diff --git a/docs/systems/auth.md b/docs/systems/auth.md
index b98d035d..a2cf3e73 100644
--- a/docs/systems/auth.md
+++ b/docs/systems/auth.md
@@ -364,6 +364,38 @@ isAdmin:      0
 - Delete files from disk via `deleteUploadFile()`
 - `connectionManager.forceDisconnectUser()` -- closes all WS connections, leaves voice rooms, broadcasts presence
 
+### `tombstoneUser()` Options
+
+`tombstoneUser` accepts an optional second argument:
+
+```typescript
+interface TombstoneOptions { purgeContent?: boolean }
+function tombstoneUser(uid: string, options?: TombstoneOptions): string[]
+```
+
+- **`purgeContent: true`** (default / omitted): full tombstone — existing behavior including reaction deletion and orphaned DM cleanup.
+- **`purgeContent: false`**: soft tombstone — skips `reactions`, `dmReactions` deletion and orphaned DM channel purge. Used by the federation identity soft-delete endpoint so remote message history is retained.
+
+### `resolveOrCreateReplicatedUser` and Deleted Users
+
+`resolveOrCreateReplicatedUser` checks whether a user matching `homeUserId + homeInstance` already exists and has `isDeleted = 1`. If so, it returns `null` rather than returning or re-creating the deleted stub. This prevents zombie identities from reappearing after a federation identity deletion.
+
+### Federation Identity Deletion (Home-Side Trigger)
+
+**Endpoint:** `POST /api/users/@me/federation-identity/delete`
+**Rate limit:** 5 requests / 15 minutes
+**Auth:** JWT (`authenticate` preHandler)
+
+**Request body:** `{ origins: string[], mode: 'soft' | 'full' }`
+
+Fans out HMAC-signed `DELETE /api/federation/identity` requests to each listed remote in parallel. Returns a per-origin results map:
+
+```json
+{ "results": { "<origin>": { "success": true } } }
+```
+
+On failure for a given origin the entry contains `{ "success": false, "error": "<message>", "ownedSpaces"?: [...] }`. A `409` from a remote means the user owns spaces there that must be resolved before deletion can proceed.
+
 ### `sanitizeUser()` for Deleted Users
 
 When `isDeleted === 1`, returns an anonymized profile:
diff --git a/docs/systems/client-federation.md b/docs/systems/client-federation.md
index 78df8e6d..a3a098f9 100644
--- a/docs/systems/client-federation.md
+++ b/docs/systems/client-federation.md
@@ -245,6 +245,20 @@ The **Connections** panel (in user settings) allows managing remote instance con
 - **Remote Instances** — each shows status (connected/disconnected/error), hostname, username. Actions: Reconnect, Re-authenticate, Sync Password, Disconnect.
 - **Add Instance** — multi-step form: enter hostname → verify password → register/login → connected.
 
+### Identity Deletion
+
+Each remote instance row exposes an identity deletion flow with three modes:
+
+| Mode | Label | Behavior |
+|------|-------|----------|
+| `leave` | Leave quietly | Client-only disconnect; no server call. Registry entry removed locally. |
+| `soft` | Delete User | S2S soft delete — anonymizes the remote account and removes memberships; message history is retained. |
+| `full` | Nuke everything | S2S full tombstone — soft delete plus purge of DM data and reactions. |
+
+A scope selector controls which remotes are targeted: **This instance** (single remote) or **All remote instances** (fans out to every connected remote). A "Select instances" option is planned for future multi-select.
+
+Deletion is triggered via `POST /api/users/@me/federation-identity/delete` on the home instance (rate-limited 5/15 min). The home instance fans out HMAC-signed `DELETE /api/federation/identity` requests to each target remote in parallel and returns a per-origin results map `{ [origin]: { success, error?, ownedSpaces? } }`. If a remote reports owned spaces (`409`), the UI surfaces the space list so the user can resolve ownership before retrying.
+
 ---
 
 ## 7. Federation Registry
diff --git a/docs/systems/federation.md b/docs/systems/federation.md
index 82d2072e..d85ab68e 100644
--- a/docs/systems/federation.md
+++ b/docs/systems/federation.md
@@ -116,6 +116,25 @@ Defined in `federationWorker.ts:45` as `10`. After 10 consecutive delivery failu
 | Endpoint | Method | Auth | Purpose |
 |----------|--------|------|---------|
 | `/api/federation/peer/rotate` | POST | HMAC | Accept secret rotation from peer |
+| `/api/federation/identity` | DELETE | HMAC | Delete federated user identity (soft/full mode) |
+
+### S2S Identity Deletion (`DELETE /api/federation/identity`)
+
+Allows a home instance to remove a user's replicated identity from a remote instance.
+
+**Request body:**
+```json
+{ "homeUserId": "<string>", "homeInstance": "<string>", "mode": "soft" | "full" }
+```
+
+**Behavior:**
+
+- **Attribution guard:** Rejects with `403` if the user's `homeInstance` doesn't match the `X-Federation-Origin` of the signing peer. Prevents one instance from deleting another instance's users.
+- **Idempotent:** Returns `{ success: true }` for already-deleted or nonexistent users (no error).
+- **Owned spaces check:** Returns `409` with `{ ownedSpaces: string[] }` if the user owns any spaces on the remote. The user must transfer or delete those spaces before identity removal proceeds.
+- **Mode `"soft"`:** Calls `tombstoneUser(uid, { purgeContent: false })` — anonymizes the user row and removes memberships, but skips reaction deletion and orphaned DM purge.
+- **Mode `"full"`:** Calls `tombstoneUser(uid, { purgeContent: true })` — full tombstone including reactions and orphaned DM cleanup.
+- **Post-deletion:** Broadcasts `member_left` WS events for all spaces the user belonged to before removal.
 
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