update API docs to add environment fields (#7096)

* update API docs to add environment fields * fix unknown on create/patch routes
2026-08-25 09:04:55 +00:00 · 2026-08-10 14:30:00 -07:00
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Originally, Modrinth's environment metadata came in the form of two fields for C
 4. **Not all real-world combinations even could be represented** by this old system. There are some mods that only make sense in a singleplayer environment, or some that only make sense on dedicated servers and _not_ in Singleplayer.
 5. **Conflicting information is out there** on what exactly these terms meant. The website told creators to treat the client and server as the _logical_ client and servers, but some other people's guides and tooling treated them as referring to the _physical_ client and server. This includes the Modrinth Pack (.mrpack) specification, which confusingly uses the same required/optional/unsupported terminology to refer to the physical sides when defining which files should be installed in the client and server distributions.

-## How does the new system work?
+<h2 id="new-system">How does the new system work?</h2>

 The new system enumerates all expected use-cases into distinct options that can be handled in unique ways by tools like launchers, mod managers, and modpack assemblers.