# comfyui-lowvram-setup

This skill configures ComfyUI for SDXL isometric asset generation with limited VRAM. Use it when setting up a 12GB RTX 3060 or keeping a tile set consistent.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 41
- Author: 0xheycat
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/0xheycat/isometric-game-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-12
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup

## What it does

The skill recommends starting ComfyUI with `--lowvram` and `--use-split-cross-attention`; `--medvram-sdxl` can replace the first flag. For a tile set, it keeps one SDXL checkpoint and fixes the sampler to DPM++ 2M Karras, with 30 steps, CFG 6.5, and a fixed seed. It also calls for loading `sdxl_vae` explicitly.

Generate at 1024x1024, then downscale. The skill also has you save the workflow as JSON and check that it reloads with the same graph. Mixing checkpoints or changing the seed can make assets in a set inconsistent; rendering above the VRAM budget risks a crash.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill comfyui-lowvram-setup -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill comfyui-lowvram-setup -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill comfyui-lowvram-setup -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills comfyui-lowvram-setup
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill comfyui-lowvram-setup -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --path skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 0xheycat/isometric-game-skills --skill comfyui-lowvram-setup -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/0xheycat/isometric-game-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- configure ComfyUI for SDXL on a 12GB GPU
- keep generation settings consistent across a tile set
- save a ComfyUI workflow that can be reloaded

## Example prompts
- Configure ComfyUI for SDXL isometric assets on an RTX 3060 with 12GB VRAM.
- Set fixed generation settings for a complete tile set.
- Check that my ComfyUI workflow reloads with the same settings.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: comfyui-lowvram-setup
description: Use when configuring ComfyUI to generate SDXL isometric assets on a 12GB GPU (RTX 3060) without out-of-memory crashes.
license: MIT
---

# ComfyUI Low-VRAM Setup (12GB)

## Overview

Most isometric asset failures on consumer GPUs are setup failures, not prompt failures. This skill gives a deterministic, low-VRAM-safe SDXL configuration so generations are reproducible and never OOM on a 12GB card.

## When to Use

- Setting up ComfyUI on an RTX 3060 / 12GB or similar.
- Generations randomly crash, stall, or produce inconsistent output.
- You need reproducible results across a whole tile set.

## Process

1. Launch ComfyUI with low-VRAM flags: `--lowvram` (or `--medvram-sdxl`) and `--use-split-cross-attention`.
2. Use one SDXL checkpoint for the whole project (e.g. juggernautXL). Never mix checkpoints mid-set.
3. Set the sampler to DPM++ 2M Karras, 30 steps, CFG 6.5. Keep these FIXED for every asset.
4. Load the matching SDXL VAE explicitly (sdxl_vae) - do not rely on baked VAE.
5. FIX the seed for a tile set. A changing seed is the #1 cause of mismatched assets.
6. Generate at 1024x1024, then downscale - do not generate above VRAM budget.
7. Save the workflow JSON so the exact graph is reproducible and shareable.

```bash
python main.py --lowvram --use-split-cross-attention
```

## Rationalizations (Stop Lying to Yourself)

| Excuse | Reality |
|---|---|
| "I have enough VRAM, I will skip the flags" | One LoRA stack later you OOM mid-batch and lose the seed. Set flags up front. |
| "Changing the seed makes assets more varied" | Varied = inconsistent. A tile set needs the SAME seed and settings. |

## Red Flags - STOP if you catch yourself:

- Mixing checkpoints between assets in the same set.
- Letting the seed randomize across a tile set.
- Generating at 1536+ then wondering why it crashes.

## Verification

You are NOT done until every box is checked:

- [ ] ComfyUI launches with low-VRAM flags and does not OOM on a full batch.
- [ ] Sampler, steps, CFG, VAE and seed are documented and fixed.
- [ ] The workflow JSON is saved and re-loads identically.
````
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© 0xheycat · MIT · https://github.com/0xheycat/isometric-game-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/comfyui-lowvram-setup/SKILL.md

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