Pure single-player X-ray mods without multiplayer features may be tolerated, but Modrinth discourages them due to potential misuse.
Modrinth’s Rules and Guidelines explicitly prohibit: modrinth xray
For a long time, if you typed "Xray" into the Modrinth search bar, you got nothing. Or rather, you got jokes. You might find a resource pack called "Ore
You might find a resource pack called "Ore Finders" that was legitimately just bright textures, or a mod that helped you find caves but didn't show diamonds. Modrinth, being a curated platform with a strict code of conduct, didn't explicitly ban cheat mods, but the culture of the platform—one of technical innovation and fair play—kept the "hack clients" at bay. The cheaters stayed on curseforge or shady third-party sites like 9minecraft, risking viruses for their digital x-ray vision. didn't explicitly ban cheat mods
X-ray mods function by manipulating Minecraft’s rendering engine: