diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
index 29f59830..04545a12 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
@@ -316,82 +316,6 @@ a:hover {
   flex: 1;
   min-width: 0;
 }
-
-/* ── per-agent three-dot context menu ─────────────────────────────────────
-   Positioned after .card-body in the flex row. The ⋮ button is invisible
-   until the row is hovered (or the menu is open) so quiet rows stay clean.
-   The dropdown is absolute-positioned relative to .agent-menu and opens
-   below + right-aligned to the button. */
-.agent-menu {
-  flex: none;
-  position: relative;
-  align-self: flex-start;
-  margin-top: 0.3em;
-}
-.agent-menu-btn {
-  display: block;
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--subtext0);
-  font-size: 1.1em;
-  line-height: 1;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  padding: 0.1em 0.4em;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  opacity: 0;
-  transition: opacity 120ms, background 120ms, color 120ms;
-}
-/* Show on row hover or when the menu is open. */
-.container-row:hover .agent-menu-btn,
-.agent-menu.open .agent-menu-btn {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-.agent-menu-btn:hover,
-.agent-menu-btn:focus-visible {
-  background: var(--surface1);
-  color: var(--text);
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-.agent-menu-btn:focus-visible {
-  outline: 2px solid var(--purple);
-  outline-offset: 1px;
-}
-.agent-menu-dropdown {
-  position: absolute;
-  right: 0;
-  top: calc(100% + 2px);
-  z-index: 200;
-  background: var(--surface0);
-  border: 1px solid var(--surface2);
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
-  list-style: none;
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0.3em 0;
-  min-width: 10em;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-.agent-menu-item {
-  display: block;
-  width: 100%;
-  background: none;
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text);
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 0.82em;
-  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
-  text-align: left;
-  padding: 0.4em 0.9em;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-.agent-menu-item:hover {
-  background: var(--surface1);
-}
-.agent-menu-sep {
-  height: 1px;
-  background: var(--surface2);
-  margin: 0.3em 0;
-}
 /* Pending state splits queued vs running — queued ops show only
    the pending-state badge (no row tint), running ops keep the
    amber row tint AND get a rotating amber ring on the icon. See
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index 2a6229b7..38a20e39 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -325,141 +325,6 @@ window.marked = marked;
     }
   });
 
-  // ─── per-agent context menu ──────────────────────────────────────────
-  // Three-dot (⋮) button on each agent card for quick single-agent
-  // lifecycle actions without needing to select first. State-aware:
-  // restart/stop only shown when running, start only shown when stopped,
-  // destroy/purge hidden for the manager.
-  // The button is CSS-invisible until the row is hovered (or menu is
-  // open) so it doesn't clutter quiet rows.
-
-  let openAgentMenu = null; // currently open dropdown element, or null
-
-  function closeAllAgentMenus() {
-    if (!openAgentMenu) return;
-    openAgentMenu.hidden = true;
-    const wrap = openAgentMenu.closest('.agent-menu');
-    if (wrap) {
-      wrap.classList.remove('open');
-      const btn = wrap.querySelector('.agent-menu-btn');
-      if (btn) btn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
-    }
-    openAgentMenu = null;
-  }
-
-  // Close on any click outside an agent-menu element.
-  document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
-    if (!e.target.closest('.agent-menu')) closeAllAgentMenus();
-  }, true);
-  // Close on Escape. stopImmediatePropagation so the selection-clear
-  // handler on the same element doesn't also fire when a menu is open.
-  document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
-    if (e.key === 'Escape' && openAgentMenu) {
-      closeAllAgentMenus();
-      e.stopImmediatePropagation();
-    }
-  }, true);
-
-  // Single-agent POST helper shared by all menu items.
-  async function agentMenuPost(actionPath, name, body) {
-    const url = actionPath + encodeURIComponent(name);
-    try {
-      const resp = await fetch(url, {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: body ? { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' } : {},
-        body: body ? new URLSearchParams(body) : undefined,
-        redirect: 'manual',
-      });
-      const ok = resp.ok || resp.type === 'opaqueredirect'
-        || (resp.status >= 200 && resp.status < 400);
-      if (!ok) {
-        const text = await resp.text().catch(() => '');
-        alert('action failed: ' + resp.status + (text ? '\n\n' + text : ''));
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      alert('action failed: ' + err);
-    }
-  }
-
-  function buildAgentMenu(c) {
-    const wrap = el('div', { class: 'agent-menu' });
-    const btn = el('button', {
-      type: 'button',
-      class: 'agent-menu-btn',
-      title: `actions for ${c.name}`,
-      'aria-label': `actions for ${c.name}`,
-      'aria-haspopup': 'menu',
-      'aria-expanded': 'false',
-    }, '⋮');
-
-    const dropdown = el('ul', { class: 'agent-menu-dropdown', hidden: true, role: 'menu' });
-
-    function menuItem(label, opts) {
-      const li = el('li', { role: 'presentation' });
-      const item = el('button', {
-        type: 'button',
-        class: 'agent-menu-item',
-        role: 'menuitem',
-      }, label);
-      item.addEventListener('click', async () => {
-        closeAllAgentMenus();
-        if (opts.confirm && !confirm(opts.confirm)) return;
-        await agentMenuPost(opts.action, c.name, opts.body || null);
-      });
-      li.append(item);
-      return li;
-    }
-
-    function menuSep() {
-      return el('li', { class: 'agent-menu-sep', role: 'separator' });
-    }
-
-    // Show only actions that are applicable in the current state.
-    if (c.running) {
-      dropdown.append(
-        menuItem('↺ R3ST4RT', { action: '/restart/', confirm: `restart ${c.name}?` }),
-        menuItem('■ ST0P', { action: '/kill/', confirm: `stop ${c.name}?` }),
-      );
-    } else {
-      dropdown.append(
-        menuItem('▶ ST4RT', { action: '/start/', confirm: `start ${c.name}?` }),
-      );
-    }
-    dropdown.append(
-      menuItem('↻ R3BU1LD', { action: '/rebuild/', confirm: `rebuild ${c.name}? hot-reloads the container.` }),
-    );
-
-    if (!c.is_manager) {
-      dropdown.append(
-        menuSep(),
-        menuItem('DESTR0Y', {
-          action: '/destroy/',
-          confirm: `destroy ${c.name}? container removed; state + creds kept.`,
-        }),
-        menuItem('PURG3', {
-          action: '/destroy/',
-          body: { purge: 'on' },
-          confirm: `PURGE ${c.name}? WIPES container, config history, claude creds, and notes. no undo.`,
-        }),
-      );
-    }
-
-    btn.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      const wasHidden = dropdown.hidden;
-      closeAllAgentMenus();
-      if (wasHidden) {
-        dropdown.hidden = false;
-        btn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
-        wrap.classList.add('open');
-        openAgentMenu = dropdown;
-      }
-    });
-
-    wrap.append(btn, dropdown);
-    return wrap;
-  }
-
   // Re-derive port conflicts from the live containers map. Mirrors the
   // server-side `build_port_conflicts` so the banner reacts to event
   // updates instead of waiting for a /api/state refetch.
@@ -485,9 +350,6 @@ window.marked = marked;
   // See docs/web-ui.md::Topology tree for the rendering contract
   // (forest walk, alphabetical sort, orphan + cycle handling).
   function buildAgentTree(containers) {
-    // Close any open context menu before replacing the DOM tree — the
-    // previous dropdown element would otherwise be a stale reference.
-    closeAllAgentMenus();
     const byName = new Map();
     for (const c of containers) byName.set(c.name, c);
     const children = new Map();      // parent_name → [child_name, …]
@@ -859,7 +721,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
       // here since it opens the side panel rather than a link.
       body.append(drill);
 
-      li.append(icon, body, buildAgentMenu(c));
+      li.append(icon, body);
       ul.append(li);
     }
     root.append(ul);