Keep my tools!
by snowdropp
Keep my tools! keeps selected equipment in a player's inventory after death, so tools and armour are not lost when the player dies.
What it does
When a player dies, the items listed in the keepmytools:retained item tag stay in the inventory instead of dropping. The list can be changed through a datapack, so server owners choose which items survive. The mod can also damage kept tools optionally, and it can send a chat message that lists the items the player lost.
Keep my tools! forces the keepInventory gamerule to true while it runs, then uses its own list to decide what drops. It works alongside gravestone and corpse mods, which handle the dropped items. The author notes an optional grave feature as a future idea, and the core functions cannot be changed by the config.
Installation needs Fzzy Config on every loader. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with releases covering 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 1.21.10. The license is the MIT License, and the mod is not open source. The author notes that generative AI was used during development.
Key features
Retained tools and armour
Tools and armour listed in the retained tag stay with the player through death.
Datapack item list
The kept items are set by a tag that a datapack can replace, so the list is not fixed.
Optional tool damage
Kept tools can be set to take damage on death, which keeps them from being free to retain.
Death chat report
A chat message lists the items the player lost, so nothing disappears silently.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want tools and armour kept after death. Single-player players can use it as well, since the client needs the mod too.
How it compares
Configured Keep Inventory is server-side only and open source under no license, with Fabric files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Save The Hotbar! is client and server, open source under the Apache License 2.0, with Fabric files for 1.20.1 – 26.2. Death Log is server-side only, under All rights reserved, for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep my tools! | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-02-28 |
| Configured Keep Inventory | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-06-18 |
| Save The Hotbar! | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-03 |
| Death Log | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2026-09-18 |
Questions
Does Keep my tools! need Fzzy Config?
Does the server need the mod?
Which loaders are supported?
Can the kept items be changed?
In the catalog
Keep my tools! is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
A simple and configurable mod which causes the player to retain their tools and armour upon death, while still dropping other items like normal and optionally damaging the tools you kept. A list of every item you lost will be sent to the chat, as well. This mod works by simply turning 'keepinventory' to true, and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/keep-my-tools
- Owner
- snowdropp
- Published
- 2025-10-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15