diff --git a/src/ci_orchestrator/web/routes.py b/src/ci_orchestrator/web/routes.py
index c5ac83a..344442a 100644
--- a/src/ci_orchestrator/web/routes.py
+++ b/src/ci_orchestrator/web/routes.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from starlette import status
 
 from ci_orchestrator.operations.audit import AuditEntry, append_audit, read_audit
 from ci_orchestrator.operations.cache import purge_cargo_cache
-from ci_orchestrator.operations.host import backup_template
+from ci_orchestrator.operations.host import backup_template, delete_template
 from ci_orchestrator.operations.inventory import delete_artifact, delete_backup, list_templates
 from ci_orchestrator.operations.services import ALLOWED_ACTIONS, control_service, find_service
 from ci_orchestrator.operations.vms import RemovalResult, cleanup_orphans, remove_vm
@@ -715,6 +715,92 @@ async def host_backup(
     )
 
 
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── POST /host/delete-template
+
+
+async def host_delete_template(
+    request: Request,
+    user: str = Depends(require_user),
+    _csrf: None = Depends(require_csrf),
+) -> HTMLResponse:
+    """Permanently remove a template directory, behind the confirm gate.
+
+    Same containment discipline as :func:`host_backup`: the submitted name
+    must be one of the templates this host actually discovers. No backup is
+    required first -- unlike a backup or an artifact, there is no built-in
+    undo here beyond restoring one manually, so the confirm summary spells
+    that out.
+    """
+    config: Config = request.app.state.config
+    action_label = "Delete template"
+
+    form = await request.form()
+    template = _form_str(form, "template")
+    if not template:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="template is required")
+
+    known_templates = {t.name for t in list_templates(config)}
+    if template not in known_templates:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail="template is not a recognized template name",
+        )
+    execute = _form_str(form, _STAGE_FIELD) == _STAGE_EXECUTE
+
+    try:
+        # rmtree on a multi-GB template dir is not instant; offloaded like
+        # host_backup's compression step so a slow removal never blocks the
+        # event loop (every other request, all the dashboard polls, would
+        # otherwise freeze for the duration).
+        result = await asyncio.to_thread(delete_template, config, template, dry_run=not execute)
+    except Exception as exc:  # never 500 on an operational failure
+        detail = f"error: {exc}"
+        _audit(
+            config, user=user, action="host.delete_template", target=template, result="error", detail=detail
+        )
+        return _result_partial(request, action_label=action_label, ok=False, detail=detail)
+
+    if execute:
+        detail = f"deleted template '{template}'" if result.ok else (result.error or "unknown error")
+        _audit(
+            config,
+            user=user,
+            action="host.delete_template",
+            target=template,
+            result="ok" if result.ok else "error",
+            detail=detail,
+        )
+        return _result_partial(request, action_label=action_label, ok=result.ok, detail=detail)
+
+    if not result.ok:
+        detail = result.error or "unknown error"
+        _audit(
+            config,
+            user=user,
+            action="host.delete_template",
+            target=template,
+            result="error",
+            detail=detail,
+        )
+        return _result_partial(request, action_label=action_label, ok=False, detail=detail)
+
+    detail = (
+        f"would permanently delete the template directory for '{template}' -- "
+        "clones can no longer be made from it until restored from a backup"
+    )
+    _audit(
+        config, user=user, action="host.delete_template", target=template, result="dry-run", detail=detail
+    )
+    return _confirm_partial(
+        request,
+        action_label=action_label,
+        target=template,
+        summary=detail,
+        action_url="/host/delete-template",
+        extra_fields={"template": template},
+    )
+
+
 # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── POST /services/{id}/{action}
 
 #: The ``ManagedService.id`` whose stop/restart confirm step warns about
@@ -843,6 +929,12 @@ def register_action_routes(app: FastAPI) -> None:
         response_class=HTMLResponse,
     )
     app.add_api_route("/host/backup", host_backup, methods=["POST"], response_class=HTMLResponse)
+    app.add_api_route(
+        "/host/delete-template",
+        host_delete_template,
+        methods=["POST"],
+        response_class=HTMLResponse,
+    )
     app.add_api_route(
         "/services/{service_id}/{action}",
         services_control,
@@ -860,6 +952,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "encode_artifact_id",
     "encode_vmx_id",
     "host_backup",
+    "host_delete_template",
     "register_action_routes",
     "services_control",
     "vms_cleanup",
diff --git a/src/ci_orchestrator/web/templates/partials/templates.html b/src/ci_orchestrator/web/templates/partials/templates.html
index 4e470ec..72e186a 100644
--- a/src/ci_orchestrator/web/templates/partials/templates.html
+++ b/src/ci_orchestrator/web/templates/partials/templates.html
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@
               <ul class="backups-list">
                 {% for b in bks %}
                 <li>
-                  <code title="{{ b.name }}">{{ b.name }}</code>
-                  <span class="text-dim">{{ b.size_bytes | humanbytes }} · {{ b.mtime | relative_time }}</span>
+                  <span class="backup-info">
+                    <code title="{{ b.name }}">{{ b.name }}</code>
+                    <span class="text-dim">{{ b.size_bytes | humanbytes }} · {{ b.mtime | relative_time }}</span>
+                  </span>
                   <form method="post" action="/backups/{{ b.name | artifact_id }}/delete" class="backup-del"
                         aria-label="Delete backup {{ b.name }}"
                         hx-post="/backups/{{ b.name | artifact_id }}/delete" hx-target="#action-slot" hx-swap="innerHTML">
@@ -59,14 +61,24 @@
             {% endif %}
           </td>
           <td>
-            <form method="post" action="/host/backup" aria-label="Backup template {{ tmpl.name }}"
-                  hx-post="/host/backup" hx-target="#action-slot" hx-swap="innerHTML show:top">
-              <input type="hidden" name="csrf" value="{{ csrf_token }}">
-              <input type="hidden" name="template" value="{{ tmpl.name }}">
-              <button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm" aria-label="Backup template {{ tmpl.name }}">
-                <svg class="icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#i-box"></use></svg>Backup
-              </button>
-            </form>
+            <div class="actions-row">
+              <form method="post" action="/host/backup" aria-label="Backup template {{ tmpl.name }}"
+                    hx-post="/host/backup" hx-target="#action-slot" hx-swap="innerHTML show:top">
+                <input type="hidden" name="csrf" value="{{ csrf_token }}">
+                <input type="hidden" name="template" value="{{ tmpl.name }}">
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm" aria-label="Backup template {{ tmpl.name }}">
+                  <svg class="icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#i-box"></use></svg>Backup
+                </button>
+              </form>
+              <form method="post" action="/host/delete-template" aria-label="Delete template {{ tmpl.name }}"
+                    hx-post="/host/delete-template" hx-target="#action-slot" hx-swap="innerHTML show:top">
+                <input type="hidden" name="csrf" value="{{ csrf_token }}">
+                <input type="hidden" name="template" value="{{ tmpl.name }}">
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" aria-label="Delete template {{ tmpl.name }}">
+                  <svg class="icon" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#i-trash"></use></svg>Delete
+                </button>
+              </form>
+            </div>
           </td>
         </tr>
         {% endfor %}
diff --git a/tests/python/test_operations_host.py b/tests/python/test_operations_host.py
index 2f0e662..98a7a10 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_operations_host.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_operations_host.py
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ from ci_orchestrator.operations.host import (
     BackupResult,
     DiskStatus,
     RunnerStatus,
+    TemplateDeleteResult,
     backup_template,
+    delete_template,
     disk_status,
     runner_status,
 )
@@ -276,3 +278,66 @@ def test_backup_template_never_calls_real_vmrun_or_7z(monkeypatch: pytest.Monkey
     backup_template(config, "WinBuild2025")
 
     assert called == [True]
+
+
+# ── delete_template ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_delete_template_missing_template_dir_errors(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    templates = tmp_path / "templates"
+    templates.mkdir()
+    config = _make_config(templates)
+
+    result = delete_template(config, "NoSuchTemplate")
+
+    assert result == TemplateDeleteResult(
+        template="NoSuchTemplate", ok=False, error=result.error
+    )
+    assert result.error is not None
+    assert "NoSuchTemplate" in result.error or "not found" in result.error.lower()
+
+
+def test_delete_template_dry_run_does_not_remove_the_directory(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    templates = tmp_path / "templates"
+    tmpl_dir = templates / "WinBuild2025"
+    tmpl_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (tmpl_dir / "WinBuild2025.vmx").write_text("config.version = \"8\"")
+    config = _make_config(templates)
+
+    result = delete_template(config, "WinBuild2025", dry_run=True)
+
+    assert result == TemplateDeleteResult(template="WinBuild2025", ok=True, error=None)
+    assert tmpl_dir.is_dir()
+
+
+def test_delete_template_removes_the_whole_directory(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    templates = tmp_path / "templates"
+    tmpl_dir = templates / "WinBuild2025"
+    tmpl_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (tmpl_dir / "WinBuild2025.vmx").write_text("config.version = \"8\"")
+    config = _make_config(templates)
+
+    result = delete_template(config, "WinBuild2025")
+
+    assert result == TemplateDeleteResult(template="WinBuild2025", ok=True, error=None)
+    assert not tmpl_dir.exists()
+
+
+def test_delete_template_removal_failure_reported(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path: Path
+) -> None:
+    templates = tmp_path / "templates"
+    tmpl_dir = templates / "WinBuild2025"
+    tmpl_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    config = _make_config(templates)
+
+    def _boom(_path: Path) -> None:
+        raise OSError("device busy")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(shutil, "rmtree", _boom)
+
+    result = delete_template(config, "WinBuild2025")
+
+    assert result.ok is False
+    assert result.error is not None
+    assert tmpl_dir.is_dir()
diff --git a/tests/python/test_web_actions.py b/tests/python/test_web_actions.py
index d8877b9..286d8a4 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_web_actions.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_web_actions.py
@@ -918,6 +918,88 @@ def test_host_backup_execute_exception_never_500s(
     assert entry.result == "error"
 
 
+# ── POST /host/delete-template ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_host_delete_template_missing_template_field_is_400(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    config = _make_config(tmp_path)
+    app = create_app(config)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    csrf = _get_csrf(client)
+
+    resp = client.post("/host/delete-template", data={"csrf": csrf})
+
+    assert resp.status_code == 400
+
+
+def test_host_delete_template_unknown_template_name_is_400_not_audited(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Same B6 containment discipline as ``/host/backup``: an arbitrary name
+    is rejected before ``delete_template`` is ever called."""
+    config = _make_config(tmp_path)
+    app = create_app(config)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    csrf = _get_csrf(client)
+
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/host/delete-template", data={"csrf": csrf, "template": "NoSuchTemplate"}
+    )
+
+    assert resp.status_code == 400
+    assert not config.web.audit_log.exists()
+
+
+def test_host_delete_template_preview_then_execute_full_cycle(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    template_dir = tmp_path / "templates" / "LinuxBuild2404"
+    template_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (template_dir / "LinuxBuild2404.vmx").write_text("x", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    config = _make_config(tmp_path)
+    app = create_app(config)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    csrf = _get_csrf(client)
+
+    preview = client.post(
+        "/host/delete-template", data={"csrf": csrf, "template": "LinuxBuild2404"}
+    )
+    assert preview.status_code == 200
+    assert "Confirm" in preview.text
+    assert "permanently delete" in preview.text
+    assert _last_audit_entry(config.web.audit_log).result == "dry-run"
+    assert template_dir.is_dir()  # nothing removed on the preview stage
+
+    execute = client.post(
+        "/host/delete-template",
+        data={"csrf": csrf, "stage": "execute", "template": "LinuxBuild2404"},
+    )
+    assert execute.status_code == 200
+    entry = _last_audit_entry(config.web.audit_log)
+    assert entry.result == "ok"
+    assert entry.action == "host.delete_template"
+    assert not template_dir.exists()
+
+
+def test_host_delete_template_execute_exception_never_500s(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    def _boom(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+        raise RuntimeError("device busy")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(routes_module, "delete_template", _boom)
+    (tmp_path / "templates" / "X").mkdir(parents=True)
+    config = _make_config(tmp_path)
+    app = create_app(config)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    csrf = _get_csrf(client)
+
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/host/delete-template", data={"csrf": csrf, "stage": "execute", "template": "X"}
+    )
+
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    entry = _last_audit_entry(config.web.audit_log)
+    assert entry.result == "error"
+
+
 # ── web/security.py: direct unit coverage of the CSRF primitives ──────────
 
 
diff --git a/tests/python/test_web_stage_b.py b/tests/python/test_web_stage_b.py
index 659488a..c137fa7 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_web_stage_b.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_web_stage_b.py
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ def test_host_route_renders_snapshot(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyP
     resp = client.get("/host")
 
     assert resp.status_code == 200
-    # Stage E: CPU%/RAM-used moved to the status-header tiles; the Host card
-    # keeps uptime, load average, core count and total memory.
+    # Stage F folded the retired tiles' CPU%/RAM readouts back into this card,
+    # alongside the hostname/kernel/CPU-model rows it gained at the same time.
     assert "Host" in resp.text
-    assert "16.0" in resp.text  # total memory GB
+    assert "16" in resp.text  # total memory GB
 
 
 def test_host_route_degrades_on_probe_failure(
@@ -289,6 +289,20 @@ def test_templates_partial_offers_per_row_backup_action(
     assert "Backup" in resp.text
 
 
+def test_templates_partial_offers_per_row_delete_action(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(app_module, "list_templates", lambda _config: [_TEMPLATE_ROW])
+    app = create_app(_make_config(tmp_path))
+    client = TestClient(app)
+
+    resp = client.get("/templates")
+
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert 'action="/host/delete-template"' in resp.text
+    assert "Delete" in resp.text
+
+
 def test_templates_partial_no_backup_action_when_no_templates(
     tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
 ) -> None: