Empty Load Image node triggers ERROR

### Custom Node Testing

- [ ] I have tried disabling custom nodes and the issue persists (see [how to disable custom nodes](https://docs.comfy.org/troubleshooting/custom-node-issues#step-1%3A-test-with-all-custom-nodes-disabled) if you need help)

### Expected Behavior

The Load Image node should only raise an error when the user actually queues the prompt (i.e., clicks "Queue Prompt") and the image input is still missing. Loading or opening the workflow should not trigger an error – the node can simply remain empty and be considered a valid state until execution.

### Actual Behavior

Error is shown on load/open. The workflow is marked invalid before any action.

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new workflow with a Load Image node (do not select any image).
2. Connect it to a checkpoint loader and a sampler, etc.
3. Save the workflow (as JSON or via "Save" button).
4. Close ComfyUI and reopen it (or reload the workflow from file).
5. Observe that the workflow immediately shows a red error indicator and a message "Missing Inputs (1)" – even though the user hasn't tried to run it yet.

### Debug Logs

```powershell
> D:\NEURO\FILES\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -s ComfyUI\main.py --feature-flag show_signin_button=true --base-directory D:\NEURO\FILES --user-directory D:\NEURO\FILES\user --database-url sqlite:///D:\NEURO\FILES\user\comfyui.db --port 8088 --enable-manager --cache-classic --enable-dynamic-vram --disable-pinned-memory --extra-model-paths-config "C:\Users\Lord\AppData\Roaming\Comfy Desktop\instance-model-paths\inst-1783853896707.yaml" --input-directory D:\NEURO\FILES\input --output-directory D:\NEURO\FILES\output

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[START] Security scan
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** ComfyUI startup time: 2026-07-18 09:11:02.069
** Platform: Windows
** Python version: 3.12.9 (main, Feb 12 2025, 14:52:31) [MSC v.1942 64 bit (AMD64)]
** Python executable: D:\NEURO\FILES\.venv\Scripts\python.exe
** ComfyUI Path: D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI
** ComfyUI Base Folder Path: D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI
** User directory: D:\NEURO\FILES\user
** ComfyUI-Manager config path: D:\NEURO\FILES\user\__manager\config.ini
** Log path: D:\NEURO\FILES\user\comfyui.log
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import pynvml # type: ignore[import]
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[INFO] Found comfy_kitchen backend eager: {'available': True, 'disabled': False, 'unavailable_reason': None, 'capabilities': ['adaln', 'apply_rope', 'apply_rope1', 'apply_rope_split_half', 'apply_rope_split_half1', 'convrot_w4a4_linear', 'dequantize_convrot_w4a4_weight', 'dequantize_int8_convrot_weight', 'dequantize_int8_convrot_weight_dtype', 'dequantize_int8_simple', 'dequantize_int8_simple_dtype', 'dequantize_mxfp8', 'dequantize_nvfp4', 'dequantize_per_tensor_fp8', 'gemv_awq_w4a16', 'int8_linear', 'prepare_int4_weight_for_int8_linear', 'quantize_and_rotate_rowwise', 'quantize_convrot_w4a4_weight', 'quantize_int8_convrot_weight', 'quantize_int8_rowwise', 'quantize_int8_tensorwise', 'quantize_mxfp8', 'quantize_nvfp4', 'quantize_per_tensor_fp8', 'quantize_svdquant_w4a4', 'rms_rope', 'rms_rope1', 'rms_rope_split_half', 'rms_rope_split_half1', 'scaled_mm_mxfp8', 'scaled_mm_nvfp4', 'scaled_mm_svdquant_w4a4', 'stochastic_rounding_fp8']}
[INFO] Found comfy_kitchen backend triton: {'available': True, 'disabled': True, 'unavailable_reason': None, 'capabilities': ['adaln', 'apply_rope', 'apply_rope1', 'apply_rope_split_half', 'apply_rope_split_half1', 'dequantize_nvfp4', 'dequantize_per_tensor_fp8', 'int8_linear', 'quantize_and_rotate_rowwise', 'quantize_int8_rowwise', 'quantize_mxfp8', 'quantize_nvfp4', 'quantize_per_tensor_fp8']}
[INFO] Checkpoint files will always be loaded safely.
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[INFO] pytorch version: 2.10.0+cu130
[INFO] Set vram state to: NORMAL_VRAM
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[INFO] working around nvidia conv3d memory bug.
[INFO] Using pytorch attention
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[INFO] CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor (12 logical cores)
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[INFO] [Impact Pack] Wildcard total size (0.00 MB) is within cache limit (50.00 MB). Using full cache mode.
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warnings.warn("DWPose: Onnxruntime not found or doesn't come with acceleration providers, switch to OpenCV with CPU device. DWPose might run very slowly")
USDU batch patches applied successfully.
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[rgthree-comfy] Loaded 48 extraordinary nodes. 🎉

[rgthree-comfy] ComfyUI's new Node 2.0 rendering may be incompatible with some rgthree-comfy nodes and features, breaking some rendering as well as losing the ability to access a node's properties (a vital part of many nodes). It also appears to run MUCH more slowly spiking CPU usage and causing jankiness and unresponsiveness, especially with large workflows. Personally I am not planning to use the new Nodes 2.0 and, unfortunately, am not able to invest the time to investigate and overhaul rgthree-comfy where needed. If you have issues when Nodes 2.0 is enabled, I'd urge you to switch it off as well and join me in hoping ComfyUI is not planning to deprecate the existing, stable canvas rendering all together.

🔧 torchaudio.save/load globally patched (scipy for WAV files, no TorchCodec)
🔇 Suppressed torchaudio 2.9 migration warnings
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⚠️ Transformers 5.x detected: Qwen3-TTS tokenizer is incompatible.
Please downgrade to transformers<=4.57.3 (see requirements.txt).
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Universal multi-engine TTS extension for ComfyUI
✅ TTS Audio Suite v4.26.5 loaded with 43 nodes:
• ⚙️ ChatterBox Official 23-Lang Engine
• ⚙️ ChatterBox TTS Engine
• ⚙️ CosyVoice3 Engine
• ⚙️ Echo-TTS Engine
• ⚙️ F5 TTS Engine
• ⚙️ Granite ASR Engine
• ⚙️ Higgs Audio 2 Engine
• ⚙️ IndexTTS-2 Engine
• ⚙️ MOSS-TTS Engine
• ⚙️ Qwen3-TTS Engine
• ⚙️ RVC Engine
• ⚙️ Step Audio EditX Engine
• ⚙️ VibeVoice Engine
• ♻️ Refresh Voice Cache
• ✏️ ASR Transcribe
• 🌈 IndexTTS-2 Emotion Vectors
• 🌈 IndexTTS-2 Text Emotion
• 🌊 Audio Wave Analyzer
• 🎓 Model Training
• 🎙️ Voice Capture
• 🎛️ RVC Training Config
• 🎤 TTS Text
• 🎨 Qwen3-TTS Voice Designer
• 🎨 Step Audio EditX - Audio Editor
• 🎭 Character Voices
• 🎭 Load RVC Character Model
• 🏷️ Multiline TTS Tag Editor
• 👄 F5-TTS Speech Editor
• 📝 ASR Punctuation / Truecase
• 📝 Phoneme Text Normalizer
• 📦 RVC Dataset Prep
• 📺 TTS SRT
• 📺 Text to SRT Builder
• 🔄 Voice Changer
• 🔧 Audio Analyzer Options
• 🔧 F5-TTS Edit Options
• 🔧 RVC Pitch Extraction Options
• 🔧 SRT Advanced Options
• 🔧 Viseme Mouth Shape Options
• 🗣️ Silent Speech Analyzer
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[INFO]
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[INFO] Will assume non-transactional DDL.
[INFO] Starting server

[INFO] To see the GUI go to: http://127.0.0.1:8088
[TTS Audio Suite] 🎭 Character voices: Found 26 characters, 10 aliases (cached)
[TTS Audio Suite] 🔄 Updating character discovery in background...
[WARNING] [DEPRECATION WARNING] Detected import of deprecated legacy API: /scripts/ui.js. This is likely caused by a custom node extension using outdated APIs. Please update your extensions or contact the extension author for an updated version.
[WARNING] [DEPRECATION WARNING] Detected import of deprecated legacy API: /extensions/core/clipspace.js. This is likely caused by a custom node extension using outdated APIs. Please update your extensions or contact the extension author for an updated version.
[WARNING] [DEPRECATION WARNING] Detected import of deprecated legacy API: /extensions/core/widgetInputs.js. This is likely caused by a custom node extension using outdated APIs. Please update your extensions or contact the extension author for an updated version.
[ERROR] [ERROR] An error occurred while retrieving information for the 'SP_SDLoader' node.
[ERROR] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 797, in get_object_info
out[x] = node_info(x)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 746, in node_info
info['input'] = obj_class.INPUT_TYPES()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\NEURO\FILES\custom_nodes\ComfyUI-SP-Nodes\nodes\group_nodes\FluxLoader.py", line 413, in INPUT_TYPES
"vae_name": (["Baked"] + nodes.VAELoader.vae_list(),),
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: VAELoader.vae_list() missing 1 required positional argument: 's'

[ERROR] [ERROR] An error occurred while retrieving information for the 'SP_FluxLoader' node.
[ERROR] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 797, in get_object_info
out[x] = node_info(x)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 746, in node_info
info['input'] = obj_class.INPUT_TYPES()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\NEURO\FILES\custom_nodes\ComfyUI-SP-Nodes\nodes\group_nodes\FluxLoader.py", line 709, in INPUT_TYPES
"vae_name": (nodes.VAELoader.vae_list(),),
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: VAELoader.vae_list() missing 1 required positional argument: 's'

[ERROR] [ERROR] An error occurred while retrieving information for the 'SP_HunyuanLoader' node.
[ERROR] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 797, in get_object_info
out[x] = node_info(x)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 746, in node_info
info['input'] = obj_class.INPUT_TYPES()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\NEURO\FILES\custom_nodes\ComfyUI-SP-Nodes\nodes\group_nodes\FluxLoader.py", line 857, in INPUT_TYPES
"vae_name": (nodes.VAELoader.vae_list(),),
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: VAELoader.vae_list() missing 1 required positional argument: 's'

[ERROR] [ERROR] An error occurred while retrieving information for the 'SP_SD3Loader' node.
[ERROR] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 797, in get_object_info
out[x] = node_info(x)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 746, in node_info
info['input'] = obj_class.INPUT_TYPES()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\NEURO\FILES\custom_nodes\ComfyUI-SP-Nodes\nodes\group_nodes\FluxLoader.py", line 774, in INPUT_TYPES
input_types = dict(super().INPUT_TYPES())
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\NEURO\FILES\custom_nodes\ComfyUI-SP-Nodes\nodes\group_nodes\FluxLoader.py", line 709, in INPUT_TYPES
"vae_name": (nodes.VAELoader.vae_list(),),
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: VAELoader.vae_list() missing 1 required positional argument: 's'

[ERROR] [ERROR] An error occurred while retrieving information for the 'SP_ModelLoader' node.
[ERROR] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 797, in get_object_info
out[x] = node_info(x)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\Comfy-Desktop\ComfyUI-Installs\ComfyUI\ComfyUI\server.py", line 746, in node_info
info['input'] = obj_class.INPUT_TYPES()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "D:\NEURO\FILES\custom_nodes\ComfyUI-SP-Nodes\nodes\group_nodes\FluxLoader.py", line 955, in INPUT_TYPES
"vae_name": (nodes.VAELoader.vae_list(),),
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: VAELoader.vae_list() missing 1 required positional argument: 's'

[INFO] [ComfyUI-Manager] The ComfyRegistry cache update is still in progress, so an outdated cache is being used.
FETCH DATA from: D:\NEURO\FILES\.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfyui_manager\custom-node-list.json [DONE]
[INFO] Monitor started (rate=1.0s).
🔧 Settings endpoint called
🔧 Received settings: precision=auto, device=auto, vc_engine=chatterbox_23lang, cosyvoice_variant=RL
🎨 Step Audio EditX inline tags: precision=auto, device=auto
🔄 Voice restoration engine: chatterbox_23lang
[INFO] FETCH ComfyRegistry Data [DONE]
[INFO] [ComfyUI-Manager] default cache updated: https://api.comfy.org/nodes
FETCH DATA from: D:\NEURO\FILES\user\__manager\cache\1514988643_custom-node-list.json [DONE]
[INFO] [ComfyUI-Manager] All startup tasks have been completed.
```

### Other

When a workflow contains a Load Image node with no image selected (empty input), ComfyUI currently marks the whole workflow as having an error (the red dot / "Missing Inputs" banner) as soon as the workflow is opened or loaded, even before the user attempts to queue/prompt execution.

This is misleading and disruptive because many workflows are saved with empty Load Image nodes intentionally – the user intends to pick an image right before generating. Showing an error at load time makes the workflow appear broken and forces the user to clear a false-positive error state.

This behavior forces users to manually clear the error or select a dummy image just to make the error disappear, which defeats the purpose of having an optional image loader.

Many community workflows rely on the user to supply their own image at generation time; pre‑filling with a placeholder breaks the intended UX.

The error should be a validation error at runtime, not a static validation at parse/load time.

Reproduce the workflow described: create a Load Image node without selecting an image, save it, reopen it, and observe the early error state. Compare this with queuing the prompt while the image is missing. Done means reopening or loading the workflow does not show the error, while Queue Prompt still reports the missing image.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.