diff --git a/worldeditadditions/depends.txt b/worldeditadditions/depends.txt
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index fea33b0..0000000
--- a/worldeditadditions/depends.txt
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-worldedit
-bonemeal?
-cool_trees?
-default?
-moretrees?
-ethereal?
diff --git a/worldeditadditions/mod.conf b/worldeditadditions/mod.conf
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index 0000000..ea02050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldeditadditions/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name = worldeditadditions
+description = Extra tools and commands to extend WorldEdit for Minetest
+depends = worldedit
+optional_depends = bonemeal, cool_trees, default, moretrees, ethereal
diff --git a/worldeditadditions_commands/depends.txt b/worldeditadditions_commands/depends.txt
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index 3f0059a..0000000
--- a/worldeditadditions_commands/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-worldeditadditions
-worldedit_commands
-worldedit_shortcommands
-worldedit
-worldeditdebug?
-bonemeal?
diff --git a/worldeditadditions_commands/mod.conf b/worldeditadditions_commands/mod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b12d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldeditadditions_commands/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name = worldeditadditions_commands
+description = worldeditadditions: chat command interfaces
+depends = worldeditadditions, worldedit_commands, worldedit_shortcommands, worldedit
+optional_depends = worldeditdebug, bonemeal
diff --git a/worldeditadditions_core/depends.txt b/worldeditadditions_core/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c4f6871..0000000
--- a/worldeditadditions_core/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-worldedit?
diff --git a/worldeditadditions_core/mod.conf b/worldeditadditions_core/mod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc9db3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldeditadditions_core/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name = worldeditadditions_core
+description = worldeditadditions: core components
+optional_depends = worldedit
diff --git a/worldeditadditions_farwand/depends.txt b/worldeditadditions_farwand/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 3db9cda..0000000
--- a/worldeditadditions_farwand/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-worldedit
-worldeditadditions
diff --git a/worldeditadditions_farwand/mod.conf b/worldeditadditions_farwand/mod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a00c47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldeditadditions_farwand/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name = worldeditadditions_farwand
+description = worldeditadditions: convenient tool items
+depends = worldedit, worldeditadditions