Members — assign roles + permissions

The flip side of Settings → Roles: the Roles tab defines roles; this page is about assigning roles to specific members. The assignment happens on #Members → per-member row → role picker.

Permissions

Manage Roles — required to assign or unassign roles on any member. You can only assign roles strictly below your own highest role (same rule as the Roles tab editor).

Assigning a role to a member

1. Open #Members from the sidebar (GUILD → Members).
2. Find the member you want to edit (search bar or scroll).
3. Click their row to open the per-member drawer.
4. Roles chip section → click + Add role → pick from the dropdown.

The role is applied instantly; the member's coloured chip on the roster updates to reflect their new highest role. Removed roles disappear immediately from their chip list.

Assigning multiple roles at once

Tick the checkboxes on multiple member rows → bulk action bar at the bottom → Add role to N / Remove role from N. The action applies the same role(s) to every selected member.

What a role assignment does

When you grant a role:

• The member immediately gains the union of that role's permissions + every other role they hold.
• The displayed colour on the member's name updates if the new role is higher than their current highest.
• An audit-log row is written (visible on Settings → Audit Log).
• WebSocket pushes the change so the member's UI updates without refresh (they see new sidebar entries appear, new action buttons unlock).

What a member sees

A member's own roles are visible to them on #My Home → My Status (see #My Home). They see:

• Each role they hold (colour + name).
• The combined effective permission list (one chip per permission they have).

Members can't grant roles to themselves or to anyone else without the Manage Roles permission.

Removing a role

Same flow — open the member, click the × on the role chip, confirm. The member loses permissions exclusive to that role (anything they have via other roles stays).

Role ordering matters

If a member holds Admin + Manager + Member:

• Displayed colour = the highest role's colour (whichever is at the top of the Settings → Roles list).
• Edit / delete permissions apply only to roles below the editing user's highest. So a Manager-level staff can edit Member but not Admin.

Cross-links

• Settings → Roles — define / edit / delete roles + the Default Member Role.
• Permissions reference — every permission with description + typical role assignment.
• #Members — the roster channel where assignments happen.

Last reviewed

Walked as demo01 (Owner of QuickStart Demo) on 2026-05-24 against commit 3f2a05ac. Workflow described here matches the live Members roster + Roles tab.