# Can I manually set Shopify permissions for Mechanic?

Mechanic offers two ways to manage Shopify permissions for your tasks:

1. **Automatic detection from previews** — Mechanic analyzes the actions your task generates during [preview](https://learn.mechanic.dev/core/tasks/previews) to infer which scopes it needs.
2. **Explicit declaration with `{% permissions %}`** — You can declare the exact scopes your task needs directly in your [task code](https://learn.mechanic.dev/platform/liquid/tags/permissions).

Both approaches are fully supported. See [Permissions](https://learn.mechanic.dev/core/tasks/permissions) for a full overview.

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Having trouble getting your permissions and previews to line up? Try asking in our [community Slack workspace](https://learn.mechanic.dev/resources/slack). Sharing your task code there is a good way to get suggestions about how to move forward. :)
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