diff --git a/gates/textgate.py b/gates/textgate.py
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+++ b/gates/textgate.py
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+# gates/textgate.py
+from . import gate_bus
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {}
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {}
+
+
+class AnyType(str):
+    """Type that compares equal to any other type (ComfyUI wildcard convention)."""
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return False
+
+
+ANY = AnyType("*")
diff --git a/tests/test_textgate.py b/tests/test_textgate.py
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+++ b/tests/test_textgate.py
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+# tests/test_textgate.py
+from gates import textgate
+
+def test_anytype_is_compatible_with_everything():
+    assert (textgate.ANY != "IMAGE") is False
+    assert (textgate.ANY != "LATENT") is False
+    assert isinstance(textgate.ANY, str)