diff --git a/metagpt/actions/minecraft/control_primitives/craftHelper.js b/metagpt/actions/minecraft/control_primitives/craftHelper.js
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+function failedCraftFeedback(bot, name, item, craftingTable) {
+    const recipes = bot.recipesAll(item.id, null, craftingTable);
+    if (!recipes.length) {
+        throw new Error(`No crafting table nearby`);
+    } else {
+        const recipes = bot.recipesAll(
+            item.id,
+            null,
+            mcData.blocksByName.crafting_table.id
+        );
+        // find the recipe with the fewest missing ingredients
+        var min = 999;
+        var min_recipe = null;
+        for (const recipe of recipes) {
+            const delta = recipe.delta;
+            var missing = 0;
+            for (const delta_item of delta) {
+                if (delta_item.count < 0) {
+                    const inventory_item = bot.inventory.findInventoryItem(
+                        mcData.items[delta_item.id].name,
+                        null
+                    );
+                    if (!inventory_item) {
+                        missing += -delta_item.count;
+                    } else {
+                        missing += Math.max(
+                            -delta_item.count - inventory_item.count,
+                            0
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (missing < min) {
+                min = missing;
+                min_recipe = recipe;
+            }
+        }
+        const delta = min_recipe.delta;
+        let message = "";
+        for (const delta_item of delta) {
+            if (delta_item.count < 0) {
+                const inventory_item = bot.inventory.findInventoryItem(
+                    mcData.items[delta_item.id].name,
+                    null
+                );
+                if (!inventory_item) {
+                    message += ` ${-delta_item.count} more ${
+                        mcData.items[delta_item.id].name
+                    }, `;
+                } else {
+                    if (inventory_item.count < -delta_item.count) {
+                        message += `${
+                            -delta_item.count - inventory_item.count
+                        } more ${mcData.items[delta_item.id].name}`;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        bot.chat(`I cannot make ${name} because I need: ${message}`);
+    }
+}