GolemMechanic
by PaperStream
GolemMechanic lets a dispenser repair damaged iron snow golems when it fires a matching item at them, and the server runs the mod.
What it does
When a dispenser faces a damaged golem and holds the matching healing item, it fires that item at the golem and the golem is healed. The item is used up in the process. If the golem is already at full health, or the dispenser holds something else, the dispenser behaves as it normally would and throws the item out. A healing item is never lost when it does not heal anything.
Healing amounts follow the vanilla iron golem, which heals 25 health per item, and the snow golem numbers are scaled to a 4 health pool. The mod ships with no config file of its own, so these values stay fixed. Iron ingots only heal golems from 1.15 onward, which is why the lowest supported version is 1.15. GolemMechanic is a server-side mod: only the server needs it, and clients do not install anything. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge with one file per Minecraft version, and it also runs on Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur, Folia and Sponge as a plugin. Its code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Dispenser golem repair
A dispenser aimed at a damaged iron or snow golem fires its matching item and restores the golem's health.
Item kept on no effect
When the dispenser does not heal a golem, the item is thrown out as normal, so no healing item is destroyed.
Fixed healing values
Healing amounts are based on the vanilla golem numbers and do not change, since the mod has no configuration.
Plugin builds for servers
A Bukkit-style jar covers the whole supported version range, so server owners on those platforms can use it too.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who keep iron or snow golems around and want dispensers to handle their repair.
How it compares
SimpleRepair is an open source Fabric and Quilt mod under the MIT License, covering 1.16.5 – 26.3. Golem Spawn Fix is a Client and server mod with all rights reserved, for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.3, and it handles golem spawning rather than repair. Nuggets Repair Items is server-side only, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, and targets 1.19 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GolemMechanic | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.15 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| SimpleRepair | Fabric and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-09-05 |
| Golem Spawn Fix | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| Nuggets Repair Items | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-30 |
Questions
Does GolemMechanic need to be installed on clients?
Which loader should a server use for GolemMechanic?
Why does the mod start at Minecraft 1.15?
In the catalog
GolemMechanic is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
When a dispenser fires, it looks at the block right in front of it. Damaged golem there, matching item inside? The golem gets healed and the item is used up. Otherwise the dispenser just does its normal thing and throws the item out. You never lose an item to this. The 25 HP match what you get healing an iron golem…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/golemmechanic
- Owner
- PaperStream
- Published
- 2026-08-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15