diff --git a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_hunyuan3d.py b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_hunyuan3d.py
index 813a7c809..c1ace88d6 100644
--- a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_hunyuan3d.py
+++ b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_hunyuan3d.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class TencentTextToModelNode(IO.ComfyNode):
             node_id="TencentTextToModelNode",
             display_name="Hunyuan3D: Text to Model (Pro)",
             category="api node/3d/Tencent",
+            essentials_category="3D",
             inputs=[
                 IO.Combo.Input(
                     "model",
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ class TencentImageToModelNode(IO.ComfyNode):
             node_id="TencentImageToModelNode",
             display_name="Hunyuan3D: Image(s) to Model (Pro)",
             category="api node/3d/Tencent",
+            essentials_category="3D",
             inputs=[
                 IO.Combo.Input(
                     "model",
diff --git a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_kling.py b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_kling.py
index 739fe1855..816121ead 100644
--- a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_kling.py
+++ b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_kling.py
@@ -1936,6 +1936,7 @@ class KlingLipSyncAudioToVideoNode(IO.ComfyNode):
             node_id="KlingLipSyncAudioToVideoNode",
             display_name="Kling Lip Sync Video with Audio",
             category="api node/video/Kling",
+            essentials_category="Video Generation",
             description="Kling Lip Sync Audio to Video Node. Syncs mouth movements in a video file to the audio content of an audio file. When using, ensure that the audio contains clearly distinguishable vocals and that the video contains a distinct face. The audio file should not be larger than 5MB. The video file should not be larger than 100MB, should have height/width between 720px and 1920px, and should be between 2s and 10s in length.",
             inputs=[
                 IO.Video.Input("video"),
diff --git a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_openai.py b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_openai.py
index f05aaab7b..3eaa09fb8 100644
--- a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_openai.py
+++ b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_openai.py
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ class OpenAIChatNode(IO.ComfyNode):
             node_id="OpenAIChatNode",
             display_name="OpenAI ChatGPT",
             category="api node/text/OpenAI",
+            essentials_category="Text Generation",
             description="Generate text responses from an OpenAI model.",
             inputs=[
                 IO.String.Input(
diff --git a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_recraft.py b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_recraft.py
index 3a1f32263..4a98cce36 100644
--- a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_recraft.py
+++ b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_recraft.py
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ class RecraftRemoveBackgroundNode(IO.ComfyNode):
             node_id="RecraftRemoveBackgroundNode",
             display_name="Recraft Remove Background",
             category="api node/image/Recraft",
+            essentials_category="Image Tools",
             description="Remove background from image, and return processed image and mask.",
             inputs=[
                 IO.Image.Input("image"),
diff --git a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_stability.py b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_stability.py
index 5665109cf..998a20c17 100644
--- a/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_stability.py
+++ b/comfy_api_nodes/nodes_stability.py
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ class StabilityTextToAudio(IO.ComfyNode):
             node_id="StabilityTextToAudio",
             display_name="Stability AI Text To Audio",
             category="api node/audio/Stability AI",
+            essentials_category="Audio",
             description=cleandoc(cls.__doc__ or ""),
             inputs=[
                 IO.Combo.Input(
diff --git a/comfy_extras/nodes_hunyuan3d.py b/comfy_extras/nodes_hunyuan3d.py
index c2df3e859..f238d8d45 100644
--- a/comfy_extras/nodes_hunyuan3d.py
+++ b/comfy_extras/nodes_hunyuan3d.py
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ class SaveGLB(IO.ComfyNode):
             display_name="Save 3D Model",
             search_aliases=["export 3d model", "save mesh"],
             category="3d",
+            essentials_category="Basic",
             is_output_node=True,
             inputs=[
                 IO.MultiType.Input(
diff --git a/comfy_extras/nodes_video.py b/comfy_extras/nodes_video.py
index ed7af592d..6168f8b37 100644
--- a/comfy_extras/nodes_video.py
+++ b/comfy_extras/nodes_video.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class GetVideoComponents(io.ComfyNode):
             search_aliases=["extract frames", "split video", "video to images", "demux"],
             display_name="Get Video Components",
             category="image/video",
+            essentials_category="Video Tools",
             description="Extracts all components from a video: frames, audio, and framerate.",
             inputs=[
                 io.Video.Input("video", tooltip="The video to extract components from."),