Work Orders
by skyebound
Work Orders adds limited-time villager trades that players can take on for rare items and exchange for better goods.
What it does
Villagers offer work orders as temporary trades. Each order asks for a large quantity of an item and returns a more valuable reward, so a player can plan trips around orders that are open for a limited time. The mod follows vanilla trading behavior and keeps its additions inside the villager trade system.
Work Orders runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.20.4, and it is installed on both the client and the server. Architectury API, Fabric API and MidnightLib are required dependencies. Settings are exposed through MidnightLib configuration pages and datapacks, and the mod is released under the MIT License as open source. Source code, an issue tracker and a wiki are linked from its project page.
Key features
Limited-time trades
Villagers offer work orders that expire, so the available trades change over time.
Large item requests
Each order asks for a rare item in bulk and returns better goods in exchange.
Configurable through MidnightLib
Trade and menu settings can be changed through MidnightLib configs and datapacks.
Fancy model menus
The order screens use detailed models to present the available trades.
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 3
How it compares
VillagerBestTradeUtility4Fabric is server-side only, covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 on Fabric and is released under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Craftable Lives is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server and is under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. VillagerTradeFix is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server and targets 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work Orders | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2026-09-27 |
| VillagerBestTradeUtility4Fabric | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2024-10-28 |
| Craftable Lives | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-19 |
| VillagerTradeFix | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-10 |
Questions
Does Work Orders need Fabric API on NeoForge?
Must Work Orders be installed on the server?
Which versions does Work Orders support?
In the catalog
Work Orders is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Work Orders is a vanilla-style mod that adds limited-time villager trades. These trades take rare or large quantities of items in exchange for better goods. - Vanilla-style: no fancy models or menus - Fully configurable through MidnightLib configs and datapacks For more information, check out the Work Orders wiki!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/work-orders
- Owner
- skyebound
- Published
- 2023-12-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15