RunPod ComfyUI Bug: comfy_kitchen Import Failure Breaking fp8 & fp4 Models
Hey @RunPod Support and fellow ComfyUI users,
I'm flagging what seems to be a critical, recent bug in the base templates that's preventing popular models like Wan 2.2 and Qwen Image 2512 from working.
The Core Issue:
The comfy_kitchen dependency is failing to install on all new pod startups. This completely breaks support for fp8 models, which are essential for the CLIP Loaders in many modern workflows.
The Symptoms:
On pod startup, the log shows this error (see screenshot):
Failed to import comfy_kitchen, Error: No module named 'comfy_kitchen'
When a workflow tries to load an fp8 CLIP model, ComfyUI fails to generate the assets.
Templates Affected:
I've confirmed this on fresh deployments using my own network storage and testing both the standard ComfyUI and the ComfyUI - Blackwell Edition templates, so it appears to be a systemic issue in the underlying comfyui-base code.
For the community:
Has anyone else run into this while trying to use models like Wan 2.2 or Qwen? Have you found any temporary workarounds to get fp8 models loading?
For RunPod Support:
Could you please investigate this? It seems like a recent regression that's blocking a lot of important community models.
Thanks for any help or insight
I'm flagging what seems to be a critical, recent bug in the base templates that's preventing popular models like Wan 2.2 and Qwen Image 2512 from working.
The Core Issue:
The comfy_kitchen dependency is failing to install on all new pod startups. This completely breaks support for fp8 models, which are essential for the CLIP Loaders in many modern workflows.
The Symptoms:
On pod startup, the log shows this error (see screenshot):
Failed to import comfy_kitchen, Error: No module named 'comfy_kitchen'
When a workflow tries to load an fp8 CLIP model, ComfyUI fails to generate the assets.
Templates Affected:
I've confirmed this on fresh deployments using my own network storage and testing both the standard ComfyUI and the ComfyUI - Blackwell Edition templates, so it appears to be a systemic issue in the underlying comfyui-base code.
For the community:
Has anyone else run into this while trying to use models like Wan 2.2 or Qwen? Have you found any temporary workarounds to get fp8 models loading?
For RunPod Support:
Could you please investigate this? It seems like a recent regression that's blocking a lot of important community models.
Thanks for any help or insight
