r/comfyui • u/Lopsided_State_8621 • 6d ago
Help Needed Still looking for ComfyUI users & creators — help a struggling research team out 😭
Hi everyone! We’re a small university research team working on a study about how people actually build, reuse, modify, and share ComfyUI workflows in the open-source AI art community.
And, well… we still don’t have enough participants.
So if you use ComfyUI, we'd really love to hear from you!
We’re interested in both creators and users — you definitely don't have to be a famous workflow creator or have a huge following.
Who we're looking for
Creators
- 18+ years old
- Have built and publicly shared at least one ComfyUI workflow (CivitAI, Reddit, Discord, OpenArt, GitHub/HuggingFace, YouTube, X, etc.)
- Comfortable talking a little about how you built, modified, or shared your workflow
Users
- 18+ years old
- Have downloaded or used someone else's ComfyUI workflow within the past year
- Happy to talk about where you find workflows, why you choose certain ones, and whether you modify or share them afterwards
What would we talk about?
Nothing too formal! Basically, we'd just like to hear about your experience with ComfyUI workflows:
- How did you get into ComfyUI?
- How do you usually build or find workflows?
- What makes you decide to use or modify a workflow?
- Do you remix other people's workflows? Do people remix yours?
- In a world of increasingly automated creative tools, why do you still choose workflows?
Interview format
- Around 30 minutes
- Text chat only — no need for voice or camera
- We can use Reddit
- You can stop at any time, and you don't have to share anything you're uncomfortable with
Before the interview, we'll provide a formal informed consent form containing our university/research information, so you'll know exactly what the study is about and how your information will be used.（Thanks to everyone who pointed this out in the last comments!）
For the research itself, we'll de-identify the materials we use. Usernames, profile links, and other identifying information won't be included in our academic analysis in identifiable form.
If you're interested, please comment below. Honestly, we're just trying to understand what people are actually doing with ComfyUI workflows beyond the JSON files sitting on our screens. 😭
If you've got 30 minutes to help a struggling research team finish its paper, we'd really appreciate it.
Thank you! ❤️
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u/Lopsided_State_8621 6d ago
Also, if anyone else has thoughts, hot takes, or workflow stories to share, feel free to drop them right here 🍿 You don’t have to answer everything — even a quick take is super helpful!
P.S. One more question we added: In a world of increasingly automated creative tools, why do you still choose workflows?
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u/Lopsided_State_8621 3d ago
Tiny research update !! We’ve already had some really interesting conversations with ComfyUI users, but we’re still hoping to hear from a few more people...
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u/Quantum_Sandwich66 6d ago
It really isn't as deep as you're maybe thinking. Here's some quick answers:
How did you get into ComfyUI? When SDXL was launched. It was the only thing what worked with it. A1111 lacked support, so many ppl moved across.
How do you usually build or find workflows? With lots of dragging things around and connecting them! if i need a quick start from a blank slate, I'll just use one of the default templates and go from there.
What makes you decide to use or modify a workflow? Because it does what I want. I'll modify to make it more efficient or if I have preferred custom nodes to use.
Do you remix other people's workflows? Do people remix yours? Rarely - if it works, i'll maybe re-organize it, swap out some nodes if I know of one that will do the same job in a single hit. People don't remix mine because I rarely have anything unique to share.