diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions.test.mjs
index e6926b36d2..a55653a77a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions.test.mjs
@@ -2,10 +2,60 @@ import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import test from "node:test";
 
 import {
+  isProviderDeployedManagedAgent,
+  providerDeployedAgentForPersonaDelete,
   startManagedAgentWithRules,
   respawnManagedAgentWithRules,
 } from "./managedAgentControlActions.ts";
 
+test("isProviderDeployedManagedAgent requires a provider backend and deployment id", () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    isProviderDeployedManagedAgent({
+      backend: { type: "provider", id: "blox" },
+      backendAgentId: "remote-1",
+    }),
+    true,
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    isProviderDeployedManagedAgent({
+      backend: { type: "provider", id: "blox" },
+      backendAgentId: null,
+    }),
+    false,
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    isProviderDeployedManagedAgent({
+      backend: { type: "local" },
+      backendAgentId: null,
+    }),
+    false,
+  );
+});
+
+test("providerDeployedAgentForPersonaDelete returns the profile provider instance", () => {
+  const personaId = "persona-1";
+  const local = agent({
+    personaId,
+    backend: { type: "local" },
+  });
+  const provider = agent({
+    personaId,
+    pubkey: "aa".repeat(32),
+    backend: { type: "provider", id: "blox" },
+    backendAgentId: "remote-1",
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(
+    providerDeployedAgentForPersonaDelete(personaId, [local, provider], provider)
+      ?.pubkey,
+    provider.pubkey,
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    providerDeployedAgentForPersonaDelete(personaId, [local], local),
+    null,
+  );
+});
+
 function agent(overrides = {}) {
   return {
     pubkey: "deadbeef".repeat(8),
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions.ts b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions.ts
index dbaaaba803..6f73af38ab 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,31 @@ export function isManagedAgentActive(agent: Pick<ManagedAgent, "status">) {
   return agent.status === "running" || agent.status === "deployed";
 }
 
+/** Provider-backed instance with a live remote deployment id. */
+export function isProviderDeployedManagedAgent(
+  agent: Pick<ManagedAgent, "backend" | "backendAgentId">,
+): boolean {
+  return agent.backend.type === "provider" && Boolean(agent.backendAgentId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * When a persona card's primary instance is provider-deployed, Delete must
+ * remove the managed agent (with force_remote_delete) instead of cascading
+ * persona deletion, which the backend refuses for live remote deployments.
+ */
+export function providerDeployedAgentForPersonaDelete(
+  personaId: string,
+  managedAgents: readonly ManagedAgent[],
+  profileAgent?: ManagedAgent,
+): ManagedAgent | null {
+  const candidates = managedAgents.filter((agent) => agent.personaId === personaId);
+  const primary = profileAgent ?? candidates[0];
+  if (primary && isProviderDeployedManagedAgent(primary)) {
+    return primary;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 export function getManagedAgentPrimaryActionLabel(agent: ManagedAgent) {
   if (agent.backend.type === "provider") {
     return isManagedAgentActive(agent) ? "Shutdown" : "Deploy";
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/AgentsView.tsx b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/AgentsView.tsx
index 3d1673c365..f182096688 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/AgentsView.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/AgentsView.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import { TeamDeleteDialog } from "./TeamDeleteDialog";
 import { TeamDialog } from "./TeamDialog";
 import { TeamsSection } from "./TeamsSection";
 import { UnifiedAgentsSection } from "./UnifiedAgentsSection";
+import { providerDeployedAgentForPersonaDelete } from "@/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions";
 import { useManagedAgentActions } from "./useManagedAgentActions";
 import { usePersonaActions } from "./usePersonaActions";
 import { useTeamActions } from "./useTeamActions";
+import { pickProfileAgent } from "./unifiedAgentGroups";
 import { useProfilePanel } from "@/shared/context/ProfilePanelContext";
 import { useBakedBuildEnvQuery } from "@/features/agents/hooks";
 import { isManagedAgentActive } from "@/features/agents/lib/managedAgentControlActions";
@@ -130,6 +132,25 @@ export function AgentsView() {
     });
   }, []);
 
+  const handleDeletePersonaFromLibrary = React.useCallback(
+    (persona: Parameters<typeof personas.openDelete>[0]) => {
+      const linkedAgents = (agents.managedAgents ?? []).filter(
+        (candidate) => candidate.personaId === persona.id,
+      );
+      const providerAgent = providerDeployedAgentForPersonaDelete(
+        persona.id,
+        agents.managedAgents ?? [],
+        pickProfileAgent(linkedAgents),
+      );
+      if (providerAgent) {
+        void agents.handleDelete(providerAgent.pubkey);
+        return;
+      }
+      personas.openDelete(persona);
+    },
+    [agents, personas],
+  );
+
   return (
     <>
       <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden overscroll-contain px-4 py-7 sm:px-6 sm:py-8">
@@ -265,7 +286,7 @@ export function AgentsView() {
               onDeactivatePersona={(persona) => {
                 void personas.handleSetActive(persona, false, "library");
               }}
-              onDeletePersona={personas.openDelete}
+              onDeletePersona={handleDeletePersonaFromLibrary}
               onImportSnapshotFile={(fileBytes, fileName) => {
                 void personas.handleImportSnapshotFile(fileBytes, fileName);
               }}