diff --git a/channels/wikimedia-operations.toml b/channels/wikimedia-operations.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b793908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channels/wikimedia-operations.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+founders = [
+    "Az1568",
+    "legoktm",
+    "joe_oblivian",
+    "ircservserv-wm",
+]
+crats = [
+]
+ops = [
+    "manuel",
+]
+plus_o = [
+    "*!*@libera/staff/*",
+    "wmopbot",
+]
+global_bans = true
diff --git a/channels/wikimedia-sre.toml b/channels/wikimedia-sre.toml
index d47d985..68ef94d 100644
--- a/channels/wikimedia-sre.toml
+++ b/channels/wikimedia-sre.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ founders = [
 crats = [
 ]
 ops = [
+    "manuel",
 ]
 plus_o = [
     "*!*@libera/staff/*",