diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/cli.js b/scripts/release-manager/cli.js
index 036ba4467a..9438822a4a 100755
--- a/scripts/release-manager/cli.js
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/cli.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ const COMMANDS = [
   'stable-prs',
   'version',
   'npm-publish',
+  'npm-check-access',
+  'npm-grant-access',
 ];
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-check-access.js b/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-check-access.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee0de8299c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-check-access.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const npmUtils = require('./utils/npm');
+const chalk = require('chalk');
+const opn = require('opn');
+
+module.exports = function(vorpal, app) {
+  vorpal
+    .command('npm-check-access')
+    .description('Check to ensure you have correct access to npm packages')
+    .action(function(args) {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const username = npmUtils.whoami(app);
+        if (!username) {
+          return reject(
+            `${chalk.red('FAILED')} You aren't logged in to npm. Please run ` +
+            `${chalk.underline(`npm adduser`)} and try again.`
+          );
+        }
+
+        this.log(`${chalk.green('OK')} Logged in as ${chalk.bold(username)}`);
+
+        const packagesNeedingAccess = npmUtils.packagesNeedingAccess(app, username);
+
+        if (packagesNeedingAccess.length) {
+          this.log(
+            `${chalk.red('FAILED')} You don't have access to all of the packages ` +
+            `you need. We just opened a URL to file a new issue requesting access.`
+          );
+          opn(
+            npmUtils.generateAccessNeededIssue(username, packagesNeedingAccess),
+            {wait: false}
+          ).then(resolve);
+        } else {
+          this.log(`${chalk.green('OK')} You can publish all React packages`);
+          resolve();
+        }
+      });
+    });
+};
diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-grant-access.js b/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-grant-access.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8360c877a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-grant-access.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const npmUtils = require('./utils/npm');
+const chalk = require('chalk');
+
+module.exports = function(vorpal, app) {
+  vorpal
+    .command('npm-grant-access')
+    .description('Grant access to somebody to publish React. Assumes you ran "npm-check-access" first.')
+    .action(function(args) {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        this.prompt({
+          type: 'input',
+          message: 'Who would you like to grant access to? ',
+          name: 'username',
+        }).then((answers) => {
+          if (!answers.username) {
+            return reject('ABORTING');
+          }
+
+          const packagesNeedingAccess = npmUtils.packagesNeedingAccess(app, answers.username);
+
+          if (packagesNeedingAccess.length) {
+            this.log(`${chalk.yellow('PENDING')} Granting access to ${packagesNeedingAccess}`);
+            npmUtils.grantAccess(app, answers.username, packagesNeedingAccess);
+            this.log(`${chalk.green('OK')} Access has been granted to ${answers.username}.`);
+            resolve();
+          } else {
+            this.log(`${chalk.green('OK')} ${answers.username} already has access.`);
+            resolve();
+          }
+
+        });
+      });
+    });
+};
diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/commands/utils/npm.js b/scripts/release-manager/commands/utils/npm.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06ab2d035f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/commands/utils/npm.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const querystring = require('querystring');
+
+const PACKAGES = [
+  'react-addons-create-fragment',
+  'react-addons-css-transition-group',
+  'react-addons-linked-state-mixin',
+  'react-addons-perf',
+  'react-addons-pure-render-mixin',
+  'react-addons-shallow-compare',
+  'react-addons-test-utils',
+  'react-addons-transition-group',
+  'react-addons-update',
+  'react-dom',
+  'react-native-renderer',
+  'react',
+];
+
+function whoami(app) {
+  return app.execInRepo('npm whoami');
+}
+
+function packagesNeedingAccess(app, username) {
+  let packages = JSON.parse(app.execInRepo(`npm access ls-packages ${username}`));
+  return PACKAGES.filter((pkg) => packages[pkg] !== 'read-write');
+}
+
+function generateAccessNeededIssue(username, packages) {
+  let data = {
+    title: `npm access request: ${username}`,
+    body: `In order to publish React to npm I need access to the following repositories:
+${packages.map((pkg) => `- [${pkg}](https://npm.im/${pkg})`).join('\n')}`,
+  };
+  return `https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/new?${querystring.stringify(data)}`;
+}
+
+function grantAccess(app, username, packages) {
+  packages.forEach((pkg) => {
+    app.execInRepo(`npm owner add ${username} ${pkg}`);
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports.PACKAGES = PACKAGES;
+module.exports.whoami = whoami;
+module.exports.packagesNeedingAccess = packagesNeedingAccess;
+module.exports.generateAccessNeededIssue = generateAccessNeededIssue;
+module.exports.grantAccess = grantAccess;
diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/package.json b/scripts/release-manager/package.json
index 83050be41c..19a58d2182 100644
--- a/scripts/release-manager/package.json
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "colors": "^1.1.2",
     "github-api": "^2.2.0",
     "glob": "^7.0.5",
+    "opn": "^4.0.2",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
     "vorpal": "^1.10.10"
   },