diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 5459a00..bd02565 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ TRACKER_API_URL=YOUR_TRACKER_API_URL
 TRACKER_API_KEY=YOUR_TRACKER_API_KEY
 
 # Database
-MONGODB_URI=YOUR_MONGODB_URI
\ No newline at end of file
+MONGODB_URI=YOUR_MONGODB_URI
+
+# RCON
+RCON_HOST=your_rcon_host
+RCON_PORT=your_rcon_port
+RCON_PASSWORD=your_rcon_password
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commands/minecraft/whitelist.js b/commands/minecraft/whitelist.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfbaabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/minecraft/whitelist.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require("discord.js");
+const { Rcon } = require("rcon-client");
+
+module.exports = {
+  data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
+    .setName("whitelist")
+    .setDescription("Auto-whitelist a user on the Minecraft server")
+    .addStringOption((option) =>
+      option
+        .setName("username")
+        .setDescription("The Minecraft username to whitelist")
+        .setRequired(true)
+    ),
+  isModOnly: true,
+
+  async execute(interaction) {
+    const username = interaction.options.getString("username");
+    await interaction.deferReply();
+
+    try {
+      // committee only for now, remove once opened to public
+      if (
+        !interaction.member.permissions.has(PermissionFlagsBits.ManageGuild)
+      ) {
+        await interaction.reply({
+          content: "You do not have permission to use this command!",
+          ephemeral: true,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const rcon = new Rcon({
+        host: process.env.RCON_HOST,
+        port: Number(process.env.RCON_PORT),
+        password: process.env.RCON_PASSWORD,
+      });
+      await rcon.connect();
+      const response = await rcon.send(`whitelist add ${username}`);
+      await rcon.end();
+
+      await interaction.editReply(`RCON Response: ${response}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("RCON Error:", error);
+      await interaction.editReply(
+        "There was an error executing the whitelist command."
+      );
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e0078ad..5629523 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "nodemailer": "^6.9.14",
     "owoify-js": "^2.0.0",
     "puppeteer": "^23.4.1",
+    "rcon-client": "^4.2.5",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0"
   }
 }