diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3.rb
index 727d62ae..221df59b 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ module Travis
       WrongCredentials    = ClientError        .create('access denied',  status: 403)
       LoginRequired       = ClientError        .create('login required', status: 403)
       InsufficientAccess  = ClientError        .create(status: 403)
-      PushAccessRequired  = InsufficientAccess .create('push access required')
       WrongParams         = ClientError        .create('wrong parameters')
       ServerError         = Error              .create(status: 500)
       NotImplemented      = ServerError        .create('request not (yet) implemented', status: 501)
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/generic.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/generic.rb
index c4883ff3..4e5755cd 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/generic.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/generic.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ module Travis::API::V3
       list.select { |r| visible?(r) }
     end
 
+    def permissions(object)
+      return unless factory = permission_class(object.class)
+      factory.new(self, object)
+    end
+
     protected
 
     def build_visible?(build)
@@ -78,13 +83,22 @@ module Travis::API::V3
       send(method, object) if respond_to?(method, true)
     end
 
-    @@method_for_cache = Tool::ThreadLocal.new
+
+    @@unknown_permission     = Object.new
+    @@permission_class_cache = Tool::ThreadLocal.new
+    @@method_for_cache       = Tool::ThreadLocal.new
+
+    def permission_class(klass)
+      result = @@permission_class_cache[klass] ||= Permissions[normailze_type(klass), false] || @@unknown_permission
+      result unless result == @@unknown_permission
+    end
 
     def method_for(type, method)
-      @@method_for_cache[[type, method]] ||= begin
-        prefix = type.name.sub(/^Travis::API::V3::Models::/, ''.freeze).underscore
-        "#{prefix}_#{method}"
-      end
+      @@method_for_cache[[type, method]] ||= "#{normailze_type(type)}_#{method}"
+    end
+
+    def normailze_type(type)
+      type.name.sub(/^Travis::API::V3::Models::/, ''.freeze).underscore.to_sym
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/scoped.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/scoped.rb
index 5bf1df90..33b8017d 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/scoped.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/scoped.rb
@@ -2,18 +2,27 @@ require 'travis/api/v3/access_control/generic'
 
 module Travis::API::V3
   class AccessControl::Scoped < AccessControl::Generic
-    attr_accessor :unscoped, :owner_name, :name
+    attr_accessor :unscoped, :anonymous, :owner_name, :name
 
     def initialize(scope, unscoped)
       @owner_name, @name = scope.split(?/.freeze, 2)
       @unscoped          = unscoped
+      @anonymous         = AccessControl::Anonymous.new
     end
 
     protected
 
     def private_repository_visible?(repository)
+      scope_repository(repository).visible?(repository)
+    end
+
+    def repository_writable?(repository)
+      scope_repository(repository).writable?(repository)
+    end
+
+    def scope_repository(repository, method = caller_locations.first.base_label)
       return false if name and repository.name != name
-      unscoped.visible?(repository) if repository.owner_name == owner_name
+      repository.owner_name == owner_name ? unscoped : anonymous
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/user.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/user.rb
index f1979dfa..c6a2dd25 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/user.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/access_control/user.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ require 'travis/api/v3/access_control/generic'
 
 module Travis::API::V3
   class AccessControl::User < AccessControl::Generic
-    attr_reader :user, :permissions
+    attr_reader :user, :access_permissions
 
     def initialize(user)
-      user         = Models::User.find(user.id) if user.is_a? ::User
-      @user        = user
-      @permissions = user.permissions.where(user_id: user.id)
+      user                = Models::User.find(user.id) if user.is_a? ::User
+      @user               = user
+      @access_permissions = user.permissions.where(user_id: user.id)
       super()
     end
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     end
 
     def visible_repositories(list)
-      list.where('repositories.private = false OR repositories.id IN (?)'.freeze, permissions.map(&:repository_id))
+      list.where('repositories.private = false OR repositories.id IN (?)'.freeze, access_permissions.map(&:repository_id))
     end
 
     protected
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module Travis::API::V3
 
     def permission?(type, id)
       id = id.id if id.is_a? ::Repository
-      permissions.where(type => true, :repository_id => id).any?
+      access_permissions.where(type => true, :repository_id => id).any?
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b4c58b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Travis::API::V3
+  module Permissions
+    extend ConstantResolver
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/generic.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/generic.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5648adfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/generic.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+module Travis::API::V3
+  class Permissions::Generic
+    def self.access_rights
+      @access_rights ||= begin
+        rights = superclass.respond_to?(:access_rights) ? superclass.access_rights.dup : {}
+        public_instance_methods(false).each do |method|
+          next unless method.to_s =~ /^([^_].+)\?$/
+          rights[$1.to_sym] = method
+        end
+        rights
+      end
+    end
+
+    # for any public method defined with a question mark in the end, it defines a method with an
+    # exclamation mark that will raise an InsufficientAccess error if the question mark version
+    # returns false
+    def self.method_added(method_name)
+      super
+
+      return unless public_method_defined?(method_name)
+      return unless method_name.to_s =~ /^([^_].+)\?$/
+
+      permission = $1
+      type       = name[/[^:]+$/].underscore
+
+      class_eval <<-RUBY
+        def #{permission}!
+          return self if #{permission}?
+          payload = {
+            resource_type: "#{type}".freeze,
+            permission:    "#{permission}".freeze
+          }
+          payload[:#{type}] = object if read?
+          raise InsufficientAccess.new('operation requires #{permission} access to #{type}', payload)
+        end
+      RUBY
+    end
+
+    attr_accessor :access_control, :object
+
+    def initialize(access_control, object)
+      @access_control = access_control
+      @object         = object
+    end
+
+    def read?
+      access_control.visible? object
+    end
+
+    def to_h
+      self.class.access_rights.map { |k,v| [k,!!public_send(v)] }.to_h
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def write?
+      access_control.writable? object
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/repository.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/repository.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b89d6ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/repository.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module Travis::API::V3
+  class Permissions::Repository < Permissions::Generic
+    def enable?
+      write?
+    end
+
+    def disable?
+      write?
+    end
+
+    def create_request?
+      write?
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/model_renderer.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/model_renderer.rb
index 491aa627..81b4a864 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/model_renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/model_renderer.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Travis::API::V3
       @script_name    = script_name
       @include        = include
       @included       = included
-      @access_control = access_control
+      @access_control = access_control || AccessControl::Anonymous.new
     end
 
     def href
@@ -74,13 +74,17 @@ module Travis::API::V3
       nested_included = included + [model]
       modes           = {}
 
+      if permissions = access_control.permissions(model) and (representation != :minimal or include? :@permissions)
+        result[:@permissions] = permissions.to_h
+      end
+
       if include.any?
         excepted_type = result[:@type].to_s
         fields        = fields.dup
       end
 
       include.each do |qualified_field|
-        raise WrongParams, 'illegal format for include parameter'.freeze unless /\A(?<prefix>\w+)\.(?<field>\w+)\Z$/ =~ qualified_field
+        raise WrongParams, 'illegal format for include parameter'.freeze unless /\A(?<prefix>\w+)\.(?<field>@?\w+)\Z$/ =~ qualified_field
         next if prefix != excepted_type
         raise WrongParams, 'no field %p to include'.freeze % qualified_field unless self.class.available_attributes.include?(field)
 
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/disable.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/disable.rb
index 08a191bb..c904351e 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/disable.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/disable.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     def run!(activate = false)
       raise LoginRequired unless access_control.logged_in? or access_control.full_access?
       raise NotFound      unless repository = find(:repository)
+      check_access(repository)
 
       admin = access_control.admin_for(repository)
 
@@ -11,5 +12,9 @@ module Travis::API::V3
 
       repository
     end
+
+    def check_access(repository)
+      access_control.permissions(repository).disable!
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/enable.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/enable.rb
index 5d85439b..5d43bbe7 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/enable.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/enable.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,9 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     def run!
       super(true)
     end
+
+    def check_access(repository)
+      access_control.permissions(repository).enable!
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
index 2ff6f156..40a299c5 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     params "request", "user", :config, :message, :branch
 
     def run
-      raise LoginRequired                              unless access_control.logged_in? or access_control.full_access?
-      raise NotFound                                   unless repository = find(:repository)
-      raise PushAccessRequired, repository: repository unless access_control.writable?(repository)
+      raise LoginRequired unless access_control.logged_in? or access_control.full_access?
+      raise NotFound      unless repository = find(:repository)
+      access_control.permissions(repository).create_request!
 
       user      = find(:user) if access_control.full_access? and params_for? 'user'.freeze
       user    ||= access_control.user
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/owner/find_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/owner/find_spec.rb
index 90152fd8..b5dd0c82 100644
--- a/spec/v3/services/owner/find_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v3/services/owner/find_spec.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Owner::Find do
         "repositories"      => [{
           "@type"           => "repository",
           "@href"           => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+          "@permissions"    => {
+            "read"          => true,
+            "enable"        => false,
+            "disable"       => false,
+            "create_request"=> false},
           "id"              => repo.id,
           "name"            => "example-repo",
           "slug"            => "example-org/example-repo",
@@ -76,6 +81,11 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Owner::Find do
         "repositories"      => [{
           "@type"           => "repository",
           "@href"           => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+          "@permissions"    => {
+            "read"          => true,
+            "enable"        => false,
+            "disable"       => false,
+            "create_request"=> false},
           "id"              => repo.id,
           "name"            => "example-repo",
           "slug"            => "example-org/example-repo",
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/owner/repositories_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/owner/repositories_spec.rb
index 9f47fecb..77285bfc 100644
--- a/spec/v3/services/owner/repositories_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v3/services/owner/repositories_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Owner::Repositories do
       "repositories"      => [{
         "@type"           => "repository",
         "@href"           => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+        "@permissions"    => {
+          "read"          => true,
+          "enable"        => false,
+          "disable"       => false,
+          "create_request"=> false},
         "id"              =>  repo.id,
         "name"            =>  "minimal",
         "slug"            =>  "svenfuchs/minimal",
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/repositories/for_current_user_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/repositories/for_current_user_spec.rb
index 67068f69..26fe6151 100644
--- a/spec/v3/services/repositories/for_current_user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v3/services/repositories/for_current_user_spec.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Repositories::ForCurrentUser do
   let(:repo) { Repository.by_slug('svenfuchs/minimal').first }
 
-  let(:token)   { Travis::Api::App::AccessToken.create(user: repo.owner, app_id: 1) }
-  let(:headers) {{ 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => "token #{token}"                        }}
-  before        { Permission.create(repository: repo, user: repo.owner, pull: true) }
-  before        { repo.update_attribute(:private, true)                             }
-  after         { repo.update_attribute(:private, false)                            }
+  let(:token)   { Travis::Api::App::AccessToken.create(user: repo.owner, app_id: 1)             }
+  let(:headers) {{ 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => "token #{token}"                                    }}
+  before        { Permission.create(repository: repo, user: repo.owner, pull: true, push: true) }
+  before        { repo.update_attribute(:private, true)                                         }
+  after         { repo.update_attribute(:private, false)                                        }
 
   describe "private repository, private API, authenticated as user with access" do
     before  { get("/v3/repos", {}, headers)    }
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Repositories::ForCurrentUser do
       "repositories"      => [{
         "@type"           => "repository",
         "@href"           => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+        "@permissions"    => {
+          "read"          => true,
+          "enable"        => true,
+          "disable"       => true,
+          "create_request"=> true},
         "id"              =>  repo.id,
         "name"            =>  "minimal",
         "slug"            =>  "svenfuchs/minimal",
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/repository/find_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/repository/find_spec.rb
index b92df8d0..d0d6d431 100644
--- a/spec/v3/services/repository/find_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v3/services/repository/find_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Repository::Find do
     example    { expect(parsed_body).to be == {
       "@type"           => "repository",
       "@href"           => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+      "@permissions"    => {
+        "read"          => true,
+        "enable"        => false,
+        "disable"       => false,
+        "create_request"=> false},
       "id"              =>  repo.id,
       "name"            =>  "minimal",
       "slug"            =>  "svenfuchs/minimal",
@@ -95,6 +100,11 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Repository::Find do
     example       { expect(parsed_body).to be == {
       "@type"           => "repository",
       "@href"           => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+      "@permissions"    => {
+        "read"          => true,
+        "enable"        => false,
+        "disable"       => false,
+        "create_request"=> false},
       "id"              =>  repo.id,
       "name"            =>  "minimal",
       "slug"            =>  "svenfuchs/minimal",
@@ -165,6 +175,11 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Repository::Find do
     example { expect(parsed_body).to be == {
       "@type"           => "repository",
       "@href"           => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+      "@permissions"    => {
+        "read"          => true,
+        "enable"        => true,
+        "disable"       => true,
+        "create_request"=> true},
       "id"              =>  repo.id,
       "name"            =>  "minimal",
       "slug"            =>  "svenfuchs/minimal",
@@ -241,6 +256,11 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Repository::Find do
     example { expect(parsed_body).to be == {
       "@type"           => "repository",
       "@href"           => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+      "@permissions"    => {
+        "read"          => true,
+        "enable"        => true,
+        "disable"       => true,
+        "create_request"=> true},
       "id"              =>  repo.id,
       "name"            =>  "minimal",
       "slug"            =>  "svenfuchs/minimal",
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
index 62b32089..b316ca82 100644
--- a/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Requests::Create do
     example { expect(last_response.status).to be == 403 }
     example { expect(JSON.load(body)).to      be ==     {
       "@type"         => "error",
-      "error_type"    => "push_access_required",
-      "error_message" => "push access required",
+      "error_type"    => "insufficient_access",
+      "error_message" => "operation requires create_request access to repository",
+      "resource_type" => "repository",
+      "permission"    => "create_request",
       "repository"    => {
         "@type"       => "repository",
         "@href"       => "/repo/#{repo.id}",