Skill/modding-model/skill/modules/minecraft.md

minecraft

Minecraft Java mods: loaders (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge/Quilt), mods folder, versions, logs.

Mod folder and format

.minecraft/mods/ (or the launcher instance's mods/ folder). Mods are .jar files, not extracted. The mod loader and the Minecraft version must both match the mod file.

Sources

Modrinth > CurseForge > GitHub Releases. Modpack manifests (Modrinth .mrpack, CurseForge manifest) list exact files.

Compatibility

Match loader (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge/Quilt) AND exact MC version. Required libraries (Fabric API, Architectury, Cloth Config, etc.) are separate downloads: read each mod's dependency list.

Logs

.minecraft/logs/latest.log and crash-reports/. The crash report's "Suspected Mods" and the first Caused by: line usually name the culprit. For texture/resource-pack work, load the texture-patch-hunt module.