diff --git a/packages/backend/src/routes/management.ts b/packages/backend/src/routes/management.ts
index e0a05da26..e824a86b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/routes/management.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/routes/management.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '@lucky/shared/services'
 import { setupEmbedRoutes } from './managementEmbeds'
 import { setupAutoMessageRoutes } from './managementAutoMessages'
+import { isUniqueViolation } from '../utils/prismaErrors'
 
 function p(val: string | string[]): string {
     return typeof val === 'string' ? val : val[0]
@@ -149,12 +150,31 @@ export function setupManagementRoutes(app: Express): void {
             const userId = requireUserId(req)
             const body = s.createCommandBody.parse(req.body)
             const { name, response, description } = body
-            const command = await customCommandService.createCommand(
-                guildId,
-                name,
-                response,
-                { description, createdBy: userId },
-            )
+            let command
+            try {
+                command = await customCommandService.createCommand(
+                    guildId,
+                    name,
+                    response,
+                    { description, createdBy: userId },
+                )
+            } catch (error) {
+                if (!isUniqueViolation(error)) {
+                    throw error
+                }
+                // P2002 on the (guildId, name) natural key is idempotent
+                // success, not a failure: return the existing command (#1320).
+                // Divergent payloads also land here — edit via PATCH.
+                const existing = await customCommandService.getCommand(
+                    guildId,
+                    name,
+                )
+                if (!existing) {
+                    throw error
+                }
+                res.json(existing)
+                return
+            }
             await serverLogService.logCustomCommandChange(
                 guildId,
                 'created',
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/routes/managementEmbeds.ts b/packages/backend/src/routes/managementEmbeds.ts
index d4eb96ae2..9dd7cad91 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/routes/managementEmbeds.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/routes/managementEmbeds.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
     serverLogService,
     type EmbedData,
 } from '@lucky/shared/services'
+import { isUniqueViolation } from '../utils/prismaErrors'
 
 function p(val: string | string[]): string {
     return typeof val === 'string' ? val : val[0]
@@ -58,13 +59,34 @@ export function setupEmbedRoutes(app: Express): void {
                     validation.errors,
                 )
             }
-            const template = await embedBuilderService.createTemplate(
-                guildId,
-                name,
-                embedData,
-                description,
-                userId,
-            )
+            let template
+            try {
+                template = await embedBuilderService.createTemplate(
+                    guildId,
+                    name,
+                    embedData,
+                    description,
+                    userId,
+                )
+            } catch (error) {
+                if (!isUniqueViolation(error)) {
+                    throw error
+                }
+                // P2002 on the (guildId, name) natural key is idempotent
+                // success, not a failure: return the existing template
+                // (#1320). Divergent payloads also land here — edit via
+                // PATCH. createTemplate stores the name lowercased;
+                // getTemplate matches the stored value verbatim.
+                const existing = await embedBuilderService.getTemplate(
+                    guildId,
+                    name.toLowerCase(),
+                )
+                if (!existing) {
+                    throw error
+                }
+                res.json(existing)
+                return
+            }
             await serverLogService.logEmbedTemplateChange(
                 guildId,
                 'created',
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/utils/prismaErrors.ts b/packages/backend/src/utils/prismaErrors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6607a9bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/utils/prismaErrors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Narrow check for Prisma's unique-constraint violation (P2002) without
+ * importing the generated client error class across package boundaries.
+ */
+export function isUniqueViolation(error: unknown): boolean {
+    return error instanceof Error && 'code' in error && error.code === 'P2002'
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/tests/integration/routes/management.test.ts b/packages/backend/tests/integration/routes/management.test.ts
index 9bdf89677..afa6e2312 100644
--- a/packages/backend/tests/integration/routes/management.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/tests/integration/routes/management.test.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jest.mock('@lucky/shared/services', () => ({
     customCommandService: {
         listCommands: jest.fn(),
         createCommand: jest.fn(),
+        getCommand: jest.fn(),
         updateCommand: jest.fn(),
         deleteCommand: jest.fn(),
     },
@@ -430,6 +431,65 @@ describe('Management Routes Integration', () => {
             ).toHaveBeenCalled()
         })
 
+        test('returns the existing command on a replayed create (P2002 → idempotent success, #1320)', async () => {
+            const mockSessionService = sessionService as jest.Mocked<
+                typeof sessionService
+            >
+            mockSessionService.getSession.mockResolvedValue(MOCK_SESSION_DATA)
+
+            const existing = {
+                name: 'newcmd',
+                response: 'Hello there!',
+                description: 'A greeting command',
+            }
+
+            const mockCustomCommandService =
+                customCommandService as jest.Mocked<typeof customCommandService>
+            mockCustomCommandService.createCommand.mockRejectedValue(
+                Object.assign(new Error('Unique constraint failed'), {
+                    code: 'P2002',
+                }),
+            )
+            mockCustomCommandService.getCommand.mockResolvedValue(existing)
+
+            const mockServerLogService = serverLogService as jest.Mocked<
+                typeof serverLogService
+            >
+
+            const response = await request(app)
+                .post('/api/guilds/111111111111111111/commands')
+                .set('Cookie', ['sessionId=valid_session_id'])
+                .send({ name: 'newcmd', response: 'Hello there!' })
+                .expect(200)
+
+            expect(response.body).toEqual(existing)
+            expect(
+                mockServerLogService.logCustomCommandChange,
+            ).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        })
+
+        test('rethrows P2002 when the existing command vanished (no silent 200)', async () => {
+            const mockSessionService = sessionService as jest.Mocked<
+                typeof sessionService
+            >
+            mockSessionService.getSession.mockResolvedValue(MOCK_SESSION_DATA)
+
+            const mockCustomCommandService =
+                customCommandService as jest.Mocked<typeof customCommandService>
+            mockCustomCommandService.createCommand.mockRejectedValue(
+                Object.assign(new Error('Unique constraint failed'), {
+                    code: 'P2002',
+                }),
+            )
+            mockCustomCommandService.getCommand.mockResolvedValue(null)
+
+            await request(app)
+                .post('/api/guilds/111111111111111111/commands')
+                .set('Cookie', ['sessionId=valid_session_id'])
+                .send({ name: 'newcmd', response: 'Hello there!' })
+                .expect(500)
+        })
+
         test('should return 401 when not authenticated', async () => {
             const mockSessionService = sessionService as jest.Mocked<
                 typeof sessionService
diff --git a/packages/backend/tests/integration/routes/managementEmbeds.test.ts b/packages/backend/tests/integration/routes/managementEmbeds.test.ts
index c9e16ec48..f123a8772 100644
--- a/packages/backend/tests/integration/routes/managementEmbeds.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/tests/integration/routes/managementEmbeds.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jest.mock('@lucky/shared/services', () => ({
     embedBuilderService: {
         listTemplates: jest.fn(),
         createTemplate: jest.fn(),
+        getTemplate: jest.fn(),
         updateTemplate: jest.fn(),
         deleteTemplate: jest.fn(),
         validateEmbedData: jest.fn(),
@@ -113,7 +114,9 @@ describe('Embed Management Routes Integration', () => {
             const mockGuildAccessServiceSvc = guildAccessService as jest.Mocked<
                 typeof guildAccessService
             >
-            mockGuildAccessServiceSvc.resolveGuildContext.mockResolvedValue(null)
+            mockGuildAccessServiceSvc.resolveGuildContext.mockResolvedValue(
+                null,
+            )
 
             const response = await request(app)
                 .get('/api/guilds/111111111111111111/embeds')
@@ -174,6 +177,49 @@ describe('Embed Management Routes Integration', () => {
             ).toHaveBeenCalled()
         })
 
+        test('returns the existing template on a replayed create (P2002 → idempotent success, #1320)', async () => {
+            const existing = {
+                name: 'welcome',
+                description: 'Welcome template',
+                embedData: { title: 'Welcome Embed', color: '#341503' },
+            }
+
+            const mockEmbedService = embedBuilderService as jest.Mocked<
+                typeof embedBuilderService
+            >
+            mockEmbedService.validateEmbedData.mockReturnValue({ valid: true })
+            mockEmbedService.createTemplate.mockRejectedValue(
+                Object.assign(new Error('Unique constraint failed'), {
+                    code: 'P2002',
+                }),
+            )
+            mockEmbedService.getTemplate.mockResolvedValue(existing)
+
+            const mockServerLogService = serverLogService as jest.Mocked<
+                typeof serverLogService
+            >
+
+            const response = await request(app)
+                .post('/api/guilds/111111111111111111/embeds')
+                .set('Cookie', ['sessionId=valid_session_id'])
+                .send({
+                    name: 'Welcome',
+                    description: 'Welcome template',
+                    embedData: { title: 'Welcome Embed', color: '#341503' },
+                })
+                .expect(200)
+
+            expect(response.body).toEqual(existing)
+            // lookup uses the stored (lowercased) name
+            expect(mockEmbedService.getTemplate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                '111111111111111111',
+                'welcome',
+            )
+            expect(
+                mockServerLogService.logEmbedTemplateChange,
+            ).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        })
+
         test('should return 401 when not authenticated', async () => {
             const mockSessionService = sessionService as jest.Mocked<
                 typeof sessionService