diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs
index e44124f3..e6347c49 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/web_ui.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ pub async fn serve(
         .route("/api/compact", post(post_compact))
         .route("/api/model", post(post_set_model))
         .route("/api/new-session", post(post_new_session))
+        .route("/api/logout", post(post_logout))
         .route("/api/loose-ends", get(api_loose_ends))
         .route("/api/stats", get(api_stats))
         .route("/screen/ws", get(screen_ws))
@@ -890,6 +891,62 @@ async fn post_new_session(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
     (axum::http::StatusCode::OK, "ok").into_response()
 }
 
+/// Operator-driven `/logout` (closes #576). Three-step teardown of the
+/// claude session:
+///
+/// 1. SIGINT any running claude process so we don't race a turn that's
+///    mid-API-call. Same pattern as `post_cancel_turn`; idempotent
+///    (no-op when nothing is running).
+/// 2. Wipe the credentials dir (`paths::claude_dir()`, normally
+///    `/root/.claude`). Recursive remove; recreate empty so the
+///    bind-mount target keeps existing for the next `claude auth login`.
+/// 3. Flip the in-memory `LoginState` to `NeedsLogin` and emit a Note.
+///    The turn-loop's next iteration sees the flipped state and parks
+///    into `wait_for_login`, which snapshots the (now-empty) dir and
+///    resumes only when a fresh credentials file appears via the
+///    dashboard's `/login/code` flow (#542 mtime resumption).
+///
+/// Always returns 200 with a body describing what happened — the
+/// frontend's `/logout` slash command / overflow menu item just needs
+/// to show a confirmation toast and re-fetch state. Errors at any
+/// step are logged + folded into the Note so the operator sees them in
+/// the live panel rather than as an HTTP error.
+async fn post_logout(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
+    // Step 1: SIGINT claude (best-effort, matches `post_cancel_turn`).
+    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("pkill")
+        .args(["-INT", "claude"])
+        .output()
+        .await;
+    // Step 2: wipe + recreate credentials dir.
+    let dir = crate::paths::claude_dir();
+    let mut wipe_note = String::new();
+    if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).await {
+        // ENOENT is fine — the dir was already empty (no creds), e.g.
+        // operator clicked /logout while already logged out.
+        if e.kind() != std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
+            wipe_note = format!(" (wipe warning: {e})");
+        }
+    }
+    if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).await {
+        wipe_note = format!(" (recreate warning: {e})");
+    }
+    // Step 3: flip LoginState + emit Note. Turn loop sees the flip on
+    // its next iteration and parks into wait_for_login.
+    *state.login.lock().unwrap() = LoginState::NeedsLogin;
+    state.bus.emit(crate::events::LiveEvent::Note {
+        text: format!(
+            "operator: /logout — credentials wiped at {}{wipe_note}",
+            dir.display()
+        ),
+    });
+    state.bus.emit_status("needs_login_idle");
+    (
+        axum::http::StatusCode::OK,
+        format!("ok: credentials wiped at {}{wipe_note}", dir.display()),
+    )
+        .into_response()
+}
+
 async fn post_cancel_turn(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
     let out = tokio::process::Command::new("pkill")
         .args(["-INT", "claude"])