cli-anything-comfyui

What does cli-anything-comfyui do?

AI image generation workflow management via the ComfyUI REST API. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to queue workflows, manage models, download generated images, and monitor the generation queue without a GUI.

Installation

This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-comfyui package:

pip install cli-anything-comfyui

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.10+
• ComfyUI must be installed and running at http://localhost:8188

Usage

Basic Commands

# Show help
cli-anything-comfyui --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-comfyui repl

# Check server stats
cli-anything-comfyui system stats

# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-comfyui --json system stats

REPL Mode

Start an interactive session for exploratory use:

cli-anything-comfyui repl
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history

Command Groups

Workflow

Workflow management commands.

Command	Description
list	List saved workflows
load	Load a workflow from a JSON file
validate	Validate a workflow JSON against the ComfyUI node graph

Queue

Generation queue management.

Command	Description
prompt	Queue a workflow for execution
status	Show current queue status (running and pending)
clear	Clear the generation queue
history	Show prompt execution history
interrupt	Interrupt the currently running generation

Models

Model discovery commands.

Command	Description
checkpoints	List available checkpoint models
loras	List available LoRA models
vaes	List available VAE models
controlnets	List available ControlNet models
node-info	Show detailed info for a specific node type
list-nodes	List all available node types

Images

Generated image management.

Command	Description
list	List generated images on the server
download	Download a specific generated image
download-all	Download all images from a prompt execution

System

Server status and information.

Command	Description
stats	Show ComfyUI system statistics (GPU, CPU, memory)
info	Show ComfyUI server info and extensions

Examples

Check System Status

# Server stats
cli-anything-comfyui system stats

# Server info
cli-anything-comfyui system info

Discover Available Models

# List checkpoints
cli-anything-comfyui models checkpoints

# List LoRAs
cli-anything-comfyui models loras

# List all node types
cli-anything-comfyui models list-nodes

Queue and Monitor Generation

# Queue a workflow
cli-anything-comfyui queue prompt --workflow my_workflow.json

# Check queue status
cli-anything-comfyui queue status

# View execution history
cli-anything-comfyui --json queue history

Download Generated Images

# List generated images
cli-anything-comfyui images list

# Download a specific image
cli-anything-comfyui images download --filename ComfyUI_00001_.png --output ./out.png

# Download all images from a prompt
cli-anything-comfyui images download-all --prompt-id <id> --output-dir ./outputs

Output Formats

All commands support dual output modes:

• Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text
• Machine-readable (--json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption

# Human output
cli-anything-comfyui system stats

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-comfyui --json system stats

For AI Agents

When using this CLI programmatically:

1. Always use --json flag for parseable output
2. Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors
3. Parse stderr for error messages on failure
4. Use absolute paths for all file operations
5. Verify ComfyUI is running with system stats before other commands

More Information

• Full documentation: See README.md in the package
• Test coverage: See TEST.md in the package
• Methodology: See HARNESS.md in the cli-anything-plugin

Version

1.0.0