diff --git a/inspect_current_state.py b/inspect_current_state.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Inspect current database state to understand the duplicate key issue
+"""
+import os
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, text
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+# Use dev server database
+DATABASE_URL = "postgresql://postgres:RchhcpaUKZuZuMOvB5kwCP1weLBnAG6tNMXE5FHdk8AwCvolBMALYFVYRM7WCl9x@10.9.23.11:5001/membership_demo"
+
+engine = create_engine(DATABASE_URL)
+Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
+db = Session()
+
+print("=" * 80)
+print("DATABASE STATE INSPECTION")
+print("=" * 80)
+
+# Check current counts
+result = db.execute(text("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM permissions"))
+perm_count = result.scalar()
+print(f"\nTotal permissions: {perm_count}")
+
+result = db.execute(text("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM role_permissions"))
+rp_count = result.scalar()
+print(f"Total role_permissions: {rp_count}")
+
+if rp_count > 0:
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("CURRENT ROLE-PERMISSION MAPPINGS (grouped by role)")
+    print("=" * 80)
+
+    result = db.execute(text("""
+        SELECT
+            rp.role,
+            r.name as role_name,
+            COUNT(*) as permission_count
+        FROM role_permissions rp
+        LEFT JOIN roles r ON rp.role_id = r.id
+        GROUP BY rp.role, r.name
+        ORDER BY rp.role
+    """))
+
+    for row in result.fetchall():
+        print(f"  {row[0]:15} ({row[1]:20}): {row[2]} permissions")
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("CHECKING FOR DUPLICATES")
+    print("=" * 80)
+
+    # Check if there are actual duplicates
+    result = db.execute(text("""
+        SELECT role, permission_id, COUNT(*) as count
+        FROM role_permissions
+        GROUP BY role, permission_id
+        HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
+    """))
+
+    duplicates = result.fetchall()
+    if duplicates:
+        print(f"\n⚠️  Found {len(duplicates)} duplicate (role, permission_id) pairs:")
+        for dup in duplicates[:10]:  # Show first 10
+            print(f"  role={dup[0]}, permission_id={dup[1]}, count={dup[2]}")
+    else:
+        print("\n✓ No duplicate (role, permission_id) pairs found")
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("CHECKING SPECIFIC ADMIN PERMISSIONS")
+    print("=" * 80)
+
+    # Check how many admin permissions exist
+    result = db.execute(text("""
+        SELECT COUNT(*)
+        FROM role_permissions
+        WHERE role = 'admin'
+    """))
+    admin_count = result.scalar()
+    print(f"\nAdmin has {admin_count} permission assignments")
+
+    # Check if the specific permission mentioned in error exists
+    result = db.execute(text("""
+        SELECT rp.id, rp.role, p.code, p.name
+        FROM role_permissions rp
+        JOIN permissions p ON rp.permission_id = p.id
+        WHERE rp.role = 'admin'
+        ORDER BY p.code
+        LIMIT 20
+    """))
+
+    print("\nFirst 20 admin permissions:")
+    for row in result.fetchall():
+        print(f"  {row[1]:10} -> {row[2]:30} ({row[3]})")
+
+db.close()