Auto Eat
Auto Eat is a client-side Fabric mod that automatically consumes food from your inventory when your hunger level drops below a configurable threshold.
It supports detailed prioritization based on hidden saturation values, excludes food with debuffs, and offers extensive customization.
Features
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Auto Eating
Automatically starts eating when your hunger level falls below the configured Start Hunger threshold and continues until reaching the Target Hunger value. -
Inventory Scanning
Searches the entire inventory—not just the hotbar—for available food items. -
Auto Swap
Temporarily moves the selected food to a designated hotbar slot for consumption, then restores the previous item. -
Food Prioritization Logic
Choose how the mod selects which food to eat:- Saturation: Prioritize based on hidden saturation values (default).
- Hunger: Prioritize based on hunger restoration points.
- Total: Combined value of hunger and saturation.
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Safety Filters
- Avoid Hunger Effect: Optionally avoid items like Rotten Flesh.
- Avoid Poison Effect: Optionally avoid items like Spider Eyes.
- Control Chorus Fruit: Enable or disable eating Chorus Fruit (teleport effect).
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Blacklist System
Exclude specific items (such as Golden Apples) from being auto-consumed.
Supports modded food items automatically. -
Context-Based Behavior
- Configure whether the mod may eat while walking.
- Configure auto-eating while GUI screens (like inventory or chests) are open.
Settings
This mod provides an in-game configuration menu when used with Cloth Config API and Mod Menu.
General
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Target Hunger
Hunger level at which auto-eating stops. (Default: 20.0 — full bar) -
Start Hunger
Hunger level that triggers auto-eating. (Default: 13.0) -
Priority
The food selection strategy (Saturation / Hunger / Total). -
Use Offhand
Whether food in the offhand may be consumed. -
Search Inventory
Whether to search beyond the hotbar. -
Eat While Walking
Allow auto-eating during movement. -
Eat While GUI Open
Allow auto-eating while inventory or other GUI screens are open.
Debuff Settings
- Allow Hunger Effect — permits food that can cause Hunger (e.g., Rotten Flesh).
- Allow Poison Effect — permits food that can cause Poison (e.g., Spider Eye).
- Allow Chorus Fruit — permits consuming Chorus Fruit.
Advanced
- Swap Slot
Specifies the hotbar slot (1–9) where food will temporarily be placed during consumption.
Food List
A list of all food items in the game is displayed.
Each item can be enabled or disabled for auto-eating.
A search bar helps locate specific items.
Modded food items are automatically supported.
Installation
- Install Minecraft Fabric.
- Place the following mod files into your
modsfolder:- Auto Eat (this mod)
- Fabric API (required)
- Cloth Config API (recommended for in-game config)
- Mod Menu (recommended for config screen access)
Compatibility
- Minecraft Version: 1.21.10
- Mod Loader: Fabric
- Environment: Client-side only
This mod does not need to be installed on the server.
