diff --git a/desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs b/desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
index 6d83ff2376..a9c8532584 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
+++ b/desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const overrides = new Map([
   ["src/features/settings/ui/ChannelTemplatesSettingsCard.tsx", 850], // template CRUD card + TemplateFormDialog (persona/team chip selectors + provider assignments + canvas template) + TemplateTeamSelector + ProviderAssignments + ProviderRow
   ["src/shared/api/types.ts", 650], // ... + AcpProviderCatalogEntry + AcpProvider (narrowed subtype) + InstallRuntimeResult + RespondToMode + respondTo/respondToAllowlist on ManagedAgent/Create/Update inputs
   ["src-tauri/src/commands/channels.rs", 670], // serverless membership now carries roles (creator=owner) in kind:39002 p-tags + serverless membership read-modify-write of kind:39002 (join/leave/add/remove publish member list directly) + create_channel branches serverless (publish 39000+39002 directly) vs server (kind 9007 command) + channel CRUD commands // create_channel branches serverless (publish 39000+39002 directly) vs server (kind 9007 command) + channel CRUD commands
-  ["src-tauri/src/events.rs", 1070], // + role-aware serverless members builder (owner role) + tests // + self-p-tag regression tests (allow_self_tagging on 39000/39002) // serverless addressable builders (build_channel_metadata_serverless 39000 + build_channel_members_serverless 39002) + their tests + event builders + build_huddle_guidelines (kind:48106) + post_event_raw transport helper + participant p-tag on join/leave + NIP-43 relay admin builders (add/remove/change-role) + check_relay_role + DM/presence/workflow command builders + NIP-IA identity-archive builders (9035/9036) + .allow_self_tagging() guards (nostr 0.44 strips self-`p` by default; self-archive/unarchive needs it preserved) + spec vector 1 layout test
+  ["src-tauri/src/events.rs", 1110], // + serverless channel delete (NIP-09 kind 5 over 39000/39002 coords) + role-aware serverless members builder (owner role) + tests // + self-p-tag regression tests (allow_self_tagging on 39000/39002) // serverless addressable builders (build_channel_metadata_serverless 39000 + build_channel_members_serverless 39002) + their tests + event builders + build_huddle_guidelines (kind:48106) + post_event_raw transport helper + participant p-tag on join/leave + NIP-43 relay admin builders (add/remove/change-role) + check_relay_role + DM/presence/workflow command builders + NIP-IA identity-archive builders (9035/9036) + .allow_self_tagging() guards (nostr 0.44 strips self-`p` by default; self-archive/unarchive needs it preserved) + spec vector 1 layout test
   ["src-tauri/src/huddle/mod.rs", 1020], // huddle state machine + Tauri commands + sync protocol doc; state/relay/pipeline extracted + emit_huddle_state_changed wiring
   ["src-tauri/src/huddle/models.rs", 950], // model download manager for Parakeet TDT-CTC STT + Pocket TTS with streaming downloads + SHA-256 verification + Rust-native tar extraction + version manifest + atomic swap + hot-start signaling + MODEL_LICENSE.txt sidecar (fail-closed readiness) + idempotent legacy Moonshine dir cleanup + tts_readiness_requires_license_sidecar test + Mary (VCTK p333) reference voice attribution block
   ["src-tauri/src/huddle/stt.rs", 580], // STT pipeline + PTT edge-detection flush + PTT gating (is_speech AND ptt_active) + barge-in for VAD mode + rubato resampler + earshot VAD + sherpa-onnx transcription
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_discovery.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_discovery.rs
index efc4ed308b..a83018f668 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_discovery.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_discovery.rs
@@ -308,6 +308,16 @@ pub fn discover_managed_agent_prereqs(
 
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn list_relay_agents(state: State<'_, AppState>) -> Result<Vec<RelayAgentInfo>, String> {
+    // Relay-side agent discovery (kind:10100 registry) is a Sprout-server
+    // concept. In serverless mode, managed agents are purely local desktop
+    // subprocesses — there is no server registry to discover, and querying a
+    // generic public relay for kind:10100 returns foreign/malformed events
+    // (the "agent parse failed: missing field `name`" bug). The real agent
+    // list comes from `list_managed_agents`; this overlay is simply empty.
+    if state.is_serverless() {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
     // Query kind:10100 agent profile events from the relay.
     let events = query_relay(
         &state,
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/channels.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/channels.rs
index 3e2c2a47c9..6def953082 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/channels.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/channels.rs
@@ -505,6 +505,19 @@ pub async fn unarchive_channel(
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn delete_channel(channel_id: String, state: State<'_, AppState>) -> Result<(), String> {
     let uuid = parse_channel_uuid(&channel_id)?;
+    if state.is_serverless() {
+        // No relay to process the kind:9008 delete command. Publish a NIP-09
+        // (kind 5) deletion targeting the channel's addressable 39000/39002
+        // coordinates so relays drop them. Only the owner (signer of those
+        // events) can effectively delete.
+        let my_pubkey = {
+            let keys = state.keys.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+            keys.public_key().to_hex()
+        };
+        let builder = events::build_delete_channel_serverless(&uuid.to_string(), &my_pubkey)?;
+        submit_event(builder, &state).await?;
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     let builder = events::build_delete_channel(uuid)?;
     submit_event(builder, &state).await?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/events.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/events.rs
index 200dfa9e4d..7a3e7d0de9 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/events.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/events.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,22 @@ pub fn build_message_edit(
     Ok(EventBuilder::new(Kind::Custom(40003), content).tags(tags))
 }
 
+/// Kind 5 — NIP-09 deletion of a serverless channel. Targets the addressable
+/// `a` coordinates of the channel's kind:39000 metadata and kind:39002 member
+/// list (both signed by `owner_pubkey_hex`), which generic relays honor.
+pub fn build_delete_channel_serverless(
+    channel_id: &str,
+    owner_pubkey_hex: &str,
+) -> Result<EventBuilder, String> {
+    let meta_coord = format!("39000:{owner_pubkey_hex}:{channel_id}");
+    let members_coord = format!("39002:{owner_pubkey_hex}:{channel_id}");
+    let tags = vec![
+        tag(vec!["a", &meta_coord])?,
+        tag(vec!["a", &members_coord])?,
+    ];
+    Ok(EventBuilder::new(Kind::Custom(5), "").tags(tags))
+}
+
 /// Kind 5 — NIP-09 deletion (messages).
 pub fn build_delete_compat(target_event_id: EventId) -> Result<EventBuilder, String> {
     let tags = vec![tag(vec!["e", &target_event_id.to_hex()])?];
@@ -999,6 +1015,26 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn serverless_delete_channel_targets_addressable_coords() {
+        // Deletion must reference both the 39000 metadata and 39002 members
+        // addressable coordinates so a generic relay drops them.
+        let event = sign(build_delete_channel_serverless("chan-del", PK_A).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(event.kind, Kind::Custom(5));
+        let coords: Vec<String> = event
+            .tags
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|t| {
+                let s = t.as_slice();
+                (s.first().map(String::as_str) == Some("a"))
+                    .then(|| s.get(1).cloned())
+                    .flatten()
+            })
+            .collect();
+        assert!(coords.contains(&format!("39000:{PK_A}:chan-del")));
+        assert!(coords.contains(&format!("39002:{PK_A}:chan-del")));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn serverless_members_with_roles_records_owner() {
         // The creator must be recorded as `owner` (4th element of the p tag) so
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/ws_relay.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/ws_relay.rs
index 0b4d0a1c09..39a9a958a1 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/ws_relay.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/ws_relay.rs
@@ -184,20 +184,45 @@ pub async fn submit_event_ws(
         .sign_with_keys(&keys)
         .map_err(|e| format!("failed to sign event: {e}"))?;
 
-    let futures = relay_urls
-        .iter()
-        .map(|url| submit_event_ws_one(&event, &keys, url));
-    let results = futures_util::future::join_all(futures).await;
+    // Publish to all relays, succeeding if any accepts. Public relays often
+    // rate-limit bursts ("noting too much"); since the same event going to N
+    // relays is idempotent (dedup by id), a transient rate-limit on one relay
+    // is fine as long as another accepts. If ALL relays rate-limit, retry once
+    // after a short backoff — adding an agent fires several writes in quick
+    // succession, which is the usual trigger.
+    for attempt in 0..2 {
+        let futures = relay_urls
+            .iter()
+            .map(|url| submit_event_ws_one(&event, &keys, url));
+        let results = futures_util::future::join_all(futures).await;
 
-    let mut last_err = None;
-    for r in results {
-        match r {
-            Ok(resp) if resp.accepted => return Ok(resp),
-            Ok(resp) => last_err = Some(format!("relay rejected event: {}", resp.message)),
-            Err(e) => last_err = Some(e),
+        let mut last_err = None;
+        let mut all_rate_limited = !results.is_empty();
+        for r in results {
+            match r {
+                Ok(resp) if resp.accepted => return Ok(resp),
+                Ok(resp) => {
+                    if !resp.message.contains("rate-limit") {
+                        all_rate_limited = false;
+                    }
+                    last_err = Some(format!("relay rejected event: {}", resp.message));
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    all_rate_limited = false;
+                    last_err = Some(e);
+                }
+            }
         }
+
+        // Only the rate-limit case is worth retrying; other rejections won't
+        // change on retry.
+        if attempt == 0 && all_rate_limited {
+            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1200)).await;
+            continue;
+        }
+        return Err(last_err.unwrap_or_else(|| "all relays failed".to_string()));
     }
-    Err(last_err.unwrap_or_else(|| "all relays failed".to_string()))
+    unreachable!("loop returns on both attempts")
 }
 
 async fn submit_event_ws_one(