MCDReforged/MCDReforged

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

MCDReforged is a Python-based Minecraft server control framework that runs the server as a subprocess and manages it via stdin/stdout without modifying the server. It provides a hot-reloadable plugin system that dispatches parsed server events to plugins for automation and management tasks.

Use cases

• control a minecraft server from python
• hot-reload plugins without restarting the server
• automate backups of a minecraft server
• respond to in-game chat events with custom plugins
• manage vanilla minecraft server without mods
• run a twitch chat bot bridged into minecraft

When to choose

• you want to extend or automate a Minecraft server while keeping it fully vanilla
• you need a plugin system with hot reloading across vanilla, paper, fabric, or bungeecord servers
• you want to script server management tasks like backups, scoreboards, or file handling

When to avoid

• you need a mod loader that adds content to the game itself
• you want a graphical server hosting panel rather than a plugin framework
• your server stack is not Python-compatible or you need first-class non-Python plugin support

Facets

framework · maturity active

plugin-system workflow-automation cli developer-tools gaming-tools developer-tools python windows cli minecraft-server server-management hot-reload plugin-api server-control minecraft automation linux docker

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