diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/hooks/verify-project-owner.ts b/packages/server-core/src/hooks/verify-project-owner.ts
index eedcb09b17..024b41df62 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/hooks/verify-project-owner.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/hooks/verify-project-owner.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Ethereal Engine. All Rights Reserved.
 import { BadRequest, Forbidden, NotAuthenticated } from '@feathersjs/errors'
 import { HookContext, Paginated } from '@feathersjs/feathers'
 
+import { checkScope } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/common/functions/checkScope'
 import {
   ProjectPermissionType,
   projectPermissionPath
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export default () => {
     if (context.params.isInternal) return context
     const loggedInUser = context.params.user as UserType
     if (!loggedInUser) throw new NotAuthenticated('No logged in user')
-    if (loggedInUser.scopes && loggedInUser.scopes.find((scope) => scope.type === 'admin:admin')) return context
+    if (loggedInUser.scopes && (await checkScope(loggedInUser, 'projects', 'write'))) return context
     const app = context.app
     const projectId =
       context.service === 'project'
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-build/project-build.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-build/project-build.hooks.ts
index 5c277173c3..333b096e20 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-build/project-build.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-build/project-build.hooks.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Ethereal Engine. All Rights Reserved.
 import { hooks as schemaHooks } from '@feathersjs/schema'
 
 import { projectBuildPatchValidator } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/schemas/projects/project-build.schema'
+import { disallow, iff, isProvider } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
 import verifyScope from '../../hooks/verify-scope'
 import {
   projectBuildExternalResolver,
@@ -35,16 +36,16 @@ export default {
 
   before: {
     all: [],
-    find: [verifyScope('admin', 'admin')],
-    get: [],
-    create: [],
-    update: [],
+    find: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('projects', 'read'))],
+    get: [disallow()],
+    create: [disallow()],
+    update: [disallow()],
     patch: [
+      iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('projects', 'write')),
       () => schemaHooks.validateData(projectBuildPatchValidator),
-      schemaHooks.resolveData(projectBuildPatchResolver),
-      verifyScope('admin', 'admin')
+      schemaHooks.resolveData(projectBuildPatchResolver)
     ],
-    remove: []
+    remove: [disallow()]
   },
   after: {
     all: [],
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-github-push/project-github-push.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-github-push/project-github-push.hooks.ts
index 6fe42fc9fc..155c02450f 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-github-push/project-github-push.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-github-push/project-github-push.hooks.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ All portions of the code written by the Ethereal Engine team are Copyright © 20
 Ethereal Engine. All Rights Reserved.
 */
 
-import { iff, isProvider } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
+import { disallow, iff, isProvider } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
 import projectPermissionAuthenticate from '../../hooks/project-permission-authenticate'
 import verifyScope from '../../hooks/verify-scope'
 
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ export default {
 
   before: {
     all: [],
-    find: [],
-    get: [],
-    create: [],
-    update: [],
-    patch: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write') as any, projectPermissionAuthenticate('write'))],
-    remove: []
+    find: [disallow()],
+    get: [disallow()],
+    create: [disallow()],
+    update: [disallow()],
+    patch: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('projects', 'write'), projectPermissionAuthenticate('write'))],
+    remove: [disallow()]
   },
   after: {
     all: [],
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-invalidate/project-invalidate.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-invalidate/project-invalidate.hooks.ts
index b9e3c47c86..8e6a8f2036 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-invalidate/project-invalidate.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-invalidate/project-invalidate.hooks.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Ethereal Engine. All Rights Reserved.
 import { hooks as schemaHooks } from '@feathersjs/schema'
 
 import { projectInvalidatePatchValidator } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/schemas/projects/project-invalidate.schema'
+import { disallow, iff, isProvider } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
 import verifyScope from '../../hooks/verify-scope'
 import { projectInvalidatePatchResolver } from './project-invalidate.resolvers'
 
@@ -31,16 +32,16 @@ export default {
 
   before: {
     all: [],
-    find: [],
-    get: [],
-    create: [],
-    update: [],
+    find: [disallow()],
+    get: [disallow()],
+    create: [disallow()],
+    update: [disallow()],
     patch: [
+      iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('projects', 'write')),
       () => schemaHooks.validateData(projectInvalidatePatchValidator),
-      schemaHooks.resolveData(projectInvalidatePatchResolver),
-      verifyScope('admin', 'admin')
+      schemaHooks.resolveData(projectInvalidatePatchResolver)
     ],
-    remove: []
+    remove: [disallow()]
   },
   after: {
     all: [],
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-permission/project-permission.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-permission/project-permission.hooks.ts
index 7d07cc711d..c169a189e7 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-permission/project-permission.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-permission/project-permission.hooks.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { disallow, iff, isProvider } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
 import verifyProjectOwner from '../../hooks/verify-project-owner'
 
 import { INVITE_CODE_REGEX, USER_ID_REGEX } from '@etherealengine/common/src/constants/IdConstants'
+import { checkScope } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/common/functions/checkScope'
 import {
   ProjectPermissionData,
   ProjectPermissionPatch,
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ const checkExistingPermissions = async (context: HookContext<ProjectPermissionSe
   const data: ProjectPermissionData[] = Array.isArray(context.data) ? context.data : [context.data]
 
   const selfUser = context.params!.user!
-  //
   try {
     const searchParam = data[0].inviteCode
       ? {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const checkExistingPermissions = async (context: HookContext<ProjectPermissionSe
       type:
         data[0].type === 'owner' ||
         existingPermissionsCount.length === 0 ||
-        (selfUser.scopes?.find((scope) => scope.type === 'admin:admin') && selfUser.id === users.data[0].id)
+        ((await checkScope(selfUser, 'projects', 'write')) && selfUser.id === users.data[0].id)
           ? 'owner'
           : 'user'
     }
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ const checkExistingPermissions = async (context: HookContext<ProjectPermissionSe
  */
 const checkUserScopes = async (context: HookContext<ProjectPermissionService>) => {
   if (!context.params.user) return false
-  if (context.params.user.scopes.find((scope) => scope.type === 'admin:admin')) return false
-  return true
+  return checkScope(context.params.user, 'projects', 'read')
 }
 
 /**
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ const checkPermissionStatus = async (context: HookContext<ProjectPermissionServi
  */
 const ensureOwnership = async (context: HookContext<ProjectPermissionService>) => {
   const loggedInUser = context.params!.user!
-  if (loggedInUser.scopes?.find((scope) => scope.type === 'admin:admin')) return context
+  if (await checkScope(loggedInUser, 'projects', 'read')) return
   const result = (Array.isArray(context.result) ? context.result : [context.result]) as ProjectPermissionType[]
   if (result[0].userId !== loggedInUser.id) throw new Forbidden('You do not own this project-permission')
 }
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-permission/project-permission.test.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-permission/project-permission.test.ts
index b89cb415b7..e7ca74f750 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-permission/project-permission.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project-permission/project-permission.test.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ describe('project-permission.test', () => {
       userId: user4.id
     })
     await app.service(scopePath).create({
-      type: 'admin:admin',
+      type: 'projects:read',
+      userId: user4.id
+    })
+    await app.service(scopePath).create({
+      type: 'projects:write',
       userId: user4.id
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project.hooks.ts
index 8d6d486c7b..1728b5e52a 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project.hooks.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import verifyScope from '../../hooks/verify-scope'
 import { projectPermissionDataResolver } from '../project-permission/project-permission.resolvers'
 
 import { GITHUB_URL_REGEX } from '@etherealengine/common/src/constants/GitHubConstants'
+import { checkScope } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/common/functions/checkScope'
 import { apiJobPath } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/schemas/cluster/api-job.schema'
 import { StaticResourceType, staticResourcePath } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/schemas/media/static-resource.schema'
 import { ProjectBuildUpdateItemType } from '@etherealengine/engine/src/schemas/projects/project-build.schema'
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ const ensurePushStatus = async (context: HookContext<ProjectService>) => {
       .select()
       .options({ nestTables: true })
 
-    const allowedProjects = await projectPermissions.map((permission) => permission.project)
+    const allowedProjects = projectPermissions.map((permission) => permission.project)
     const repoAccess =
       githubIdentityProvider.data.length > 0
         ? ((await context.app.service(githubRepoAccessPath).find({
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ const ensurePushStatus = async (context: HookContext<ProjectService>) => {
       context.projectPushIds = context.projectPushIds.concat(matchingAllowedRepos.map((repo) => repo.id))
     }
 
-    if (!context.params.user!.scopes?.find((scope) => scope.type === 'admin:admin'))
+    if (!(await checkScope(context.params.user!, 'projects', 'read')))
       context.params.query.id = { $in: [...new Set(allowedProjects.map((project) => project.id))] }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project.ts
index 6c5696a085..c012c78788 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project.ts
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ export default (app: Application): void => {
       })) as any as ProjectPermissionType[]
       targetIds = targetIds.concat(projectOwners.map((permission) => permission.userId))
 
-      const adminScopes = (await app.service(scopePath).find({
+      const projectReadScopes = (await app.service(scopePath).find({
         query: {
-          type: 'admin:admin'
+          type: 'projects:read'
         },
         paginate: false
       })) as ScopeType[]
 
-      targetIds = targetIds.concat(adminScopes.map((admin) => admin.userId!))
+      targetIds = targetIds.concat(projectReadScopes.map((admin) => admin.userId!))
       targetIds = _.uniq(targetIds)
       return Promise.all(targetIds.map((userId: UserID) => app.channel(`userIds/${userId}`).send(data)))
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/scene-upload/scene-upload.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/scene-upload/scene-upload.hooks.ts
index e52aa1d580..d3b6d67221 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/scene-upload/scene-upload.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/scene-upload/scene-upload.hooks.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ All portions of the code written by the Ethereal Engine team are Copyright © 20
 Ethereal Engine. All Rights Reserved.
 */
 
+import { disallow, iff, isProvider } from 'feathers-hooks-common'
 import verifyScope from '../../hooks/verify-scope'
 
 export default {
@@ -27,12 +28,12 @@ export default {
 
   before: {
     all: [],
-    find: [],
-    get: [],
-    create: [verifyScope('editor', 'write')],
-    update: [],
-    patch: [],
-    remove: []
+    find: [disallow()],
+    get: [disallow()],
+    create: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write'))],
+    update: [disallow()],
+    patch: [disallow()],
+    remove: [disallow()]
   },
   after: {
     all: [],
diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/scene/scene.hooks.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/scene/scene.hooks.ts
index 465e9694f4..7d00e67a60 100755
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/scene/scene.hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/scene/scene.hooks.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ export default {
     all: [],
     find: [],
     get: [],
-    create: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write') as any, projectPermissionAuthenticate(false))],
-    update: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write') as any, projectPermissionAuthenticate(false))],
-    patch: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write') as any, projectPermissionAuthenticate(false))],
-    remove: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write') as any, projectPermissionAuthenticate(false))]
+    create: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write'), projectPermissionAuthenticate(false))],
+    update: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write'), projectPermissionAuthenticate(false))],
+    patch: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write'), projectPermissionAuthenticate(false))],
+    remove: [iff(isProvider('external'), verifyScope('editor', 'write'), projectPermissionAuthenticate(false))]
   },
 
   after: {