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In Nodespell, an AI model node can be shown as a guided Creative Tool or as its plain model node, and you can switch between the two at any time without changing the node. Changing the model is different: once a node has results, Nodespell creates a branch, a new node with the new model, so the original node, its takes and everything downstream stay exactly as they were.

Presentation versus model: what changes?

Section titled “Presentation versus model: what changes?”
Action Same node? Takes Connections Settings
Switch presentation (Creative Tool ↔ model node) Yes Kept Kept Kept
Change model before the node has results Yes None yet Compatible ones kept Compatible ones kept
Change model after the node has results No, a new branch node Stay on the original Inputs reconnected to the branch; outputs stay on the original Compatible ones copied

A Creative Tool changes the editing experience, not the underlying model, pricing, results or connections.

Switch between Creative Tool and model node

Section titled “Switch between Creative Tool and model node”
  1. In Graph, right-click an AI model node.
  2. Choose Show as Creative Tool. If the model fits more than one Creative Tool, pick one from the submenu.
  3. To go back, right-click the node and choose Show as followed by the model name and node, for example Show as Nano Banana 2 node.

The option only appears for models that belong to at least one Creative Tool. Cinematic Shot, Variations and Relight are offered for a node only when its prompt already contains that tool’s instructions.

Change the model before the first run

Section titled “Change the model before the first run”

With a Creative Tool node selected, choose a different model from the model picker in Parameters. If every setting and connection carries over, the change happens in place, and a notice summarizes any values that had to be adapted to the new model.

If something cannot carry over, Review what will change opens first. It lists Settings that won’t carry over and Connections that won’t carry over, with each connection marked Incoming or Outgoing. Click Change model to apply, or Cancel to keep the current model and everything you entered.

Create a branch when the node already has results

Section titled “Create a branch when the node already has results”

When the node already has run history, changing its model opens Create a new model branch?.

  1. Choose the new model in the Creative Tool’s model picker.
  2. Read the dialog. It says how many settings and connections will not carry over to the branch, and confirms that the original node, its selected result and its downstream graph stay unchanged.
  3. Click Create branch.

Nodespell adds the branch to the right of the original. It has the same name and Creative Tool, the settings that fit the new model, and the same incoming connections. Its outputs start unconnected, so connect the branch to downstream nodes when you are ready to use it. The whole branch is one step in undo history.

If the node changes while the dialog is open, Nodespell shows The node changed while this dialog was open. Review the latest details, then confirm again.

Frequently asked questions

Section titled “Frequently asked questions”

Does switching to a Creative Tool lose my results?

Section titled “Does switching to a Creative Tool lose my results?”

No. Switching presentation keeps the same node, so its takes, connections, settings and price stay the same.

Why did changing the model create a new node?

Section titled “Why did changing the model create a new node?”

The node already had run history. Nodespell branches so the earlier takes stay attached to the model that made them and the downstream graph keeps working.

What happens to downstream connections when I branch?

Section titled “What happens to downstream connections when I branch?”

They stay on the original node. The branch receives the same inputs, and you connect its outputs yourself.

Can I undo a branch?

Section titled “Can I undo a branch?”

Yes. Creating the branch is a single undo step.

Why is Show as Creative Tool missing from the menu?

Section titled “Why is Show as Creative Tool missing from the menu?”

The node’s model is not part of any Creative Tool, or the node is not an AI model node.

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