diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/util/graph/generation/Graph.test.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/util/graph/generation/Graph.test.ts
index c3c3ca2348..f2e09adfa1 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/util/graph/generation/Graph.test.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/util/graph/generation/Graph.test.ts
@@ -545,14 +545,14 @@ describe('Graph', () => {
   });
 
   describe('metadata utils', () => {
-    describe('_getMetadataNode', () => {
+    describe('getMetadataNode', () => {
       it("should get the metadata node, creating it if it doesn't exist", () => {
         const g = new Graph();
-        const metadata = g._getMetadataNode();
+        const metadata = g.getMetadataNode();
         expect(metadata.id).toBe('core_metadata');
         expect(metadata.type).toBe('core_metadata');
         g.upsertMetadata({ test: 'test' });
-        const metadata2 = g._getMetadataNode();
+        const metadata2 = g.getMetadataNode();
         expect(metadata2).toHaveProperty('test');
       });
     });
@@ -561,14 +561,14 @@ describe('Graph', () => {
       it('should add metadata to the metadata node', () => {
         const g = new Graph();
         g.upsertMetadata({ test: 'test' });
-        const metadata = g._getMetadataNode();
+        const metadata = g.getMetadataNode();
         expect(metadata).toHaveProperty('test');
       });
       it('should update metadata on the metadata node', () => {
         const g = new Graph();
         g.upsertMetadata({ test: 'test' });
         g.upsertMetadata({ test: 'test2' });
-        const metadata = g._getMetadataNode();
+        const metadata = g.getMetadataNode();
         expect(metadata.test).toBe('test2');
       });
     });
@@ -578,14 +578,14 @@ describe('Graph', () => {
         const g = new Graph();
         g.upsertMetadata({ test: 'test', test2: 'test2' });
         g.removeMetadata(['test']);
-        const metadata = g._getMetadataNode();
+        const metadata = g.getMetadataNode();
         expect(metadata).not.toHaveProperty('test');
       });
       it('should remove multiple metadata from the metadata node', () => {
         const g = new Graph();
         g.upsertMetadata({ test: 'test', test2: 'test2' });
         g.removeMetadata(['test', 'test2']);
-        const metadata = g._getMetadataNode();
+        const metadata = g.getMetadataNode();
         expect(metadata).not.toHaveProperty('test');
         expect(metadata).not.toHaveProperty('test2');
       });
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ describe('Graph', () => {
         });
         g.upsertMetadata({ test: 'test' });
         g.setMetadataReceivingNode(n1);
-        const metadata = g._getMetadataNode();
+        const metadata = g.getMetadataNode();
         expect(g.getEdgesFrom(metadata as unknown as AnyInvocation).length).toBe(1);
         expect(g.getEdgesTo(n1).length).toBe(1);
       });
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/util/graph/generation/Graph.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/util/graph/generation/Graph.ts
index db96a5f7d0..d223d1f500 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/util/graph/generation/Graph.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/util/graph/generation/Graph.ts
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ export class Graph {
   //#region Metadata
 
   /**
-   * INTERNAL: Get the metadata node. If it does not exist, it is created.
+   * Get the metadata node. If it does not exist, it is created.
    * @returns The metadata node.
    */
-  _getMetadataNode(): S['CoreMetadataInvocation'] {
+  getMetadataNode(): S['CoreMetadataInvocation'] {
     try {
       const node = this.getNode(METADATA) as AnyInvocationIncMetadata;
       assert(node.type === 'core_metadata');
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export class Graph {
    * @returns The metadata node.
    */
   upsertMetadata(metadata: Partial<S['CoreMetadataInvocation']>): S['CoreMetadataInvocation'] {
-    const node = this._getMetadataNode();
+    const node = this.getMetadataNode();
     Object.assign(node, metadata);
     return node;
   }
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export class Graph {
    * @returns The metadata node
    */
   removeMetadata(keys: string[]): S['CoreMetadataInvocation'] {
-    const metadataNode = this._getMetadataNode();
+    const metadataNode = this.getMetadataNode();
     for (const k of keys) {
       unset(metadataNode, k);
     }
@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@ export class Graph {
    */
   setMetadataReceivingNode(node: AnyInvocation): void {
     // @ts-expect-error `Graph` excludes `core_metadata` nodes due to its excessively wide typing
-    this.deleteEdgesFrom(this._getMetadataNode());
+    this.deleteEdgesFrom(this.getMetadataNode());
     // @ts-expect-error `Graph` excludes `core_metadata` nodes due to its excessively wide typing
-    this.addEdge(this._getMetadataNode(), 'metadata', node, 'metadata');
+    this.addEdge(this.getMetadataNode(), 'metadata', node, 'metadata');
   }
   //#endregion