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Smart Villagers AI

by NightBeam Studio

Smart Villagers AI turns ordinary villagers into talkative NPCs that hold conversations with players, using the DeepSeek API when a key is configured.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverApache License 2.0Open source1.20.1 – 26.3

What it does

Villagers keep their profession and personality, so a farmer discusses crops and food, a librarian shares knowledge, and a cleric talks about mysteries. Villagers can field questions, talk about Minecraft subjects, respond to what players do, join roleplay situations and pass along practical gameplay tips. Interactions are remembered, and villagers react differently depending on how a player has treated them.

The mod needs Fabric API as a required dependency and works with Simple Voice Chat as an optional addition. Live replies require a DeepSeek API key kept in a separate file; without one, villagers fall back to local dialogue and the rest of the mod stays usable. Requests run asynchronously so they do not block the game thread. It is a client and server mod, released under the Apache License 2.0 and open source, with files for 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 26.2 and 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.

Key features

  1. Profession-based dialogue

    A profession gives each villager its own character and body of knowledge, which steers the topics it brings up.

  2. Remembered conversations

    Villagers keep track of earlier interactions, so conversations build on what was said before.

  3. Reactions to players

    Villagers respond differently depending on how a player treats them, from trust to a bad reputation.

  4. Fallback dialogue

    Without an API key, or when the API is disabled, configured villagers still answer with local fallback dialogue.

  5. Generated settings file

    On first launch a settings file is created in the config folder, and the API key is kept out of it and read from an environment variable on servers.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.31.1.6+26.3-fabricNot available1.1.6+26.3-neoforge
26.21.1.6+26.2-fabricNot available1.1.6+26.2-neoforge
1.21.11.1.6+1.21.1-fabric1.1.6+1.21.1-forge1.1.6+1.21.1-neoforge
1.20.11.1.6+1.20.1-fabric1.1.6+1.20.1-forgeNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Optional 1

Simple Voice ChatA working voice chat in Minecraft!
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Villager Name Is Profession is a client-side only mod released under the MIT License, open source, for 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. AI Chatbot covers 1.21.11 – 26.2 on the same three loaders, is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Cleric Heal Villager works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.9 – 26.3, is not open source, and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Smart Villagers AI is both a client and server mod, open source under the Apache License 2.0.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Smart Villagers AIFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-05
Villager Name Is ProfessionFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19.2 – 26.1.2Client-side only2026-10-13
AI ChatbotFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.21.11 – 26.2Not published2026-08-30
Cleric Heal VillagerFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.9 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-13

Questions

Does Smart Villagers AI need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside the mod on any loader that uses it.

Do villagers work without a DeepSeek API key?

Yes. When no key is set, villagers fall back to built-in scripted lines, and everything else in the mod keeps working.

Where is the API key stored on a server?

The key is not written to the generated settings file. Server owners can set it through an environment variable instead, and the key should never be shared.

In the catalog

Smart Villagers AI is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Technology mods8,499Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Smart Villagers AI transforms ordinary villagers into intelligent NPCs powered by the DeepSeek API. Instead of acting as simple trading stations, villagers can hold natural conversations, remember previous interactions, react to their profession, build relationships with players, offer survival advice, and respond to…
NightBeam Studio, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
NightBeam Studio
Published
2026-06-08
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-05
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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