OP Permission Fallback
by Serilum
OP Permission Fallback makes players who hold the minecraft.op permission act like server operators in-game, so admins can grant command access without giving operator status.
What it does
A server admin who wants to hand command access to a player can assign the minecraft.op permission string through a permissions plugin rather than making that player an operator. The mod reads the permission from the server and treats a player who has it as an operator for mods that only check operator or cheat-access status. The permission string is set in the config file as defaultOpPermissionString, whose default value is minecraft.op, so the value can be changed to another node if a server uses a different scheme.
The mod is aimed at server owners running several mods that gate commands behind operator status. Without a fallback, each of those mods would need its own permission setup. Compatibility with LuckPerms is noted by the author, and the mod is described as a reference point for permission handling, so mod authors can point users to it instead of writing their own support answers for permissions. Installation requires Collective and Fabric API. OP Permission Fallback is server-side only, is not open source, is released under All rights reserved, and is published for Fabric 1.16.5 only, as 1.16.5-1.1-fabric dated 2022-09-01.
Key features
Operator fallback by permission
Players holding the minecraft.op permission can run commands that normally require operator status.
Configurable permission string
The defaultOpPermissionString option in the config file sets which permission node grants operator-like access.
Cheat-access checks
Mods that only check operator or cheat-access status can accept players who hold the configured permission.
Compatibility with LuckPerms
The author states the mod works alongside LuckPerms for managing permission nodes on a server.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
GraphiX is server-side only, open source under The Unlicense, and published for Fabric 1.16.5. BoredCommands is open source under the MIT License for Fabric 1.16.5 and runs on client and server, so every player needs it. GameMode Permissions is server-side only for Fabric 1.21, released under a non-commercial license, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP Permission Fallback | Fabric | 1.16.5 | Server-side only | 2022-09-01 |
| GraphiX | Fabric | 1.16.5 | Server-side only | 2021-03-16 |
| BoredCommands | Fabric | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2021-05-14 |
| GameMode Permissions | Fabric | 1.21 | Server-side only | 2024-07-07 |
Questions
Does OP Permission Fallback need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on the client?
Can the permission node be changed?
Which versions does OP Permission Fallback support?
In the catalog
OP Permission Fallback is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Requires the library mod Collective (Fabric) and the Fabric API. OP Permission Fallback (Fabric) exists as a bridge between mods using the standard.hasPermission() function in their code, without providing support for a Permission mod, and servers with a permission-based environment. When adding the "minecraft.op"โฆ
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/op-permission-fallback
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15