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AutoTools

Automatically switch to the correct tool to use on a block/mob
by lukaz
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Armor, Tools, and Weapons Miscellaneous

AutoTools

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AutoTools looks through your whole inventory and finds the best tool to mine a block or attack a mob. The tool is determined by mining speed, mining level, enchantments, and the DPS. the Mod features a high level of customisation with many config options. For blocks where SilkTouch is preferred see silk_touch.json and for Fortune fortune.json. Shears will always pre preferred for shears.json.

All config options can conveniently be edited using the ClothConfig UI:

  • Selection Config [default]:

    • toggle [false]: AutoTools will always be active and try to get you the best tool. Can be toggled with the set key.
    • disableCreative [true]: Disables AutoTools in creative-mode if toggle is enabled.
    • keepSlot [false]: Keeps the selected slot when swapping to a new tool instead of using the vanilla mechanics.
    • hotbarOnly [false]: AutoTools will only select tool from you hotbar
    • preserveDurability [true]: AutoTools will switch to an item with no durability if no suitable tool has been found
    • hotbarOnly [false]: AutoTools will only select tools from you hotbar
    • preferHotBarTool [true]: AutoTools will prefer the tool already in your hotbar if multiple tools have the same mining speed, regardless their durability.
    • preferLowDurability [false]: AutoTools will prefer the tool with the lower durability, instead of the higher one, if they have the same mining speed and enchantments.
    • preserveDurability [true]: AutoTools will switch to an item with no durability if no suitable tool has been found
    • switchBack [false]: AutoTools will switch back to the item you had in your hand before breaking the block
    • showDPS [true]: Displays the weapons Damage when hovering over it as a tooltip
    • changeForEntities [true]: AutoTools will change to the tool with the most DPS when looking at an entity
    • keepAxe [false]: AutoTools won't change to a better weapon(e.g. a sword) when holding an axe
    • enabled [always]:
      • always: AutoTools will always be active
      • tool: AutoTools will only be active while holding a tool
      • no_tool: AutoTools will only be active while not holding a tool
    • ignoredSlots [[]]: AutoTools won't do anything if the currently selected one of these
    • targetSlots [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]]: AutoTools only puts tools in these slots
    • ignoredInventorySlots [[]]: AutoTools won't select tools from these slots in your inventory. See Inventory Slots
    • minDurability [0.0]: If < 1: Seen as a percentage: Tools below minDurability won't be selected
      Else: Seen as durability: tools will be selected until at minDurability (e.g. set to 1 to never break a tool)
    • durabilityCheck [true]: Prevents mining when going under minDurability
    • experimentalBreakDelay [false]: Adds an experimental 1 Tick = 50ms delay if toggle is enabled before breaking a block after a tool switch. Enable this if you are experiencing Desyncs like Ghost-Blocks when instant mining.
  • #### Block Behaviour:

    • onlySwitchIfNecessary [false]: AutoTools only tries to get a new tool if it is needed to break the block
    • alwaysPreferFortune [false]: Autotools will use Fortune for Gravel and Leaves
    • preferSilkTouch [except_ores]:
      • always: Autotools additionally will use SilkTouch for: grass, stone, ores, leaves, snow
      • ores: AutoTools additionally will use SilkTouch for ores
      • except_ores: Autotools additionally will SilkTouch for: grass, stone, leaves, snow
      • never: Autotools will only use SilkTouch if its required to mine a block.
    • customTools
      • Add custom tool-configurations in JSON format (e.g. customTools={"minecraft:block_id":"minecraft:tool_id"} or customBlocks={"minecraft:block_id":["minecraft:tool_id_1", "minecraft:tool_id_2"]})
      • Note: On Forge and NeoForge you have the use customTools="{\"minecraft:block_id\":\"minecraft: tool_id\"}"
      • When adding multiple tools, the first one has the highest priority There are also pre-define lists for tool groups: autotools:pickaxe, autotools:axe, autotools:shovel, autotools:hoe, autotools:sword
      • To completely disable AutoTools for a block use: "autotools:disabled"
      • This works on both blocks and entities (e.g. "minecraft:stone" or "minecraft:sheep")

Compatability

There is a version available for the Forge, NeoForge and Fabric mod loader (ModMenu integration when using the Fabric version)
AutoTools requires ClothConfig.

AutoTools is entirely client-side and works on servers and with many third-party mods.

AutoTools also works with Controllable


For Developers:

Item Compatability:

Tools: Should implement Item.isCorrectToolForDrops(BlockState) and Item.getDestroySpeed(Item, BlockState). Additionally, Blocks should correctly implement requiresCorrectToolForDrops (Mojmap Mappings)

Weapons: Items need their attack damage (and attack speed) stored as AttributeModifiers

Mod Integration:

If you want to depend on AutoTools in your own project, use either one of these configs. A list of available packages can be found at:

https://maven.zelythia.net/#/releases/net/zelythia/autotools-common or https://github.com/zelythia/AutoTools/packages/2683389/versions

repositories {
    maven {
        name = "Zelythia Releases"
        url = uri("https://maven.zelythia.net/releases")
    }
}

According to the GitHub Documentation:

repositories {
    maven {
        url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/zelythia/AutoTools")
        credentials {
            username = project.findProperty("gpr.user") ?: System.getenv("USERNAME")
            password = project.findProperty("gpr.key") ?: System.getenv("TOKEN")
        }
   }
}
AutoTools Forge 1.16.5 v3.4.3
MC 1.16.5, Forge
Release 2026-05-06 Get
AutoTools Fabric 1.16.5 v3.4.3
MC 1.16.5, Fabric, Quilt
Release 2026-05-06 Get
AutoTools NeoForge 1.20.6 v3.4.3
MC 1.20.5, 1.20.6, NeoForge
Release 2026-05-06 Get
[FABRIC] AutoTools 1.20.1 v1.5
MC
Release 2023-06-13 Get

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