Export And Import¶

Export and import are human handoff flows. Use them when someone wants to set up an authoring environment from a portable environment recipe.

For Docker, CI, or runtime containers, use materialize.

Export¶

cg export my-env.tar.gz

Export includes portable environment files such as:

pyproject.toml
workflow JSON files
workflow API prompt artifacts
shared overlays
package configuration
model and node metadata

Export does not include:

model bytes
.venv
local overlays
cache databases
logs
local-only development checkout contents

If ComfyGit reports unresolved workflows or model source gaps, fix them before export when possible. Use --allow-issues only for intentional work-in-progress handoff:

cg export my-env.tar.gz --allow-issues

Import¶

cg import my-env.tar.gz --name imported-env --use

Import from Git:

cg import https://github.com/team/my-env.git \
  --name team-env \
  --models required \
  --use

Choose model behavior:

cg import my-env.tar.gz --name imported-env --models all
cg import my-env.tar.gz --name imported-env --models required
cg import my-env.tar.gz --name imported-env --models skip

Skip Manager for a headless environment:

cg import my-env.tar.gz --name imported-env --no-manager

After Import¶

cg use imported-env
cg status
cg run

If required models were skipped or could not be downloaded, resolve them before claiming the workflow is reproducible.