perf(startup): load extra model paths during Config init to avoid double symlink scan

Move extra folder path resolution from _initialize_services (app.on_startup)
into Config.__init__ via new _load_extra_paths_from_settings() method.
This eliminates a redundant second symlink scan and consolidates all
'Found roots' / 'Found extra roots' logs into one contiguous block
during custom node import, before the ComfyUI server starts.

py/config.py

@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ class Config:
         self.extra_unet_roots: List[str] = []
         self.extra_embeddings_roots: List[str] = []
         self.recipes_path: str = ""
+
+        # Load extra folder paths from active library settings before symlink scan
+        # so both primary and extra paths are discovered in a single pass.
+        if not standalone_mode:
+            self._load_extra_paths_from_settings()
+
         # Scan symbolic links during initialization
         self._initialize_symlink_mappings()
 
@@ -179,6 +185,96 @@ class Config:
             # Save the paths to settings.json when running in ComfyUI mode
             self.save_folder_paths_to_settings()
 
+    def _load_extra_paths_from_settings(self) -> None:
+        """Read extra folder paths from the active library and apply them.
+
+        Called during ``Config.__init__`` before the symlink scan so both primary and
+        extra paths are discovered in a single pass.  Mirrors the extra-path
+        portion of ``_apply_library_paths`` without replacing the primary roots
+        that were already resolved from ComfyUI's ``folder_paths``.
+        """
+        try:
+            from .services.settings_manager import get_settings_manager
+
+            settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
+            library_name = settings_manager.get_active_library_name()
+            libraries = settings_manager.get_libraries()
+
+            if not library_name or library_name not in libraries:
+                return
+
+            library_config = libraries[library_name]
+            if not isinstance(library_config, dict):
+                return
+
+            extra_folder_paths = library_config.get("extra_folder_paths")
+            if not isinstance(extra_folder_paths, dict):
+                return
+
+            extra_lora = extra_folder_paths.get("loras", []) or []
+            extra_checkpoint = extra_folder_paths.get("checkpoints", []) or []
+            extra_unet = extra_folder_paths.get("unet", []) or []
+            extra_embedding = extra_folder_paths.get("embeddings", []) or []
+
+            if not any([extra_lora, extra_checkpoint, extra_unet, extra_embedding]):
+                return
+
+            filtered_extra_lora = self._filter_overlapping_extra_lora_paths(
+                self.loras_roots, extra_lora
+            )
+            self.extra_loras_roots = self._prepare_lora_paths(filtered_extra_lora)
+            (
+                _,
+                self.extra_checkpoints_roots,
+                self.extra_unet_roots,
+            ) = self._prepare_checkpoint_paths(extra_checkpoint, extra_unet)
+            self.extra_embeddings_roots = self._prepare_embedding_paths(
+                extra_embedding
+            )
+
+            recipes_path = library_config.get("recipes_path", "")
+            if isinstance(recipes_path, str) and recipes_path:
+                self.recipes_path = recipes_path
+
+            if self.extra_loras_roots:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Found extra LoRA roots:"
+                    + "\n - "
+                    + "\n - ".join(self.extra_loras_roots)
+                )
+            if self.extra_checkpoints_roots:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Found extra checkpoint roots:"
+                    + "\n - "
+                    + "\n - ".join(self.extra_checkpoints_roots)
+                )
+            if self.extra_unet_roots:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Found extra diffusion model roots:"
+                    + "\n - "
+                    + "\n - ".join(self.extra_unet_roots)
+                )
+            if self.extra_embeddings_roots:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Found extra embedding roots:"
+                    + "\n - "
+                    + "\n - ".join(self.extra_embeddings_roots)
+                )
+
+            logger.info(
+                "Applied library settings for '%s' with extra paths: loras=%s, "
+                "checkpoints=%s, embeddings=%s",
+                library_name,
+                extra_lora,
+                extra_checkpoint,
+                extra_embedding,
+            )
+
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug(
+                "Could not load extra paths from library settings: %s", exc
+            )
+
     def save_folder_paths_to_settings(self):
         """Persist ComfyUI-derived folder paths to the multi-library settings."""
         try:

py/lora_manager.py

@@ -184,39 +184,6 @@ class LoraManager:
     async def _initialize_services(cls):
         """Initialize all services using the ServiceRegistry"""
         try:
-            # Apply library settings to load extra folder paths before scanning
-            # Only apply if extra paths haven't been loaded yet (preserves test mocks)
-            try:
-                from .services.settings_manager import get_settings_manager
-
-                settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
-                library_name = settings_manager.get_active_library_name()
-                libraries = settings_manager.get_libraries()
-                if library_name and library_name in libraries:
-                    library_config = libraries[library_name]
-                    # Only apply settings if extra paths are not already configured
-                    # This preserves values set by tests via monkeypatch
-                    extra_paths = library_config.get("extra_folder_paths", {})
-                    has_extra_paths = (
-                        config.extra_loras_roots
-                        or config.extra_checkpoints_roots
-                        or config.extra_unet_roots
-                        or config.extra_embeddings_roots
-                    )
-                    if not has_extra_paths and any(extra_paths.values()):
-                        config.apply_library_settings(library_config)
-                        logger.info(
-                            "Applied library settings for '%s' with extra paths: loras=%s, checkpoints=%s, embeddings=%s",
-                            library_name,
-                            extra_paths.get("loras", []),
-                            extra_paths.get("checkpoints", []),
-                            extra_paths.get("embeddings", []),
-                        )
-            except Exception as exc:
-                logger.warning(
-                    "Failed to apply library settings during initialization: %s", exc
-                )
-
             # Initialize CivitaiClient first to ensure it's ready for other services
             await ServiceRegistry.get_civitai_client()