diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2d09249..9e8c435 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,36 @@ jobs:
             --set image.tag="${{ github.sha }}" \
             $values
 
+  reconcile:
+    needs: detect
+    # Removing a toolset always touches shared paths (uv.lock, root
+    # pyproject.toml), so any removal lands in a run with a non-empty matrix;
+    # docs-only pushes skip, keeping kubeconfig out of no-op runs.
+    if: needs.detect.outputs.toolsets != '[]'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Configure kubeconfig
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.kube
+          printf '%s' "${KUBE_CONFIG}" > ~/.kube/config
+          chmod 600 ~/.kube/config
+        env:
+          KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG }}
+      - name: Uninstall releases whose toolset directory is gone
+        run: |
+          for release in $(helm list --namespace mcp-toolsets --short); do
+            case "$release" in
+              mcp-index) continue ;;
+              mcp-*) toolset="${release#mcp-}" ;;
+              *) continue ;;
+            esac
+            if [ ! -d "toolsets/$toolset" ]; then
+              echo "Uninstalling $release: toolsets/$toolset no longer exists"
+              helm uninstall "$release" --namespace mcp-toolsets
+            fi
+          done
+
   index:
     needs: detect
     # Skip no-op pushes (e.g. docs): the index image is built from shared code,
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 80b8420..15d0fbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,6 +93,22 @@ tools and merge.
 Conventions: directory `toolsets/<name>` (kebab-case) → module
 `<name_snake_case>.tools` → service `mcp-<name>`.
 
+## Removing a toolset
+
+```sh
+./scripts/remove-toolset my-toolset
+```
+
+Merge to `main`. Removal is GitOps like everything else: the deploy
+workflow reconciles the cluster against `toolsets/`, uninstalling any
+`mcp-<name>` release whose directory no longer exists — Deployment, Service
+and Ingress with it; the index drops the entry automatically. Mind that
+this means merging a deleted directory tears down the live service.
+
+Not removed automatically: out-of-band Secrets the toolset listed in its
+`toolset.yaml` (`kubectl -n mcp-toolsets delete secret <name>`) and its
+images in GHCR (delete the package from the repo settings if you care).
+
 ## Deployment
 
 - **ci.yml** (PRs + main): lint, tests, `helm lint`, and a no-push Docker
@@ -102,6 +118,8 @@ Conventions: directory `toolsets/<name>` (kebab-case) → module
   root `pyproject.toml`) rebuild *all* toolsets — then per toolset: build and
   push `ghcr.io/<owner>/<repo>/mcp-<name>:<sha>` and
   `helm upgrade --install mcp-<name> charts/mcp-toolset -n mcp-toolsets`.
+  A reconcile job also uninstalls releases whose `toolsets/<name>` directory
+  is gone — see [Removing a toolset](#removing-a-toolset).
 - **Required secret**: `KUBE_CONFIG` — a kubeconfig with rights to manage the
   `mcp-toolsets` namespace. Images push to GHCR with the built-in
   `GITHUB_TOKEN`.
diff --git a/scripts/remove-toolset b/scripts/remove-toolset
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..18d5d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/remove-toolset
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+# Remove a toolset: scripts/remove-toolset <name>
+#
+# Deletes toolsets/<name> and deregisters it from the uv workspace. Merging
+# the removal to main uninstalls the deployed mcp-<name> release: the deploy
+# workflow reconciles the cluster against the toolsets/ directory.
+
+set -e
+
+name="$1"
+if [ -z "$name" ]; then
+    echo "usage: scripts/remove-toolset <name>" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+dir="toolsets/$name"
+if [ ! -d "$dir" ]; then
+    echo "error: $dir does not exist" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+uv remove "$name"
+rm -rf "$dir"
+# Re-lock: the removal above ran while the directory still existed, so the
+# lockfile still listed it as a workspace member.
+uv sync
+
+echo
+echo "Removed $dir and deregistered it from the workspace."
+echo "Merge to main: the deploy workflow uninstalls the mcp-$name release."
+echo "Not removed automatically: out-of-band Secrets the toolset listed in"
+echo "toolset.yaml, and its images in GHCR."