RDS restores always create a new instance, never restore in place
After any RDS restore, update your connection config to the new instance endpoint; the old endpoint is untouched. Manual snapshots survive instance deletion, so delete them explicitly if they are not needed. For encrypted cross-region or cross-account snapshot copies, re-encrypt with a KMS key that exists in the target account and region.
Context: Ops skill notes: documents the gotcha that RDS point-in-time recovery and snapshot restores always create a brand-new instance with a new endpoint. RDS never restores in place, so agents that restore and then connect to the old endpoint will hit the old data or a missing instance. Manual snapshots persist until explicitly deleted and survive instance deletion.Maintainer review
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