diff --git a/app/api/custom-provider/route.ts b/app/api/custom-provider/route.ts
index 5439fb9..05becc5 100644
--- a/app/api/custom-provider/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/custom-provider/route.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  *          fast), store the key, persist { baseUrl, models }, re-sync the
  *          provider into piModels(). Discovery lives here because connecting
  *          and discovering are one user action.
+ *   DELETE → disconnect: drop the stored config + the stored key and unregister
+ *          the provider (the mirror image of POST; idempotent).
  */
 import {
 	deleteKey,
@@ -56,3 +58,15 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
 	syncCustomProvider(next.customProvider);
 	return Response.json({ ok: true, models: next.customProvider?.models ?? [] });
 }
+
+/** Disconnect: forget the endpoint AND its key, then unregister the provider.
+ *  Deleting the section (rather than blanking baseUrl) keeps settings.json the
+ *  same shape as a never-connected install. Idempotent by construction. */
+export async function DELETE() {
+	const record = readSettingsRecord() ?? { version: 1 };
+	const { customProvider: _dropped, ...rest } = record;
+	const next = writeSettingsRecord(rest);
+	deleteKey(CUSTOM_PROVIDER.envVar);
+	syncCustomProvider(next.customProvider);
+	return Response.json({ ok: true });
+}
diff --git a/components/settings/keys-section.tsx b/components/settings/keys-section.tsx
index fb8e7f2..8b28ad3 100644
--- a/components/settings/keys-section.tsx
+++ b/components/settings/keys-section.tsx
@@ -444,6 +444,15 @@ export function KeysSection({
 		notifySettingsSaved("keys");
 	}
 
+	/** Forget the custom endpoint (config + key server-side), same rhythm as
+	 *  deleteKey: fire, re-read, broadcast so the catalog narrows everywhere. */
+	async function disconnectCustom(): Promise<void> {
+		await fetch("/api/custom-provider", { method: "DELETE" }).catch(() => undefined);
+		setAddingCustom(false);
+		await reload();
+		notifySettingsSaved("keys");
+	}
+
 	if (loading || statuses === null) {
 		return <p className="px-6 py-5 text-xs text-muted-foreground/70">Loading keys…</p>;
 	}
@@ -496,6 +505,7 @@ export function KeysSection({
 							await reload();
 							notifySettingsSaved("keys");
 						}}
+						onDelete={disconnectCustom}
 						onCancel={() => setAddingCustom(false)}
 					/>
 				)}
@@ -660,11 +670,13 @@ function CustomEndpointEditor({
 	keyPresent,
 	onSaved,
 	onCancel,
+	onDelete,
 }: {
 	baseUrl0: string;
 	keyPresent: boolean;
 	onSaved: () => void | Promise<void>;
 	onCancel: () => void;
+	onDelete?: () => void | Promise<void>;
 }) {
 	const [baseUrl, setBaseUrl] = useState(baseUrl0);
 	const [key, setKey] = useState("");
@@ -742,6 +754,20 @@ function CustomEndpointEditor({
 				>
 					Cancel
 				</button>
+				{/* Disconnect rides beside Connect, exactly the stored-key rows' Delete:
+				    quiet text, one click, no confirm — and only once there IS an
+				    endpoint (a fresh add has nothing to delete). */}
+				{onDelete && baseUrl0.trim() && (
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						onClick={() => void onDelete()}
+						disabled={busy}
+						data-testid="custom-delete"
+						className="shrink-0 text-xs text-muted-foreground/70 underline-offset-2 hover:text-red-500 hover:underline"
+					>
+						Disconnect
+					</button>
+				)}
 			</div>
 			{needsKey && (
 				<p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">