From bbb4014f61e0fa9481191d8bd1e4f51b2ff57ee3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: legop3 <minecratfd8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 20:02:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] everyone can status!

---
 server/src/services/discordBotService.js | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/src/services/discordBotService.js b/server/src/services/discordBotService.js
index ab4c36d6..e77a2e8c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/discordBotService.js
+++ b/server/src/services/discordBotService.js
@@ -265,13 +265,15 @@ async function handleCommand(message) {
   if (message.author.bot) return;
   const content = (message.content || '').trim();
   if (!content.toLowerCase().startsWith('rs')) return;
-  if (!isAdminUser(message.author.id)) {
-    return; // ignore non-admins
-  }
 
   const tokens = content.split(/\s+/);
   tokens.shift(); // remove prefix
   const action = (tokens.shift() || '').toLowerCase();
+  const isAdmin = isAdminUser(message.author.id);
+
+  if (!isAdmin && action !== '' && action !== 'status' && action !== 'help') {
+    return; // ignore non-admins for privileged commands
+  }
 
   switch (action) {
     case '':