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    Cognition

    Mod

    Store, move, and use experience to power mystical machines.

    A99/ 100
    • OverviewA
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNone found
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityUp to 1.21.5
    • ModpacksIn 1,734
    • ReleasesLatest 10 Jul

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    Cognition-v2.4.1-1.21.1-beta.jar Beta

    Released 9 May 2025 · 576.8 KB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

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    Required to run

    • GeckolibAMinecraft 1.21.5 · NeoForge (release 5.1.0)
    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade A

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    Strengths

    • Security checks passed
    • Stable releases
    • Public source code and issue tracker
    • Widely used
    • Around for years

    Points lost

    • No release in 3 months−1 point
    All 11 criteria

    • Maintenance

      1 point lost26 / 27
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 months ago (10 Jul 2026) 11 / 12
      Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.5 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 14 of the last 24 months 6 / 6

    • Stability

      Full points22 / 22
      Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.36 of the 382 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (9%) 10 / 10
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.1 of its 34 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (3%) 7 / 7
      Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5

    • Transparency

      Full points10 / 10
      Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · terrarium-earth/Cognition 7 / 7
      Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · terrarium-earth/Experience-Obelisk 3 / 3

    • Popularity

      Full points4 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.20,525,753 4 / 4

    • Track record

      Full points8 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.6 years, 105 releases 8 / 8

    • Security

      Passed
      File checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
    Total99 / 100

    70 of the 71 points that apply = 99 out of 100.

    Images

    • Fountain, Obelisk and Dispeller
    • Basic XP Generation
    • New Blocks
    • Items
    • Obelisk GUI

    About

    Cognition is a magic-and-technology mod that expands how players store, move, generate, and spend experience, represented as the fluid Cognitium. Its Experience Obelisk converts XP into Cognitium for storage, can collect nearby experience orbs automatically, and transfers its fluid through pipes; it also accepts several other mods’ experience fluids, including Fluid XP, Thermal Experience, Industrial Foregoing Essence, Sophisticated Backpacks Experience, and EnderIO XP Juice. Players can bind an Experience Fountain to an Obelisk to dispense stored XP as orbs at selectable rates, or use the Fountain to fill XP-holding containers. The Memory Tablet links a player to an Obelisk for remote access within 48 blocks and lets that Obelisk recover some of the player’s experience after death, subject to its remaining capacity. XP generation also comes from Bibliophages, tiny mechanical creatures that infect bookshelves and digest them over time, producing experience orbs before the shelves decay into Forgotten Dust. Infected shelves can spread the infection to adjacent shelves, and the system also works with Archiver’s and Enchanted bookshelves, which differ in durability, XP output, and enchantment-table power. Other additions include the Enlightened Amulet, which gathers nearby XP orbs into one for easier collection, and the Fortuitous Amulet, which adds Luck II and shares that orb-gathering function. Cognitive tools and armor offer increased block and entity reach, while the mod also adds repair gel, XP-recovering and utility items, foods, and flasks that spend XP to place or remove liquids.

    Written from Modrinth . How we write it

    In-game changes

    Does not change the game's code directly.

    Adds 20 blocks, 36 items, 93 recipes and 11 sounds.

    Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.

    Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.

    Often used with it

    See all 30
    Ars NouveauAFTB Chunks (NeoForge)AAttributeFixAFTB Ultimine (NeoForge)ATrash CansA

    Details

    Creators
    cyanog3n and MrSirSquishy
    License
    MIT License
    Downloads
    20.5M
    Created
    13 Feb 2022
    Official pages
    Modrinth , CurseForge
    Links
    Source code , Issues , Wiki , Discord

    Security

    No harmful code found

    We checked its files and read their code, without running it.

    What it can do on your computer

    Creates settings files
    The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.

    Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.

    How we checked · All 8 latest files checked, last on 16 Oct 2026
    • FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.
      8 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 3 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
    • Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.
      Read without running it
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.
      Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
    • Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.
      The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
    • Modrinth and CurseForgeA release with a different file on Modrinth and on CurseForge, whose code is not the same. Each file is checked on its own. Nothing is blocked.
      Minecraft 1.18.2 to 1.19.2 · Forge · release 1.4.5 · 27 Jun 2023: Modrinth experienceobelisk-v1.4.5-1.18.2.jar, CurseForge experienceobelisk-v1.4.5-1.19.2.jar. 15 classes changed, 5 classes only in the CurseForge file, 2 classes only in the Modrinth file, in com.cyanogen.experienceobelisk: ExperienceObelisk, ExperienceObeliskBlock, ModBlocksInit, ModTileEntitiesInit, XPObeliskEntity$1, XPObeliskEntity, XPObeliskTileRenderer$1, Config$Common, ModFluidsInit, ExperienceObeliskOptionsScreen, ExperienceObeliskScreen, ExperienceObeliskItem and 10 more.
      code differs in 1 release

    Privacy

    We found nothing it sends

    We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.

    Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.

    How we checked · All 3 files read
    • Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.
      The code of all 3 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.
      Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.

    AI

    No sign that AI was used to make it

    We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images, sounds and code history and found none.

    No sign of AI in the game

    We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.

    Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.

    How we checked · 7 places read
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.
      No AI content or AI features declared.
    • Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.
      Nothing found
    • Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.
      Nothing found
      40 changelogs read
    • Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.
      Nothing found
    • Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.
      Nothing found
      80 images read
    • Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.
      Nothing found
      8 sounds read
    • Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.
      No AI service, AI library or AI model file
      162 code files read

    Compatibility

    See all 105 files
    NeoForge
    Forge
    1.181.201.2126.1

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    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.
    Geckolibin some filesA
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.
    Curios APIin some filesA
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.Its newest file is for 1.21.5. It has no file for the 6 newer Minecraft versions. It also supports 1.21.1, a version many recently updated mods still support.

    Modpacks using this project

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    2001000
    Oct 2024: 77 modpacksNov 2024: 73 modpacksDec 2024: 91 modpacksJan 2025: 91 modpacksFeb 2025: 88 modpacksMar 2025: 69 modpacksApr 2025: 69 modpacksMay 2025: 103 modpacksJun 2025: 84 modpacksJul 2025: 92 modpacksAug 2025: 95 modpacksSep 2025: 96 modpacksOct 2025: 82 modpacksNov 2025: 117 modpacksDec 2025: 128 modpacksJan 2026: 116 modpacksFeb 2026: 93 modpacksMar 2026: 97 modpacksApr 2026: 109 modpacksMay 2026: 114 modpacksJun 2026: 110 modpacksJul 2026: 111 modpacksAug 2026: 121 modpacksSep 2026: 99 modpacks
    Oct 2024Oct 2025Sep 2026
    Modpacks that released a new version with this project, each month
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    1,734 modpacks include Cognition in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Beyond Depth3.4M downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026FTB StoneBlock 43M downloadslast version with it 21 Oct 2026Craftoria2.9M downloadslast version with it 13 Sep 2026Solo Leveling - Reawakening1.8M downloadslast version with it 16 Oct 2026FTB StoneBlock 31.5M downloadslast version with it 30 May 2025Linggango - [V6.5 IS OUT]1.3M downloadslast version with it 24 Oct 2026Prominence™ Classic1.1M downloadslast version with it 12 Jul 2024Chosen's Modded Adventure920K downloadslast version with it 3 May 2024Cottage Witch626K downloadslast version with it 19 Jul 2026FTB Skies 2589K downloadslast version with it 12 Oct 2026
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    Often in the same modpacks

    Mods that modpacks often add together with Cognition. Share: how many of the modpacks with Cognition also have that mod.

    ProjectTypeShareGrade
    Ars NouveauAModin 62% of the modpacks with CognitionFTB Chunks (NeoForge)AModin 61% of the modpacks with CognitionAttributeFixAModin 59% of the modpacks with CognitionFTB Ultimine (NeoForge)AModin 59% of the modpacks with CognitionTrash CansAModin 58% of the modpacks with CognitionApotheosisAModin 58% of the modpacks with CognitionMekanism GeneratorsBModin 57% of the modpacks with CognitionsparkAModin 56% of the modpacks with CognitionSophisticated StorageAModin 55% of the modpacks with CognitionIron FurnacesBModin 55% of the modpacks with Cognition
    1 to 10 of 30123

    Latest files

    The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.

    MinecraftLoaderVersionSecuritySendsRequires
    1.21.2 to 1.21.5·NeoForge2.4.12.4.1 · Cognition-v2.4.1-1.21.1-beta.jarSends: None foundRequires:GeckolibPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.132.4.13 · Cognition-v2.4.13-1.21.1.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.122.4.12 · Cognition-v2.4.12-1.20.1.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    Older Minecraft versions
    1.19.4·Forge1.4.61.4.6 · experienceobelisk-v1.4.6-1.19.2.jarSends: None foundRequires:GeckolibPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.19.3·Forge1.4.81.4.8 · experienceobelisk-v1.4.8-1.19.2.jarSends: None foundRequires:GeckolibPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.19.2·Forge2.3.42.3.4 · Cognition-v2.3.4-1.19.2.jarSends: None foundRequires:GeckolibPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.18.2·Forge2.0.42.0.4 · Cognition-v2.0.4-1.18.2.jarSends: None foundRequires:GeckolibPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.18.1·Forge2.0.12.0.1 · Cognition-v2.0.1-1.18.2.jarSends: None foundRequires:GeckolibPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.

    105 releases

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.21.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·NeoForge2.4.132.4.13 · Cognition-v2.4.13-1.21.1.jar (main file)·10 Jul 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 643.4 KB
    1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge2.4.122.4.12 · Cognition-v2.4.12-1.20.1.jar (main file)·22 May 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 632.4 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.122.4.12 · Cognition-v2.4.12-1.21.1.jar (main file)·22 May 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 642.8 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.112.4.11 · Cognition-v2.4.11-1.20.1.jar (main file)·4 Mar 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 630.4 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.112.4.11 · Cognition-v2.4.11-1.21.1.jar (main file)·4 Mar 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 640.1 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.102.4.10 · Cognition-v2.4.10-1.21.1.jar (main file)·13 Dec 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 629.7 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.102.4.10 · Cognition-v2.4.10-1.20.1.jar (main file)·13 Dec 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 625.4 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.92.4.9 · Cognition-v2.4.9-1.20.1.jar (main file)·14 Nov 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 625.1 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.92.4.9 · Cognition-v2.4.9-1.21.1.jar (main file)·14 Nov 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 629.3 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.8.12.4.8.1 · Cognition-v2.4.8.1-1.20.1.jar·6 Nov 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 625.1 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.8.12.4.8.1 · Cognition-v2.4.8.1-1.21.1.jar·6 Nov 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 629.3 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.82.4.8 · Cognition-v2.4.8-1.20.1.jar (main file)·19 Sep 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 620.2 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.82.4.8 · Cognition-v2.4.8-1.21.1.jar (main file)·19 Sep 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 624.5 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.7.12.4.7.1 · Cognition-v2.4.7.1-1.20.1.jar (main file)·24 Aug 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 613.0 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.6.12.4.6.1 · Cognition-v2.4.6.1-1.20.1.jar (main file)·17 Jul 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 604.0 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.72.4.7 · Cognition-v2.4.7-1.21.1.jar (main file)·3 Jul 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 613.2 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.62.4.6 · Cognition-v2.4.6-1.20.1.jar (main file)·13 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 603.9 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.62.4.6 · Cognition-v2.4.6-1.21.1.jar (main file)·11 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 604.8 KB
    1.21.1·NeoForge2.4.52.4.5 · Cognition-v2.4.5-1.21.1.jar (main file)·7 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 603.4 KB
    1.20.1·Forge2.4.42.4.4 · Cognition-v2.4.4-1.20.1-beta.jar (main file)Beta·3 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 580.9 KB
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    Quick fixes

    In the last 2 years, 1 release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This counts in the grade, but it is too few to lose points.

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    Quick fixesReleases followed within 3 days by a new release that fixes a problem in them.1

    • Cognition-v2.3.3-1.20.1.jar15 Mar 2025…blocks [Bugfixes] fixed existing bookshelf entities not implementing config…