SFM-Flow
by ScottDTA
SFM-Flow is a NeoForge storage automation mod that lets players design machine logistics as interactive visual flowcharts on a graphical canvas.
What it does
Flowcharts are built on a canvas where each node is a step in a routine. Nodes stay in a compact standard size so the workspace stays readable, and gradient colors help group active routines. Right-clicking a node opens a menu to rename it, edit its settings, change its color, copy it or delete it. The central computer runs the flowchart logic, reads the cables it touches, and turns them into executable commands.
The mod adds network cables in standard and hardened variants, with hardened cables resistant to blasts for hazardous places. Observer cables detect block updates next to them without emitting redstone, and redstone emitters and receivers handle independent analog signals at levels 0 through 15. Item and fluid hatches use a 3x3x3 vacuum area to suck up ground items and fluids. Logic evaluations run off the main thread in dedicated daemon pools, so the game tick loop is not slowed down.
SFM-Flow is built for NeoForge 1.21.1 only and is published under the MIT License as open source. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. It is an alpha release: the author advises keeping normal backups and warns that API changes are still likely.
Key features
Visual flowchart canvas
Routines are designed and executed as interactive graphical flowcharts, which replaces writing machine logic by hand.
Machine inventory manager
The central computer lets flowcharts read and manage the inventories of connected machines.
Hardened and observer cables
Standard and hardened network cables carry the connections, and observer cables watch for adjacent block updates without emitting redstone.
Analog redstone emitters
Emitters and receivers manage independent multi-sided analog signals at levels 0 to 15 under flowchart control.
Off-thread logic evaluation
Calculations for flowcharts run on separate daemon threads, so the primary Minecraft tick is not slowed by them.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who build automated item and fluid systems on NeoForge 1.21.1 and want to lay out their logic visually. Server owners need it on the server as well as in each player's game.
Questions
Does SFM-Flow need to be installed on the server?
Is SFM-Flow ready for long-term worlds?
Which game versions does SFM-Flow support?
In the catalog
SFM-Flow is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,794 Storage mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
WARNING: ALPHA RELEASE. SHOULD BE SAFE TO USE IN NORMAL SAVE, BUT MAKE BACKUPS JUST IN CASE. API CHANGES ARE STILL LIKELY. SFM-Flow is a complete, modernized visual flowchart automation mod built from the ground up for NeoForge 1.21.1. It allows you to design, coordinate, and execute complex logistical routines using…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sfm-flow
- Owner
- ScottDTA
- Published
- 2026-06-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
