@adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp

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Note: This project is entirely vibe-coded — built with AI-assisted development without formal specs.

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@adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI assistants structured access to Minecraft source code, mappings, mod JARs, registry data, and validation workflows. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, and other MCP-capable clients.

36 tools (6 entry + 30 expert) | 7 resources | 4 namespace mappings | SQLite-backed cache

Features

• Source Exploration: browse and search decompiled Minecraft source code with line-level precision and cursor-paginated file listing
• Multi-Mapping Conversion: translate class, field, and method names between obfuscated, mojang, intermediary, and yarn
• Version Comparison: diff class signatures and registry entries between Minecraft versions
• Mod JAR Analysis: extract metadata, dependencies, entrypoints, Mixin configs, and packaged Access Transformer paths from Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge mod JARs
• Mixin, Access Widener, and Access Transformer Validation: validate source, .accesswidener, and Forge/NeoForge access transformer files against a target Minecraft version
• NBT Round-Trip: decode NBT binary to typed JSON, apply RFC 6902 patches, and encode it back to NBT
• Registry Data and Runtime Metrics: query generated registry snapshots and inspect cache and latency counters
• MCP Resources: expose versions, class source, artifact metadata, and mappings through URI-based resources

Quick Start

Package Users

Requirements:

• Node.js 22+
• Java is only required for remap-mod-jar and decompile or remap flows that need Vineflower or tiny-remapper

Start the server locally:

npx -y @adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp

If automatic JAR downloads are blocked in your environment, set MCP_VINEFLOWER_JAR_PATH and MCP_TINY_REMAPPER_JAR_PATH in the client configuration.

Client Setup

CLI clients:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add minecraft-modding -- npx -y @adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp

OpenAI Codex CLI:

codex mcp add minecraft-modding -- npx -y @adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp

Run claude mcp list or codex mcp list after registration to verify the server is available.

The stdio transport auto-detects both newline-delimited and Content-Length framing, so the same server command works across Codex and standard MCP clients.

Claude Desktop

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minecraft-modding": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add the following to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "minecraft-modding": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Add the following to ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minecraft-modding": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Then run:

/mcp list

Custom Environment

Pass environment variables to override defaults:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minecraft-modding": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@adhisang/minecraft-modding-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_CACHE_DIR": "/path/to/custom/cache",
        "MCP_MAPPING_SOURCE_PRIORITY": "maven-first"
      }
    }
  }
}

Start Here

These six top-level workflow tools cover the common workflows and return summary-first results, so they are the best default starting points for agents and MCP clients.

All six return result.summary first, and can include summary.nextActions when there is a clear follow-up step. Use the table for tool selection, then use the examples and reference docs for exact payloads.

Tool	Start here for
inspect-minecraft	versions, artifacts, classes, files, and source search
analyze-symbol	symbol existence checks, mapping conversion, lifecycle tracing, and workspace symbol resolution
compare-minecraft	version-pair diffs, class diffs, registry diffs, and migration-oriented overviews
analyze-mod	mod metadata, decompile/search flows, class source, and safe remap preview/apply
validate-project	workspace summaries plus direct Mixin, Access Widener, and Access Transformer validation
manage-cache	cache inventory, verification, and preview/apply cleanup workflows

Workflow Notes

Keep only the high-frequency notes here. For the full pitfall list, exact contract details, migration notes, and environment variables, see docs/tool-reference.md.

• search-class-source defaults to queryMode="auto" and keeps separator queries such as foo.bar, foo_bar, and foo$bar on the indexed path. Use queryMode="literal" for an explicit full substring scan.
• If you do not already have an artifact, prefer subject.kind="workspace" for inspect-minecraft instead of guessing artifact details. When artifact context is the only missing input, a retryable suggestedCall preserves the requested task.
• trace-symbol-lifecycle expects Class.method in symbol. Keep exact overload matching in the separate descriptor field.
• For unobfuscated releases such as 26.1+, check-symbol-exists and analyze-symbol task="exists" validate mojang lookups against runtime bytecode when no mapping graph exists, and return mapping_unavailable when the runtime JAR itself is unreachable.
• analyze-mod and validate-project require structured subject objects and canonical include groups; stale string-subject or domain-include payloads return ERR_INVALID_INPUT with a retryable suggestedCall.
• validate-project task="project-summary" propagates preferProjectVersion=true across discovered Mixin, Access Widener, and Access Transformer checks. When no version can be resolved from the request or gradle.properties, the summary blocks with version-agnostic recovery guidance.

Inspect Minecraft source from a version

{
  "tool": "inspect-minecraft",
  "arguments": {
    "task": "class-source",
    "subject": {
      "kind": "class",
      "className": "net.minecraft.server.Main",
      "artifact": {
        "type": "resolve-target",
        "target": {
          "kind": "version",
          "value": "1.21.10"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Map or check a symbol

{
  "tool": "analyze-symbol",
  "arguments": {
    "task": "map",
    "subject": {
      "kind": "method",
      "owner": "net.minecraft.server.Main",
      "name": "tickServer"
    },
    "version": "1.21.10",
    "sourceMapping": "mojang",
    "targetMapping": "intermediary",
    "signatureMode": "name-only"
  }
}

Summarize a mod JAR

{
  "tool": "analyze-mod",
  "arguments": {
    "task": "summary",
    "subject": {
      "kind": "jar",
      "jarPath": "/path/to/mymod-1.0.0.jar"
    }
  }
}

Validate a workspace

{
  "tool": "validate-project",
  "arguments": {
    "task": "project-summary",
    "subject": {
      "kind": "workspace",
      "projectPath": "/workspace/modid",
      "discover": ["mixins", "access-wideners", "access-transformers"]
    },
    "preferProjectVersion": true,
    "preferProjectMapping": true
  }
}

Workspace summaries still default to discovering mixins and access wideners. Add "access-transformers" to subject.discover when you want Access Transformer files included in the summary run.

Documentation

• Detailed example requests for copyable payloads and common workflows
• Tool and configuration reference for exact inputs, outputs, resource behavior, environment variables, and migration notes — start with the Which Tool for Which Question decision table when you are not sure which tool to call
• 日本語 README for a Japanese onboarding overview

Tool Surface

Start with these top-level workflow tools unless you already know the exact specialized operation you want. The lower-level tools remain available for narrow follow-up work and automation.

Top-Level Workflow Tools

Tool	Purpose
inspect-minecraft	Inspect versions, artifacts, classes, files, source text, and workspace-aware lookup flows
analyze-symbol	Handle symbol existence checks, namespace mapping, lifecycle tracing, workspace symbol resolution, and API overviews
compare-minecraft	Compare version pairs, class diffs, registry diffs, and migration-oriented summaries
analyze-mod	Summarize mod metadata, decompile and search mod code, inspect class source, and preview or apply remaps
validate-project	Summarize workspaces and run direct Mixin, Access Widener, or Access Transformer validation
manage-cache	List, verify, and preview or apply cache cleanup and rebuild operations

Source Exploration

Tools for browsing Minecraft versions, resolving source artifacts, and reading or searching decompiled source code.

Tool	Purpose
list-versions	List available Minecraft versions from Mojang metadata and local cache
resolve-artifact	Resolve source artifacts from versions, JAR paths, or Maven coordinates
find-class	Find simple or fully-qualified class names inside an artifact
get-class-source	Read class source from an artifact or resolve the backing artifact on demand
get-class-members	List constructors, fields, and methods from bytecode
search-class-source	Search indexed class source by symbol, text, or path
get-artifact-file	Read a full source file with a byte limit
list-artifact-files	List indexed source file paths with cursor pagination
index-artifact	Rebuild indexed metadata for an existing artifact

For unobfuscated releases such as 26.1+, mapping="mojang" uses the runtime/decompile path directly and skips Loom source-jar discovery, while intermediary and yarn fall back to obfuscated with a warning.

Version Comparison & Symbol Tracking

Tools for comparing class and registry changes across Minecraft versions and tracing symbol existence over time.

Tool	Purpose
trace-symbol-lifecycle	Trace when Class.method exists across Minecraft versions
diff-class-signatures	Compare one class across two versions and return member deltas
compare-versions	Compare class and registry changes between two versions

Mapping & Symbols

Tools for converting symbol names between namespaces and checking symbol existence.

Tool	Purpose
find-mapping	Look up mapping candidates for class, field, or method symbols
resolve-method-mapping-exact	Resolve one method mapping with strict owner, name, and descriptor matching
get-class-api-matrix	Show one class API across obfuscated, mojang, intermediary, and yarn
resolve-workspace-symbol	Resolve compile-visible symbol names from a Gradle workspace
check-symbol-exists	Check whether a class, field, or method exists in a namespace

resolve-artifact, find-mapping, resolve-method-mapping-exact, resolve-workspace-symbol, and check-symbol-exists default compact to true: empty fields are stripped, resolve-artifact omits diagnostic fields (provenance, artifactContents, etc.), and mapping tools omit the redundant candidates array on full-confidence exact matches and slim the tail to {kind, symbol, owner, name, descriptor, confidence, matchKind} (signalled by candidateDetailsTruncated) for unresolved results with more than three candidates. Pass compact: false for the full diagnostic shape.

get-class-source, get-class-members, search-class-source, and list-artifact-files accept the same compact parameter as opt-in (default false). When enabled it strips provenance, artifactContents, qualityFlags, and (for get-class-members) context, while preserving primary payloads (sourceText, members/counts, hits, items). See docs/tool-reference.md for the full per-tool field list.

NBT Utilities

Tools for decoding, patching, and encoding Java Edition NBT binary data using a typed JSON representation.

Tool	Purpose
nbt-to-json	Decode Java Edition NBT binary payloads into typed JSON
nbt-apply-json-patch	Apply RFC 6902 patches to typed NBT JSON
json-to-nbt	Encode typed JSON back to Java Edition NBT binary

Mod Analysis

Tools for extracting metadata from mod JARs, decompiling mod source, searching mod code, and remapping mod namespaces.

Tool	Purpose
analyze-mod-jar	Extract mod metadata, dependencies, entrypoints, mixin config info, and packaged access transformer paths from a JAR
decompile-mod-jar	Decompile a mod JAR and optionally return one class source
get-mod-class-source	Read one class source from the decompiled mod cache
search-mod-source	Search decompiled mod source by class, method, field, or content
remap-mod-jar	Remap a Fabric or Quilt mod JAR to yarn or mojang names

Validation

Tools for validating Mixin source, Access Widener files, and Forge/NeoForge Access Transformer files against a target Minecraft version. validate-access-widener defaults to vanilla bytecode validation; pass projectPath, scope, and preferProjectVersion for runtime-aware mode, which returns runtime provenance plus per-entry resolvedRuntimeAccess evidence. validate-access-transformer infers atNamespace from Forge/NeoForge workspace context when projectPath is provided and uses loader runtime artifacts for scope="loader".

Tool	Purpose
validate-mixin	Validate Mixin source against a target Minecraft version
validate-access-widener	Validate Access Widener content against a target Minecraft version, optionally using runtime-aware Loom artifacts
validate-access-transformer	Validate Access Transformer content against a target Minecraft version, optionally using Forge/NeoForge runtime artifacts

Registry & Diagnostics

Tools for querying generated registry data and inspecting server runtime state.

Tool	Purpose
get-registry-data	Read generated registry snapshots and optionally include entry data
get-runtime-metrics	Inspect runtime metrics and latency snapshots

Detailed parameter constraints, migration notes, resource behavior, and the full environment-variable matrix live in docs/tool-reference.md.

Development

Repository requirements:

• Node.js 22+
• pnpm
• Java when running remap or decompile flows locally

Setup and run the repository:

pnpm install
pnpm dev

Build the packaged shape:

pnpm build
pnpm start

Always run:

pnpm check
pnpm test

Run these when relevant:

• pnpm test:manual:stdio-smoke for MCP transport, registration, or manual workflow changes
• pnpm test:manual:package-smoke when checking packaged install and distribution behavior
• pnpm test:perf for search, index, or performance-sensitive changes
• pnpm test:coverage or pnpm test:coverage:lcov for coverage checks (lines=80, branches=70, functions=80)
• pnpm validate for the full local validation suite

License

MIT