chore(release): bump version to v1.2.0

After b464fdc3 (preserve .git on release switch), the hasGit-based
channel detection is unreliable — .git now exists for both release
and nightly installs, so page refresh always reset the channel.

- Add _resolveChannelFromSettings() with migration heuristic:
  !hasGit → release (ZIP), detached HEAD → release (on tag),
  on branch → nightly. Uses gitInfo.branch from check-updates.
- Persist resolved channel to settings.json on first load
  (one-time migration) and on explicit switchChannel.
- Add update_channel validation (release|nightly) in backend
  update_settings handler.
- Remove hasGit-based guessing from initialize(); defer to
  checkForUpdates where full gitInfo is available.
- Channel resolution runs before checkForUpdates early-returns
  to avoid null channelMode on reload-within-interval.

Tests: 361 passed.

locales/de.json

@@ -1752,6 +1752,12 @@
     "checkingMessage": "Bitte warten Sie, während wir nach der neuesten Version suchen.",
     "showNotifications": "Update-Benachrichtigungen anzeigen",
     "latestBadge": "Neueste",
+    "latestMain": "Main-Branch",
+    "channel": "Update-Kanal",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "Release",
+      "nightly": "Nightly"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "Update wird vorbereitet...",
       "installing": "Update wird installiert...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "Warnung: Nightly Builds können experimentelle Funktionen enthalten und könnten instabil sein.",
       "enable": "Nightly Updates aktivieren"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "Zu Nightly-Kanal wechseln",
+      "nightlyMessage": "Der Wechsel zu Nightly initialisiert ein Git-Repository und verfolgt die neuesten Commits des main-Branches. Updates sind häufiger, können aber instabil sein. Sie können jederzeit zu Release zurückwechseln.",
+      "releaseTitle": "Zu Release-Kanal wechseln",
+      "releaseMessage": "Der Wechsel zu Release checkt den neuesten stabilen Versions-Tag aus. Sie können jederzeit zu Nightly zurückwechseln.",
+      "switching": "Wechsle zu {channel}-Kanal...",
+      "completed": "Erfolgreich zu {channel}-Kanal gewechselt",
+      "failed": "Kanalwechsel fehlgeschlagen"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "Neueste Mitteilungen",
       "empty": "Keine aktuellen Banner verfügbar.",

locales/en.json

@@ -1752,6 +1752,12 @@
     "checkingMessage": "Please wait while we check for the latest version.",
     "showNotifications": "Show update notifications",
     "latestBadge": "Latest",
+    "latestMain": "Latest main",
+    "channel": "Update Channel",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "Release",
+      "nightly": "Nightly"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "Preparing update...",
       "installing": "Installing update...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "Warning: Nightly builds may contain experimental features and could be unstable.",
       "enable": "Enable Nightly Updates"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "Switch to Nightly Channel",
+      "nightlyMessage": "Switching to Nightly will initialize a Git repository and track the latest main branch commits. Updates will be more frequent but may be unstable. You can switch back to Release at any time.",
+      "releaseTitle": "Switch to Release Channel",
+      "releaseMessage": "Switching to Release will checkout the latest stable release tag. You can switch back to Nightly at any time.",
+      "switching": "Switching to {channel} channel...",
+      "completed": "Successfully switched to {channel} channel",
+      "failed": "Failed to switch channel"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "Recent messages",
       "empty": "No recent banners yet.",

locales/es.json

@@ -1751,7 +1751,13 @@
     "checkingUpdates": "Comprobando actualizaciones...",
     "checkingMessage": "Por favor espera mientras comprobamos la última versión.",
     "showNotifications": "Mostrar notificaciones de actualización",
-    "latestBadge": "Último",
+    "latestBadge": "Última",
+    "latestMain": "Rama main",
+    "channel": "Canal de actualizacion",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "Release",
+      "nightly": "Nightly"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "Preparando actualización...",
       "installing": "Instalando actualización...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "Advertencia: Las compilaciones nocturnas pueden contener características experimentales y podrían ser inestables.",
       "enable": "Habilitar actualizaciones nocturnas"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "Cambiar a canal Nightly",
+      "nightlyMessage": "Cambiar a Nightly inicializara un repositorio Git y seguira los ultimos commits de la rama main. Las actualizaciones son mas frecuentes pero pueden ser inestables. Puede volver a Release en cualquier momento.",
+      "releaseTitle": "Cambiar a canal Release",
+      "releaseMessage": "Cambiar a Release hara checkout de la ultima etiqueta de version estable. Puede volver a Nightly en cualquier momento.",
+      "switching": "Cambiando a canal {channel}...",
+      "completed": "Cambio a canal {channel} exitoso",
+      "failed": "Error al cambiar de canal"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "Notificaciones recientes",
       "empty": "No hay banners recientes.",

locales/fr.json

@@ -1751,7 +1751,13 @@
     "checkingUpdates": "Vérification des mises à jour...",
     "checkingMessage": "Veuillez patienter pendant la vérification de la dernière version.",
     "showNotifications": "Afficher les notifications de mise à jour",
-    "latestBadge": "Dernier",
+    "latestBadge": "Dernière",
+    "latestMain": "Branche main",
+    "channel": "Canal de mise a jour",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "Release",
+      "nightly": "Nightly"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "Préparation de la mise à jour...",
       "installing": "Installation de la mise à jour...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "Attention : Les versions nightly peuvent contenir des fonctionnalités expérimentales et être instables.",
       "enable": "Activer les mises à jour nightly"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "Passer au canal Nightly",
+      "nightlyMessage": "Passer a Nightly initialisera un depot Git et suivra les derniers commits de la branche main. Les mises a jour sont plus frequentes mais peuvent etre instables. Vous pouvez revenir a Release a tout moment.",
+      "releaseTitle": "Passer au canal Release",
+      "releaseMessage": "Passer a Release passera au dernier tag de version stable. Vous pouvez revenir a Nightly a tout moment.",
+      "switching": "Passage au canal {channel}...",
+      "completed": "Basculement vers le canal {channel} reussi",
+      "failed": "Echec du changement de canal"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "Messages récents",
       "empty": "Aucune bannière récente.",

locales/he.json

@@ -1751,7 +1751,13 @@
     "checkingUpdates": "בודק עדכונים...",
     "checkingMessage": "אנא המתן בזמן שאנו בודקים את הגרסה האחרונה.",
     "showNotifications": "הצג התראות עדכון",
-    "latestBadge": "עדכן",
+    "latestBadge": "אחרון",
+    "latestMain": "ענף main",
+    "channel": "ערוץ עדכון",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "Release",
+      "nightly": "Nightly"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "מכין עדכון...",
       "installing": "מתקין עדכון...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "אזהרה: גרסאות ליליות עשויות להכיל תכונות ניסיוניות ועלולות להיות לא יציבות.",
       "enable": "הפעל עדכונים ליליים"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "מעבר לערוץ Nightly",
+      "nightlyMessage": "מעבר ל-Nightly יאתחל מאגר Git ויעקוב אחר הקומיטים האחרונים בענף main. העדכונים תכופים יותר אך עשויים להיות לא יציבים. ניתן לחזור ל-Release בכל עת.",
+      "releaseTitle": "מעבר לערוץ Release",
+      "releaseMessage": "מעבר ל-Release יעבור לתגית הגרסה היציבה האחרונה. ניתן לחזור ל-Nightly בכל עת.",
+      "switching": "מעבר לערוץ {channel}...",
+      "completed": "המעבר לערוץ {channel} הושלם",
+      "failed": "החלפת ערוץ נכשלה"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "הודעות אחרונות",
       "empty": "אין כרגע באנרים אחרונים.",

locales/ja.json

@@ -1752,6 +1752,12 @@
     "checkingMessage": "最新バージョンを確認しています。お待ちください。",
     "showNotifications": "更新通知を表示",
     "latestBadge": "最新",
+    "latestMain": "Main ブランチ",
+    "channel": "更新チャンネル",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "リリース",
+      "nightly": "ナイトリー"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "更新を準備中...",
       "installing": "更新をインストール中...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "警告：ナイトリービルドには実験的機能が含まれており、不安定な場合があります。",
       "enable": "ナイトリー更新を有効にする"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "ナイトリーチャンネルに切り替え",
+      "nightlyMessage": "ナイトリーに切り替えると、Gitリポジトリが初期化され、mainブランチの最新コミットを追跡します。更新頻度は高くなりますが、不安定な場合があります。いつでもリリース版に戻せます。",
+      "releaseTitle": "リリースチャンネルに切り替え",
+      "releaseMessage": "リリースに切り替えると、最新の安定版タグにチェックアウトされます。いつでもNightlyに戻せます。",
+      "switching": "{channel} チャンネルに切り替え中...",
+      "completed": "{channel} チャンネルに切り替えました",
+      "failed": "チャンネルの切り替えに失敗しました"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "最近の通知",
       "empty": "最近のバナーはありません。",

locales/ko.json

@@ -1752,6 +1752,12 @@
     "checkingMessage": "최신 버전을 확인하는 동안 잠시 기다려주세요.",
     "showNotifications": "업데이트 알림 표시",
     "latestBadge": "최신",
+    "latestMain": "Main 브랜치",
+    "channel": "업데이트 채널",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "릴리스",
+      "nightly": "나이틀리"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "업데이트 준비 중...",
       "installing": "업데이트 설치 중...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "경고: 나이틀리 빌드는 실험적 기능을 포함할 수 있으며 불안정할 수 있습니다.",
       "enable": "나이틀리 업데이트 활성화"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "나이틀리 채널로 전환",
+      "nightlyMessage": "나이틀리로 전환하면 Git 저장소가 초기화되고 main 브랜치의 최신 커밋을 추적합니다. 업데이트 빈도는 높지만 불안정할 수 있습니다. 언제든지 릴리스로 돌아갈 수 있습니다.",
+      "releaseTitle": "릴리스 채널로 전환",
+      "releaseMessage": "릴리스로 전환하면 최신 안정 버전 태그로 체크아웃됩니다. 언제든지 나이틀리로 돌아갈 수 있습니다.",
+      "switching": "{channel} 채널로 전환 중...",
+      "completed": "{channel} 채널로 전환 완료",
+      "failed": "채널 전환 실패"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "최근 알림",
       "empty": "최근 배너가 없습니다.",

locales/ru.json

@@ -1751,7 +1751,13 @@
     "checkingUpdates": "Проверка обновлений...",
     "checkingMessage": "Пожалуйста, подождите, пока мы проверяем последнюю версию.",
     "showNotifications": "Показывать уведомления об обновлениях",
-    "latestBadge": "Последний",
+    "latestBadge": "Последняя",
+    "latestMain": "Ветка main",
+    "channel": "Канал обновлений",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "Релиз",
+      "nightly": "Nightly"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "Подготовка обновления...",
       "installing": "Установка обновления...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "Предупреждение: Ночные сборки могут содержать экспериментальные функции и могут быть нестабильными.",
       "enable": "Включить ночные обновления"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "Переключиться на Nightly",
+      "nightlyMessage": "Переключение на Nightly инициализирует Git-репозиторий и отслеживает последние коммиты ветки main. Обновления чаще, но могут быть нестабильными. Вы можете вернуться к Release в любое время.",
+      "releaseTitle": "Переключиться на Release",
+      "releaseMessage": "Переключение на Release выполнит checkout последнего стабильного тега. Вы можете вернуться к Nightly в любое время.",
+      "switching": "Переключение на канал {channel}...",
+      "completed": "Успешно переключено на канал {channel}",
+      "failed": "Не удалось переключить канал"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "Недавние уведомления",
       "empty": "Недавних баннеров нет.",

locales/zh-CN.json

@@ -1752,6 +1752,12 @@
     "checkingMessage": "请稍候，正在检查最新版本。",
     "showNotifications": "显示更新通知",
     "latestBadge": "最新",
+    "latestMain": "Main 分支",
+    "channel": "更新频道",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "稳定版",
+      "nightly": "Nightly"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "正在准备更新...",
       "installing": "正在安装更新...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "警告：Nightly 版本可能包含实验性功能，可能不稳定。",
       "enable": "启用 Nightly 更新"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "切换到 Nightly",
+      "nightlyMessage": "切换到 Nightly 将初始化 Git 仓库并跟踪 main 分支的最新提交。更新更频繁但可能不稳定，可随时切回稳定版。",
+      "releaseTitle": "切换到稳定版",
+      "releaseMessage": "切换到稳定版将检出最新的发布标签。可随时切换回每日构建版。",
+      "switching": "正在切换到 {channel} 频道...",
+      "completed": "已切换到 {channel} 频道",
+      "failed": "切换频道失败"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "最近的通知",
       "empty": "暂无最近的横幅通知。",

locales/zh-TW.json

@@ -1752,6 +1752,12 @@
     "checkingMessage": "請稍候，正在檢查最新版本。",
     "showNotifications": "顯示更新通知",
     "latestBadge": "最新",
+    "latestMain": "Main 分支",
+    "channel": "更新頻道",
+    "channels": {
+      "release": "稳定版",
+      "nightly": "Nightly"
+    },
     "updateProgress": {
       "preparing": "正在準備更新...",
       "installing": "正在安裝更新...",
@@ -1772,6 +1778,15 @@
       "warning": "警告：Nightly 版本可能包含實驗性功能且可能不穩定。",
       "enable": "啟用 Nightly 更新"
     },
+    "channelSwitch": {
+      "nightlyTitle": "切换到 Nightly",
+      "nightlyMessage": "切换到 Nightly 将初始化 Git 仓库并跟踪 main 分支的最新提交。更新更频繁但可能不稳定，可随时切回稳定版。",
+      "releaseTitle": "切换到稳定版",
+      "releaseMessage": "切換到穩定版將檢出最新的發布標籤。可隨時切換回每日構建版。",
+      "switching": "正在切換到 {channel} 頻道...",
+      "completed": "已切換到 {channel} 頻道",
+      "failed": "切換頻道失敗"
+    },
     "banners": {
       "recent": "最新通知",
       "empty": "目前沒有最近的橫幅通知。",

py/metadata_collector/constants.py

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 """Constants used by the metadata collector"""
 
+# Sentinel value for clip_skip to distinguish "unconnected / widget default"
+# from "user wired value 0".  Both ComfyUI CLIPSetLastLayer (-24..-1) and
+# A1111 conventions treat 0 as meaningless for clip skipping, but users may
+# explicitly wire 0 to the overwrite node to express "no clip skip / default".
+CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL = -25
+
 # Metadata categories
 MODELS = "models"
 PROMPTS = "prompts"

py/metadata_collector/metadata_processor.py

@@ -678,7 +678,12 @@ class MetadataProcessor:
         for overwrite_info in metadata.get(OVERWRITE, {}).values():
             overwrite_params = overwrite_info.get("parameters", {})
             for key, value in overwrite_params.items():
-                if value:  # truthy check — only overwrite when user provided a real value
+                if key == "clip_skip":
+                    # Accept any value from overwrite node (sentinel -25 already
+                    # filtered upstream).  Needed because falsy check treats 0
+                    # as "not set" even though 0 is a valid wired input here.
+                    params[key] = value
+                elif value:  # truthy check — only overwrite when user provided a real value
                     params[key] = value
 
         # Bridge: the overwrite node exposes the field as "model" (more accurate),

py/metadata_collector/node_extractors.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import json
 import os
 import re
 
-from .constants import MODELS, PROMPTS, SAMPLING, LORAS, SIZE, IMAGES, IS_SAMPLER, OVERWRITE, METADATA_OVERWRITE_FIELDS
+from .constants import CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL, MODELS, PROMPTS, SAMPLING, LORAS, SIZE, IMAGES, IS_SAMPLER, OVERWRITE, METADATA_OVERWRITE_FIELDS
 
 
 def _store_checkpoint_metadata(metadata, node_id, model_name):
@@ -1236,7 +1236,10 @@ class MetadataOverwriteExtractor(NodeMetadataExtractor):
         overwrite_params = {}
         for key in METADATA_OVERWRITE_FIELDS:
             value = inputs.get(key)
-            if value:  # truthy — only overwrite when user provided a real value
+            if key == "clip_skip":
+                if value != CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL:
+                    overwrite_params[key] = value
+            elif value:  # truthy — only overwrite when user provided a real value
                 overwrite_params[key] = value
 
         if overwrite_params:

py/nodes/metadata_overwrite.py

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 """Metadata Overwrite node — allows users to manually specify generation parameters
 that override the automatically collected/inferred metadata.
 
-All inputs have falsy defaults: only truthy (non-empty / non-zero) values
+Most inputs have falsy defaults (empty string / 0) which are skipped.
-will overwrite the corresponding field in the final metadata.
+clip_skip uses a sentinel default (-25) so that a wired value of 0 is
+preserved — both ComfyUI and A1111 conventions have no meaningful 0 value,
+but users may wire 0 to express "no clip skip / default".
 """
 
 from typing import Any
 
-from ..metadata_collector.constants import METADATA_OVERWRITE_FIELDS
+from ..metadata_collector.constants import (
+    CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL as _CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL,
+    METADATA_OVERWRITE_FIELDS,
+)
 
 
 class MetadataOverwriteLM:
@@ -116,10 +121,14 @@ class MetadataOverwriteLM:
                 "clip_skip": (
                     "INT",
                     {
-                        "default": 0,
+                        "default": _CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL,
-                        "min": -24,
+                        "min": -25,
                         "max": 24,
-                        "tooltip": "Clip skip. Only overwrites when non-zero.",
+                        "tooltip": (
+                            "Clip skip (ComfyUI: -24..-1, A1111: 1+). "
+                            "Default -25 means not set — any other value "
+                            "overwrites."
+                        ),
                     },
                 ),
                 "additional_data": (
@@ -144,14 +153,18 @@ class MetadataOverwriteLM:
     OUTPUT_NODE = True
 
     def collect_metadata(self, **kwargs: Any) -> tuple[dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Collect non-falsy input values into a metadata dict.
+        """Collect non-default input values into a metadata dict.
 
-        Only values that are truthy (non-empty string, non-zero number)
+        For most fields, a falsy value (empty string, 0) means "not set"
-        are included — matching the overwrite logic in the metadata pipeline.
+        and is skipped.  clip_skip uses a dedicated sentinel (-25) so that
+        a wired value of 0 is preserved and reaches the metadata pipeline.
         """
         result: dict[str, Any] = {}
         for key in METADATA_OVERWRITE_FIELDS:
             value = kwargs.get(key)
-            if value:
+            if key == "clip_skip":
+                if value != _CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL:
+                    result[key] = value
+            elif value:
                 result[key] = value
         return (result,)

py/nodes/save_image.py

@@ -446,7 +446,16 @@ class SaveImageLM:
                 lora_resource["versionName"] = lora_civitai["name"]
             civitai_resources.append(lora_resource)
 
-        sampler_display = self._get_civitai_sampler_name(sampler, scheduler)
+        sampler_name = CIVITAI_SAMPLER_MAP.get(sampler, sampler) if sampler else None
+
+        scheduler_mapping = {
+            "normal": "Normal",
+            "karras": "Karras",
+            "exponential": "Exponential",
+            "sgm_uniform": "SGM Uniform",
+            "sgm_quadratic": "SGM Quadratic",
+        }
+        scheduler_name = scheduler_mapping.get(scheduler, scheduler) if scheduler else None
 
         # Build output lines
         lines = [prompt] if prompt else [""]
@@ -456,19 +465,20 @@ class SaveImageLM:
         params: list[str] = []
         if steps is not None:
             params.append(f"Steps: {steps}")
-        if sampler_display:
+        if sampler_name:
-            params.append(f"Sampler: {sampler_display}")
+            if scheduler_name:
+                params.append(f"Sampler: {sampler_name} {scheduler_name}")
+            else:
+                params.append(f"Sampler: {sampler_name}")
         if cfg is not None:
             params.append(f"CFG scale: {cfg}")
         if seed is not None:
             params.append(f"Seed: {seed}")
         if size:
             params.append(f"Size: {size}")
-        if clip_skip:
+        if clip_skip is not None:
             try:
-                cs = int(clip_skip)
+                params.append(f"Clip skip: {abs(int(clip_skip))}")
-                if cs != 0:
-                    params.append(f"Clip skip: {abs(cs)}")
             except (ValueError, TypeError):
                 pass
         additional_data = metadata_dict.get("additional_data", "")

py/routes/handlers/misc_handlers.py

@@ -1562,6 +1562,11 @@ class SettingsHandler:
                             {"success": False, "error": validation_error}
                         )
 
+                if key == "update_channel" and value not in ("release", "nightly"):
+                    return web.json_response(
+                        {"success": False, "error": "update_channel must be 'release' or 'nightly'"}
+                    )
+
                 if value == "__DELETE__" and key in (
                     "proxy_username",
                     "proxy_password",

py/routes/update_routes.py

@@ -38,6 +38,84 @@ def _clean_excludes() -> List[str]:
     return excludes
 
 
+def _stage_preserved_items(plugin_root: str) -> tuple[str, list[str]]:
+    """Move preserved user-data items to a temp directory outside *plugin_root*.
+
+    This ensures that ``git reset --hard``, ``git clean -fd``, and ZIP-based
+    replacement cannot touch these files even when ``-e`` exclusion patterns
+    are mishandled (e.g. on Windows where forward-slash patterns may not
+    match backslash-prefixed paths in some Git builds, or where file locks
+    prevent deletion/recreation).
+
+    Returns:
+        ``(backup_root, staged_names)``: the temp directory path and the
+        list of item names that were successfully moved.
+    """
+    backup_root = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='lora_manager_update_')
+    staged: list[str] = []
+    for name in _PRESERVE_DIRS:
+        src = os.path.join(plugin_root, name)
+        if not os.path.lexists(src):
+            continue
+        dst = os.path.join(backup_root, name)
+        try:
+            shutil.move(src, dst)
+            staged.append(name)
+            logger.debug("Staged '%s' for update safety", name)
+        except OSError:
+            # ``shutil.move`` may fail on Windows if a file handle inside
+            # the directory is still open (e.g. a SQLite WAL file). Fall
+            # back to copy-then-remove.
+            logger.debug("Move failed for '%s', falling back to copy", name)
+            try:
+                if os.path.isdir(src) and not os.path.islink(src):
+                    shutil.copytree(src, dst, symlinks=True)
+                    shutil.rmtree(src, ignore_errors=True)
+                else:
+                    shutil.copy2(src, dst)
+                    os.remove(src)
+                staged.append(name)
+                logger.info("Copied (then removed) '%s' for update safety", name)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Could not stage '%s': %s (will rely on git -e / skip lists)", name, exc
+                )
+    return backup_root, staged
+
+
+def _restore_preserved_items(plugin_root: str, backup_root: str, staged: list[str]) -> None:
+    """Move staged items back from *backup_root* into *plugin_root*.
+
+    Any leftover placeholder at the destination (created by git checkout or
+    ZIP extraction) is removed before the move.
+    """
+    for name in staged:
+        src = os.path.join(backup_root, name)
+        dst = os.path.join(plugin_root, name)
+        try:
+            if os.path.lexists(dst):
+                if os.path.isdir(dst) and not os.path.islink(dst):
+                    shutil.rmtree(dst, ignore_errors=True)
+                else:
+                    os.remove(dst)
+            shutil.move(src, dst)
+            logger.debug("Restored '%s' after update", name)
+        except OSError:
+            logger.debug("Move failed restoring '%s', falling back to copy", name)
+            try:
+                if os.path.isdir(src) and not os.path.islink(src):
+                    shutil.copytree(src, dst, symlinks=True, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+                    shutil.rmtree(src, ignore_errors=True)
+                else:
+                    shutil.copy2(src, dst)
+                    os.remove(src)
+                logger.info("Copied '%s' back after update", name)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.error("Failed to restore '%s': %s", name, exc)
+    shutil.rmtree(backup_root, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+
 class UpdateRoutes:
     """Routes for handling plugin update checks"""
     
@@ -47,6 +125,7 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
         app.router.add_get('/api/lm/check-updates', UpdateRoutes.check_updates)
         app.router.add_get('/api/lm/version-info', UpdateRoutes.get_version_info)
         app.router.add_post('/api/lm/perform-update', UpdateRoutes.perform_update)
+        app.router.add_post('/api/lm/switch-channel', UpdateRoutes.switch_channel)
     
     @staticmethod
     async def check_updates(request):
@@ -65,10 +144,17 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
 
             # Fetch remote version from GitHub
             if nightly:
-                remote_version, changelog = await UpdateRoutes._get_nightly_version()
+                local_hash = git_info.get('short_hash', '')
-                releases = None
+                nightly_version, releases_result = await asyncio.gather(
+                    UpdateRoutes._get_nightly_version(local_hash),
+                    UpdateRoutes._get_remote_version()
+                )
+                remote_version, _, behind_by, commit_date = nightly_version
+                _, changelog, releases = releases_result
             else:
                 remote_version, changelog, releases = await UpdateRoutes._get_remote_version()
+                behind_by = 0
+                commit_date = ''
             
             # Compare versions
             if nightly:
@@ -81,6 +167,10 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
                     remote_version.replace('v', '')
                 )
             
+            current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+            plugin_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(current_dir))
+            has_git = os.path.exists(os.path.join(plugin_root, '.git'))
+
             response_data = {
                 'success': True,
                 'current_version': local_version,
@@ -88,13 +178,13 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
                 'update_available': update_available,
                 'changelog': changelog,
                 'git_info': git_info,
-                'nightly': nightly
+                'nightly': nightly,
+                'has_git': has_git,
+                'releases': releases,
+                'behind_by': behind_by,
+                'commit_date': commit_date
             }
             
-            # Include releases list for stable mode
-            if releases is not None:
-                response_data['releases'] = releases
-            
             return web.json_response(response_data)
             
         except NETWORK_EXCEPTIONS as e:
@@ -126,9 +216,14 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
             # Format: version-short_hash
             version_string = f"{local_version}-{short_hash}"
             
+            current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+            plugin_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(current_dir))
+            has_git = os.path.exists(os.path.join(plugin_root, '.git'))
+
             return web.json_response({
                 'success': True,
-                'version': version_string
+                'version': version_string,
+                'has_git': has_git
             })
             
         except Exception as e:
@@ -156,20 +251,22 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
             if os.path.exists(settings_path):
                 with open(settings_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                     settings_backup = f.read()
-                logger.info("Backed up settings.json")
+                logger.debug("Backed up settings.json (%d bytes)", len(settings_backup))
 
-            git_folder = os.path.join(plugin_root, '.git')
+            staged_backup_dir, staged_items = _stage_preserved_items(plugin_root)
-            if os.path.exists(git_folder):
+            try:
-                # Git update
+                git_folder = os.path.join(plugin_root, '.git')
-                success, new_version = await UpdateRoutes._perform_git_update(plugin_root, nightly)
+                if os.path.exists(git_folder):
-            else:
+                    success, new_version = await UpdateRoutes._perform_git_update(plugin_root, nightly)
-                # Fallback: Download ZIP and replace files
+                else:
-                success, new_version = await UpdateRoutes._download_and_replace_zip(plugin_root)
+                    success, new_version = await UpdateRoutes._download_and_replace_zip(plugin_root)
+            finally:
+                _restore_preserved_items(plugin_root, staged_backup_dir, staged_items)
 
             if settings_backup and success:
                 with open(settings_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                     f.write(settings_backup)
-                logger.info("Restored settings.json")
+                logger.debug("Restored settings.json content (%d bytes)", len(settings_backup))
 
             if success:
                 return web.json_response({
@@ -190,6 +287,164 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
                 'error': str(e)
             })
 
+    @staticmethod
+    async def switch_channel(request):
+        """
+        Switch between release and nightly update channels.
+
+        ZIP/CNR install → Nightly: git init + checkout main (one-way upgrade)
+        Git install → Release:   git checkout latest tag (.git preserved)
+        ZIP/CNR install → Release: ZIP download (no .git, stays in ZIP mode)
+        Git install → Nightly:   git checkout main + pull
+        """
+        try:
+            body = await request.json() if request.has_body else {}
+            channel = body.get('channel', '')
+
+            if channel not in ('release', 'nightly'):
+                return web.json_response({
+                    'success': False,
+                    'error': f'Invalid channel: {channel}. Must be "release" or "nightly".'
+                })
+
+            current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+            plugin_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(current_dir))
+
+            settings_path = ensure_settings_file(logger)
+            settings_backup = None
+            if os.path.exists(settings_path):
+                with open(settings_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                    settings_backup = f.read()
+                logger.debug("Backed up settings.json before channel switch (%d bytes)", len(settings_backup))
+
+            staged_backup_dir, staged_items = _stage_preserved_items(plugin_root)
+            try:
+                git_folder = os.path.join(plugin_root, '.git')
+
+                if channel == 'nightly':
+                    git_backup = None
+                    if os.path.exists(git_folder):
+                        git_backup = UpdateRoutes._backup_git(git_folder, 'nightly')
+
+                    success = False
+                    new_version = ''
+                    try:
+                        if os.path.exists(git_folder):
+                            success, new_version = await UpdateRoutes._perform_git_update(
+                                plugin_root, nightly=True
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            success, new_version = UpdateRoutes._init_git_repo(plugin_root)
+                    finally:
+                        UpdateRoutes._restore_git(git_backup, git_folder, success, 'nightly')
+                else:
+                    success = False
+                    new_version = ''
+                    if os.path.exists(git_folder):
+                        success, new_version = await UpdateRoutes._perform_git_update(
+                            plugin_root, nightly=False
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        tracking_file = os.path.join(plugin_root, '.tracking')
+                        if os.path.exists(tracking_file):
+                            os.remove(tracking_file)
+                        success, new_version = await UpdateRoutes._download_and_replace_zip(plugin_root)
+            finally:
+                _restore_preserved_items(plugin_root, staged_backup_dir, staged_items)
+
+            if settings_backup and success:
+                with open(settings_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                    f.write(settings_backup)
+                logger.debug("Restored settings.json content after channel switch (%d bytes)", len(settings_backup))
+
+            if success:
+                return web.json_response({
+                    'success': True,
+                    'channel': channel,
+                    'new_version': new_version,
+                    'message': f'Switched to {channel} channel'
+                })
+            else:
+                return web.json_response({
+                    'success': False,
+                    'error': f'Failed to switch to {channel} channel'
+                })
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to switch channel: %s", e, exc_info=True)
+            return web.json_response({
+                'success': False,
+                'error': str(e)
+            })
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _init_git_repo(plugin_root: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+        """
+        Initialize a Git repository in a ZIP-installed plugin folder.
+        Clones the remote history and checks out main branch.
+        """
+        try:
+            import git
+        except ImportError:
+            logger.error(
+                "GitPython is not available: cannot initialize git repo. "
+                "Install git or set $GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE to the git binary path."
+            )
+            return False, ""
+
+        clean_excludes = _clean_excludes()
+
+        try:
+            repo = git.Repo.init(plugin_root)
+            origin = repo.create_remote(
+                'origin',
+                'https://github.com/willmiao/ComfyUI-Lora-Manager.git'
+            )
+            origin.fetch()
+
+            repo.create_head('main', origin.refs.main)
+            repo.git.checkout('main', '--force')
+            repo.git.reset('--hard')
+            repo.git.clean('-fd', *clean_excludes)
+
+            tracking_file = os.path.join(plugin_root, '.tracking')
+            if os.path.exists(tracking_file):
+                os.remove(tracking_file)
+                logger.info("Removed .tracking file (now in git mode)")
+
+            new_version = f"main-{repo.head.commit.hexsha[:7]}"
+            logger.info("Initialized git repo on main branch: %s", new_version)
+            return True, new_version
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to initialize git repo: %s", e, exc_info=True)
+            return False, ""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _backup_git(git_folder, label):
+        try:
+            backup_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+            backup = os.path.join(backup_dir, '.git')
+            shutil.copytree(git_folder, backup)
+            logger.info("Backed up .git before switching to %s", label)
+            return backup
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to backup .git before %s switch: %s", label, e)
+            return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _restore_git(git_backup, git_folder, success, label):
+        if git_backup and not success:
+            try:
+                if os.path.exists(git_folder):
+                    shutil.rmtree(git_folder)
+                shutil.copytree(git_backup, git_folder)
+                logger.info("Restored .git after failed %s switch", label)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("Failed to restore .git after %s switch: %s", label, e)
+        if git_backup:
+            shutil.rmtree(os.path.dirname(git_backup), ignore_errors=True)
+
     @staticmethod
     async def _download_and_replace_zip(plugin_root: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
         """
@@ -244,8 +499,7 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
             except Exception:
                 logger.debug("Could not close downloaded-version history database", exc_info=True)
 
-            # Skip settings.json, civitai, model cache and runtime cache folders
+            UpdateRoutes._clean_plugin_folder(plugin_root, skip_files=list(_PRESERVE_DIRS))
-            UpdateRoutes._clean_plugin_folder(plugin_root, skip_files=['settings.json', 'civitai', 'model_cache', 'cache', 'wildcards', 'backups', 'stats'])
 
             # Extract ZIP to temp dir
             with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
@@ -255,7 +509,7 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
                     extracted_root = next(os.scandir(tmp_dir)).path
 
                     # Copy files, skipping user data that should be preserved
-                    skip_items = {'settings.json', 'civitai', 'wildcards', 'backups', 'stats'}
+                    skip_items = set(_PRESERVE_DIRS)
                     for item in os.listdir(extracted_root):
                         if item in skip_items:
                             continue
@@ -272,7 +526,7 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
                     # for ComfyUI Manager to work properly
                     tracking_info_file = os.path.join(plugin_root, '.tracking')
                     tracking_files = []
-                    skip_tracked = {'civitai', 'wildcards', 'backups', 'stats'}
+                    skip_tracked = set(_PRESERVE_DIRS) - {'settings.json'}
                     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(extracted_root):
                         # Skip user data directories and their contents
                         rel_root = os.path.relpath(root, extracted_root)
@@ -296,6 +550,7 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
             logger.error(f"ZIP update failed: {e}", exc_info=True)
             return False, ""
 
+    @staticmethod
     def _clean_plugin_folder(plugin_root, skip_files=None):
         skip_files = skip_files or []
         for item in os.listdir(plugin_root):
@@ -308,41 +563,54 @@ class UpdateRoutes:
                 os.remove(path)
     
     @staticmethod
-    async def _get_nightly_version() -> tuple[str, List[str]]:
+    async def _get_nightly_version(local_hash: str = "") -> tuple[str, List[str], int, str]:
-        """
-        Fetch latest commit from main branch
-        """
         repo_owner = "willmiao"
         repo_name = "ComfyUI-Lora-Manager"
 
-        # Use GitHub API to fetch the latest commit from main branch
         github_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_owner}/{repo_name}/commits/main"
 
         try:
             downloader = await get_downloader()
-            success, data = await downloader.make_request('GET', github_url, custom_headers={'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json'})
+            success, data = await downloader.make_request(
+                'GET', github_url,
+                custom_headers={'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json'}
+            )
 
             if not success:
-                logger.warning(f"Failed to fetch GitHub commit: {data}")
+                logger.warning("Failed to fetch GitHub commit: %s", data)
-                return "main", []
+                return "main", [], 0, ""
 
-            commit_sha = data.get('sha', '')[:7]  # Short hash
+            commit_sha = data.get('sha', '')[:7]
             commit_message = data.get('commit', {}).get('message', '')
+            commit_date = data.get('commit', {}).get('committer', {}).get('date', '')[:10]
 
-            # Format as "main-{short_hash}"
             version = f"main-{commit_sha}"
-            
-            # Use commit message as changelog
             changelog = [commit_message] if commit_message else []
 
-            return version, changelog
+            behind_by = 0
+            if local_hash and local_hash not in ('unknown', 'stable'):
+                compare_url = (
+                    f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_owner}/{repo_name}"
+                    f"/compare/{local_hash}...main"
+                )
+                c_ok, c_data = await downloader.make_request(
+                    'GET', compare_url,
+                    custom_headers={'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json'}
+                )
+                if c_ok:
+                    if c_data.get('status') in ('ahead', 'diverged'):
+                        behind_by = c_data.get('ahead_by', 0)
+                    else:
+                        behind_by = c_data.get('behind_by', 0)
+
+            return version, changelog, behind_by, commit_date
 
         except NETWORK_EXCEPTIONS as e:
             logger.warning("Unable to reach GitHub for nightly version: %s", e)
-            return "main", []
+            return "main", [], 0, ""
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error fetching nightly version: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            logger.error("Error fetching nightly version: %s", e, exc_info=True)
-            return "main", []
+            return "main", [], 0, ""
     
     @staticmethod
     def _compare_nightly_versions(local_git_info: Dict[str, str], remote_version: str) -> bool:

py/services/download_queue_service.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class DownloadQueueService:
     _instance: Optional[DownloadQueueService] = None
     _class_lock: asyncio.Lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
-    _SCHEMA = """
+    _SCHEMA_TABLES = """
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS download_queue (
             download_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
             model_id INTEGER,
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class DownloadQueueService:
         );
         CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_dh_completed ON download_history(completed_at DESC);
         CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_dh_status ON download_history(status);
+    """
+
+    _CREATE_UNIQUE_INDEX = """
         CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_dh_download_id
             ON download_history(download_id) WHERE download_id IS NOT NULL;
     """
@@ -115,10 +118,39 @@ class DownloadQueueService:
         if self._schema_initialized:
             return
         with self._connect() as conn:
-            conn.executescript(self._SCHEMA)
+            conn.executescript(self._SCHEMA_TABLES)
+
+            # Creating the unique index on download_history.download_id can
+            # fail if pre-existing rows have duplicate values (e.g. from a
+            # previous version that lacked the index).  Deduplicate first so
+            # that the migration does not crash on startup.
+            if not self._index_exists(conn, "idx_dh_download_id"):
+                self._remove_duplicate_download_ids(conn)
+                conn.executescript(self._CREATE_UNIQUE_INDEX)
+
             conn.commit()
         self._schema_initialized = True
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _index_exists(conn: sqlite3.Connection, name: str) -> bool:
+        return conn.execute(
+            "SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='index' AND name=?",
+            (name,),
+        ).fetchone() is not None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _remove_duplicate_download_ids(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
+        conn.execute("""
+            DELETE FROM download_history
+            WHERE id NOT IN (
+                SELECT MIN(id)
+                FROM download_history
+                WHERE download_id IS NOT NULL
+                GROUP BY download_id
+            )
+            AND download_id IS NOT NULL
+        """)
+
     def get_database_path(self) -> str:
         """Return the resolved database file path."""
         return self._db_path

py/services/model_scanner.py

@@ -927,6 +927,25 @@ class ModelScanner:
                 # Update cache data
                 self._cache.raw_data = [item for item in self._cache.raw_data if item['file_path'] not in missing_files]
             
+            dedup_removed = 0
+            seen_paths: set = set()
+            deduped: list = []
+            for item in reversed(self._cache.raw_data):
+                path = item.get('file_path', '')
+                if path not in seen_paths:
+                    seen_paths.add(path)
+                    deduped.append(item)
+                else:
+                    for tag in item.get('tags', []):
+                        if tag in self._tags_count:
+                            self._tags_count[tag] = max(0, self._tags_count[tag] - 1)
+                            if self._tags_count[tag] == 0:
+                                del self._tags_count[tag]
+                    dedup_removed += 1
+            if dedup_removed > 0:
+                self._cache.raw_data = list(reversed(deduped))
+                total_removed += dedup_removed
+            
             # Resort cache if changes were made
             if total_added > 0 or total_removed > 0:
                 # Update folders list
@@ -1352,18 +1371,25 @@ class ModelScanner:
             # Update folder in metadata
             metadata_dict['folder'] = folder
             
-            # Add to cache
+            file_path = metadata_dict.get('file_path', '')
+            if file_path:
+                old_entries = [item for item in self._cache.raw_data if item.get('file_path') == file_path]
+                for old_entry in old_entries:
+                    for tag in old_entry.get('tags', []):
+                        if tag in self._tags_count:
+                            self._tags_count[tag] = max(0, self._tags_count[tag] - 1)
+                            if self._tags_count[tag] == 0:
+                                del self._tags_count[tag]
+                self._hash_index.remove_by_path(file_path)
+                self._cache.raw_data = [item for item in self._cache.raw_data if item.get('file_path') != file_path]
+
+            for tag in metadata_dict.get('tags', []):
+                self._tags_count[tag] = self._tags_count.get(tag, 0) + 1
+
             self._cache.raw_data.append(metadata_dict)
-            self._cache.add_to_version_index(metadata_dict)
 
-            # Resort cache data
             await self._cache.resort()
             
-            # Update folders list
-            all_folders = set(self._cache.folders)
-            all_folders.add(folder)
-            self._cache.folders = sorted(list(all_folders), key=lambda x: x.lower())
-            
             # Update the hash index
             self._hash_index.add_entry(metadata_dict['sha256'], metadata_dict['file_path'])
             await self._persist_current_cache()

py/utils/example_images_metadata.py

@@ -475,13 +475,19 @@ class MetadataUpdater:
             return False
 
         model_folder = get_model_folder(model_hash)
-        if not model_folder:
+        if not model_folder or not os.path.isdir(model_folder):
             return False
 
         civitai = getattr(metadata, "civitai", None)
         if not isinstance(civitai, dict):
             return False
 
+        # Read the directory listing once so every image entry reuses it.
+        try:
+            dir_entries = os.listdir(model_folder)
+        except OSError:
+            dir_entries = []
+
         has_changes = False
 
         custom_images = civitai.get("customImages")
@@ -493,24 +499,15 @@ class MetadataUpdater:
                 if not img_id:
                     continue
 
-                if not os.path.isdir(model_folder):
+                prefix = f"custom_{img_id}"
+                found = any(
+                    f.startswith(prefix) and os.path.isfile(
+                        os.path.join(model_folder, f)
+                    )
+                    for f in dir_entries
+                )
+                if not found:
                     stale.append(idx)
-                else:
-                    found = False
-                    try:
-                        prefix = f"custom_{img_id}"
-                        for fname in os.listdir(model_folder):
-                            if fname.startswith(prefix) and os.path.isfile(
-                                os.path.join(model_folder, fname)
-                            ):
-                                found = True
-                                break
-                    except OSError:
-                        stale.append(idx)
-                        continue
-
-                    if not found:
-                        stale.append(idx)
 
             if stale:
                 for idx in reversed(stale):
@@ -532,22 +529,9 @@ class MetadataUpdater:
                     # is gone.
                     continue
 
-                if not os.path.isdir(model_folder):
+                prefix = f"image_{idx}."
+                if not any(f.startswith(prefix) for f in dir_entries):
                     stale.append(idx)
-                else:
-                    found = False
-                    try:
-                        prefix = f"image_{idx}."
-                        for fname in os.listdir(model_folder):
-                            if fname.startswith(prefix):
-                                found = True
-                                break
-                    except OSError:
-                        stale.append(idx)
-                        continue
-
-                    if not found:
-                        stale.append(idx)
 
             if stale:
                 for idx in reversed(stale):

py/utils/example_images_migration.py

@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@ import logging
 import os
 import re
 import json
+import shutil
 from ..services.settings_manager import get_settings_manager
 from ..services.service_registry import ServiceRegistry
-from ..utils.example_images_paths import iter_library_roots
+from ..utils.example_images_paths import (
+    get_example_images_root,
+    is_hash_folder,
+    iter_library_roots,
+    uses_library_scoped_folders,
+    _library_folder_has_only_hash_dirs,
+)
 from ..utils.metadata_manager import MetadataManager
 from ..utils.example_images_processor import ExampleImagesProcessor
 from ..utils.constants import SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS
@@ -36,6 +43,90 @@ settings = _SettingsProxy()
 class ExampleImagesMigration:
     """Handles migrations for example images naming conventions"""
     
+    @staticmethod
+    def _consolidate_library_folders():
+        """Move hash folders from library-named subdirectories back to root.
+
+        When a user switches from multi-library mode back to single-library
+        mode, example images previously stored under e.g.
+        ``<root>/default/<hash>/`` need to be moved back to
+        ``<root>/<hash>/``.  Running this once at startup removes the need
+        for ``get_model_folder()`` to perform directory scans on every
+        request.
+        """
+        if uses_library_scoped_folders():
+            return
+
+        root = get_example_images_root()
+        if not root or not os.path.isdir(root):
+            return
+
+        moved: list[str] = []
+        cleaned: list[str] = []
+
+        try:
+            for entry in os.listdir(root):
+                # Fast regex checks first — no filesystem I/O.
+                if is_hash_folder(entry) or entry == "_deleted":
+                    continue
+
+                entry_path = os.path.join(root, entry)
+                if not os.path.isdir(entry_path):
+                    continue
+                if not _library_folder_has_only_hash_dirs(entry_path):
+                    continue
+
+                try:
+                    for hash_entry in os.listdir(entry_path):
+                        hash_path = os.path.join(entry_path, hash_entry)
+                        if not os.path.isdir(hash_path) or not is_hash_folder(hash_entry):
+                            continue
+                        target = os.path.join(root, hash_entry)
+                        if not os.path.exists(target):
+                            try:
+                                shutil.move(hash_path, target)
+                                moved.append(hash_entry)
+                            except (OSError, shutil.Error) as exc:
+                                logger.error(
+                                    "Failed to move '%s' → '%s': %s",
+                                    hash_path, target, exc,
+                                )
+                except OSError as exc:
+                    logger.error(
+                        "Failed to list library subdirectory '%s': %s",
+                        entry_path, exc,
+                    )
+
+                try:
+                    remaining = os.listdir(entry_path)
+                except OSError:
+                    remaining = []
+                if not remaining:
+                    try:
+                        os.rmdir(entry_path)
+                        cleaned.append(entry)
+                    except OSError as exc:
+                        logger.debug(
+                            "Could not remove empty library dir '%s': %s",
+                            entry_path, exc,
+                        )
+        except OSError as exc:
+            logger.error(
+                "Failed to list example images root during consolidation: %s",
+                exc,
+            )
+
+        if moved:
+            logger.info(
+                "Consolidated %d example image folder(s) to root",
+                len(moved),
+            )
+        if cleaned:
+            logger.info(
+                "Removed %d empty library directories",
+                len(cleaned),
+            )
+
     @staticmethod
     async def check_and_run_migrations():
         """Check if migrations are needed and run them in background"""
@@ -44,6 +135,10 @@ class ExampleImagesMigration:
             logger.debug("No example images path configured or path doesn't exist, skipping migrations")
             return
 
+        # Run library-to-root consolidation once at startup so the hot
+        # path (get_model_folder) stays a pure-path computation.
+        ExampleImagesMigration._consolidate_library_folders()
+
         for library_name, library_path in iter_library_roots():
             if not library_path or not os.path.exists(library_path):
                 continue

py/utils/example_images_paths.py

@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ def ensure_library_root_exists(library_name: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
 
 
 def get_model_folder(model_hash: str, library_name: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
-    """Return the folder path for a model's example images."""
+    """Return the folder path for a model's example images.
+
+    Multi-library ↔ single-library consolidation is handled once at startup by
+    ``ExampleImagesMigration._consolidate_library_folders`` — this function is a
+    pure path computation on the hot path (no directory scans).
+    """
 
     if not model_hash:
         return ""
@@ -113,35 +118,6 @@ def get_model_folder(model_hash: str, library_name: Optional[str] = None) -> str
                     exc,
                 )
                 return legacy_folder
-    elif not os.path.exists(resolved_folder):
-        # Reverse migration: when consolidating from multi-library to
-        # single-library mode (e.g. after "default" was cleaned up), look
-        # for existing example images inside library-named subdirectories
-        # and bring them back to the root level.
-        root = get_example_images_root()
-        if root:
-            try:
-                for entry in os.listdir(root):
-                    entry_path = os.path.join(root, entry)
-                    if not os.path.isdir(entry_path):
-                        continue
-                    if is_hash_folder(entry) or entry == "_deleted":
-                        continue
-                    if not _library_folder_has_only_hash_dirs(entry_path):
-                        continue
-                    legacy = os.path.join(entry_path, normalized_hash)
-                    if os.path.exists(legacy):
-                        shutil.move(legacy, resolved_folder)
-                        logger.info(
-                            "Consolidated example images from '%s' to '%s'",
-                            legacy, resolved_folder,
-                        )
-                        break
-            except OSError as exc:
-                logger.error(
-                    "Failed to consolidate example images during "
-                    "library merge: %s", exc,
-                )
 
     return resolved_folder
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "comfyui-lora-manager"
 description = "Revolutionize your workflow with the ultimate LoRA companion for ComfyUI!"
-version = "1.1.9"
+version = "1.2.0"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 dependencies = [
     "aiohttp",

static/css/components/modal/_base.css

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ body.modal-open {
 .support-section,
 .changelog-section,
 .update-info,
+.update-channels,
 .info-item,
 .path-preview {
     background: var(--surface-subtle);

static/css/components/modal/update-modal.css

@@ -93,15 +93,13 @@
 .update-content {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    gap: var(--space-3);
+    gap: var(--space-2);
 }
 
 .update-info {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
     align-items: center;
-    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
-    padding: var(--space-3);
 }
 
 .update-info .version-info {
@@ -175,7 +173,6 @@
     border: 1px solid var(--lora-border);
     border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
     padding: var(--space-2);
-    margin: var(--space-2) 0;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .update-progress {
@@ -233,11 +230,6 @@
 }
 
 /* Changelog section */
-.changelog-section {
-    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
-    padding: var(--space-3);
-}
-
 .changelog-section h3 {
     margin-top: 0;
     margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
@@ -349,6 +341,131 @@
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
+/* Channel Toggle */
+.update-channels {
+}
+
+.channels-label {
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    opacity: 0.8;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.channel-toggle {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0;
+    background: var(--lora-surface);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    padding: 3px;
+    width: fit-content;
+}
+
+.channel-btn {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    padding: 8px 20px;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #999);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.channel-btn:hover {
+    color: var(--text-primary, #ddd);
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+}
+
+.channel-btn.active {
+    background: var(--lora-accent, #4285F4);
+    color: #fff;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+
+.channel-btn.active i {
+    color: #fff;
+}
+
+.channel-btn i {
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+}
+
+/* Channel Switch Confirmation Overlay */
+.channel-switch-overlay {
+    position: fixed;
+    inset: 0;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    z-index: 10000;
+    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
+}
+
+.channel-switch-dialog {
+    background: var(--lora-surface);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1));
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    padding: 28px 32px;
+    max-width: 420px;
+    width: 90%;
+    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+}
+
+.channel-switch-dialog h3 {
+    margin: 0 0 12px;
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+    color: var(--text-primary, #eee);
+}
+
+.channel-switch-dialog p {
+    margin: 0 0 24px;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #aaa);
+    line-height: 1.6;
+}
+
+.channel-switch-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.channel-switch-cancel {
+    padding: 8px 18px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1));
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #aaa);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+
+.channel-switch-cancel:hover {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+}
+
+.channel-switch-confirm {
+    padding: 8px 18px;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    background: var(--lora-accent, #4285F4);
+    color: #fff;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+    font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.channel-switch-confirm:hover {
+    opacity: 0.9;
+}
+
 /* Update preferences section */
 .update-preferences {
     border-top: 1px solid var(--lora-border);

static/js/components/ContextMenu/RecipeContextMenu.js

@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@ export class RecipeContextMenu extends BaseContextMenu {
                         strength: lora.strength || 1.0,
 
                         // Model identifiers
+                        modelId: lora.modelId || lora.model_id || civitaiInfo.modelId,
                         hash: modelFile?.hashes?.SHA256?.toLowerCase() || lora.hash,
-                        modelVersionId: civitaiInfo.id || lora.modelVersionId,
+                        id: civitaiInfo.id || lora.modelVersionId,
 
                         // Metadata
                         thumbnailUrl: civitaiInfo.images?.[0]?.url || '',

static/js/components/RecipeModal.js

@@ -1421,6 +1421,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
                         strength: lora.strength || 1.0,
 
                         // Model identifiers
+                        modelId: lora.modelId || lora.model_id || civitaiInfo.modelId,
                         hash: modelFile?.hashes?.SHA256?.toLowerCase() || lora.hash,
                         id: civitaiInfo.id || lora.modelVersionId,
 

static/js/managers/BulkManager.js

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export class BulkManager {
 
         // Drag detection properties
         this.dragThreshold = 5; // Pixels to move before considering it a drag
+        this.dragDelayMs = 100; // Minimum hold time before a drag is treated as a marquee
+        this.minMarqueeSize = 10; // Minimum drag box (px) before a marquee counts as a selection
         this.mouseDownTime = 0;
         this.mouseDownPosition = { x: 0, y: 0 };
 
@@ -173,6 +175,19 @@ export class BulkManager {
         });
 
         eventManager.addHandler('mousemove', 'bulkManager-marquee-move', (e) => {
+            // Only track marquee/drag while the left button is physically held.
+            // mouseup can be missed (release outside the window, focus loss, driver quirks),
+            // so mousemove must verify the button state itself instead of relying on it.
+            if (!(e.buttons & 1)) {
+                if (this.isMarqueeActive) {
+                    this.endMarqueeSelection(e);
+                } else {
+                    this.mouseDownTime = 0;
+                    this.isDragging = false;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (this.isMarqueeActive) {
                 this.lastClientX = e.clientX;
                 this.lastClientY = e.clientY;
@@ -184,7 +199,10 @@ export class BulkManager {
                 const dy = e.clientY - this.mouseDownPosition.y;
                 const distance = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
 
-                if (distance >= this.dragThreshold) {
+                // Require both enough movement AND enough hold time so quick
+                // click jitter from micro-movement input devices is not a marquee.
+                const heldTime = Date.now() - this.mouseDownTime;
+                if (heldTime >= this.dragDelayMs && distance >= this.dragThreshold) {
                     this.isDragging = true;
                     this.startMarqueeSelection(e, true);
                 }
@@ -1958,9 +1976,31 @@ export class BulkManager {
         // Remove visual feedback class
         document.body.classList.remove('marquee-selecting');
 
+        // Compute the actual drag box size in document coordinates, matching how
+        // updateMarqueeSelectionFromPosition tracks the rectangle. Client-space
+        // size would wrongly flag auto-scroll marquees (tiny pointer movement,
+        // large document-space box) as accidental clicks.
+        const container = document.querySelector('.page-content');
+        const scrollX = container?.scrollLeft || 0;
+        const scrollY = container?.scrollTop || 0;
+        const dragWidth = Math.abs((e.clientX + scrollX) - this.marqueeStartDoc.x);
+        const dragHeight = Math.abs((e.clientY + scrollY) - this.marqueeStartDoc.y);
+        const isTinyMarquee = dragWidth < this.minMarqueeSize && dragHeight < this.minMarqueeSize;
+
         // Get selection count
         const selectionCount = state.selectedModels.size;
 
+        // A tiny box (e.g. click jitter that happened to graze a card) is treated
+        // as an accidental click: undo any selection and leave bulk mode.
+        if (isTinyMarquee) {
+            this.clearSelection();
+            if (state.bulkMode) {
+                this.toggleBulkMode();
+            }
+            this.initialSelectedModels.clear();
+            return;
+        }
+
         // If no models were selected, exit bulk mode
         if (selectionCount === 0) {
             if (state.bulkMode) {

static/js/managers/DownloadManager.js

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export class DownloadManager {
         this.modelVersionId = null;
         this.source = null;
         this.selectedFile = null;
+        this._isDiffusionModel = false;
 
         this.selectedFolder = '';
         this.batchModels = [];
@@ -787,24 +788,40 @@ export class DownloadManager {
     async proceedToLocationContent() {
 
         try {
-            // Fetch model roots
+            const _isDiffusionModel = this.selectedFile
-            const rootsData = await this.apiClient.fetchModelRoots();
+                ? (this.selectedFile.type === 'UNet' || this.selectedFile.type === 'Diffusion Model')
+                : (this.currentVersion?.files || []).some(
+                    f => f.type === 'UNet' || f.type === 'Diffusion Model'
+                );
+            this._isDiffusionModel = _isDiffusionModel;
+
+            let rootsData;
+            if (this._isDiffusionModel && this.apiClient.modelType === 'checkpoints') {
+                rootsData = await this.apiClient.fetchModelRoots('diffusion_model');
+            } else {
+                rootsData = await this.apiClient.fetchModelRoots();
+            }
             const modelRoot = document.getElementById('modelRoot');
             modelRoot.innerHTML = rootsData.roots.map(root =>
                 `<option value="${root}">${root}</option>`
             ).join('');
 
-            // Set default root if available
+            const singularType = this._isDiffusionModel
-            const singularType = this.apiClient.modelType.replace(/s$/, '');
+                ? 'unet'
+                : this.apiClient.modelType.replace(/s$/, '');
             const defaultRootKey = `default_${singularType}_root`;
             const defaultRoot = state.global.settings[defaultRootKey];
-            console.log(`Default root for ${this.apiClient.modelType}:`, defaultRoot);
+            console.log(`Default root for ${singularType}:`, defaultRoot);
             console.log('Available roots:', rootsData.roots);
             if (defaultRoot && rootsData.roots.includes(defaultRoot)) {
                 console.log(`Setting default root: ${defaultRoot}`);
                 modelRoot.value = defaultRoot;
             }
 
+            const subtypeDisplay = this._isDiffusionModel ? 'Diffusion Model' : this.apiClient.apiConfig.config.displayName;
+            document.getElementById('modelRootLabel').textContent =
+                translate('modals.download.selectTypeRoot', { type: subtypeDisplay });
+
             // Set autocomplete="off" on folderPath input
             const folderPathInput = document.getElementById('folderPath');
             if (folderPathInput) {
@@ -1776,13 +1793,15 @@ export class DownloadManager {
         const modelRoot = document.getElementById('modelRoot').value;
         const config = this.apiClient.apiConfig.config;
 
-        let fullPath = modelRoot || translate('modals.download.selectTypeRoot', { type: config.displayName });
+        const subtypeDisplay = this._isDiffusionModel ? 'Diffusion Model' : config.displayName;
+        let fullPath = modelRoot || translate('modals.download.selectTypeRoot', { type: subtypeDisplay });
 
         if (modelRoot) {
             if (this.useDefaultPath) {
-                // Show actual template path
                 try {
-                    const singularType = this.apiClient.modelType.replace(/s$/, '');
+                    const singularType = this._isDiffusionModel
+                        ? 'unet'
+                        : this.apiClient.modelType.replace(/s$/, '');
                     const templates = state.global.settings.download_path_templates;
                     const template = templates[singularType];
                     fullPath += `/${template}`;

static/js/managers/FilterManager.js

@@ -729,10 +729,12 @@ export class FilterManager {
         const pageState = getCurrentPageState();
         const storageKey = `${this.currentPage}_filters`;
 
-        // Save filters to localStorage (exclude EMPTY_WILDCARD_MARKER)
+        // Save filters to localStorage (exclude EMPTY_WILDCARD_MARKER and transient search)
         const filtersSnapshot = this.cloneFilters();
         // Don't persist EMPTY_WILDCARD_MARKER - it's a runtime-only marker
         filtersSnapshot.baseModel = filtersSnapshot.baseModel.filter(m => m !== EMPTY_WILDCARD_MARKER);
+        // Don't persist search - it's transient and managed by SearchManager
+        delete filtersSnapshot.search;
         setStorageItem(storageKey, filtersSnapshot);
 
         // Update state with current filters
@@ -993,7 +995,7 @@ export class FilterManager {
             license: { ...(this.filters.license || {}) },
             modelTypes: [...(this.filters.modelTypes || [])],
             tagLogic: this.filters.tagLogic || 'any',
-            search: this.filters.search || pageState?.filters?.search || ''
+            search: pageState?.filters?.search ?? ''
         };
     }
 

static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js

@@ -1517,11 +1517,20 @@ export class SettingsManager {
         return data;
     }
 
-    async loadLoraRoots() {
+    showNoRootsPlaceholder(select) {
-        try {
+        select.innerHTML = '';
-            const defaultLoraRootSelect = document.getElementById('defaultLoraRoot');
+        const option = document.createElement('option');
-            if (!defaultLoraRootSelect) return;
+        option.value = '';
+        option.textContent = translate('settings.folderSettings.noDefault', {}, 'No Default');
+        select.appendChild(option);
+        select.disabled = true;
+    }
 
+    async loadLoraRoots() {
+        const defaultLoraRootSelect = document.getElementById('defaultLoraRoot');
+        if (!defaultLoraRootSelect) return;
+
+        try {
             // Fetch lora roots
             const response = await fetch('/api/lm/loras/roots');
             if (!response.ok) {
@@ -1530,10 +1539,12 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
             const data = await response.json();
             if (!data.roots || data.roots.length === 0) {
-                throw new Error('No LoRA roots found');
+                this.showNoRootsPlaceholder(defaultLoraRootSelect);
+                return;
             }
 
             defaultLoraRootSelect.innerHTML = '';
+            defaultLoraRootSelect.disabled = false;
 
             // Add options for each root
             data.roots.forEach(root => {
@@ -1548,15 +1559,16 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error loading LoRA roots:', error);
+            this.showNoRootsPlaceholder(defaultLoraRootSelect);
             showToast('toast.settings.loraRootsFailed', { message: error.message }, 'error');
         }
     }
 
     async loadCheckpointRoots() {
-        try {
+        const defaultCheckpointRootSelect = document.getElementById('defaultCheckpointRoot');
-            const defaultCheckpointRootSelect = document.getElementById('defaultCheckpointRoot');
+        if (!defaultCheckpointRootSelect) return;
-            if (!defaultCheckpointRootSelect) return;
 
+        try {
             // Fetch checkpoint roots (checkpoint paths only, not unet)
             const response = await fetch('/api/lm/checkpoints/checkpoints_roots');
             if (!response.ok) {
@@ -1565,10 +1577,12 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
             const data = await response.json();
             if (!data.roots || data.roots.length === 0) {
-                throw new Error('No checkpoint roots found');
+                this.showNoRootsPlaceholder(defaultCheckpointRootSelect);
+                return;
             }
 
             defaultCheckpointRootSelect.innerHTML = '';
+            defaultCheckpointRootSelect.disabled = false;
 
             // Add options for each root
             data.roots.forEach(root => {
@@ -1583,15 +1597,16 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error loading checkpoint roots:', error);
+            this.showNoRootsPlaceholder(defaultCheckpointRootSelect);
             showToast('toast.settings.checkpointRootsFailed', { message: error.message }, 'error');
         }
     }
 
     async loadUnetRoots() {
-        try {
+        const defaultUnetRootSelect = document.getElementById('defaultUnetRoot');
-            const defaultUnetRootSelect = document.getElementById('defaultUnetRoot');
+        if (!defaultUnetRootSelect) return;
-            if (!defaultUnetRootSelect) return;
 
+        try {
             // Fetch unet roots (diffusion model paths only)
             const response = await fetch('/api/lm/checkpoints/unet_roots');
             if (!response.ok) {
@@ -1600,10 +1615,12 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
             const data = await response.json();
             if (!data.roots || data.roots.length === 0) {
-                throw new Error('No diffusion model roots found');
+                this.showNoRootsPlaceholder(defaultUnetRootSelect);
+                return;
             }
 
             defaultUnetRootSelect.innerHTML = '';
+            defaultUnetRootSelect.disabled = false;
 
             // Add options for each root
             data.roots.forEach(root => {
@@ -1618,15 +1635,16 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error loading diffusion model roots:', error);
+            this.showNoRootsPlaceholder(defaultUnetRootSelect);
             showToast('toast.settings.unetRootsFailed', { message: error.message }, 'error');
         }
     }
 
     async loadEmbeddingRoots() {
-        try {
+        const defaultEmbeddingRootSelect = document.getElementById('defaultEmbeddingRoot');
-            const defaultEmbeddingRootSelect = document.getElementById('defaultEmbeddingRoot');
+        if (!defaultEmbeddingRootSelect) return;
-            if (!defaultEmbeddingRootSelect) return;
 
+        try {
             // Fetch embedding roots
             const response = await fetch('/api/lm/embeddings/roots');
             if (!response.ok) {
@@ -1635,10 +1653,12 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
             const data = await response.json();
             if (!data.roots || data.roots.length === 0) {
-                throw new Error('No embedding roots found');
+                this.showNoRootsPlaceholder(defaultEmbeddingRootSelect);
+                return;
             }
 
             defaultEmbeddingRootSelect.innerHTML = '';
+            defaultEmbeddingRootSelect.disabled = false;
 
             // Add options for each root
             data.roots.forEach(root => {
@@ -1653,6 +1673,7 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error loading embedding roots:', error);
+            this.showNoRootsPlaceholder(defaultEmbeddingRootSelect);
             showToast('toast.settings.embeddingRootsFailed', { message: error.message }, 'error');
         }
     }

static/js/managers/UpdateService.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
     setStoredVersionInfo,
     isVersionMatch
 } from '../utils/storageHelpers.js';
+import { state } from '../state/index.js';
 import { bannerService } from './BannerService.js';
 import { translate } from '../utils/i18nHelpers.js';
 
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@ export class UpdateService {
         this.updateNotificationsEnabled = getStorageItem('show_update_notifications', true);
         this.lastCheckTime = parseInt(getStorageItem('last_update_check') || '0');
         this.isUpdating = false;
-        this.nightlyMode = getStorageItem('nightly_updates', false);
+        this.channelMode = null;
+        this.hasGit = false;
+        this.nightlyNotifyDate = getStorageItem('nightly_notify_date', '');
+        this.nightlyBadgeShown = false;
+        this.progressKeepVisible = false;
         this.currentVersionInfo = null;
         this.versionMismatch = false;
         this.activeNotificationTab = 'updates';
@@ -49,43 +54,180 @@ export class UpdateService {
             updateBtn.addEventListener('click', () => this.performUpdate());
         }
         
-        // Register event listener for nightly update toggle
+        this.wireChannelButtons();
-        const nightlyCheckbox = document.getElementById('nightlyUpdateToggle');
-        if (nightlyCheckbox) {
-            nightlyCheckbox.checked = this.nightlyMode;
-            nightlyCheckbox.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
-                this.nightlyMode = e.target.checked;
-                setStorageItem('nightly_updates', e.target.checked);
-                this.updateNightlyWarning();
-                this.updateModalContent();
-                // Re-check for updates when switching channels
-                this.manualCheckForUpdates();
-            });
-            this.updateNightlyWarning();
-        }
 
         this.setupNotificationCenter();
         window.addEventListener('lm:banner-history-updated', this.handleBannerHistoryUpdated);
         this.updateTabBadges();
         
         // Perform update check if needed
-        this.checkForUpdates().then(() => {
+        this.checkVersionInfo().then(() => {
-            // Ensure badges are updated after checking
+            this.checkForUpdates().then(() => {
-            this.updateBadgeVisibility();
+                this.updateBadgeVisibility();
+            });
         });
 
-        // Immediately update modal content with current values (even if from default)
         this.updateModalContent();
-        
-        // Check version info for mismatch after loading basic info
-        this.checkVersionInfo();
     }
     
-    updateNightlyWarning() {
+    wireChannelButtons() {
-        const warning = document.getElementById('nightlyWarning');
+        const releaseBtn = document.getElementById('channelRelease');
-        if (warning) {
+        const nightlyBtn = document.getElementById('channelNightly');
-            warning.style.display = this.nightlyMode ? 'flex' : 'none';
+        if (releaseBtn) {
+            releaseBtn.addEventListener('click', () => this.switchChannel('release'));
         }
+        if (nightlyBtn) {
+            nightlyBtn.addEventListener('click', () => this.switchChannel('nightly'));
+        }
+    }
+
+    async switchChannel(channel) {
+        if (channel === this.channelMode) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (this.isUpdating) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!this.hasGit && channel === 'nightly') {
+            const confirmed = await this._confirmChannelSwitch(
+                'update.channelSwitch.nightlyTitle',
+                'update.channelSwitch.nightlyMessage'
+            );
+            if (!confirmed) return;
+        }
+        if (this.hasGit && channel === 'release') {
+            const confirmed = await this._confirmChannelSwitch(
+                'update.channelSwitch.releaseTitle',
+                'update.channelSwitch.releaseMessage'
+            );
+            if (!confirmed) return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            this.isUpdating = true;
+            this.showUpdateProgress(true);
+            this.updateProgress(10, translate('update.channelSwitch.switching', { channel }));
+
+            const response = await fetch('/api/lm/switch-channel', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                body: JSON.stringify({ channel })
+            });
+
+            const data = await response.json();
+
+            if (data.success) {
+                this.channelMode = channel;
+                // Persist channel preference to settings.json
+                fetch('/api/lm/settings', {
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                    body: JSON.stringify({ update_channel: channel })
+                }).then(r => {
+                    if (!r.ok) console.warn('Failed to persist update channel:', r.status);
+                }).catch(e => console.warn('Failed to persist update channel:', e));
+                await this.checkForUpdates({ force: true });
+                this.updateModalContent();
+                this.updateChannelUI();
+                this._showSwitchCompleteMessage(data.new_version);
+                this.progressKeepVisible = true;
+            } else {
+                throw new Error(data.error || translate('update.channelSwitch.failed'));
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Channel switch failed:', error);
+            this.updateProgress(0, translate('update.channelSwitch.failed'));
+        } finally {
+            if (this.progressKeepVisible) {
+                this.isUpdating = false;
+                this.progressKeepVisible = false;
+            } else {
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    this.showUpdateProgress(false);
+                    this.isUpdating = false;
+                }, 2000);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    updateChannelUI() {
+        const releaseBtn = document.getElementById('channelRelease');
+        const nightlyBtn = document.getElementById('channelNightly');
+
+        if (releaseBtn) {
+            releaseBtn.classList.toggle('active', this.channelMode === 'release');
+        }
+        if (nightlyBtn) {
+            nightlyBtn.classList.toggle('active', this.channelMode === 'nightly');
+        }
+    }
+
+    _resolveChannelFromSettings() {
+        const stored = state?.global?.settings?.update_channel;
+        if (stored === 'nightly' || stored === 'release') {
+            return stored;
+        }
+        if (!this.hasGit) {
+            return 'release';
+        }
+        if (this.gitInfo?.branch === 'detached') {
+            return 'release';
+        }
+        return 'nightly';
+    }
+
+    async _confirmChannelSwitch(titleKey, messageKey) {
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+            const title = translate(titleKey);
+            const message = translate(messageKey);
+            const cancelText = translate('common.cancel');
+            const confirmText = translate('common.confirm');
+
+            const overlay = document.createElement('div');
+            overlay.className = 'channel-switch-overlay';
+            overlay.innerHTML = `
+                <div class="channel-switch-dialog">
+                    <h3>${title}</h3>
+                    <p>${message}</p>
+                    <div class="channel-switch-actions">
+                        <button class="secondary-btn channel-switch-cancel">${cancelText}</button>
+                        <button class="primary-btn channel-switch-confirm">${confirmText}</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            `;
+
+            const dismiss = (result) => {
+                document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeydown);
+                overlay.remove();
+                resolve(result);
+            };
+
+            const onKeydown = (e) => {
+                if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+                    e.stopPropagation();
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    dismiss(false);
+                }
+            };
+
+            document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeydown, { capture: true });
+
+            overlay.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+                if (e.target === overlay) {
+                    dismiss(false);
+                }
+            });
+
+            overlay.querySelector('.channel-switch-cancel').addEventListener('click', () => {
+                dismiss(false);
+            });
+
+            overlay.querySelector('.channel-switch-confirm').addEventListener('click', () => {
+                dismiss(true);
+            });
+
+            document.body.appendChild(overlay);
+        });
     }
 
     setupNotificationCenter() {
@@ -355,6 +497,18 @@ export class UpdateService {
     }
     
     async checkForUpdates({ force = false } = {}) {
+        let needsMigration = false;
+        if (this.channelMode === null) {
+            const stored = state?.global?.settings?.update_channel;
+            if (stored === 'nightly' || stored === 'release') {
+                this.channelMode = stored;
+            } else if (!this.hasGit) {
+                this.channelMode = 'release';
+                needsMigration = true;
+            }
+            // hasGit=true with no stored value: wait for gitInfo.branch
+        }
+
         if (!force && !this.updateNotificationsEnabled) {
             return;
         }
@@ -373,7 +527,8 @@ export class UpdateService {
 
         try {
             // Call backend API to check for updates with nightly flag
-            const response = await fetch(`/api/lm/check-updates?nightly=${this.nightlyMode}`);
+            const nightly = (this.channelMode ?? (this.hasGit ? 'nightly' : 'release')) === 'nightly';
+            const response = await fetch(`/api/lm/check-updates?nightly=${nightly}`);
             const data = await response.json();
             
             if (data.success) {
@@ -381,17 +536,35 @@ export class UpdateService {
                 this.latestVersion = data.latest_version || "v0.0.0";
                 this.updateInfo = data;
                 this.gitInfo = data.git_info || this.gitInfo;
+                this.hasGit = data.has_git || false;
 
-                // Explicitly set update availability based on version comparison
+                if (needsMigration || this.channelMode === null) {
-                this.updateAvailable = this.isNewerVersion(this.latestVersion, this.currentVersion);
+                    this.channelMode = this._resolveChannelFromSettings();
+                    if (state?.global?.settings) {
+                        state.global.settings.update_channel = this.channelMode;
+                    }
+                    fetch('/api/lm/settings', {
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                        body: JSON.stringify({ update_channel: this.channelMode })
+                    }).then(r => {
+                        if (!r.ok) console.warn('Failed to persist update channel:', r.status);
+                    }).catch(e => console.warn('Failed to persist update channel:', e));
+                }
+
+                this.updateAvailable = data.update_available;
+
+                // Nightly channel: surface the update badge at most once per calendar day.
+                if (this.updateAvailable && this.channelMode === 'nightly' && this.nightlyNotifyDate !== this._getTodayKey()) {
+                    this._markNightlyNotified();
+                }
 
-                // Update last check time
                 this.lastCheckTime = now;
                 setStorageItem('last_update_check', now.toString());
 
-                // Update UI
                 this.updateBadgeVisibility();
                 this.updateModalContent();
+                this.updateChannelUI();
 
                 console.log("Update check complete:", {
                     currentVersion: this.currentVersion,
@@ -436,6 +609,28 @@ export class UpdateService {
         return false;
     }
 
+    _getTodayKey() {
+        const now = new Date();
+        const month = String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+        const day = String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+        return `${now.getFullYear()}-${month}-${day}`;
+    }
+
+    _isNightlyBadgeAllowed() {
+        if (this.channelMode !== 'nightly') {
+            return true;
+        }
+        // Keep the badge visible for the rest of the session once shown, but do
+        // not show it again on later sessions within the same calendar day.
+        return this.nightlyNotifyDate !== this._getTodayKey() || this.nightlyBadgeShown;
+    }
+
+    _markNightlyNotified() {
+        this.nightlyNotifyDate = this._getTodayKey();
+        this.nightlyBadgeShown = true;
+        setStorageItem('nightly_notify_date', this.nightlyNotifyDate);
+    }
+    
     updateBadgeVisibility() {
         const updateToggle = document.querySelector('.update-toggle');
         const updateBadge = document.querySelector('.update-toggle .update-badge');
@@ -443,9 +638,12 @@ export class UpdateService {
             ? bannerService.getUnreadBannerCount()
             : 0;
 
+        // Force updating badges visibility based on current state
+        const shouldShowUpdate = this.updateNotificationsEnabled && this.updateAvailable && this._isNightlyBadgeAllowed();
+
         if (updateToggle) {
             let tooltipKey = 'header.actions.notifications';
-            if (this.updateNotificationsEnabled && this.updateAvailable) {
+            if (shouldShowUpdate) {
                 tooltipKey = 'update.updateAvailable';
             } else if (unreadBanners > 0) {
                 tooltipKey = 'update.tabs.messages';
@@ -453,8 +651,6 @@ export class UpdateService {
             updateToggle.title = translate(tooltipKey);
         }
 
-        // Force updating badges visibility based on current state
-        const shouldShowUpdate = this.updateNotificationsEnabled && this.updateAvailable;
         const shouldShow = shouldShowUpdate || unreadBanners > 0;
 
         if (updateBadge) {
@@ -482,8 +678,31 @@ export class UpdateService {
         
         if (currentVersionEl) currentVersionEl.textContent = this.currentVersion;
         
+        const newVersionLabel = modal.querySelector('.new-version .label');
+        if (newVersionLabel) {
+            newVersionLabel.textContent = (this.updateInfo?.nightly)
+                ? `${translate('update.latestMain')}:`
+                : `${translate('update.newVersion')}:`;
+        }
+
         if (newVersionEl) {
-            newVersionEl.textContent = this.latestVersion;
+            if (this.updateInfo?.nightly) {
+                const behind = this.updateInfo.behind_by || 0;
+                const remoteHash = this.latestVersion.replace('main-', '');
+                const localHash = this.gitInfo.short_hash || '';
+                const date = this.updateInfo.commit_date || '';
+                const datePart = date ? ` · ${date}` : '';
+
+                if (behind > 0) {
+                    newVersionEl.textContent = `${behind} commit${behind !== 1 ? 's' : ''} behind main (${remoteHash}${datePart})`;
+                } else if (localHash !== remoteHash) {
+                    newVersionEl.textContent = `Behind main (${remoteHash}${datePart})`;
+                } else {
+                    newVersionEl.textContent = `Up to date (${remoteHash}${datePart})`;
+                }
+            } else {
+                newVersionEl.textContent = this.latestVersion;
+            }
         }
         
         // Update update button state
@@ -599,8 +818,12 @@ export class UpdateService {
         // Update GitHub link to point to the specific release if available
         const githubLink = modal.querySelector('.update-link');
         if (githubLink && this.latestVersion) {
-            const versionTag = this.latestVersion.replace(/^v/, '');
+            if (this.updateInfo?.nightly) {
-            githubLink.href = `https://github.com/willmiao/ComfyUI-Lora-Manager/releases/tag/v${versionTag}`;
+                githubLink.href = 'https://github.com/willmiao/ComfyUI-Lora-Manager/commits/main';
+            } else {
+                const versionTag = this.latestVersion.replace(/^v/, '');
+                githubLink.href = `https://github.com/willmiao/ComfyUI-Lora-Manager/releases/tag/v${versionTag}`;
+            }
         }
     }
     
@@ -623,7 +846,7 @@ export class UpdateService {
                     'Content-Type': 'application/json'
                 },
                 body: JSON.stringify({
-                    nightly: this.nightlyMode
+                    nightly: this.channelMode === 'nightly'
                 })
             });
             
@@ -699,6 +922,25 @@ export class UpdateService {
         }
     }
 
+    _showSwitchCompleteMessage(version) {
+        this.showUpdateProgress(true);
+        this.updateProgress(100, '');
+        const progressText = document.getElementById('updateProgressText');
+        if (progressText) {
+            progressText.innerHTML = `
+                <div style="text-align: center; color: var(--lora-success);">
+                    <i class="fas fa-check-circle" style="margin-right: 8px;"></i>
+                    ${translate('update.completion.successMessage', { version })}
+                    <br><br>
+                    <div style="opacity: 0.95; color: var(--lora-error); font-size: 1em;">
+                        ${translate('update.completion.restartMessage')}<br>
+                        ${translate('update.completion.reloadMessage')}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            `;
+        }
+    }
+
     showUpdateCompleteMessage(newVersion) {
         const modal = document.getElementById('updateModal');
         if (!modal) return;
@@ -771,6 +1013,7 @@ export class UpdateService {
 
         // Update the modal content immediately with current data
         this.updateModalContent();
+        this.updateChannelUI();
         this.renderRecentBanners();
 
         // Show the modal with current data
@@ -801,8 +1044,8 @@ export class UpdateService {
             
             if (data.success) {
                 this.currentVersionInfo = data.version;
+                this.hasGit = data.has_git || false;
 
-                // Check if version matches stored version
                 this.versionMismatch = !isVersionMatch(this.currentVersionInfo);
                 
                 if (this.versionMismatch) {

static/js/managers/import/DownloadManager.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { translate } from '../../utils/i18nHelpers.js';
 import { getModelApiClient } from '../../api/modelApiFactory.js';
 import { MODEL_TYPES } from '../../api/apiConfig.js';
 import { getStorageItem } from '../../utils/storageHelpers.js';
+import { state } from '../../state/index.js';
 
 export class DownloadManager {
     constructor(importManager) {
@@ -125,11 +126,25 @@ export class DownloadManager {
                 showToast('toast.recipes.nameSaved', { name: this.importManager.recipeName }, 'success');
             }
 
-            // Close modal
             modalManager.closeModal('importModal');
 
-            // Refresh the recipe
+            if (isDownloadOnly && state.virtualScroller) {
-            window.recipeManager.loadRecipes(true);
+                const recipeId = this.importManager.recipeId;
+                try {
+                    const detailRes = await fetch(`/api/lm/recipe/${encodeURIComponent(recipeId)}`);
+                    if (detailRes.ok) {
+                        const updated = await detailRes.json();
+                        state.virtualScroller.updateSingleItem(updated.file_path, updated);
+                    } else {
+                        throw new Error(`API returned ${detailRes.status}`);
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {
+                    console.warn('Failed to update recipe card in-place, falling back to reload:', e);
+                    await window.recipeManager.loadRecipes({ resetPage: true, preserveScroll: true });
+                }
+            } else {
+                window.recipeManager.loadRecipes({ resetPage: true, preserveScroll: true });
+            }
 
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error:', error);

static/js/utils/constants.js

@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ export const PATH_TEMPLATE_PLACEHOLDERS = [
 export const DEFAULT_PATH_TEMPLATES = {
     lora: '{base_model}/{first_tag}',
     checkpoint: '{base_model}',
+    unet: '{base_model}',
     embedding: '{first_tag}'
 };
 

templates/components/modals/update_modal.html

@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@
         <div class="notification-panels">
             <div class="notification-panel active" id="updatesPanel" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="updatesTab" aria-hidden="false" tabindex="0" data-notification-panel="updates">
                 <div class="update-content">
+
+                    <!-- Channel Selector -->
+                    <div class="update-channels" id="updateChannels">
+                        <div class="channels-label">{{ t('update.channel') }}</div>
+                        <div class="channel-toggle">
+                            <button type="button" class="channel-btn" data-channel="release" id="channelRelease">
+                                <i class="fas fa-tag"></i> {{ t('update.channels.release') }}
+                            </button>
+                            <button type="button" class="channel-btn" data-channel="nightly" id="channelNightly">
+                                <i class="fas fa-moon"></i> {{ t('update.channels.nightly') }}
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
                     <div class="update-info">
                         <div class="version-info">
                             <div class="current-version">

tests/frontend/managers/BulkManager.marquee.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { state } from '../../../static/js/state/index.js';
+import { MODEL_TYPES } from '../../../static/js/api/apiConfig.js';
+import { eventManager } from '../../../static/js/utils/EventManager.js';
+import { BulkManager } from '../../../static/js/managers/BulkManager.js';
+
+function fire(type, init = {}) {
+  return new MouseEvent(type, { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, ...init });
+}
+
+describe('BulkManager marquee guards', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    // jsdom may not provide requestAnimationFrame; stub it so the auto-scroll loop is a no-op.
+    window.requestAnimationFrame = vi.fn();
+    window.cancelAnimationFrame = vi.fn();
+
+    eventManager.cleanup();
+    state.currentPageType = MODEL_TYPES.LORA;
+    state.bulkMode = false;
+    state.selectedModels.clear();
+
+    document.body.innerHTML = '<div class="page-content"></div>';
+    const pageContent = document.querySelector('.page-content');
+    pageContent.getBoundingClientRect = () => ({
+      top: 0,
+      left: 0,
+      right: 1000,
+      bottom: 1000,
+      width: 1000,
+      height: 1000,
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      toJSON: () => ({}),
+    });
+    pageContent.scrollBy = vi.fn();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    eventManager.cleanup();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+  });
+
+  function createBulkManager() {
+    const bulk = new BulkManager();
+    bulk.initialize();
+    return bulk;
+  }
+
+  it('never starts a marquee when the left button is not held', () => {
+    const bulk = createBulkManager();
+    const pageContent = document.querySelector('.page-content');
+
+    pageContent.dispatchEvent(fire('mousedown', { button: 0, clientX: 10, clientY: 10 }));
+    document.dispatchEvent(fire('mousemove', { buttons: 0, clientX: 50, clientY: 50 }));
+
+    expect(bulk.mouseDownTime).toBe(0);
+    expect(bulk.isMarqueeActive).toBe(false);
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(false);
+    expect(document.querySelector('.marquee-selection')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('requires holding the left button for the drag delay before starting a marquee', () => {
+    const bulk = createBulkManager();
+    const pageContent = document.querySelector('.page-content');
+
+    pageContent.dispatchEvent(fire('mousedown', { button: 0, clientX: 10, clientY: 10 }));
+
+    // Fast movement: far enough, but too soon after mousedown.
+    document.dispatchEvent(fire('mousemove', { buttons: 1, clientX: 30, clientY: 10 }));
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(false);
+    expect(bulk.isMarqueeActive).toBe(false);
+
+    // Once the hold time has elapsed, the same drag qualifies.
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+    document.dispatchEvent(fire('mousemove', { buttons: 1, clientX: 35, clientY: 12 }));
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(true);
+    expect(bulk.isMarqueeActive).toBe(true);
+    expect(document.querySelector('.marquee-selection')).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('ends an active marquee if the left button is released without a mouseup event', () => {
+    const bulk = createBulkManager();
+    bulk.mouseDownPosition = { x: 10, y: 10 };
+    bulk.startMarqueeSelection({}, true);
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(true);
+    expect(document.querySelector('.marquee-selection')).not.toBeNull();
+
+    // No mouseup was dispatched; a plain move with the button released finalizes it.
+    document.dispatchEvent(fire('mousemove', { buttons: 0, clientX: 50, clientY: 50 }));
+
+    expect(bulk.isMarqueeActive).toBe(false);
+    expect(document.querySelector('.marquee-selection')).toBeNull();
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(false); // zero selected -> auto-exit
+  });
+
+  it('treats a tiny marquee as an accidental click: clears selection and exits bulk mode', () => {
+    const bulk = createBulkManager();
+    const card = document.createElement('div');
+    card.className = 'model-card selected';
+    card.dataset.filepath = '/models/test.safetensors';
+    document.body.appendChild(card);
+    state.selectedModels.add('/models/test.safetensors');
+
+    bulk.mouseDownPosition = { x: 100, y: 100 };
+    bulk.startMarqueeSelection({}, true);
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(true);
+
+    bulk.endMarqueeSelection({ clientX: 103, clientY: 104 });
+
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(false);
+    expect(state.selectedModels.size).toBe(0);
+    expect(card.classList.contains('selected')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps selection and bulk mode when the marquee is large enough', () => {
+    const bulk = createBulkManager();
+    const card = document.createElement('div');
+    card.className = 'model-card selected';
+    card.dataset.filepath = '/models/test.safetensors';
+    document.body.appendChild(card);
+    state.selectedModels.add('/models/test.safetensors');
+
+    bulk.mouseDownPosition = { x: 100, y: 100 };
+    bulk.startMarqueeSelection({}, true);
+
+    bulk.endMarqueeSelection({ clientX: 130, clientY: 140 });
+
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(true);
+    expect(state.selectedModels.has('/models/test.safetensors')).toBe(true);
+    expect(card.classList.contains('selected')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps auto-scroll marquee selections when the pointer only moved a few pixels', () => {
+    const bulk = createBulkManager();
+    const pageContent = document.querySelector('.page-content');
+
+    // Card just below the press point in document coordinates.
+    const card = document.createElement('div');
+    card.className = 'model-card';
+    card.dataset.filepath = '/models/off-screen.safetensors';
+    card.getBoundingClientRect = () => ({
+      top: 950,
+      left: 400,
+      right: 600,
+      bottom: 1050,
+      width: 200,
+      height: 100,
+      x: 400,
+      y: 950,
+      toJSON: () => ({}),
+    });
+    document.body.appendChild(card);
+
+    pageContent.dispatchEvent(fire('mousedown', { button: 0, clientX: 500, clientY: 900 }));
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+
+    // Small pointer move: enough to start the marquee, but under minMarqueeSize.
+    document.dispatchEvent(fire('mousemove', { buttons: 1, clientX: 506, clientY: 906 }));
+    expect(bulk.isMarqueeActive).toBe(true);
+
+    // Auto-scroll grows the document-space box while the pointer stays nearly still.
+    pageContent.scrollTop = 200;
+    card.getBoundingClientRect = () => ({
+      top: 750,
+      left: 400,
+      right: 600,
+      bottom: 850,
+      width: 200,
+      height: 100,
+      x: 400,
+      y: 750,
+      toJSON: () => ({}),
+    });
+    document.dispatchEvent(fire('mousemove', { buttons: 1, clientX: 506, clientY: 906 }));
+
+    expect(state.selectedModels.has('/models/off-screen.safetensors')).toBe(true);
+
+    // Release: the client-space box is tiny, but the document-space box is not.
+    document.dispatchEvent(fire('mouseup', { button: 0, clientX: 506, clientY: 906 }));
+
+    expect(state.selectedModels.has('/models/off-screen.safetensors')).toBe(true);
+    expect(state.bulkMode).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

tests/frontend/managers/settingsManager.library.test.js

@@ -106,6 +106,118 @@ afterEach(() => {
     });
 });
 
+describe('SettingsManager root selects', () => {
+    const rootCases = [
+        {
+            method: 'loadLoraRoots',
+            selectId: 'defaultLoraRoot',
+            endpoint: '/api/lm/loras/roots',
+            errorKey: 'toast.settings.loraRootsFailed',
+        },
+        {
+            method: 'loadCheckpointRoots',
+            selectId: 'defaultCheckpointRoot',
+            endpoint: '/api/lm/checkpoints/checkpoints_roots',
+            errorKey: 'toast.settings.checkpointRootsFailed',
+        },
+        {
+            method: 'loadUnetRoots',
+            selectId: 'defaultUnetRoot',
+            endpoint: '/api/lm/checkpoints/unet_roots',
+            errorKey: 'toast.settings.unetRootsFailed',
+        },
+        {
+            method: 'loadEmbeddingRoots',
+            selectId: 'defaultEmbeddingRoot',
+            endpoint: '/api/lm/embeddings/roots',
+            errorKey: 'toast.settings.embeddingRootsFailed',
+        },
+    ];
+
+    const appendRootSelect = (id) => {
+        const select = document.createElement('select');
+        select.id = id;
+        document.body.appendChild(select);
+        return select;
+    };
+
+    it.each(rootCases)(
+        'populates the $method select with roots and keeps it enabled',
+        async ({ method, selectId, endpoint }) => {
+            const manager = createManager();
+            const select = appendRootSelect(selectId);
+            select.disabled = true;
+
+            global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+                ok: true,
+                json: async () => ({
+                    success: true,
+                    roots: ['/models/root-a', '/models/root-b'],
+                }),
+            });
+
+            await manager[method]();
+
+            expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(endpoint);
+            expect(Array.from(select.options).map(option => option.value)).toEqual([
+                '/models/root-a',
+                '/models/root-b',
+            ]);
+            expect(select.disabled).toBe(false);
+            expect(showToast).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        }
+    );
+
+    it.each(rootCases)(
+        'shows a placeholder and no error toast when $method has empty roots',
+        async ({ method, selectId, endpoint }) => {
+            const manager = createManager();
+            const select = appendRootSelect(selectId);
+
+            global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+                ok: true,
+                json: async () => ({
+                    success: true,
+                    roots: [],
+                }),
+            });
+
+            await manager[method]();
+
+            expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(endpoint);
+            expect(select.options).toHaveLength(1);
+            expect(select.options[0].value).toBe('');
+            expect(select.options[0].textContent).toBe('No Default');
+            expect(select.disabled).toBe(true);
+            expect(showToast).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        }
+    );
+
+    it.each(rootCases)(
+        'shows an error toast when the $method roots request fails',
+        async ({ method, selectId, errorKey }) => {
+            const manager = createManager();
+            const select = appendRootSelect(selectId);
+
+            global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+                ok: false,
+                status: 500,
+            });
+
+            await manager[method]();
+
+            expect(select.options).toHaveLength(1);
+            expect(select.options[0].value).toBe('');
+            expect(select.disabled).toBe(true);
+            expect(showToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                errorKey,
+                expect.objectContaining({ message: expect.any(String) }),
+                'error',
+            );
+        }
+    );
+});
+
 describe('SettingsManager library controls', () => {
     it('loads libraries and populates the select', async () => {
         const manager = createManager();

tests/frontend/managers/updateService.test.js

@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 import { describe, beforeEach, afterEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { UpdateService } from '../../../static/js/managers/UpdateService.js';
+import { state } from '../../../static/js/state/index.js';
 
 function createFetchResponse(payload) {
     return {
-        json: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(payload)
+        json: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(payload),
+        ok: true,
     };
 }
 
+function stubSettingsUpdateChannel(channel) {
+    state.global = state.global || {};
+    state.global.settings = state.global.settings || {};
+    state.global.settings.update_channel = channel;
+}
+
+function clearSettingsUpdateChannel() {
+    if (state.global?.settings) {
+        delete state.global.settings.update_channel;
+    }
+}
+
 describe('UpdateService passive checks', () => {
     let service;
     let fetchMock;
@@ -16,10 +30,13 @@ describe('UpdateService passive checks', () => {
             success: true,
             current_version: 'v1.0.0',
             latest_version: 'v1.0.0',
-            git_info: { short_hash: 'abc123' }
+            git_info: { short_hash: 'abc123' },
+            has_git: true,
         }));
         global.fetch = fetchMock;
 
+        stubSettingsUpdateChannel('release');
+
         service = new UpdateService();
         service.updateNotificationsEnabled = false;
         service.lastCheckTime = 0;
@@ -28,6 +45,7 @@ describe('UpdateService passive checks', () => {
 
     afterEach(() => {
         delete global.fetch;
+        clearSettingsUpdateChannel();
     });
 
     it('skips passive update checks when notifications are disabled', async () => {
@@ -43,3 +61,106 @@ describe('UpdateService passive checks', () => {
         expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/lm/check-updates?nightly=false');
     });
 });
+
+describe('UpdateService nightly notification throttling', () => {
+    let fetchMock;
+    let updateToggle;
+    let updateBadge;
+
+    function stubUpdateBadgeDom() {
+        updateToggle = document.createElement('div');
+        updateToggle.className = 'update-toggle';
+        updateBadge = document.createElement('span');
+        updateBadge.className = 'update-badge';
+        updateToggle.appendChild(updateBadge);
+        document.body.appendChild(updateToggle);
+
+        vi.spyOn(document, 'querySelector').mockImplementation((selector) => {
+            if (selector === '.update-toggle') return updateToggle;
+            if (selector === '.update-toggle .update-badge') return updateBadge;
+            return null;
+        });
+    }
+
+    function makeUpdateResponse(channel) {
+        return {
+            success: true,
+            current_version: 'v1.0.0',
+            latest_version: channel === 'nightly' ? 'main-abc1234' : 'v1.1.0',
+            update_available: true,
+            git_info: { short_hash: 'abc123' },
+            has_git: true,
+            nightly: channel === 'nightly',
+            changelog: ['test: change'],
+            releases: [],
+            behind_by: 3,
+            commit_date: '2026-07-31',
+        };
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(createFetchResponse(makeUpdateResponse('release')));
+        global.fetch = fetchMock;
+        stubUpdateBadgeDom();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        vi.restoreAllMocks();
+        delete global.fetch;
+    });
+
+    it('shows the nightly badge once and keeps it visible for the session', async () => {
+        stubSettingsUpdateChannel('nightly');
+        fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(createFetchResponse(makeUpdateResponse('nightly')));
+
+        const service = new UpdateService();
+        service.updateNotificationsEnabled = true;
+
+        await service.checkForUpdates({ force: true });
+
+        expect(service.updateAvailable).toBe(true);
+        expect(service.nightlyBadgeShown).toBe(true);
+        expect(service.nightlyNotifyDate).toBe(service._getTodayKey());
+        expect(updateBadge.classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+
+        // A repeated check within the same session keeps the badge visible.
+        await service.checkForUpdates({ force: true });
+        expect(updateBadge.classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('suppresses the nightly badge on a later session in the same day', async () => {
+        stubSettingsUpdateChannel('nightly');
+        fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(createFetchResponse(makeUpdateResponse('nightly')));
+
+        const firstService = new UpdateService();
+        firstService.updateNotificationsEnabled = true;
+        await firstService.checkForUpdates({ force: true });
+        expect(updateBadge.classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+
+        // Simulate a fresh page session on the same calendar day.
+        const secondService = new UpdateService();
+        secondService.updateNotificationsEnabled = true;
+        await secondService.checkForUpdates({ force: true });
+
+        expect(secondService.updateAvailable).toBe(true);
+        expect(secondService.nightlyBadgeShown).toBe(false);
+        expect(updateBadge.classList.contains('visible')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('is not affected by the daily limit on the release channel', async () => {
+        stubSettingsUpdateChannel('release');
+        fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(createFetchResponse(makeUpdateResponse('release')));
+
+        const firstService = new UpdateService();
+        firstService.updateNotificationsEnabled = true;
+        await firstService.checkForUpdates({ force: true });
+        expect(updateBadge.classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+
+        const secondService = new UpdateService();
+        secondService.updateNotificationsEnabled = true;
+        await secondService.checkForUpdates({ force: true });
+
+        expect(secondService.updateAvailable).toBe(true);
+        expect(updateBadge.classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+    });
+});

tests/metadata_collector/test_metadata_collector.py

@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ def test_metadata_overwrite_extractor_stores_truthy_values(metadata_registry):
     assert "steps" not in params
     assert "sampler" not in params
     assert "scheduler" not in params
-    assert "clip_skip" not in params
+    # clip_skip=0 is now stored (0 != sentinel -25) — wired 0 is valid
+    assert params["clip_skip"] == 0
 
     metadata_registry.clear_metadata()
 
@@ -880,8 +881,10 @@ def test_metadata_overwrite_extractor_empty_inputs(metadata_registry):
     metadata_registry.start_collection("prompt-ow2")
     metadata = metadata_registry.prompt_metadata["prompt-ow2"]
 
+    from py.metadata_collector.constants import CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL
+
     inputs = {key: "" for key in METADATA_OVERWRITE_FIELDS}
-    inputs.update({"seed": 0, "steps": 0, "cfg_scale": 0.0, "clip_skip": 0})
+    inputs.update({"seed": 0, "steps": 0, "cfg_scale": 0.0, "clip_skip": CLIP_SKIP_SENTINEL})
 
     MetadataOverwriteExtractor.extract("ow-2", inputs, None, metadata)
 
@@ -950,7 +953,8 @@ def test_extract_generation_params_overwrite_falsy_skipped(metadata_registry, po
     registry_obj.set_current_prompt(populated_registry["prompt"])
     metadata2 = registry_obj.prompt_metadata["promptA"]
 
-    # Inject overwrite with falsy values
+    # Inject overwrite with falsy values (except clip_skip=0 which is now
+    # treated as a valid wired input thanks to the -25 sentinel)
     metadata2[OVERWRITE] = {
         "ow-1": {
             "parameters": {
@@ -974,6 +978,9 @@ def test_extract_generation_params_overwrite_falsy_skipped(metadata_registry, po
     assert params["prompt"] == "A castle on a hill"
     assert params["cfg_scale"] == 7.5
 
+    # clip_skip=0 is a valid wired value (not the -25 sentinel) — should be applied
+    assert params["clip_skip"] == 0
+
     registry_obj.clear_metadata()
 
 

tests/routes/test_update_routes.py

@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
 import logging
+import os
+import shutil
 from aiohttp import ClientError
+from aiohttp import web
 import pytest
 
 from py.routes import update_routes
 
 
+def _fake_request(body=None, query_params=None):
+    from multidict import MultiDict
+
+    q = MultiDict(query_params or {})
+
+    req = type("Req", (), {
+        "has_body": body is not None,
+        "match_info": {},
+        "rel_url": type("U", (), {"query": q})(),
+        "query": q,
+        "app": {},
+    })()
+
+    async def _json():
+        return body or {}
+
+    req.json = _json
+    return req
+
+
 class OfflineDownloader:
     async def make_request(self, *_, **__):
         return False, "Cannot connect to host"
@@ -53,10 +76,12 @@ async def test_get_nightly_version_network_error_logs_warning(monkeypatch, caplo
     caplog.set_level(logging.WARNING)
     monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "get_downloader", lambda: _stub_downloader(RaisingDownloader()))
 
-    version, changelog = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes._get_nightly_version()
+    version, changelog, behind_by, commit_date = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes._get_nightly_version()
 
     assert version == "main"
     assert changelog == []
+    assert behind_by == 0
+    assert commit_date == ""
     assert "Unable to reach GitHub for nightly version" in caplog.text
     assert "Traceback" not in caplog.text
 
@@ -236,3 +261,305 @@ async def test_perform_git_update_stable_preserves_user_dirs(monkeypatch, tmp_pa
     clean_args = clean_calls[0][1]
     for name in update_routes._PRESERVE_DIRS:
         assert name in clean_args, f"{name} missing from git clean excludes (stable)"
+
+def test_init_git_repo_creates_valid_repo(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    if not shutil.which("git"):
+        pytest.skip("git executable not found")
+
+    plugin_root = tmp_path / "plugin"
+    plugin_root.mkdir()
+    (plugin_root / ".tracking").write_text("pyproject.toml")
+    (plugin_root / "settings.json").write_text('{"some": "value"}')
+
+    try:
+        success, version = update_routes.UpdateRoutes._init_git_repo(str(plugin_root))
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.skip(f"Network unavailable for git fetch: {e}")
+
+    assert success is True
+    assert version.startswith("main-")
+    assert len(version) > len("main-")
+    assert (plugin_root / ".git").is_dir()
+    assert not (plugin_root / ".tracking").exists()
+    assert (plugin_root / "settings.json").exists()
+    assert (plugin_root / "pyproject.toml").exists()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_switch_channel_invalid_channel_returns_error():
+    req = _fake_request({"channel": "bad_channel"})
+    resp = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes.switch_channel(req)
+
+    data = _raw_body(resp)
+    assert not data["success"]
+    assert "Invalid channel" in data["error"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_switch_channel_to_nightly_without_git_inits_repo(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    routes_file = tmp_path / "py" / "routes" / "update_routes.py"
+    routes_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    routes_file.write_text("")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "__file__", str(routes_file))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "ensure_settings_file", lambda logger: str(tmp_path / "settings.json"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        update_routes.UpdateRoutes,
+        "_init_git_repo",
+        staticmethod(lambda plugin_root: (True, "main-fedcba9")),
+    )
+
+    req = _fake_request({"channel": "nightly"})
+    resp = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes.switch_channel(req)
+    data = _raw_body(resp)
+
+    assert data["success"] is True
+    assert data["channel"] == "nightly"
+    assert data["new_version"] == "main-fedcba9"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_switch_channel_to_nightly_with_git_calls_git_update(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    routes_file = tmp_path / "py" / "routes" / "update_routes.py"
+    routes_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    routes_file.write_text("")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "__file__", str(routes_file))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "ensure_settings_file", lambda logger: str(tmp_path / "settings.json"))
+
+    (tmp_path / ".git").mkdir()
+
+    async def _fake_git_update(*args, **kwargs):
+        return True, "main-1111111"
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        update_routes.UpdateRoutes, "_perform_git_update", _fake_git_update
+    )
+
+    req = _fake_request({"channel": "nightly"})
+    resp = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes.switch_channel(req)
+    data = _raw_body(resp)
+
+    assert data["success"] is True
+    assert data["channel"] == "nightly"
+    assert data["new_version"] == "main-1111111"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_switch_channel_to_release_with_git_calls_git_update(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    routes_file = tmp_path / "py" / "routes" / "update_routes.py"
+    routes_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    routes_file.write_text("")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "__file__", str(routes_file))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "ensure_settings_file", lambda logger: str(tmp_path / "settings.json"))
+
+    (tmp_path / ".git").mkdir()
+
+    async def _fake_git_update(*args, **kwargs):
+        return True, "v9.9.9"
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        update_routes.UpdateRoutes, "_perform_git_update", _fake_git_update
+    )
+
+    req = _fake_request({"channel": "release"})
+    resp = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes.switch_channel(req)
+    data = _raw_body(resp)
+
+    assert data["success"] is True
+    assert data["channel"] == "release"
+    assert data["new_version"] == "v9.9.9"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_switch_channel_to_release_without_git_still_downloads_zip(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    routes_file = tmp_path / "py" / "routes" / "update_routes.py"
+    routes_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    routes_file.write_text("")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "__file__", str(routes_file))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "ensure_settings_file", lambda logger: str(tmp_path / "settings.json"))
+
+    async def _fake_zip(*args, **kwargs):
+        return True, "v2.0.0"
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        update_routes.UpdateRoutes, "_download_and_replace_zip", _fake_zip
+    )
+
+    req = _fake_request({"channel": "release"})
+    resp = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes.switch_channel(req)
+    data = _raw_body(resp)
+
+    assert data["success"] is True
+    assert data["channel"] == "release"
+    assert data["new_version"] == "v2.0.0"
+
+
+class _NightlyDownloader:
+    """Returns a fake main-branch commit AND a compare response."""
+
+    commit_sha = "7777777"
+    commit_msg = "test: add nightly feature"
+    commit_date = "2026-07-27T12:00:00Z"
+    behind_by = 5
+
+    async def make_request(self, method, url, **kwargs):
+        if "/compare/" in url:
+            return True, {"behind_by": self.behind_by}
+        return True, {
+            "sha": self.commit_sha,
+            "commit": {
+                "message": self.commit_msg,
+                "committer": {"date": self.commit_date},
+            },
+        }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_nightly_version_parses_behind_by(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "get_downloader", lambda: _stub_downloader(_NightlyDownloader()))
+
+    version, changelog, behind_by, commit_date = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes._get_nightly_version(
+        local_hash="abc1234"
+    )
+
+    assert version == "main-7777777"
+    assert behind_by == 5
+    assert commit_date == "2026-07-27"
+    assert len(changelog) == 1
+    assert changelog[0] == "test: add nightly feature"
+
+
+class _AheadCompareDownloader:
+    """Fake compare API response with status='ahead' (main is ahead of local)."""
+
+    commit_sha = "9999999"
+    commit_msg = "latest commit"
+    commit_date = "2026-07-28T00:00:00Z"
+    ahead_by = 3
+
+    async def make_request(self, method, url, **kwargs):
+        if "/compare/" in url:
+            return True, {"status": "ahead", "ahead_by": self.ahead_by, "behind_by": 0}
+        return True, {
+            "sha": self.commit_sha,
+            "commit": {
+                "message": self.commit_msg,
+                "committer": {"date": self.commit_date},
+            },
+        }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_nightly_version_reads_ahead_by_when_ahead(monkeypatch):
+    """compare/{local}...main returns status='ahead' → read ahead_by."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "get_downloader", lambda: _stub_downloader(_AheadCompareDownloader()))
+
+    version, changelog, behind_by, commit_date = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes._get_nightly_version(
+        local_hash="oldhash"
+    )
+
+    assert version == "main-9999999"
+    assert behind_by == 3
+    assert commit_date == "2026-07-28"
+
+
+class _DivergedCompareDownloader:
+    """Fake compare API response with status='diverged' (both have unique commits)."""
+
+    commit_sha = "aaaaaaa"
+    commit_msg = "diverged test"
+    commit_date = "2026-07-29T00:00:00Z"
+
+    async def make_request(self, method, url, **kwargs):
+        if "/compare/" in url:
+            return True, {"status": "diverged", "ahead_by": 5, "behind_by": 2}
+        return True, {
+            "sha": self.commit_sha,
+            "commit": {
+                "message": self.commit_msg,
+                "committer": {"date": self.commit_date},
+            },
+        }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_nightly_version_reads_ahead_by_when_diverged(monkeypatch):
+    """compare/{local}...main returns status='diverged' → read ahead_by (remote ahead)."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "get_downloader", lambda: _stub_downloader(_DivergedCompareDownloader()))
+
+    version, changelog, behind_by, commit_date = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes._get_nightly_version(
+        local_hash="divhash"
+    )
+
+    assert behind_by == 5
+
+
+class _CheckUpdatesDownloader:
+    """Fake downloader returning both a release list and a nightly commit + compare."""
+
+    commit_sha = "8888888"
+    commit_date = "2026-07-28T00:00:00Z"
+
+    async def make_request(self, method, url, **kwargs):
+        if "/releases" in url:
+            return True, [
+                {
+                    "tag_name": "v3.0.0",
+                    "body": "- Feature A\n- Feature B",
+                    "published_at": "2026-07-20T00:00:00Z",
+                }
+            ]
+        if "/compare/" in url:
+            return True, {"behind_by": 3}
+        return True, {
+            "sha": self.commit_sha + "0" * 33,
+            "commit": {
+                "message": "latest commit",
+                "committer": {"date": self.commit_date},
+            },
+        }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_check_updates_nightly_response_includes_behind_and_date(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "get_downloader", lambda: _stub_downloader(_CheckUpdatesDownloader()))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        update_routes.UpdateRoutes,
+        "_get_local_version",
+        staticmethod(lambda: "v1.0.0"),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        update_routes.UpdateRoutes,
+        "_get_git_info",
+        staticmethod(lambda: {
+            "commit_hash": "abc1234",
+            "short_hash": "abc1234",
+            "branch": "main",
+            "commit_date": "2026-01-01",
+        }),
+    )
+
+    routes_file = tmp_path / "py" / "routes" / "update_routes.py"
+    routes_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    routes_file.write_text("")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(update_routes, "__file__", str(routes_file))
+    (tmp_path / ".git").mkdir()
+
+    req = _fake_request(query_params={"nightly": "true"})
+    resp = await update_routes.UpdateRoutes.check_updates(req)
+    data = _raw_body(resp)
+
+    assert data["success"] is True
+    assert data["nightly"] is True
+    assert data["has_git"] is True
+    assert data["behind_by"] == 3
+    assert data["commit_date"] == "2026-07-28"
+    assert data["latest_version"] == "main-8888888"
+    assert isinstance(data["releases"], list)
+    assert len(data["releases"]) == 1
+    assert data["releases"][0]["version"] == "v3.0.0"
+
+
+def _raw_body(response):
+    import json
+    return json.loads(response._body.decode())