Usage

Reliable Recipes works by watching a specific folder in your Minecraft instance for JSON files.

Folder Location

Place your configuration files in: ./config/reliable_recipes (or ./reliable_recipes). Subdirectories are supported for organizing your files.

Upon server startup or data reload, the mod reads these files, adds any custom recipes, and applies your specified modifications.

JSON Structure

Reliable Recipes supports multiple formats:

1. Modification Rules

Configuration files can define rules within a single top-level JSON array. Each modification rule specifies its "action" alongside any filters or targets:

[
  {
    "action": "remove_recipe",
    "mod": "examplemod",
    "type": "minecraft:crafting_shaped"
  },
  {
    "action": "replace_input",
    "target": "minecraft:stick",
    "replacement": [
      "minecraft:stick",
      "examplemod:reinforced_stick"
    ],
    "id": "examplemod:reinforced_sword"
  },
  {
    "action": "remove_from_tag",
    "tag": "c:foods",
    "id": [
      "examplemod:inedible_food"
    ]
  },
  {
    "action": "add_recipe",
    "id": "reliable_recipes:flint_from_gravel",
    "recipe": {
      "type": "minecraft:crafting_shapeless",
      "ingredients": [
        { "item": "minecraft:gravel" },
        { "item": "minecraft:gravel" },
        { "item": "minecraft:gravel" }
      ],
      "result": {
        "count": 1,
        "id": "minecraft:flint"
      }
    }
  }
]

2. Standalone Recipe Files

You can drop arbitrary standard Minecraft or modded recipe JSON files directly into ./config/reliable_recipes/ (or any subfolder, e.g. ./config/reliable_recipes/recipes/crafting/my_recipe.json):

{
  "type": "minecraft:crafting_shaped",
  "category": "misc",
  "key": {
    "#": { "item": "minecraft:stick" }
  },
  "pattern": [
    "###",
    "###",
    "###"
  ],
  "result": {
    "count": 1,
    "id": "minecraft:diamond"
  }
}

• Recipe ID: If you provide an "id" field (e.g. "id": "reliable_recipes:my_recipe" or "id": "minecraft:cake"), that ID will be used. Providing an existing recipe ID overrides the existing recipe. If "id" is omitted, Reliable Recipes automatically derives an ID from the relative file path.