diff --git a/langgraph-go/advancedgraph/graph.go b/langgraph-go/advancedgraph/graph.go
index 19d92820a..5744a1825 100644
--- a/langgraph-go/advancedgraph/graph.go
+++ b/langgraph-go/advancedgraph/graph.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ type CompiledGraph[StateT any] struct {
 type Context struct {
 	engine      *RustEngine
 	resumeEvent *WaitEvent
+	isResume    bool
 }
 
 func (c *Context) WaitFor(target WaitTarget) (WaitForResult, error) {
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ func (c *Context) WaitFor(target WaitTarget) (WaitForResult, error) {
 	return WaitForResult{}, ErrWaitRequested{Target: target}
 }
 
+func (c *Context) IsResume() bool {
+	return c.isResume
+}
+
 func (c *Context) PublishToChannel(channel string, value any) error {
 	return c.engine.Publish(channel, value)
 }
@@ -215,7 +220,15 @@ func (g *CompiledGraph[StateT]) Start(initialInput any, initialState StateT, str
 					return Command{}, fmt.Errorf("node `%s` expected map state argument", node)
 				}
 				resolvedInput, resumeEvent := unwrapResumeInput(nodeInput)
-				return fn(&Context{engine: engine, resumeEvent: resumeEvent}, resolvedInput, fallbackState)
+				return fn(
+					&Context{
+						engine:      engine,
+						resumeEvent: resumeEvent,
+						isResume:    resumeEvent != nil,
+					},
+					resolvedInput,
+					fallbackState,
+				)
 			},
 		)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/langgraph-go/tests/test_primitives_test.go b/langgraph-go/tests/test_primitives_test.go
index f872f4bd0..b827c3a43 100644
--- a/langgraph-go/tests/test_primitives_test.go
+++ b/langgraph-go/tests/test_primitives_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type primitiveWorkflow struct {
+	dbWriteCount int
 }
 
 type primitiveState struct {
@@ -427,3 +428,67 @@ func TestAllOfChannelAndTimerMarksBothConditions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected done: %v", result.Done)
 	}
 }
+
+func (w *primitiveWorkflow) startResumeFlagNode(ctx *ag.Context, _ any, state primitiveState) (ag.Command, error) {
+	state.Logs = []string{}
+	state.Count = 0
+	return ag.Command{
+		Update: state,
+		Goto: []ag.Send{
+			{Node: w.resumeFlagNode, NodeInput: nil},
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (w *primitiveWorkflow) resumeFlagNode(ctx *ag.Context, _ any, state primitiveState) (ag.Command, error) {
+	if !ctx.IsResume() {
+		// Simulate one-time side effect (e.g. DB write).
+		w.dbWriteCount += 1
+	}
+	if _, err := ctx.WaitFor(ag.AnyOf(ag.TimerCondition{Seconds: 0.02})); err != nil {
+		return ag.Command{}, err
+	}
+	state.Logs = append(state.Logs, fmt.Sprintf("resume=%v", ctx.IsResume()))
+	return ag.Command{
+		Update: state,
+		Goto: []ag.Send{
+			{Node: w.finishResumeFlagNode, NodeInput: nil},
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (w *primitiveWorkflow) finishResumeFlagNode(_ *ag.Context, _ any, state primitiveState) (ag.Command, error) {
+	state.Done = "ok"
+	return ag.Command{Update: state}, nil
+}
+
+func TestIsResumeAvoidsDuplicateSideEffects(t *testing.T) {
+	workflow := &primitiveWorkflow{}
+	graph := ag.NewAdvancedStateGraph[primitiveState]()
+	graph.AddEntryNode(workflow.startResumeFlagNode)
+	graph.AddNode(workflow.resumeFlagNode)
+	graph.AddFinishNode(workflow.finishResumeFlagNode)
+
+	handler, err := graph.Compile().Start(nil, primitiveState{
+		Count: 0,
+		Logs:  []string{},
+		Done:  "",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("start failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	result, err := handler.WaitForResult()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("result failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if workflow.dbWriteCount != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("db write should happen once, got=%v", workflow.dbWriteCount)
+	}
+	if len(result.Logs) != 1 || result.Logs[0] != "resume=true" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected logs: %#v", result.Logs)
+	}
+	if result.Done != "ok" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected done: %v", result.Done)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/advanced_graph/state.py b/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/advanced_graph/state.py
index 948f74629..b591c7f87 100644
--- a/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/advanced_graph/state.py
+++ b/saf-python-sdk/python/saf_python_sdk/advanced_graph/state.py
@@ -222,6 +222,13 @@ class Context:
             return resumed
         raise WaitRequested(_target_to_suspend_payload(target))
 
+    def is_resume(self) -> bool:
+        return self._run._is_resume_execution()
+
+    # Go-style alias.
+    def IsResume(self) -> bool:
+        return self.is_resume()
+
     def publish_to_channel(self, channel: str, value: Any) -> None:
         self._run.publish_nowait(channel, value)
 
@@ -418,6 +425,7 @@ class _GraphEngineRun:
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         node_input, resume_event = _unwrap_resume_input(node_input)
         self._set_resume_event(resume_event)
+        self._set_is_resume(resume_event is not None)
         if node_name not in self._nodes:
             raise ValueError(f"Unknown node `{node_name}`")
         node = self._nodes[node_name]
@@ -431,6 +439,7 @@ class _GraphEngineRun:
             return {"suspend": suspend.payload}
         finally:
             self._set_resume_event(None)
+            self._set_is_resume(False)
 
         if isinstance(result, Command):
             update = result.update
@@ -450,6 +459,12 @@ class _GraphEngineRun:
     def _set_resume_event(self, event: dict[str, Any] | None) -> None:
         self._local.resume_event = event
 
+    def _set_is_resume(self, is_resume: bool) -> None:
+        self._local.is_resume = is_resume
+
+    def _is_resume_execution(self) -> bool:
+        return bool(getattr(self._local, "is_resume", False))
+
     def _consume_resume_event(
         self, target: WaitCondition | AnyOfCondition | AllOfCondition
     ) -> WaitForResult | None:
diff --git a/saf-python-sdk/tests/advanced-graph/test_primitives.py b/saf-python-sdk/tests/advanced-graph/test_primitives.py
index ff11b70ed..2d967a7c3 100644
--- a/saf-python-sdk/tests/advanced-graph/test_primitives.py
+++ b/saf-python-sdk/tests/advanced-graph/test_primitives.py
@@ -216,3 +216,35 @@ async def test_all_of_channel_and_timer_marks_both_conditions() -> None:
     assert result["logs"] == ["all_of_channel_timer"]
     assert result["done"] == "ok"
 
+
+async def test_is_resume_avoids_duplicate_side_effects() -> None:
+    graph = AdvancedStateGraph(PrimitiveState)
+    db_writes: list[str] = []
+
+    async def start_node(state: PrimitiveState) -> Command:
+        return Command(
+            update={"counter": 0, "logs": [], "done": None},
+            goto=Send("wait_node", None),
+        )
+
+    async def wait_node(ctx: Context, _input: None, state: PrimitiveState) -> Command:
+        if not ctx.IsResume():
+            # Simulate one-time side effect (e.g. database write).
+            db_writes.append("write")
+        await ctx.wait_for(timer_condition(seconds=0.02))
+        state["logs"].append(f"resume={ctx.IsResume()}")
+        return Command(update=state, goto=Send("finish_node", None))
+
+    async def finish_node(_input: None, state: PrimitiveState) -> dict[str, object]:
+        return {"counter": state["counter"], "logs": state["logs"], "done": "ok"}
+
+    graph.add_entry_node(start_node)
+    graph.add_node(wait_node)
+    graph.add_finish_node(finish_node)
+
+    result = await graph.compile().ainvoke({"counter": 0, "logs": [], "done": None})
+    assert db_writes == ["write"]
+    assert result["counter"] == 0
+    assert result["logs"] == ["resume=True"]
+    assert result["done"] == "ok"
+