notely/PERMISSIONS.md

Permissions Reference

This file lists the permissions currently checked by the application.

Global Permissions

• *
  • Full access wildcard
  • Also used by the built-in Admin group
• admin.access
  • Access to admin API and admin UI
• space.create
  • Create a new space
• space.edit
  • Global space edit capability (used as fallback alongside space-scoped settings edit)
• space.delete
  • Global space delete capability (used as fallback alongside space-scoped delete)

Space-Scoped Permission Format

space.<space_permission_key>.

• space_permission_key is derived from the space name (normalized token)
• Example:
  • space.product_docs.note.create
  • space.product_docs.settings.member.manage

Space-Scoped Actions Currently Enforced

Space Management

• settings.edit
• delete

Member Management

• settings.member.manage
• settings.member.view

Category Management

• category.create
• category.edit
• category.delete

Note Management

• note.create
• note.edit
• note.delete

Wildcard Support

Permissions support wildcard matching with *.

Examples:

• space.product_docs.*
  • Grants all permissions for the product_docs space
• space.*.note.create
  • Grants note.create for all spaces
• *
  • Grants all permissions globally

Built-in Group

• Admin group is auto-created at startup if missing
• Admin group permissions:
  • *