# ShulkerLayers<\/p>\n
A Fabric mod for Minecraft that lets you pack shulker boxes inside shulker boxes, with a configurable nesting depth.<\/p>\n
## What it does<\/p>\n
Vanilla Minecraft blocks placing a shulker box into another shulker box. ShulkerLayers lifts that restriction in a controlled way: every shulker box gets a hidden **layer** value, and a higher-layer box can hold lower-layer boxes inside it. This lets you build compact, organized storage without spiraling into infinite recursion.<\/p>\n
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## How it works<\/p>\n
– **Layers.** Every shulker box has an integer `layer` (0 by default). A regular crafted\/looted shulker box is layer 0.
\n– **Upgrade recipe.** Surround any shulker box with shulker shells in a `+` pattern (same as the original shulker box recipe) to bump its layer up by 1. The output keeps the input box’s color, contents, and custom name.
\n– **Nesting rule.** A box may be placed inside another shulker box only if the inner box’s layer is *lower* than the outer box’s layer. So a layer-0 box fits into a layer-1 box; a layer-1 box fits into a layer-2 box; and so on. Boxes of equal or higher layer are rejected. This guarantees you can never nest infinitely.
\n– **Tooltip.** A box with layer \u2265 1 shows its layer in its tooltip.<\/p>\n
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The upgrade recipe (where `S` = shulker shell, `B` = any shulker box):<\/p>\n
“`
\n S
\nS B S
\n S
\n“`<\/p>\n
## Configuration<\/p>\n
A config file is created at ` “`json | Key | Type | Default | Range | Description | Mod Menu support is planned for the 26.2 release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pack shulker boxes inside shulker boxes. Configurable nesting depth via a layer-based system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":139172,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"shulkerlayers","_minecraft_project_id":"FV4ChpkJ","_minecraft_author":"TAPM","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":15,"_minecraft_follows":0,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"shulkerlayers.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":332534,"_minecraft_version_count":2,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T12:52:51.385643Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-05-08T02:14:00.644139Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-05-07T11:07:35.322912Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/shulkerlayers","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":139172,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-08T05:52:36+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"4b49619d68897a781c3caf8becbf8178","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[97,89,91,92],"mod_loader":[99],"minecraft_version":[841],"class_list":["post-139171","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-storage","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-fabric","minecraft_version-26-2-snapshot-6"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n| ———- | —- | ——- | —— | ———————————————————————————— |
\n| `maxDepth` | int | `3` | 0 \u2013 64 | Highest layer a shulker box can be upgraded to. `0` effectively disables the recipe. |<\/p>\n