Restrict a Nexo recipe to the intended crafting station

Applies to: Nexo; match the linked maintainer documentation to your installed platform and release.
Documentation checked 9 November 2026.

A recipe designed for automation should not automatically become available in every crafting interface. Test the intended station and the interfaces that must reject it.

Check the installed content

Nexo manages custom content through item definitions, resource-pack files and optional mechanics. A correct item identifier does not prove that the client received the matching pack. Follow the documentation for your installed build and keep its generated assets with the source definitions.

Work through the change

1. Identify whether the design requires an ordinary shaped recipe, a shapeless recipe or a crafter-only recipe. Check the installed-release recipe reference before choosing a folder or type.
2. Build a disposable staging recipe with a distinct low-value output. Keep its ingredients simple so a failed match is distinguishable from a station restriction.
3. Try the same ingredients in the intended station, a crafting table and the player inventory grid where they fit. Record the actual result from every applicable interface.
4. Test an automated cycle only after manual station behaviour is correct. Count ingredients and outputs across several cycles to catch repeated processing or an unrelated recipe collision.

Verify the result

The intended station should produce the configured output while excluded interfaces reject it. Existing recipes using similar ingredients should retain their original results.

If the result differs

If every interface accepts it, inspect the loaded recipe type and check for a duplicate ordinary recipe. If no interface accepts it, verify the ingredient identity and initial load errors before changing station rules.

Keep a recovery path

Remove the disposable recipe from the staging load and restore the saved recipe files if necessary. Keep automation disconnected during diagnosis so a mistake cannot process a stockpile before you notice it.

References and related help

Check the maintainer reference: Nexo documentation.

Before changing live data, read how to keep a completed recovery copy. For startup errors, use the log collection guide.