aws / aws/agentcore-cli

RetrieveMemoryRecords fails with AccessDeniedException when namespace-scoped IAM condition is applied

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Description

### Description

Using the default CLI scaffold with memory enabled, RetrieveMemoryRecords calls fail at runtime with:
```
AccessDeniedException: User: arn:aws:sts::XXXX:assumed-role/AgentCore-.../BedrockAgentCore-...
is not authorized to perform: bedrock-agentcore:RetrieveMemoryRecords on resource:
arn:aws:bedrock-agentcore:eu-central-1:XXXX:memory/...
because no identity-based policy allows the bedrock-agentcore:RetrieveMemoryRecords action
```

**Potential root cause (ai generated):**
AgentCoreMemory.grant() calls collectNamespaces() which returns patterns derived from strategy namespaceTemplates. When namespaces are present, grantAccess() creates a policy for RetrieveMemoryRecords with a StringLike condition on bedrock-agentcore:namespace:
```json
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": ["bedrock-agentcore:ListMemoryRecords", "bedrock-agentcore:RetrieveMemoryRecords"],
"Resource": "arn:aws:bedrock-agentcore:...:memory/...",
"Condition": {
"StringLike": {
"bedrock-agentcore:namespace": ["/users/*/facts", "/users/*/preferences", "/summaries/*/*", "/episodes/*/*"]
}
}
}
```

This is the only statement granting RetrieveMemoryRecords. The condition appears to not be evaluated/matched by the service during authorization, so the action is never allowed.

By comparison, wireMemoriesToHarnesses() grants the same actions without a condition and works fine.

### Steps to Reproduce

1. agentcore init with memory enabled (default setup)
2. agentcore deploy
3. Invoke the agent — memory retrieval fails immediately
4. Errors in CloudWatch

### Expected Behavior

Memory retrieval should work out of the box with the default scaffold.

### Actual Behavior

Errors in cloud watch.

### CLI Version

0.14.2

### Operating System

macOS

### Additional Context

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