diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/block/MachineBlock.java b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/block/MachineBlock.java
index 60c236d..3a9255d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/block/MachineBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/block/MachineBlock.java
@@ -272,16 +272,14 @@ public void appendHoverText(ItemStack stack, TooltipContext context, List<Compon
     public @NotNull ItemStack getCloneItemStack(LevelReader reader, BlockPos pos, BlockState state) {
         ItemStack stack = super.getCloneItemStack(reader, pos, state);
 
-        if (Screen.hasAltDown()) {
-            // todo: add a separate item to copy/paste config data that also works in survival instead of this
-            BlockEntity blockEntity = reader.getBlockEntity(pos);
-            if (blockEntity instanceof MachineBlockEntity machine) {
-                CompoundTag config = new CompoundTag();
-                config.put(Constant.Nbt.CONFIGURATION, machine.getIOConfig().createTag());
-                config.put(Constant.Nbt.SECURITY, machine.getSecurity().createTag());
-                config.put(Constant.Nbt.REDSTONE_MODE, machine.getRedstoneMode().createTag());
-                BlockItem.setBlockEntityData(stack, blockEntity.getType(), config);
-            }
+        // todo: add a separate item to copy/paste config data that also works in survival instead of this
+        BlockEntity blockEntity = reader.getBlockEntity(pos);
+        if (blockEntity instanceof MachineBlockEntity machine) {
+            CompoundTag config = new CompoundTag();
+            config.put(Constant.Nbt.CONFIGURATION, machine.getIOConfig().createTag());
+            config.put(Constant.Nbt.SECURITY, machine.getSecurity().createTag());
+            config.put(Constant.Nbt.REDSTONE_MODE, machine.getRedstoneMode().createTag());
+            BlockItem.setBlockEntityData(stack, blockEntity.getType(), config);
         }
 
         return stack;
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/compat/transfer/MachineInsertHandler.java b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/compat/transfer/MachineInsertHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff01ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/compat/transfer/MachineInsertHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2026 Team Galacticraft
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.compat.transfer;
+
+import dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.storage.ResourceStorage;
+import dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.storage.slot.ResourceSlot;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.transfer.v1.storage.TransferVariant;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.transfer.v1.transaction.TransactionContext;
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface MachineInsertHandler<Resource, Slot extends ResourceSlot<Resource>> {
+    /**
+     * Allows for a custom implementation of the {@code insert} method.
+     *
+     * @param storage the storage to insert into
+     * @param variant the variant to move
+     * @param maxAmount the maximum amount of resources to move
+     * @param transaction the transaction context to use
+     * @return the amount of resources moved
+     */
+    long insert(ResourceStorage<Resource, Slot> storage, TransferVariant<Resource> variant, long maxAmount, TransactionContext transaction);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/storage/ResourceStorage.java b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/storage/ResourceStorage.java
index 5775283..7d5bb38 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/storage/ResourceStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/api/storage/ResourceStorage.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.storage.slot.ResourceSlot;
 import dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.transfer.ResourceFlow;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.transfer.v1.storage.TransferVariant;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.transfer.v1.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag;
 import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
@@ -53,6 +54,17 @@ public interface ResourceStorage<Resource, Slot extends ResourceSlot<Resource>>
 
     boolean isValid();
 
+    /**
+     * Invokes the {@link dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.compat.transfer.MachineInsertHandler#insert},
+     * if the parent block entity implements {@link dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.compat.transfer.MachineInsertHandler}.
+     *
+     * @param variant the variant to move
+     * @param maxAmount the maximum amount of resources to move
+     * @param transaction the transaction context to use
+     * @return the amount of resources moved
+     */
+    long insert(TransferVariant<Resource> variant, long maxAmount, TransactionContext transaction);
+
     /**
      * Create an exposed storage for this storage.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/impl/compat/transfer/ExposedStorageImpl.java b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/impl/compat/transfer/ExposedStorageImpl.java
index 8ec3d27..a67f708 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/impl/compat/transfer/ExposedStorageImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/impl/compat/transfer/ExposedStorageImpl.java
@@ -67,23 +67,23 @@ public boolean supportsExtraction() {
     @Override
     public long insert(Variant variant, long maxAmount, TransactionContext transaction) {
         if (!this.storage.isValid()) return 0;
-        long requested = maxAmount;
+        long amount = this.storage.insert(variant, maxAmount, transaction);
         for (ExposedSlot<Resource, Variant> slot : this.slots) {
-            if (maxAmount == 0) return requested;
-            maxAmount -= slot.insert(variant, maxAmount, transaction);
+            if (amount == maxAmount) break;
+            amount += slot.insert(variant, maxAmount, transaction);
         }
-        return requested - maxAmount;
+        return amount;
     }
 
     @Override
     public long extract(Variant variant, long maxAmount, TransactionContext transaction) {
         if (!this.storage.isValid()) return 0;
-        long requested = maxAmount;
+        long amount = 0;
         for (ExposedSlot<Resource, Variant> slot : this.slots) {
-            if (maxAmount == 0) return requested;
-            maxAmount -= slot.extract(variant, maxAmount, transaction);
+            if (amount == maxAmount) return amount;
+            amount += slot.extract(variant, maxAmount, transaction);
         }
-        return requested - maxAmount;
+        return amount;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/impl/storage/ResourceStorageImpl.java b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/impl/storage/ResourceStorageImpl.java
index dead336..15a92d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/impl/storage/ResourceStorageImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/galacticraft/machinelib/impl/storage/ResourceStorageImpl.java
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 package dev.galacticraft.machinelib.impl.storage;
 
 import dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.storage.ResourceStorage;
+import dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.compat.transfer.MachineInsertHandler;
 import dev.galacticraft.machinelib.api.storage.slot.ResourceSlot;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.LongArrayList;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.LongList;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.transfer.v1.storage.TransferVariant;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.transfer.v1.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag;
 import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
@@ -55,6 +57,14 @@ public boolean isValid() {
         return this.parent == null || !this.parent.isRemoved();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public long insert(TransferVariant<Resource> variant, long maxAmount, TransactionContext transaction) {
+        if (this.parent instanceof MachineInsertHandler handler) {
+            return handler.insert(this, variant, maxAmount, transaction);
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public long getModifications() {
         return this.modifications;