Presets

A preset is a named snapshot of a node's settings: its prompt, model, aspect ratio, voice and every other parameter. You save a setup once and load it onto any node of the same type in one click. Nodaro ships factory presets for the most-used nodes, and you can save, organize and share your own.

How it works

Every node with settings has presets, and a new node type gets them automatically. Nodes without settings, such as a sticky note, and the asset nodes, such as Character, Location and Object, have no preset menu.

Use a preset

The preset menu is in two places: at the top of the settings panel, below the node's name, and on the node itself, in the toolbar that appears when you point at the node. Until you choose a preset, the menu reads PRESET.

After you apply a preset, its name shows in the menu. When you change one of its settings, a * appears next to the name, so you know that the node no longer matches the preset. You cannot apply a preset while the node is running.

Everything in the preset menu

Placeholders and default values

Factory prompts use the same syntax as prompt variables. A placeholder with a default, such as {brand || a modern tech startup}, gives a sensible result even when you run the preset without changes. You have three ways to fill it:

1. Run it as it is. Each placeholder uses its default.
2. Type over it. Replace the whole placeholder with your own words, such as "a family bakery".
3. Connect a node with the same name. A Text node labeled "brand" fills {brand} at run time, so upstream nodes or the people who use your app can set it.

What a preset saves

A preset saves the node's reusable setup: the prompt, the model, the aspect ratio, the resolution, the quality, the seed, the voice, the style, the numeric settings, and the node's pre and post text.

A preset never saves:

• Results. Generated images, videos and run states are results, not settings.
• The node's label. Applying a preset never renames your node.
• Connections. Connections belong to one workflow, so a preset leaves them as they are.
• Generated plans. The authored plan of a Motion Graphics, Composite, After Effects, 3D Title or Lottie Overlay node is a result. Applying a preset clears it, so an old animation never shows under new settings.

A preset applies its model together with the settings of that model. When you apply a preset made for another model, any setting that does not fit the new model is adjusted automatically.

Pre and post text. A preset that ships prompt content, a prompt or pre and post text, replaces the node's pre and post text. A preset that only changes settings leaves your prompt and your pre and post text alone. Keep a preset's reusable wording in its pre and post text, so that the prompt field stays free for your subject.

Organize your presets

Click Manage presets… to open the management dialog for your own presets:

• New folder creates a collapsible folder, and New section creates an always-open heading at the top level.
• The Top level menu on a row moves a preset into a folder or a section.
• Move up and Move down change the order of folders, sections and presets.
• Description (optional) adds a short description, which shows under the name and is searchable.
• add tag… adds tags, which the menu's search also matches.
• Rename folders and presets in place. Deleting a folder moves its presets back to the top level, so no preset is ever lost.

In the preset menu, your folders and sections appear in the order you set, under My Presets. The Favorites band at the top holds both factory presets and yours.

Factory presets for images

Generate Image has the largest factory catalog. Each preset chooses the best model and aspect ratio for its job, for example a model that writes text well for logos and thumbnails.

The Stylized Subject and Edits folders are also on Modify Image.

Factory presets for video

Generate Video presets are built around camera work. Each one chooses a fitting model, an aspect ratio and a duration that the model supports, and adds a tuned negative prompt against warping, flicker and morphing. Social presets use 9:16.

Factory presets for other nodes

Seamless Join (One-Shot) fixes the small jump between clips that continue each other, such as clips made from a storyboard of start and end frames. It keeps a hard cut, trims 4 frames from the end of each clip and 3 from the start, and crossfades the audio.

Motion Graphics presets overwrite the node's prompt and canvas settings, and clear any plan the node already made. Lottie Overlay presets write their levers as placeholders, such as {start time || 1 second} and {corner || bottom-right}. They do not set the node's duration, so the overlay keeps following your video.

Export file format

An exported file is versioned JSON:

{
  "kind": "nodaro.node-presets",
  "version": 1,
  "exportedAt": "2026-06-05T12:00:00.000Z",
  "presets": [
    {
      "nodeType": "generate-image",
      "name": "Cinematic Portrait",
      "description": "Moody, shallow-depth portrait look.",
      "data": { "provider": "nano-banana-pro", "aspectRatio": "9:16" }
    }
  ]
}

When you import a preset whose name already exists for that node, Nodaro keeps both and adds "(imported)" to the new name. Importing never overwrites a preset.

From the API

You create and edit presets in the editor. Code and AI assistants can read them:

• REST: GET /v1/node-presets lists your presets, GET /v1/node-preset-groups lists your folders and sections, and GET /v1/node-presets/factory?nodeType=generate-image lists the factory catalog of a node. OAuth tokens need the presets:read scope. See Presets.
• SDK: client.presets.list(), client.presets.listGroups() and client.presets.listFactory(nodeType).
• CLI: nodaro presets list, with --factory and --node-type, plus nodaro presets groups and nodaro presets export.
• MCP: the list_node_presets tool.

A preset's data is the node's settings: merge it into a node's data when you build a workflow in code.