# ComfyUI Model Downloader Download models from Hugging Face and Civitai into ComfyUI model folders. Use one YAML config and run on any machine (local, server, rented GPU). ## Setup ```bash git clone cd model_downloader python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate pip install -r requirements.txt ``` Copy the example config and edit it: ```bash cp config.example.yaml config.yaml ``` Edit `config.yaml`: set `huggingface_token`, `civitai_token`, `comfyui_base_dir`, and add model URLs under the right keys. **Do not commit `config.yaml`** (it is gitignored). ## Run ```bash python -m model_downloader ``` - `--config PATH` – config file (default: `config.yaml` in current directory). - `--dry-run` – print what would be downloaded and where; no writes. - `--only TYPE ...` – only process these model types (e.g. `--only diffusion_models loras`). ## Config keys and ComfyUI folders | Config key | ComfyUI subdir (under `comfyui_base_dir/models/`) | |--------------------|--------------------------------------------------| | diffusion_models | diffusion_models | | text_encoders | text_encoders | | vaes | vae | | upscale_models | upscale_models | | loras | loras | Tokens stay in your local `config.yaml` only; keep them out of git. ## Idempotency Same URL and model type always write to the same path (`comfyui_base_dir/models//`). Re-running is safe: existing model files are skipped (no re-download, no overwrite).