Every asset remembers where it came from. Edit an image, upscale it, or spin off a variation, and Hylope links the result back to its source — so you can always trace a finished piece back through every step that produced it, and jump back in at any point to try something different.
How lineage is created
| Action | Creates |
|---|---|
| Generate from text | A root node (no parent) |
| Edit an existing image | A child of the edited image |
| Upscale an image | A child of the original |
| Create a variation | A child of the source image |
| Use as a start frame for video | A child of the source image |
Viewing lineage
Open the asset
Open any asset in the Lightbox.
Find the Lineage panel
Press L or find the Lineage section — it shows the full parent/child chain.
Jump to a version
Click any node in the chain to view that version.
Stack groups
Related generations are grouped into stacks in the gallery automatically — multiple variations from the same prompt, or an edit and upscale grouped with their parent. Click a stack to expand it and see every version inside.
Quick actions from the lightbox
- Quick Edit — jump to Image Edit mode with the asset pre-loaded
- Quick Upscale — jump to Upscale mode with the asset pre-loaded
- Restore State — restore the exact prompt, model, and seed used to create an asset, so you can regenerate it as-is or tweak from there
Parent Tray
When you’re picking an input for a new generation, the parent tray lets you filter candidates by lineage — so you only see assets descended from a given starting image, along with their edits, upscales, and variations.