diff --git a/scripts/podx-tools.sh b/scripts/podx-tools.sh
index 123acd1..31b9bfe 100755
--- a/scripts/podx-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/podx-tools.sh
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ _kb_create() {
 _kb_id_by_name() {
   local kb_name="$1"
   local json; json="$(_owui_get_kb_list)"
-  # Normalize to a flat list and choose the most recently updated match
+  # Normalize to a flat list and choose the most recently updated match (robust name matching)
   python3 - "$kb_name" <<'PY' || true
 import sys, json
-name = sys.argv[1]
+want = (sys.argv[1] or "").strip()
 raw = sys.stdin.read().strip()
 if not raw:
     sys.exit(0)
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ try:
     d = json.loads(raw)
 except Exception:
     sys.exit(0)
-if isinstance(d, dict) and "data" in d and isinstance(d["data"], list):
+# Support both list and {data:[...]}
+if isinstance(d, dict) and isinstance(d.get("data"), list):
     items = d["data"]
 elif isinstance(d, list):
     items = d
@@ -147,15 +148,20 @@ def ts(kb):
             return int(v)
     return 0
 
-exact = sorted([kb for kb in items if kb.get("name") == name], key=ts, reverse=True)
+# Helper to normalize a KB name for comparison
+norm = lambda s: (s or "").strip().casefold()
+want_n = norm(want)
+
+# Try exact match (case/space-insensitive)
+exact = [kb for kb in items if norm(kb.get("name")) == want_n]
 if exact:
-    print(exact[0].get("id", ""), end=""); sys.exit(0)
-iexact = sorted([kb for kb in items if isinstance(kb.get("name"), str) and kb["name"].lower() == name.lower()], key=ts, reverse=True)
-if iexact:
-    print(iexact[0].get("id", ""), end=""); sys.exit(0)
-sub = sorted([kb for kb in items if isinstance(kb.get("name"), str) and name.lower() in kb["name"].lower()], key=ts, reverse=True)
-if sub:
-    print(sub[0].get("id", ""), end=""); sys.exit(0)
+    print(sorted(exact, key=ts, reverse=True)[0].get("id", ""), end=""); sys.exit(0)
+
+# Then case-insensitive substring match
+subs = [kb for kb in items if want_n and want_n in norm(kb.get("name"))]
+if subs:
+    print(sorted(subs, key=ts, reverse=True)[0].get("id", ""), end=""); sys.exit(0)
+
 print("", end="")
 PY
 }
@@ -177,6 +183,7 @@ OpenWebUI:
   owui-health                        # check API health (200)
   owui-kbs                           # list knowledge bases
   owui-kb-id "<KB Name>"             # print the KB UUID by exact name
+  owui-kb-resolve "<KB Name>"      # debug name->id resolution with raw listing
   owui-upload </abs/path/file>       # upload a file, prints file_id
   owui-attach "<KB Name>" </abs/path/file>    # upload + attach to KB
   owui-kb-create "<KB Name>"         # create a KB (prints JSON with id)
@@ -299,6 +306,21 @@ print(f\"Indexed {n} document(s).\")"
     echo "$_id"
     ;;
 
+  owui-kb-resolve)
+    shift || true
+    name="${1:-}"
+    if [ -z "$name" ]; then echo "Usage: owui-kb-resolve \"<KB Name>\"" >&2; exit 1; fi
+    echo "[owui] base URL: $(_owui_url)"
+    echo "[owui] KBs returned:"
+    _owui_get_kb_list | ppjson
+    id="$(_kb_id_by_name "$name")"
+    if [ -n "$id" ]; then
+      echo "[owui] resolved id for \"$name\": $id"
+    else
+      echo "[owui] could not resolve an id for \"$name\"" >&2
+    fi
+    ;;
+
   owui-upload)
     shift || true
     file="${1:-}"
@@ -361,7 +383,7 @@ print(f\"Indexed {n} document(s).\")"
     echo "[owui] attaching to KB: $kb_name  (id: $KB_ID)"
     if [ -z "$KB_ID" ]; then
       echo "KB '$kb_name' not found (or ambiguous)." >&2
-      echo "Tip: run './scripts/podx-tools.sh owui-kb-debug \"$kb_name\"' or create one:" >&2
+      echo "Tip: run './scripts/podx-tools.sh owui-kb-resolve \"$kb_name\"' to inspect and resolve, or create one:" >&2
       echo "     ./scripts/podx-tools.sh owui-kb-create \"$kb_name\"" >&2
       exit 1
     fi