diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/core-convention.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/core-convention.gradle.kts
index 24631c194..3c8730c37 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/core-convention.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/core-convention.gradle.kts
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ tasks {
         duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
 
         val relocationPrefix: String by project
-        relocate("net.kyori.adventure.nbt", "$relocationPrefix.kyori.nbt")
+        relocate("net.kyori.adventure.nbt", "$relocationPrefix.kyori.nbt") {
+            exclude("net.kyori.adventure.nbt.api.**")
+        }
         relocate("org.spongepowered.configurate", "$relocationPrefix.configurate")
     }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2fb28085c..c8fc390e5 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ org.jetbrains.dokka.experimental.gradle.pluginMode=V2Enabled
 javaVersion=25
 mcVersion=26.1.2
 group=dev.slne.surf.api
-version=3.19.0
+version=3.20.0
 relocationPrefix=dev.slne.surf.api.libs
 snapshot=false
diff --git a/surf-api-core/surf-api-core/api/surf-api-core.api b/surf-api-core/surf-api-core/api/surf-api-core.api
index ef6c3960b..9446f8039 100644
--- a/surf-api-core/surf-api-core/api/surf-api-core.api
+++ b/surf-api-core/surf-api-core/api/surf-api-core.api
@@ -8902,6 +8902,9 @@ public final class dev/slne/surf/api/core/nbt/InternalNbtBridge$Companion : dev/
 }
 
 public final class dev/slne/surf/api/core/nbt/Nbt_extensionKt {
+	public static final fun asTagHolder (Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/BinaryTag;)Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/api/BinaryTagHolder;
+	public static final fun decodeCompoundTag (Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/api/BinaryTagHolder;)Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/CompoundBinaryTag;
+	public static final fun decodeTag (Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/api/BinaryTagHolder;)Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/BinaryTag;
 	public static final fun isCollectionTag (Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/BinaryTag;)Z
 	public static final fun tagIterator (Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/ByteArrayBinaryTag;)Ljava/util/Iterator;
 	public static final fun tagIterator (Lnet/kyori/adventure/nbt/IntArrayBinaryTag;)Ljava/util/Iterator;
diff --git a/surf-api-core/surf-api-core/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/core/nbt/nbt-extension.kt b/surf-api-core/surf-api-core/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/core/nbt/nbt-extension.kt
index 946523d25..2a157f8a0 100644
--- a/surf-api-core/surf-api-core/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/core/nbt/nbt-extension.kt
+++ b/surf-api-core/surf-api-core/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/core/nbt/nbt-extension.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,43 @@
 package dev.slne.surf.api.core.nbt
 
 import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.*
+import net.kyori.adventure.nbt.api.BinaryTagHolder
+import net.kyori.adventure.util.Codec
+import java.io.IOException
 import java.util.*
 import java.util.stream.Stream
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport
 
+private val binaryTagHolderCodec = object : Codec<BinaryTag, String, IOException, IOException> {
+    private val tagStringIO = TagStringIO.builder()
+        .acceptLegacy(false)
+        .build()
+
+    override fun decode(encoded: String): BinaryTag {
+        return tagStringIO.asTag(encoded)
+    }
+
+    override fun encode(decoded: BinaryTag): String {
+        return tagStringIO.asString(decoded)
+    }
+}
+
+fun BinaryTag.asTagHolder(): BinaryTagHolder {
+    return BinaryTagHolder.encode(this, binaryTagHolderCodec)
+}
+
+fun BinaryTagHolder.decodeTag(): BinaryTag {
+    return get(binaryTagHolderCodec)
+}
+
+fun BinaryTagHolder.decodeCompoundTag(): CompoundBinaryTag {
+    val decoded = get(binaryTagHolderCodec)
+    if (decoded !is CompoundBinaryTag) {
+        error("Expected a CompoundBinaryTag, but got ${decoded::class.simpleName}")
+    }
+    return decoded
+}
+
 fun BinaryTag.isCollectionTag() =
     this is ListBinaryTag || this is ByteArrayBinaryTag || this is LongArrayBinaryTag || this is IntArrayBinaryTag
 
diff --git a/surf-api-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/surf-api-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 625d90cba..c47ea602f 100644
--- a/surf-api-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/surf-api-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ plugins {
 
 group = groupId
 version = buildString {
-    append("2.0.7")
+    append("2.0.8")
     if (snapshot) append("-SNAPSHOT")
 }
 
diff --git a/surf-api-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/gradle/platform/common/CommonSurfPlugin.kt b/surf-api-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/gradle/platform/common/CommonSurfPlugin.kt
index b96e0a6a9..3fd6c9db6 100644
--- a/surf-api-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/gradle/platform/common/CommonSurfPlugin.kt
+++ b/surf-api-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/gradle/platform/common/CommonSurfPlugin.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ abstract class CommonSurfPlugin<E : CommonSurfExtension>(
         "com.google.devtools.ksp"
     )
 
-    private val relocations = mutableMapOf<String, String>()
+    private val relocations = mutableListOf<Relocation>()
     private val dependencyDependentRelocations = mutableMapOf<String, MutableMap<String, String>>()
 
     init {
@@ -70,7 +70,15 @@ abstract class CommonSurfPlugin<E : CommonSurfExtension>(
     }
 
     protected infix fun String.relocatesTo(to: String) {
-        relocations[this] = to
+        relocations += Relocation(this, to)
+    }
+
+    protected fun relocatePackage(
+        from: String,
+        to: String,
+        excludes: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    ) {
+        relocations += Relocation(from, to, excludes)
     }
 
     fun addRelocationsForDependency(
@@ -116,8 +124,13 @@ abstract class CommonSurfPlugin<E : CommonSurfExtension>(
 
     private fun Project.configure() {
         tasks.withType<ShadowJar> {
-            relocations.forEach { (from, to) ->
-                relocate(from, "${Constants.RELOCATION_PREFIX}.$to")
+            relocations.forEach { relocation ->
+                relocate(
+                    relocation.from,
+                    "${Constants.RELOCATION_PREFIX}.${relocation.to}"
+                ) {
+                    relocation.excludes.forEach { exclude(it) }
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -285,4 +298,10 @@ abstract class CommonSurfPlugin<E : CommonSurfExtension>(
 
     protected open fun Project.afterEvaluated0(extension: E) {
     }
+
+    private data class Relocation(
+        val from: String,
+        val to: String,
+        val excludes: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    )
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/surf-api-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/gradle/platform/core/CoreSurfPlugin.kt b/surf-api-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/gradle/platform/core/CoreSurfPlugin.kt
index 289d294d9..32dfe6415 100644
--- a/surf-api-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/gradle/platform/core/CoreSurfPlugin.kt
+++ b/surf-api-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/dev/slne/surf/api/gradle/platform/core/CoreSurfPlugin.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ internal abstract class AbstractCoreSurfPlugin<E : CoreSurfExtension>(
     init {
         "com.mojang.serialization" relocatesTo "mojang.serialization"
         "com.mojang.datafixers" relocatesTo "mojang.datafixers"
-        "net.kyori.adventure.nbt" relocatesTo "kyori.nbt"
+        relocatePackage(
+            from = "net.kyori.adventure.nbt",
+            to = "kyori.nbt",
+            excludes = listOf("net.kyori.adventure.nbt.api.**")
+        )
     }
 
     final override fun Project.afterEvaluated0(extension: E) {