diff --git a/client/main.tsx b/client/main.tsx
index a5b37e4..4bb7188 100644
--- a/client/main.tsx
+++ b/client/main.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Signal } from "@char/aftercare";
+
 const main = document.querySelector("main")!;
 
 async function nav() {
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ async function nav() {
     button.addEventListener("click", e => {
       e.preventDefault();
 
-      main.append(conversationUI(conversation.id));
+      main.append(conversationUI(conversation.id, conversation.name));
       nav.remove();
     });
 
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ async function nav() {
       _tap={b =>
         b.addEventListener("click", e => {
           e.preventDefault();
-          main.append(conversationUI("new"));
+          main.append(conversationUI("new", "New conversation"));
           nav.remove();
         })
       }
@@ -37,7 +39,37 @@ async function nav() {
 function conversationUI(id: string) {
   window.location.hash = `#${id}`;
 
-  const socket = new WebSocket(`/api/conversation/${id}/connect`);
+  let socket: WebSocket;
+  let connected = false;
+  const connect = () => {
+    socket = new WebSocket(
+      `/api/conversation/${id}/connect` + (connected ? "?continue=1" : ""),
+    );
+    socket.addEventListener("open", () => (connected = true));
+    socket.addEventListener("close", () => (socket = connect()));
+    socket.addEventListener("error", ev => {
+      console.warn(ev);
+      // TODO: handle errors
+    });
+    return socket;
+  };
+  socket = connect();
+
+  const header = (
+    <header>
+      <h1 />
+      <button tabIndex={-1} type="button" className="danger">
+        delete
+      </button>
+    </header>
+  );
+  const name = new Signal("");
+  name.subscribeImmediate(it => (header.querySelector("h1")!.textContent = it));
+  header.querySelector("button")!.addEventListener("click", async e => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    await fetch(`/api/conversation/${id}`, { method: "DELETE" });
+    window.location.hash = "";
+  });
 
   const chatlog = <section className="chatlog" />;
   const inFlightMessages = new Map<string, Element>();
@@ -64,6 +96,8 @@ function conversationUI(id: string) {
       article.append(message.c);
     } else if ("d" in message) {
       inFlightMessages.delete(message.d);
+    } else if ("n" in message) {
+      name.set(message.n);
     }
 
     if (scrolledToBottom) chatlog.scrollTop = chatlog.scrollHeight - chatlog.clientHeight;
@@ -83,6 +117,7 @@ function conversationUI(id: string) {
 
   return (
     <section className="conversation">
+      {header}
       {chatlog}
       {form}
     </section>
diff --git a/client/web/css/styles.css b/client/web/css/styles.css
index 9d343f2..220fb14 100644
--- a/client/web/css/styles.css
+++ b/client/web/css/styles.css
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ main,
   }
 }
 
+.conversation header {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+  font-size: smaller;
+
+  gap: 1em;
+  * {
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+}
+
 .chatlog {
   flex: 1;
 
diff --git a/server/__init__.py b/server/__init__.py
index fcaa1a2..33e308e 100644
--- a/server/__init__.py
+++ b/server/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from server.http import Starlette, Route, Request, Response, JSONResponse, WebSocketRoute, Mount
-from server.inference import list_conversations, connect_to_conversation
+from server.inference import list_conversations, delete_conversation, connect_to_conversation
 from starlette.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 
 async def status(request: Request) -> Response:
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ async def status(request: Request) -> Response:
 app = Starlette(debug=True, routes=[
   Route("/api/", status),
   Route("/api/conversation", list_conversations, methods=["GET"]),
+  Route("/api/conversation/{conversation}", delete_conversation, methods=["DELETE"]),
   WebSocketRoute("/api/conversation/{conversation}/connect", connect_to_conversation),
   Mount("/", app=StaticFiles(directory="client/web", html=True), name="client")
 ])
diff --git a/server/inference.py b/server/inference.py
index 332a2ba..625b07f 100644
--- a/server/inference.py
+++ b/server/inference.py
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ async def list_conversations(request: Request):
   return JSONResponse(conversations)
 
 
+async def delete_conversation(request: Request):
+  conversation_id = request.path_params["conversation"]
+  db["responses"].delete_where("conversation_id = ?", [conversation_id])
+  db["conversations"].delete(conversation_id)
+  return JSONResponse({"status": "ok"})
+
+
 async def connect_to_conversation(ws: WebSocket):
   continuing = bool(ws.query_params.get("continue"))
   conversation_id = ws.path_params["conversation"]
@@ -42,6 +49,8 @@ async def connect_to_conversation(ws: WebSocket):
       await ws.send_text(json({"u": response.prompt.prompt})) # user
       await ws.send_text(json({"f": response.text_or_raise()})) # full
 
+  await ws.send_text(json({"n": conversation.name}))
+
   if conversation_id == "new":
     await ws.send_text(json({"i": conversation.id}))