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placeBlock

Place blocks at specific coordinates in Minecraft by specifying X, Y, Z positions and item names for remote server building.

Instructions

Place a block at the specified location

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
xYesX coordinate
yYesY coordinate
zYesZ coordinate
itemNameYesName of the item to place

Implementation Reference

  • Handler function that implements the placeBlock tool logic: validates connection, locates and equips the item, iterates over possible faces to find a suitable reference block, and places the block.
    async ({ x, y, z, itemName }) => { if (!botState.isConnected || !botState.bot) { return createNotConnectedResponse() } try { // Find item from inventory const item = botState.bot.inventory .items() .find((item) => item.name.toLowerCase() === itemName.toLowerCase()) if (!item) { return createSuccessResponse( `Item "${itemName}" not found in inventory.` ) } // Hold item in hand await botState.bot.equip(item, 'hand') // Get reference block and placement face for target position const targetPos = { x, y, z } const faceVectors = [ { x: 0, y: 1, z: 0 }, // Up { x: 0, y: -1, z: 0 }, // Down { x: 1, y: 0, z: 0 }, // East { x: -1, y: 0, z: 0 }, // West { x: 0, y: 0, z: 1 }, // South { x: 0, y: 0, z: -1 }, // North ] // Check each face to see if placement is possible for (const faceVector of faceVectors) { const referencePos = { x: targetPos.x - faceVector.x, y: targetPos.y - faceVector.y, z: targetPos.z - faceVector.z, } const referenceBlock = botState.bot.blockAt( new Vec3(referencePos.x, referencePos.y, referencePos.z) ) if (referenceBlock && referenceBlock.name !== 'air') { try { // Place the block await botState.bot.placeBlock( referenceBlock, new Vec3(faceVector.x, faceVector.y, faceVector.z) ) return createSuccessResponse( `Successfully placed ${itemName} at X=${x}, Y=${y}, Z=${z}` ) } catch (err) { // If placement fails on this face, try the next face continue } } } // If placement fails on all faces return createSuccessResponse( `Failed to place ${itemName}. No suitable surface found or not enough space.` ) } catch (error) { return createErrorResponse(error) } } )
  • Zod schema defining input parameters for placeBlock tool: coordinates (x,y,z) and itemName.
    { x: z.number().describe('X coordinate'), y: z.number().describe('Y coordinate'), z: z.number().describe('Z coordinate'), itemName: z.string().describe('Name of the item to place'), },
  • Registers the placeBlock tool using server.tool, specifying name, description, input schema, and handler function.
    server.tool( 'placeBlock', 'Place a block at the specified location',
  • Calls registerBlockTools which includes the placeBlock tool registration.
    registerBlockTools()
  • src/index.ts:7-7 (registration)
    Top-level call to registerAllTools, which triggers the chain leading to placeBlock registration.
    registerAllTools()

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