diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b5d68f..dc3d77a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ Basic loop wiring:
 5. After the loop finishes, use `For Loop End.collected` as the combined output.
 
 `For Loop Start.index` is 1-based so it can be wired directly into prompt-builder
-`row_number` inputs. `For Loop Start.skip` skips the first N iterations while
-keeping the remaining row numbers stable. For example, `total=10` and `skip=1`
-runs indexes `2..10`; `skip=5` runs indexes `6..10`. This is useful when you
-want to resume a loop without changing index-derived seeds or row numbers.
+`row_number` inputs. `For Loop Start.schedule` is an optional input for choosing
+which indexes run while keeping row numbers stable. Omit it to run `1..total`,
+connect a list such as `[2, 5, 8]`, or connect text such as `2,5,8` or `2-8`.
+Indexes outside `1..total` are ignored.
 
 `collection_mode` controls how values are stored:
 
diff --git a/loop_nodes.py b/loop_nodes.py
index 4edaf69..16501e2 100644
--- a/loop_nodes.py
+++ b/loop_nodes.py
@@ -634,6 +634,131 @@ def append_collected_value(collection: Any, value: Any, mode: str = "auto_batch"
     return _as_list(collection) + [value]
 
 
+def _coerce_loop_int(value: Any) -> int | None:
+    if value is None or isinstance(value, bool):
+        return None
+    if isinstance(value, int):
+        return value
+    if isinstance(value, float):
+        return int(value) if value.is_integer() else None
+    text = str(value).strip()
+    if re.fullmatch(r"-?\d+(?:\.0+)?", text):
+        return int(float(text))
+    return None
+
+
+def _raw_loop_schedule_values(schedule: Any) -> list[Any]:
+    if schedule is None:
+        return []
+    if hasattr(schedule, "tolist"):
+        try:
+            return _raw_loop_schedule_values(schedule.tolist())
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    if isinstance(schedule, str):
+        text = schedule.strip()
+        if not text:
+            return []
+        try:
+            loaded = json.loads(text)
+        except Exception:
+            loaded = None
+        else:
+            return _raw_loop_schedule_values(loaded)
+
+        values: list[int] = []
+
+        def add_range(match: re.Match[str]) -> str:
+            start = int(match.group(1))
+            end = int(match.group(2))
+            step = 1 if end >= start else -1
+            values.extend(range(start, end + step, step))
+            return " "
+
+        remainder = re.sub(r"(?<!\d)(\d+)\s*(?:\.\.|-|:)\s*(\d+)(?!\d)", add_range, text)
+        values.extend(int(match.group(0)) for match in re.finditer(r"-?\d+", remainder))
+        return values
+    if isinstance(schedule, dict):
+        for key in ("schedule", "indexes", "indices", "rows", "values", "items"):
+            if key in schedule:
+                return _raw_loop_schedule_values(schedule[key])
+        values: list[Any] = []
+        for item in schedule.values():
+            values.extend(_raw_loop_schedule_values(item))
+        return values
+    if isinstance(schedule, (list, tuple, set)):
+        values = []
+        for item in schedule:
+            values.extend(_raw_loop_schedule_values(item))
+        return values
+    value = _coerce_loop_int(schedule)
+    return [] if value is None else [value]
+
+
+def _explicit_loop_schedule(schedule: Any, total: int) -> list[int] | None:
+    if schedule is None:
+        return None
+    if isinstance(schedule, str) and not schedule.strip():
+        return None
+
+    total = max(1, int(total))
+    seen: set[int] = set()
+    values = []
+    for raw_value in _raw_loop_schedule_values(schedule):
+        value = _coerce_loop_int(raw_value)
+        if value is None or value < 1 or value > total or value in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(value)
+        values.append(value)
+    return values
+
+
+def _first_loop_index(total: int, schedule: Any = None) -> int:
+    total = max(1, int(total))
+    explicit = _explicit_loop_schedule(schedule, total)
+    if explicit is not None:
+        return explicit[0] if explicit else total + 1
+    return 1
+
+
+def _loop_index_active(index: Any, total: int, schedule: Any = None) -> bool:
+    total = max(1, int(total))
+    value = _coerce_loop_int(index)
+    if value is None:
+        return False
+    explicit = _explicit_loop_schedule(schedule, total)
+    if explicit is not None:
+        return value in explicit
+    return 1 <= value <= total
+
+
+def _next_loop_index(current_index: Any, total: int, schedule: Any = None) -> tuple[int, bool]:
+    total = max(1, int(total))
+    current = _coerce_loop_int(current_index)
+    if current is None:
+        current = 0
+
+    explicit = _explicit_loop_schedule(schedule, total)
+    if explicit is None:
+        next_index = current + 1
+        return next_index, next_index <= total
+    if not explicit:
+        return total + 1, False
+
+    try:
+        position = explicit.index(current)
+    except ValueError:
+        for value in explicit:
+            if value > current:
+                return value, True
+        return total + 1, False
+
+    next_position = position + 1
+    if next_position >= len(explicit):
+        return total + 1, False
+    return explicit[next_position], True
+
+
 class SxCPWhileLoopStart:
     @classmethod
     def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
@@ -795,10 +920,10 @@ class SxCPForLoopStart:
         return {
             "required": {
                 "total": ("INT", {"default": 2, "min": 1, "max": 100000, "step": 1}),
-                "skip": ("INT", {"default": 0, "min": 0, "max": 100000, "step": 1}),
             },
             "optional": {
-                f"initial_value{index}": (ANY_TYPE,) for index in range(1, MAX_CARRY_VALUES + 1)
+                "schedule": (ANY_TYPE,),
+                **{f"initial_value{index}": (ANY_TYPE,) for index in range(1, MAX_CARRY_VALUES + 1)},
             },
             "hidden": {
                 "initial_index": (ANY_TYPE,),
@@ -814,12 +939,10 @@ class SxCPForLoopStart:
     FUNCTION = "start"
     CATEGORY = "prompt_builder/loop"
 
-    def start(self, total, skip=0, initial_index=None, initial_collected=None, **kwargs):
+    def start(self, total, schedule=None, initial_index=None, initial_collected=None, **kwargs):
         _require_graph_builder()
         total = max(1, int(total))
-        skip = max(0, int(skip))
-        first_index = skip + 1
-        index = first_index if initial_index is None else max(int(initial_index), first_index)
+        index = _first_loop_index(total, schedule=schedule) if initial_index is None else int(initial_index)
         collected = initial_collected
         initial_values = {
             "initial_value0": index,
@@ -828,7 +951,7 @@ class SxCPForLoopStart:
         for carry_index in range(1, MAX_CARRY_VALUES + 1):
             initial_values[f"initial_value{carry_index + 1}"] = kwargs.get(f"initial_value{carry_index}")
         graph = GraphBuilder()
-        graph.node("SxCPWhileLoopStart", condition=index <= total, **initial_values)
+        graph.node("SxCPWhileLoopStart", condition=_loop_index_active(index, total, schedule=schedule), **initial_values)
         return {
             "result": tuple(["stub", index, collected] + [kwargs.get(f"initial_value{index}") for index in range(1, MAX_CARRY_VALUES + 1)]),
             "expand": graph.finalize(),
@@ -1281,9 +1404,14 @@ class SxCPForLoopEnd:
         start_node = dynprompt.get_node(loop_start)
         if start_node["class_type"] != "SxCPForLoopStart":
             raise ValueError("SxCP For Loop End must receive flow from SxCP For Loop Start.")
-        total = start_node["inputs"]["total"]
-        next_index = graph.node("SxCPLoopIntAdd", a=[loop_start, 1], b=1)
-        condition = graph.node("SxCPLoopLessThanOrEqual", a=next_index.out(0), b=total)
+        start_inputs = start_node["inputs"]
+        total = start_inputs["total"]
+        next_index = graph.node(
+            "SxCPLoopNextIndex",
+            current_index=[loop_start, 1],
+            total=total,
+            schedule=start_inputs.get("schedule"),
+        )
         collection = kwargs.get("collected") or [loop_start, 2]
         collect_value = kwargs.get("collect_value")
         next_collection = graph.node(
@@ -1299,13 +1427,35 @@ class SxCPForLoopEnd:
         }
         for carry_index in range(1, MAX_CARRY_VALUES + 1):
             next_values[f"initial_value{carry_index + 1}"] = kwargs.get(f"initial_value{carry_index}")
-        while_close = graph.node("SxCPWhileLoopEnd", flow=flow, condition=condition.out(0), **next_values)
+        while_close = graph.node("SxCPWhileLoopEnd", flow=flow, condition=next_index.out(1), **next_values)
         return {
             "result": tuple(while_close.out(index) for index in range(1, MAX_LOOP_VALUES)),
             "expand": graph.finalize(),
         }
 
 
+class SxCPLoopNextIndex:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "current_index": ("INT", {"default": 1}),
+                "total": ("INT", {"default": 2, "min": 1, "max": 100000, "step": 1}),
+            },
+            "optional": {
+                "schedule": (ANY_TYPE,),
+            },
+        }
+
+    RETURN_TYPES = ("INT", "BOOLEAN")
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("index", "condition")
+    FUNCTION = "next_index"
+    CATEGORY = "prompt_builder/loop/internal"
+
+    def next_index(self, current_index, total, schedule=None):
+        return _next_loop_index(current_index, total, schedule=schedule)
+
+
 class SxCPLoopIntAdd:
     @classmethod
     def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
@@ -1372,6 +1522,7 @@ LOOP_NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
     "SxCPAccumulator": SxCPAccumulator,
     "SxCPAccumulatorPreview": SxCPAccumulatorPreview,
     "SxCPPreviewAnyAsText": SxCPPreviewAnyAsText,
+    "SxCPLoopNextIndex": SxCPLoopNextIndex,
     "SxCPLoopIntAdd": SxCPLoopIntAdd,
     "SxCPLoopLessThan": SxCPLoopLessThan,
     "SxCPLoopLessThanOrEqual": SxCPLoopLessThanOrEqual,
@@ -1387,6 +1538,7 @@ LOOP_NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
     "SxCPAccumulator": "SxCP Accumulator",
     "SxCPAccumulatorPreview": "SxCP Accumulator Preview",
     "SxCPPreviewAnyAsText": "SxCP Preview Any As Text",
+    "SxCPLoopNextIndex": "SxCP Loop Next Index",
     "SxCPLoopIntAdd": "SxCP Loop Int Add",
     "SxCPLoopLessThan": "SxCP Loop Less Than",
     "SxCPLoopLessThanOrEqual": "SxCP Loop Less Than Or Equal",
diff --git a/node_tooltips.py b/node_tooltips.py
index 51e30ce..96f7f9b 100644
--- a/node_tooltips.py
+++ b/node_tooltips.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ COMMON_INPUT_TOOLTIPS = {
     "custom_hardcore_clothing": "One custom hardcore clothing/body exposure state per line.",
     "condition": "Loop condition. When false, the loop stops and passes current values through.",
     "total": "Total number of loop iterations.",
-    "skip": "Number of leading loop indexes to skip. skip=1 starts generation at index 2.",
+    "schedule": "Optional loop index schedule. Connect a list or text like 1,3,5 or 2-6; omitted runs 1 through total.",
     "collection": "Existing accumulated value or batch.",
     "value": "Value to append, store, or pass through.",
     "store_key": "Accumulator memory key. Leave blank for node-local storage, or use the same text to share one store across nodes.",
@@ -427,9 +427,14 @@ NODE_INPUT_TOOLTIPS = {
         "include_trigger": "Keep this true for LoRA/training captions so the trigger token is learned.",
     },
     "SxCPForLoopStart": {
-        "index": "Output loop index. First generated index is skip + 1.",
+        "schedule": "Optional 1-based indexes to run. Accepts lists, JSON arrays, comma-separated text, and ranges like 2-6.",
+        "index": "Output loop index. With a schedule, this follows the scheduled 1-based indexes.",
         "collected": "Current accumulated value carried through the loop.",
     },
+    "SxCPLoopNextIndex": {
+        "current_index": "Current loop index used to choose the next scheduled index.",
+        "schedule": "Optional 1-based indexes to run. Omitted advances by one until total.",
+    },
     "SxCPLoopAppend": {
         "mode": "auto_batch tries tensor/latent batching first, then falls back to a list.",
     },
diff --git a/tools/prompt_smoke.py b/tools/prompt_smoke.py
index 1d17f35..61ab6fe 100644
--- a/tools/prompt_smoke.py
+++ b/tools/prompt_smoke.py
@@ -7752,6 +7752,22 @@ def smoke_node_runtime_contracts() -> None:
         "Node class and display registries are out of sync",
     )
     _expect(len(node_names) >= 50, "Node registry unexpectedly small")
+    _expect(
+        loop_nodes._explicit_loop_schedule("1,3,5", 5) == [1, 3, 5],
+        "Loop schedule should parse comma-separated indexes",
+    )
+    _expect(
+        loop_nodes._explicit_loop_schedule("2-4", 5) == [2, 3, 4],
+        "Loop schedule should expand inclusive ranges",
+    )
+    _expect(
+        loop_nodes._next_loop_index(4, 10, schedule="4,2") == (2, True),
+        "Loop schedule should preserve explicit order",
+    )
+    _expect(
+        loop_nodes._next_loop_index(2, 10, schedule="4,2") == (11, False),
+        "Loop schedule should stop after the last scheduled index",
+    )
 
     for node_name in node_names:
         node_class = sxcp_nodes.NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS[node_name]