diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fcd7c96fa82..c90f3ef4f7e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -224,13 +224,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-client-protocol"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2af62fb84df2af0f933d8f5fd78b843fa5eb0ec5a48fa1b528c41951d0bbe36c"
+checksum = "1084cabbc2b00d353bad7e54750b0ef0f0bba9204c5884240c83a628704db86c"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol-derive",
  "agent-client-protocol-schema",
- "anyhow",
+ "async-process",
+ "blocking",
  "futures 0.3.32",
  "futures-concurrency",
  "jsonrpcmsg",
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "schemars 1.0.4",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
+ "shell-words",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util",
  "tracing",
@@ -248,20 +249,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-client-protocol-derive"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ce42c2d3c048c12897eef2e577dfff1e3355c632c9f1625cc953b9df48b44631"
+checksum = "cabdc9d845d08ec7ed2d0c9de1ae4a1b198301407d55855261572761be90ec9f"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-client-protocol-schema"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49bae57dad1c28a362fbdcf7bab0583316a02b45a70792109fced55780a3b63c"
+checksum = "2984583e634f3f4d479b585aaa76de4a633255dcdf2be6489c6a8486f758af04"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "derive_more",
@@ -2254,6 +2254,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "utf8-chars",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bs58"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bf88ba1141d185c399bee5288d850d63b8369520c1eafc32a0430b5b6c287bf4"
+dependencies = [
+ "tinyvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bstr"
 version = "1.12.1"
@@ -16042,11 +16051,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with"
-version = "3.18.0"
+version = "3.20.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd5414fad8e6907dbdd5bc441a50ae8d6e26151a03b1de04d89a5576de61d01f"
+checksum = "e72c1c2cb7b223fafb600a619537a871c2818583d619401b785e7c0b746ccde2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
+ "bs58",
  "chrono",
  "hex",
  "indexmap 1.9.3",
@@ -16061,9 +16071,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with_macros"
-version = "3.18.0"
+version = "3.20.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d3db8978e608f1fe7357e211969fd9abdcae80bac1ba7a3369bb7eb6b404eb65"
+checksum = "b90c488738ecb4fb0262f41f43bc40efc5868d9fb744319ddf5f5317f417bfac"
 dependencies = [
  "darling 0.23.0",
  "proc-macro2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 07c94aa33ee..7303d4ebe0a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ ztracing_macro = { path = "crates/ztracing_macro" }
 # External crates
 #
 
-agent-client-protocol = { version = "=0.11.1", features = ["unstable"] }
+agent-client-protocol = { version = "=0.12.0", features = ["unstable"] }
 aho-corasick = "1.1"
 alacritty_terminal = { git = "https://github.com/zed-industries/alacritty", rev = "9d9640d4" }
 any_vec = "0.14"
diff --git a/crates/acp_thread/src/connection.rs b/crates/acp_thread/src/connection.rs
index 41cdd1250b3..b2bd00f61a3 100644
--- a/crates/acp_thread/src/connection.rs
+++ b/crates/acp_thread/src/connection.rs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub trait AgentSessionList {
         cx: &mut App,
     ) -> Task<Result<AgentSessionListResponse>>;
 
-    fn supports_delete(&self) -> bool {
+    fn supports_delete(&self, _cx: &App) -> bool {
         false
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/agent/src/agent.rs b/crates/agent/src/agent.rs
index a8b70c80b47..eda50ab5637 100644
--- a/crates/agent/src/agent.rs
+++ b/crates/agent/src/agent.rs
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ impl AgentSessionList for NativeAgentSessionList {
         Task::ready(Ok(AgentSessionListResponse::new(sessions)))
     }
 
-    fn supports_delete(&self) -> bool {
+    fn supports_delete(&self, _cx: &App) -> bool {
         true
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/agent_servers/src/acp.rs b/crates/agent_servers/src/acp.rs
index 166a75ea250..f0a036ca4da 100644
--- a/crates/agent_servers/src/acp.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_servers/src/acp.rs
@@ -473,15 +473,17 @@ pub struct AcpSession {
 
 pub struct AcpSessionList {
     connection: ConnectionTo<Agent>,
+    supports_delete: bool,
     updates_tx: async_channel::Sender<acp_thread::SessionListUpdate>,
     updates_rx: async_channel::Receiver<acp_thread::SessionListUpdate>,
 }
 
 impl AcpSessionList {
-    fn new(connection: ConnectionTo<Agent>) -> Self {
+    fn new(connection: ConnectionTo<Agent>, supports_delete: bool) -> Self {
         let (tx, rx) = async_channel::unbounded();
         Self {
             connection,
+            supports_delete,
             updates_tx: tx,
             updates_rx: rx,
         }
@@ -537,6 +539,29 @@ impl AgentSessionList for AcpSessionList {
         })
     }
 
+    fn supports_delete(&self, cx: &App) -> bool {
+        self.supports_delete && cx.has_flag::<AcpBetaFeatureFlag>()
+    }
+
+    fn delete_session(&self, session_id: &acp::SessionId, cx: &mut App) -> Task<Result<()>> {
+        if !self.supports_delete(cx) {
+            return Task::ready(Err(anyhow::anyhow!("delete_session not supported")));
+        }
+
+        let conn = self.connection.clone();
+        let updates_tx = self.updates_tx.clone();
+        let session_id = session_id.clone();
+        cx.foreground_executor().spawn(async move {
+            into_foreground_future(conn.send_request(acp::DeleteSessionRequest::new(session_id)))
+                .await
+                .map_err(map_acp_error)?;
+            updates_tx
+                .try_send(acp_thread::SessionListUpdate::Refresh)
+                .log_err();
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+
     fn watch(
         &self,
         _cx: &mut App,
@@ -927,6 +952,11 @@ impl AcpConnection {
             .unwrap_or_else(|| agent_id.0.clone());
         let agent_version = agent_info
             .and_then(|info| (!info.version.is_empty()).then(|| SharedString::from(info.version)));
+        let agent_supports_delete = response
+            .agent_capabilities
+            .session_capabilities
+            .delete
+            .is_some();
 
         let session_list = if response
             .agent_capabilities
@@ -934,7 +964,10 @@ impl AcpConnection {
             .list
             .is_some()
         {
-            let list = Rc::new(AcpSessionList::new(connection.clone()));
+            let list = Rc::new(AcpSessionList::new(
+                connection.clone(),
+                agent_supports_delete,
+            ));
             *client_session_list.borrow_mut() = Some(list.clone());
             Some(list)
         } else {
@@ -2337,6 +2370,8 @@ pub mod test_support {
 mod tests {
     use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 
+    use feature_flags::FeatureFlag as _;
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -2484,6 +2519,128 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[gpui::test]
+    async fn session_delete_support_requires_beta_flag_and_capability(
+        cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext,
+    ) {
+        let deleted_sessions = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let connection = connect_session_delete_test_agent(deleted_sessions, cx).await;
+        let session_list = AcpSessionList::new(connection.clone(), true);
+        let missing_capability = AcpSessionList::new(connection, false);
+
+        cx.update(|cx| {
+            let store = settings::SettingsStore::test(cx);
+            cx.set_global(store);
+
+            assert_eq!(
+                session_list.supports_delete(cx),
+                cx.has_flag::<AcpBetaFeatureFlag>()
+            );
+            assert!(!missing_capability.supports_delete(cx));
+
+            cx.update_flags(false, vec![AcpBetaFeatureFlag::NAME.to_string()]);
+            assert!(session_list.supports_delete(cx));
+            assert!(!missing_capability.supports_delete(cx));
+        });
+    }
+
+    async fn connect_session_delete_test_agent(
+        deleted_sessions: Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Vec<acp::SessionId>>>,
+        cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext,
+    ) -> ConnectionTo<Agent> {
+        let (client_transport, agent_transport) = agent_client_protocol::Channel::duplex();
+
+        cx.background_spawn(
+            Agent
+                .builder()
+                .name("delete-test-agent")
+                .on_receive_request(
+                    {
+                        let deleted_sessions = deleted_sessions.clone();
+                        async move |request: acp::DeleteSessionRequest, responder, _cx| {
+                            deleted_sessions
+                                .lock()
+                                .expect("deleted sessions lock should not be poisoned")
+                                .push(request.session_id);
+                            responder.respond(acp::DeleteSessionResponse::default())
+                        }
+                    },
+                    agent_client_protocol::on_receive_request!(),
+                )
+                .connect_to(agent_transport),
+        )
+        .detach();
+
+        let (connection_tx, connection_rx) = futures::channel::oneshot::channel();
+        cx.background_spawn(Client.builder().name("delete-test-client").connect_with(
+            client_transport,
+            move |connection: ConnectionTo<Agent>| async move {
+                connection_tx.send(connection).ok();
+                futures::future::pending::<Result<(), acp::Error>>().await
+            },
+        ))
+        .detach();
+
+        connection_rx
+            .await
+            .expect("failed to receive ACP connection")
+    }
+
+    #[gpui::test]
+    async fn session_list_delete_sends_session_delete_when_supported(
+        cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext,
+    ) {
+        let deleted_sessions = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let connection = connect_session_delete_test_agent(deleted_sessions.clone(), cx).await;
+        let session_list = AcpSessionList::new(connection, true);
+        let session_id = acp::SessionId::new("session-to-delete");
+
+        cx.update(|cx| {
+            let store = settings::SettingsStore::test(cx);
+            cx.set_global(store);
+            cx.update_flags(false, vec![AcpBetaFeatureFlag::NAME.to_string()]);
+        });
+        cx.update(|cx| session_list.delete_session(&session_id, cx))
+            .await
+            .expect("delete_session failed");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            *deleted_sessions
+                .lock()
+                .expect("deleted sessions lock should not be poisoned"),
+            vec![session_id]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[gpui::test]
+    async fn session_list_delete_does_not_send_when_unsupported(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
+        let deleted_sessions = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let connection = connect_session_delete_test_agent(deleted_sessions.clone(), cx).await;
+        let session_list = AcpSessionList::new(connection, false);
+        let session_id = acp::SessionId::new("session-to-delete");
+
+        cx.update(|cx| {
+            let store = settings::SettingsStore::test(cx);
+            cx.set_global(store);
+            cx.update_flags(false, vec![AcpBetaFeatureFlag::NAME.to_string()]);
+        });
+        let error = cx
+            .update(|cx| session_list.delete_session(&session_id, cx))
+            .await
+            .expect_err("delete_session should fail when unsupported");
+
+        assert!(
+            error.to_string().contains("delete_session not supported"),
+            "unexpected error: {error}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            deleted_sessions
+                .lock()
+                .expect("deleted sessions lock should not be poisoned")
+                .is_empty()
+        );
+    }
+
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     #[gpui::test]
     async fn startup_returns_error_when_agent_exits_before_initialization(
diff --git a/crates/agent_ui/src/threads_archive_view.rs b/crates/agent_ui/src/threads_archive_view.rs
index f751c9ca1d6..d53a8d473e9 100644
--- a/crates/agent_ui/src/threads_archive_view.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_ui/src/threads_archive_view.rs
@@ -821,7 +821,11 @@ impl ThreadsArchiveView {
             let state = task.await?;
             let task = cx.update(|cx| {
                 if let Some(session_id) = &session_id {
-                    if let Some(list) = state.connection.session_list(cx) {
+                    if let Some(list) = state
+                        .connection
+                        .session_list(cx)
+                        .filter(|list| list.supports_delete(cx))
+                    {
                         list.delete_session(session_id, cx)
                     } else {
                         Task::ready(Ok(()))