diff --git a/apps/api/src/jobs/agent99_controlled_dispatch_reconciler_job.py b/apps/api/src/jobs/agent99_controlled_dispatch_reconciler_job.py
index cf20cd968..2c1625973 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/jobs/agent99_controlled_dispatch_reconciler_job.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/jobs/agent99_controlled_dispatch_reconciler_job.py
@@ -356,6 +356,52 @@ def _learning_profile(
     }
 
 
+def _reconcile_existing_playbook_profile(
+    playbook: PlaybookRecord,
+    *,
+    profile: dict[str, Any],
+    mode: str,
+) -> bool:
+    """Idempotently remove legacy cold-start semantics from typed routes."""
+
+    if profile["affected_services"] != ["backup_restore"]:
+        return False
+    desired = {
+        "description": profile["description"],
+        "symptom_pattern": {
+            "alert_names": [],
+            "affected_services": profile["affected_services"],
+            "severity_range": ["P0", "P1", "P2"],
+            "label_patterns": {},
+            "keywords": profile["keywords"],
+        },
+        "repair_steps": [{
+            "step_number": 1,
+            "action_type": profile["action_type"],
+            "command": mode,
+            "expected_result": profile["expected_result"],
+            "rollback_command": profile["rollback_command"],
+            "requires_approval": False,
+            "risk_level": "LOW",
+        }],
+        "notes": profile["notes"],
+        "stateful_targets": [],
+        "requires_pre_backup": False,
+    }
+    changed = False
+    for field, value in desired.items():
+        if getattr(playbook, field, None) != value:
+            setattr(playbook, field, value)
+            changed = True
+    tags = list(playbook.tags or [])
+    for tag in profile["tags"]:
+        if tag not in tags:
+            tags.append(tag)
+            changed = True
+    playbook.tags = tags
+    return changed
+
+
 async def _ensure_playbook_trust(
     identity: Agent99DispatchIdentity,
     *,
@@ -423,13 +469,21 @@ async def _ensure_playbook_trust(
             else:
                 tags = list(playbook.tags or [])
                 incidents = list(playbook.source_incident_ids or [])
-                if run_tag not in tags:
+                profile_changed = _reconcile_existing_playbook_profile(
+                    playbook,
+                    profile=profile,
+                    mode=mode,
+                )
+                tags = list(playbook.tags or [])
+                new_run = run_tag not in tags
+                if new_run:
                     tags.append(run_tag)
                     playbook.success_count = int(playbook.success_count or 0) + 1
                     playbook.trust_score = min(
                         1.0,
                         0.9 * float(playbook.trust_score or 0.3) + 0.1,
                     )
+                if new_run or profile_changed:
                     playbook.version = int(playbook.version or 0) + 1
                 if identity.incident_id not in incidents:
                     incidents.append(identity.incident_id)
diff --git a/apps/api/tests/test_agent99_controlled_dispatch_reconciler_job.py b/apps/api/tests/test_agent99_controlled_dispatch_reconciler_job.py
index 1ab7961a1..330cc9e34 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/test_agent99_controlled_dispatch_reconciler_job.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/test_agent99_controlled_dispatch_reconciler_job.py
@@ -71,6 +71,47 @@ def test_backup_learning_profile_is_typed_and_no_write() -> None:
     assert "verified recovery" not in profile["km_title"]
 
 
+def test_existing_backup_playbook_profile_is_reconciled_idempotently() -> None:
+    identity = build_agent99_dispatch_identity(
+        project_id="awoooi",
+        incident_id="INC-20260719-BACKUP-PLAYBOOK",
+        source_fingerprint="backup-playbook-fingerprint",
+        route_id="agent99:backup_health:BackupCheck",
+    )
+    profile = job._learning_profile(identity, mode="BackupCheck")
+    playbook = SimpleNamespace(
+        description="legacy recovery",
+        symptom_pattern={"affected_services": ["cold-start-gate"]},
+        repair_steps=[{"action_type": "agent99_mode", "command": "Recover"}],
+        notes="legacy",
+        stateful_targets=["cold-start-gate"],
+        requires_pre_backup=True,
+        tags=["agent99", "controlled_dispatch"],
+    )
+
+    changed = job._reconcile_existing_playbook_profile(
+        playbook,
+        profile=profile,
+        mode="BackupCheck",
+    )
+    replay_changed = job._reconcile_existing_playbook_profile(
+        playbook,
+        profile=profile,
+        mode="BackupCheck",
+    )
+
+    assert changed is True
+    assert replay_changed is False
+    assert playbook.symptom_pattern["affected_services"] == ["backup_restore"]
+    assert playbook.repair_steps[0]["action_type"] == "agent99_readonly_check"
+    assert playbook.repair_steps[0]["command"] == "BackupCheck"
+    assert playbook.repair_steps[0]["rollback_command"] == (
+        "not_applicable_no_write"
+    )
+    assert "backup_restore" in playbook.tags
+    assert "cold-start" not in str(playbook.__dict__)
+
+
 class _Context:
     def __init__(self, db) -> None:  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
         self.db = db