diff --git a/plip_voice/main/net.c b/plip_voice/main/net.c
index a8d8f53..bb2bb1f 100644
--- a/plip_voice/main/net.c
+++ b/plip_voice/main/net.c
@@ -281,6 +281,44 @@ static esp_err_t handle_file_post(httpd_req_t *req)
     return send_json(req, "200 OK", resp);
 }
 
+/* ── DELETE /game/file?path=...  (remove a staged file; SD or SPIFFS) ─────── */
+/* Same path routing as the POST handler (sd/ prefix → /sdcard, else /spiffs).
+ * Lets the host clean stale clips when regenerating the SD voice pack. */
+static esp_err_t handle_file_delete(httpd_req_t *req)
+{
+    char query[128] = {0}, fpath[128] = {0};
+    httpd_req_get_url_query_str(req, query, sizeof(query));
+    if (httpd_query_key_value(query, "path", fpath, sizeof(fpath)) != ESP_OK)
+        return send_json(req, "400 Bad Request", "{\"error\":\"missing path param\"}");
+
+    const char *base, *rel = fpath;
+    bool to_sd = false;
+    if      (strncmp(fpath, "sd/", 3) == 0)       { rel = fpath + 3; to_sd = true; }
+    else if (strncmp(fpath, "sdcard/", 7) == 0)   { rel = fpath + 7; to_sd = true; }
+    else if (strncmp(fpath, "/sdcard/", 8) == 0)  { rel = fpath + 8; to_sd = true; }
+
+    if (to_sd) {
+        if (!audio_ensure_sd())
+            return send_json(req, "503 Service Unavailable", "{\"error\":\"no sd card\"}");
+        base = PLIP_SD_MOUNT;
+    } else {
+        ensure_spiffs();
+        base = SPIFFS_BASE;
+    }
+    while (*rel == '/') rel++;
+
+    char full[192];
+    snprintf(full, sizeof(full), "%s/%s", base, rel);
+    if (remove(full) != 0) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "remove %s failed: errno=%d", full, errno);
+        return send_json(req, "404 Not Found", "{\"error\":\"remove failed\"}");
+    }
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "file removed: %s", full);
+    char resp[256];
+    snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp), "{\"status\":\"ok\",\"removed\":\"%s\"}", full);
+    return send_json(req, "200 OK", resp);
+}
+
 /* ── POST /voice/capture ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 #define CAP_MAX_MS_DEFAULT      5000
@@ -842,7 +880,7 @@ esp_err_t net_init(void)
     /* Start HTTP server. */
     httpd_config_t hcfg = HTTPD_DEFAULT_CONFIG();
     hcfg.server_port      = 80;
-    hcfg.max_uri_handlers = 17;
+    hcfg.max_uri_handlers = 18;
     hcfg.stack_size       = 8192;
 
     esp_err_t ret = httpd_start(&s_httpd, &hcfg);
@@ -863,6 +901,10 @@ esp_err_t net_init(void)
         .uri = "/game/file", .method = HTTP_POST,
         .handler = handle_file_post, .user_ctx = NULL,
     };
+    static const httpd_uri_t uri_file_delete = {
+        .uri = "/game/file", .method = HTTP_DELETE,
+        .handler = handle_file_delete, .user_ctx = NULL,
+    };
     static const httpd_uri_t uri_cmd = {
         .uri = "/game/cmd", .method = HTTP_POST,
         .handler = handle_cmd_post, .user_ctx = NULL,
@@ -918,6 +960,7 @@ esp_err_t net_init(void)
     httpd_register_uri_handler(s_httpd, &uri_status);
     httpd_register_uri_handler(s_httpd, &uri_scenario);
     httpd_register_uri_handler(s_httpd, &uri_file);
+    httpd_register_uri_handler(s_httpd, &uri_file_delete);
     httpd_register_uri_handler(s_httpd, &uri_cmd);
     httpd_register_uri_handler(s_httpd, &uri_capture);
     httpd_register_uri_handler(s_httpd, &uri_debug_regs);