Built-in Commands List

Complete reference for all built-in server commands, organized by source plugin.

Plugins

Directory	Description	Namespace
system/	Core server commands (always available)	hytale.system.command.*
teleport/	Teleportation and warps	hytale.command.*
npc/	NPC spawning and AI	hytale.command.npc.*
world/	World, time, weather, chunks, blocks	hytale.command.*
spawning/	NPC spawning system	hytale.command.spawning.*
buildertools/	Building and editing tools	hytale.editor.*

Each directory contains a README.md with an overview and quick reference for its commands.

Architecture

Hytale uses a modular plugin architecture. Even “vanilla” Hytale consists of:

Core Server (System Commands)

• Registered directly to CommandManager during server bootstrap
• Essential infrastructure that exists before plugins load
• Cannot be disabled - required for server operation
• Uses hytale.system.command.* permission namespace

Internal Plugins (Plugin Commands)

• Ship with Hytale but are still technically plugins
• Can be enabled/disabled via /plugin command
• Replaceable by custom plugins with same functionality
• Use hytale.command.* or hytale.editor.* namespaces

This design allows server operators to:

• Disable features by unloading plugins
• Replace built-in functionality with custom implementations
• Keep servers lean by only loading needed features

Syntax Legend

Format	Meaning
<arg>	Required argument
[arg]	Optional argument
[--arg=default]	Optional with default value
[--flag]	Boolean flag

See Command Syntax for the full parsing reference — quoting, escape characters, relative coordinates, lists, and argument abbreviation.

Permission System

Permission Namespaces

Namespace	Format	Source
System	hytale.system.command.<cmd>	Core server (always available)
Plugin	hytale.command.<cmd>	Internal plugins (can be disabled)
Editor	hytale.editor.<feature>	BuilderToolsPlugin

Permission Groups

Group	Description
Adventure	Basic player commands (available to all players)
Creative	Building/editing commands (auto-granted in Creative mode)

Self/Other Pattern

Many commands have .self and .other variants:

• .self - Execute on yourself
• .other - Execute on other players

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Quick Reference

Core Server Commands

Always available - cannot be disabled

Namespace: hytale.system.command.*

Server Control

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/stop	/stop [--crash]	Shutdown server	stop
/kick	/kick <player>	Kick player	kick
/maxplayers	/maxplayers <count>	Set max players	maxplayers
/backup	/backup	Create backup	backup
/version	/version	Show version	version
/notify	/notify <message>	Send notification	notify
/sudo	/sudo <player> <command...>	Run command as player	sudo
/who	/who	List online players	who
/hide	/hide <player> [--target=?]	Hide players	hide.*
/auth	/auth <status|login|logout>	Authentication	auth.*

Access Control

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/ban	/ban <player> [reason...]	Ban player	ban
/unban	/unban <player>	Unban player	unban
/whitelist	/whitelist <enable|disable|add|remove|list|status|clear>	Whitelist management	whitelist.*
/op add	/op add <player>	Grant operator	op.add
/op remove	/op remove <player>	Remove operator	op.remove
/op self	/op self	Self-op (password)	(special)
/perm	/perm <get|set|unset|list>	Permission management	perm.*

Player Management

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/gamemode	/gamemode <mode> [player]	Change game mode	gamemode.self/other
/kill	/kill [player]	Kill player	kill.self/other
/damage	/damage [player] [--amount=1.0]	Deal damage	damage.self/other
/give	/give <item> [--quantity=1] [player]	Give items	give.self/other
/give armor	/give armor <armorSet>	Give armor set	give.self/other
/inventory	/inventory <clear|see|item|backpack>	Inventory management	inventory.*
/player stats	/player stats <get|set|add|reset|dump|settomax>	Player statistics	player.stats.*
/player effect	/player effect apply <effect> [--duration=100]	Apply effects	player.effect.*
/player camera	/player camera <reset|topdown|sidescroller|demo>	Camera controls	player.camera.*
/whoami	/whoami [player]	Show player info	whoami.self/other
/whereami	/whereami [player]	Show location	whereami.self/other
/ping	/ping [--detail]	Check ping	(Adventure)
/hotbar	/hotbar <slot> [--save]	Hotbar management	(Creative)

Entity Management

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/entity remove	/entity remove [--entity=?] [--others]	Remove entities	entity.remove
/entity clone	/entity clone [--entity=?] [--count=?]	Clone entity	entity.clone
/entity dump	/entity dump [--entity=?]	Dump entity data	entity.dump
/entity stats	/entity stats <get|set|add|reset|dump>	Entity stats	entity.stats.*
/entity effect	/entity effect <effect> [--duration=?]	Entity effects	entity.effect

Debug & Diagnostics

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/debug shape	/debug shape <clear|sphere|cube|arrow>	Debug shapes	debug.*
/hitbox	/hitbox	Hitbox debug	hitbox
/log	/log	Logging controls	log
/network	/network	Network diagnostics	network

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TeleportPlugin

Teleportation and location management - can be disabled/replaced

Namespace: hytale.command.*

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/tp	/tp <x> <y> <z> [--yaw=?] [--pitch=?]	Teleport to coords	teleport.self
/tp	/tp <player>	Teleport to player	teleport.self
/tp	/tp <player> <x> <y> <z>	Teleport player to coords	teleport.other
/tp all	/tp all <x> <y> <z>	Teleport all players	teleport.all
/tp home	/tp home	Teleport to home	teleport.home
/tp top	/tp top	Teleport to surface	teleport.top
/tp back	/tp back [count]	Undo teleport	teleport.back
/tp forward	/tp forward [count]	Redo teleport	teleport.forward
/tp history	/tp history	View teleport history	teleport.history
/tp world	/tp world <world>	Teleport to world	teleport.world
/spawn	/spawn [--spawnIndex=?]	Teleport to spawn	spawn.self
/spawn set	/spawn set	Set spawn point	spawn.set
/spawn default	/spawn default	Reset to default spawn	spawn.default
/warp go	/warp go <name>	Teleport to warp	warp.go
/warp set	/warp set <name>	Create warp	warp.set
/warp remove	/warp remove <name>	Delete warp	warp.remove
/warp list	/warp list	List warps	warp.list

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NPCPlugin

NPC spawning and AI management - can be disabled/replaced

Namespace: hytale.command.npc.*

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/npc spawn	/npc spawn <role> [--count=1] [--radius=8]	Spawn NPC	npc.spawn
/npc all	/npc all [--distance=4.0]	Spawn all roles	npc.all
/npc clean	/npc clean	Remove all NPCs	npc.clean
/npc freeze	/npc freeze	Freeze all NPCs	npc.freeze
/npc thaw	/npc thaw	Unfreeze all NPCs	npc.thaw
/npc dump	/npc dump [--entity=?] [--json]	Dump NPC data	npc.dump
/npc appearance	/npc appearance <model> [--entity=?]	Appearance settings	npc.appearance
/npc attack	/npc attack [attack...] [--entity=?]	Attack overrides	npc.attack
/npc blackboard	/npc blackboard <subcommand>	AI state data	npc.blackboard
/npc flock	/npc flock <leave|grab|join|playerleave>	Flocking (view cone)	npc.flock.*
/npc path	/npc path <instructions> or polygon <sides>	Set path	npc.path
/npc role	/npc role [role] [--entity=?]	Get/set role	npc.role
/npc give	/npc give <item> or nothing	Give/clear item	npc.give
/npc message	/npc message <message> [--expiration=?] [--all]	Send message	npc.message
/npc debug	/npc debug <show|set|toggle|defaults|clear|presets>	Debug flags	npc.debug
/npc step	/npc step [--entity=?] [--all] [--dt=?]	Step behavior	npc.step
/npc benchmark	/npc benchmark [--roles] [--sensorsupport]	NPC benchmarking	npc.benchmark

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WorldPlugin

World, time, weather, and block management - can be disabled/replaced

Namespace: hytale.command.*

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/world list	/world list	List worlds	world.list
/world add	/world add <name> [options...]	Create world	world.add
/world remove	/world remove <name>	Delete world	world.remove
/world load	/world load <name>	Load world	world.load
/world save	/world save [name]	Save world	world.save
/world settings	/world settings <setting> [set <value>|reset]	World settings	world.settings
/time	/time	Show current time	time
/time set	/time set <hours>	Set time (0-24)	time.set
/time dawn	/time dawn	Set to dawn	time.dawn
/time pause	/time pause	Freeze time	time.pause
/time dilation	/time dilation <multiplier>	Set time speed	time.dilation
/weather get	/weather get	Show weather	weather.get
/weather set	/weather set <weather>	Set weather	weather.set
/chunk info	/chunk info	Current chunk info	chunk.info
/chunk regenerate	/chunk regenerate	Regenerate chunk	chunk.regenerate
/lighting	/lighting <get|info|invalidate>	Lighting management	lighting.*
/block set	/block set <block> [position]	Set block	block.set
/block get	/block get [position]	Get block info	block.get

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SpawningPlugin

NPC spawning system - can be disabled/replaced

Namespace: hytale.command.*

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/spawning enable	/spawning enable	Enable NPC spawning	spawning.enable
/spawning disable	/spawning disable	Disable NPC spawning	spawning.disable
/spawning populate	/spawning populate	Force spawn population	spawning.populate
/spawning beacons	/spawning beacons	Spawn beacon info	spawning.beacons
/spawning stats	/spawning stats	Spawning statistics	spawning.stats

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BuilderToolsPlugin

Building, selection, and world editing - can be disabled/replaced

Namespace: hytale.editor.*

Selection

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/pos1	/pos1 [x y z]	Set corner 1	selection.use
/pos2	/pos2 [x y z]	Set corner 2	selection.use
/deselect	/deselect	Clear selection	(Creative)
/expand	/expand <amount> [direction]	Expand selection	selection.use
/contract	/contract <amount> [direction]	Contract selection	selection.use

Fill & Replace

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/setBlocks	/setBlocks <pattern> (alias: set)	Fill with block	(Creative)
/fillBlocks	/fillBlocks <pattern> (alias: fill)	Fill with pattern	(Creative)
/replace	/replace [from] <to>	Replace blocks	selection.modify
/clearBlocks	/clearBlocks (alias: clear)	Clear blocks	(Creative)
/gmask	/gmask <mask> (alias: globalmask)	Edit mask	(Creative)
/tint	/tint <color>	Tint blocks	selection.modify

Clipboard

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/copy	/copy	Copy to clipboard	selection.clipboard
/cut	/cut	Cut to clipboard	selection.clipboard
/paste	/paste	Paste clipboard	selection.clipboard
/undo	/undo [count]	Undo edit	history
/redo	/redo [count]	Redo edit	history

Transformation

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/move	/move <direction> <amount>	Move contents	(Creative)
/stack	/stack <count> [direction]	Stack selection	(Creative)
/rotate	/rotate <degrees>	Rotate	(Creative)
/flip	/flip <axis>	Flip	(Creative)
/hollow	/hollow [block] [thickness]	Make hollow	(Creative)
/wall	/wall [thickness] (aliases: walls, sides)	Create walls	(Creative)

Prefabs

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/prefab	/prefab	Prefab browser	prefab.use
/editprefab	/editprefab <select|load|save|...>	Prefab editor	prefab.*
/path	/path <new|list|add|edit|...> (alias: prefabpath)	Prefab paths	(Creative)

Brush

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/scriptedbrushes	/scriptedbrushes <load|list|clear> (aliases: sb)	Brush config	brush.config

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Editor Permissions

Non-command permissions for editor functionality (all prefixed with hytale.):

Permission	Description
editor.asset	Asset editor access
editor.packs.create	Create asset packs
editor.packs.edit	Edit asset packs
editor.packs.delete	Delete asset packs
editor.builderTools	Builder tools (auto-granted in Creative)
editor.brush.use	Use brushes
editor.brush.config	Configure brushes
editor.prefab.use	Use prefabs
editor.prefab.manage	Manage prefabs
editor.selection.use	Use selection tools
editor.selection.clipboard	Clipboard operations
editor.selection.modify	Modify selections
editor.history	Undo/redo history
camera.flycam	Fly camera mode