How to limit crafting to unlocked recipes in Minecraft

Run /gamerule limited_crafting true and players can only craft recipes they have unlocked. Use /recipe give to unlock some for them.

limited_crafting

Controls whether players can only craft recipes they have unlocked.

/gamerule limited_crafting <true|false>

Examples

/gamerule limited_crafting true

Only unlocked recipes can be crafted.

/recipe give @a minecraft:crafting_table

Unlock a recipe for everyone.

Values

Value	What it does
true	On
falseDefault	Off

Arguments

true|falseOptional: true turns the rule on, false turns it off. Leave it out to show the current value.

What it does

With true, a player can only craft items whose recipe is in their recipe book. Map makers use it together with /recipe to control what players can make.

Good to know

Renamed from doLimitedCrafting.

Run it on your server

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