[isthmia] Renaming a DirectusPermissionRule deletes the permission the new rule adopted
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [isthmia] Renaming a DirectusPermissionRule deletes the permission the new rule adopted
## Observed symptom
Renaming a DirectusPermissionRule deletes the permission the new rule adopted
`ensurePermission` (`packages/infrastructure/src/directus/client.ts:268`) adopts an existing permission row that matches (policy, collection, action) and returns its id. When a rule's Pulumi resource name changes but its key stays the same, Pulumi creates the new resource, which adopts the row, then deletes the old resource, which holds the same `permissionId`. The row is gone, and nothing reports it.
Seen when `crm-staff-classes-update` was renamed to `crm-staff-classes-update-program_id` (`packages/infrastructure/src/crm/index.ts:110-116`). A forced `--replace` recreated it later.
## Environment
GitHub cyc-seattle/isthmia #168
## Trigger / context
Public GitHub report in cyc-seattle/isthmia (FRESH_7D).
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/cyc-seattle/isthmia/issues/168 (2026-09-26T04:42:02Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #168
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:50:53.329738Z
- scout_id: C19ed4f39a2
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
Renaming a DirectusPermissionRule deletes the permission the new rule adopted
`ensurePermission` (`packages/infrastructure/src/directus/client.ts:268`) adopts an existing permission row that matches (policy, collection, action) and returns its id. When a rule's Pulumi resource name changes but its key stays the same, Pulumi creates the new resource, which adopts the row, then deletes the old resource, which holds the same `permissionId`. The row is gone, and nothing reports it.
Seen when `crm-staff-classes-update` was renamed to `crm-staff-classes-update-program_id` (`packages/infrastructure/src/crm/index.ts:110-116`). A forced `--replace` recreated it later.
Context
Public GitHub report in cyc-seattle/isthmia (FRESH_7D).
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