Who has Mending?
Every seasoned Minecraft player knows the frustration of the trading hall. You have built a massive complex filled with dozens of librarians, all waiting to offer their wares. You need that specific Mending book to repair your diamond pickaxe, but scanning through every single villager's trade interface is a tedious chore. Breaking and replacing job site blocks until you get the right trade consumes time and resources. This is exactly where the Who has Mending? add-on changes the game entirely.
Revolutionizing How You Trade
This client-side utility mod acts as a powerful visual aid, eliminating the need for manual naming signs or constant menu checking. Once installed, the mod automatically records trade information the moment you open a villager's trading screen. Instead of digging through menus, you simply look at the villager, and a virtual nameplate appears directly above their head. This nameplate displays the most critical information: the cost and the specific enchanted book they are offering.
For example, if a librarian is selling Mending for ten emeralds, you will see [10]Mending floating above them. If another offers Sharpness V for thirty emeralds, the tag reads [30]Sharpness V. This immediate visual feedback allows you to scan an entire room of villagers in seconds, identifying your target instantly without interacting with a single one.
Smart Filtering and Auto-Detection
The intelligence behind Who has Mending? lies in its smart filtering system. It does not clutter your screen with irrelevant data. The mod is programmed to ignore junk trades such as paper, glass panes, or bookshelves. It focuses exclusively on enchanted books, which are usually the primary reason players engage with librarians. Furthermore, it only tracks Librarians, completely ignoring farmers, clerics, or other professions that do not sell books.
If a librarian has no enchanted books available in their current trade list, the mod wisely hides the nameplate entirely, keeping your view clean. The auto-detection feature ensures that you do not need to configure anything manually. Just open the trade window once, close it, and the data is saved permanently for that world or server. Your records persist even if you log out and return later, ensuring you never lose track of your best traders.
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Installation and Compatibility
Getting started with this mod is straightforward, provided you have the correct loader installed. Who has Mending? for Minecraft currently supports versions 1.21 and 1.21.x (often referred to as 26.1 in some build contexts). It is compatible with both the Fabric and NeoForge loaders, giving players flexibility regardless of their preferred modding ecosystem.
To install on Fabric, you must first ensure the Fabric Loader and Fabric API are active in your instance. Then, download the appropriate jar file and place it in your mods folder. For NeoForge users, the process is even simpler; just install NeoForge and drop the mod file into the mods directory, as no other dependencies are required. Since this is a client-side only mod, it works perfectly on multiplayer servers without requiring the server administrator to install anything. You can enjoy these benefits in singleplayer or on any public server.
Customization and Commands
While the default settings work flawlessly for most users, the mod offers excellent customization options. You can toggle the display on and off using a keybind, which is set to 'H' by default. If this conflicts with another mod or your personal preference, you can easily change it by navigating to Options, then Controls, and finding the "Toggle Villager Trade Display" setting under Miscellaneous.
For advanced management, the mod includes several useful commands. If you ever need to clear your saved data for a specific world, you can use /whohasmending reset or the shorthand /whm reset. Data integrity is also a priority; you can create manual backups with /whm backup, restore previous states with /whm restore, or check for corruption using /whm validate. These tools ensure that your trading database remains reliable over long play sessions.
Conclusion
Efficiency is the key to progression in late-game Minecraft, and nothing kills momentum faster than inefficient trading systems. Who has Mending? solves a specific, common pain point with an elegant, lightweight solution. By visualizing enchanted book trades directly in the game world, it saves hours of repetitive clicking and block breaking. Whether you are running a massive automated trading hall or just trying to fix a few tools in survival mode, this mod is an essential addition to your setup. Stop guessing and start trading smarter today.