diff --git a/dashboard/src/data/localProvider.ts b/dashboard/src/data/localProvider.ts
index db28d75..22974b9 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/data/localProvider.ts
+++ b/dashboard/src/data/localProvider.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,14 @@ const db = () =>
   }));
 const keyFor = (bucket: Bucket, id: string) => `${bucket}:${id}`;
 const recordFor = <T>(bucket: Bucket, id: string, value: T) => {
-  recordValueSchemas[bucket].parse(value);
+  const parsed = recordValueSchemas[bucket].parse(value);
+  if (
+    parsed &&
+    typeof parsed === "object" &&
+    "id" in parsed &&
+    parsed.id !== id
+  )
+    throw new Error(`Record key ${id} does not match its value id.`);
   return recordSchema.parse({ key: keyFor(bucket, id), bucket, id, value });
 };
 const valueFor = <T>(bucket: Bucket, value: unknown): T =>
diff --git a/dashboard/tests/localProvider.test.ts b/dashboard/tests/localProvider.test.ts
index c4f3ebc..aab9537 100644
--- a/dashboard/tests/localProvider.test.ts
+++ b/dashboard/tests/localProvider.test.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@ describe("local IndexedDB provider", () => {
     expect(seededAgents.map((agent) => agent.id).sort()).toEqual(
       agentSeedCatalog.map((agent) => agent.id).sort(),
     );
+    // ORIGINAL (preserved, not deleted — disabled by comment):
+    // await localProvider.put("agents", "codex", {
+    //   ...seededAgents[0],
+    //   name: "Locally customized Codex",
+    // });
+    const codex = seededAgents.find((agent) => agent.id === "codex");
+    if (!codex) throw new Error("Expected the seeded Codex agent.");
     await localProvider.put("agents", "codex", {
-      ...seededAgents[0],
+      ...codex,
       name: "Locally customized Codex",
     });
     await localProvider.initialize();