/ability
Toggles special player abilities on Bedrock: mayfly (free flight in survival), mute (no chat), and worldbuilder (edit restricted blocks). Run with just a player to query their current ability flags.
What is /ability used for?
What /ability is for
Toggles special player abilities on Bedrock: mayfly (free flight in survival), mute (no chat), and worldbuilder (edit restricted blocks).
When to use /ability
Grant a builder creative-style flight while keeping survival, mute a disruptive player, or hand out World Builder rights for editing locked blocks.
Tips for /ability
Run /ability <player> with no ability to see their current flags. This is a Bedrock/Education command — on Java, flight comes from game mode or attributes instead.
Syntax
Parameters
- player
- target
- Player to modify.
- abilityoptional
- literal
- mayfly, mute, or worldbuilder.
- valueoptional
- boolean
- true to grant, false to revoke.
Command builder
Fill in the options below to generate a ready-to-paste /ability command.
Player to modify.
mayfly, mute, or worldbuilder.
true to grant, false to revoke.
Examples
Let yourself fly in survival mode.
Allow a player to edit restricted blocks.
Common questions
How do I let a player fly in survival on Bedrock?
Run /ability <player> mayfly true. They can then double-jump to fly even in survival mode.
Is /ability available on Java Edition?
No — /ability is Bedrock/Education only. On Java, flight comes from Creative or Spectator mode, or from attribute changes.
Permission level
/ability requires Cheats (op level 2). In single-player you need the world's "Allow Cheats" toggle on. On a multiplayer server you need to be opped — see /op.