Item Descriptions

Evidence

Ran on Kiln's test stand (2026-11-04): ItemDescriptionsFabricClient did not start: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/logging/log4j/LogManager.

What it needs from Kiln

• Mixin
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.event.lifecycle.v1.ClientLifecycleEvents
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.event.lifecycle.v1.ClientLifecycleEvents.ClientStarted
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.item.v1.ItemTooltipCallback
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.lifecycle.v1.CommonLifecycleEvents
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.lifecycle.v1.CommonLifecycleEvents.TagsLoaded
• net.fabricmc.loader.api.ModContainer
• net.fabricmc.loader.api.metadata.ModMetadata
• net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.inventory.tooltip.ClientTooltipComponent
• net.minecraft.client.resources.language.I18n
• net.minecraft.core.RegistryAccess
• net.minecraft.core.component.DataComponentMap
• net.minecraft.core.component.DataComponents
• net.minecraft.locale.Language
• net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag
• net.minecraft.network.chat.ComponentContents
• net.minecraft.network.chat.FormattedText
• net.minecraft.network.chat.Style
• net.minecraft.network.chat.contents.TranslatableContents
• net.minecraft.tags.TagKey
• net.minecraft.world.effect.MobEffect
• net.minecraft.world.effect.MobEffectInstance
• net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType
• net.minecraft.world.entity.decoration.ItemFrame
• net.minecraft.world.entity.decoration.painting.Painting
• net.minecraft.world.item.Item.TooltipContext
• net.minecraft.world.item.SpawnEggItem
• net.minecraft.world.item.alchemy.PotionContents
• net.minecraft.world.item.component.CustomData
• net.minecraft.world.item.component.CustomModelData
• net.minecraft.world.item.component.ResolvableProfile
• net.minecraft.world.item.component.TypedEntityData
• net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.Enchantment
• net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.EnchantmentHelper
• net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.ItemEnchantments
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.SkullBlockEntity
• org.apache.commons.lang3.text.WordUtils
• org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager
• org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger
• FabricLoader.getModContainer()
• and 46 more

On the roadmap: Minecraft's libraries and client API (0.2), Code next to data (0.3), Machines (0.4), Mixin (0.5)

In the author's words

This mod adds unique descriptions for all blocks, items, enchantments, effects, and mobs - built in a way that makes it easy to add modded content.

Scan

Scanned on 4 November 2026 against Kiln 0.2.0, file item_descriptions-2.8.5+26.2-fabric.jar. The scan reads the mod's classes; it does not run them.