diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/checks-delete.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/checks-delete.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..072468f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/__tests__/checks-delete.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+vi.mock('../../helpers/cli-mode', () => ({
+  detectCliMode: vi.fn(() => 'agent'),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../rest/api', () => ({
+  checks: { get: vi.fn(), delete: vi.fn() },
+  validateAuthentication: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ name: 'Test Account' }),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('prompts', () => ({
+  default: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve({ confirm: true })),
+}))
+
+import { detectCliMode } from '../../helpers/cli-mode.js'
+import * as api from '../../rest/api.js'
+import { NotFoundError } from '../../rest/errors.js'
+import { AuthCommand } from '../authCommand.js'
+import ChecksDelete from '../checks/delete.js'
+
+const check = {
+  id: '33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333',
+  name: 'Homepage',
+  checkType: 'BROWSER',
+}
+
+function createCommandContext (Command: typeof AuthCommand, parsed: unknown) {
+  const logged: string[] = []
+  let exitCodeValue: number | undefined
+  return {
+    parse: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(parsed),
+    error: vi.fn((message: string) => {
+      throw new Error(message)
+    }),
+    log: vi.fn((msg?: string) => {
+      if (msg) logged.push(msg)
+    }),
+    exit: vi.fn((code: number) => {
+      exitCodeValue = code
+      throw new Error(`EXIT_${code}`)
+    }),
+    confirmOrAbort: AuthCommand.prototype.confirmOrAbort,
+    style: {
+      outputFormat: undefined,
+      shortSuccess: vi.fn(),
+      shortError: vi.fn(),
+      longError: vi.fn(),
+    },
+    constructor: Command,
+    logged,
+    get exitCodeValue () {
+      return exitCodeValue
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+describe('checks delete command', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    process.exitCode = undefined
+    vi.mocked(api.checks.get).mockResolvedValue({ data: check } as any)
+    vi.mocked(api.checks.delete).mockResolvedValue({} as any)
+  })
+
+  it('exits 2 in agent mode without --force', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(detectCliMode).mockReturnValue('agent')
+    const ctx = createCommandContext(ChecksDelete, {
+      args: { id: check.id },
+      flags: { 'force': false, 'dry-run': false },
+    })
+
+    await expect(
+      ChecksDelete.prototype.run.call(ctx as any),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('EXIT_2')
+
+    const output = JSON.parse(ctx.logged[0])
+    expect(output.status).toBe('confirmation_required')
+    expect(output.command).toBe('checks delete')
+    expect(output.classification.destructive).toBe(true)
+    expect(output.confirmCommand).toContain('--force')
+    expect(output.confirmCommand).toContain(check.id)
+    expect(output.changes[0]).toContain(check.name)
+    expect(output.changes[1]).toContain('recreated on the next deploy')
+    expect(api.checks.delete).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('executes with --force in agent mode', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(detectCliMode).mockReturnValue('agent')
+    const ctx = createCommandContext(ChecksDelete, {
+      args: { id: check.id },
+      flags: { 'force': true, 'dry-run': false },
+    })
+
+    await ChecksDelete.prototype.run.call(ctx as any)
+
+    expect(api.checks.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(check.id)
+    expect(ctx.style.shortSuccess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Check "${check.name}" deleted.`)
+  })
+
+  it('shows preview and exits 0 with --dry-run', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(detectCliMode).mockReturnValue('agent')
+    const ctx = createCommandContext(ChecksDelete, {
+      args: { id: check.id },
+      flags: { 'force': false, 'dry-run': true },
+    })
+
+    await expect(
+      ChecksDelete.prototype.run.call(ctx as any),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('EXIT_0')
+
+    const output = JSON.parse(ctx.logged[0])
+    expect(output.status).toBe('dry_run')
+    expect(api.checks.delete).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('reports a friendly message when the check does not exist', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(api.checks.get).mockRejectedValue(new NotFoundError({
+      statusCode: 404,
+      error: 'Not Found',
+      message: 'Check not found',
+    }))
+    const ctx = createCommandContext(ChecksDelete, {
+      args: { id: check.id },
+      flags: { 'force': true, 'dry-run': false },
+    })
+
+    await ChecksDelete.prototype.run.call(ctx as any)
+
+    expect(ctx.style.shortError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      `Check "${check.id}" not found. It may have already been deleted.`,
+    )
+    expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1)
+    expect(api.checks.delete).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('sets exit code 1 when the delete fails', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(api.checks.delete).mockRejectedValue(new Error('boom'))
+    const ctx = createCommandContext(ChecksDelete, {
+      args: { id: check.id },
+      flags: { 'force': true, 'dry-run': false },
+    })
+
+    await ChecksDelete.prototype.run.call(ctx as any)
+
+    expect(ctx.style.longError).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Failed to delete check.', expect.any(Error))
+    expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('has correct metadata', () => {
+    expect(ChecksDelete.readOnly).toBe(false)
+    expect(ChecksDelete.destructive).toBe(true)
+    expect(ChecksDelete.idempotent).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/checks/delete.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/checks/delete.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b49328bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/checks/delete.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { Args } from '@oclif/core'
+import { AuthCommand } from '../authCommand.js'
+import { dryRunFlag, forceFlag } from '../../helpers/flags.js'
+import * as api from '../../rest/api.js'
+import { NotFoundError } from '../../rest/errors.js'
+
+export default class ChecksDelete extends AuthCommand {
+  static hidden = false
+  static destructive = true
+  static idempotent = true
+  static description = 'Delete a check by ID. Checks managed by a CLI project are recreated on the next deploy '
+    + '— remove those from your project code instead.'
+
+  static args = {
+    id: Args.string({
+      name: 'id',
+      required: true,
+      description: 'The ID of the check to delete.',
+    }),
+  }
+
+  static flags = {
+    'force': forceFlag(),
+    'dry-run': dryRunFlag(),
+  }
+
+  async run (): Promise<void> {
+    const { args, flags } = await this.parse(ChecksDelete)
+
+    let check
+    try {
+      const { data } = await api.checks.get(args.id)
+      check = data
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      if (err instanceof NotFoundError) {
+        this.style.shortError(`Check "${args.id}" not found. It may have already been deleted.`)
+      } else {
+        this.style.longError('Failed to find check.', err)
+      }
+      process.exitCode = 1
+      return
+    }
+
+    await this.confirmOrAbort({
+      command: 'checks delete',
+      description: 'Delete check',
+      changes: [
+        `Delete check "${check.name}" (${check.checkType})`,
+        'If this check is managed by a CLI project, it will be recreated on the next deploy',
+      ],
+      flags,
+      args: { id: args.id },
+      classification: {
+        readOnly: ChecksDelete.readOnly,
+        destructive: ChecksDelete.destructive,
+        idempotent: ChecksDelete.idempotent,
+      },
+    }, { force: flags.force, dryRun: flags['dry-run'] })
+
+    try {
+      await api.checks.delete(args.id)
+      this.style.shortSuccess(`Check "${check.name}" deleted.`)
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      this.style.longError('Failed to delete check.', err)
+      process.exitCode = 1
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/rest/checks.ts b/packages/cli/src/rest/checks.ts
index 44300846c..93ea74b12 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/rest/checks.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/rest/checks.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ class Checks {
   get (id: string) {
     return this.api.get<Check>(`/v1/checks/${id}`)
   }
+
+  delete (id: string) {
+    return this.api.delete<void>(`/v1/checks/${id}`)
+  }
 }
 
 export default Checks