diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index a729d73..9d242c9 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 DISCORD_TOKEN=<string: 'Discord Bot Token'>
 GUILD_ID=<string: 'Discord Server ID'>
 DISCORD_CLIENT_ID=<string: 'Discord App Client ID'>
-DATABASE_URI=<string: 'MongoDB URI'>
\ No newline at end of file
+DATABASE_URI=<string: 'MongoDB URI'>
+MOD_CHANNEL_ID=<string 'Channel ID'>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/announce.ts b/src/commands/announce.ts
index 500554d..bb9390d 100644
--- a/src/commands/announce.ts
+++ b/src/commands/announce.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   SlashCommandChannelOption,
   TextInputBuilder,
   TextInputStyle,
+  PermissionFlagsBits,
 } from "discord.js";
 import { Command } from "../interface";
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export default {
     .setName("announce")
     .setDescription("announcement the world something")
     .setDMPermission(false)
+    .setDefaultMemberPermissions(PermissionFlagsBits.ManageMessages)
     .addChannelOption((option: SlashCommandChannelOption) => {
       return option
         .setName("channel")
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ export default {
       option.setName("mention").setDescription("Who to mention").setRequired(false),
     ) as SlashCommandBuilder,
 
+  isMod: true,
   async execute(interaction) {
     if (!interaction.guild) return;
 
diff --git a/src/commands/echo.ts b/src/commands/echo.ts
index fbe1f73..2c81292 100644
--- a/src/commands/echo.ts
+++ b/src/commands/echo.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   SlashCommandChannelOption,
   TextInputBuilder,
   TextInputStyle,
+  PermissionFlagsBits,
 } from "discord.js";
 import { Command } from "../interface";
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export default {
     .setName("echo")
     .setDescription("Announce a message to a channel")
     .setDMPermission(false)
+    .setDefaultMemberPermissions(PermissionFlagsBits.ManageMessages)
     .addChannelOption((option: SlashCommandChannelOption) => {
       return option
         .setName("channel")
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ export default {
       option.setName("mention").setDescription("Who to mention").setRequired(false),
     ) as SlashCommandBuilder,
 
+  isMod: true,
+
   async execute(interaction) {
     if (!interaction.guild) return;
     const channelId = (interaction.options.getChannel("channel")?.id || interaction.channelId) as string;
diff --git a/src/commands/images.ts b/src/commands/images.ts
index 143c3c0..b0d7004 100644
--- a/src/commands/images.ts
+++ b/src/commands/images.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   SlashCommandChannelOption,
   TextInputBuilder,
   TextInputStyle,
+  PermissionFlagsBits,
 } from "discord.js";
 import { Command } from "../interface";
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export default {
     .setName("images")
     .setDescription("send images")
     .setDMPermission(false)
+    .setDefaultMemberPermissions(PermissionFlagsBits.ManageMessages)
     .addChannelOption((option: SlashCommandChannelOption) => {
       return option
         .setName("channel")
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ export default {
         .addChannelTypes(ChannelType.GuildText, ChannelType.GuildAnnouncement);
     }) as SlashCommandBuilder,
 
+  isMod: true,
+
   async execute(interaction) {
     if (!interaction.guild) return;
     const channelId = (interaction.options.getChannel("channel")?.id || interaction.channelId) as string;
diff --git a/src/commands/ping.ts b/src/commands/ping.ts
index 9b94701..4192459 100644
--- a/src/commands/ping.ts
+++ b/src/commands/ping.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { Command } from "../interface";
 export default {
   data: new SlashCommandBuilder().setName("ping").setDescription("Replies with Pong!").setDMPermission(false),
 
+  isMod: true,
+
   async execute(interaction) {
     const message = await interaction.reply({ content: "Pong!", fetchReply: true });
     await interaction.editReply(`Pong! Latency is ${Math.abs(Date.now() - message.createdTimestamp)}ms.`);
diff --git a/src/commands/template.ts b/src/commands/template.ts
index cd02915..ee4fd5a 100644
--- a/src/commands/template.ts
+++ b/src/commands/template.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   StringSelectMenuBuilder,
   SlashCommandSubcommandBuilder,
   ChannelType,
+  PermissionFlagsBits,
 } from "discord.js";
 import { Command } from "../interface";
 import db from "../utils/database";
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export default {
     .setName("template")
     .setDescription("provides us with the templates")
     .setDMPermission(false)
+    .setDefaultMemberPermissions(PermissionFlagsBits.Administrator)
     .addSubcommand((subcommand: SlashCommandSubcommandBuilder) =>
       subcommand.setName("create").setDescription("Creates Templates"),
     )
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ export default {
       subcommand.setName("delete").setDescription("Deletes the Templates"),
     ) as SlashCommandBuilder,
 
+  isMod: true,
+
   async execute(interaction) {
     if (!interaction.guild) return;
     const subcommand = interaction.options.getSubcommand();
diff --git a/src/events/interactionCreate.ts b/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
index 42b789c..3286980 100644
--- a/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
+++ b/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
@@ -14,15 +14,27 @@ export default {
       await interaction.reply({ content: "Command not found", ephemeral: true });
       return;
     }
+    if (command.isMod) {
+      const interactionChannelId = interaction.channelId;
+      const envChannelId = process.env.CHANNEL_ID;
 
-    try {
-      command.execute(interaction);
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(err);
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: "There was an error while executing this command!",
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
+      if (interactionChannelId !== envChannelId) {
+        await interaction.reply({
+          content: "This command can only be executed in a specific channel.",
+          ephemeral: true,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        command.execute(interaction);
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+        await interaction.reply({
+          content: "There was an error while executing this command!",
+          ephemeral: true,
+        });
+      }
     }
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/interface/command.ts b/src/interface/command.ts
index 27cc638..16d3bd7 100644
--- a/src/interface/command.ts
+++ b/src/interface/command.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ChatInputCommandInteraction, SlashCommandBuilder } from "discord.js";
 
 export interface Command {
   data: SlashCommandBuilder;
+  isMod: boolean;
 
   execute(interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction): void;
 }