ModsJava
Skill Slots
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

Skill Slots is a mod that adds player skill slots for item-based skills. You can use KubeJS or Java code to create your own skills.
// priority: 0
// Server script
// Make your item can be put in skill slots
// If the item already has a right-click function, the skill already works now
ServerEvents.tags('item', event => {
event.add('skillslots:skill', 'minecraft:diamond')
})
// Of course, you can use KubeJS to create an item, and add some fancy right-click function to it
ItemEvents.rightClicked('minecraft:diamond', event => {
event.player.tell('You right clicked a diamond!')
// Cooldown, works
event.player.addItemCooldown(event.item, 60)
})
// This event will also be called when using the skill
BlockEvents.rightClicked(event => {
// Check the item cooldown by yourself
event.player.tell('You right clicked a block!')
})
// Here you will know how to get access to the skill slots from a player
ItemEvents.rightClicked('minecraft:emerald', event => {
let handler = Java.loadClass('snownee.skillslots.SkillSlotsHandler').of(event.player)
let diamond = Item.of('minecraft:diamond')
// Here are some NBT options to customize the skill
diamond.nbt = {}
diamond.nbt.SkillSlots = {
UseDuration: 20,
IconScale: 1.5,
// CanBeToggled: true, // make your skill work as a passive skill. the player can toggle it on/off
ChargeCompleteSound: 'minecraft:entity.player.levelup', // leave it empty to mute
}
// In config, you can disable the player ability to change skills
// Here is an example to change the skill through KubeJS
handler.setItem(0, diamond)
// Example of checking if the player has a skill that can be toggled and currently activated
let index = handler.findActivatedPassiveSkill(skill => skill.item.id === 'minecraft:diamond')
if (index !== -1) {
let skill = handler.skills.get(index)
event.player.tell(skill.item.id)
}
})
You can use handler.setSlots(int) to set the amount of the unlocked slots, or use the Slot Unlock item provided by this mod.
The colored button border is provided only when JEI is installed.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1
- 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 SkillSlots-1.20.1-Fabric-2.1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 400 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
