diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
index fc78f5b2f..3cd7fc809 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
@@ -3033,6 +3033,12 @@ async fn submission_loop(sess: Arc<Session>, config: Arc<Config>, rx_sub: Receiv
             Op::Compact => {
                 handlers::compact(&sess, sub.id.clone()).await;
             }
+            Op::DropMemories => {
+                handlers::drop_memories(&sess, &config, sub.id.clone()).await;
+            }
+            Op::UpdateMemories => {
+                handlers::update_memories(&sess, &config, sub.id.clone()).await;
+            }
             Op::ThreadRollback { num_turns } => {
                 handlers::thread_rollback(&sess, sub.id.clone(), num_turns).await;
             }
@@ -3582,6 +3588,68 @@ mod handlers {
         .await;
     }
 
+    pub async fn drop_memories(sess: &Arc<Session>, config: &Arc<Config>, sub_id: String) {
+        let mut errors = Vec::new();
+
+        if let Some(state_db) = sess.services.state_db.as_deref() {
+            if let Err(err) = state_db.clear_memory_data().await {
+                errors.push(format!("failed clearing memory rows from state db: {err}"));
+            }
+        } else {
+            errors.push("state db unavailable; memory rows were not cleared".to_string());
+        }
+
+        let memory_root = crate::memories::memory_root(&config.codex_home);
+        if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&memory_root).await
+            && err.kind() != std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound
+        {
+            errors.push(format!(
+                "failed removing memory directory {}: {err}",
+                memory_root.display()
+            ));
+        }
+
+        if errors.is_empty() {
+            sess.send_event_raw(Event {
+                id: sub_id,
+                msg: EventMsg::Warning(WarningEvent {
+                    message: format!(
+                        "Dropped memories at {} and cleared memory rows from state db.",
+                        memory_root.display()
+                    ),
+                }),
+            })
+            .await;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        sess.send_event_raw(Event {
+            id: sub_id,
+            msg: EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
+                message: format!("Memory drop completed with errors: {}", errors.join("; ")),
+                codex_error_info: Some(CodexErrorInfo::Other),
+            }),
+        })
+        .await;
+    }
+
+    pub async fn update_memories(sess: &Arc<Session>, config: &Arc<Config>, sub_id: String) {
+        let session_source = {
+            let state = sess.state.lock().await;
+            state.session_configuration.session_source.clone()
+        };
+
+        crate::memories::start_memories_startup_task(sess, Arc::clone(config), &session_source);
+
+        sess.send_event_raw(Event {
+            id: sub_id.clone(),
+            msg: EventMsg::Warning(WarningEvent {
+                message: "Memory update triggered.".to_string(),
+            }),
+        })
+        .await;
+    }
+
     pub async fn thread_rollback(sess: &Arc<Session>, sub_id: String, num_turns: u32) {
         if num_turns == 0 {
             sess.send_event_raw(Event {
diff --git a/codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs b/codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs
index 5ff6407f1..40e981b93 100644
--- a/codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ pub enum Op {
     /// to generate a summary which will be returned as an AgentMessage event.
     Compact,
 
+    /// Drop all persisted memory artifacts and memory-tracking DB rows.
+    DropMemories,
+
+    /// Trigger a single pass of the startup memory pipeline.
+    UpdateMemories,
+
     /// Set a user-facing thread name in the persisted rollout metadata.
     /// This is a local-only operation handled by codex-core; it does not
     /// involve the model.
diff --git a/codex-rs/state/src/runtime/memories.rs b/codex-rs/state/src/runtime/memories.rs
index 5fe28ab11..162543bda 100644
--- a/codex-rs/state/src/runtime/memories.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/state/src/runtime/memories.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,32 @@ const MEMORY_CONSOLIDATION_JOB_KEY: &str = "global";
 const DEFAULT_RETRY_REMAINING: i64 = 3;
 
 impl StateRuntime {
+    pub async fn clear_memory_data(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let mut tx = self.pool.begin().await?;
+
+        sqlx::query(
+            r#"
+DELETE FROM stage1_outputs
+            "#,
+        )
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+        sqlx::query(
+            r#"
+DELETE FROM jobs
+WHERE kind = ? OR kind = ?
+            "#,
+        )
+        .bind(JOB_KIND_MEMORY_STAGE1)
+        .bind(JOB_KIND_MEMORY_CONSOLIDATE_GLOBAL)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+        tx.commit().await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub async fn claim_stage1_jobs_for_startup(
         &self,
         current_thread_id: ThreadId,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index d9f48a2a2..0ae056f83 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -3398,6 +3398,12 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             SlashCommand::Clean => {
                 self.clean_background_terminals();
             }
+            SlashCommand::MemoryDrop => {
+                self.submit_op(Op::DropMemories);
+            }
+            SlashCommand::MemoryUpdate => {
+                self.submit_op(Op::UpdateMemories);
+            }
             SlashCommand::Mcp => {
                 self.add_mcp_output();
             }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index 6c6e9ccde..a126c5f98 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -3380,6 +3380,24 @@ async fn slash_clean_submits_background_terminal_cleanup() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn slash_memory_drop_submits_drop_memories_op() {
+    let (mut chat, _rx, mut op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
+
+    chat.dispatch_command(SlashCommand::MemoryDrop);
+
+    assert_matches!(op_rx.try_recv(), Ok(Op::DropMemories));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn slash_memory_update_submits_update_memories_op() {
+    let (mut chat, _rx, mut op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
+
+    chat.dispatch_command(SlashCommand::MemoryUpdate);
+
+    assert_matches!(op_rx.try_recv(), Ok(Op::UpdateMemories));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn slash_resume_opens_picker() {
     let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/slash_command.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/slash_command.rs
index e48ac74e7..a1699c37b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/slash_command.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/slash_command.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ pub enum SlashCommand {
     Clean,
     Personality,
     TestApproval,
+    // Debugging commands.
+    #[strum(serialize = "debug-m-drop")]
+    MemoryDrop,
+    #[strum(serialize = "debug-m-update")]
+    MemoryUpdate,
 }
 
 impl SlashCommand {
@@ -70,6 +75,8 @@ impl SlashCommand {
             SlashCommand::Statusline => "configure which items appear in the status line",
             SlashCommand::Ps => "list background terminals",
             SlashCommand::Clean => "stop all background terminals",
+            SlashCommand::MemoryDrop => "DO NOT USE",
+            SlashCommand::MemoryUpdate => "DO NOT USE",
             SlashCommand::Model => "choose what model and reasoning effort to use",
             SlashCommand::Personality => "choose a communication style for Codex",
             SlashCommand::Plan => "switch to Plan mode",
@@ -118,7 +125,9 @@ impl SlashCommand {
             | SlashCommand::Experimental
             | SlashCommand::Review
             | SlashCommand::Plan
-            | SlashCommand::Logout => false,
+            | SlashCommand::Logout
+            | SlashCommand::MemoryDrop
+            | SlashCommand::MemoryUpdate => false,
             SlashCommand::Diff
             | SlashCommand::Rename
             | SlashCommand::Mention