diff --git a/web/comfyui/lm_styles.css b/web/comfyui/lm_styles.css
index 41e4bd92..7b4eec42 100644
--- a/web/comfyui/lm_styles.css
+++ b/web/comfyui/lm_styles.css
@@ -726,3 +726,25 @@ body.lm-lora-reordering * {
   font-size: 12px;
   color: rgba(226, 232, 240, 0.6);
 }
+
+/* ---- Widget flash highlight (visual cue after a value is sent to a node) ---- */
+/* Applied to a widget row element when its value is updated by LoRA Manager.
+   Shifts the value text color to the LM brand accent with a CSS transition
+   for fade-in/fade-out. Removal (timeout / hover) is handled by JS.
+
+   The transition is declared on .lm-flash-host (added alongside .lm-flash)
+   rather than on ComfyUI's .lg-node-widget, so we don't impose a global
+   color transition on every widget input. The host class persists until
+   cleanup so fade-out still applies after .lm-flash is removed. */
+.lm-flash-host input,
+.lm-flash-host textarea,
+.lm-flash-host [role="combobox"] {
+  transition: color 0.25s ease, -webkit-text-fill-color 0.25s ease;
+}
+
+.lm-flash input,
+.lm-flash textarea,
+.lm-flash [role="combobox"] {
+  color: #4299E0 !important;
+  -webkit-text-fill-color: #4299E0 !important;
+}
diff --git a/web/comfyui/workflow_registry.js b/web/comfyui/workflow_registry.js
index fe46fc05..5984dfc4 100644
--- a/web/comfyui/workflow_registry.js
+++ b/web/comfyui/workflow_registry.js
@@ -18,6 +18,62 @@ const TEXT_CAPABLE_CLASSES = new Set([
     "CLIPTextEncode",
 ]);
 
+/**
+ * Parse a hex color (#RGB or #RRGGBB) into an [r, g, b] tuple.
+ */
+function hexToRgb(hex) {
+    let h = hex.slice(1);
+    if (h.length === 3) {
+        h = h[0] + h[0] + h[1] + h[1] + h[2] + h[2];
+    }
+    const n = parseInt(h, 16);
+    return [(n >> 16) & 255, (n >> 8) & 255, n & 255];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Linearly interpolate between two [r, g, b] tuples.
+ */
+function lerpColor(from, to, t) {
+    return [
+        Math.round(from[0] + (to[0] - from[0]) * t),
+        Math.round(from[1] + (to[1] - from[1]) * t),
+        Math.round(from[2] + (to[2] - from[2]) * t),
+    ];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run a short rAF-driven color fade on a canvas-drawn widget's text_color.
+ * Sets text_color to an interpolated rgb() string each frame. Returns a
+ * cancel function.
+ *
+ * @param widget   the widget instance (must have a configurable text_color)
+ * @param fromColor  [r, g, b] start color
+ * @param toColor    [r, g, b] end color
+ * @param duration  fade duration in ms
+ * @returns {function} cancel function — stops the fade immediately.
+ */
+function fadeWidgetTextColor(widget, fromColor, toColor, duration) {
+    let rafId = null;
+    const start = performance.now();
+    const tick = () => {
+        const elapsed = performance.now() - start;
+        const t = Math.min(1, elapsed / duration);
+        // Ease-out cubic for a smooth deceleration.
+        const eased = 1 - Math.pow(1 - t, 3);
+        const [r, g, b] = lerpColor(fromColor, toColor, eased);
+        Object.defineProperty(widget, 'text_color', {
+            value: `rgb(${r},${g},${b})`,
+            writable: true,
+            configurable: true,
+        });
+        if (t < 1) {
+            rafId = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+        }
+    };
+    rafId = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+    return () => { if (rafId) cancelAnimationFrame(rafId); };
+}
+
 app.registerExtension({
     name: "LoraManager.WorkflowRegistry",
 
@@ -223,157 +279,289 @@ app.registerExtension({
 
     /**
      * Add a temporary visual highlight to a widget after its value is updated.
-     * - Vue Nodes mode: change value text color on all non-button elements
-     * - Canvas mode: define text_color on widget instance (value text only)
-     * Highlight fades after 10 seconds or on hover (Vue mode only).
+     *
+     * Both rendering modes shift the value text color to the LM brand accent
+     * (#4299E0) with a fade-in/fade-out, then restore it after FLASH_DURATION
+     * (3s) or on hover:
+     *  - Vue Nodes mode: add a `.lm-flash` class to the widget row. CSS
+     *    `transition: color 0.25s` handles fade-in/out. A MutationObserver
+     *    re-applies the class if Vue re-renders the row during the flash.
+     *  - Canvas mode: DOM widgets (customtext/autocomplete) use inline
+     *    `transition` for fade; canvas-drawn widgets (combo/number/toggle) use
+     *    a short rAF color interpolation for fade-in (250ms) and fade-out
+     *    (400ms). A low-frequency poll checks hover dismissal via
+     *    app.canvas.getWidgetAtCursor().
      */
     flashWidget(node, widget) {
         const FLASH_DURATION = 3000;
-        const flashEnd = Date.now() + FLASH_DURATION;
+        const FADE_IN_MS = 250;
+        const VALUE_COLOR = '#4299E0'; // LM brand accent — consistent with selection/border/drop-indicator
         const nodeId = node.id;
 
-        // Colors consistent with canvas mode
-        const VALUE_COLOR = '#66B3FF';
+        // ---- Vue Nodes mode: CSS class for value text color ----
+        const nodeEl = document.querySelector(`[data-node-id="${nodeId}"]`);
+        if (nodeEl) {
+            this._flashVueWidget(nodeEl, widget, node, {
+                FLASH_DURATION, VALUE_COLOR,
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // ---- Canvas mode ----
+        this._flashCanvasWidget(node, widget, {
+            FLASH_DURATION, FADE_IN_MS, VALUE_COLOR,
+        });
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Vue/DOM flash: add `.lm-flash` class to the widget row for the value text
+     * color shift. Re-applies on re-render via MutationObserver. Removes on
+     * timeout / hover.
+     */
+    _flashVueWidget(nodeEl, widget, graphNode, { FLASH_DURATION, VALUE_COLOR }) {
+        const FLASH_CLASS = 'lm-flash';
+
+        // Find the widget row in the DOM. Vue renders widget rows as
+        // [data-testid="node-widget"] elements whose order matches node.widgets[].
+        // Match strategy (in priority order):
+        //  1. By label text via [data-testid="widget-layout-field-label"] (combo/number/toggle)
+        //  2. By <label> text (CLIPTextEncode customtext has a bare <label>)
+        //  3. By widget index — graph node.widgets[i] ↔ Nth DOM row (text widgets
+        //     like Prompt LM have no label at all, so index is the only stable match)
+        const widgetIndex = Array.isArray(graphNode?.widgets)
+            ? graphNode.widgets.indexOf(widget)
+            : -1;
 
-        // Helper: find the widget row in the DOM (by label text matching widget name)
         const findRowEl = () => {
-            const container = document.querySelector(`[data-node-id="${nodeId}"]`);
-            if (!container) return null;
-            const all = container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="node-widget"]');
-            for (const w of all) {
-                const label = w.querySelector('[data-testid="widget-layout-field-label"]');
+            const rows = nodeEl.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="node-widget"]');
+            // Strategy 1: data-testid label
+            for (const r of rows) {
+                const label = r.querySelector('[data-testid="widget-layout-field-label"]');
                 if (label && label.textContent.trim() === widget.name) {
-                    return w;
+                    return r;
                 }
             }
+            // Strategy 2: bare <label> element
+            for (const r of rows) {
+                const label = r.querySelector('label');
+                if (label && label.textContent.trim() === widget.name) {
+                    return r;
+                }
+            }
+            // Strategy 3: index match
+            if (widgetIndex >= 0 && widgetIndex < rows.length) {
+                return rows[widgetIndex];
+            }
             return null;
         };
 
-        // Helper: get label and ring elements from a widget row
-        const getLabelAndRing = (row) => {
-            if (!row) return { labelEl: null, ringEl: null };
-            const labelEl = row.querySelector('[data-testid="widget-layout-field-label"]');
-            const ringEl = labelEl?.nextElementSibling
-                || row.querySelector('.flex-1.relative.min-w-0')
-                || row.querySelector('.rounded-lg.transition-all')
-                || null;
-            return { labelEl, ringEl };
-        };
+        let cleanedUp = false;
+        const cleanupFns = [];
 
-        const applyFlash = (row) => {
-            if (!row) return;
-            const { ringEl } = getLabelAndRing(row);
-            if (ringEl) {
-                const innerRing = ringEl.querySelector('.rounded-lg.transition-all');
-                if (innerRing) {
-                    // Target value-displaying elements for all widget types:
-                    // NumberWidget: spinbutton input
-                    // ComboWidget: combobox button
-                    // Text widgets (CLIPTextEncode, Prompt, etc.): textarea / text input
-                    innerRing.querySelectorAll(
-                        'input, textarea, [role="combobox"]'
-                    ).forEach(el => {
-                        el.style.color = VALUE_COLOR;
-                    });
-                }
+        const cleanup = () => {
+            if (cleanedUp) return;
+            cleanedUp = true;
+            for (const fn of cleanupFns) {
+                try { fn(); } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+            }
+            // Remove .lm-flash to trigger the CSS color fade-out. Keep
+            // .lm-flash-host (which carries the transition rule) until the
+            // fade-out completes, then remove it.
+            const row = findRowEl();
+            if (row) {
+                row.classList.remove(FLASH_CLASS);
+                // Remove the host class after the transition completes.
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    const r = findRowEl();
+                    if (r) r.classList.remove('lm-flash-host');
+                }, 300);
             }
         };
 
-        const removeFlash = (row) => {
-            if (!row) return;
-            const { ringEl } = getLabelAndRing(row);
-            if (ringEl) {
-                const innerRing = ringEl.querySelector('.rounded-lg.transition-all');
-                if (innerRing) {
-                    // Clear color from all inputs/textarea/combobox
-                    innerRing.querySelectorAll(
-                        'input, textarea, [role="combobox"]'
-                    ).forEach(el => {
-                        el.style.color = '';
-                    });
-                }
+        // Initial application
+        const apply = () => {
+            const row = findRowEl();
+            if (row && !row.classList.contains(FLASH_CLASS)) {
+                // Restart the animation by toggling the class off-on.
+                row.classList.remove(FLASH_CLASS);
+                // Force reflow so the animation restarts.
+                void row.offsetWidth;
+                row.classList.add('lm-flash-host');
+                row.classList.add(FLASH_CLASS);
             }
         };
+        apply();
 
-        // --- Try Vue Nodes mode first ---
-        const nodeEl = document.querySelector(`[data-node-id="${nodeId}"]`);
-        if (nodeEl) {
-            // Apply immediately
-            const initialRow = findRowEl();
-            applyFlash(initialRow);
-
-            // rAF loop: re-apply after Vue re-renders
-            let rafId = null;
-            const poll = () => {
-                if (Date.now() >= flashEnd) {
-                    const lastRow = findRowEl();
-                    removeFlash(lastRow);
-                    rafId = null;
-                    return;
-                }
-                const currentRow = findRowEl();
-                applyFlash(currentRow);
-                rafId = requestAnimationFrame(poll);
-            };
-            rafId = requestAnimationFrame(poll);
-
-            // Cleanup timeout
-            const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
-                if (rafId) cancelAnimationFrame(rafId);
-                const lastRow = findRowEl();
-                removeFlash(lastRow);
-            }, FLASH_DURATION);
-
-            // Hover dismissal via event delegation on node container
-            const hoverHandler = (e) => {
-                const row = findRowEl();
-                if (row && row.contains(e.target)) {
-                    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-                    if (rafId) cancelAnimationFrame(rafId);
-                    removeFlash(row);
-                    nodeEl.removeEventListener('mouseover', hoverHandler);
-                }
-            };
-            nodeEl.addEventListener('mouseover', hoverHandler);
-
-            return; // Vue mode done
-        }
-
-        // --- Canvas mode: change widget value text color via instance property shadowing ---
-        // BaseWidget reads text_color (value) from prototype getter. Defining an own
-        // property on the instance shadows the getter without monkey-patching.
-        // Works for ALL widget types — only value text is changed, label is left alone.
-        Object.defineProperty(widget, 'text_color', {
-            value: VALUE_COLOR,
-            writable: true,
-            configurable: true,
+        // Re-apply if Vue re-renders and drops the class.
+        const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+            if (cleanedUp) return;
+            apply();
         });
+        observer.observe(nodeEl, { childList: true, subtree: true });
+        cleanupFns.push(() => observer.disconnect());
 
-        if (typeof node.setDirtyCanvas === "function") {
-            node.setDirtyCanvas(true);
+        // Hard timeout: remove the class after FLASH_DURATION.
+        const timeoutId = setTimeout(cleanup, FLASH_DURATION + 100);
+        cleanupFns.push(() => clearTimeout(timeoutId));
+
+        // Hover dismissal: clear the flash when the user mouses over the row.
+        const onHover = (e) => {
+            const row = findRowEl();
+            if (row && row.contains(e.target)) {
+                cleanup();
+            }
+        };
+        nodeEl.addEventListener('mouseover', onHover);
+        cleanupFns.push(() => nodeEl.removeEventListener('mouseover', onHover));
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Canvas flash: set text_color (canvas-drawn widgets) and inline color
+     * (DOM widgets). Canvas-drawn widgets get a rAF-driven color fade-in/out;
+     * DOM widgets use CSS transition. A low-frequency poll checks hover
+     * dismissal via app.canvas.getWidgetAtCursor().
+     */
+    _flashCanvasWidget(node, widget, { FLASH_DURATION, FADE_IN_MS, VALUE_COLOR }) {
+        const FADE_OUT_MS = 400;
+        const FADE_OUT_START = FLASH_DURATION - FADE_OUT_MS;
+        const DEFAULT_RGB = hexToRgb('#DDD'); // LiteGraph WIDGET_TEXT_COLOR
+        const FLASH_RGB = hexToRgb(VALUE_COLOR);
+
+        /**
+         * Check whether a widget is a DOM-based widget (customtext / autocomplete)
+         * that renders a real <textarea>/<input> element rather than being
+         * canvas-drawn. Evaluated per-widget so batch cleanup handles each
+         * widget correctly regardless of when it was added to the batch.
+         */
+        const isDomWidget = (w) =>
+            (w.inputEl && (w.inputEl.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || w.inputEl.tagName === 'INPUT'))
+            || !!w.element?.querySelector?.('textarea, input');
+
+        /**
+         * Get the DOM element for a DOM-based widget.
+         */
+        const getDomEl = (w) =>
+            (w.inputEl && (w.inputEl.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || w.inputEl.tagName === 'INPUT'))
+                ? w.inputEl
+                : w.element?.querySelector?.('textarea, input') ?? null;
+
+        // --- Track fade-out cancellers per widget so batch cleanup can stop
+        //     any in-progress fade for ALL widgets in the batch, not just the
+        //     latest one. ---
+        if (!node._lmFadeCancels) node._lmFadeCancels = {};
+
+        // --- DOM widget color (customtext / autocomplete text) ---
+        // CSS transition handles both fade-in and fade-out automatically.
+        if (isDomWidget(widget)) {
+            const domEl = getDomEl(widget);
+            if (domEl) {
+                domEl.style.transition = `color ${FADE_IN_MS}ms ease`;
+                domEl.style.color = VALUE_COLOR;
+            }
         }
 
-        // Track this widget so it gets restored alongside others on the same node
+        // --- Canvas-drawn widget: kick off fade-in via rAF ---
+        if (!isDomWidget(widget)) {
+            // Set immediately to start (rAF will refine from first frame).
+            Object.defineProperty(widget, 'text_color', {
+                value: VALUE_COLOR,
+                writable: true,
+                configurable: true,
+            });
+            const cancel = fadeWidgetTextColor(widget, DEFAULT_RGB, FLASH_RGB, FADE_IN_MS);
+            node._lmFadeCancels[widget.name] = cancel;
+        }
+
+        // --- Track flashed widgets for batch cleanup ---
         if (!node._lmFlashedWidgets) node._lmFlashedWidgets = [];
         if (!node._lmFlashedWidgets.includes(widget)) {
             node._lmFlashedWidgets.push(widget);
         }
 
-        // Single per-node timer that restores ALL flashed widgets at once.
-        // Subsequent calls reset the timer but don't orphan previous widgets.
-        if (node._lmFlashCleanup) {
-            clearTimeout(node._lmFlashCleanup);
+        // --- Track fade-out scheduling per widget ---
+        if (!node._lmFadeOutTimers) node._lmFadeOutTimers = {};
+
+        if (typeof node.setDirtyCanvas === 'function') {
+            node.setDirtyCanvas(true);
         }
-        node._lmFlashCleanup = setTimeout(() => {
+
+        // --- Poll for hover dismissal ---
+        let pollId = null;
+        let cleanedUp = false;
+
+        const cleanup = () => {
+            if (cleanedUp) return;
+            cleanedUp = true;
+            if (pollId) clearInterval(pollId);
+            pollId = null;
+
             for (const w of (node._lmFlashedWidgets || [])) {
+                // Cancel any pending fade-out timer for this widget
+                if (node._lmFadeOutTimers?.[w.name]) {
+                    clearTimeout(node._lmFadeOutTimers[w.name]);
+                    delete node._lmFadeOutTimers[w.name];
+                }
+                // Cancel any in-progress fade-in/out rAF for this widget
+                if (node._lmFadeCancels?.[w.name]) {
+                    node._lmFadeCancels[w.name]();
+                    delete node._lmFadeCancels[w.name];
+                }
                 delete w.text_color;
                 delete w.secondary_text_color;
+                // Clear DOM widget inline color first (transition plays the
+                // fade-out), then remove the transition property after it
+                // completes. Keeping transition until then is essential.
+                if (isDomWidget(w)) {
+                    const el = getDomEl(w);
+                    if (el) {
+                        el.style.color = '';
+                        // Remove the transition property after the fade completes.
+                        setTimeout(() => {
+                            if (el) el.style.transition = '';
+                        }, 300);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             delete node._lmFlashedWidgets;
+            delete node._lmFadeOutTimers;
+            delete node._lmFadeCancels;
             delete node._lmFlashCleanup;
-            if (typeof node.setDirtyCanvas === "function") {
+            if (typeof node.setDirtyCanvas === 'function') {
                 node.setDirtyCanvas(true);
             }
-        }, FLASH_DURATION);
+        };
+
+        // Schedule fade-out for canvas-drawn widgets only (DOM widgets fade
+        // automatically when we clear the inline color in cleanup).
+        if (!isDomWidget(widget)) {
+            // Clear any previous fade-out timer for this widget
+            if (node._lmFadeOutTimers[widget.name]) {
+                clearTimeout(node._lmFadeOutTimers[widget.name]);
+            }
+            node._lmFadeOutTimers[widget.name] = setTimeout(() => {
+                if (cleanedUp) return;
+                const cancel = fadeWidgetTextColor(widget, FLASH_RGB, DEFAULT_RGB, FADE_OUT_MS);
+                node._lmFadeCancels[widget.name] = cancel;
+                delete node._lmFadeOutTimers[widget.name];
+            }, FADE_OUT_START);
+        }
+
+        // Low-frequency poll (~100ms) for hover dismissal.
+        const checkHover = () => {
+            if (cleanedUp) return;
+            const canvas = window.app?.canvas;
+            if (canvas) {
+                const hovered = canvas.getWidgetAtCursor?.();
+                if (hovered && node._lmFlashedWidgets?.includes(hovered)) {
+                    cleanup();
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        pollId = setInterval(checkHover, 100);
+
+        // Hard timeout fallback.
+        if (node._lmFlashCleanup) clearTimeout(node._lmFlashCleanup);
+        node._lmFlashCleanup = setTimeout(cleanup, FLASH_DURATION + 50);
     },
 });