diff --git a/pkg/cmd/build/cancel.go b/pkg/cmd/build/cancel.go
index 8d4d8de..8290d69 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/build/cancel.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/build/cancel.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	buildResolver "github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/build/resolver"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/io"
 	pipelineResolver "github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/pipeline/resolver"
+	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/scopes"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/util"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/pkg/cmd/factory"
 	"github.com/buildkite/go-buildkite/v4"
@@ -28,6 +29,23 @@ func NewCmdBuildCancel(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 		Long: heredoc.Doc(`
 			Cancel the given build.
 		`),
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			// Get the command's required and optional scopes
+			cmdScopes := scopes.GetCommandScopes(cmd)
+
+			// Get the token scopes from the factory
+			tokenScopes := f.Config.GetTokenScopes()
+			if len(tokenScopes) == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("no scopes found in token. Please ensure you're using a token with appropriate scopes")
+			}
+
+			// Validate the scopes
+			if err := scopes.ValidateScopes(cmdScopes, tokenScopes); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			pipelineRes := pipelineResolver.NewAggregateResolver(
 				pipelineResolver.ResolveFromFlag(pipeline, f.Config),
@@ -57,6 +75,10 @@ func NewCmdBuildCancel(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Annotations = map[string]string{
+		"requiredScopes": string(scopes.WriteBuilds),
+	}
+
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&web, "web", "w", false, "Open the build in a web browser after it has been cancelled.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&pipeline, "pipeline", "p", "", "The pipeline to cancel a build on. This can be a {pipeline slug} or in the format {org slug}/{pipeline slug}.\n"+
 		"If omitted, it will be resolved using the current directory.",
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/build/download.go b/pkg/cmd/build/download.go
index 24f8cb9..8eed309 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/build/download.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/build/download.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	buildResolver "github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/build/resolver"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/build/resolver/options"
 	pipelineResolver "github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/pipeline/resolver"
+	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/scopes"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/pkg/cmd/factory"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh/spinner"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -26,6 +27,23 @@ func NewCmdBuildDownload(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 		Short:                 "Download resources for a build",
 		Long:                  "Download allows you to download resources for a build.",
 		Args:                  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			// Get the command's required and optional scopes
+			cmdScopes := scopes.GetCommandScopes(cmd)
+
+			// Get the token scopes from the factory
+			tokenScopes := f.Config.GetTokenScopes()
+			if len(tokenScopes) == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("no scopes found in token. Please ensure you're using a token with appropriate scopes")
+			}
+
+			// Validate the scopes
+			if err := scopes.ValidateScopes(cmdScopes, tokenScopes); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// we find the pipeline based on the following rules:
 			// 1. an explicit flag is passed
@@ -83,6 +101,10 @@ func NewCmdBuildDownload(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Annotations = map[string]string{
+		"requiredScopes": fmt.Sprint(string(scopes.ReadBuilds), string(scopes.ReadArtifacts), string(scopes.ReadBuildLogs)),
+	}
+
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&mine, "mine", "m", false, "Filter builds to only my user.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&branch, "branch", "b", "", "Filter builds to this branch.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&user, "user", "u", "", "Filter builds to this user. You can use name or email.")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/build/rebuild.go b/pkg/cmd/build/rebuild.go
index 2b7fc2d..2eff406 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/build/rebuild.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/build/rebuild.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	buildResolver "github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/build/resolver"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/build/resolver/options"
 	pipelineResolver "github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/pipeline/resolver"
+	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/scopes"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/util"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/pkg/cmd/factory"
 	"github.com/buildkite/go-buildkite/v4"
@@ -28,6 +29,23 @@ func NewCmdBuildRebuild(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 			Rebuild a build.
 			The web URL to the build will be printed to stdout.
 		`),
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			// Get the command's required and optional scopes
+			cmdScopes := scopes.GetCommandScopes(cmd)
+
+			// Get the token scopes from the factory
+			tokenScopes := f.Config.GetTokenScopes()
+			if len(tokenScopes) == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("no scopes found in token. Please ensure you're using a token with appropriate scopes")
+			}
+
+			// Validate the scopes
+			if err := scopes.ValidateScopes(cmdScopes, tokenScopes); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// we find the pipeline based on the following rules:
 			// 1. an explicit flag is passed
@@ -72,6 +90,10 @@ func NewCmdBuildRebuild(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Annotations = map[string]string{
+		"requiredScopes": string(scopes.WriteBuilds),
+	}
+
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&mine, "mine", "m", false, "Filter build to only my user.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&web, "web", "w", false, "Open the build in a web browser after it has been created.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&branch, "branch", "b", "", "Filter builds to this branch.")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/build/view.go b/pkg/cmd/build/view.go
index 7054fd3..061e5d9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/build/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/build/view.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/build/resolver/options"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/job"
 	pipelineResolver "github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/pipeline/resolver"
+	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/scopes"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/pkg/cmd/factory"
 	"github.com/buildkite/go-buildkite/v4"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh/spinner"
@@ -53,6 +54,23 @@ func NewCmdBuildView(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 			# to view most recent build by greg on the deploy-pipeline
 			$ bk build view -p deploy-pipeline -u "greg"
 		`),
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			// Get the command's required and optional scopes
+			cmdScopes := scopes.GetCommandScopes(cmd)
+
+			// Get the token scopes from the factory
+			tokenScopes := f.Config.GetTokenScopes()
+			if len(tokenScopes) == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("no scopes found in token. Please ensure you're using a token with appropriate scopes")
+			}
+
+			// Validate the scopes
+			if err := scopes.ValidateScopes(cmdScopes, tokenScopes); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			var err error
 			// we find the pipeline based on the following rules:
@@ -189,6 +207,10 @@ func NewCmdBuildView(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Annotations = map[string]string{
+		"requiredScopes": string(scopes.ReadBuilds),
+	}
+
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&mine, "mine", "m", false, "Filter builds to only my user.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&web, "web", "w", false, "Open the build in a web browser.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&branch, "branch", "b", "", "Filter builds to this branch.")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/build/watch.go b/pkg/cmd/build/watch.go
index 4adf859..4944618 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/build/watch.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/build/watch.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/build/resolver/options"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/job"
 	pipelineResolver "github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/pipeline/resolver"
+	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/internal/scopes"
 	"github.com/buildkite/cli/v3/pkg/cmd/factory"
 	"github.com/buildkite/go-buildkite/v4"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
@@ -45,6 +46,23 @@ func NewCmdBuildWatch(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 			# Set a custom polling interval (in seconds)
 			$ bk build watch --interval 5
 		`),
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			// Get the command's required and optional scopes
+			cmdScopes := scopes.GetCommandScopes(cmd)
+
+			// Get the token scopes from the factory
+			tokenScopes := f.Config.GetTokenScopes()
+			if len(tokenScopes) == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("no scopes found in token. Please ensure you're using a token with appropriate scopes")
+			}
+
+			// Validate the scopes
+			if err := scopes.ValidateScopes(cmdScopes, tokenScopes); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			pipelineRes := pipelineResolver.NewAggregateResolver(
 				pipelineResolver.ResolveFromFlag(pipeline, f.Config),
@@ -96,6 +114,10 @@ func NewCmdBuildWatch(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
+	cmd.Annotations = map[string]string{
+		"requiredeScopes": string(scopes.ReadBuilds),
+	}
+
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&pipeline, "pipeline", "p", "", "The pipeline to watch. This can be a {pipeline slug} or in the format {org slug}/{pipeline slug}.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&branch, "branch", "b", "", "The branch to watch builds for.")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&intervalSeconds, "interval", 1, "Polling interval in seconds")