diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/permissions/rules/createPropertyRule.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/permissions/rules/createPropertyRule.ts
index 5662b27d48..29ce67ad53 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/permissions/rules/createPropertyRule.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/permissions/rules/createPropertyRule.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ import { createCatalogPermissionRule } from './util';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
 export const createPropertyRule = (propertyType: 'metadata' | 'spec') =>
-  createCatalogPermissionRule<{
-    key: string;
-    value?: string;
-  }>({
+  createCatalogPermissionRule({
     name: `HAS_${propertyType.toUpperCase()}`,
     description: `Allow entities which have the specified ${propertyType} subfield.`,
     resourceType: RESOURCE_TYPE_CATALOG_ENTITY,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/permissions/rules/hasAnnotation.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/permissions/rules/hasAnnotation.ts
index 0d80977c09..c8450f3d08 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/permissions/rules/hasAnnotation.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/permissions/rules/hasAnnotation.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ import { createCatalogPermissionRule } from './util';
  *
  * @alpha
  */
-export const hasAnnotation = createCatalogPermissionRule<{
-  annotation: string;
-  value?: string;
-}>({
+export const hasAnnotation = createCatalogPermissionRule({
   name: 'HAS_ANNOTATION',
   description:
     'Allow entities which are annotated with the specified annotation',
diff --git a/plugins/permission-node/src/types.ts b/plugins/permission-node/src/types.ts
index e69c1f3d78..6d39d7f922 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-node/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/permission-node/src/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ export type PermissionRule<
   TQuery,
   TResourceType extends string,
   TParams extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>,
+  TSchema extends z.ZodType = z.ZodObject<{
+    // Parameters can be optional, however we we want to make sure that the
+    // parameters are always present in the schema, even if they are undefined.
+    // We remove the optional flag from the schema, and then add it back in
+    // with an optional zod type.
+    [P in keyof TParams]-?: TParams[P] extends undefined
+      ? z.ZodOptionalType<z.ZodType<TParams[P]>>
+      : z.ZodType<TParams[P]>;
+  }>,
 > = {
   name: string;
   description: string;
@@ -54,27 +63,19 @@ export type PermissionRule<
   /**
    * A ZodSchema that documents the parameters that this rule accepts.
    */
-  schema: z.ZodObject<{
-    // Parameters can be optional, however we we want to make sure that the
-    // parameters are always present in the schema, even if they are undefined.
-    // We remove the optional flag from the schema, and then add it back in
-    // with an optional zod type.
-    [P in keyof TParams]-?: TParams[P] extends undefined
-      ? z.ZodOptionalType<z.ZodType<TParams[P]>>
-      : z.ZodType<TParams[P]>;
-  }>;
+  schema: TSchema;
 
   /**
    * Apply this rule to a resource already loaded from a backing data source. The params are
    * arguments supplied for the rule; for example, a rule could be `isOwner` with entityRefs as the
    * params.
    */
-  apply(resource: TResource, params: NoInfer<TParams>): boolean;
+  apply(resource: TResource, params: NoInfer<z.input<TSchema>>): boolean;
 
   /**
    * Translate this rule to criteria suitable for use in querying a backing data store. The criteria
    * can be used for loading a collection of resources efficiently with conditional criteria already
    * applied.
    */
-  toQuery(params: NoInfer<TParams>): PermissionCriteria<TQuery>;
+  toQuery(params: NoInfer<z.input<TSchema>>): PermissionCriteria<TQuery>;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/playlist-backend/src/permissions/rules.ts b/plugins/playlist-backend/src/permissions/rules.ts
index 79214b050d..bebb7905b4 100644
--- a/plugins/playlist-backend/src/permissions/rules.ts
+++ b/plugins/playlist-backend/src/permissions/rules.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ const createPlaylistPermissionRule = makeCreatePermissionRule<
   typeof PLAYLIST_LIST_RESOURCE_TYPE
 >();
 
-const isOwner = createPlaylistPermissionRule<{
-  owners: string[];
-}>({
+const isOwner = createPlaylistPermissionRule({
   name: 'IS_OWNER',
   description: 'Should allow only if the playlist belongs to the user',
   resourceType: PLAYLIST_LIST_RESOURCE_TYPE,