Your local model collection, annotated by Civitai

What it does The extension hashes every model in your local folders to look them up on Civitai, then downloads metadata and preview images into .civitai.info sidecars. It also grafts extra buttons onto WebUI’s model cards—open the Civitai page, inject trigger words, or borrow the prompt from the preview image.

The interesting bit The real utility is in the drudgery it removes: resumable downloads straight into your model folders, automatic new-version checks with a built-in one-second API delay to avoid DDoS-ing Civitai, and a manual URL linker for pruned or converted models that no longer hash-match. It is mostly glue code between your filesystem and Civitai’s API, but it is glue you will actually want.

Key highlights

• Scans local models via SHA256 and fetches Civitai metadata + preview images automatically
• Adds 🌐, 💡, and 🏷 buttons to WebUI’s Extra Network cards for quick URL opening, trigger-word injection, and prompt borrowing
• Supports resumable model downloads and checks for newer versions across your library
• Includes memory-optimized hashing to avoid freezing low-RAM systems or Colab instances
• v1.x is in maintenance mode; the author is planning a v2.x (“Model Info Helper”) with broader custom model info support

Caveats

• Requires a full restart of SD WebUI after install; the “Reload UI” button is not enough
• Some models on Civitai have incorrect SHA256 hashes in the database, forcing you to fall back to manual URL linking
• API requests can fail when Civitai’s connection pool is saturated; the extension adds a 1-second delay between version checks, but you may still need to wait and retry

Verdict Worth it if you manage dozens of models and want Civitai metadata without manual archaeology. Skip it if you have already automated your model pipeline or moved on to ComfyUI/InvokeAI (which the author themselves suggest trying).