diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/bin/mcp.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/bin/mcp.rs
index 6d5db39f..e4c8e426 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/bin/mcp.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/bin/mcp.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,20 @@ struct MarkReadArgs {
     account: Option<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
+struct SendRedactArgs {
+    room: String,
+    /// Full matrix event id of the message to redact.
+    event_id: String,
+    /// Optional human-readable reason recorded on the redaction event.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    reason: Option<String>,
+    /// Matrix account to act as (a `name` from `hyperhive.matrixAccounts`).
+    /// Omit to use the agent's primary account.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    account: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 struct ListRoomsArgs {
     /// Matrix account to act as (a `name` from `hyperhive.matrixAccounts`).
@@ -399,6 +413,24 @@ impl MatrixBridge {
         )
     }
 
+    #[tool(description = "Redact (delete) a specific matrix event in a room — \
+            asks the homeserver to strip the event's content, optionally with a \
+            `reason`. Works on your own events; redacting others' needs moderator \
+            power level. Irreversible.")]
+    async fn send_redact(&self, Parameters(args): Parameters<SendRedactArgs>) -> String {
+        render(
+            call(
+                args.account,
+                DaemonOp::SendRedact {
+                    room: args.room,
+                    event_id: args.event_id,
+                    reason: args.reason,
+                },
+            )
+            .await,
+        )
+    }
+
     #[tool(
         description = "List rooms this agent has joined. Each row has the room \
             id, canonical alias (when set), display name, and joined-member count."
@@ -523,7 +555,8 @@ impl MatrixBridge {
 #[tool_handler(instructions = "Matrix client for an agent on a hyperhive swarm. Use \
         `send_message` to post in a joined room, `send_dm` to message a \
         specific user, `send_reaction` to react with an emoji, `send_reply` \
-        to thread a reply, `mark_read` to acknowledge an event. Discover \
+        to thread a reply, `mark_read` to acknowledge an event, `send_redact` \
+        to delete an event. Discover \
         rooms with `list_rooms`, members with `list_room_members`, recent \
         timeline with `read_room`. See pending invites with `list_invites`; \
         accept or reject an invite with `resolve_invite`; join a public \
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/handlers.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/handlers.rs
index d7d932c5..b34ef1eb 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/handlers.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 //!
 //! Tool surface mirrors damocles-daemon's v0 set per the operator's call:
 //! `send_message`, `send_dm`, `send_reaction`, `send_reply`, `mark_read`,
-//! `list_rooms`, `list_room_members`, `read_room`. Plus a `ping` for the
-//! MCP bridge's liveness probe.
+//! `send_redact`, `list_rooms`, `list_room_members`, `read_room`. Plus a
+//! `ping` for the MCP bridge's liveness probe.
 
 use matrix_sdk::{
     Client,
@@ -407,6 +407,32 @@ pub async fn mark_read(client: &Client, room_ref: &str, event_id: &str) -> Daemo
     }
 }
 
+pub async fn send_redact(
+    client: &Client,
+    room_ref: &str,
+    event_id: &str,
+    reason: Option<&str>,
+) -> DaemonResponse {
+    let room = match resolve_room(client, room_ref).await {
+        Ok(r) => r,
+        Err(e) => return e,
+    };
+    let eid: OwnedEventId = match event_id.parse() {
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(e) => return DaemonResponse::error(format!("invalid event_id {event_id}: {e}")),
+    };
+    // Redaction is irreversible: the homeserver drops the event content and
+    // keeps only the shell + reason. A fresh txn id (None) is fine — this is
+    // a one-shot operator/agent action, not a retried send.
+    match room.redact(&eid, reason, None).await {
+        Ok(resp) => DaemonResponse::ok(&serde_json::json!({
+            "event_id": resp.event_id.to_string(),
+            "target": eid.to_string(),
+        })),
+        Err(e) => DaemonResponse::error(format!("redact {eid}: {e}")),
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn list_rooms(client: &Client) -> DaemonResponse {
     let mut rooms = Vec::new();
     for room in client.joined_rooms() {
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/protocol.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/protocol.rs
index d072c02b..bf098e6a 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/protocol.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ pub enum DaemonOp {
     #[serde(rename = "mark_read")]
     MarkRead { room: String, event_id: String },
 
+    /// Redact `event_id` in `room` — ask the homeserver to strip the
+    /// event's content (matrix-spec `m.room.redaction`), optionally with
+    /// a human-readable `reason`. The agent must have a high enough power
+    /// level (its own events, or moderator rights for others'); the
+    /// server rejects otherwise.
+    #[serde(rename = "send_redact")]
+    SendRedact {
+        room: String,
+        event_id: String,
+        reason: Option<String>,
+    },
+
     /// List rooms the agent has joined. Returns each room's id +
     /// canonical alias (when present) + name + member count.
     #[serde(rename = "list_rooms")]
@@ -267,6 +279,33 @@ mod tests {
         matches!(back.op, DaemonOp::ListRooms);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn send_redact_round_trips_with_optional_reason() {
+        let req = DaemonRequest {
+            account: None,
+            op: DaemonOp::SendRedact {
+                room: "!r:s".to_owned(),
+                event_id: "$e".to_owned(),
+                reason: Some("spam".to_owned()),
+            },
+        };
+        let line = serde_json::to_string(&req).unwrap();
+        assert!(line.contains("\"method\":\"send_redact\""), "wire: {line}");
+        let back: DaemonRequest = serde_json::from_str(&line).unwrap();
+        match back.op {
+            DaemonOp::SendRedact {
+                room,
+                event_id,
+                reason,
+            } => {
+                assert_eq!(room, "!r:s");
+                assert_eq!(event_id, "$e");
+                assert_eq!(reason.as_deref(), Some("spam"));
+            }
+            other => panic!("wrong variant: {other:?}"),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn unit_variant_op_parses_inside_envelope() {
         // A bare op with no fields still parses when wrapped.
diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/socket.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/socket.rs
index 91b2d76a..40f55dca 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/socket.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/socket.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ async fn dispatch_op(op: DaemonOp, client: &Client) -> DaemonResponse {
         DaemonOp::MarkRead { room, event_id } => {
             handlers::mark_read(client, &room, &event_id).await
         }
+        DaemonOp::SendRedact {
+            room,
+            event_id,
+            reason,
+        } => handlers::send_redact(client, &room, &event_id, reason.as_deref()).await,
         DaemonOp::ListRooms => handlers::list_rooms(client).await,
         DaemonOp::ListInvites => handlers::list_invites(client),
         DaemonOp::JoinRoom { room } => handlers::join_room(client, &room).await,