diff --git a/src/components/WorkflowCanvas.tsx b/src/components/WorkflowCanvas.tsx
index 77a4daae..1cc1706e 100644
--- a/src/components/WorkflowCanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WorkflowCanvas.tsx
@@ -352,13 +352,13 @@ export function WorkflowCanvas() {
   const getNodeTitle = useCallback((node: Node) => {
     // For generate nodes, check for selectedModel display name
     if (node.type === "nanoBanana" || node.type === "generateVideo" || node.type === "generate3d" || node.type === "generateAudio") {
-      const model = node.data?.selectedModel;
+      const model = (node.data as any)?.selectedModel;
       if (model?.displayName) return model.displayName;
     }
 
     // For LLM nodes, check for selectedLLMModel or selectedModel
     if (node.type === "llmGenerate") {
-      const model = node.data?.selectedLLMModel || node.data?.selectedModel;
+      const model = (node.data as any)?.selectedLLMModel || (node.data as any)?.selectedModel;
       if (model?.displayName) return model.displayName;
       if (model?.name) return model.name;
     }
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export function WorkflowCanvas() {
 
   // Helper to get title prefix (provider badge for generate/LLM nodes)
   const getNodeTitlePrefix = useCallback((node: Node): React.ReactNode => {
-    const provider = node.data?.selectedModel?.provider;
+    const provider = (node.data as any)?.selectedModel?.provider;
     if (provider) {
       return <ProviderBadge provider={provider} />;
     }
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ export function WorkflowCanvas() {
       return () => {
         const node = getNodeById(nodeId);
         if (!node) return;
-        const imageToEdit = node.data?.outputImage || node.data?.image;
+        const imageToEdit = (node.data as any)?.outputImage || (node.data as any)?.image;
         if (!imageToEdit) return;
-        openAnnotationModal(nodeId, imageToEdit, node.data?.annotations);
+        openAnnotationModal(nodeId, imageToEdit, (node.data as any)?.annotations);
       };
     }
 
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ export function WorkflowCanvas() {
         <ViewportPortal>
           {allNodes.map((node) => {
             // Groups don't get floating headers
-            if (node.type === "group") return null;
+            if (node.type === "group" as any) return null;
 
             const defaultWidth = defaultNodeDimensions[node.type as NodeType]?.width ?? 250;
             const headerWidth = node.measured?.width || (node.style?.width as number) || defaultWidth;
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ export function WorkflowCanvas() {
         return createPortal(
           <PromptEditorModal
             isOpen={true}
-            initialPrompt={node.data?.prompt || ''}
+            initialPrompt={(node.data as any)?.prompt || ''}
             onSubmit={(prompt) => {
               updateNodeData(expandingNode.id, { prompt });
               setExpandingNode(null);
@@ -2146,7 +2146,7 @@ export function WorkflowCanvas() {
         return createPortal(
           <PromptEditorModal
             isOpen={true}
-            initialPrompt={node.data?.template || ''}
+            initialPrompt={(node.data as any)?.template || ''}
             onSubmit={(template) => {
               updateNodeData(expandingNode.id, { template });
               setExpandingNode(null);
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@ export function WorkflowCanvas() {
         return (
           <SplitGridSettingsModal
             nodeId={expandingNode.id}
-            nodeData={node.data}
+            nodeData={node.data as any}
             onClose={() => setExpandingNode(null)}
           />
         );
diff --git a/src/components/nodes/ControlPanel.tsx b/src/components/nodes/ControlPanel.tsx
index e481b028..a39fa752 100644
--- a/src/components/nodes/ControlPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nodes/ControlPanel.tsx
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ export function ControlPanel() {
 
   return (
     <div className="fixed top-0 right-6 h-screen z-[50] flex items-center pointer-events-none">
+      {/* Shadow/gradient overlay on left edge */}
+      <div className="absolute right-full top-0 h-full w-24 bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent to-black/20 pointer-events-none" />
       <div className="w-80 bg-neutral-800 border border-neutral-700 rounded-xl shadow-xl max-h-[80vh] overflow-y-auto pointer-events-auto transition-opacity duration-200 nowheel">
         <div className="p-4">
           {/* Header */}
@@ -852,6 +854,13 @@ function LLMControls({ node }: { node: Node }) {
     [node.id, updateNodeData]
   );
 
+  const handleMaxTokensChange = useCallback(
+    (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      updateNodeData(node.id, { maxTokens: parseInt(e.target.value, 10) });
+    },
+    [node.id, updateNodeData]
+  );
+
   const provider = nodeData.provider || "google";
   const availableModels = LLM_MODELS[provider] || LLM_MODELS.google;
 
@@ -897,6 +906,21 @@ function LLMControls({ node }: { node: Node }) {
           className="nodrag nopan w-full h-1 bg-neutral-700 rounded-lg appearance-none cursor-pointer accent-blue-500"
         />
       </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-xs font-medium text-neutral-300 mb-1">
+          Max Tokens: {(nodeData.maxTokens || 2048).toLocaleString()}
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          min="256"
+          max="16384"
+          step="256"
+          value={nodeData.maxTokens || 2048}
+          onChange={handleMaxTokensChange}
+          className="nodrag nopan w-full h-1 bg-neutral-700 rounded-lg appearance-none cursor-pointer accent-blue-500"
+        />
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/nodes/LLMGenerateNode.tsx b/src/components/nodes/LLMGenerateNode.tsx
index 77758752..224a44e6 100644
--- a/src/components/nodes/LLMGenerateNode.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nodes/LLMGenerateNode.tsx
@@ -4,31 +4,7 @@ import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import { Handle, Position, NodeProps, Node } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { BaseNode } from "./BaseNode";
 import { useWorkflowStore } from "@/store/workflowStore";
-import { LLMGenerateNodeData, LLMProvider, LLMModelType } from "@/types";
-
-const PROVIDERS: { value: LLMProvider; label: string }[] = [
-  { value: "google", label: "Google" },
-  { value: "openai", label: "OpenAI" },
-  { value: "anthropic", label: "Anthropic" },
-];
-
-const MODELS: Record<LLMProvider, { value: LLMModelType; label: string }[]> = {
-  google: [
-    { value: "gemini-3-flash-preview", label: "Gemini 3 Flash" },
-    { value: "gemini-2.5-flash", label: "Gemini 2.5 Flash" },
-    { value: "gemini-3-pro-preview", label: "Gemini 3.0 Pro" },
-    { value: "gemini-3.1-pro-preview", label: "Gemini 3.1 Pro" },
-  ],
-  openai: [
-    { value: "gpt-4.1-mini", label: "GPT-4.1 Mini" },
-    { value: "gpt-4.1-nano", label: "GPT-4.1 Nano" },
-  ],
-  anthropic: [
-    { value: "claude-sonnet-4.5", label: "Claude Sonnet 4.5" },
-    { value: "claude-haiku-4.5", label: "Claude Haiku 4.5" },
-    { value: "claude-opus-4.6", label: "Claude Opus 4.6" },
-  ],
-};
+import { LLMGenerateNodeData } from "@/types";
 
 type LLMGenerateNodeType = Node<LLMGenerateNodeData, "llmGenerate">;
 
@@ -36,46 +12,6 @@ export function LLMGenerateNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<LLMGenerateNod
   const nodeData = data;
   const updateNodeData = useWorkflowStore((state) => state.updateNodeData);
 
-  const handleProviderChange = useCallback(
-    (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
-      const newProvider = e.target.value as LLMProvider;
-      const firstModelForProvider = MODELS[newProvider][0].value;
-      const updates: Partial<LLMGenerateNodeData> = {
-        provider: newProvider,
-        model: firstModelForProvider,
-      };
-      // Anthropic limits temperature to 0-1
-      if (newProvider === "anthropic" && nodeData.temperature > 1) {
-        updates.temperature = 1;
-      }
-      updateNodeData(id, updates);
-    },
-    [id, updateNodeData, nodeData.temperature]
-  );
-
-  const handleModelChange = useCallback(
-    (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
-      updateNodeData(id, { model: e.target.value as LLMModelType });
-    },
-    [id, updateNodeData]
-  );
-
-  const handleTemperatureChange = useCallback(
-    (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-      updateNodeData(id, { temperature: parseFloat(e.target.value) });
-    },
-    [id, updateNodeData]
-  );
-
-  const handleMaxTokensChange = useCallback(
-    (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-      updateNodeData(id, { maxTokens: parseInt(e.target.value, 10) });
-    },
-    [id, updateNodeData]
-  );
-
-  const [showParams, setShowParams] = useState(false);
-
   const regenerateNode = useWorkflowStore((state) => state.regenerateNode);
   const isRunning = useWorkflowStore((state) => state.isRunning);
 
@@ -101,18 +37,13 @@ export function LLMGenerateNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<LLMGenerateNod
     }
   }, [nodeData.outputText]);
 
-  const provider = nodeData.provider || "google";
-  const availableModels = MODELS[provider] || MODELS.google;
-  const model = availableModels.some(m => m.value === nodeData.model)
-    ? nodeData.model
-    : availableModels[0].value;
-
   return (
     <BaseNode
       id={id}
       selected={selected}
       hasError={nodeData.status === "error"}
       isExecuting={isRunning}
+      fullBleed
     >
       {/* Image input - optional */}
       <Handle
@@ -138,160 +69,91 @@ export function LLMGenerateNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<LLMGenerateNod
         data-handletype="text"
       />
 
-      <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-h-0 gap-2">
-        {/* Output preview area */}
-        <div className="nodrag nopan nowheel relative w-full flex-1 min-h-[80px] border border-dashed border-neutral-600 rounded p-2 overflow-auto">
-          {nodeData.status === "loading" ? (
-            <div className="h-full flex items-center justify-center">
-              <svg
-                className="w-4 h-4 animate-spin text-neutral-400"
-                fill="none"
-                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-              >
-                <circle
-                  className="opacity-25"
-                  cx="12"
-                  cy="12"
-                  r="10"
-                  stroke="currentColor"
-                  strokeWidth="3"
-                />
-                <path
-                  className="opacity-75"
-                  fill="currentColor"
-                  d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4zm2 5.291A7.962 7.962 0 014 12H0c0 3.042 1.135 5.824 3 7.938l3-2.647z"
-                />
-              </svg>
-            </div>
-          ) : nodeData.status === "error" ? (
-            <span className="text-[10px] text-red-400">
-              {nodeData.error || "Failed"}
-            </span>
-          ) : nodeData.outputText ? (
-            <>
-              <p className="text-[10px] text-neutral-300 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words pr-6">
-                {nodeData.outputText}
-              </p>
-              <div className="absolute top-1 right-1 flex gap-1">
-                <button
-                  onClick={handleCopyOutput}
-                  className={`w-5 h-5 ${copied ? "bg-green-600/80" : "bg-neutral-900/80 hover:bg-neutral-700/80"} rounded flex items-center justify-center text-neutral-400 hover:text-white transition-colors`}
-                  title={copied ? "Copied!" : "Copy to clipboard"}
-                >
-                  {copied ? (
-                    <svg className="w-3 h-3 text-white" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
-                      <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M5 13l4 4L19 7" />
-                    </svg>
-                  ) : (
-                    <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
-                      <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M8 16H6a2 2 0 01-2-2V6a2 2 0 012-2h8a2 2 0 012 2v2m-6 12h8a2 2 0 002-2v-8a2 2 0 00-2-2h-8a2 2 0 00-2 2v8a2 2 0 002 2z" />
-                    </svg>
-                  )}
-                </button>
-                <button
-                  onClick={handleRegenerate}
-                  disabled={isRunning}
-                  className="w-5 h-5 bg-neutral-900/80 hover:bg-blue-600/80 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed rounded flex items-center justify-center text-neutral-400 hover:text-white transition-colors"
-                  title="Regenerate"
-                >
-                  <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
-                    <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15" />
-                  </svg>
-                </button>
-                <button
-                  onClick={handleClearOutput}
-                  className="w-5 h-5 bg-neutral-900/80 hover:bg-red-600/80 rounded flex items-center justify-center text-neutral-400 hover:text-white transition-colors"
-                  title="Clear output"
-                >
-                  <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
-                    <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12" />
-                  </svg>
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            </>
-          ) : (
-            <div className="h-full flex items-center justify-center">
-              <span className="text-neutral-500 text-[10px]">
-                Run to generate
-              </span>
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </div>
-
-        {/* Provider selector */}
-        <select
-          value={provider}
-          onChange={handleProviderChange}
-          className="w-full text-[10px] py-1 px-1.5 border border-neutral-700 rounded bg-neutral-900/50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-600 text-neutral-300 shrink-0"
-        >
-          {PROVIDERS.map((p) => (
-            <option key={p.value} value={p.value}>
-              {p.label}
-            </option>
-          ))}
-        </select>
-
-        {/* Model selector */}
-        <select
-          value={model}
-          onChange={handleModelChange}
-          className="w-full text-[10px] py-1 px-1.5 border border-neutral-700 rounded bg-neutral-900/50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-600 text-neutral-300 shrink-0"
-        >
-          {availableModels.map((m) => (
-            <option key={m.value} value={m.value}>
-              {m.label}
-            </option>
-          ))}
-        </select>
-
-        {/* Collapsible parameters section */}
-        <div className="shrink-0">
-          <button
-            onClick={() => setShowParams(!showParams)}
-            className="w-full flex items-center justify-between text-[9px] text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-300 py-1"
-          >
-            <span>Parameters</span>
+      <div className="relative w-full h-full min-h-0 overflow-hidden rounded-lg">
+        {nodeData.status === "loading" ? (
+          <div className="w-full h-full bg-neutral-900/40 flex items-center justify-center">
+            <svg
+              className="w-4 h-4 animate-spin text-neutral-400"
+              fill="none"
+              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+            >
+              <circle
+                className="opacity-25"
+                cx="12"
+                cy="12"
+                r="10"
+                stroke="currentColor"
+                strokeWidth="3"
+              />
+              <path
+                className="opacity-75"
+                fill="currentColor"
+                d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4zm2 5.291A7.962 7.962 0 014 12H0c0 3.042 1.135 5.824 3 7.938l3-2.647z"
+              />
+            </svg>
+          </div>
+        ) : nodeData.status === "error" ? (
+          <div className="w-full h-full bg-red-900/40 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1">
             <svg
-              className={`w-3 h-3 transition-transform ${showParams ? "rotate-180" : ""}`}
+              className="w-6 h-6 text-white"
               fill="none"
               viewBox="0 0 24 24"
               stroke="currentColor"
               strokeWidth={2}
             >
-              <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7" />
+              <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M12 8v4m0 4h.01M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z" />
             </svg>
-          </button>
-          {showParams && (
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 pt-1 border-t border-neutral-700/50">
-              {/* Temperature slider */}
-              <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
-                <label className="text-[9px] text-neutral-500">Temperature: {nodeData.temperature.toFixed(1)}</label>
-                <input
-                  type="range"
-                  min="0"
-                  max={provider === "anthropic" ? "1" : "2"}
-                  step="0.1"
-                  value={nodeData.temperature}
-                  onChange={handleTemperatureChange}
-                  className="nodrag w-full h-1 bg-neutral-700 rounded-lg appearance-none cursor-pointer accent-neutral-400"
-                />
-              </div>
-              {/* Max tokens slider */}
-              <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
-                <label className="text-[9px] text-neutral-500">Max Tokens: {nodeData.maxTokens.toLocaleString()}</label>
-                <input
-                  type="range"
-                  min="256"
-                  max="16384"
-                  step="256"
-                  value={nodeData.maxTokens}
-                  onChange={handleMaxTokensChange}
-                  className="nodrag w-full h-1 bg-neutral-700 rounded-lg appearance-none cursor-pointer accent-neutral-400"
-                />
-              </div>
+            <span className="text-white text-xs font-medium">Generation failed</span>
+          </div>
+        ) : nodeData.outputText ? (
+          <div className="relative w-full h-full bg-neutral-900/40 p-2 overflow-auto nodrag nopan nowheel">
+            <p className="text-[10px] text-neutral-300 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words pr-6">
+              {nodeData.outputText}
+            </p>
+            <div className="absolute top-1 right-1 flex gap-1">
+              <button
+                onClick={handleCopyOutput}
+                className={`w-5 h-5 ${copied ? "bg-green-600/80" : "bg-neutral-900/80 hover:bg-neutral-700/80"} rounded flex items-center justify-center text-neutral-400 hover:text-white transition-colors`}
+                title={copied ? "Copied!" : "Copy to clipboard"}
+              >
+                {copied ? (
+                  <svg className="w-3 h-3 text-white" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
+                    <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M5 13l4 4L19 7" />
+                  </svg>
+                ) : (
+                  <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
+                    <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M8 16H6a2 2 0 01-2-2V6a2 2 0 012-2h8a2 2 0 012 2v2m-6 12h8a2 2 0 002-2v-8a2 2 0 00-2-2h-8a2 2 0 00-2 2v8a2 2 0 002 2z" />
+                  </svg>
+                )}
+              </button>
+              <button
+                onClick={handleRegenerate}
+                disabled={isRunning}
+                className="w-5 h-5 bg-neutral-900/80 hover:bg-blue-600/80 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed rounded flex items-center justify-center text-neutral-400 hover:text-white transition-colors"
+                title="Regenerate"
+              >
+                <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
+                  <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15" />
+                </svg>
+              </button>
+              <button
+                onClick={handleClearOutput}
+                className="w-5 h-5 bg-neutral-900/80 hover:bg-red-600/80 rounded flex items-center justify-center text-neutral-400 hover:text-white transition-colors"
+                title="Clear output"
+              >
+                <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2}>
+                  <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12" />
+                </svg>
+              </button>
             </div>
-          )}
-        </div>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="w-full h-full bg-neutral-900/40 flex items-center justify-center">
+            <span className="text-neutral-500 text-[10px]">
+              Run to generate
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </BaseNode>
   );