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nearest-villager
Nearest Villager Job: Automatically assigns workstations to the closest villager and lets you highlight owners with a sneak-right-click. Optimized for…
⬇ Download on Modrinth🏘️ Nearest Villager Job
Ensure the right villager gets the job – every single time.
Are you tired of placing a workstation only to have a villager 50 blocks away claim it while the one standing right next to it stays unemployed?
Nearest Villager Job fixes Minecraft’s inconsistent profession assignment by always selecting the closest eligible villager.
🌟 Key Features
🧠 Smart Workstation Assignment
- Automatically scans a 32-block radius when placing a workstation
- Assigns the job to the nearest unemployed adult villager
- Works with all standard stations (Lectern, Composter, Barrel, etc.)
✨ Workstation Highlighter (Sneak-Click)
- Shift + Right-Click any workstation
- The linked villager will glow for 3 seconds
- Perfect for debugging and organizing trading halls
⚡ Lightweight & Safe
- Built on the official Paper / Spigot API
- Fully compatible with vanilla villager mechanics
- No world corruption, no AI conflicts
⚙️ Fully Configurable
- Simple
config.yml - Toggle features or adjust timings to your liking
🛠️ Configuration
# Enable or disable the sneak-click glowing feature
sneak-click-glowing: true
# Duration of the glowing effect in ticks (20 ticks = 1 second)
glowing-duration-ticks: 60
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as nearest-villager-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 6 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.