EMI Capability Bridge
by ViTaliev
EMI Capability Bridge lets the EMI recipe viewer detect fluids, gases and items stored in Forge capabilities, which EMI misses by default.
What it does
Recipe viewers built on plain inventory contents can overlook fluids and gases held by machine tanks, fluid cells and other capability-based storage. EMI Capability Bridge closes that gap by reading those capabilities, so the recipe tree and craftable detection account for items stored in modern tech mods. The bridge also covers other tech mods that hide their storage from the same kind of lookup.
The mod is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, and its environment is client-side only: only the client needs it and the server runs without it. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Fluid and gas detection
EMI reads fluids and gases held in machine tanks, so recipes that use them show up with their actual inputs.
Fluid cell recognition
Fluid cells are recognized as containers, so their contents count toward craftable detection.
Capability-based tech mods
Machines from GregTech CEu and GregTech-Modern that store fluids in capabilities are read correctly.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Cobblemon EMI Backported is a Forge client and server mod under the MIT License, for 1.20.1. Create:Fluid Stuffs is also Forge, client and server, MIT licensed and open source, for 1.20.1. MEGA Fluid Cell covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 and is client and server under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so it targets a wider version range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMI Capability Bridge | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-01 |
| Cobblemon EMI Backported | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-28 |
| Create:Fluid Stuffs | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-04 |
| MEGA Fluid Cell | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-10-09 |
Questions
Does EMI Capability Bridge need to be on the server?
In the catalog
EMI Capability Bridge is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
EMI's recipe tree and "craftable" detection only reads plain contents from a player's inventory slots and container slots. It never queries the Forge capability system, which is how most modern tech mods (e.g. GregTech CEu) actually store fluids and gases in machine tanks and fluid-cell items.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/emi-capability-bridge
- Owner
- ViTaliev
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15