Minecraft : Knowledge Books Give Command Generator

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Minecraft Give Enchanted Book Generator

This generator contains a complete list of all the Minecraft Recipes for knowledge books, providing an easy selection tool for command generation. Knowledge books can only be accessed by using commands and are not found in the creative inventory. This is mainly because knowledge books require the nbt Recipes tag, which is the list of recipes.

Recipes nbt tag

Without a list of recipes the knowledge_book item has no purpose. It's easy to list recipes in the nbt with the following command structure.

/give @p knowledge_book[recipes=[iron_axe,iron_shovel]] 1 /give @p knowledge_book{Recipes:[iron_axe,iron_shovel]} 1

Setup Mode

Knowledge books require limited crafting enabled. It also helps to be in adventure or survival mode.
/gamerule doLimitedCrafting true

How do you reset Recipe Book triggers

This command is useful to remove all recipe knowledge from a player. Good for map start up, or when testing knowledge books. Players keep knowledge unless removed.
/recipe take @p *

This command pattern is useful to remove certain recipe knowledge from a player.
/recipe take @p minecraft:iron_shovel

Or if you need to return all recipes to a player.
/recipe give @s *

Minecraft Versions Permalinks

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Version History

13 Aug 2026
minecraft/command-generator 2.41

addedUUID converter
patchFix for issue with items not re-encoding correctly for items, trades and containers
patchTrades for 1.20.4 and earlier now auto add Count if missing

6 Aug 2026
minecraft/command-generator 2.40

addedRefactored code base internally
patchSlime and Magma cubes, added isBaby tag
patchSulfur cubes added Size, and isBaby tags

30 Jul 2026
minecraft/command-generator 2.39

addedFull Mob Generator v2 rollout
patchMob spawner command generation


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