From 7a5acfeceb99c66a6e2f6933ef80f2ca42f0448b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Duck <31627079+duckboycool@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 08:59:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Core: Make manifest accessible as a world attribute (#6122)

---
 worlds/AutoWorld.py |  2 ++
 worlds/__init__.py  | 12 +++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/worlds/AutoWorld.py b/worlds/AutoWorld.py
index ddc8ff2d2a..468706a347 100644
--- a/worlds/AutoWorld.py
+++ b/worlds/AutoWorld.py
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ class World(metaclass=AutoWorldRegister):
     """path it was loaded from"""
     world_version: ClassVar[Version] = Version(0, 0, 0)
     """Optional world version loaded from archipelago.json"""
+    manifest: ClassVar[dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    """Mapping of the world's archipelago.json manifest. Use game and world_version attrs instead for those values."""
 
     def __init__(self, multiworld: "MultiWorld", player: int):
         assert multiworld is not None
diff --git a/worlds/__init__.py b/worlds/__init__.py
index 1907100688..8684b74249 100644
--- a/worlds/__init__.py
+++ b/worlds/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import List, Sequence
-from zipfile import BadZipFile
+from zipfile import ZipFile, BadZipFile
 
 from NetUtils import DataPackage
 from Utils import local_path, user_path, Version, version_tuple, tuplize_version, messagebox
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ for world_source in world_sources:
         game = manifest.get("game")
         if game in AutoWorldRegister.world_types:
             AutoWorldRegister.world_types[game].world_version = tuplize_version(manifest.get("world_version", "0.0.0"))
+            AutoWorldRegister.world_types[game].manifest = manifest
 
 if apworlds:
     # encapsulation for namespace / gc purposes
@@ -200,6 +201,15 @@ if apworlds:
                     # world could fail to load at this point
                     if apworld.world_version:
                         AutoWorldRegister.world_types[apworld.game].world_version = apworld.world_version
+
+                    assert apworld.path
+                    with ZipFile(apworld.path, "r") as zf:
+                        manifest = apworld.read_contents(zf)
+                    # version/compatible_version shouldn't be needed by world, makes it consistent with folder world
+                    manifest.pop("version", None)
+                    manifest.pop("compatible_version", None)
+                    AutoWorldRegister.world_types[apworld.game].manifest = manifest
+
     load_apworlds()
     del load_apworlds