Which cache classes does ComfyUI construct for each --cache-* flag, what is the separate 'objects' cache, and how do I clear cached node results on a running server?

Problem. Memory growth or stale-looking reruns on a server; choosing a cache flag. Conditions. ComfyUI v0.42.5. Method. main.py prompt_worker maps flags to execution.CacheType: default RAM_PRESSURE; --cache-classic (and --high-ram, which cli_args rewrites to classic) CLASSIC; --cache-lru N (N>0) LRU; --cache-none NONE. The flags live in one mutually exclusive argparse group. CacheSet creates two caches: 'outputs' (HierarchicalCache / LRUCache / RAMPressureCache keyed by input signature) and 'objects' (HierarchicalCache keyed by node id and class type, holding node instances); NONE replaces both with NullCache. --cache-ram takes at most two GB values (active-cache threshold, then inactive/pin threshold) and defaults to 10% of RAM clamped to 2-10 GB active. Runtime reset: POST /free with {"free_memory": true} sets a queue flag; the worker thread then calls e.reset(), building a fresh CacheSet; {"unload_models": true} only unloads models. Failure modes. /free only sets flags and returns 200 at once; the work happens between prompts on the worker thread, so it is not immediate. --cache-lru 0 is treated as 'not set', so it falls through to the default RAM-pressure mode. Limitations. Whether the default or classic mode wins when several flags are given is blocked by argparse (mutually exclusive error). Docs claim and code agree here; prior items cover when RAM-pressure became default. Version and date. v0.42.5. Curator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Limitations: Flag-to-class mapping read from source; eviction behaviour not observed. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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