diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 528976f..226f2d2 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ Prometheus is a Slack bot built with `@slack/bolt` in Socket Mode. It runs via `
 - `isWorkspaceAdmin` — Slack API check (`users.info`)
 - `isChannelManager` — `appointed_managers` with `role = 'manager'`
 - `isChannelModerator` — any role in `appointed_managers` (manager or moderator)
+- `isSlackChannelManager` — Slack's native Channel Manager role (Enterprise Grid), via `getChannelManagers` in `lib/moderation.js` (undocumented `admin.roles.entity.listAssignments`). Uses the same enterprise moderation creds (`SLACK_BROWSER_TOKEN`/`SLACK_COOKIE`); no-ops (`false`) when those aren't configured
 - `canManage` — globalAdmin OR channelManager (for delete/destroy/welcome)
-- `canBan` — globalAdmin OR channelModerator (for ban/unban/@here)
+- `canBan` — globalAdmin OR channelModerator OR isSlackChannelManager (for ban/unban/@here/@channel)
 - `canAnchor` — `canManage` OR workspaceAdmin
 - `SUPERADMINS` grants access to the `/pro admin` command; it does not automatically insert rows into `global_admins`
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0ce55b..a7e41aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Prometheus is a Slack bot that lets community members take responsibility for ke
 - **Workspace admin**: inherited from Slack
 - **Channel manager**: appointed per-channel; can delete, destroy, set welcome messages
 - **Channel moderator**: appointed per-channel; can timeout, @here, @channel
+- **Slack Channel Manager**: Slack's own native per-channel role (Enterprise Grid); can @here, @channel. Read via the enterprise moderation creds — inert without `SLACK_BROWSER_TOKEN`/`SLACK_COOKIE`
 
 ## Web API
 
diff --git a/lib/moderation.js b/lib/moderation.js
index 7f7f628..d508a46 100644
--- a/lib/moderation.js
+++ b/lib/moderation.js
@@ -68,3 +68,15 @@ export async function deleteAttachment(channel, ts, attachment) {
     attachment,
   });
 }
+
+export async function getChannelManagers(channelId) {
+  if (!areWeEnterprise) return [];
+  try {
+    const json = await moderationAPI("admin.roles.entity.listAssignments", {
+      entity_id: channelId,
+    });
+    return json.role_assignments?.[0]?.users || [];
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/perms.js b/lib/perms.js
index 34217ff..812f395 100644
--- a/lib/perms.js
+++ b/lib/perms.js
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ import {
   hasChannelRole as dbHasChannelRole,
   isAppointedManager as dbIsAppointedManager,
 } from "./db.js";
+import { getChannelManagers } from "./moderation.js";
 
 export { isGlobalAdmin };
 
+export const isSlackChannelManager = async (userId, channelId) =>
+  (await getChannelManagers(channelId)).includes(userId);
+
 export const isWorkspaceAdmin = async (client, userId) => {
   try {
     const r = await client.users.info({ user: userId });
@@ -25,7 +29,9 @@ export const isChannelManager = (_client, userId, channelId) =>
 
 // timeout, untimeout, @here, @channel
 export const canBan = async (client, userId, channelId) =>
-  (await isGlobalAdmin(userId)) || (await dbHasChannelRole(userId, channelId));
+  (await isGlobalAdmin(userId)) ||
+  (await dbHasChannelRole(userId, channelId)) ||
+  (await isSlackChannelManager(userId, channelId));
 
 // delete, destroy thread, welcome
 export const canManage = async (client, userId, channelId) =>