comfyui-workflows/optimized/notes/process.md

Optimization Process Notes

Standing rules

• Always git pull --ff-only before changing the repo.
• Prefer practical gains over clever complexity.
• Do not claim "optimal" when the evidence is still thin; "best current" is acceptable.
• Prefer removing dead branches, duplicated wiring, and stale custom-node clutter.

Current review priorities

1. flux2klein
2. zimage
3. ltx
4. minimax
5. category masters in:
   • image-edit
   • image-to-video
   • text-to-video
   • text-to-image
   • upscale-restoration

Current repo split

• models/ = collected originals and community finds
• optimized/ = maintained masters
• optimized/notes/ = accumulated reasoning and unresolved questions

Overnight flow

• 03:00 UK
  • optimize maintained workflows where the evidence is strong enough
  • prefer low-cost flux2klein smoke tests first
  • only submit a test if the ComfyUI queue is idle
• 06:00 UK
  • inspect overnight single-image outputs
  • update benchmark notes and any affected maintained notes
  • clear the overnight review-pending state

What to record after each review

• Which optimized categories changed
• Which source workflows influenced the update
• What was removed
• What was kept
• What still needs Monday testing
• The parameter-level change record for any promoted workflow: positive prompt, negative prompt, CFG, steps, sampler, scheduler, seed, denoise, resolution, checkpoint/model path, VAE, LoRAs, ControlNets, and any meaningful node rewiring