diff --git a/cmd/engram/main.go b/cmd/engram/main.go
index 9ba2a5e0..896dc90c 100644
--- a/cmd/engram/main.go
+++ b/cmd/engram/main.go
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ var (
 	storeSearch = func(s *store.Store, query string, opts store.SearchOptions) ([]store.SearchResult, error) {
 		return s.Search(query, opts)
 	}
-	storeAddObservation = func(s *store.Store, p store.AddObservationParams) (int64, error) { return s.AddObservation(p) }
+	storeAddObservation       = func(s *store.Store, p store.AddObservationParams) (int64, error) { return s.AddObservation(p) }
+	storeDeleteObservation    = func(s *store.Store, id int64, hard bool) error { return s.DeleteObservation(id, hard) }
 	storeTimeline       = func(s *store.Store, observationID int64, before, after int) (*store.TimelineResult, error) {
 		return s.Timeline(observationID, before, after)
 	}
@@ -628,6 +629,8 @@ func main() {
 		cmdSearch(cfg)
 	case "save":
 		cmdSave(cfg)
+	case "delete":
+		cmdDelete(cfg)
 	case "timeline":
 		cmdTimeline(cfg)
 	case "conflicts":
@@ -1052,6 +1055,46 @@ func cmdSave(cfg store.Config) {
 	fmt.Printf("Memory saved: #%d %q (%s)\n", id, title, typ)
 }
 
+func cmdDelete(cfg store.Config) {
+	if len(os.Args) < 3 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "usage: engram delete <observation_id> [--hard]")
+		exitFunc(1)
+		return
+	}
+
+	id, err := strconv.ParseInt(os.Args[2], 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: invalid observation id %q\n", os.Args[2])
+		exitFunc(1)
+		return
+	}
+
+	hard := false
+	for i := 3; i < len(os.Args); i++ {
+		if os.Args[i] == "--hard" {
+			hard = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	s, err := storeNew(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	if err := storeDeleteObservation(s, id, hard); err != nil {
+		fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	kind := "soft-deleted"
+	if hard {
+		kind = "hard-deleted"
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Observation #%d %s\n", id, kind)
+}
+
 func cmdTimeline(cfg store.Config) {
 	if len(os.Args) < 3 {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "usage: engram timeline <observation_id> [--before N] [--after N]")
@@ -2286,6 +2329,7 @@ Commands:
   tui                Launch interactive terminal UI
   search <query>     Search memories [--type TYPE] [--project PROJECT] [--scope SCOPE] [--limit N]
   save <title> <msg> Save a memory  [--type TYPE] [--project PROJECT] [--scope SCOPE]
+  delete <obs_id>    Delete an observation [--hard] (soft-delete by default; --hard removes permanently)
   timeline <obs_id>  Show chronological context around an observation [--before N] [--after N]
   conflicts <sub>   Inspect and manage memory conflict relations
                        list     [--project P]  [--status S]  [--since RFC3339]  [--limit N]
diff --git a/cmd/engram/main_test.go b/cmd/engram/main_test.go
index 8091bb24..a7ac8772 100644
--- a/cmd/engram/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/engram/main_test.go
@@ -1456,3 +1456,103 @@ func TestObsidianExportWatchModeCallsInjectedWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected non-nil Logf in WatcherConfig")
 	}
 }
+
+// ─── Delete command tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestCmdDeleteSoftDeleteSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := testConfig(t)
+	id := mustSeedObservation(t, cfg, "s-del", "proj-del", "decision", "to-delete", "delete me", "project")
+
+	withArgs(t, "engram", "delete", strconv.FormatInt(id, 10))
+	stdout, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() { cmdDelete(cfg) })
+	if stderr != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no stderr, got: %q", stderr)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout, "deleted") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected deletion confirmation, got: %q", stdout)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout, strconv.FormatInt(id, 10)) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected id in output, got: %q", stdout)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCmdDeleteHardDeleteSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := testConfig(t)
+	id := mustSeedObservation(t, cfg, "s-del2", "proj-del2", "decision", "hard-delete", "hard delete me", "project")
+
+	withArgs(t, "engram", "delete", strconv.FormatInt(id, 10), "--hard")
+	stdout, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() { cmdDelete(cfg) })
+	if stderr != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no stderr, got: %q", stderr)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout, "deleted") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected deletion confirmation, got: %q", stdout)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout, strconv.FormatInt(id, 10)) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected id in output, got: %q", stdout)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCmdDeleteNonExistentID(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := testConfig(t)
+
+	exited := false
+	oldExit := exitFunc
+	exitFunc = func(code int) { exited = true }
+	t.Cleanup(func() { exitFunc = oldExit })
+
+	withArgs(t, "engram", "delete", "999999")
+	_, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() { cmdDelete(cfg) })
+
+	if !exited {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exitFunc to be called for non-existent observation")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stderr, "not found") && !strings.Contains(stderr, "observation") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected not-found error in stderr, got: %q", stderr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCmdDeleteMissingIDArg(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := testConfig(t)
+
+	exited := false
+	oldExit := exitFunc
+	exitFunc = func(code int) { exited = true }
+	t.Cleanup(func() { exitFunc = oldExit })
+
+	withArgs(t, "engram", "delete")
+	_, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() { cmdDelete(cfg) })
+
+	if !exited {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exitFunc to be called when no ID arg provided")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stderr, "usage") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected usage message in stderr, got: %q", stderr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCmdDeleteInvalidIDArg(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := testConfig(t)
+
+	exited := false
+	oldExit := exitFunc
+	exitFunc = func(code int) { exited = true }
+	t.Cleanup(func() { exitFunc = oldExit })
+
+	withArgs(t, "engram", "delete", "not-a-number")
+	_, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() { cmdDelete(cfg) })
+
+	if !exited {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exitFunc to be called for invalid id")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stderr, "invalid") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid id error in stderr, got: %q", stderr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCmdDeleteInUsage(t *testing.T) {
+	stdout, _ := captureOutput(t, func() { printUsage() })
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout, "delete") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 'delete' in usage output, got: %q", stdout)
+	}
+}