diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommands.cs
index 5f24b2d..e11178c 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommands.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using Catalogger.Backend.Cache;
 using Catalogger.Backend.Cache.InMemoryCache;
 using Catalogger.Backend.Database;
 using Catalogger.Backend.Database.Queries;
@@ -21,14 +22,14 @@ using Catalogger.Backend.Extensions;
 using Catalogger.Backend.Services;
 using Remora.Commands.Attributes;
 using Remora.Commands.Groups;
+using Remora.Discord.API;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Objects;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Objects;
 using Remora.Discord.Commands.Attributes;
-using Remora.Discord.Commands.Contexts;
-using Remora.Discord.Commands.Extensions;
 using Remora.Discord.Commands.Feedback.Messages;
 using Remora.Discord.Commands.Feedback.Services;
 using Remora.Discord.Commands.Services;
+using Remora.Discord.Extensions.Embeds;
 using Remora.Discord.Interactivity;
 using Remora.Discord.Interactivity.Services;
 using Remora.Rest.Core;
@@ -40,16 +41,26 @@ namespace Catalogger.Backend.Bot.Commands;
 
 public class ChannelCommands(
     ILogger logger,
+    Config config,
     DatabaseContext db,
     GuildCache guildCache,
     ChannelCache channelCache,
+    IMemberCache memberCache,
     IFeedbackService feedbackService,
     ContextInjectionService contextInjection,
-    InMemoryDataService<Snowflake, ChannelCommandData> dataService
+    InMemoryDataService<Snowflake, ChannelCommandData> dataService,
+    PermissionResolverService permissionResolver
 ) : CommandGroup
 {
     private readonly ILogger _logger = logger.ForContext<ChannelCommands>();
 
+    private static readonly DiscordPermission[] RequiredGuildPermissions =
+    [
+        DiscordPermission.ManageGuild,
+        DiscordPermission.ViewAuditLog,
+    ];
+
+    // TODO: i hate this
     [Command("check-permissions")]
     [Description(
         "Check for any permission issues that would prevent Catalogger from sending logs."
@@ -57,7 +68,134 @@ public class ChannelCommands(
     [DiscordDefaultMemberPermissions(DiscordPermission.ManageGuild)]
     public async Task<IResult> CheckPermissionsAsync()
     {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
+        var (userId, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
+        if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
+            throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+
+        var embed = new EmbedBuilder().WithTitle($"Permission check for {guild.Name}");
+
+        var botUser = await memberCache.TryGetAsync(
+            guildId,
+            DiscordSnowflake.New(config.Discord.ApplicationId)
+        );
+        var currentUser = await memberCache.TryGetAsync(guildId, userId);
+        if (botUser == null || currentUser == null)
+            throw new CataloggerError("Bot member or invoking member not found in cache");
+
+        // We don't want to check categories or threads
+        var guildChannels = channelCache
+            .GuildChannels(guildId)
+            .Where(c =>
+                c.Type
+                    is not (
+                        ChannelType.GuildCategory
+                        or ChannelType.PublicThread
+                        or ChannelType.PrivateThread
+                        or ChannelType.AnnouncementThread
+                    )
+            )
+            .ToList();
+
+        // We'll only check channels the user can see, to not leak any information.
+        var checkChannels = guildChannels
+            .Where(c =>
+            {
+                var perms = permissionResolver.GetChannelPermissions(guildId, currentUser, c);
+                return perms.HasPermission(DiscordPermission.ViewChannel)
+                    || perms.HasPermission(DiscordPermission.Administrator);
+            })
+            .ToList();
+
+        var ignoredChannels = guildChannels.Count - checkChannels.Count;
+        if (ignoredChannels != 0)
+            embed = embed.WithFooter(
+                $"{ignoredChannels} channel(s) were ignored as you do not have access to them"
+            );
+
+        var guildPerms = permissionResolver.GetGuildPermissions(guildId, botUser);
+        // If the bot has admin perms, we can ignore the rest--we'll never get permission errors
+        if (guildPerms.HasPermission(DiscordPermission.Administrator))
+        {
+            return await feedbackService.ReplyAsync(
+                embeds:
+                [
+                    embed
+                        .WithColour(DiscordUtils.Green)
+                        .WithDescription("No issues found, all channels can be logged to and from!")
+                        .Build()
+                        .GetOrThrow(),
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+
+        var missingGuildPerms = string.Join(
+            ", ",
+            RequiredGuildPermissions.Where(p => !guildPerms.HasPermission(p))
+        );
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(missingGuildPerms))
+            embed.AddField("Server-level permissions", missingGuildPerms);
+
+        var missingManageChannel = new List<Snowflake>();
+        var missingSendMessages = new List<Snowflake>();
+        var missingViewChannel = new List<Snowflake>();
+        var missingReadMessageHistory = new List<Snowflake>();
+        var missingManageWebhooks = new List<Snowflake>();
+
+        foreach (var channel in checkChannels)
+        {
+            var channelPerms = permissionResolver.GetChannelPermissions(guildId, botUser, channel);
+            if (!channelPerms.HasPermission(DiscordPermission.ManageChannels))
+                missingManageChannel.Add(channel.ID);
+            if (!channelPerms.HasPermission(DiscordPermission.SendMessages))
+                missingSendMessages.Add(channel.ID);
+            if (!channelPerms.HasPermission(DiscordPermission.ViewChannel))
+                missingViewChannel.Add(channel.ID);
+            if (!channelPerms.HasPermission(DiscordPermission.ReadMessageHistory))
+                missingReadMessageHistory.Add(channel.ID);
+            if (!channelPerms.HasPermission(DiscordPermission.ManageWebhooks))
+                missingManageWebhooks.Add(channel.ID);
+        }
+
+        if (missingManageChannel.Count != 0)
+            embed.AddField(
+                "Manage Channel",
+                string.Join("\n", missingManageChannel.Select(id => $"<#{id}>"))
+            );
+        if (missingSendMessages.Count != 0)
+            embed.AddField(
+                "Send Messages",
+                string.Join("\n", missingSendMessages.Select(id => $"<#{id}>"))
+            );
+        if (missingReadMessageHistory.Count != 0)
+            embed.AddField(
+                "Read Message History",
+                string.Join("\n", missingReadMessageHistory.Select(id => $"<#{id}>"))
+            );
+        if (missingViewChannel.Count != 0)
+            embed.AddField(
+                "View Channel",
+                string.Join("\n", missingViewChannel.Select(id => $"<#{id}>"))
+            );
+        if (missingManageWebhooks.Count != 0)
+            embed.AddField(
+                "Manage Webhooks",
+                string.Join("\n", missingManageWebhooks.Select(id => $"<#{id}>"))
+            );
+
+        if (embed.Fields.Count == 0)
+        {
+            embed = embed
+                .WithColour(DiscordUtils.Green)
+                .WithDescription("No issues found, all channels can be logged to and from!");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            embed = embed
+                .WithColour(DiscordUtils.Red)
+                .WithDescription("Permission issues found, please fix them and try again.");
+        }
+
+        return await feedbackService.ReplyAsync(embeds: [embed.Build().GetOrThrow()]);
     }
 
     [Command("configure-channels")]