+      )
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(
-      screen.getByText('KSampler is missing a required input: model')
-    ).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.queryByText('KSampler - model')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(
-      screen.queryByText('Required input is missing')
+      screen.queryByText('KSampler is missing a required input: model')
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
@@ -250,8 +286,9 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
     const { user, onCopyToClipboard } = renderCard(makeRuntimeErrorCard())
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText(/Full Report Content/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(mockGenerateErrorReport).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     })
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Full Report Content/)).toBeInTheDocument()
 
     await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Copy/ }))
 
@@ -261,21 +298,6 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
     )
   })
 
-  it('copies original details when copy button is clicked for validation error', async () => {
-    const { user, onCopyToClipboard } = renderCard(makeValidationErrorCard())
-
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText('Input: text')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    })
-
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Copy/ }))
-
-    expect(onCopyToClipboard).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(onCopyToClipboard.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe(
-      'Required input is missing\n\nInput: text'
-    )
-  })
-
   it('generates report with fallback logs when getLogs fails', async () => {
     mockGetLogs.mockRejectedValue(new Error('Network error'))
 
@@ -300,8 +322,9 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
     renderCard(makeRuntimeErrorCard())
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText(/Traceback line 1/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(mockGenerateErrorReport).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     })
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Traceback line 1/)).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
   it('opens GitHub issues search when Find Issue button is clicked', async () => {
@@ -310,9 +333,7 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
     const { user } = renderCard(makeRuntimeErrorCard())
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(
-        screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Find on GitHub/ })
-      ).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(mockGenerateErrorReport).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     })
 
     await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Find on GitHub/ }))
@@ -335,9 +356,7 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
     const { user } = renderCard(makeRuntimeErrorCard())
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(
-        screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Get Help/ })
-      ).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(mockGenerateErrorReport).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     })
 
     await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Get Help/ }))
@@ -398,9 +417,7 @@ describe('ErrorNodeCard.vue', () => {
       }
     })
 
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText(/Traceback line 1/)).toBeInTheDocument()
-    })
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Traceback line 1/)).toBeInTheDocument()
 
     expect(mockGenerateErrorReport).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })

src/components/rightSidePanel/errors/ErrorNodeCard.vue

@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 <template>
   <div class="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden">
-    <!-- Card Header -->
     <div
       v-if="card.nodeId && !compact"
       class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 py-2"
     >
-      <span
-        v-if="showNodeIdBadge"
-        class="shrink-0 rounded-md bg-secondary-background-selected px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-xs font-bold text-muted-foreground"
+      <button
+        v-if="hasRuntimeError && (card.nodeTitle || card.title)"
+        type="button"
+        class="m-0 min-w-0 flex-1 cursor-pointer appearance-none truncate border-0 bg-transparent p-0 text-left text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground outline-none hover:text-base-foreground focus:outline-none focus-visible:underline focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:outline-none"
+        @click="handleLocateNode"
       >
-        #{{ card.nodeId }}
-      </span>
+        {{ card.nodeTitle || card.title }}
+      </button>
       <span
-        v-if="card.nodeTitle || card.title"
+        v-else-if="card.nodeTitle || card.title"
         class="flex-1 truncate text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground"
       >
         {{ card.nodeTitle || card.title }}
@@ -27,6 +28,24 @@
         >
           {{ t('rightSidePanel.enterSubgraph') }}
         </Button>
+        <Button
+          v-if="hasRuntimeError"
+          variant="textonly"
+          size="icon-sm"
+          :class="
+            cn(
+              'size-8 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-base-foreground',
+              runtimeDetailsExpanded &&
+                'bg-secondary-background-selected text-base-foreground hover:bg-secondary-background-selected'
+            )
+          "
+          :aria-label="t('g.details')"
+          :aria-controls="runtimeDetailsControlIds || undefined"
+          :aria-expanded="runtimeDetailsExpanded"
+          @click.stop="toggleRuntimeDetails"
+        >
+          <i class="icon-[lucide--monitor-x] size-4" />
+        </Button>
         <Button
           variant="textonly"
           size="icon-sm"
@@ -39,120 +58,143 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Multiple Errors within one Card -->
     <div
       class="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col space-y-4 divide-y divide-interface-stroke/20"
     >
-      <!-- Card Content -->
       <div
         v-for="(error, idx) in card.errors"
         :key="idx"
-        :class="
-          cn(
-            'flex min-h-0 flex-col gap-3',
-            fullHeight && error.isRuntimeError && 'flex-1'
-          )
-        "
+        class="flex min-h-0 flex-col gap-3"
       >
-        <!-- Human-friendly category/title when resolved by the error catalog. -->
         <p
-          v-if="error.displayTitle"
-          class="m-0 px-0.5 text-sm font-semibold text-destructive-background-hover"
-        >
-          {{ error.displayTitle }}
-        </p>
-
-        <!-- Error Message -->
-        <p
-          v-if="getDisplayMessage(error)"
+          v-if="getInlineMessage(error)"
           class="m-0 max-h-[4lh] overflow-y-auto px-0.5 text-sm/relaxed wrap-break-word whitespace-pre-wrap"
         >
-          {{ getDisplayMessage(error) }}
+          {{ getInlineMessage(error) }}
         </p>
 
-        <!-- Traceback / Details (enriched with full report for runtime errors) -->
+        <ul
+          v-if="getInlineItemLabel(error)"
+          class="m-0 list-disc space-y-1 pl-5 text-sm/relaxed text-muted-foreground marker:text-muted-foreground"
+        >
+          <li class="min-w-0 wrap-break-word">
+            <button
+              v-if="card.nodeId"
+              type="button"
+              class="m-0 inline max-w-full cursor-pointer appearance-none border-0 bg-transparent p-0 text-left text-sm/relaxed font-normal wrap-break-word text-muted-foreground outline-none hover:text-base-foreground focus:outline-none focus-visible:underline focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:outline-none"
+              @click="handleLocateNode"
+            >
+              {{ getInlineItemLabel(error) }}
+            </button>
+            <span v-else>
+              {{ getInlineItemLabel(error) }}
+            </span>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+
         <div
-          v-if="displayedDetailsMap[idx]"
+          v-if="!error.isRuntimeError && getInlineDetails(error, idx)"
           :class="
             cn(
-              'overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-interface-stroke/30 bg-secondary-background-hover p-2.5',
-              error.isRuntimeError
-                ? fullHeight
-                  ? 'min-h-0 flex-1'
-                  : 'max-h-[15lh]'
-                : 'max-h-[6lh]'
+              'overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-interface-stroke/30 bg-secondary-background p-2.5',
+              'max-h-[6lh]'
             )
           "
         >
           <p
             class="m-0 font-mono text-xs/relaxed wrap-break-word whitespace-pre-wrap text-muted-foreground"
           >
-            {{ displayedDetailsMap[idx] }}
+            {{ getInlineDetails(error, idx) }}
           </p>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
-          <div class="flex gap-2">
-            <Button
-              v-tooltip.top="t('rightSidePanel.findOnGithubTooltip')"
-              variant="secondary"
-              size="sm"
-              class="h-8 w-2/3 justify-center gap-1 rounded-lg text-xs"
-              data-testid="error-card-find-on-github"
-              @click="handleCheckGithub(error)"
-            >
-              {{ t('g.findOnGithub') }}
-              <i class="icon-[lucide--github] size-3.5" />
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              variant="secondary"
-              size="sm"
-              class="h-8 w-1/3 justify-center gap-1 rounded-lg text-xs"
-              data-testid="error-card-copy"
-              @click="handleCopyError(idx)"
-            >
-              {{ t('g.copy') }}
-              <i class="icon-[lucide--copy] size-3.5" />
-            </Button>
-          </div>
-          <Button
-            v-tooltip.top="t('rightSidePanel.getHelpTooltip')"
-            variant="secondary"
-            size="sm"
-            class="h-8 w-full justify-center gap-1 rounded-lg text-xs"
-            @click="handleGetHelp"
+        <TransitionCollapse>
+          <div
+            v-if="error.isRuntimeError && isRuntimeDisclosureExpanded"
+            :id="getRuntimeDetailsId(idx)"
+            role="region"
+            data-testid="runtime-error-panel"
+            :aria-label="t('rightSidePanel.errorLog')"
+            class="flex min-h-0 flex-col gap-3"
           >
-            {{ t('g.getHelpAction') }}
-            <i class="icon-[lucide--external-link] size-3.5" />
-          </Button>
-        </div>
+            <div
+              v-if="getInlineDetails(error, idx)"
+              class="overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-interface-stroke/30 bg-secondary-background"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 px-3 pt-3 pb-2"
+              >
+                <span
+                  class="text-xs font-semibold tracking-wide text-base-foreground uppercase"
+                >
+                  {{ t('rightSidePanel.errorLog') }}
+                </span>
+                <Button
+                  variant="textonly"
+                  size="icon-sm"
+                  class="size-7 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-base-foreground"
+                  :aria-label="t('g.copy')"
+                  data-testid="error-card-copy"
+                  @click="handleCopyError(idx)"
+                >
+                  <i class="icon-[lucide--copy] size-4" />
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+              <div class="max-h-[15lh] overflow-y-auto px-3 pb-3">
+                <p
+                  class="m-0 font-mono text-xs/relaxed wrap-break-word whitespace-pre-wrap text-muted-foreground"
+                >
+                  {{ getInlineDetails(error, idx) }}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+
+              <div class="mx-3 mt-1 h-px bg-base-foreground/20" />
+              <div class="mx-3 flex items-center justify-between gap-2 py-2">
+                <Button
+                  v-tooltip.top="t('rightSidePanel.getHelpTooltip')"
+                  variant="textonly"
+                  size="sm"
+                  class="h-8 justify-start gap-1 rounded-lg px-0 text-sm hover:bg-transparent hover:text-base-foreground"
+                  @click="handleGetHelp"
+                >
+                  <i class="icon-[lucide--external-link] size-3.5" />
+                  {{ t('g.getHelpAction') }}
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  v-tooltip.top="t('rightSidePanel.findOnGithubTooltip')"
+                  variant="textonly"
+                  size="sm"
+                  class="h-8 justify-end gap-1 rounded-lg px-0 text-sm hover:bg-transparent hover:text-base-foreground"
+                  data-testid="error-card-find-on-github"
+                  @click="handleCheckGithub(error)"
+                >
+                  <i class="icon-[lucide--github] size-3.5" />
+                  {{ t('g.findOnGithub') }}
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </TransitionCollapse>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import Button from '@/components/ui/button/Button.vue'
 import { cn } from '@comfyorg/tailwind-utils'
+import TransitionCollapse from '../layout/TransitionCollapse.vue'
 
 import type { ErrorCardData, ErrorItem } from './types'
 import { useErrorActions } from './useErrorActions'
 import { useErrorReport } from './useErrorReport'
 
-const {
-  card,
-  showNodeIdBadge = false,
-  compact = false,
-  fullHeight = false
-} = defineProps<{
+const { card, compact = false } = defineProps<{
   card: ErrorCardData
-  showNodeIdBadge?: boolean
-  /** Hide card header and error message (used in single-node selection mode) */
   compact?: boolean
-  /** Allow runtime error details to fill available height (used in dedicated panel) */
-  fullHeight?: boolean
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -164,6 +206,23 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 const { t } = useI18n()
 const { displayedDetailsMap } = useErrorReport(() => card)
 const { findOnGitHub, contactSupport: handleGetHelp } = useErrorActions()
+const runtimeDetailsExpanded = ref(true)
+const hasRuntimeError = computed(() =>
+  card.errors.some((error) => error.isRuntimeError)
+)
+const isRuntimeDisclosureExpanded = computed(
+  () => compact || runtimeDetailsExpanded.value
+)
+const runtimeDetailsControlIds = computed(() =>
+  card.errors
+    .map((error, idx) => (error.isRuntimeError ? getRuntimeDetailsId(idx) : ''))
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join(' ')
+)
+
+function toggleRuntimeDetails() {
+  runtimeDetailsExpanded.value = !runtimeDetailsExpanded.value
+}
 
 function handleLocateNode() {
   if (card.nodeId) {
@@ -179,7 +238,7 @@ function handleEnterSubgraph() {
 
 function handleCopyError(idx: number) {
   const details = displayedDetailsMap.value[idx]
-  const message = getDisplayMessage(card.errors[idx])
+  const message = getCopyMessage(card.errors[idx])
   emit('copyToClipboard', [message, details].filter(Boolean).join('\n\n'))
 }
 
@@ -187,7 +246,26 @@ function handleCheckGithub(error: ErrorItem) {
   findOnGitHub(error.message)
 }
 
-function getDisplayMessage(error: ErrorItem | undefined) {
+function getCopyMessage(error: ErrorItem | undefined) {
   return error?.displayMessage ?? error?.message
 }
+
+function getInlineMessage(error: ErrorItem | undefined) {
+  if (!error || error.displayMessage) return undefined
+  return error.message
+}
+
+function getInlineItemLabel(error: ErrorItem | undefined) {
+  if (!error || error.isRuntimeError) return undefined
+  return error.displayItemLabel
+}
+
+function getInlineDetails(error: ErrorItem | undefined, idx: number) {
+  if (getInlineItemLabel(error)) return undefined
+  return displayedDetailsMap.value[idx]
+}
+
+function getRuntimeDetailsId(idx: number) {
+  return `${card.id}-runtime-details-${idx}`
+}
 </script>

src/components/rightSidePanel/errors/TabErrors.test.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/vue'
+import { render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/vue'
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
 import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import TabErrors from './TabErrors.vue'
 import { useMissingModelStore } from '@/platform/missingModel/missingModelStore'
-import type { MissingModelCandidate } from '@/platform/missingModel/types'
 import type { MissingMediaCandidate } from '@/platform/missingMedia/types'
+import type { MissingModelCandidate } from '@/platform/missingModel/types'
 import type { MissingNodeType } from '@/types/comfy'
 
+const mockFocusNode = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn())
+const mockEnterSubgraph = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn())
+
 vi.mock('@/scripts/app', () => ({
   app: {
     rootGraph: {
@@ -38,6 +41,13 @@ vi.mock('@/services/litegraphService', () => ({
   }))
 }))
 
+vi.mock('@/composables/canvas/useFocusNode', () => ({
+  useFocusNode: vi.fn(() => ({
+    focusNode: mockFocusNode,
+    enterSubgraph: mockEnterSubgraph
+  }))
+}))
+
 vi.mock('@/platform/missingModel/missingModelDownload', () => ({
   downloadModel: vi.fn(),
   fetchModelMetadata: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
@@ -52,6 +62,7 @@ describe('TabErrors.vue', () => {
   let i18n: ReturnType<typeof createI18n>
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
     i18n = createI18n({
       legacy: false,
       locale: 'en',
@@ -59,11 +70,22 @@ describe('TabErrors.vue', () => {
         en: {
           g: {
             workflow: 'Workflow',
-            copy: 'Copy'
+            copy: 'Copy',
+            details: 'Details',
+            findOnGithub: 'Find on GitHub',
+            getHelpAction: 'Get Help'
           },
           rightSidePanel: {
             noErrors: 'No errors',
             noneSearchDesc: 'No results found',
+            errorHelp: 'Error help',
+            errorLog: 'Error log',
+            findOnGithubTooltip: 'Search GitHub issues',
+            getHelpTooltip: 'Get help',
+            info: 'Info',
+            infoFor: 'Info for {item}',
+            locateNode: 'Locate node',
+            locateNodeFor: 'Locate {item}',
             missingModels: {
               missingModelsTitle: 'Missing Models',
               downloadAll: 'Download all',
@@ -144,29 +166,111 @@ describe('TabErrors.vue', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('Error details')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
-  it('renders node validation errors grouped by class_type', async () => {
+  it('renders node validation errors grouped by catalog copy', async () => {
     const { getNodeByExecutionId } = await import('@/utils/graphTraversalUtil')
-    vi.mocked(getNodeByExecutionId).mockReturnValue({
-      title: 'CLIP Text Encode'
-    } as ReturnType<typeof getNodeByExecutionId>)
+    vi.mocked(getNodeByExecutionId).mockImplementation((_, nodeId) => {
+      const titles: Record<string, string> = {
+        '1': 'KSampler',
+        '2': 'CLIP Text Encode'
+      }
+      return {
+        title: titles[String(nodeId)] ?? ''
+      } as ReturnType<typeof getNodeByExecutionId>
+    })
 
-    renderComponent({
+    const { user } = renderComponent({
       executionError: {
         lastNodeErrors: {
-          '6': {
+          '2': {
             class_type: 'CLIPTextEncode',
             errors: [
-              { message: 'Required input is missing', details: 'Input: text' }
+              {
+                type: 'required_input_missing',
+                message: 'Required input is missing',
+                details: 'Input: clip',
+                extra_info: {
+                  input_name: 'clip'
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          '1': {
+            class_type: 'KSampler',
+            errors: [
+              {
+                type: 'required_input_missing',
+                message: 'Required input is missing',
+                details: 'Input: positive',
+                extra_info: {
+                  input_name: 'positive'
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                type: 'required_input_missing',
+                message: 'Required input is missing',
+                details: 'Input: model',
+                extra_info: {
+                  input_name: 'model'
+                }
+              }
             ]
           }
         }
       }
     })
 
-    expect(screen.getByText('CLIPTextEncode')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('#6')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('CLIP Text Encode')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('Required input is missing')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Missing connection')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('(3)')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(
+      screen.getAllByText(
+        'Required input slots have no connection feeding them.'
+      )
+    ).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(screen.queryByText('#1')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('#2')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('KSampler')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('CLIP Text Encode')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    const itemRows = screen.getAllByRole('listitem')
+    expect(itemRows).toHaveLength(3)
+    expect(itemRows[0]).toHaveTextContent('KSampler - model')
+    expect(itemRows[1]).toHaveTextContent('KSampler - positive')
+    expect(itemRows[2]).toHaveTextContent('CLIP Text Encode - clip')
+
+    const infoButton = within(itemRows[1]).getByRole('button', {
+      name: 'Info for KSampler - positive'
+    })
+
+    await user.click(infoButton)
+
+    const itemDetail = screen.getByText(
+      'KSampler is missing a required input: positive'
+    )
+    expect(infoButton).toHaveAttribute(
+      'aria-controls',
+      itemDetail.getAttribute('id')
+    )
+
+    const labelLocateButton = within(itemRows[1]).getByRole('button', {
+      name: 'KSampler - positive'
+    })
+
+    await user.click(labelLocateButton)
+    expect(mockFocusNode.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]).toBe('1')
+
+    const iconLocateButton = within(itemRows[2]).getByRole('button', {
+      name: 'Locate CLIP Text Encode - clip'
+    })
+
+    await user.click(iconLocateButton)
+    expect(mockFocusNode.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]).toBe('2')
+
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByText('Required input is missing')
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Input: model')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Input: positive')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Input: clip')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
   it('renders runtime execution errors from WebSocket', async () => {
@@ -175,7 +279,7 @@ describe('TabErrors.vue', () => {
       title: 'KSampler'
     } as ReturnType<typeof getNodeByExecutionId>)
 
-    renderComponent({
+    const { user } = renderComponent({
       executionError: {
         lastExecutionError: {
           prompt_id: 'abc',
@@ -190,12 +294,16 @@ describe('TabErrors.vue', () => {
     })
 
     expect(screen.getAllByText('KSampler').length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
-    expect(screen.getByText('#10')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText('Execution failed')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(
       screen.getByText('Node threw an error during execution.')
     ).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Error log')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText(/Line 1/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Details' }))
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/Line 1/)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
   it('filters errors based on search query', async () => {
@@ -230,7 +338,7 @@ describe('TabErrors.vue', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('KSampler')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
-  it('calls copyToClipboard when copy button is clicked', async () => {
+  it('calls copyToClipboard when a runtime error copy button is clicked', async () => {
     const { useCopyToClipboard } =
       await import('@/composables/useCopyToClipboard')
     const mockCopy = vi.fn()
@@ -238,21 +346,26 @@ describe('TabErrors.vue', () => {
 
     const { user } = renderComponent({
       executionError: {
-        lastNodeErrors: {
-          '1': {
-            class_type: 'TestNode',
-            errors: [{ message: 'Test message', details: 'Test details' }]
-          }
+        lastExecutionError: {
+          prompt_id: 'abc',
+          node_id: '1',
+          node_type: 'TestNode',
+          exception_message: 'Test message',
+          exception_type: 'RuntimeError',
+          traceback: ['Test details'],
+          timestamp: Date.now()
         }
       }
     })
 
     await user.click(screen.getByTestId('error-card-copy'))
 
-    expect(mockCopy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Test message\n\nTest details')
+    expect(mockCopy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Node threw an error during execution.\n\nTest details'
+    )
   })
 
-  it('renders single runtime error outside accordion in full-height panel', async () => {
+  it('renders a single runtime error in the normal execution group', async () => {
     const { getNodeByExecutionId } = await import('@/utils/graphTraversalUtil')
     vi.mocked(getNodeByExecutionId).mockReturnValue({
       title: 'KSampler'
@@ -274,7 +387,11 @@ describe('TabErrors.vue', () => {
 
     expect(screen.getAllByText('KSampler').length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
     expect(screen.getByText('Execution failed')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('runtime-error-panel')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(
+      within(screen.getByTestId('error-group-execution')).getByTestId(
+        'runtime-error-panel'
+      )
+    ).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getAllByText('Execution failed')).toHaveLength(1)
   })
 

src/components/rightSidePanel/errors/TabErrors.vue

@@ -11,32 +11,7 @@
       />
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Runtime error: full-height panel outside accordion -->
-    <div
-      v-if="singleRuntimeErrorCard"
-      data-testid="runtime-error-panel"
-      aria-live="polite"
-      class="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden px-4 py-3"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="shrink-0 pb-2 text-sm font-semibold text-destructive-background-hover"
-      >
-        {{ singleRuntimeErrorGroup?.displayTitle }}
-      </div>
-      <ErrorNodeCard
-        :key="singleRuntimeErrorCard.id"
-        :card="singleRuntimeErrorCard"
-        :show-node-id-badge="showNodeIdBadge"
-        full-height
-        class="min-h-0 flex-1"
-        @locate-node="handleLocateNode"
-        @enter-subgraph="handleEnterSubgraph"
-        @copy-to-clipboard="copyToClipboard"
-      />
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Scrollable content (non-runtime or mixed errors) -->
-    <div v-else class="min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto" aria-live="polite">
+    <div class="min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto" aria-live="polite">
       <TransitionGroup tag="div" name="list-scale" class="relative">
         <div
           v-if="filteredGroups.length === 0"
@@ -70,10 +45,13 @@
                   {{ group.displayTitle }}
                 </span>
                 <span
-                  v-if="group.type === 'execution' && group.cards.length > 1"
+                  v-if="
+                    group.type === 'execution' &&
+                    getExecutionGroupCount(group) > 1
+                  "
                   class="text-destructive-background-hover"
                 >
-                  ({{ group.cards.length }})
+                  ({{ getExecutionGroupCount(group) }})
                 </span>
               </span>
               <Button
@@ -155,7 +133,7 @@
           </template>
 
           <div
-            v-if="group.type !== 'execution' && group.displayMessage"
+            v-if="group.displayMessage"
             data-testid="error-group-display-message"
             class="px-4 pt-1 pb-3"
           >
@@ -186,12 +164,79 @@
           />
 
           <!-- Execution Errors -->
-          <div v-if="group.type === 'execution'" class="space-y-3 px-4">
+          <div v-if="isExecutionItemListGroup(group)" class="px-4">
+            <ul class="m-0 list-none space-y-1 p-0">
+              <li
+                v-for="item in getExecutionItemList(group)"
+                :key="item.key"
+                class="min-w-0"
+              >
+                <div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+                  <span class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-1">
+                    <button
+                      v-tooltip.top="{
+                        value: item.displayDetails || undefined,
+                        showDelay: 300
+                      }"
+                      type="button"
+                      class="m-0 inline max-w-full cursor-pointer appearance-none border-0 bg-transparent p-0 text-left text-sm/relaxed font-normal wrap-break-word text-muted-foreground outline-none hover:text-base-foreground focus:outline-none focus-visible:underline focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:outline-none"
+                      @click="handleLocateNode(item.nodeId)"
+                    >
+                      {{ item.label }}
+                    </button>
+                    <Button
+                      v-if="item.displayDetails"
+                      variant="textonly"
+                      size="icon-sm"
+                      :class="
+                        cn(
+                          'size-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-base-foreground',
+                          isExecutionItemDetailExpanded(item.key) &&
+                            'bg-secondary-background-selected text-base-foreground hover:bg-secondary-background-selected'
+                        )
+                      "
+                      :aria-label="
+                        t('rightSidePanel.infoFor', { item: item.label })
+                      "
+                      :aria-controls="getExecutionItemDetailId(item.key)"
+                      :aria-expanded="isExecutionItemDetailExpanded(item.key)"
+                      @click.stop="toggleExecutionItemDetail(item.key)"
+                    >
+                      <i class="icon-[lucide--info] size-3.5" />
+                    </Button>
+                  </span>
+                  <Button
+                    variant="textonly"
+                    size="icon-sm"
+                    class="size-8 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-base-foreground"
+                    :aria-label="
+                      t('rightSidePanel.locateNodeFor', { item: item.label })
+                    "
+                    @click.stop="handleLocateNode(item.nodeId)"
+                  >
+                    <i class="icon-[lucide--locate] size-4" />
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+                <TransitionCollapse>
+                  <p
+                    v-if="
+                      item.displayDetails &&
+                      isExecutionItemDetailExpanded(item.key)
+                    "
+                    :id="getExecutionItemDetailId(item.key)"
+                    class="m-0 mt-0.5 pr-10 text-2xs/relaxed wrap-break-word whitespace-pre-wrap text-muted-foreground"
+                  >
+                    {{ item.displayDetails }}
+                  </p>
+                </TransitionCollapse>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+          <div v-else-if="group.type === 'execution'" class="space-y-3 px-4">
             <ErrorNodeCard
               v-for="card in group.cards"
               :key="card.id"
               :card="card"
-              :show-node-id-badge="showNodeIdBadge"
               :compact="isSingleNodeSelected"
               @locate-node="handleLocateNode"
               @enter-subgraph="handleEnterSubgraph"
@@ -255,6 +300,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, defineAsyncComponent, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
+import { cn } from '@comfyorg/tailwind-utils'
 
 import { useCopyToClipboard } from '@/composables/useCopyToClipboard'
 import { useFocusNode } from '@/composables/canvas/useFocusNode'
@@ -266,6 +312,7 @@ import { NodeBadgeMode } from '@/types/nodeSource'
 
 import PropertiesAccordionItem from '../layout/PropertiesAccordionItem.vue'
 import CollapseToggleButton from '../layout/CollapseToggleButton.vue'
+import TransitionCollapse from '../layout/TransitionCollapse.vue'
 import AsyncSearchInput from '@/components/ui/search-input/AsyncSearchInput.vue'
 import ErrorNodeCard from './ErrorNodeCard.vue'
 import MissingNodeCard from './MissingNodeCard.vue'
@@ -285,6 +332,13 @@ import type { SwapNodeGroup } from './useErrorGroups'
 import type { ErrorGroup } from './types'
 import { useNodeReplacement } from '@/platform/nodeReplacement/useNodeReplacement'
 
+interface ExecutionItemListEntry {
+  key: string
+  nodeId: string
+  label: string
+  displayDetails?: string
+}
+
 const ErrorPanelSurveyCta =
   isNightly && !isCloud && !isDesktop
     ? defineAsyncComponent(
@@ -307,6 +361,7 @@ const { isInstalling: isInstallingAll, installAllPacks: installAll } =
 const { replaceGroup, replaceAllGroups } = useNodeReplacement()
 
 const searchQuery = ref('')
+const expandedExecutionItemDetailKeys = ref(new Set<string>())
 const isSearching = computed(() => searchQuery.value.trim() !== '')
 
 const fullSizeGroupTypes = new Set([
@@ -325,6 +380,78 @@ const showNodeIdBadge = computed(
     NodeBadgeMode.None
 )
 
+function isExecutionItemListGroup(group: ErrorGroup) {
+  return (
+    group.type === 'execution' &&
+    group.cards.length > 0 &&
+    group.cards.every(
+      (card) =>
+        card.nodeId &&
+        card.errors.length > 0 &&
+        card.errors.every(
+          (error) => !error.isRuntimeError && Boolean(error.displayItemLabel)
+        )
+    )
+  )
+}
+
+function getExecutionItemList(group: ErrorGroup): ExecutionItemListEntry[] {
+  if (group.type !== 'execution') return []
+
+  const items: ExecutionItemListEntry[] = []
+  for (const card of group.cards) {
+    if (!card.nodeId) continue
+    for (let idx = 0; idx < card.errors.length; idx++) {
+      const error = card.errors[idx]
+      const label = error.displayItemLabel
+      if (!label) continue
+      items.push({
+        key: `${card.id}:${idx}`,
+        nodeId: card.nodeId,
+        label,
+        displayDetails: error.displayDetails
+      })
+    }
+  }
+  return items.sort(compareExecutionItemListEntry)
+}
+
+function compareExecutionItemListEntry(
+  a: ExecutionItemListEntry,
+  b: ExecutionItemListEntry
+) {
+  return (
+    a.nodeId.localeCompare(b.nodeId, undefined, { numeric: true }) ||
+    a.label.localeCompare(b.label)
+  )
+}
+
+function getExecutionGroupCount(group: ErrorGroup) {
+  if (group.type !== 'execution') return 0
+  if (isExecutionItemListGroup(group)) {
+    return group.cards.reduce((count, card) => count + card.errors.length, 0)
+  }
+  return group.cards.length
+}
+
+function isExecutionItemDetailExpanded(key: string) {
+  return expandedExecutionItemDetailKeys.value.has(key)
+}
+
+function toggleExecutionItemDetail(key: string) {
+  const nextKeys = new Set(expandedExecutionItemDetailKeys.value)
+  if (nextKeys.has(key)) {
+    nextKeys.delete(key)
+  } else {
+    nextKeys.add(key)
+  }
+  expandedExecutionItemDetailKeys.value = nextKeys
+}
+
+function getExecutionItemDetailId(key: string) {
+  return `execution-item-detail-${key}`
+}
+
 const {
   allErrorGroups,
   tabErrorGroups,
@@ -356,20 +483,6 @@ function handleMissingModelRefresh() {
   void missingModelStore.refreshMissingModels()
 }
 
-const singleRuntimeErrorGroup = computed(() => {
-  if (filteredGroups.value.length !== 1) return null
-  const group = filteredGroups.value[0]
-  const isSoleRuntimeError =
-    group.type === 'execution' &&
-    group.cards.length === 1 &&
-    group.cards[0].errors.every((e) => e.isRuntimeError)
-  return isSoleRuntimeError ? group : null
-})
-
-const singleRuntimeErrorCard = computed(
-  () => singleRuntimeErrorGroup.value?.cards[0] ?? null
-)
-
 const isAllCollapsed = computed({
   get() {
     return filteredGroups.value.every((g) => isSectionCollapsed(g.groupKey))

src/components/rightSidePanel/errors/useErrorGroups.test.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ vi.mock('@/utils/graphTraversalUtil', () => ({
 }))
 
 const mockIsCloud = vi.hoisted(() => ({ value: false }))
+const unknownValidationMessage = vi.hoisted(
+  () => 'A node returned a validation error ComfyUI does not recognize.'
+)
 vi.mock('@/platform/distribution/types', () => ({
   get isCloud() {
     return mockIsCloud.value
@@ -43,6 +46,18 @@ vi.mock('@/i18n', () => {
       'Required input missing',
     'errorCatalog.validationErrors.required_input_missing.toastMessage':
       '{nodeName} is missing a required input: {inputName}',
+    'errorCatalog.validationErrors.unknown_validation_error.title':
+      'Validation failed',
+    'errorCatalog.validationErrors.unknown_validation_error.message':
+      unknownValidationMessage,
+    'errorCatalog.validationErrors.unknown_validation_error.detailsWithRawDetails':
+      '{nodeName} returned an unrecognized validation error ({errorType}): {rawDetails}',
+    'errorCatalog.validationErrors.unknown_validation_error.itemLabel':
+      '{nodeName}',
+    'errorCatalog.validationErrors.unknown_validation_error.toastTitle':
+      'Validation failed',
+    'errorCatalog.validationErrors.unknown_validation_error.toastMessage':
+      '{nodeName} returned an unrecognized validation error.',
     'errorCatalog.promptErrors.prompt_no_outputs.title':
       'Prompt has no outputs',
     'errorCatalog.promptErrors.prompt_no_outputs.desc':
@@ -384,7 +399,7 @@ describe('useErrorGroups', () => {
       expect(swapIdx).toBeLessThan(missingIdx)
     })
 
-    it('includes execution error groups from node errors', async () => {
+    it('uses fallback catalog grouping for unknown node validation errors', async () => {
       const { store, groups } = createErrorGroups()
       store.lastNodeErrors = {
         '1': {
@@ -405,8 +420,8 @@ describe('useErrorGroups', () => {
         (g) => g.type === 'execution'
       )
       expect(execGroups.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
-      expect(execGroups[0].groupKey).toBe('execution:KSampler')
-      expect(execGroups[0].displayTitle).toBe('KSampler')
+      expect(execGroups[0].groupKey).toBe('execution:unknown_validation_error')
+      expect(execGroups[0].displayTitle).toBe('Validation failed')
     })
 
     it('resolves required_input_missing item display copy', async () => {
@@ -455,6 +470,55 @@ describe('useErrorGroups', () => {
       )
     })
 
+    it('groups node validation errors by catalog id across node types', async () => {
+      const { store, groups } = createErrorGroups()
+      store.lastNodeErrors = {
+        '1': {
+          class_type: 'KSampler',
+          dependent_outputs: [],
+          errors: [
+            {
+              type: 'required_input_missing',
+              message: 'Required input is missing',
+              details: 'model',
+              extra_info: {
+                input_name: 'model'
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        '2': {
+          class_type: 'CLIPLoader',
+          dependent_outputs: [],
+          errors: [
+            {
+              type: 'required_input_missing',
+              message: 'Required input is missing',
+              details: 'clip',
+              extra_info: {
+                input_name: 'clip'
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+      await nextTick()
+
+      const execGroups = groups.allErrorGroups.value.filter(
+        (g) => g.type === 'execution'
+      )
+      expect(execGroups).toHaveLength(1)
+
+      const [group] = execGroups
+      expect(group.groupKey).toBe('execution:missing_connection')
+      expect(group.displayTitle).toBe('Missing connection')
+      expect(group.cards.map((card) => card.title)).toEqual([
+        'KSampler',
+        'CLIPLoader'
+      ])
+      expect(group.cards.flatMap((card) => card.errors)).toHaveLength(2)
+    })
+
     it('uses general execution_failed display fields for unrecognized runtime execution errors', async () => {
       mockIsCloud.value = true
       const { store, groups } = createErrorGroups()
@@ -716,7 +780,7 @@ describe('useErrorGroups', () => {
       expect(groups.groupedErrorMessages.value).toEqual([])
     })
 
-    it('collects unique error messages from node errors', async () => {
+    it('collects unique display messages from node errors', async () => {
       const { store, groups } = createErrorGroups()
       store.lastNodeErrors = {
         '1': {
@@ -736,10 +800,7 @@ describe('useErrorGroups', () => {
       await nextTick()
 
       const messages = groups.groupedErrorMessages.value
-      expect(messages).toContain('Error A')
-      expect(messages).toContain('Error B')
-      // Deduplication: Error A appears twice but should only be listed once
-      expect(messages.filter((m) => m === 'Error A')).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(messages).toEqual([unknownValidationMessage])
     })
 
     it('includes missing node group display message', async () => {

src/components/rightSidePanel/errors/useErrorGroups.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import type {
   MissingModelCandidate,
   MissingModelGroup
 } from '@/platform/missingModel/types'
+import type { ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage } from '@/platform/errorCatalog/types'
 import type { MissingMediaGroup } from '@/platform/missingMedia/types'
 import { groupCandidatesByName } from '@/platform/missingModel/missingModelScan'
 import { groupCandidatesByMediaType } from '@/platform/missingMedia/missingMediaScan'
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ import {
 } from '@/types/nodeIdentification'
 
 const PROMPT_CARD_ID = '__prompt__'
-const SINGLE_GROUP_KEY = '__single__'
 
 /** Sentinel: distinguishes "fetch in-flight" from "fetch done, pack not found (null)". */
 const RESOLVING = '__RESOLVING__'
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export interface SwapNodeGroup {
 interface GroupEntry {
   type: 'execution'
   displayTitle: string
+  displayMessage?: string
   priority: number
   cards: Map<string, ErrorCardData>
 }
@@ -75,10 +76,14 @@ interface ErrorSearchItem {
   cardIndex: number
   searchableNodeId: string
   searchableNodeTitle: string
+  searchableRawMessage: string
+  searchableRawDetails: string
   searchableMessage: string
   searchableDetails: string
 }
 
+type CataloguedErrorItem = ErrorItem & ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage
+
 /**
  * Resolve display info for a node by its execution ID.
  * For group node internals, resolves the parent group node's title instead.
@@ -106,17 +111,21 @@ function getOrCreateGroup(
   groupsMap: Map<string, GroupEntry>,
   groupKey: string,
   displayTitle = groupKey,
-  priority = 1
+  priority = 1,
+  displayMessage?: string
 ): Map<string, ErrorCardData> {
   let entry = groupsMap.get(groupKey)
   if (!entry) {
     entry = {
       type: 'execution',
       displayTitle,
+      displayMessage,
       priority,
       cards: new Map()
     }
     groupsMap.set(groupKey, entry)
+  } else if (!entry.displayMessage && displayMessage) {
+    entry.displayMessage = displayMessage
   }
   return entry.cards
 }
@@ -138,44 +147,6 @@ function createErrorCard(
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * In single-node mode, regroup cards by error message instead of class_type.
- * This lets the user see "what kinds of errors this node has" at a glance.
- */
-function regroupByErrorMessage(
-  groupsMap: Map<string, GroupEntry>
-): Map<string, GroupEntry> {
-  const allCards = Array.from(groupsMap.values()).flatMap((g) =>
-    Array.from(g.cards.values())
-  )
-
-  const cardErrorPairs = allCards.flatMap((card) =>
-    card.errors.map((error) => ({ card, error }))
-  )
-
-  const messageMap = new Map<string, GroupEntry>()
-  for (const { card, error } of cardErrorPairs) {
-    addCardErrorToGroup(messageMap, card, error)
-  }
-
-  return messageMap
-}
-
-function addCardErrorToGroup(
-  messageMap: Map<string, GroupEntry>,
-  card: ErrorCardData,
-  error: ErrorItem
-) {
-  const displayTitle =
-    error.displayTitle ?? error.displayMessage ?? error.message
-  const groupKey = error.catalogId ?? displayTitle
-  const group = getOrCreateGroup(messageMap, groupKey, displayTitle, 1)
-  if (!group.has(card.id)) {
-    group.set(card.id, { ...card, errors: [] })
-  }
-  group.get(card.id)?.errors.push(error)
-}
-
 function compareNodeId(a: ErrorCardData, b: ErrorCardData): number {
   return compareExecutionId(a.nodeId, b.nodeId)
 }
@@ -186,6 +157,7 @@ function toSortedGroups(groupsMap: Map<string, GroupEntry>): ErrorGroup[] {
       type: 'execution' as const,
       groupKey: `execution:${rawGroupKey}`,
       displayTitle: groupData.displayTitle,
+      displayMessage: groupData.displayMessage,
       cards: Array.from(groupData.cards.values()).sort(compareNodeId),
       priority: groupData.priority
     }))
@@ -209,6 +181,8 @@ function searchErrorGroups(groups: ErrorGroup[], query: string) {
         cardIndex: ci,
         searchableNodeId: card.nodeId ?? '',
         searchableNodeTitle: card.nodeTitle ?? '',
+        searchableRawMessage: card.errors.map((e) => e.message).join(' '),
+        searchableRawDetails: card.errors.map((e) => e.details).join(' '),
         searchableMessage: card.errors
           .map((e) =>
             [e.displayTitle, e.displayMessage, e.message]
@@ -225,9 +199,11 @@ function searchErrorGroups(groups: ErrorGroup[], query: string) {
 
   const fuseOptions: IFuseOptions<ErrorSearchItem> = {
     keys: [
-      { name: 'searchableNodeId', weight: 0.3 },
-      { name: 'searchableNodeTitle', weight: 0.3 },
-      { name: 'searchableMessage', weight: 0.3 },
+      { name: 'searchableRawMessage', weight: 0.3 },
+      { name: 'searchableNodeId', weight: 0.2 },
+      { name: 'searchableNodeTitle', weight: 0.2 },
+      { name: 'searchableMessage', weight: 0.2 },
+      { name: 'searchableRawDetails', weight: 0.1 },
       { name: 'searchableDetails', weight: 0.1 }
     ],
     threshold: 0.3
@@ -333,18 +309,23 @@ export function useErrorGroups(searchQuery: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>) {
     nodeId: string,
     classType: string,
     idPrefix: string,
-    errors: ErrorItem[],
+    error: CataloguedErrorItem,
     filterBySelection = false
   ) {
     if (filterBySelection && !isErrorInSelection(nodeId)) return
-    const groupKey = isSingleNodeSelected.value ? SINGLE_GROUP_KEY : classType
-    const cards = getOrCreateGroup(groupsMap, groupKey, classType, 1)
+    const cards = getOrCreateGroup(
+      groupsMap,
+      error.catalogId,
+      error.displayTitle ?? classType,
+      1,
+      error.displayMessage
+    )
     if (!cards.has(nodeId)) {
       cards.set(nodeId, createErrorCard(nodeId, classType, idPrefix))
     }
     const card = cards.get(nodeId)
     if (!card) return
-    card.errors.push(...errors)
+    card.errors.push(error)
   }
 
   function processPromptError(
@@ -368,7 +349,8 @@ export function useErrorGroups(searchQuery: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>) {
       groupsMap,
       `prompt:${error.type}`,
       groupDisplayTitle,
-      0
+      0,
+      resolvedDisplay.displayMessage
     )
 
     // Prompt errors are not tied to a node, so they bypass addNodeErrorToGroup.
@@ -395,13 +377,13 @@ export function useErrorGroups(searchQuery: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>) {
     )) {
       const nodeDisplayName =
         resolveNodeInfo(nodeId).title || nodeError.class_type
-      addNodeErrorToGroup(
-        groupsMap,
-        nodeId,
-        nodeError.class_type,
-        'node',
-        nodeError.errors.map((e) => {
-          return {
+      for (const e of nodeError.errors) {
+        addNodeErrorToGroup(
+          groupsMap,
+          nodeId,
+          nodeError.class_type,
+          'node',
+          {
             message: e.message,
             details: e.details ?? undefined,
             ...resolveRunErrorMessage({
@@ -409,10 +391,10 @@ export function useErrorGroups(searchQuery: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>) {
               error: e,
               nodeDisplayName
             })
-          }
-        }),
-        filterBySelection
-      )
+          },
+          filterBySelection
+        )
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -428,20 +410,18 @@ export function useErrorGroups(searchQuery: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>) {
       String(e.node_id),
       e.node_type,
       'exec',
-      [
-        {
-          message: `${e.exception_type}: ${e.exception_message}`,
-          details: e.traceback.join('\n'),
-          isRuntimeError: true,
-          exceptionType: e.exception_type,
-          ...resolveRunErrorMessage({
-            kind: 'execution',
-            error: e,
-            nodeDisplayName:
-              resolveNodeInfo(String(e.node_id)).title || e.node_type
-          })
-        }
-      ],
+      {
+        message: `${e.exception_type}: ${e.exception_message}`,
+        details: e.traceback.join('\n'),
+        isRuntimeError: true,
+        exceptionType: e.exception_type,
+        ...resolveRunErrorMessage({
+          kind: 'execution',
+          error: e,
+          nodeDisplayName:
+            resolveNodeInfo(String(e.node_id)).title || e.node_type
+        })
+      },
       filterBySelection
     )
   }
@@ -867,10 +847,6 @@ export function useErrorGroups(searchQuery: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>) {
     processNodeErrors(groupsMap, true)
     processExecutionError(groupsMap, true)
 
-    const executionGroups = isSingleNodeSelected.value
-      ? toSortedGroups(regroupByErrorMessage(groupsMap))
-      : toSortedGroups(groupsMap)
-
     const filterByNode = selectedNodeInfo.value.nodeIds !== null
 
     // Missing nodes are intentionally unfiltered — they represent
@@ -883,7 +859,7 @@ export function useErrorGroups(searchQuery: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>) {
       ...(filterByNode
         ? buildMissingMediaGroupsFiltered()
         : buildMissingMediaGroups()),
-      ...executionGroups
+      ...toSortedGroups(groupsMap)
     ]
   })
 

src/locales/en/main.json

@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
     "title": "Title",
     "edit": "Edit",
     "copy": "Copy",
+    "details": "Details",
     "copyJobId": "Copy Job ID",
     "copied": "Copied",
     "relativeTime": {
@@ -3554,6 +3555,7 @@
     "parameters": "Parameters",
     "nodes": "Nodes",
     "info": "Info",
+    "infoFor": "Info for {item}",
     "color": "Node color",
     "pinned": "Pinned",
     "bypass": "Bypass",
@@ -3573,6 +3575,7 @@
     "hideInput": "Hide input",
     "showInput": "Show input",
     "locateNode": "Locate node on canvas",
+    "locateNodeFor": "Locate {item}",
     "favorites": "FAVORITED INPUTS",
     "favoritesNone": "NO FAVORITED INPUTS",
     "favoritesNoneTooltip": "Star widgets to quickly access them without selecting nodes",
@@ -3606,6 +3609,7 @@
     "errors": "Errors",
     "noErrors": "No errors",
     "executionErrorOccurred": "An error occurred during execution. Check the Errors tab for details.",
+    "errorLog": "Error log",
     "findOnGithubTooltip": "Search GitHub issues for related problems",
     "getHelpTooltip": "Report this error and we'll help you resolve it",
     "enterSubgraph": "Enter subgraph",
@@ -3810,6 +3814,15 @@
         "toastTitle": "Invalid input",
         "toastMessage": "{nodeName} rejected the value for {inputName}."
       },
+      "unknown_validation_error": {
+        "title": "Validation failed",
+        "message": "A node returned a validation error ComfyUI does not recognize.",
+        "details": "{nodeName} returned an unrecognized validation error: {errorType}",
+        "detailsWithRawDetails": "{nodeName} returned an unrecognized validation error ({errorType}): {rawDetails}",
+        "itemLabel": "{nodeName}",
+        "toastTitle": "Validation failed",
+        "toastMessage": "{nodeName} returned an unrecognized validation error."
+      },
       "exception_during_inner_validation": {
         "title": "Validation failed",
         "message": "The workflow couldn't validate a connected node.",

src/platform/errorCatalog/catalogIds.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // 1:1 to an API error type. Simple validation mappings stay with the validation
 // resolver.
 export const MISSING_CONNECTION_CATALOG_ID = 'missing_connection'
+export const UNKNOWN_VALIDATION_ERROR_CATALOG_ID = 'unknown_validation_error'
 export const EXECUTION_FAILED_CATALOG_ID = 'execution_failed'
 export const IMAGE_NOT_LOADED_CATALOG_ID = 'image_not_loaded'
 export const OUT_OF_MEMORY_CATALOG_ID = 'out_of_memory'

src/platform/errorCatalog/errorMessageResolver.test.ts

@@ -144,6 +144,26 @@ describe('errorMessageResolver', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('resolves unknown validation errors to fallback catalog copy', () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveRunErrorMessage({
+        kind: 'node_validation',
+        error: nodeValidationError('value_not_valid', undefined, 'some detail'),
+        nodeDisplayName: 'KSampler'
+      })
+    ).toEqual({
+      catalogId: 'unknown_validation_error',
+      displayTitle: 'Validation failed',
+      displayMessage:
+        'A node returned a validation error ComfyUI does not recognize.',
+      displayDetails:
+        'KSampler returned an unrecognized validation error (value_not_valid): some detail',
+      displayItemLabel: 'KSampler',
+      toastTitle: 'Validation failed',
+      toastMessage: 'KSampler returned an unrecognized validation error.'
+    })
+  })
+
   it('falls back to raw API copy when catalog keys are missing in the active locale', () => {
     const originalLocale = i18n.global.locale.value
     const originalKoMessages = i18n.global.getLocaleMessage('ko')

src/platform/errorCatalog/errorMessageResolver.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import type { ResolvedErrorMessage, RunErrorMessageSource } from './types'
+import type {
+  ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage,
+  ResolvedErrorMessage,
+  RunErrorMessageSource
+} from './types'
 
 import { resolveExecutionErrorMessage } from './executionErrorResolver'
 import { resolveMissingErrorMessage } from './missingErrorResolver'
@@ -9,6 +13,15 @@ import { resolveNodeValidationErrorMessage } from './validationErrorResolver'
 // own the actual matching/copy rules so this file stays as the routing boundary.
 export { resolveMissingErrorMessage }
 
+export function resolveRunErrorMessage(
+  source: Extract<RunErrorMessageSource, { kind: 'node_validation' }>
+): ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage
+export function resolveRunErrorMessage(
+  source: Extract<RunErrorMessageSource, { kind: 'execution' }>
+): ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage
+export function resolveRunErrorMessage(
+  source: RunErrorMessageSource
+): ResolvedErrorMessage
 export function resolveRunErrorMessage(
   source: RunErrorMessageSource
 ): ResolvedErrorMessage {

src/platform/errorCatalog/executionErrorResolver.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import type { ResolvedErrorMessage, RunErrorMessageSource } from './types'
+import type {
+  ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage,
+  RunErrorMessageSource
+} from './types'
 
 import { EXECUTION_FAILED_CATALOG_ID } from './catalogIds'
 import type { ErrorResolveContext } from './catalogI18n'
@@ -11,7 +14,7 @@ type ExecutionErrorResolveContext = Pick<ErrorResolveContext, 'nodeDisplayName'>
 export function resolveExecutionErrorMessage(
   error: Extract<RunErrorMessageSource, { kind: 'execution' }>['error'],
   context: ExecutionErrorResolveContext
-): ResolvedErrorMessage {
+): ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage {
   const exceptionMessage = error.exception_message.trim()
   const match = resolveRuntimeCatalogMatch({
     exceptionType: error.exception_type,

src/platform/errorCatalog/runtimeErrorCopy.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ResolvedErrorMessage } from './types'
+import type { ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage } from './types'
 
 import {
   normalizeNodeName,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function resolveRuntimeCatalogCopy(
     params?: CatalogParams
     detailsFallback?: string
   } = {}
-): ResolvedErrorMessage {
+): ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage {
   const keyPrefix = `errorCatalog.runtimeErrors.${catalogId}`
   const nodeName = normalizeNodeName(context.nodeDisplayName)
   const params = { nodeName, ...options.params }
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function resolveRuntimeCatalogCopy(
     translateCatalogMessage(`${keyPrefix}.${suffix}`, fallback, params)
 
   const displayMessage = resolveMessage('message')
-  const result: ResolvedErrorMessage = {
+  const result: ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage = {
     catalogId,
     displayTitle: resolveMessage('title'),
     displayMessage

src/platform/errorCatalog/types.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export interface ResolvedErrorMessage {
   toastMessage?: string
 }
 
+export type ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage = ResolvedErrorMessage & {
+  catalogId: string
+}
+
 export type ResolvedMissingErrorMessage = ResolvedErrorMessage & {
   displayTitle: string
   displayMessage: string

src/platform/errorCatalog/validationErrorResolver.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import type { NodeValidationError, ResolvedErrorMessage } from './types'
+import type { NodeValidationError, ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage } from './types'
 
 import {
   IMAGE_NOT_LOADED_CATALOG_ID,
-  MISSING_CONNECTION_CATALOG_ID
+  MISSING_CONNECTION_CATALOG_ID,
+  UNKNOWN_VALIDATION_ERROR_CATALOG_ID
 } from './catalogIds'
 import {
   normalizeNodeName,
@@ -117,6 +118,11 @@ const IMAGE_NOT_LOADED_VALIDATION_RULE = {
   copyKeys: DEFAULT_COPY_KEYS
 } satisfies ValidationCatalogRule
 
+const UNKNOWN_VALIDATION_ERROR_RULE = {
+  catalogId: UNKNOWN_VALIDATION_ERROR_CATALOG_ID,
+  itemLabel: 'node'
+} satisfies ValidationCatalogRule
+
 function getInputName(error: NodeValidationError): string {
   const inputName = error.extra_info?.input_name
   return (
@@ -228,7 +234,7 @@ function getValueSpecificCopyKeys(
 }
 
 function getRawDetailsCopyKeys(error: NodeValidationError): CopyKeys {
-  return error.details.trim()
+  return error.details?.trim()
     ? {
         detailsKey: 'detailsWithRawDetails',
         toastMessageKey: 'toastMessageWithRawDetails'
@@ -237,7 +243,7 @@ function getRawDetailsCopyKeys(error: NodeValidationError): CopyKeys {
 }
 
 function getRawDetailsOnlyCopyKeys(error: NodeValidationError): CopyKeys {
-  if (!error.details.trim()) return DEFAULT_COPY_KEYS
+  if (!error.details?.trim()) return DEFAULT_COPY_KEYS
 
   return {
     detailsKey: 'detailsWithRawDetails',
@@ -272,16 +278,17 @@ function resolveValidationCatalogCopy(
   context: ErrorResolveContext,
   localeKey: string,
   rule: ValidationCatalogRule
-): ResolvedErrorMessage {
+): ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage {
   const nodeName = normalizeNodeName(context.nodeDisplayName)
   const inputName = getInputName(error)
-  const trimmedDetails = error.details.trim()
+  const trimmedDetails = error.details?.trim() ?? ''
   const rawDetails =
     error.type === 'dependency_cycle'
       ? formatDependencyCycleDetails(trimmedDetails)
       : trimmedDetails
   const params = {
     ...getValidationParams(error, nodeName, inputName),
+    errorType: error.type || 'unknown',
     rawDetails
   }
   const keyPrefix = `errorCatalog.validationErrors.${localeKey}`
@@ -306,7 +313,7 @@ function resolveValidationCatalogCopy(
     ),
     displayDetails: translateOptionalCatalogMessage(
       `${keyPrefix}.${copyKeys.detailsKey}`,
-      error.details,
+      error.details ?? '',
       params
     ),
     displayItemLabel: translateCatalogMessage(
@@ -330,7 +337,7 @@ function resolveValidationCatalogCopy(
 export function resolveNodeValidationErrorMessage(
   error: NodeValidationError,
   context: ErrorResolveContext
-): ResolvedErrorMessage {
+): ResolvedCatalogErrorMessage {
   if (isImageNotLoadedValidationError(error)) {
     return resolveValidationCatalogCopy(
       error,
@@ -341,7 +348,17 @@ export function resolveNodeValidationErrorMessage(
   }
 
   const rule = VALIDATION_ERROR_RULES[error.type]
-  if (!rule) return {}
+  if (!rule) {
+    return resolveValidationCatalogCopy(
+      error,
+      context,
+      'unknown_validation_error',
+      {
+        ...UNKNOWN_VALIDATION_ERROR_RULE,
+        copyKeys: getRawDetailsOnlyCopyKeys(error)
+      }
+    )
+  }
 
   return resolveValidationCatalogCopy(error, context, error.type, rule)
 }