
Guardian Portal Optimization
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on ModrinthGuardian Portal Plugin
Optimizes guardian farms that use portals to transport guardians into the Nether, where they are killed.
It does this by:
- Removing certain Goals (part of the guardian's AI)
- Reducing the guardian's default health by 50%
For example, guardians that travel through a Nether portal will no longer look for targets or become aggressive.
Instead of disabling the AI completely, this plugin only removes specific goals. This allows guardians to retain natural movement, such as jumping and falling. If their AI were disabled completely, they would simply float in the air without moving.
AFK Support
This plugin also allows a player to AFK their guardian farm without requiring a second player.
For example, Paper has settings that can disable guardian farms when another player is in the Nether and the exit portal is not loaded. Normally, this requires a second player to stand on the other side of the portal to keep it active.
With this plugin, that is no longer necessary.
Easy to use:
guardian:
description: GuardianPortalPlugin main command
usage: /<command> [reload|toggle|debug]
permission: guardian.use
permission-message: "§cYou do not have permission to use this command."
permissions:
guardian.reload:
description: Allows reloading the GuardianPortalPlugin config
default: op
guardian.toggle:
description: Allows toggling the GuardianPortalPlugin on/off
default: op
guardian.use:
description: Base permission for the /guardian command
default: op
guardian.debug:
description: Allows toggling debug mode for GuardianPortalPlugin
default: op``
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1
- 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.
- Ships as GuardianPortalPlugin-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7 KB
- Download link checked 10 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.