Permissions reference

Project permissions are stored per user and per project as these keys:

UI name	API key	Allows
View Projects	view_project	See the project and its pages
View Units	view_units	See items, bugs and comments
Edit Units	edit_units	Create, edit, move and comment on items
Delete Units	delete_units	Soft-delete items
Add with AI	add_with_ai	Use AI Add
Edit Projects	edit_project	Change project metadata
Edit Project Settings	edit_project_settings	Change project settings
Project Admin	project_admin	Everything in the project, including deleting it

System-level:

Permission	Allows
System Admin	Users, memberships, passwords, Deleted and purge, API docs, MCP docs, all project capabilities
Create Projects	Create new projects

What needs what

Action	Needs
Open a project	View Projects
Read the backlog, bugs, comments	View Units
Add or edit an item, drag on the board, comment	Edit Units
Delete an item	Delete Units
Use AI Add	Add with AI
Edit a project’s details	Edit Projects
Change project settings	Edit Project Settings
Delete a project	Project Admin
Purge deleted records	System Admin
Manage users	System Admin