diff --git a/ControlPlane.Api/Endpoints/InfraEndpoints.cs b/ControlPlane.Api/Endpoints/InfraEndpoints.cs
index 1761abc..7642141 100644
--- a/ControlPlane.Api/Endpoints/InfraEndpoints.cs
+++ b/ControlPlane.Api/Endpoints/InfraEndpoints.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public static class InfraEndpoints
         g.MapPost("/{container}/restart",(string container) => ServiceAction(container, "restart"));
         g.MapGet ("/compose/up/stream",       ComposeUpStream);
         g.MapGet ("/compose/up-force/stream", ComposeUpForceStream);
+        g.MapGet ("/compose/nuke/stream",     ComposeNukeStream);
         g.MapGet ("/compose/down/stream",     ComposeDownStream);
 
         return app;
@@ -131,17 +132,49 @@ public static class InfraEndpoints
     private static Task ComposeUpForceStream(HttpContext ctx, IConfiguration config, CancellationToken ct) =>
         StreamComposeOutput(ctx, config, "up -d --force-recreate --remove-orphans", ct);
 
+    // Nuke: force-removes every known platform container by name first (kills orphans that
+    // --remove-orphans won't touch because they belong to a different compose project),
+    // then runs a fresh compose up.
+    private static async Task ComposeNukeStream(HttpContext ctx, IConfiguration config, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        ctx.Response.Headers.ContentType  = "text/event-stream";
+        ctx.Response.Headers.CacheControl = "no-cache";
+        ctx.Response.Headers.Connection   = "keep-alive";
+
+        async Task Send(string line)
+        {
+            await ctx.Response.WriteAsync($"data: {line}\n\n", ct);
+            await ctx.Response.Body.FlushAsync(ct);
+        }
+
+        await Send("▶ Removing all known platform containers…");
+        foreach (var container in PlatformContainers)
+        {
+            var (code, _) = await DockerAsync($"rm -f {container}");
+            await Send(code == 0
+                ? $"  ✔ removed {container}"
+                : $"  · {container} not found (skipped)");
+        }
+
+        await Send("▶ Running compose up…");
+        await StreamComposeOutput(ctx, config, "up -d", ct, skipHeaders: true);
+    }
+
     private static Task ComposeDownStream(HttpContext ctx, IConfiguration config, CancellationToken ct) =>
         StreamComposeOutput(ctx, config, "down", ct);
 
     private static async Task StreamComposeOutput(
-        HttpContext ctx, IConfiguration config, string composeArgs, CancellationToken ct)
+        HttpContext ctx, IConfiguration config, string composeArgs, CancellationToken ct,
+        bool skipHeaders = false)
     {
         var infraDir = ResolveInfraPath(config);
 
-        ctx.Response.Headers.ContentType  = "text/event-stream";
-        ctx.Response.Headers.CacheControl = "no-cache";
-        ctx.Response.Headers.Connection   = "keep-alive";
+        if (!skipHeaders)
+        {
+            ctx.Response.Headers.ContentType  = "text/event-stream";
+            ctx.Response.Headers.CacheControl = "no-cache";
+            ctx.Response.Headers.Connection   = "keep-alive";
+        }
 
         var channel = System.Threading.Channels.Channel.CreateUnbounded<string?>(
             new System.Threading.Channels.UnboundedChannelOptions { SingleWriter = false, SingleReader = true });
diff --git a/clarity.controlplane/src/api/infraApi.ts b/clarity.controlplane/src/api/infraApi.ts
index bef0cb5..7f33891 100644
--- a/clarity.controlplane/src/api/infraApi.ts
+++ b/clarity.controlplane/src/api/infraApi.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ export function streamComposeForceUp(onLine: (line: string) => void, onDone: ()
   return src;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Nuke & Recreate — force-removes every known platform container by name first
+ * (kills orphans that --remove-orphans won't touch), then runs compose up fresh.
+ * Use this when Force Recreate still fails with "container name already in use".
+ */
+export function streamComposeNuke(onLine: (line: string) => void, onDone: () => void): EventSource {
+  const src = new EventSource(`${BASE_URL}/api/infra/compose/nuke/stream`);
+  src.onmessage = (e) => onLine(e.data);
+  src.onerror   = () => { onDone(); src.close(); };
+  return src;
+}
+
 export function streamComposeDown(onLine: (line: string) => void, onDone: () => void): EventSource {
   const src = new EventSource(`${BASE_URL}/api/infra/compose/down/stream`);
   src.onmessage = (e) => onLine(e.data);
diff --git a/clarity.controlplane/src/pages/ImageBuildPage.tsx b/clarity.controlplane/src/pages/ImageBuildPage.tsx
index 3f10ef2..3ff4a48 100644
--- a/clarity.controlplane/src/pages/ImageBuildPage.tsx
+++ b/clarity.controlplane/src/pages/ImageBuildPage.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@blueprintjs/core';
 import { getImageStatus, getBuildHistory, type ImageBuildStatus, type BuildRecord } from '../api/provisioningApi';
 import {
-  getInfraStatus, streamComposeUp, streamComposeForceUp, streamComposeDown,
+  getInfraStatus, streamComposeUp, streamComposeForceUp, streamComposeNuke, streamComposeDown,
   type InfraService,
 } from '../api/infraApi';
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function BuildHistoryTable({ records }: { records: BuildRecord[] }) {
 function PlatformTab() {
   const [services,    setServices]  = useState<InfraService[]>([]);
   const [loading,     setLoading]   = useState(false);
-  const [composeBusy, setBusy]      = useState<'up' | 'force' | 'down' | null>(null);
+  const [composeBusy, setBusy]      = useState<'up' | 'force' | 'nuke' | 'down' | null>(null);
   const [lines,       setLines]     = useState<string[]>([]);
   const sseRef = useRef<EventSource | null>(null);
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function PlatformTab() {
 
   function startStream(
     streamer: (onLine: (l: string) => void, onDone: () => void) => EventSource,
-    label: 'up' | 'force' | 'down',
+    label: 'up' | 'force' | 'nuke' | 'down',
   ) {
     sseRef.current?.close();
     setLines([`▶ compose ${label}…`]);
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ function PlatformTab() {
             onClick={() => startStream(streamComposeForceUp, 'force')}
             title="Force-recreate all containers and remove orphans. Fixes 'container name already in use' errors."
           >Force Recreate</Button>
+          <Button
+            small icon="flame" intent={Intent.DANGER}
+            loading={composeBusy === 'nuke'} disabled={composeBusy !== null}
+            onClick={() => startStream(streamComposeNuke, 'nuke')}
+            title="Force-removes every platform container by name then runs compose up. Use when Force Recreate still fails with name conflicts."
+          >Nuke &amp; Recreate</Button>
           <Button
             small icon="stop" intent={Intent.DANGER}
             loading={composeBusy === 'down'} disabled={composeBusy !== null}