diff --git a/prompts/en/tools/react_remove_description.md.j2 b/prompts/en/tools/react_remove_description.md.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bae0b1569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompts/en/tools/react_remove_description.md.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove an emoji reaction you previously added to the user's message. Use this to clean up acknowledgment reactions (like 👀) after you've posted your response.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/prompts/text.rs b/src/prompts/text.rs
index 53122f42d..651c1934a 100644
--- a/src/prompts/text.rs
+++ b/src/prompts/text.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ fn lookup(lang: &str, key: &str) -> &'static str {
         ("en", "tools/cancel") => include_str!("../../prompts/en/tools/cancel_description.md.j2"),
         ("en", "tools/skip") => include_str!("../../prompts/en/tools/skip_description.md.j2"),
         ("en", "tools/react") => include_str!("../../prompts/en/tools/react_description.md.j2"),
+        ("en", "tools/react_remove") => {
+            include_str!("../../prompts/en/tools/react_remove_description.md.j2")
+        }
         ("en", "tools/set_status") => {
             include_str!("../../prompts/en/tools/set_status_description.md.j2")
         }
diff --git a/src/tools.rs b/src/tools.rs
index 9e19c4538..b744819ad 100644
--- a/src/tools.rs
+++ b/src/tools.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //! ## ToolServer Topology
 //!
 //! **Channel ToolServer** (one per channel):
-//! - `reply`, `branch`, `spawn_worker`, `route`, `cancel`, `skip`, `react` — added
+//! - `reply`, `branch`, `spawn_worker`, `route`, `cancel`, `skip`, `react`, `react_remove` — added
 //!   dynamically per conversation turn via `add_channel_tools()` /
 //!   `remove_channel_tools()` because they hold per-channel state.
 //! - No memory tools — the channel delegates memory work to branches.
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub mod memory_recall;
 pub mod memory_save;
 pub mod project_manage;
 pub mod react;
+pub mod react_remove;
 pub mod read_skill;
 pub mod reply;
 pub mod route;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ pub use project_manage::{
     ProjectManageArgs, ProjectManageError, ProjectManageOutput, ProjectManageTool,
 };
 pub use react::{ReactArgs, ReactError, ReactOutput, ReactTool};
+pub use react_remove::{ReactRemoveArgs, ReactRemoveError, ReactRemoveOutput, ReactRemoveTool};
 pub use read_skill::{ReadSkillArgs, ReadSkillError, ReadSkillOutput, ReadSkillTool};
 pub use reply::{RepliedFlag, ReplyArgs, ReplyError, ReplyOutput, ReplyTool, new_replied_flag};
 pub use route::{RouteArgs, RouteError, RouteOutput, RouteTool};
@@ -433,6 +435,9 @@ pub async fn add_channel_tools(
         .add_tool(SkipTool::new(skip_flag.clone(), response_tx.clone()))
         .await?;
     handle.add_tool(ReactTool::new(response_tx.clone())).await?;
+    handle
+        .add_tool(ReactRemoveTool::new(response_tx.clone()))
+        .await?;
     if let Some(cron_tool) = cron_tool {
         let cron_tool = cron_tool
             .with_default_delivery_target(default_delivery_target_for_conversation(
@@ -492,6 +497,7 @@ pub async fn remove_channel_tools(
     handle.remove_tool(SkipTool::NAME).await?;
     handle.remove_tool(SendFileTool::NAME).await?;
     handle.remove_tool(ReactTool::NAME).await?;
+    handle.remove_tool(ReactRemoveTool::NAME).await?;
     handle.remove_tool(ProjectManageTool::NAME).await?;
     // Cron, send_message, send_agent_message, and attachment_recall removal is
     // best-effort since not all channels have them
diff --git a/src/tools/react_remove.rs b/src/tools/react_remove.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c910c4d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/react_remove.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+//! React-remove tool for removing emoji reactions from messages (channel only).
+
+use crate::{OutboundResponse, RoutedSender};
+use rig::completion::ToolDefinition;
+use rig::tool::Tool;
+use schemars::JsonSchema;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Tool for removing a reaction from the triggering message.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ReactRemoveTool {
+    response_tx: RoutedSender,
+}
+
+impl ReactRemoveTool {
+    pub fn new(response_tx: RoutedSender) -> Self {
+        Self { response_tx }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Error type for react_remove tool.
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[error("React remove failed: {0}")]
+pub struct ReactRemoveError(String);
+
+/// Arguments for react_remove tool.
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
+pub struct ReactRemoveArgs {
+    /// The emoji to remove. Use the same unicode emoji character that was originally reacted (e.g. "👍", "👀").
+    pub emoji: String,
+}
+
+/// Output from react_remove tool.
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct ReactRemoveOutput {
+    pub success: bool,
+    pub emoji: String,
+}
+
+impl Tool for ReactRemoveTool {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "react_remove";
+
+    type Error = ReactRemoveError;
+    type Args = ReactRemoveArgs;
+    type Output = ReactRemoveOutput;
+
+    async fn definition(&self, _prompt: String) -> ToolDefinition {
+        ToolDefinition {
+            name: Self::NAME.to_string(),
+            description: crate::prompts::text::get("tools/react_remove").to_string(),
+            parameters: serde_json::json!({
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "emoji": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "The unicode emoji character to remove (e.g. \"👍\", \"👀\")."
+                    }
+                },
+                "required": ["emoji"]
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn call(&self, args: Self::Args) -> Result<Self::Output, Self::Error> {
+        tracing::info!(emoji = %args.emoji, "react_remove tool called");
+
+        self.response_tx
+            .send(OutboundResponse::RemoveReaction(args.emoji.clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|error| {
+                ReactRemoveError(format!("failed to send remove reaction: {error}"))
+            })?;
+
+        Ok(ReactRemoveOutput {
+            success: true,
+            emoji: args.emoji,
+        })
+    }
+}