Merge diag/textgate-build-marker: console build tag

Loading a workflow does not re-fetch extension JS, and aiohttp serves
web/*.js with only Last-Modified (no no-store), so an open tab can keep
running a cached old text_gate.js. Log a build tag on setup so we can
tell from the devtools console whether the persistence/weighting build
is actually loaded.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

__init__.py

@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@ if __package__:
         NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS as _PROF_NAMES
     from .gates.bucket_node import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS as _BUCKET_NODES, \
         NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS as _BUCKET_NAMES
+    from .gates.sidecar_node import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS as _SC_NODES, \
+        NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS as _SC_NAMES
     from .gates import routes  # noqa: F401  (registers aiohttp routes on import)
     from .gates import gate_server  # noqa: F401  (registers /datasete_gate/* + text routes)
     from .gates import profiles_routes  # noqa: F401  (registers /grid_pool/profiles/*)
 
     NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {**_POOL_NODES, **_LOADER_NODES, **_GATE_NODES,
-                           **_TEXT_NODES, **_PROF_NODES, **_BUCKET_NODES}
+                           **_TEXT_NODES, **_PROF_NODES, **_BUCKET_NODES,
+                           **_SC_NODES}
     NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {**_POOL_NAMES, **_LOADER_NAMES, **_GATE_NAMES,
-                                  **_TEXT_NAMES, **_PROF_NAMES, **_BUCKET_NAMES}
+                                  **_TEXT_NAMES, **_PROF_NAMES, **_BUCKET_NAMES,
+                                  **_SC_NAMES}
 else:  # pragma: no cover - exercised only under pytest collection
     NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {}
     NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {}

docs/plans/2026-06-21-multi-reroute-design.md

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+# Multi-Reroute (Rail) — Design
+
+Date: 2026-06-21
+Status: Approved (brainstorming complete, ready for implementation plan)
+
+## 1. Purpose
+
+A single node holding **N parallel pass-through lanes** (a "rail"), so you can run tidy
+bundles of wires across the graph instead of dropping many separate Reroute nodes. Each lane
+forwards any type; you grow/shrink the rail with +/− at either end.
+
+Seventh node in the `ComfyUI-Datasete-Gates` suite.
+
+## 2. Approach
+
+A **real pass-through node** with **any-type lanes** (`AnyType("*")`). Lane `i`'s input is
+forwarded to lane `i`'s output. An unconnected lane outputs an `ExecutionBlocker` so nothing
+downstream of an unused lane runs. (Not the frontend-only virtual-reroute trick — simpler and
+robust across all types; the trade-off is slots read as `*` instead of adapting to the wired
+type.)
+
+## 3. IO
+
+- Up to `MAX_LANES` (32) lanes, each: optional input `in_<i>` (`*`) → output `out_<i>` (`*`).
+- The node always returns a length-`MAX_LANES` tuple; the frontend shows only the active
+  lanes (default 4). Wired output indices are stable, so unshown trailing outputs are simply
+  unconnected.
+
+```
+RETURN_TYPES = (ANY,) * MAX_LANES        RETURN_NAMES = ("out_1", …, "out_32")
+INPUT_TYPES  = {"optional": {"in_1": (ANY,), …}}
+```
+
+No `IS_CHANGED` override — a reroute should be transparent/cacheable (re-runs only when an
+input value actually changes).
+
+## 4. Run logic
+
+```python
+def run(self, **kwargs):
+    blocker = ExecutionBlocker(None)
+    return tuple(
+        kwargs.get(f"in_{i+1}") if kwargs.get(f"in_{i+1}") is not None else blocker
+        for i in range(MAX_LANES)
+    )
+```
+
+Lane-count-agnostic: connected lanes forward their value; empty lanes block. The visible lane
+count is purely a frontend concern.
+
+## 5. Frontend (`web/multi_reroute.js`)
+
+- Render `lanes` lane rows (input + output pair), default 4; persist the count in a hidden
+  widget so reload restores the rail (the "use raw widgets_values to add slots before link
+  rewiring" pattern already used in this repo).
+- **+/− buttons**:
+  - **Bottom add/remove** (Phase 1): reveal/hide the next/last lane pair — trivial and
+    wiring-safe (only the end moves).
+  - **Top add/remove** (Phase 2): insert/remove a lane at the top while **preserving the
+    other lanes' wiring** — requires capturing links and re-mapping slot indices
+    (rgthree-style). Kept separate so a bug here can't scramble existing rails.
+- Lanes use the shared `AnyType` so any wire connects.
+- (Phase 3 polish) compact reroute-pill look / optional per-lane labels.
+
+## 6. Edge cases
+
+- Empty lane → `ExecutionBlocker` (downstream skipped). A legitimate `None` value is treated
+  as empty (reroute values are objects/tensors, effectively never `None`).
+- Removing a lane is from the **end** in Phase 1 (indices stay stable → links intact).
+  Mid/top removal is Phase 2 with remap.
+- More than `MAX_LANES` requested → capped (logged in UI).
+- Mixed types across lanes is fine — each lane is independent `*`.
+
+## 7. Code shape
+
+- `gates/anytype.py` *(new)* — shared `AnyType("*")` + `ANY` (textgate can dedupe onto this
+  later; not touched now).
+- `gates/reroute_node.py` *(new)* — pure `build_outputs(values, max_lanes, blocker)` +
+  `MultiReroute` node (lazy `ExecutionBlocker` import for testability).
+- `web/multi_reroute.js` *(new)* — dynamic lane slots + +/− buttons + persistence.
+- root `__init__.py` — additive merge of the node mapping.
+
+## 8. Testing
+
+- pytest: `anytype` equals-everything; `build_outputs` forwards connected lanes and blocks
+  empty ones (length == MAX_LANES); node `RETURN_TYPES` length + all-`*`.
+- Manual (live): add/remove lanes (bottom, then top), wire mixed types through, confirm values
+  pass and reload restores the rail; empty lanes don't trigger downstream.

docs/plans/2026-06-21-multi-reroute-implementation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+# Multi-Reroute (Rail) Implementation Plan
+
+> **For Claude:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task.
+
+**Goal:** A `MultiReroute` node — N parallel any-type pass-through lanes ("rail") with +/− to add/remove lanes — so wire bundles stay tidy without many separate Reroute nodes.
+
+**Architecture:** A real pass-through node with `AnyType("*")` lanes: `in_i → out_i`, empty lane → `ExecutionBlocker`. Pure `build_outputs` is unit-tested; `ExecutionBlocker` is imported lazily. The frontend manages dynamic lane slots and persists the lane count. Bottom add/remove is Phase 1 (wiring-safe); top add/remove (link-preserving) is Phase 2.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Python 3.12 (stdlib), pytest 9; vanilla JS frontend.
+
+---
+
+## Conventions (read once)
+
+- **Test python:** `/media/p5/miniforge3/bin/python` (`PY=...`).
+- **Run tests:** `cd /media/p5/ComfyUI-Datasete-Gates && $PY -m pytest tests/test_anytype.py tests/test_reroute.py -v`
+- `gates/anytype.py` and `gates/reroute_node.py` import-safe without comfy (lazy
+  `ExecutionBlocker` inside `run`).
+- `__init__.py` edit is **additive** — re-Read first, extend the mappings.
+- `MAX_LANES = 32`, default visible lanes = 4.
+- Commit style: Conventional Commits + repo Co-Authored-By; stage only this node's paths.
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: `anytype.py` — shared wildcard
+
+**Files:** Create `gates/anytype.py`; Test `tests/test_anytype.py`
+
+**Step 1: Failing test**
+
+```python
+# tests/test_anytype.py
+from gates import anytype
+
+def test_any_equals_everything():
+    assert (anytype.ANY != "IMAGE") is False
+    assert (anytype.ANY != "LATENT") is False
+    assert isinstance(anytype.ANY, str)
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run → FAIL.**
+
+**Step 3: Implement**
+
+```python
+# gates/anytype.py
+"""Shared ComfyUI wildcard type."""
+
+
+class AnyType(str):
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return False
+
+
+ANY = AnyType("*")
+```
+
+**Step 4: Run → PASS.**  **Step 5: Commit** `feat: shared AnyType wildcard`
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: `reroute_node.py` — `build_outputs`
+
+**Files:** Create `gates/reroute_node.py`; Test `tests/test_reroute.py`
+
+**Step 1: Failing test**
+
+```python
+# tests/test_reroute.py
+from gates import reroute_node as rr
+
+def test_build_outputs_forwards_and_blocks():
+    B = object()  # blocker sentinel
+    vals = {"in_1": "A", "in_3": "C"}
+    out = rr.build_outputs(vals, max_lanes=4, blocker=B)
+    assert out == ("A", B, "C", B)
+
+def test_build_outputs_length():
+    B = object()
+    assert len(rr.build_outputs({}, max_lanes=rr.MAX_LANES, blocker=B)) == rr.MAX_LANES
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run → FAIL.**
+
+**Step 3: Implement**
+
+```python
+# gates/reroute_node.py
+from .anytype import ANY
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {}
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {}
+
+MAX_LANES = 32
+
+
+def build_outputs(values, max_lanes, blocker):
+    out = []
+    for i in range(max_lanes):
+        v = values.get(f"in_{i + 1}")
+        out.append(v if v is not None else blocker)
+    return tuple(out)
+```
+
+**Step 4: Run → PASS.**  **Step 5: Commit** `feat: multi-reroute build_outputs`
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: `reroute_node.py` — `MultiReroute` node
+
+**Files:** Modify `gates/reroute_node.py`, `tests/test_reroute.py`
+
+**Step 1: Failing test**
+
+```python
+def test_io_shape():
+    assert len(rr.MultiReroute.RETURN_TYPES) == rr.MAX_LANES
+    assert all(t == "*" for t in rr.MultiReroute.RETURN_TYPES)
+    assert rr.MultiReroute.RETURN_NAMES[0] == "out_1"
+    it = rr.MultiReroute.INPUT_TYPES()
+    assert "in_1" in it["optional"] and f"in_{rr.MAX_LANES}" in it["optional"]
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run → FAIL.**
+
+**Step 3: Implement (append)**
+
+```python
+class MultiReroute:
+    CATEGORY = "Datasete Gates"
+    FUNCTION = "run"
+    RETURN_TYPES = (ANY,) * MAX_LANES
+    RETURN_NAMES = tuple(f"out_{i + 1}" for i in range(MAX_LANES))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {"optional": {f"in_{i + 1}": (ANY,) for i in range(MAX_LANES)}}
+
+    def run(self, **kwargs):
+        from comfy_execution.graph_utils import ExecutionBlocker
+        return build_outputs(kwargs, MAX_LANES, ExecutionBlocker(None))
+
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {"MultiReroute": MultiReroute}
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {"MultiReroute": "Multi Reroute (Rail)"}
+```
+
+> `RETURN_TYPES` entries are the `AnyType` instance (`== "*"`), so the test's `t == "*"`
+> holds. No `IS_CHANGED` (transparent/cacheable passthrough).
+
+**Step 4: Run → PASS.**  **Step 5: Commit** `feat: MultiReroute node (any-type pass-through lanes)`
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: Register in `__init__.py` (MERGE)
+
+**Files:** Modify `__init__.py`
+
+**Step 1:** Re-Read `__init__.py`; add inside `if __package__:`:
+
+```python
+    from .gates.reroute_node import NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS as _RR_NODES, \
+        NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS as _RR_NAMES
+```
+and merge into the final dicts:
+```python
+    NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {**NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS, **_RR_NODES}
+    NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {**NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS, **_RR_NAMES}
+```
+
+**Step 2:** `$PY -c "import gates.reroute_node; print(gates.reroute_node.NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS)"`.
+
+**Step 3:** Full suite green: `$PY -m pytest tests/ -v`.
+
+**Step 4: Commit** `feat: register MultiReroute`
+
+---
+
+### Task 5: `web/multi_reroute.js` — dynamic lanes + bottom +/− (Phase 1)
+
+**Files:** Create `web/multi_reroute.js`
+
+`app.registerExtension` for `MultiReroute`:
+- On `nodeCreated`: ensure the node shows `lanes` lane pairs (default 4). Keep a hidden
+  `lanes` widget (count) so the rail count **persists** across save/reload — restore by
+  re-adding that many slot pairs (mirror the repo's existing dynamic-slot restore that reads
+  raw `widgets_values` before link rewiring).
+- Maintain exactly `lanes` visible input slots `in_1..in_lanes` and output slots
+  `out_1..out_lanes` (add/remove the trailing pair as the count changes).
+- **Bottom +**: `lanes++` → add `in_{n}`/`out_{n}`. **Bottom −**: `lanes--` → remove the last
+  pair (only the end moves, so existing wiring is untouched). Clamp `1..MAX_LANES`.
+- Buttons via on-node widgets (or the node context menu) labeled `+ lane` / `− lane`.
+- Slots are any-type (`*`) so any wire connects.
+
+**Manual verify:** add/remove lanes from the bottom; wire IMAGE through lane 1 and LATENT
+through lane 2; values pass; save+reload restores the lane count and wiring.
+
+**Commit** `feat: multi-reroute frontend — dynamic lanes + bottom add/remove`
+
+---
+
+### Task 6: `web/multi_reroute.js` — top +/− with wiring preservation (Phase 2)
+
+**Files:** Modify `web/multi_reroute.js`
+
+- **Top +**: insert a new lane at the top. Because slots are positional and links bind to
+  slot index, capture all current input/output links, add a pair, and **re-map links** so the
+  existing lanes keep their connections and the new empty lane is visually first.
+- **Top −**: remove the top lane, remap the rest up.
+- Implement against a small lane-model (list of logical lanes ↔ slot indices); rebuild slots
+  and reconnect from the model so a failure can't silently drop wires.
+
+**Manual verify:** with lanes 1–3 wired, Top + adds an empty lane at top and 1–3 stay wired;
+Top − removes it cleanly. Save/reload still consistent.
+
+**Commit** `feat: multi-reroute top add/remove (wiring-preserving)`
+
+---
+
+### Task 7: Live smoke test in ComfyUI
+
+Restart ComfyUI. Verify:
+- [ ] "Multi Reroute (Rail)" appears under "Datasete Gates" with 4 lanes.
+- [ ] Bottom +/− add/remove lanes; Top +/− (Phase 2) keep existing wiring.
+- [ ] Route mixed types (IMAGE, MASK, LATENT, STRING) through separate lanes → all pass intact.
+- [ ] An unconnected lane doesn't trigger its downstream (ExecutionBlocker).
+- [ ] Save + reload restores lane count and all connections.
+
+**Commit** (if fixes) `fix: multi-reroute live-test adjustments`
+
+---
+
+## Definition of done
+
+- `$PY -m pytest tests/test_anytype.py tests/test_reroute.py -v` green; full `tests/` green.
+- Manual checklist passes: lanes add/remove (bottom; top in P2), mixed-type pass-through,
+  empty-lane blocking, persistence.

docs/plans/2026-06-26-textgate-run-from-here-design.md

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+# Text Gate — "Run from here" + sticky edit (design)
+
+**Goal:** Bring the Text Gate to parity with the Image Gate's "Run from here"
+affordance, plus a text-specific touch: keep the user's edited text across
+re-runs ("start from there").
+
+**Scope:** Frontend only — `web/text_gate.js`. No changes to `gates/textgate.py`,
+`gates/gate_bus.py`, or `gates/gate_server.py`. The gate already re-arms and
+re-pauses on every run (`GateBus.arm` → `wait_payload`) and `IS_CHANGED` returns
+`NaN`, so re-queuing the prompt is enough to "resume": cached upstream means the
+gate re-pauses near-instantly.
+
+## State machine
+
+The node currently has no explicit state. Add three:
+
+- **idle** — before the first run. Pass shown, Run-from-here hidden.
+- **paused** — socket `datasete-textgate-show` arrived. Textarea editable &
+  populated, **▶ Pass** shown, **Run from here** hidden, status `edit, then Pass`.
+- **passed** — after Pass click. Textarea keeps the edited text, **Pass** hidden,
+  **▶ Run from here** shown, status `passed — Run from here to re-run`.
+
+**Run from here** click → executes the `Comfy.QueuePrompt` command via
+`app.extensionManager.command.execute(...)` — the same path the Run button and
+Ctrl+Enter use, so the prompt actually starts. A bare `app.queuePrompt(0, 1)`
+enqueues but skips the command's run setup, so the 1.47 frontend doesn't kick off
+execution (you'd have to press Run yourself). `app.queuePrompt` remains a fallback
+for older frontends without the command registry.
+
+## Sticky edited text (by intent, not text comparison)
+
+The Image Gate keeps its mask sticky; the Text Gate keeps its text. Stickiness is
+keyed off **which action triggered the run**, not a text comparison — because the
+upstream feeding `text` is often non-deterministic (random/seeded prompts), so a
+text comparison would wrongly clobber the edit on every Run-from-here.
+
+- The "Run from here" button sets `node._tgKeepEdit = true` before re-queuing.
+- On the next re-pause (`datasete-textgate-show`):
+  - if `node._tgKeepEdit` → **keep** the current textarea value and clear the
+    flag, so the gate re-emits *your* edited text downstream.
+  - else (a normal toolbar Queue) → overwrite the textarea with the incoming
+    upstream text.
+
+Net: Run-from-here always preserves your edit; a deliberate full Queue shows the
+fresh upstream text. `_tgKeepEdit` is per-session (not serialized).
+
+**Out of scope:** re-queuing still recomputes non-cacheable upstream nodes — that
+is inherent to ComfyUI and identical for the Image Gate. With intent-based
+stickiness the regenerated text is simply ignored, so it can't change the result;
+to skip the compute, Bypass (Ctrl+B) the upstream node manually.
+
+## Verification
+
+- `node --check web/text_gate.js` (no JS test harness in the repo — consistent
+  with the other `web/*.js`).
+- Manual: pause → edit → Pass → button appears → Run-from-here re-pauses showing
+  your edited text → downstream re-runs; change something upstream → new input
+  shows.
+
+## Dropped (YAGNI)
+
+- A separate "↺ reset to input" button — the upstream-change detection covers the
+  stale-edit footgun.
+- Any backend auto-pass / bypass mode — not requested.

docs/plans/2026-06-29-sidecar-save-design.md

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+# Save Image + chainable sidecars (design)
+
+**Goal:** A save-image node (like KJ's `SaveImageKJ`) that, instead of a single
+caption, writes any number of **sidecar** text/JSON files alongside the image,
+each sharing the image's base name so associations never break.
+
+Decisions (from brainstorming):
+- **One unified `Sidecar` node** (content + name + extension), not per-type nodes.
+- **JSON is just a string** — content is a STRING written verbatim; the extension
+  decides `.txt` vs `.json`.
+
+## Nodes (backend-only — standard widgets/slots, no web JS)
+
+### `Sidecar` — one link in the chain
+- Inputs: `content` (STRING, forceInput) · `name` (STRING, default `""`) ·
+  `extension` (STRING, default `.txt`) · `sidecar` (optional `SIDECAR` chain-in).
+- Output: `sidecar` (`SIDECAR`) — a list; appends `{content, name, ext}` to the
+  incoming chain and passes it on. Pure, no comfy imports.
+- `SIDECAR` is a custom type so only sidecar/save ports interconnect.
+
+### `Save Image (Sidecars)` — end of the chain
+- Inputs: `images` (IMAGE) · `filename_prefix` (default `ComfyUI`) ·
+  `output_folder` (default `output`; absolute or under the ComfyUI output dir) ·
+  `sidecar` (optional `SIDECAR`). `OUTPUT_NODE`, returns the image preview.
+- `folder_paths.get_save_image_path()` → `base = f"{filename}_{counter:05}_"`
+  (mirrors `SaveImageKJ`). Saves `base.png`, then each sidecar as `base + name + ext`.
+
+## Filename rule
+
+`base` already ends in `_`, so it is the separator:
+
+| name | ext | file |
+|---|---|---|
+| `""` | `.txt` | `ComfyUI_00001_.txt` (caption, shares the image base) |
+| `""` | `.json` | `ComfyUI_00001_.json` |
+| `variant_a` | `.txt` | `ComfyUI_00001_variant_a.txt` |
+
+Image: `ComfyUI_00001_.png`. Batch > 1 writes each sidecar per image.
+
+## Validation (all before any file is written → no partial output)
+
+- **Duplicate → error:** two sidecars resolving to the same `name+ext`
+  (two empty-name `.txt`, or two `variant_a.json`) raise a clear `ValueError`.
+- **Extension allowlist:** `.txt .caption .json .yaml .yml .md .csv .tsv .xml .log
+  .ini .toml`. `name`/`extension` sanitized to a basename; per-file `commonpath`
+  path-traversal guard. (All copied from `SaveImageKJ`.)
+
+## Code layout / testing
+
+- `gates/sidecar.py` — pure logic: `ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS`, `normalize_ext`,
+  `sanitize_name`, `append_spec`, `build_plan`. Unit-tested (chain build, filename
+  resolution, duplicate raises, bad-ext raises) — no torch/comfy.
+- `gates/sidecar_node.py` — the two node classes; torch/PIL/`folder_paths`
+  imported lazily inside `save()`. `build_plan` runs before any I/O.
+- `__init__.py` — additive registration.
+
+## Rejected / deferred
+
+- Per-type text/json nodes (unified node covers both).
+- Structured JSON/dict input (string-JSON is enough).

docs/plans/2026-06-29-textgate-protected-design.md

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+# Text Gate — "Protected" mode (standalone text node)
+
+**Goal:** A `protected` switch that turns the Text Gate into a standalone text
+node: no pause, it outputs the text you typed every run, ignoring upstream. Toggle
+off → back to the normal pause/edit/Pass gate using the upstream text.
+
+Decisions (from brainstorming):
+- Protected = **plain-text-node behavior** (no pause), not a "still-pause-but-lock".
+- The upstream wire is **kept but its value ignored** while protected (toggle off
+  resumes upstream seamlessly — no reconnecting).
+
+## Backend (`gates/textgate.py`)
+
+The authored text and the flag must reach `run()`, so:
+
+- `text` input: `required` → **`optional`** (`forceInput` kept), so the node runs
+  standalone. Existing connections still work.
+- New serializing widgets:
+  - `protected` (BOOLEAN, default `False`) — the switch.
+  - `stored_text` (STRING) — the authored text, hidden in the UI behind the DOM
+    editor; the textarea syncs into it.
+- `run(self, unique_id=None, text=None, signal=None, protected=False, stored_text="")`:
+  - `protected` → `return (stored_text, signal)` immediately — no `GateBus`, no
+    pause, upstream ignored. (Returns early *before* importing comfy, so it stays
+    import-safe/unit-testable.)
+  - else → current pause flow, guarding an unconnected input with `text or ""`.
+- `IS_CHANGED`: `protected` → return `stored_text` (cache-friendly like a real text
+  node; downstream only re-runs when the text changes). Else → `float("nan")` (so
+  the existing NaN test still passes).
+
+## Frontend (`web/text_gate.js`)
+
+- Hide the auto-created `stored_text` widget (`computeSize → [0,-4]`, the pool
+  node's trick); the DOM textarea stays the single editor and writes its value into
+  `stored_text` on every edit (persists + reaches the backend).
+- Read the `protected` boolean toggle (label "🔒 Protected (text node)"). On **ON**:
+  snapshot the current textarea into `stored_text`, hide Pass / Run-from-here, show
+  status "🔒 protected — outputs this text, upstream ignored", keep the textarea
+  editable. On **OFF**: revert to the normal pause UI.
+- Ignore the `datasete-textgate-show` socket while protected. On load, populate the
+  textarea from `stored_text`.
+
+## Persistence & compat
+
+`protected` + `stored_text` are real widgets → save/reload restores mode + text.
+Old saved TextGates get `protected=false`, `stored_text=""` defaults (the DOM editor
+is `serialize:false`, so old nodes carry no conflicting widgets_values).
+
+## Testing
+
+- Unit: `run(protected=True, stored_text="hi")` → `("hi", signal)` without touching
+  `GateBus`; `IS_CHANGED(protected=True, stored_text="hi")` → `"hi"`;
+  `IS_CHANGED(protected=False)` → `NaN`; `text` is in `INPUT_TYPES()["optional"]`.
+- Frontend: `node --check`; manual — toggle protect, edit freely, Run doesn't
+  overwrite, save/reload keeps text, toggle off resumes upstream.
+
+## Rejected
+
+A frontend-only "lock" that still pauses — doesn't give true text-node behavior
+(you'd still click Pass each run), which is the point of the switch.

gates/bucket_node.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def fit_mask(mask, W, H):
 
 
 class BucketResize:
-    CATEGORY = "Datasete Gates"
+    CATEGORY = "Dataset Gates"
     FUNCTION = "run"
     RETURN_TYPES = ("IMAGE", "MASK", "INT", "INT", "STRING")
     RETURN_NAMES = ("image", "mask", "width", "height", "label")

gates/gate.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def mask_from_stash(data, image):
 
 
 class ImageGate:
-    CATEGORY = "Datasete Gates"
+    CATEGORY = "Dataset Gates"
     FUNCTION = "run"
     RETURN_TYPES = ("MASK",) + ("IMAGE",) * MAX_ROUTES
     RETURN_NAMES = ("mask",) + tuple(f"route_{i + 1}" for i in range(MAX_ROUTES))
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@ class ImageGate:
     def run(self, image, routes, unique_id):
         from comfy_execution.graph_utils import ExecutionBlocker
         from . import gate_server
+        import comfy.model_management as mm
 
         gate_bus.GateBus.arm(unique_id)
         gate_server.send_preview(unique_id, image, routes)
         try:
-            chosen_1 = gate_bus.GateBus.wait(unique_id)
+            chosen_1 = gate_bus.GateBus.wait(
+                unique_id, should_cancel=mm.processing_interrupted)
         except gate_bus.GateCancelled:
-            import comfy.model_management as mm
             raise mm.InterruptProcessingException()
 
         mask = mask_from_stash(gate_bus.GateBus.pop_mask(unique_id), image)

gates/gate_bus.py

@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ class GateBus:
             cls.messages[str(node_id)] = int(message)
 
     @classmethod
-    def wait(cls, node_id, period=0.1):
+    def wait(cls, node_id, period=0.1, should_cancel=None):
         sid = str(node_id)
         while sid not in cls.messages:
-            if cls.cancelled:
+            if cls.cancelled or (should_cancel is not None and should_cancel()):
                 cls.cancelled = False
                 raise GateCancelled()
             time.sleep(period)

gates/loader.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def load_image_and_mask(path):
 
 
 class FolderImageLoader:
-    CATEGORY = "Datasete Gates"
+    CATEGORY = "Dataset Gates"
     FUNCTION = "run"
     RETURN_TYPES = ("IMAGE", "STRING", "MASK", "STRING", "INT")
     RETURN_NAMES = ("image", "text", "mask", "filename", "index")

gates/node.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {}
 
 
 class GridImagePool:
-    CATEGORY = "Datasete Gates"
+    CATEGORY = "Dataset Gates"
     FUNCTION = "run"
     RETURN_TYPES = ("IMAGE", "MASK", "INT", "INT", "STRING")
     RETURN_NAMES = ("image", "mask", "index", "count", "label")

gates/profile_node.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {}
 
 
 class PoolProfile:
-    CATEGORY = "Datasete Gates"
+    CATEGORY = "Dataset Gates"
     FUNCTION = "run"
     RETURN_TYPES = ("POOL_PROFILE",)
     RETURN_NAMES = ("profile",)

gates/sidecar.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""Pure sidecar-file planning: filename resolution, extension allowlist, and
+duplicate detection. No comfy/torch imports so it stays unit-testable."""
+import os
+
+# Plain-text / data formats only — never image or executable extensions.
+ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = {
+    ".txt", ".caption", ".json", ".yaml", ".yml", ".md",
+    ".csv", ".tsv", ".xml", ".log", ".ini", ".toml",
+}
+
+
+def normalize_ext(ext):
+    """Sanitize an extension to a leading-dot basename and allowlist it."""
+    ext = os.path.basename((ext or "").strip())
+    if ext and not ext.startswith("."):
+        ext = "." + ext
+    if ext.lower() not in ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Disallowed sidecar extension {ext!r}. "
+            f"Allowed: {', '.join(sorted(ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS))}")
+    return ext
+
+
+def sanitize_name(name):
+    """Reduce a name field to a bare filename token (no path traversal)."""
+    return os.path.basename((name or "").strip())
+
+
+def append_spec(chain, content, name, ext):
+    """Return a new chain list with this sidecar spec appended (no mutation)."""
+    out = list(chain) if chain else []
+    out.append({"content": content, "name": name, "ext": ext})
+    return out
+
+
+def build_plan(specs):
+    """Resolve specs to a list of (suffix, content), where the file written is
+    `<image_base> + suffix` and suffix is `name + ext`. Validates extensions and
+    rejects duplicate filenames, raising ValueError *before* any I/O so a bad
+    chain writes nothing."""
+    seen = set()
+    plan = []
+    for s in specs or []:
+        ext = normalize_ext(s.get("ext"))
+        name = sanitize_name(s.get("name"))
+        suffix = f"{name}{ext}"
+        if suffix in seen:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Duplicate sidecar file '<base>{suffix}': two sidecars resolve "
+                f"to the same name (name={name!r}, ext={ext}). "
+                f"Give one a distinct name.")
+        seen.add(suffix)
+        plan.append((suffix, s.get("content", "")))
+    return plan

gates/sidecar_node.py

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+"""Save Image + chainable sidecar text/JSON files.
+
+`Sidecar` nodes chain a list of {content, name, ext} specs (SIDECAR type);
+`SaveImageSidecars` saves the image and writes each sidecar next to it sharing
+the image's base name. Heavy deps (torch/PIL/folder_paths) are imported lazily
+inside save() so this module imports without comfy for unit tests."""
+from . import sidecar as sc
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {}
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {}
+
+
+class Sidecar:
+    CATEGORY = "Dataset Gates"
+    FUNCTION = "run"
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("SIDECAR",)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("sidecar",)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "content": ("STRING", {"forceInput": True}),
+                "name": ("STRING", {"default": ""}),
+                "extension": ("STRING", {"default": ".txt"}),
+            },
+            "optional": {
+                "sidecar": ("SIDECAR",),   # chain-in from a previous Sidecar
+            },
+        }
+
+    def run(self, content, name, extension, sidecar=None):
+        return (sc.append_spec(sidecar, content, name, extension),)
+
+
+class SaveImageSidecars:
+    CATEGORY = "Dataset Gates"
+    FUNCTION = "save"
+    RETURN_TYPES = ()
+    OUTPUT_NODE = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "images": ("IMAGE",),
+                "filename_prefix": ("STRING", {"default": "ComfyUI"}),
+                "output_folder": ("STRING", {"default": "output"}),
+            },
+            "optional": {
+                "sidecar": ("SIDECAR",),
+            },
+            "hidden": {"prompt": "PROMPT", "extra_pnginfo": "EXTRA_PNGINFO"},
+        }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _safe_path(folder, filename):
+        import os
+        path = os.path.join(folder, filename)
+        root = os.path.abspath(folder)
+        if os.path.commonpath((root, os.path.abspath(path))) != root:
+            raise ValueError(f"Refusing to write outside the target folder: {path}")
+        return path
+
+    def save(self, images, filename_prefix, output_folder, sidecar=None,
+             prompt=None, extra_pnginfo=None):
+        import json
+        import os
+
+        import numpy as np
+        from PIL import Image
+        from PIL.PngImagePlugin import PngInfo
+
+        import folder_paths
+        from comfy.cli_args import args
+
+        # Validate the entire sidecar plan BEFORE writing anything, so a bad
+        # chain (duplicate name, disallowed extension) writes no files at all.
+        plan = sc.build_plan(sidecar)
+
+        h, w = int(images[0].shape[0]), int(images[0].shape[1])
+        if os.path.isabs(output_folder):
+            os.makedirs(output_folder, exist_ok=True)
+            output_dir = output_folder
+        else:
+            output_dir = folder_paths.get_output_directory()
+        full_output_folder, filename, counter, subfolder, filename_prefix = \
+            folder_paths.get_save_image_path(filename_prefix, output_dir, w, h)
+
+        results = []
+        for batch_number, image in enumerate(images):
+            arr = (255.0 * image.cpu().numpy()).clip(0, 255).astype(np.uint8)
+            img = Image.fromarray(arr)
+
+            metadata = None
+            if not args.disable_metadata:
+                metadata = PngInfo()
+                if prompt is not None:
+                    metadata.add_text("prompt", json.dumps(prompt))
+                if extra_pnginfo is not None:
+                    for k in extra_pnginfo:
+                        metadata.add_text(k, json.dumps(extra_pnginfo[k]))
+
+            base = f"{filename.replace('%batch_num%', str(batch_number))}_{counter:05}_"
+            img.save(self._safe_path(full_output_folder, base + ".png"),
+                     pnginfo=metadata, compress_level=4)
+            for suffix, content in plan:
+                with open(self._safe_path(full_output_folder, base + suffix),
+                          "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    f.write(content if content is not None else "")
+
+            results.append({"filename": base + ".png",
+                            "subfolder": subfolder, "type": "output"})
+            counter += 1
+
+        return {"ui": {"images": results}}
+
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
+    "Sidecar": Sidecar,
+    "SaveImageSidecars": SaveImageSidecars,
+}
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
+    "Sidecar": "Sidecar (text/json)",
+    "SaveImageSidecars": "Save Image (Sidecars)",
+}

gates/textgate.py

@@ -15,33 +15,46 @@ ANY = AnyType("*")
 
 
 class TextGate:
-    CATEGORY = "Datasete Gates"
+    CATEGORY = "Dataset Gates"
     FUNCTION = "run"
     RETURN_TYPES = ("STRING", ANY)
     RETURN_NAMES = ("text", "signal")
 
     @classmethod
     def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        # `text` is optional so the node can run standalone in protected mode.
+        # `protected` + `stored_text` are serializing widgets carrying the
+        # authored text-node state (stored_text is hidden by the frontend).
         return {
-            "required": {
-                "text": ("STRING", {"forceInput": True}),
-            },
             "optional": {
+                "text": ("STRING", {"forceInput": True}),
                 "signal": (ANY, {}),
+                "protected": ("BOOLEAN", {"default": False}),
+                # single-line so the frontend can fully hide it (the DOM editor
+                # is the real text box); the value still holds arbitrary text.
+                "stored_text": ("STRING", {"default": ""}),
             },
             "hidden": {"unique_id": "UNIQUE_ID"},
         }
 
     @classmethod
-    def IS_CHANGED(cls, **kwargs):
-        return float("nan")
+    def IS_CHANGED(cls, protected=False, stored_text="", **kwargs):
+        # Protected = plain text node: cache on the authored text so downstream
+        # only re-runs when it changes. Otherwise never cache (always pause).
+        return stored_text if protected else float("nan")
+
+    def run(self, unique_id=None, text=None, signal=None,
+            protected=False, stored_text=""):
+        if protected:
+            # Standalone text node: emit the authored text, ignore upstream, no
+            # pause. Returns before importing comfy, so it stays import-safe.
+            return (stored_text, signal)
 
-    def run(self, text, unique_id, signal=None):
         from . import gate_server
         import comfy.model_management as mm
 
         gate_bus.GateBus.arm(unique_id)
-        gate_server.send_text(unique_id, text)
+        gate_server.send_text(unique_id, text or "")
         try:
             edited = gate_bus.GateBus.wait_payload(
                 unique_id, should_cancel=mm.processing_interrupted)

tests/test_gate_bus.py

@@ -65,3 +65,10 @@ def test_wait_payload_should_cancel_raises():
     gb.GateBus.arm("p")
     with pytest.raises(gb.GateCancelled):
         gb.GateBus.wait_payload("p", should_cancel=lambda: True)
+
+def test_wait_should_cancel_raises():
+    # image gate: ComfyUI Interrupt (should_cancel) must abort the wait too
+    gb.GateBus.arm("7")
+    with pytest.raises(gb.GateCancelled):
+        gb.GateBus.wait("7", should_cancel=lambda: True)
+    assert gb.GateBus.cancelled is False

tests/test_sidecar.py

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import pytest
+
+from gates import sidecar
+
+
+def test_append_spec_builds_chain_without_mutating():
+    c1 = sidecar.append_spec(None, "hello", "", ".txt")
+    c2 = sidecar.append_spec(c1, "{}", "meta", ".json")
+    assert c1 == [{"content": "hello", "name": "", "ext": ".txt"}]
+    assert len(c2) == 2
+    assert c2[1] == {"content": "{}", "name": "meta", "ext": ".json"}
+    assert len(c1) == 1  # original chain untouched
+
+
+def test_normalize_ext_adds_dot_and_allowlists():
+    assert sidecar.normalize_ext("txt") == ".txt"
+    assert sidecar.normalize_ext(".json") == ".json"
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        sidecar.normalize_ext(".png")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        sidecar.normalize_ext(".exe")
+
+
+def test_sanitize_name_strips_path_and_space():
+    assert sidecar.sanitize_name("  variant_a ") == "variant_a"
+    assert sidecar.sanitize_name("../evil") == "evil"
+    assert sidecar.sanitize_name("a/b") == "b"
+    assert sidecar.sanitize_name("") == ""
+
+
+def test_build_plan_resolves_suffixes():
+    specs = [
+        {"content": "cap", "name": "", "ext": ".txt"},
+        {"content": "{}", "name": "", "ext": ".json"},
+        {"content": "v", "name": "variant_a", "ext": ".txt"},
+    ]
+    assert sidecar.build_plan(specs) == [
+        (".txt", "cap"),
+        (".json", "{}"),
+        ("variant_a.txt", "v"),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_build_plan_duplicate_empty_names_raises():
+    specs = [
+        {"content": "a", "name": "", "ext": ".txt"},
+        {"content": "b", "name": "", "ext": ".txt"},
+    ]
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        sidecar.build_plan(specs)
+
+
+def test_build_plan_empty_txt_and_json_do_not_collide():
+    specs = [
+        {"content": "a", "name": "", "ext": ".txt"},
+        {"content": "b", "name": "", "ext": ".json"},
+    ]
+    assert len(sidecar.build_plan(specs)) == 2
+
+
+def test_build_plan_bad_extension_raises():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        sidecar.build_plan([{"content": "x", "name": "", "ext": ".png"}])
+
+
+def test_build_plan_none_is_empty():
+    assert sidecar.build_plan(None) == []

tests/test_sidecar_node.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from gates import sidecar_node as sn
+
+
+def test_sidecar_run_builds_chain():
+    node = sn.Sidecar()
+    (chain,) = node.run(content="hello", name="", extension=".txt", sidecar=None)
+    assert chain == [{"content": "hello", "name": "", "ext": ".txt"}]
+    (chain2,) = node.run(content="{}", name="meta", extension=".json", sidecar=chain)
+    assert len(chain2) == 2
+    assert chain2[1] == {"content": "{}", "name": "meta", "ext": ".json"}
+
+
+def test_sidecar_io_shape():
+    assert sn.Sidecar.RETURN_TYPES == ("SIDECAR",)
+    it = sn.Sidecar.INPUT_TYPES()
+    assert "content" in it["required"]
+    assert "name" in it["required"]
+    assert "extension" in it["required"]
+    assert "sidecar" in it["optional"]
+
+
+def test_save_node_io_shape():
+    assert sn.SaveImageSidecars.OUTPUT_NODE is True
+    assert sn.SaveImageSidecars.RETURN_TYPES == ()
+    it = sn.SaveImageSidecars.INPUT_TYPES()
+    for k in ("images", "filename_prefix", "output_folder"):
+        assert k in it["required"]
+    assert "sidecar" in it["optional"]
+
+
+def test_mappings_present():
+    assert "Sidecar" in sn.NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS
+    assert "SaveImageSidecars" in sn.NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS
+    assert sn.NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS["SaveImageSidecars"]

tests/test_textgate.py

@@ -16,3 +16,31 @@ def test_textgate_io_shape():
 def test_textgate_is_changed_nan():
     v = textgate.TextGate.IS_CHANGED(text="hi", unique_id="1")
     assert math.isnan(v)
+
+
+def test_textgate_text_input_is_optional():
+    it = textgate.TextGate.INPUT_TYPES()
+    assert "text" in it["optional"]
+    assert "protected" in it["optional"]
+    assert "stored_text" in it["optional"]
+
+
+def test_textgate_protected_returns_stored_text_without_pause():
+    # protected mode must return the stored text directly — no GateBus, no comfy
+    out = textgate.TextGate().run(
+        unique_id="1", text="from upstream", signal="sig",
+        protected=True, stored_text="my authored text",
+    )
+    assert out == ("my authored text", "sig")
+
+
+def test_textgate_is_changed_protected_returns_stored_text():
+    v = textgate.TextGate.IS_CHANGED(
+        unique_id="1", protected=True, stored_text="frozen")
+    assert v == "frozen"
+
+
+def test_textgate_is_changed_not_protected_is_nan():
+    v = textgate.TextGate.IS_CHANGED(
+        unique_id="1", protected=False, stored_text="ignored")
+    assert math.isnan(v)

web/image_gate.js

@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ function showResolved(node, choiceLabel) {
 }
 
 async function queueFromHere(node) {
+  // Fire the same command the Run button / Ctrl+Enter use, so the prompt
+  // actually EXECUTES. A bare app.queuePrompt(...) enqueues but skips the
+  // command's run setup, so the 1.47 frontend doesn't kick off the run (you'd
+  // have to press Run yourself). Fall back to app.queuePrompt on older
+  // frontends without the command registry.
+  const cmd = app.extensionManager?.command;
+  if (cmd?.execute) {
+    try { await cmd.execute("Comfy.QueuePrompt"); return; }
+    catch (e) { /* fall through to the legacy path */ }
+  }
   try {
     await app.queuePrompt(0, 1);
   } catch (e) {

web/text_gate.js

@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ import { api } from "../../scripts/api.js";
 // the server pushes via the "datasete-textgate-show" socket event and POSTs the
 // edited text back. Outputs are static (text, signal) — no dynamic slots.
 //
+// After Pass, a "▶ Run from here" button re-queues the prompt (Image Gate
+// parity): the gate re-arms every run and IS_CHANGED is NaN, so it re-pauses
+// each run. The edited text is sticky by INTENT: a Run-from-here re-queue keeps
+// YOUR edited text (even if a non-deterministic upstream regenerates it), while
+// a normal toolbar Queue shows whatever the upstream produced. Keying off which
+// button ran — not a text comparison — means a random/seeded upstream can't
+// clobber the edit on re-run. (Re-queuing still recomputes non-cacheable
+// upstream, as in any ComfyUI run; that regenerated text is simply ignored.)
+//
 // Sizing follows the Image Pool node: the editor is always present and FILLS the
 // node, with only a min-height floor (no max) so the node stays freely resizable
 // and the textarea grows with it.
@@ -19,6 +28,48 @@ const MIN_EDITOR_H = 140;   // textarea floor
 const BTN_ROW_H = 34;       // Pass button row
 const MARGIN = 10;          // ComfyUI DOM-widget inset, matches the other nodes
 
+// ---- protected-mode widgets -------------------------------------------------
+// `protected` (BOOLEAN toggle) + `stored_text` (hidden STRING) are real backend
+// widgets. When protected, the node acts as a plain text node: it outputs
+// stored_text and ignores upstream (no pause). The DOM textarea is the visible
+// editor and mirrors its value into stored_text on EVERY change (typing, upstream
+// arrival, Pass) — so the editor content survives refresh / workflow reload in
+// BOTH modes (stored_text also reaches run() when protected).
+
+function widgetByName(node, name) {
+  return node.widgets?.find((w) => w.name === name);
+}
+
+function isProtected(node) {
+  return !!widgetByName(node, "protected")?.value;
+}
+
+// mirror the editor text into the hidden stored_text widget (persist + backend)
+function syncStored(node) {
+  const w = widgetByName(node, "stored_text");
+  if (w) w.value = node._tg?.area?.value ?? "";
+}
+
+// fully hide the auto-created stored_text widget (same as the pool node's
+// pool_id): getVisibleWidgets() filters on `hidden`, so it's dropped from both
+// draw and layout — computeSize alone (or type="hidden") does NOT hide it.
+// Serialization still iterates all widgets, so stored_text is saved/sent.
+function hideStoredWidget(node) {
+  const w = widgetByName(node, "stored_text");
+  if (!w) return;
+  w.hidden = true;
+  w.computeSize = () => [0, -4];
+}
+
+// reflect the persisted stored_text + mode into the editor + UI. The editor text
+// is restored in BOTH modes so it survives a refresh / workflow reload; the mode
+// only selects the UI state (protected vs idle waiting-for-a-run).
+function applyPersistedMode(node) {
+  if (!node._tg) return;
+  node._tg.area.value = widgetByName(node, "stored_text")?.value ?? "";
+  setState(node, isProtected(node) ? "protected" : "idle");
+}
+
 // ---- server call ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 async function postPass(node, text) {
@@ -28,6 +79,47 @@ async function postPass(node, text) {
   await api.fetchApi(`${R}/pass`, { method: "POST", body: fd });
 }
 
+// ---- run-from-here + state --------------------------------------------------
+// States: "idle" (pre-run), "paused" (waiting for Pass), "passed" (Run-from-here
+// shown). Re-queuing the whole prompt is enough to "resume" — cached upstream
+// re-pauses the gate, matching the Image Gate's queueFromHere.
+
+async function queueFromHere(node) {
+  // Fire the same command the Run button / Ctrl+Enter use, so the prompt
+  // actually EXECUTES. A bare app.queuePrompt(...) enqueues but skips the
+  // command's run setup, so the 1.47 frontend doesn't kick off the run (you'd
+  // have to press Run yourself). Fall back to app.queuePrompt on older
+  // frontends without the command registry.
+  const cmd = app.extensionManager?.command;
+  if (cmd?.execute) {
+    try { await cmd.execute("Comfy.QueuePrompt"); return; }
+    catch (e) { /* fall through to the legacy path */ }
+  }
+  try {
+    await app.queuePrompt(0, 1);
+  } catch (e) {
+    try { await app.queuePrompt(0); } catch (e2) { console.error("[tgate] queue failed", e2); }
+  }
+}
+
+function setState(node, s) {
+  node._tgState = s;
+  const tg = node._tg;
+  if (!tg) return;
+  // Pass is hidden once passed AND in protected mode (no pause there);
+  // Run-from-here only in the passed state.
+  tg.pass.style.display = (s === "passed" || s === "protected") ? "none" : "";
+  tg.runHere.style.display = s === "passed" ? "" : "none";
+  if (s === "paused") tg.status.textContent = "edit, then Pass";
+  else if (s === "passed") tg.status.textContent = "passed — Run from here to re-run";
+  else if (s === "protected") tg.status.textContent = "🔒 protected — outputs this text (upstream ignored)";
+  else tg.status.textContent = "";
+  tg.area.placeholder = s === "protected"
+    ? "type text (used as a text node)…"
+    : "waiting for a run…";
+  node.setDirtyCanvas?.(true, true);
+}
+
 // ---- sizing (Image Pool pattern) --------------------------------------------
 
 // Only a min-height FLOOR — no max — so the DOM widget fills the node and grows
@@ -59,6 +151,8 @@ function injectStyles() {
                        border:1px solid #555; color:#fff; }
   .tgate-pass { background:rgba(40,130,70,0.95); }
   .tgate-pass:hover { background:rgba(55,160,90,0.98); }
+  .tgate-run { background:rgba(40,90,140,0.95); }
+  .tgate-run:hover { background:rgba(60,120,180,0.98); }
   .tgate-status { font-size:11px; opacity:0.6; margin-left:auto; }
   `;
   const style = document.createElement("style");
@@ -76,26 +170,55 @@ function setupTextGateNode(node) {
   const area = document.createElement("textarea");
   area.className = "tgate-area";
   area.placeholder = "waiting for a run…";
-  // don't let typing/space toggle node selection or graph shortcuts
-  area.onkeydown = (e) => e.stopPropagation();
+  // Stop keys from reaching litegraph (so typing/space can't toggle node
+  // selection or fire canvas shortcuts) — EXCEPT ComfyUI's prompt-weighting
+  // shortcut (Ctrl/Cmd+↑/↓). That handler is a global `window` keydown listener
+  // that wraps the selection in (token:weight); a blanket stopPropagation here
+  // kept it from ever bubbling up, so weighting didn't work in this editor.
+  // Its execCommand edit fires our oninput, so the weighted text still syncs.
+  area.onkeydown = (e) => {
+    const isWeight = (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) &&
+                     (e.key === "ArrowUp" || e.key === "ArrowDown");
+    if (!isWeight) e.stopPropagation();
+  };
+  // keep the hidden stored_text widget mirrored so edits persist + reach run()
+  area.oninput = () => syncStored(node);
 
   const btns = document.createElement("div");
   btns.className = "tgate-btns";
+
   const pass = document.createElement("button");
   pass.className = "tgate-pass";
   pass.textContent = "▶ Pass";
+  pass.onclick = async () => {
+    syncStored(node);                 // persist the passed text so a reload keeps it
+    await postPass(node, area.value);
+    setState(node, "passed");
+  };
+
+  // Re-queue the prompt; cached upstream re-pauses the gate so you can run your
+  // edited text downstream again without recomputing the graph above it.
+  const runHere = document.createElement("button");
+  runHere.className = "tgate-run";
+  runHere.textContent = "▶ Run from here";
+  runHere.style.display = "none";
+  runHere.onclick = async () => {
+    node._tgKeepEdit = true;   // tell the next re-pause to preserve this edit
+    node._tg.status.textContent = "re-running…";
+    await queueFromHere(node);
+  };
+
   const status = document.createElement("span");
   status.className = "tgate-status";
-  pass.onclick = async () => {
-    await postPass(node, area.value);
-    status.textContent = "passed";
-  };
+
   btns.appendChild(pass);
+  btns.appendChild(runHere);
   btns.appendChild(status);
 
   wrap.appendChild(area);
   wrap.appendChild(btns);
-  node._tg = { wrap, area, status };
+  node._tg = { wrap, area, status, pass, runHere };
+  node._tgState = "idle";
 
   // FILLS the node: floor-only min height, no max (Image Pool pattern).
   node._tgWidget = node.addDOMWidget("textgate_editor", "div", wrap, {
@@ -111,24 +234,57 @@ function setupTextGateNode(node) {
     return r;
   };
 
+  // protected-mode wiring: hide the stored_text widget, label + react to the
+  // toggle, and reflect the persisted mode/text into the editor.
+  hideStoredWidget(node);
+  const pw = widgetByName(node, "protected");
+  if (pw) {
+    pw.label = "🔒 Protected (text node)";
+    const prev = pw.callback;
+    pw.callback = function () {
+      const r = prev?.apply(this, arguments);
+      if (isProtected(node)) { syncStored(node); setState(node, "protected"); }
+      else setState(node, "idle");
+      return r;
+    };
+  }
+  applyPersistedMode(node);
+
   // sensible default size; the node stays freely resizable (no width floor lock)
   node.setSize([Math.max(node.size?.[0] || 0, MIN_W), node.computeSize()[1]]);
   syncWidgetWidth(node);
 }
 
+// Build marker — lets you confirm the browser loaded THIS build (not a cached
+// old copy). If the editor comes back empty after reload but you don't see this
+// line in the devtools console, your tab is running stale JS: hard-refresh
+// (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R).
+const BUILD = "2026-07-03 persist+weight";
+
 app.registerExtension({
   name: "datasete.gates.textgate",
 
   // one global socket listener: route the server's pause event to the node
   setup() {
+    console.info(`[datasete.textgate] loaded build ${BUILD}`);
     api.addEventListener("datasete-textgate-show", (e) => {
       const d = e.detail || {};
       const node = app.graph?.getNodeById?.(parseInt(d.id, 10));
       if (!node || node.type !== NODE || !node._tg) return;
-      node._tg.area.value = d.text || "";
-      node._tg.status.textContent = "edit, then Pass";
+      if (isProtected(node)) return;   // protected = no pause; ignore stray events
+      // Sticky edit by intent: a Run-from-here re-queue (the _tgKeepEdit flag)
+      // keeps YOUR edited text so the gate re-emits it downstream; a normal
+      // Queue shows whatever the upstream produced. Keying off the button —
+      // not a text comparison — means a non-deterministic upstream can't
+      // clobber the edit on re-run.
+      if (node._tgKeepEdit) {
+        node._tgKeepEdit = false;
+      } else {
+        node._tg.area.value = d.text || "";
+      }
+      syncStored(node);   // persist the shown text so a refresh/reload keeps it
+      setState(node, "paused");
       try { node._tg.area.focus(); } catch (err) { /* ignore */ }
-      node.setDirtyCanvas?.(true, true);
     });
   },
 
@@ -141,5 +297,14 @@ app.registerExtension({
       setupTextGateNode(this);
       return r;
     };
+
+    // loaded workflows restore protected + stored_text after create — re-apply
+    // the mode so the editor + UI match the saved state.
+    const onConfigure = nodeType.prototype.onConfigure;
+    nodeType.prototype.onConfigure = function () {
+      const r = onConfigure?.apply(this, arguments);
+      if (this._tg) applyPersistedMode(this);
+      return r;
+    };
   },
 });