diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 4ec2e038bb..297bf06794 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     "test:mcp-build-job": "bun test/test-mcp-build-job.mjs",
     "test:mcp-build-tools": "bun test/test-mcp-build-tools.mjs",
     "test:app-created-source": "bun test/test-app-created-source.mjs",
+    "test:app-add-exists": "bun test/test-app-add-exists.mjs",
     "test:app-list-output-text": "bun test/test-app-list-output-text.mjs",
     "test:doctor-analytics": "bun test/test-doctor-analytics.mjs",
     "test:posthog-exception": "bun test/test-posthog-exception.mjs",
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@
     "test:android-version": "bun test/test-android-version.mjs",
     "test:platform-flow-contract": "bun test/test-platform-flow-contract.mjs",
     "test:tail-engine-shared": "bun test/test-tail-engine-shared.mjs",
-    "test": "bun run build && bun run test:helper-dce && bun run test:version-detection:setup && bun run test:bundle && bun run test:bundle-validation && bun run test:functional && bun run test:semver && bun run test:auto-bump-version && bun run test:auto-bump-ai-diff && bun run test:version-edge-cases && bun run test:regex && bun run test:upload && bun run test:fail-on-incompatible && bun run test:native-dependencies && bun run test:package-json-guard && bun run test:credentials && bun run test:credentials-export && bun run test:credentials-validation && bun run test:android-service-account-validation && bun run test:build-zip-filter && bun run test:checksum && bun run test:build-needed && bun run test:build-cancellation && bun run test:ci-prompts && bun run test:ci-secrets && bun run test:android-onboarding-progress && bun run test:onboarding-telemetry && bun run test:v2-event-migration && bun run test:analytics && bun run test:cli-headers && bun run test:min-cli-version && bun run test:authenticated-command-invocation && bun run test:analytics-error-category && bun run test:analytics-org-resolver && bun run test:supabase-perf && bun run test:preview-qr && bun run test:app-set-options && bun run test:mcp-analytics && bun run test:mcp-instructions && bun run test:mcp-live-update-onboarding && bun run test:mcp-stdout-guard && bun run test:mcp-platform-select && bun run test:mcp-explain-scopes && bun run test:mcp-oauth-reopen && bun run test:mcp-broker-oauth && bun run test:mcp-broker-session && bun run test:mcp-credentials-manage && bun run test:mcp-resume-prompt && bun run test:mcp-build-job && bun run test:mcp-build-tools && bun run test:app-created-source && bun run test:app-list-output-text && bun run test:doctor-analytics && bun run test:posthog-exception && bun run test:cli-recovery && bun run test:create-supabase-client && bun run test:build-platform-selection && bun run test:builder-project-discovery && bun run test:onboarding-recovery && bun run test:onboarding-progress && bun run test:onboarding-run-targets && bun run test:run-device-command && bun run test:init-monorepo-targeting && bun run test:init-app-conflict && bun run test:channel-add-exists && bun run test:wait-log && bun run test:init-guardrails && bun run test:init-replay && bun run test:init-telemetry && bun run test:prompt-preferences && bun run test:esm-sdk && bun run test:mcp && bun run test:mcp-no-key-handshake && bun run test:auth-session && bun run test:version-detection && bun run test:platform-paths && bun run test:project-type-detection && bun run test:payload-split && bun run test:manifest-path-encoding && bun run test:macos-signing && bun run test:asc-key-protocol && bun run test:apple-api-import-helpers && bun run test:apple-api-verify-key && bun run test:bundle-id-detector && bun run test:apple-api-app-list && bun run test:app-verification && bun run test:pbxproj-parser && bun run test:ai-log-capture && bun run test:ai-analyze-flow && bun run test:cicd-failure-help && bun run test:ai-sse-parser && bun run test:ai-render-markdown && bun run test:ai-stream-markdown && bun run test:ai-onboarding-mode && bun run test:ai-fit && bun run test:platform-layout && bun run test:frame-fit && bun run test:onboarding-min-size && bun run test:min-size-gate && bun run test:shell-size-gate && bun run test:build-log-sanitize && bun run test:build-output-viewport && bun run test:diff-viewer-viewport && bun run test:build-complete-exit && bun run test:ai-analyze-stream && bun run test:support-mailto && bun run test:support-redact && bun run test:support-internal-log && bun run test:support-help-menu && bun run test:support-contact && bun run test:support-upload-prompt && bun run test:support-bundle-files && bun run test:self-update && bun run test:update-prompt && bun run test:apple-api-cert-create && bun run test:android-tail-engine && bun run test:android-tail-render && bun run test:android-tail-routing && bun run test:dev-gate-stripped && bun run test:frame-fit-ios-shared && bun run test:ios-confirm-app-id && bun run test:ios-create-new && bun run test:ios-e2e && bun run test:ios-flow-contract && bun run test:ios-import-discovery && bun run test:ios-import-export && bun run test:ios-import-pickers && bun run test:ios-import-recovery && bun run test:ios-recovery && bun run test:ios-resume && bun run test:ios-tail-handoff && bun run test:ios-tui-render && bun run test:p8-error && bun run test:ios-tui-routing && bun run test:ios-updater-sync-validation && bun run test:ios-verify-app && bun run test:ios-marketing-version && bun run test:android-version && bun run test:platform-flow-contract && bun run test:tail-engine-shared && bun run test:prescan && bun run test:android-reporting-api && bun run test:android-app-verification && bun run test:android-rename && bun run test:appflow-auth && bun run test:appflow-api-map && bun run test:appflow-validate && bun run test:appflow-flow && bun run test:appflow-gapfill && bun run test:appflow-engine && bun run test:appflow-tail && bun run test:appflow-fetch && bun run test:appflow-sa-decode && bun run test:app-permission-helper && bun run test:2fa-compliance-network && bun run test:organization-set-api-host && bun run test:trial-warning && bun run test:plan-validation",
+    "test": "bun run build && bun run test:helper-dce && bun run test:version-detection:setup && bun run test:bundle && bun run test:bundle-validation && bun run test:functional && bun run test:semver && bun run test:auto-bump-version && bun run test:auto-bump-ai-diff && bun run test:version-edge-cases && bun run test:regex && bun run test:upload && bun run test:fail-on-incompatible && bun run test:native-dependencies && bun run test:package-json-guard && bun run test:credentials && bun run test:credentials-export && bun run test:credentials-validation && bun run test:android-service-account-validation && bun run test:build-zip-filter && bun run test:checksum && bun run test:build-needed && bun run test:build-cancellation && bun run test:ci-prompts && bun run test:ci-secrets && bun run test:android-onboarding-progress && bun run test:onboarding-telemetry && bun run test:v2-event-migration && bun run test:analytics && bun run test:cli-headers && bun run test:min-cli-version && bun run test:authenticated-command-invocation && bun run test:analytics-error-category && bun run test:analytics-org-resolver && bun run test:supabase-perf && bun run test:preview-qr && bun run test:app-set-options && bun run test:mcp-analytics && bun run test:mcp-instructions && bun run test:mcp-live-update-onboarding && bun run test:mcp-stdout-guard && bun run test:mcp-platform-select && bun run test:mcp-explain-scopes && bun run test:mcp-oauth-reopen && bun run test:mcp-broker-oauth && bun run test:mcp-broker-session && bun run test:mcp-credentials-manage && bun run test:mcp-resume-prompt && bun run test:mcp-build-job && bun run test:mcp-build-tools && bun run test:app-created-source && bun run test:app-add-exists && bun run test:app-list-output-text && bun run test:doctor-analytics && bun run test:posthog-exception && bun run test:cli-recovery && bun run test:create-supabase-client && bun run test:build-platform-selection && bun run test:builder-project-discovery && bun run test:onboarding-recovery && bun run test:onboarding-progress && bun run test:onboarding-run-targets && bun run test:run-device-command && bun run test:init-monorepo-targeting && bun run test:init-app-conflict && bun run test:channel-add-exists && bun run test:wait-log && bun run test:init-guardrails && bun run test:init-replay && bun run test:init-telemetry && bun run test:prompt-preferences && bun run test:esm-sdk && bun run test:mcp && bun run test:mcp-no-key-handshake && bun run test:auth-session && bun run test:version-detection && bun run test:platform-paths && bun run test:project-type-detection && bun run test:payload-split && bun run test:manifest-path-encoding && bun run test:macos-signing && bun run test:asc-key-protocol && bun run test:apple-api-import-helpers && bun run test:apple-api-verify-key && bun run test:bundle-id-detector && bun run test:apple-api-app-list && bun run test:app-verification && bun run test:pbxproj-parser && bun run test:ai-log-capture && bun run test:ai-analyze-flow && bun run test:cicd-failure-help && bun run test:ai-sse-parser && bun run test:ai-render-markdown && bun run test:ai-stream-markdown && bun run test:ai-onboarding-mode && bun run test:ai-fit && bun run test:platform-layout && bun run test:frame-fit && bun run test:onboarding-min-size && bun run test:min-size-gate && bun run test:shell-size-gate && bun run test:build-log-sanitize && bun run test:build-output-viewport && bun run test:diff-viewer-viewport && bun run test:build-complete-exit && bun run test:ai-analyze-stream && bun run test:support-mailto && bun run test:support-redact && bun run test:support-internal-log && bun run test:support-help-menu && bun run test:support-contact && bun run test:support-upload-prompt && bun run test:support-bundle-files && bun run test:self-update && bun run test:update-prompt && bun run test:apple-api-cert-create && bun run test:android-tail-engine && bun run test:android-tail-render && bun run test:android-tail-routing && bun run test:dev-gate-stripped && bun run test:frame-fit-ios-shared && bun run test:ios-confirm-app-id && bun run test:ios-create-new && bun run test:ios-e2e && bun run test:ios-flow-contract && bun run test:ios-import-discovery && bun run test:ios-import-export && bun run test:ios-import-pickers && bun run test:ios-import-recovery && bun run test:ios-recovery && bun run test:ios-resume && bun run test:ios-tail-handoff && bun run test:ios-tui-render && bun run test:p8-error && bun run test:ios-tui-routing && bun run test:ios-updater-sync-validation && bun run test:ios-verify-app && bun run test:ios-marketing-version && bun run test:android-version && bun run test:platform-flow-contract && bun run test:tail-engine-shared && bun run test:prescan && bun run test:android-reporting-api && bun run test:android-app-verification && bun run test:android-rename && bun run test:appflow-auth && bun run test:appflow-api-map && bun run test:appflow-validate && bun run test:appflow-flow && bun run test:appflow-gapfill && bun run test:appflow-engine && bun run test:appflow-tail && bun run test:appflow-fetch && bun run test:appflow-sa-decode && bun run test:app-permission-helper && bun run test:2fa-compliance-network && bun run test:organization-set-api-host && bun run test:trial-warning && bun run test:plan-validation",
     "test:build-platform-selection": "bun test/test-build-platform-selection.mjs",
     "test:builder-project-discovery": "bun test/test-builder-project-discovery.mjs",
     "test:ai-log-capture": "bun test/test-ai-log-capture.mjs",
diff --git a/cli/src/app/add.ts b/cli/src/app/add.ts
index 854d3b0908..b0bb9dabc1 100644
--- a/cli/src/app/add.ts
+++ b/cli/src/app/add.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import type { Organization } from '../utils'
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { intro, log, outro } from '@clack/prompts'
 import { buildCliRequestHeaders } from '../analytics/cli-headers'
-import { getInvocationSource } from '../analytics/track'
+import { getInvocationSource, trackEvent } from '../analytics/track'
 import { getAppIconStoragePath, newIconPath } from '../api/app'
+import { getAppListPath } from './list'
 import { checkAlerts } from '../api/update'
 import { isAiAgentEnvironment } from '../init/onboarding-source'
 import { CliUserError } from '../shared/cli-user-error'
@@ -16,9 +17,11 @@ import {
   formatCapgoApiErrorBody,
   formatError,
   getAppId,
+  getCapgoCliHttpStatus,
   getConfig,
   getContentType,
   getOrganizationWithPermission,
+  invokeCapgoCliApi,
   resolveCapgoPublicApiHost,
   resolveUserIdFromApiKey,
   sendEvent,
@@ -78,6 +81,149 @@ export function isStorageObjectConflict(error: unknown) {
   return status === 409 || statusCode === '409'
 }
 
+export function isDuplicateAppCreateError(error: unknown, httpStatus?: number) {
+  if (httpStatus === 409)
+    return true
+  const message = formatError(error).toLowerCase()
+  return message.includes('app_id_already_exists') || message.includes('app id already exists')
+}
+
+export type AppAddDuplicateOutcome = 'duplicate_owned' | 'duplicate_taken' | 'not_duplicate'
+
+type AppListRow = { app_id?: string }
+
+async function isAppListedInOrganization(
+  apikey: string,
+  appId: string,
+  ownerOrg: string,
+  options?: { supaHost?: string, supaAnon?: string },
+): Promise<boolean | null> {
+  let page = 0
+  while (true) {
+    const { data, error } = await invokeCapgoCliApi<AppListRow[]>(
+      getAppListPath(page, ownerOrg),
+      {
+        apikey,
+        method: 'GET',
+        body: undefined,
+        supaHost: options?.supaHost,
+        supaAnon: options?.supaAnon,
+      },
+    )
+
+    if (error) {
+      const status = getCapgoCliHttpStatus(error)
+      if (status === 400 || status === 401 || status === 403)
+        return null
+      throw error
+    }
+
+    const batch = Array.isArray(data) ? data : []
+    if (batch.some(row => row.app_id === appId))
+      return true
+    if (batch.length < 50)
+      return false
+    page += 1
+  }
+}
+
+async function isAppInTargetOrganization(
+  apikey: string,
+  appId: string,
+  ownerOrg: string,
+  options?: { supaHost?: string, supaAnon?: string },
+): Promise<boolean | null> {
+  const { data, error } = await invokeCapgoCliApi<{ owner_org?: string }>(
+    `app/${encodeURIComponent(appId)}`,
+    {
+      apikey,
+      method: 'GET',
+      body: undefined,
+      supaHost: options?.supaHost,
+      supaAnon: options?.supaAnon,
+    },
+  )
+
+  if (error) {
+    const status = getCapgoCliHttpStatus(error)
+    if (status === 404)
+      return false
+    if (status === 401 || status === 403)
+      return null
+    throw error
+  }
+
+  return data?.owner_org === ownerOrg
+}
+
+async function isDuplicateAppOwnedByCaller(
+  params: {
+    apikey: string
+    appId: string
+    ownerOrg: string
+    supaHost?: string
+    supaAnon?: string
+  },
+  deps: {
+    isAppInTargetOrganization?: typeof isAppInTargetOrganization
+    isAppListedInOrganization?: typeof isAppListedInOrganization
+  } = {},
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const lookup = deps.isAppInTargetOrganization ?? isAppInTargetOrganization
+  const appInTargetOrg = await lookup(
+    params.apikey,
+    params.appId,
+    params.ownerOrg,
+    { supaHost: params.supaHost, supaAnon: params.supaAnon },
+  )
+
+  if (appInTargetOrg === true)
+    return true
+  if (appInTargetOrg === false)
+    return false
+
+  const listAppsInOrg = deps.isAppListedInOrganization ?? isAppListedInOrganization
+  const listedInOrg = await listAppsInOrg(
+    params.apikey,
+    params.appId,
+    params.ownerOrg,
+    { supaHost: params.supaHost, supaAnon: params.supaAnon },
+  )
+  if (listedInOrg === true)
+    return true
+  if (listedInOrg === false)
+    return false
+
+  throw new Error('Cannot verify app ownership for this API key. Grant app.read or org.read, then retry.')
+}
+
+export async function resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome(
+  params: {
+    apikey: string
+    appId: string
+    ownerOrg: string
+    createError: unknown
+    httpStatus?: number
+    supaHost?: string
+    supaAnon?: string
+  },
+  deps: {
+    isAppInTargetOrganization?: typeof isAppInTargetOrganization
+    isAppListedInOrganization?: typeof isAppListedInOrganization
+  } = {},
+): Promise<AppAddDuplicateOutcome> {
+  if (!isDuplicateAppCreateError(params.createError, params.httpStatus))
+    return 'not_duplicate'
+
+  try {
+    const owned = await isDuplicateAppOwnedByCaller(params, deps)
+    return owned ? 'duplicate_owned' : 'duplicate_taken'
+  }
+  catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(formatError(error))
+  }
+}
+
 async function createAppViaApi(
   apikey: string,
   params: {
@@ -124,7 +270,9 @@ async function createAppViaApi(
   const data = await response.json().catch(() => null)
   if (!response.ok) {
     const details = formatCapgoApiErrorBody(data) || `HTTP ${response.status}`
-    throw new Error(details)
+    const error = new Error(details) as Error & { httpStatus?: number }
+    error.httpStatus = response.status
+    throw error
   }
 
   const createdAppId = (data as { app_id?: string } | null)?.app_id
@@ -233,6 +381,7 @@ export async function addAppInternal(
     ? 'mcp'
     : isAiAgentEnvironment() ? 'ai' : 'cli'
 
+  let appAlreadyExists = false
   try {
     // Use the same authorized API path as the web console. Direct PostgREST inserts
     // hit apps/storage RLS and fail for common API-key + pending-onboarding setups.
@@ -248,24 +397,69 @@ export async function addAppInternal(
     })
   }
   catch (error) {
-    const message = formatError(error)
-    if (!silent)
-      log.error(`Could not add app ${message}`)
-    throw new Error(`Could not add app ${message}`)
+    let duplicateOutcome: AppAddDuplicateOutcome
+    try {
+      duplicateOutcome = await resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome({
+        apikey: options.apikey!,
+        appId,
+        ownerOrg: organizationUid,
+        createError: error,
+        httpStatus: (error as { httpStatus?: number }).httpStatus,
+        supaHost: options.supaHost,
+        supaAnon: options.supaAnon,
+      })
+    }
+    catch (ownershipError) {
+      const message = formatError(ownershipError)
+      if (!silent)
+        log.error(`Could not add app ${message}`)
+      throw new Error(`Could not add app ${message}`)
+    }
+
+    if (duplicateOutcome === 'duplicate_owned') {
+      appAlreadyExists = true
+    }
+    else if (duplicateOutcome === 'duplicate_taken') {
+      const takenMessage = `App ID ${appId} already exists`
+      if (!silent)
+        log.error(`Could not add app: ${takenMessage}`)
+      throw new Error(`Could not add app: ${takenMessage}`)
+    }
+    else {
+      const message = formatError(error)
+      if (!silent)
+        log.error(`Could not add app ${message}`)
+      throw new Error(`Could not add app ${message}`)
+    }
   }
 
-  await sendEvent(options.apikey!, {
-    channel: 'app',
-    event: 'App Created',
-    icon: '🆕',
-    org_id: organizationUid,
-    tracking_version: 2,
-    tags: { 'app-id': appId, 'source': appCreateSource },
-    notifyConsole: true,
-  }).catch(() => {})
+  if (appAlreadyExists) {
+    void trackEvent({
+      channel: 'app',
+      event: 'CLI Recovered App Already Exists',
+      appId,
+      apikey: options.apikey!,
+      orgId: organizationUid,
+      tags: { source: appCreateSource },
+    })
+  }
+  else {
+    await sendEvent(options.apikey!, {
+      channel: 'app',
+      event: 'App Created',
+      icon: '🆕',
+      org_id: organizationUid,
+      tracking_version: 2,
+      tags: { 'app-id': appId, 'source': appCreateSource },
+      notifyConsole: true,
+    }).catch(() => {})
+  }
 
   if (!silent) {
-    log.success(`App ${appId} added to Capgo`)
+    if (appAlreadyExists)
+      log.success(`App ${appId} already exists in Capgo`)
+    else
+      log.success(`App ${appId} added to Capgo`)
     log.info(`This app is accessible to all members of your organization based on their permissions`)
     log.info(`Next step: upload a bundle with "npx @capgo/cli bundle upload ${appId}"`)
     outro('Done ✅')
diff --git a/cli/test/test-app-add-exists.mjs b/cli/test/test-app-add-exists.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30e8d3ebb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/test/test-app-add-exists.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import {
+  isDuplicateAppCreateError,
+  resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome,
+} from '../src/app/add.ts'
+
+console.log('🧪 Testing app add duplicate handling...\n')
+
+assert.equal(isDuplicateAppCreateError(new Error('app_id_already_exists | App ID already exists')), true)
+assert.equal(isDuplicateAppCreateError(new Error('App ID already exists'), 409), true)
+assert.equal(isDuplicateAppCreateError(new Error('HTTP 409'), 409), true)
+assert.equal(isDuplicateAppCreateError(new Error('network unavailable')), false)
+assert.equal(isDuplicateAppCreateError(new Error('insufficient permissions')), false)
+
+const ownedOutcome = await resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome(
+  {
+    apikey: 'test-key',
+    appId: 'com.example.app',
+    ownerOrg: 'org_123',
+    createError: new Error('app_id_already_exists | App ID already exists'),
+    httpStatus: 409,
+  },
+  {
+    isAppInTargetOrganization: async () => true,
+  },
+)
+assert.equal(ownedOutcome, 'duplicate_owned')
+
+const takenOutcome = await resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome(
+  {
+    apikey: 'test-key',
+    appId: 'com.example.app',
+    ownerOrg: 'org_123',
+    createError: new Error('app_id_already_exists | App ID already exists'),
+    httpStatus: 409,
+  },
+  {
+    isAppInTargetOrganization: async () => false,
+    isAppListedInOrganization: async () => false,
+  },
+)
+assert.equal(takenOutcome, 'duplicate_taken')
+
+const otherOrgReadableOutcome = await resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome(
+  {
+    apikey: 'test-key',
+    appId: 'com.example.app',
+    ownerOrg: 'org_123',
+    createError: new Error('app_id_already_exists | App ID already exists'),
+    httpStatus: 409,
+  },
+  {
+    isAppInTargetOrganization: async (_apikey, _appId, ownerOrg) => {
+      assert.equal(ownerOrg, 'org_123')
+      return false
+    },
+  },
+)
+assert.equal(otherOrgReadableOutcome, 'duplicate_taken')
+
+const orgListOwnedOutcome = await resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome(
+  {
+    apikey: 'test-key',
+    appId: 'com.example.app',
+    ownerOrg: 'org_123',
+    createError: new Error('app_id_already_exists | App ID already exists'),
+    httpStatus: 409,
+  },
+  {
+    isAppInTargetOrganization: async () => null,
+    isAppListedInOrganization: async () => true,
+  },
+)
+assert.equal(orgListOwnedOutcome, 'duplicate_owned')
+
+const otherErrorOutcome = await resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome(
+  {
+    apikey: 'test-key',
+    appId: 'com.example.app',
+    ownerOrg: 'org_123',
+    createError: new Error('Cannot create app | validation failed'),
+    httpStatus: 400,
+  },
+  {
+    isAppInTargetOrganization: async () => {
+      throw new Error('isAppInTargetOrganization should not run for non-duplicate errors')
+    },
+  },
+)
+assert.equal(otherErrorOutcome, 'not_duplicate')
+
+await assert.rejects(
+  () => resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome(
+    {
+      apikey: 'test-key',
+      appId: 'com.example.app',
+      ownerOrg: 'org_123',
+      createError: new Error('app_id_already_exists | App ID already exists'),
+      httpStatus: 409,
+    },
+    {
+      isAppInTargetOrganization: async () => {
+        throw new Error('upstream unavailable')
+      },
+    },
+  ),
+  /upstream unavailable/,
+)
+
+await assert.rejects(
+  () => resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome(
+    {
+      apikey: 'test-key',
+      appId: 'com.example.app',
+      ownerOrg: 'org_123',
+      createError: new Error('app_id_already_exists | App ID already exists'),
+      httpStatus: 409,
+    },
+    {
+      isAppInTargetOrganization: async () => null,
+      isAppListedInOrganization: async () => null,
+    },
+  ),
+  /Grant app.read or org.read/,
+)
+
+console.log('✅ app add duplicate handling tests passed')
diff --git a/cli/test/test-app-created-source.mjs b/cli/test/test-app-created-source.mjs
index bd391e4b8f..c4cf015268 100644
--- a/cli/test/test-app-created-source.mjs
+++ b/cli/test/test-app-created-source.mjs
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ console.log('🧪 Testing App Created source resolution...\n')
 
 const appAddSource = readFileSync(new URL('../src/app/add.ts', import.meta.url), 'utf8')
 
-assert.doesNotMatch(appAddSource, /\bcheckAppExists\b/)
 assert.doesNotMatch(appAddSource, /\bensureAppDoesNotExist\b/)
+assert.match(appAddSource, /resolveAppAddDuplicateOutcome/)
+assert.match(appAddSource, /CLI Recovered App Already Exists/)
 assert.match(appAddSource, /method:\s*'POST'/)
 assert.match(appAddSource, /appId === 'io\.ionic\.starter'/)
 assert.match(appAddSource, /upsert:\s*false/)
-assert.doesNotMatch(appAddSource, /\bdefaultAppIconPath\b/)
-assert.match(appAddSource, /\.\.\.\(params\.iconUrl \? \{ icon: params\.iconUrl \} : \{\}\)/)
 
 assert.equal(isStorageObjectConflict({ statusCode: '409' }), true)
 assert.equal(isStorageObjectConflict({ status: 409 }), true)