diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/SettingsManager.java b/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
index b8a0430f72..20592a07b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ public void registerCommand(final CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatch
         }
 
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> literalargumentbuilder = literal(identifier).requires((player) ->
-                CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.carpetCommandPermissionLevel) && !locked());
+                CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, identifier + ".commands.settings", CarpetSettings.carpetCommandPermissionLevel) && !locked());
 
         literalargumentbuilder.executes((context)-> listAllSettings(context.getSource())).
                 then(literal("list").
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/Validators.java b/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/Validators.java
index 67cf099eb3..ab5c925c39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/Validators.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/Validators.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import carpet.utils.CommandHelper;
+import carpet.utils.FabricAPIHooks;
+import carpet.utils.Messenger;
 import net.minecraft.commands.CommandSourceStack;
 
 /**
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ public final class Validators {
      * so either a number from 0 to 4, or one of the keywords {@code true}, {@code false} or {@code ops} </p>
      * 
      * <p>While there is no public API method for checking whether a source can execute a command,
-     * {@link CommandHelper#canUseCommand(CommandSourceStack, Object)} is not expected to change anytime soon.</p>
+     * {@link CommandHelper#hasPermission(CommandSourceStack, String, Object)} is not expected to change anytime soon.</p>
      *
      */
     public static class CommandLevel extends Validator<String> {
@@ -32,6 +34,9 @@ public String validate(CommandSourceStack source, CarpetRule<String> currentRule
             {
                 return null;
             }
+            if (FabricAPIHooks.PERMISSIONS_API) {
+                Messenger.m(source, "g Note that you can use your permission manager mod to control access to commands");
+            }
             return newValue;
         }
         @Override public String description() { return "Can be limited to 'ops' only, true/false for everyone/no one, or a custom permission level";}
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/CounterCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/CounterCommand.java
index 2868381485..ffaf341f07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/CounterCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/CounterCommand.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import carpet.CarpetSettings;
 import carpet.helpers.HopperCounter;
+import carpet.utils.CommandHelper;
 import carpet.utils.Messenger;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.CommandDispatcher;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ public class CounterCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> commandBuilder = literal("counter")
-                .requires(c -> CarpetSettings.hopperCounters)
+                .requires(c -> CarpetSettings.hopperCounters && CommandHelper.hasPermission(c, "carpet.commands.counter", true))
                 .executes(c -> listAllCounters(c.getSource(), false))
                 .then(literal("reset")
                         .executes(c -> resetCounters(c.getSource())));
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/DistanceCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/DistanceCommand.java
index fe5c2e1b6e..c0eb01a6fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/DistanceCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/DistanceCommand.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class DistanceCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> command = literal("distance").
-                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandDistance)).
+                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.distance", CarpetSettings.commandDistance)).
                 then(literal("from").
                         executes( (c) -> DistanceCalculator.setStart(c.getSource(), c.getSource().getPosition())).
                         then(argument("from", Vec3Argument.vec3()).
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/DrawCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/DrawCommand.java
index df2e544c05..e8e9f1be71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/DrawCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/DrawCommand.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class DrawCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, final CommandBuildContext context)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> command = literal("draw").
-                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandDraw)).
+                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.draw", CarpetSettings.commandDraw)).
                 then(literal("sphere").
                         then(argument("center", BlockPosArgument.blockPos()).
                                 then(argument("radius", IntegerArgumentType.integer(1)).
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/InfoCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/InfoCommand.java
index 4e36964c7e..1b9317438d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/InfoCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/InfoCommand.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class InfoCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> command = literal("info").
-                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandInfo)).
+                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.info", CarpetSettings.commandInfo)).
                 then(literal("block").
                         then(argument("block position", BlockPosArgument.blockPos()).
                                 executes( (c) -> infoBlock(
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/LogCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/LogCommand.java
index bd9cd4eade..c597140b31 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/LogCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/LogCommand.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class LogCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> literalargumentbuilder = Commands.literal("log").
-                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandLog)).
+                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.log", CarpetSettings.commandLog)).
                 executes((context) -> listLogs(context.getSource())).
                 then(Commands.literal("clear").
                         executes( (c) -> unsubFromAll(c.getSource(), c.getSource().getTextName())).
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/MobAICommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/MobAICommand.java
index 5345583079..048bef42e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/MobAICommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/MobAICommand.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class MobAICommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, final CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> command = literal("track").
-                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandTrackAI)).
+                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.track", CarpetSettings.commandTrackAI)).
                 then(argument("entity type", resource(commandBuildContext, Registries.ENTITY_TYPE)).
 
                         suggests( (c, b) -> suggest(MobAI.availbleTypes(c.getSource()), b)).
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PerimeterInfoCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PerimeterInfoCommand.java
index bc4780958b..7436776586 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PerimeterInfoCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PerimeterInfoCommand.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class PerimeterInfoCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> command = literal("perimeterinfo").
-                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandPerimeterInfo)).
+                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.perimeterinfo", CarpetSettings.commandPerimeterInfo)).
                 executes( (c) -> perimeterDiagnose(
                         c.getSource(),
                         BlockPos.containing(c.getSource().getPosition()),
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PlayerCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PlayerCommand.java
index ca62991d86..2b631bc356 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PlayerCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PlayerCommand.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class PlayerCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> command = literal("player")
-                .requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandPlayer))
+                .requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.player", CarpetSettings.commandPlayer))
                 .then(argument("player", StringArgumentType.word())
                         .suggests((c, b) -> suggest(getPlayerSuggestions(c.getSource()), b))
                         .then(literal("stop").executes(manipulation(EntityPlayerActionPack::stopAll)))
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/ProfileCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/ProfileCommand.java
index 553f31c8a7..ff6d7f4f66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/ProfileCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/ProfileCommand.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class ProfileCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> literalargumentbuilder = literal("profile").
-                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandProfile)).
+                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.profile", CarpetSettings.commandProfile)).
                 executes( (c) -> healthReport(c.getSource(), 100)).
                 then(literal("health").
                         executes( (c) -> healthReport(c.getSource(), 100)).
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/SpawnCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/SpawnCommand.java
index e8824aface..f56478bbfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/SpawnCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/SpawnCommand.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class SpawnCommand
     public static void register(CommandDispatcher<CommandSourceStack> dispatcher, CommandBuildContext commandBuildContext)
     {
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> literalargumentbuilder = literal("spawn").
-                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandSpawn));
+                requires((player) -> CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.spawn", CarpetSettings.commandSpawn));
 
         literalargumentbuilder.
                 then(literal("list").
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/external/Vanilla.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/external/Vanilla.java
index 75ee9ab952..aefcd1042f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/external/Vanilla.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/external/Vanilla.java
@@ -336,12 +336,12 @@ public static boolean ScriptServer_scriptDebugging(MinecraftServer server)
 
     public static boolean ServerPlayer_canScriptACE(CommandSourceStack player)
     {
-        return CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandScriptACE);
+        return CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.script.run", CarpetSettings.commandScriptACE);
     }
 
     public static boolean ServerPlayer_canScriptGeneral(CommandSourceStack player)
     {
-        return CommandHelper.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandScript);
+        return CommandHelper.hasPermission(player, "carpet.commands.script", CarpetSettings.commandScript);
     }
 
     public static int MinecraftServer_getFillLimit(MinecraftServer server)
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/utils/CommandHelper.java b/src/main/java/carpet/utils/CommandHelper.java
index d6825a914f..513dd90c17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/utils/CommandHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/utils/CommandHelper.java
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ public static void notifyPlayersCommandsChanged(MinecraftServer server)
             }
         }));
     }
-    
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the given source has the given Permissions API permission if the api is installed, or otherwise the given 
+     * permission level as returned by {@link #canUseCommand(CommandSourceStack, Object)}  
+     */
+    public static boolean hasPermission(CommandSourceStack source, String permission, Object fallbackLevel) {
+        if (FabricAPIHooks.PERMISSIONS_API) {
+            return FabricAPIHooks.checkPermission(source, permission);
+        }
+        return canUseCommand(source, fallbackLevel);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Whether the given source has enough permission level to run a command that requires the given commandLevel
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/utils/FabricAPIHooks.java b/src/main/java/carpet/utils/FabricAPIHooks.java
index 8ece719b54..3e07a3a77b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/utils/FabricAPIHooks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/utils/FabricAPIHooks.java
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 import carpet.network.CarpetClient;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.rendering.v1.WorldRenderEvents;
+*/
 import net.fabricmc.loader.api.FabricLoader;
 import net.fabricmc.loader.api.SemanticVersion;
 import net.fabricmc.loader.api.Version;
 import net.fabricmc.loader.api.VersionParsingException;
-*/
+import net.minecraft.commands.CommandSourceStack;
+
 public class FabricAPIHooks {
+    public static final boolean PERMISSIONS_API = hasMod("fabric-permissions-api-v0", "0.2");
 /*
     public static final boolean WORLD_RENDER_EVENTS = hasMod("fabric-rendering-v1", "1.5.0");
 
@@ -24,6 +27,11 @@ public static void initialize() {
             });
         }
     }
+*/
+    public static boolean checkPermission(CommandSourceStack source, String perm) {
+        if (!PERMISSIONS_API) throw new IllegalStateException();
+        throw null; // Assume this works for now, just have to get the dep and call a method
+    }
 
     private static boolean hasMod(String id, String minimumVersion) {
         return FabricLoader.getInstance().getModContainer(id).map(m -> {
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ private static boolean hasMod(String id, String minimumVersion) {
 
             if (version instanceof SemanticVersion) {
                 try {
-                    return ((SemanticVersion) version).compareTo(SemanticVersion.parse(minimumVersion)) >= 0;
+                    return version.compareTo(SemanticVersion.parse(minimumVersion)) >= 0;
                 } catch (VersionParsingException ignored) {
                 }
             }
@@ -39,6 +47,4 @@ private static boolean hasMod(String id, String minimumVersion) {
             return false;
         }).orElse(false);
     }
-
- */
 }