expRepair
by lunixialive
expRepair lets a server repair gear with stored experience levels, using a passive mode or a manual sneak-click on the air.
What it does
Repair is controlled per server rather than left to vanilla Mending alone. In passive mode a damaged Mending-enchanted item is repaired automatically from the player's stored XP, and only once the player's bank stays above a set threshold. In manual mode nothing happens on its own: the player sneaks and right-clicks the air while holding the damaged item to spend levels on it.
Fabric API is optional. The code is open source under the MIT License. Operators can set server-wide defaults, force a mode or leave the choice to each player, and the config reloads without a restart.
Key features
Passive repair
Mending-enchanted gear is repaired from stored XP as it takes damage, and the bank is never drained below the threshold.
Manual repair
Holding a damaged Mending item and sneaking while right-clicking the air spends levels to repair the item in hand.
Protective XP floor
A configurable threshold keeps a minimum number of levels in the bank, so repairs cannot empty a player's experience.
Mending opt-in
Only items with the Mending enchantment are touched, so other gear is never repaired by accident.
Survival-only operation
Creative and spectator players are skipped, and XP is not spent on the death screen.
Admin controls
Operators set defaults, force a mode for everyone, and suppress repairs during PvP combat through a hook that combat mods can call.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to offer XP-based repair on a survival server, with operator control over how and when repairs happen.
How it compares
Mending Bob is a client-side only Fabric and NeoForge mod released under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.11 – 26.3, so only the player installs it and the server does not. OverpoweredMending runs on client and server across Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.16.5 – 26.3 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Mending Rework is server-side only, built for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 and licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, so it does not cover the 26.x builds.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| expRepair | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-23 |
| Mending Bob | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| OverpoweredMending | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| Mending Rework | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-22 |
Questions
Does ExpRepair need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod, or do players?
How does the XP floor work?
In the catalog
expRepair is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Repair your gear with XP — passively or on demand. No anvils. No grindstones. Vanilla Mending only heals the item you're holding, and only when an XP orb happens to drop — so your armor rots mid-fight and your off-hand never gets a repair. expRepair fixes that. It spends your stored experience — levels and the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/exprepair
- Owner
- lunixialive
- Published
- 2026-03-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15