Manager cannot find Git: check the environment that launches ComfyUI
Git may work in one terminal but remain unavailable to a previously started launcher, service or container. Confirm the caller's executable search path.
Symptoms and scope
Git may work in one terminal but remain unavailable to a previously started launcher, service or container. Confirm the caller's executable search path.
Error fragments for search; IDs, values and filenames may vary:
Bad git executable
git is not recognized
Source-supported context
Manager exposes Git-related configuration, including git_exe in supported versions. A cloned repository and an extracted ZIP are not interchangeable for git pull. Source 1 Source 2
Cases to distinguish
1. Git is absent or not available on the launch process's PATH.
2. The process was started before Git or PATH was updated.
3. A service account, container or launcher uses a different environment from the interactive terminal.
Diagnostic sequence
The sequence below is an editorial procedure based on the cited context, not a diagnosis already confirmed for your environment.
Step 1. Run git --version in the same execution context used to start ComfyUI.
Step 2. Use the official Git installation route and a correct PATH, or the version-appropriate Manager git_exe setting.
Step 3. Fully restart the relevant process after changing its environment; refreshing the webpage is not sufficient.
Step 4. Check whether the target node directory is an actual Git checkout before attempting an update. Preserve local changes before any repair.
Completion check
The calling process can invoke Git and perform the intended repository operation. Authentication and network failures that follow are separate issues.
Limitations and cautions
Avoid global reset/cleanup scripts. A ZIP installation should not be forcibly treated as a healthy Git repository.
Original sources
- ComfyUI Manager troubleshooting — original record checked 2026-09-21.
- Install custom nodes — original record checked 2026-09-21.
Localization prepared: 2026-09-22. The source-check dates above were inherited from the existing article; this translation does not claim they were all rechecked today. No GPU run, minimum-memory measurement or runtime guarantee is supplied.
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Sources & references
Localized from the existing Chinese research draft. Original source-check dates are retained; this translation is not new technical verification or a runtime test.
01ComfyUI Manager troubleshootingSource checked: 2026-09-2102Install custom nodesSource checked: 2026-09-21