A native ComfyUI home for IC-Light models

What it does

This repository is a ComfyUI custom-node implementation of lllyasviel’s IC-Light models. It acts as glue code: the nodes let you load and run the models inside ComfyUI’s graph rather than treating them as an external step. The README never actually explains what IC-Light does, so you’ll need to arrive already knowing the original project or be willing to reverse-engineer the example workflows.

The interesting bit

Rather than forcing manual downloads, the project hooks into ComfyUI’s Manager for model fetching, which keeps the install friction low. The author also threads in features from their own KJNodes pack for some advanced workflows, turning this into a small ecosystem play instead of a standalone adapter.

Key highlights

• Native node implementation; runs inside ComfyUI’s graph
• Models available via ComfyUI Manager or manual HuggingFace download
• Example filenames hint at gradient and normal-map workflows
• Some examples require bleeding-edge features from the companion KJNodes repo
• 1.1k stars and counting

Caveats

• The README is essentially a quickstart; it explains nothing about IC-Light’s actual purpose
• A subset of workflows depends on another custom-node repo being up to date
• Manual model path management is the alternative if you don’t use the Manager

Verdict

Grab this if you’re already deep in ComfyUI and want to experiment with lllyasviel’s IC-Light models without switching tools. If you don’t know what IC-Light is yet, start with the original repository first.