Crop Sentinel
by ar_tyyuu
Crop Sentinel watches the crops a player plants and sends a notice the moment one is fully grown, so the harvest is not missed.
What it does
The mod scans for grown crops inside a radius the player sets in its config, and when one ripens it sends a notification. The default is an action bar message drawn above the hotbar, which stays unobtrusive; an optional chat message can be turned on instead or as well. Crop Sentinel is a client-side only mod, so a multiplayer server does not need it and players join without installing anything on the server side.
The mod covers the common field crops and the berry and pod plants that grow in the Overworld and Nether, and it is written to pick up crops added by other mods as well. It works alongside mods such as Farmer's Delight and Pam's HarvestCraft without extra setup. Crop Sentinel requires Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and it is released under the MIT License; the code is not open source.
Files are published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. The Fabric build targets 26.1, the NeoForge build targets 1.21.11 and the Quilt build targets 1.21.11, while the full release set covers 1.21.1, 1.21.11 and 26.1. The mod was first published on 2026-05-27 and last updated on 2026-05-31.
Key features
Radius-based crop scanning
The scan covers a radius the player configures, so crops in a farm or field are checked without walking to each one.
Action bar alert
A notice above the hotbar announces the moment a crop is grown, without opening a chat window or pausing play.
Optional chat messages
A second notice can be sent to chat, for players who prefer a written log of finished crops.
Coverage of vanilla and modded crops
The main grain, root and berry crops are covered, and crops from other mods are picked up too.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to know when crops are ready to harvest, on single-player worlds and on multiplayer clients. Server owners do not need to install anything for it.
How it compares
Effective Farmer is a client and server mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.3, under All rights reserved and not open source. hiirosakura is client-side only, released under the MIT License, and published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.4 – 26.2. CropStage is client-side only, released under the MIT License, and built for Fabric alone across 1.21.8 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crop Sentinel | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.1 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-05-31 |
| Effective Farmer | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-21 |
| hiirosakura | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-10-04 |
| CropStage | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-17 |
Questions
Does Crop Sentinel need Cloth Config API?
Which loaders does Crop Sentinel support?
Does a server need Crop Sentinel installed?
In the catalog
Crop Sentinel is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 11,959 mods support Minecraft 26.1.
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What the author says
Never miss a harvest again. Crop Sentinel silently scans crops in a configurable radius around you and sends an action bar notification the moment they're fully grown — including crops from mods. Works with mods like Farmer's Delight, Pam's HarvestCraft, and many more out of the box. Can be disabled in the config…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/crop-sentinel
- Owner
- ar_tyyuu
- Published
- 2026-05-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15