Block and Entity Tags

Datapack tags

Use tags to choose eligible ground, protected blocks, recognized roads, and non-player path creators.

Tag	Purpose	Default
#safepaths:can_become_path	Eligible ground.	Grass block, dirt, podzol, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, moss, mycelium, mud, sand, red sand, gravel.
#safepaths:cannot_become_path	Prevent trampling and tracked decay.	Farmland.
#safepaths:is_path	Recognized roads that grant the configured speed bonus.	Dirt path.
#safepaths:path_creators	Non-player living entities that can create paths.	Optional MineColonies citizens, visitors, and mercenaries.
#safepaths:path_blocked	Non-player entities that cannot create paths.	Optional MineColonies barbarian types.

Players are handled separately from the entity tags. Tagging a block as a road does not give it a decay timer; existing Safepaths records can be refreshed by authorized traffic. Safety checks, ground contact, and colony permissions still apply. Pathable tags do not override farmland, block-entity, or MineColonies-block protection.

Version-specific paths

Minecraft	Block tags	Entity tags	Datapack format
1.21.1	data/safepaths/tags/block/	data/safepaths/tags/entity_type/	48
1.20.1	data/safepaths/tags/blocks/	data/safepaths/tags/entity_types/	15

Tag IDs are the same on both versions. The examples below use the 1.21.1 directories.

Create a datapack with this pack.mcmeta:

{
  "pack": {
    "pack_format": 48,
    "description": "Safepaths custom tags"
  }
}

To allow villagers to create paths, add data/safepaths/tags/entity_type/path_creators.json:

{
  "replace": false,
  "values": ["minecraft:villager"]
}

To protect clay, add data/safepaths/tags/block/cannot_become_path.json:

{
  "replace": false,
  "values": ["minecraft:clay"]
}

Install the datapack in the world's datapacks folder and run /reload. Use "replace": false to retain the existing tag entries.