Shulkers in shulkers
by Johngzo_ign
Shulkers in shulkers lets players place shulker boxes inside other shulker boxes, a nesting rule that vanilla Minecraft refuses.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft blocks placing a shulker box inside another shulker box or inside a bundle. This mod lifts that one restriction and changes nothing else, so the rest of the item and inventory behavior stays as it is.
The mod is a lightweight Fabric addition. It needs Fabric Loader 0.16 or newer and Fabric API, and it is built for Minecraft 1.21.11 Java Edition only. It runs on the client and the server, so the server and every player need it. Hoppers, droppers and pipe-based automation can move nested shulker boxes too, and shulker boxes fit inside bundles as a side effect of the change.
The nesting can be switched off in a config file or with the in-game command shulkersinshulkers on or off. Changing the setting takes effect after a restart. With the rule disabled, the game returns to 100 percent vanilla behavior, and the mod does not alter world data, only whether the nesting rule applies.
Key features
Nested shulker boxes
Shulker boxes can be stored inside other shulker boxes from the inventory screen, using drag, drop or shift-click.
Hopper and dropper compatible
Automation that moves items through hoppers, droppers and pipes can handle shulker boxes that hold other shulker boxes.
Toggle on and off
A config option and the shulkersinshulkers command switch the nesting rule off, returning the game to vanilla.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to carry more storage without bundles of separate boxes, and server owners who want to decide whether nesting is allowed on their server.
How it compares
Shulkernity is server-side only, is not open source and is published for 1.21 – 26.3. Functional Shulkers is for 1.21.11 and is server required with an optional client, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, but it is not open source. NewifyShulker is server-side only, open source under CC0 1.0 Universal and built for 1.20.1. Shulkers in shulkers needs both the client and the server, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shulkers in shulkers | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-29 |
| Shulkernity | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-11 |
| Functional Shulkers | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-18 |
| NewifyShulker | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-06-09 |
Questions
Does Shulkers in shulkers need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod, or can players join without it?
Can the nesting rule be turned off again?
In the catalog
Shulkers in shulkers is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Put shulker boxes inside other shulker boxes. That's it - one restriction lifted, nothing else changed. Minecraft normally refuses to let a shulker box go into another shulker box (or into a bundle). This lightweight Fabric mod removes exactly that rule, so you can nest your storage as deep as you like and haul…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shulkers-in-shulkers
- Owner
- Johngzo_ign
- Published
- 2026-08-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15