diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/actions.rs b/hive-c0re/src/actions.rs
index bef28f6..1d5683f 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/actions.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/actions.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 //! `&Coordinator` and the request parameters; callers stitch the response
 //! shape they want (HTTP redirect vs JSON).
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Result, bail};
 use hive_sh4re::{ApprovalStatus, HelperEvent, MANAGER_AGENT, Message, SYSTEM_SENDER};
 
 use crate::coordinator::Coordinator;
-use crate::lifecycle;
+use crate::lifecycle::{self, MANAGER_NAME};
 
 /// Approve a pending request: read the agent.nix at the approval's commit from
 /// the proposed repo, copy into the applied repo, commit there, and rebuild
@@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ pub async fn approve(coord: &Coordinator, id: i64) -> Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Fully tear down a sub-agent. Refuses the manager (declarative; would fight
+/// with the host's nixos config).
+pub async fn destroy(coord: &Coordinator, name: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    if name == MANAGER_NAME || name == MANAGER_AGENT {
+        bail!("refusing to destroy the manager ({name})");
+    }
+    tracing::info!(%name, "destroy");
+    lifecycle::destroy(name).await?;
+    coord.unregister_agent(name);
+    let runtime = Coordinator::agent_dir(name);
+    if runtime.exists() {
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&runtime);
+    }
+    let state = Coordinator::agent_state_root(name);
+    if state.exists() {
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&state);
+    }
+    let applied = Coordinator::agent_applied_dir(name);
+    if applied.exists() {
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&applied);
+    }
+    let _ = coord
+        .approvals
+        .fail_pending_for_agent(name, "agent destroyed");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn deny(coord: &Coordinator, id: i64) -> Result<()> {
     let approval = coord.approvals.get(id)?;
     coord.approvals.mark_denied(id)?;
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/approvals.rs b/hive-c0re/src/approvals.rs
index 8f6e66a..ea87320 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/approvals.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/approvals.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ impl Approvals {
         )?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Mark every pending approval for `agent` as failed (returns rows affected).
+    /// Used by `destroy` to clear the queue of an agent that no longer exists.
+    pub fn fail_pending_for_agent(&self, agent: &str, note: &str) -> Result<usize> {
+        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+        let n = conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE approvals SET status = 'failed', resolved_at = ?1, note = ?2
+               WHERE agent = ?3 AND status = 'pending'",
+            params![now_unix(), note, agent],
+        )?;
+        Ok(n)
+    }
 }
 
 fn row_to_approval(row: &rusqlite::Row<'_>) -> rusqlite::Result<Approval> {
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
index 5f7a029..12a5056 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -80,10 +80,15 @@ impl Coordinator {
         Self::manager_dir().join("mcp.sock")
     }
 
+    /// Per-agent state root (parent of `config/`, future `prompts/`, etc.).
+    pub fn agent_state_root(name: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        PathBuf::from(format!("{AGENT_STATE_ROOT}/{name}"))
+    }
+
     /// Manager-editable proposed config repo. Bind-mounted into the manager
     /// container as `/agents/<name>/config/`.
     pub fn agent_proposed_dir(name: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        PathBuf::from(format!("{AGENT_STATE_ROOT}/{name}/config"))
+        Self::agent_state_root(name).join("config")
     }
 
     /// Authoritative applied config repo. Hive-c0re-only.
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
index b09bd5e..aeebd62 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub async fn serve(port: u16, coord: Arc<Coordinator>) -> Result<()> {
         .route("/", get(index))
         .route("/approve/{id}", post(post_approve))
         .route("/deny/{id}", post(post_deny))
+        .route("/destroy/{name}", post(post_destroy))
         .route("/send", post(post_send))
         .route("/messages/stream", get(messages_stream))
         .with_state(AppState { coord });
@@ -124,6 +125,16 @@ async fn post_deny(State(state): State<AppState>, AxumPath(id): AxumPath<i64>) -
     }
 }
 
+async fn post_destroy(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    AxumPath(name): AxumPath<String>,
+) -> Response {
+    match actions::destroy(&state.coord, &name).await {
+        Ok(()) => Redirect::to("/").into_response(),
+        Err(e) => error_response(&format!("destroy {name} failed: {e:#}")),
+    }
+}
+
 fn error_response(message: &str) -> Response {
     (
         StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
@@ -154,7 +165,7 @@ fn render_containers(containers: &[String], hostname: &str) -> String {
             let port = lifecycle::agent_web_port(name);
             let _ = writeln!(
                 out,
-                "<li><span class=\"glyph\">▒░▒░░</span> <a href=\"http://{hostname}:{port}/\">{name}</a> <span class=\"role role-ag3nt\">ag3nt</span> <span class=\"meta\">{container} :{port}</span></li>",
+                "<li><span class=\"glyph\">▒░▒░░</span> <a href=\"http://{hostname}:{port}/\">{name}</a> <span class=\"role role-ag3nt\">ag3nt</span> <span class=\"meta\">{container} :{port}</span>\n  <form method=\"POST\" action=\"/destroy/{name}\" class=\"inline\" onsubmit=\"return confirm('destroy {name}? this wipes the agent\\'s state.');\"><button class=\"btn btn-destroy\" type=\"submit\">DESTR0Y</button></form>\n</li>",
             );
         }
     }
@@ -410,6 +421,7 @@ const STYLE: &str = r#"
   }
   .approvals .row { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4em; }
   .approvals form.inline { display: inline; margin-left: 0.4em; }
+  ul form.inline { display: inline-block; }
   .btn {
     font-family: inherit;
     font-weight: bold;
@@ -424,6 +436,7 @@ const STYLE: &str = r#"
   .btn:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05); text-shadow: 0 0 12px currentColor; }
   .btn-approve { color: var(--green); border-color: var(--green); }
   .btn-deny { color: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); }
+  .btn-destroy { color: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); font-size: 0.75em; padding: 0.15em 0.5em; margin-left: 0.6em; }
   .btn-talk { color: var(--cyan); border-color: var(--cyan); }
   .talkform {
     display: flex;
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/lifecycle.rs b/hive-c0re/src/lifecycle.rs
index dcce16c..7577bb4 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/lifecycle.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,25 @@ pub async fn kill(name: &str) -> Result<()> {
     run(&["stop", &container]).await
 }
 
+/// Fully tear down a sub-agent's container: stop + remove via `nixos-container
+/// destroy`, then clean our own systemd drop-in. Leaves it to the caller to
+/// wipe `/var/lib/hyperhive/...` state and the per-agent runtime dir.
+pub async fn destroy(name: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    validate(name)?;
+    let container = container_name(name);
+    // nixos-container destroy handles stop + removal of /var/lib/nixos-containers/<C>
+    // and /etc/nixos-containers/<C>.conf. Tolerate "no such container".
+    if let Err(e) = run(&["destroy", &container]).await {
+        tracing::warn!(error = ?e, "nixos-container destroy returned an error; continuing cleanup");
+    }
+    let dropin_dir = format!("/run/systemd/system/container@{container}.service.d");
+    if std::path::Path::new(&dropin_dir).exists() {
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dropin_dir)
+            .with_context(|| format!("remove {dropin_dir}"))?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub async fn rebuild(
     name: &str,
     hyperhive_flake: &str,
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/main.rs b/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
index 9e3e977..9491c0a 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/main.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ enum Cmd {
     Spawn { name: String },
     /// Stop a managed container (graceful).
     Kill { name: String },
+    /// Fully tear down a sub-agent (state + applied repo + drop-in wiped).
+    Destroy { name: String },
     /// Apply pending config to a managed container.
     Rebuild { name: String },
     /// List managed containers.
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         Cmd::Kill { name } => {
             render(client::request(&cli.socket, HostRequest::Kill { name }).await?)
         }
+        Cmd::Destroy { name } => {
+            render(client::request(&cli.socket, HostRequest::Destroy { name }).await?)
+        }
         Cmd::Rebuild { name } => {
             render(client::request(&cli.socket, HostRequest::Rebuild { name }).await?)
         }
diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/server.rs b/hive-c0re/src/server.rs
index db382a7..447f94c 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/server.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/server.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ async fn dispatch(req: &HostRequest, coord: &Coordinator) -> HostResponse {
                 coord.unregister_agent(name);
                 HostResponse::success()
             }
+            HostRequest::Destroy { name } => {
+                actions::destroy(coord, name).await?;
+                HostResponse::success()
+            }
             HostRequest::Rebuild { name } => {
                 tracing::info!(%name, "rebuild");
                 let agent_dir = coord.register_agent(name)?;
diff --git a/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs b/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
index c5848cc..d4d5650 100644
--- a/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hive-sh4re/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ pub enum HostRequest {
     Spawn { name: String },
     /// Stop a managed container (graceful).
     Kill { name: String },
+    /// Fully tear down a sub-agent: stop, wipe state + applied repo, drop the
+    /// systemd drop-in, purge pending approvals. Manager not destroyable.
+    Destroy { name: String },
     /// Apply pending config to a managed container.
     Rebuild { name: String },
     /// List managed containers.