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# Access to playbooks

Access to playbooks is managed at the object level, enforcing least-privileged access for automation logic. This ensures that sensitive workflows, such as remediation playbooks or custom playbooks, are only visible to and editable by authorized users. For a complete description of how object-level access affects playbook visibility, see [Manage access to playbooks and scripts](/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/onboard-and-configure/post-deployment-steps/manage-user-roles-and-access-management/manage-access-to-objects/manage-access-to-playbooks-and-scripts.md).

**Playbook access roles**

When a playbook is shared, users are assigned one of the following levels:

* **Owner**: Full control over the object and its permissions.
* **Editor**: Can view and modify the playbook definition and logic.
* **Viewer**: Can view the playbook structure and use it in workflows but cannot make changes.


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