Comfy-Org / Comfy-Org/ComfyUI_frontend

filter syntax for node search box

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Description

### Feature Idea

Please add syntax for the "node filter condition" in the node search box which allows to write something like

```input:STRING output:INT source:was*```

instead of clicking through the node filter condition mask.

### Existing Solutions

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e16aa631-017f-4c1b-861d-52e809202dcc)

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ca279c0f-fbb8-49d6-82b3-d909a0f1bbe4)

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b7a7cee8-251d-44ca-b5fc-512d6471034e)

### Other

also the words `input` `output` `category` and `source` all start with a unique letter, so it's should be possible to write anything from `input:` `inpu:` `inp:` `in:` `i:`

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*This issue is transferred from: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/issues/7340*

Original issue was created by @geroldmeisinger at 2025-03-21T11:31:58.000Z

┆Issue is synchronized with this [Notion page](https://www.notion.so/Issue-6427-filter-syntax-for-node-search-box-29c6d73d36508171ad70ed53716b288a) by [Unito](https://www.unito.io)

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by locating the node search box and its existing node filter condition mask in the frontend. Implement the requested input, output, category, and source syntax, including unique-prefix forms and the shown wildcard example, then verify that typed conditions produce the same filtering behavior as the mask.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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