diff --git a/pkg/agentic/auto_pr.go b/pkg/agentic/auto_pr.go
index 5faf715..cd8da71 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/auto_pr.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/auto_pr.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ func (s *PrepSubsystem) autoCreatePR(workspaceDir string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	s.cleanupForgeBranch(ctx, repoDir, forgeRemote, workspaceStatus.Branch)
+
 	if result := ReadStatusResult(workspaceDir); result.OK {
 		workspaceStatusUpdate, ok := workspaceStatusValue(result)
 		if !ok {
@@ -106,6 +108,21 @@ func (s *PrepSubsystem) buildAutoPRBody(workspaceStatus *WorkspaceStatus, commit
 	return b.String()
 }
 
+// cleanupForgeBranch removes an agent branch from the Forge remote after the PR is published.
+//
+//	s.cleanupForgeBranch(context.Background(), "/workspace/repo", "ssh://git@forge.lthn.ai:2223/core/go-io.git", "agent/fix-tests")
+func (s *PrepSubsystem) cleanupForgeBranch(ctx context.Context, repoDir, remote, branch string) bool {
+	if repoDir == "" || remote == "" || branch == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if s == nil || s.ServiceRuntime == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	result := s.Core().Process().RunIn(ctx, repoDir, "git", "push", remote, "--delete", branch)
+	return result.OK
+}
+
 func truncate(s string, max int) string {
 	if len(s) <= max {
 		return s
diff --git a/pkg/agentic/auto_pr_test.go b/pkg/agentic/auto_pr_test.go
index 29c004e..2884b0f 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/auto_pr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/auto_pr_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	core "dappco.re/go/core"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestAutopr_AutoCreatePR_Good(t *testing.T) {
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ func TestAutopr_AutoCreatePR_Bad(t *testing.T) {
 
 	s := &PrepSubsystem{
 		ServiceRuntime: core.NewServiceRuntime(testCore, AgentOptions{}),
-		backoff:   make(map[string]time.Time),
-		failCount: make(map[string]int),
+		backoff:        make(map[string]time.Time),
+		failCount:      make(map[string]int),
 	}
 
 	// No status file → early return (no panic)
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ func TestAutopr_AutoCreatePR_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
 
 	s := &PrepSubsystem{
 		ServiceRuntime: core.NewServiceRuntime(testCore, AgentOptions{}),
-		backoff:   make(map[string]time.Time),
-		failCount: make(map[string]int),
+		backoff:        make(map[string]time.Time),
+		failCount:      make(map[string]int),
 	}
 
 	// git log origin/dev..HEAD will fail (no origin remote) → early return
@@ -92,3 +93,27 @@ func TestAutopr_AutoCreatePR_Ugly(t *testing.T) {
 		s.autoCreatePR(wsDir)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestAutopr_CleanupForgeBranch_Good_DeletesRemoteBranch(t *testing.T) {
+	remoteDir := core.JoinPath(t.TempDir(), "remote.git")
+	require.True(t, testCore.Process().Run(context.Background(), "git", "init", "--bare", remoteDir).OK)
+
+	repoDir := core.JoinPath(t.TempDir(), "repo")
+	require.True(t, testCore.Process().Run(context.Background(), "git", "clone", remoteDir, repoDir).OK)
+	require.True(t, testCore.Process().RunIn(context.Background(), repoDir, "git", "config", "user.name", "Test").OK)
+	require.True(t, testCore.Process().RunIn(context.Background(), repoDir, "git", "config", "user.email", "test@example.com").OK)
+
+	branch := "agent/fix-branch"
+	require.True(t, testCore.Process().RunIn(context.Background(), repoDir, "git", "checkout", "-b", branch).OK)
+	fs.Write(core.JoinPath(repoDir, "README.md"), "# test")
+	require.True(t, testCore.Process().RunIn(context.Background(), repoDir, "git", "add", ".").OK)
+	require.True(t, testCore.Process().RunIn(context.Background(), repoDir, "git", "commit", "-m", "init").OK)
+	require.True(t, testCore.Process().RunIn(context.Background(), repoDir, "git", "push", "-u", "origin", branch).OK)
+
+	s := &PrepSubsystem{ServiceRuntime: core.NewServiceRuntime(testCore, AgentOptions{})}
+	assert.True(t, s.cleanupForgeBranch(context.Background(), repoDir, remoteDir, branch))
+
+	remoteHeads := testCore.Process().RunIn(context.Background(), repoDir, "git", "ls-remote", "--heads", remoteDir, branch)
+	require.True(t, remoteHeads.OK)
+	assert.NotContains(t, remoteHeads.Value.(string), branch)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/agentic/pr.go b/pkg/agentic/pr.go
index 97afcb3..0379b03 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/pr.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/pr.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ func (s *PrepSubsystem) createPR(ctx context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in
 
 	workspaceStatus.PRURL = pullRequestURL
 	writeStatusResult(workspaceDir, workspaceStatus)
+	s.cleanupForgeBranch(ctx, repoDir, forgeRemote, workspaceStatus.Branch)
 
 	if workspaceStatus.Issue > 0 {
 		comment := core.Sprintf("Pull request created: %s", pullRequestURL)
diff --git a/pkg/agentic/verify.go b/pkg/agentic/verify.go
index e1bea12..ac29edd 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/verify.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/verify.go
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ func (s *PrepSubsystem) attemptVerifyAndMerge(repoDir, org, repo, branch string,
 
 	comment := core.Sprintf("## Auto-Verified & Merged\n\n**Tests:** `%s` — PASS\n\nAuto-merged by core-agent dispatch system.", testResult.testCmd)
 	s.commentOnIssue(context.Background(), org, repo, pullRequestNumber, comment)
+	forgeRemote := core.Sprintf("ssh://git@forge.lthn.ai:2223/%s/%s.git", org, repo)
+	s.cleanupForgeBranch(ctx, repoDir, forgeRemote, branch)
 	return mergeSuccess
 }