so i downloaded the source code for the mod built it with gradle and i ran it in game only for it to not even show up or do anything i checked the debug.log to see it scanned as a non mod file how do i fix this is there a way i can force it to scan as a mod file

If I had to guess, it's probably missing mcmod.info in the jar. I don't know why that would happen, though. Does the mod work if you use the runclient gradle task (gradlew.bat runclient)?

If you open the jar as a zip file (rename the extension to .zip if needed - you may need to enable the windows explorer option to show file extensions), does everything in there look similar to one of the downloaded versions from CurseForge? Namely:

• Files in thecodex6824/thaumicaugmentation/* are .class files (or folders that contain .class files)
• There is an mcmod.info file in the top level of the jar
• There is a META-INF folder with a .cfg file (there will not be an .EC file like release jars, but this is expected since you're not signing the jar, which is fine)

Closing as this seems like a build environment issue and there is no response. If you are still seeing this, we can reopen this issue. It is worth noting we also have Github Actions builds running now, so if you just want the latest commit you can download it from the actions tab.