Mindcraft

Mindcraft is an open-source project that puts large language models in control of Minecraft bots, built on the Mineflayer automation library. It has collected about 5,900 stars on GitHub, is released under the MIT license, and is actively developed with updates in 2026.

Overview

In Mindcraft, an LLM acts as the brain of a Minecraft character: it perceives the game state through Mineflayer, plans in natural language, and issues actions to move, mine, craft, build, fight and interact. You can talk to the bot in plain English and watch it break down instructions into in-game behavior, and multiple bots can run together and collaborate or compete. The project became a reference point for embodied-AI research and entertainment alike, showing both the creativity and the limits of current LLMs when they must act in a persistent 3D world rather than just chat.

Key Features

• LLM-controlled Minecraft bots built on the Mineflayer API
• Natural-language commands translated into in-game actions
• Autonomous skills: gathering, crafting, building, combat and trading
• Multi-bot setups where agents can collaborate in one world
• Configurable model backends for different LLM providers
• Extensible skill library and bot profiles for experiments
• MIT-licensed open source with an active community

💳 Pricing

Mindcraft is free and open source under the MIT license. You will need your own Minecraft account and, depending on configuration, API access to an LLM provider, which may have its own costs.

Who Is It For

Mindcraft is for AI researchers, Minecraft modders and curious developers who want to experiment with embodied LLM agents that perceive, plan and act inside a real game world.