diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f427fdd20..c2fa78c12 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ eclipse
 run
 libs
 media
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
 classes/
 .architectury-transformer/
 fabric/fabricloader.log
diff --git a/scripts/gen-markdown-patchlist.py b/scripts/gen-markdown-patchlist.py
index 37ac1e0b2..28b862996 100644
--- a/scripts/gen-markdown-patchlist.py
+++ b/scripts/gen-markdown-patchlist.py
@@ -1,22 +1,30 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
-import json
-import subprocess
+import json, os, subprocess, sys
+# to import other scripts in same folder
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+
 from contextlib import redirect_stdout
+from modernfixlib import get_valid_mixin_options
 
 branch_name = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'branch', '--show-current']).decode("utf-8").strip()
 
 with open('doc/generated/' + branch_name + '-Summary-of-Patches.md', 'w') as output_file:
+    all_current_mixin_options = get_valid_mixin_options()
+    options_missing_descriptions = set()
     with redirect_stdout(output_file):
         with open('common/src/main/resources/assets/modernfix/lang/en_us.json') as lang_json:
             lang_obj = json.loads(lang_json.read())
-            option_names = []
+            option_names = set()
             for key, value in lang_obj.items():
                 if key.startswith("modernfix.option.mixin."):
-                    option_names.append(key.replace("modernfix.option.", ""))
-            option_names.sort()
+                    option_names.add(key.replace("modernfix.option.", ""))
+            option_names_sorted = list(option_names)
+            option_names_sorted.sort()
             print()
-            for option in option_names:
+            for option in option_names_sorted:
+                if option not in all_current_mixin_options:
+                    continue
                 option_description = lang_obj.get("modernfix.option." + option)
                 option_friendly_name = lang_obj.get("modernfix.option.name." + option)
                 print(f"### `{option}`")
@@ -24,3 +32,15 @@
                 if option_description is not None:
                     print(option_description)
                     print("")
+                else:
+                    options_missing_descriptions.add(option)
+            options_missing_descriptions.update(all_current_mixin_options.difference(option_names))
+
+    # sort the list of missing descriptions and print them out if there are any
+    missing_descriptions_list = list(options_missing_descriptions)
+    missing_descriptions_list.sort()
+    num_missing = len(missing_descriptions_list)
+    if num_missing > 0:
+        print(f"Missing {num_missing} descriptions:")
+        for option in missing_descriptions_list:
+            print(f"  - {option}")
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diff --git a/scripts/modernfixlib.py b/scripts/modernfixlib.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..032aacd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/modernfixlib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+import os
+import re
+
+def get_valid_mixin_options():
+    all_mixin_options = set()
+    # gather all mixins in mixin folders
+    for platform in [ "common", "fabric", "forge" ]:
+        base_path = f"{platform}/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/{platform}/mixin"
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(base_path):
+            for file in files:
+                if file.endswith(".java"):
+                    mixin_name = root.replace(base_path, "").replace(os.path.sep, ".")
+                    if mixin_name.startswith("."):
+                        mixin_name = mixin_name[1:]
+                    all_mixin_options.add("mixin." + mixin_name)
+    # gather any mixin strings referenced in ModernFixEarlyConfig
+    with open('common/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java') as config_java:
+        config_str = config_java.read()
+        for option in re.findall(r"\"(mixin(?:\.[a-z_]+)+)\"", config_str):
+            all_mixin_options.add(option)
+    return all_mixin_options
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