AnvilCraft-TerminalPlugins
If you have spent any time building storage networks in AnvilCraft, you already know how powerful terminals can be. The AnvilCraft-TerminalPlugins add-on takes that power and multiplies it, turning your Local, Shulker and Hyperdimension terminals into fully programmable automation hubs. This unofficial add-on introduces a plugin system where upgrade modules are physical items you install directly onto a terminal, and once installed, the storage it connects to starts working for you.
What AnvilCraft-TerminalPlugins Adds
At its core, this mod is about giving players fine-grained control over how their storage behaves. Instead of a single static terminal, you get a modular system that grows with your needs. The add-on is built for Minecraft 1.21.1 and runs on NeoForge 21.1 or newer, requiring AnvilCraft 1.6.0 or later. AnvilLib ships alongside AnvilCraft, so you do not need to install it separately.
The Plugin Station
Everything starts with the Plugin Station, a dedicated block for installing and removing plugins. It features one terminal slot, nine staging slots, and three buttons: Install all, Uninstall all, and Open panel. A key detail to remember is that staging never installs by itself, and a terminal left sitting in the station will not function. You have to commit to the installation, which keeps the system deliberate rather than accidental.
The Plugin Panel
The Plugin Panel appears as an overlay on the terminal screen, accessible through a button or by pressing K. It includes list, settings, and run pages, is draggable, and remembers its position between sessions. Because settings are stored on the plugin item itself, they travel with it. Move a configured plugin to another terminal and your preferences come along.
The 14 Plugins Explained
The heart of AnvilCraft-TerminalPlugins for Minecraft is its plugin roster. Each module handles a specific job, and many can be combined for layered automation.
- Filter decides which items may enter storage. An empty filter table means no filtering at all.
- Magnet & Pickup collects nearby drops into storage within a radius of 3 to 16 blocks.
- Auto Cooking cooks or smelts stored ingredients using a furnace, blast furnace, smoker, or campfire, with optional fuel.
- Feeding eats from storage when you get hungry and returns the container afterward.
- Alchemy uses stored potions when conditions are met, such as being underwater, on fire, falling, sprinting, hurt below a percentage, or having a debuff.
- Fluid Interface moves fluids between containers and its own buffer, holding 1 to 64 buckets.
- Tool Swap replaces a nearly broken tool with a less worn copy of the same item.
- Mob Catcher catches nearby mobs into empty resin blocks.
- XP Pump moves experience between you and exp gems in storage, where one gem equals 50 XP.
- Smithing forges with a tool, a metal, and a template, keeping the template intact.
- Void destroys everything of a filtered type beyond the kept amount and needs filter entries to work.
- Compacting turns 9 identical items into 1 using vanilla 3x3 recipes, also requiring filter entries.
- Charging draws power from an AnvilCraft grid, runs charging recipes, and charges the FE items you carry.
- Anvil Processing runs AnvilCraft's anvil processing methods by hand in batches, including stamping, crushing, compressing, unpacking, sifting, super heating, time warp, and neutron irradiation.
Anvil Processing deserves special attention because it only runs when you press Run, and if the item in the input slot needs a different processing method, it switches automatically. That kind of quality-of-life logic is what makes this add-on feel polished.
How to Install AnvilCraft-TerminalPlugins
Getting started is straightforward. You need Minecraft 1.21.1, NeoForge 21.1 or newer, and AnvilCraft 1.6.0 or newer. Install the add-on on both the client and the server, since terminal plugins affect gameplay logic on both sides. Once loaded, place a Plugin Station, insert your terminal, and begin staging plugins in the nine available slots.
If you would rather skip manual file juggling, the foxygame.net launcher handles the entire process in a single click, pulling AnvilCraft-TerminalPlugins straight into a ready-to-play profile without any folder hunting. Its add-on catalog also tracks version compatibility automatically, so you always receive a build that matches your installed AnvilCraft release.
Configuration Options
The add-on generates a config file at config/anvilcraft_terminal_plugins-common.toml, letting you tune several values to match your playstyle. Options include maxPluginsPerTerminal (default 5), pluginTickInterval (10), magnetDefaultRange (5), autoCookingBatchSize (8), enableAnvilCraftRecipes (true), and debugLogging (false). Server owners running large networks will appreciate being able to cap plugin counts and adjust tick intervals for performance.
Final Thoughts
AnvilCraft-TerminalPlugins is licensed under LGPL-3.0-or-later, meaning it is free to use, modify, and include in modpacks. For players who want their terminals to do more than just hold items, this add-on delivers a genuinely deep automation layer. Whether you download AnvilCraft-TerminalPlugins for a solo world or a multiplayer server, the plugin system rewards experimentation and careful configuration. Give it a try and watch your storage network come alive.