auto-mending
Auto Mending spreads the experience a player collects across every Mending-enchanted item in the inventory, not only the items held or worn.
What it does
Vanilla Mending repairs only the items a player holds or wears, so a spare pickaxe or a set of Elytra sitting in the inventory stays broken. This mod detects Mending-enchanted items anywhere in the inventory and distributes incoming experience across them, prioritizing the most damaged items first. Fully repaired items are skipped, so no experience is wasted on gear that is already at full durability.
The mod is client-side only, so only the client needs it. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.19.2, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with the newest Forge file 1.19.2-1.0.2 for 1.19.2 and the newest NeoForge file 1.0.2 for 1.21.1. It is open source under the MIT License, and its source code is public. The author presents it as a modern version of an earlier addition mod, reworked for current releases.
Key features
Inventory-wide repair
Pickaxes, shovels, axes, spare armor and Elytra with Mending are repaired from any slot, not only the hotbar or equipped slots.
Experience distribution
Incoming experience orbs are split evenly across damaged Mending items, so repairs proceed in parallel instead of one item at a time.
Skipping repaired gear
Items at full durability are passed over, so experience goes to the items that still need repair.
Compatible with other utility mods
The author notes it works alongside Curios and other common inventory and utility mods.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use Mending-enchanted gear across a large inventory, and players who run experience farms and want their tools maintained without manual swapping.
How it compares
Inventory Mending is server-side only, works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 26.3, and is not open source under All rights reserved. MendingReworked is server required with the client optional, is open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.18.2 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Revamped Repairs is server-side only, open source no, and covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.20.6.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| auto-mending | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Inventory Mending | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| MendingReworked | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-19 |
| Revamped Repairs | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2024-08-17 |
Questions
Does Auto Mending need to be installed on a server?
Which loaders does Auto Mending support?
Does Auto Mending change how vanilla Mending works?
In the catalog
auto-mending is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Auto Mending Automatically repair your Mending-enchanted gear using your own XP — no more juggling items between hands while standing at a mob farm. What It Does Normally, the Mending enchantment only repairs items you're holding or wearing. Items sitting in your inventory with Mending stay broken. Auto Mending…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/auto-mending
- Owner
- FR13NDS_Krypton
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15