Guides
Minecraft plugin guides
Plain explanations for server owners: making plugins with AI, installing them and keeping them working.
Getting started
How to make a Minecraft plugin with AI, no coding needed
A step by step guide to creating a Paper or Spigot plugin with AI: describe it, compile the jar, test it and change it by chatting.
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Servers
How to install Minecraft plugins on Paper and Spigot
Install a plugin .jar on a Paper, Spigot or Purpur server in minutes: where the file goes, how to load it, how to check it works and what to do when it does not.
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Plugin basics
Paper vs Spigot vs Bukkit: which plugin API to build for
Bukkit, Spigot, Paper and Purpur explained for plugin makers: how they relate, which API a plugin should use and whether one jar runs on all of them.
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Plugin basics
plugin.yml explained: every field a Minecraft plugin needs
What plugin.yml is, which fields are required, how to declare commands and permissions, and the mistakes that stop a plugin from loading.
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Getting started
How to write a prompt that gets you a working Minecraft plugin
Prompt tips for AI plugin creators with before and after examples: be specific about commands, permissions, limits and config, and change things step by step.
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Servers
Minecraft plugin permissions explained for server owners
How permission nodes work in Bukkit plugins: defaults, op, groups, wildcard nodes and how to grant or remove them with a permissions plugin.
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Troubleshooting
Which Java version do Minecraft plugins need? 8, 17, 21 or 25
The Java version for each Minecraft version, what UnsupportedClassVersionError means and how to check which Java your server runs.
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Troubleshooting
How to test a new Minecraft plugin safely before it goes live
A practical checklist for testing a plugin you made or generated: a copy of your server, what to read in the console, edge cases and how to roll back.
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Plugin basics
How to make a /home plugin for your Minecraft server
What a good homes plugin does, the settings worth putting in config.yml, which permissions to use and a prompt that gets you a working /sethome and /home.
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Getting started
How to create a Minecraft economy plugin without coding
What an economy plugin needs: balances, payments, a leaderboard and sources of money. How it relates to Vault and a prompt to build a simple one.
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Plugin basics
Minecraft kits plugin: cooldowns, permissions and config
How a kits plugin should work: kits defined in config.yml, one permission per kit, cooldowns that survive restarts, and a prompt to generate it.
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Servers
LuckPerms setup for beginners: groups, ranks and permissions
Set up ranks on a Minecraft server with LuckPerms: create groups, give permission nodes, put players in a group and find out why a command says no permission.
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Plugin basics
config.yml best practices for Minecraft plugins
How to structure a plugin config.yml: messages, numbers, color codes, comments and reloading, so a server owner can change behaviour without code.
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Troubleshooting
How to update a Minecraft plugin for a new Minecraft version
What changes when Minecraft updates: api-version, the Java version, removed API and how to rebuild or regenerate a plugin for the version you run.
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Servers
What is Vault in Minecraft and do you need it
Vault explained for server owners: it connects economy, permission and chat plugins. Why other plugins ask for it and when you can skip it.
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Plugin basics
Events and listeners in Minecraft plugins, explained simply
What an event is in a Bukkit plugin, which events are common, and how to describe event-based behaviour so an AI builds exactly what you mean.
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