Select Item
Wuzzy

Allows other mods to add a simple form to choose a single item.

DeltaTime
SkyBuilder1717

Adds deltatime API

Minetest Teams
pl608

simple multiplayer team system

Random Messages
1F616EMO

Register random announcements

Trucraft
mt-mods

An alternative crafting system done entirely in the world.

Advanced Breath and Health APIS
liteninglazer

Creates APIS to allow different players to heal health and allow different players to breathe different items.

Advance ore API
Sere Motsatt

Create complex minerals the easy way

Exploding Chest
Coder12

Api-mod to allow containers like chest to explode if it contains explosive materials.

Minetest Systemd (API)
Piezo_

Debugging utility and compatibility tools for server owners and/or modpack creators

aSignals
Sumi

Signal event bus API including SIGNAL, LISTEN and CONDITIONAL functions

Table Goodies
benrob0329

A small package for extra (can't live without) functions for working with tables.

YL Ticker
AliasAlreadyTaken

Displays messages once per timeframe

FS51
Luke

Compatibility layer for formspecs

Timed World Modifiers library
karamel

Environmental ABM that could be triggered on a very wide range of nodes but only a few at a time.

Wield Gadgets
1F616EMO

Register gadgets that can be used with a hotkey

Stent
AFCM

A formspec based arena entrance type for arena_lib

Gettime
1F616EMO

A api to get in-game hour/minute

Node Updates
Sumi

Tells nodes when they are updated by neighbors being dug or placed, plus extra features. Last breaking change: 2025-09-10

PostgreSQL Library
Tomlaus

Library for PostgreSQL Db.

Matrix Chat
joenas

This mod creates a bridge between a Matrix channel and the in-game chat!

Wield Events
mt-mods

Events for wield item switching

SmartFS
rubenwardy

A library to allow mods to make Formspecs, a form of GUI, easily.

timehud
bookgirl

Minimal HUD timer API

YL Scheduler
AliasAlreadyTaken

Execute tasks based on utc

Extended Protection
1F616EMO

Extended interaction restriction rule

Minetest HTTP API QoS control queue
SX

Improve quality of important HTTP requests by grouping requests into service quality buckets.

Level API
Hypernoot

A library for games to load levels defined as schematics

description_monoids
fluxionary

API to allow multiple mods to make modifications to an itemstack's description

Japanese Name
Logikí

transform your player name to japaNESE (joke)

Item Tracking
Impulse

Provides a API to mod developers to track which inventories items are in.

Metatable Metamethods Fixes + Customization
TPH

Attempts to fix issues with metamethods for Lua 5.1 as well as adding new ones + custom functions

AoM Settings
Sumi

Provides methods for both player level and server level settings

Promise Stuff
jwmhjwmh

A promise library

rcsv
Wuzzy

RFC-4180-compliant CSV parser and writer

MQTT Client Library
Tuxilio

A mod for MQTT communication

Access List
Linuxdirk

Game-agnostic and node-based customizable access list API

Complete and Total Lua-Only Inventory Rewrite
Noodlemire

Creates a completely custom inventory system, which doesn't rely at all on any of the usual UserData objects.

item_monoids
fluxionary

an API for controlling item properties via monoids

Database Manager
AFCM

Database Manager API

Operating System Detector
TPH

Checks the OS of the device running the mod.