Pocket Gnomes
by NEXISGONE
Pocket Gnomes gives players three wands that each summon a small magical helper, a Builder, a Farmer or a Hunter, for building, farming and hunting in Minecraft.
What it does
A wand carries its own visual design and a single job, and using it calls one gnome with a fixed role. The Builder Gnome constructs structures from included presets such as a Small House, a Large House and a Stone Fortress, and it can prepare the land first. The Farmer Gnome creates and maintains farms, and the Hunter Gnome fights mobs, hunts animals and collects loot. A gnome appears in front of the player and begins working once it has been summoned.
The mod keeps the scope small, adding light helpers rather than a full technology system. Players can add their own custom presets by placing .nbt files in the matching folder, and the latest Builder or Farmer action can be reverted. The three wands use simple shapeless crafting recipes, and the Builder Wand menu appears automatically. The mod requires Fabric API, and it is published only for Fabric 1.21.11 with the environment set to server-side only, so players join without installing anything. Pocket Gnomes is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Three magical wands
Each wand summons one gnome type, and the wands use simple shapeless crafting recipes.
Builder Gnome construction
The Builder Gnome constructs structures from presets and can prepare the land before building.
Farmer and Hunter roles
The Farmer Gnome creates and maintains farms, while the Hunter Gnome fights mobs, hunts animals and collects loot.
Custom presets and undo
Players can add their own .nbt presets, and the latest builder or farmer action can be reverted.
Gallery
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: Players who want small magical automation in survival and server owners who want light helpers that do not add a full technology system.
How it compares
Pocket Gnomes is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and it is not open source under All rights reserved. Nimbu's: Pocket Dimensions runs on both sides and covers 1.21 – 1.21.11 under the Apache License 2.0. Pocket Jukebox is client-side only under the MIT License and covers 1.21 – 1.21.1, so it differs in environment and version range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Gnomes | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-03-31 |
| Nimbu's: Pocket Dimensions | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-09-22 |
| Pocket Jukebox | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-12 |
Questions
Does Pocket Gnomes need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed?
Can custom building presets be added?
In the catalog
Pocket Gnomes is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Tiny magical helpers for building, farming, and hunting in Minecraft. Pocket Gnomes adds three magical wands that summon specialized gnome helpers: a Builder, a Farmer, and a Hunter.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pocket-gnomes
- Owner
- NEXISGONE
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15