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## Summary Documents the PrimitiveNode copy/paste bug mechanism and connection lifecycle semantics in `WIDGET_SERIALIZATION.md`. This is tribal knowledge from debugging [#1757](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend/issues/1757) and the related [Slack discussion](https://comfy-organization.slack.com/archives/C09AQRB49QX/p1771806268469089). ## What's documented - **The clone→serialize gap**: `_serializeItems()` calls `item.clone()?.serialize()`. The clone has no `this.widgets` (PrimitiveNode creates them on connection), so `serialize()` silently drops `widgets_values`. - **Why seed survives but control_after_generate doesn't**: Primary widget value is copied from the target on reconnect; secondary widgets read from `this.widgets_values` which was lost. - **Current vs. proposed lifecycle**: Empty-on-copy → morph-on-connect (current) vs. clone-configured-instance → empty-on-disconnect (proposed). - **Design considerations**: `input.widget` override flexibility, deserialization ordering, and the minimal `serialize()` override fix. ## Related - Issue: #1757 - Fix PR: #8938 - Companion: #9102 (initial WIDGET_SERIALIZATION.md), #9105 (type/JSDoc improvements) - Notion: COM-15282 ┆Issue is synchronized with this [Notion page](https://www.notion.so/PR-9119-docs-document-PrimitiveNode-copy-paste-semantics-and-widgets_values-loss-3106d73d3650816ba7f7d9e6f3bb3868) by [Unito](https://www.unito.io)