@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-source-cloud/devstack/internal/generate"
 	"github.com/open-source-cloud/devstack/internal/lock"
 	"github.com/open-source-cloud/devstack/internal/orchestrate"
+	"github.com/open-source-cloud/devstack/internal/resource"
 )
 
 // newWorkspaceCmd wires `devstack workspace <sub>` — workspace-scoped lifecycle
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func newWorkspaceCmd(g *GlobalOpts) *cobra.Command {
 // PRESERVES data: named volumes and provisioned DBs/roles survive (shared
 // per-service volume removal is `uninstall`/`db gc` territory).
 func newWorkspaceDestroyCmd(g *GlobalOpts) *cobra.Command {
-	var yes bool
+	var yes, purgeData bool
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "destroy",
 		Short: "Tear down THIS workspace's stacks and release its refs/ports (volumes/DBs preserved)",
@@ -63,17 +64,21 @@ func newWorkspaceDestroyCmd(g *GlobalOpts) *cobra.Command {
 
 			projects := sortedProjectNames(d.Model)
 			if !yes {
+				dataLine := "Volumes and databases are PRESERVED."
+				if purgeData {
+					dataLine = "WARNING: --purge-data DROPS every provisioned database/bucket/etc (DATA DESTROYED)."
+				}
 				prompt := fmt.Sprintf(
 					"This tears down workspace %q (%d project stack(s)) and releases its refs/ports.\n"+
-						"Volumes and databases are PRESERVED. Type 'yes' to continue: ",
-					d.Model.Workspace.Name, len(projects))
+						"%s Type 'yes' to continue: ",
+					d.Model.Workspace.Name, len(projects), dataLine)
 				if !confirm(cmd, prompt) {
 					fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "aborted")
 					return nil
 				}
 			}
 
-			res := destroyWorkspace(cmd.Context(), d, projects)
+			res := destroyWorkspace(cmd.Context(), d, projects, purgeData)
 			if g.JSON {
 				if err := writeJSON(cmd, res); err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -86,11 +91,18 @@ func newWorkspaceDestroyCmd(g *GlobalOpts) *cobra.Command {
 				for _, s := range res.SharedStopped {
 					fmt.Fprintf(w, "[ok]      stopped shared %s (0 refs)\n", s)
 				}
+				for _, p := range res.PurgedResources {
+					fmt.Fprintf(w, "[ok]      dropped %s %s\n", p["kind"], p["name"])
+				}
 				for _, e := range res.Errors {
 					fmt.Fprintf(w, "[warn]    %s\n", e)
 				}
-				fmt.Fprintf(w, "destroyed workspace %q: %d stack(s) down, %d shared stopped (volumes/DBs preserved)\n",
-					d.Model.Workspace.Name, len(res.Projects), len(res.SharedStopped))
+				dataNote := "volumes/DBs preserved"
+				if purgeData {
+					dataNote = fmt.Sprintf("%d resource(s) purged", len(res.PurgedResources))
+				}
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "destroyed workspace %q: %d stack(s) down, %d shared stopped (%s)\n",
+					d.Model.Workspace.Name, len(res.Projects), len(res.SharedStopped), dataNote)
 			}
 			if len(res.Errors) > 0 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("destroy completed with %d error(s)", len(res.Errors))
@@ -99,28 +111,63 @@ func newWorkspaceDestroyCmd(g *GlobalOpts) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&yes, "yes", false, "skip the confirmation prompt (required for --json/non-interactive)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&purgeData, "purge-data", false, "also DROP every provisioned resource (databases/buckets/…) — DESTRUCTIVE")
 	return cmd
 }
 
 // DestroyResult is the machine-readable outcome of `workspace destroy`.
 type DestroyResult struct {
-	Workspace     string   `json:"workspace"`
-	Projects      []string `json:"projects"`       // project stacks brought down
-	SharedStopped []string `json:"shared_stopped"` // orphaned shared services warm-stopped
-	Errors        []string `json:"errors,omitempty"`
+	Workspace       string              `json:"workspace"`
+	Projects        []string            `json:"projects"`                   // project stacks brought down
+	SharedStopped   []string            `json:"shared_stopped"`             // orphaned shared services warm-stopped
+	PurgedResources []map[string]string `json:"purged_resources,omitempty"` // --purge-data: resources dropped
+	Errors          []string            `json:"errors,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // destroyWorkspace performs the teardown mechanics (no prompting) so it is
 // unit-testable with injected mocks. It is best-effort: a failure on one project
 // is recorded and the rest proceed, so a partially-broken workspace can still be
 // cleaned up.
-func destroyWorkspace(ctx context.Context, d orchestrate.UpDeps, projects []string) DestroyResult {
+func destroyWorkspace(ctx context.Context, d orchestrate.UpDeps, projects []string, purgeData bool) DestroyResult {
 	res := DestroyResult{Workspace: d.Model.Workspace.Name}
 	runner := d.Runner
 	if runner == nil {
 		runner = docker.ExecRunner{}
 	}
 
+	// 0. --purge-data (opt-in, DESTRUCTIVE): while the shared engine is still up,
+	// DROP every resource this workspace provisioned, then remove its ledger rows.
+	// The data-preserving default skips this entirely (spec 27).
+	if purgeData {
+		for _, p := range projects {
+			rows, err := d.DB.ProvisionedFor(p)
+			if err != nil {
+				res.Errors = append(res.Errors, fmt.Sprintf("list resources for %s: %v", p, err))
+				continue
+			}
+			for _, row := range rows {
+				if row.Kind == "role" {
+					continue // dropped alongside its database
+				}
+				r := resource.Resource{Engine: engineForKindGuess(row.Kind), Kind: row.Kind, Name: row.Name, Owner: p}
+				if err := orchestrate.DropResource(ctx, d, r, true); err != nil {
+					res.Errors = append(res.Errors, fmt.Sprintf("drop %s %s: %v", row.Kind, row.Name, err))
+					continue
+				}
+				res.PurgedResources = append(res.PurgedResources, map[string]string{"project": p, "kind": row.Kind, "name": row.Name})
+			}
+			// Remove any straggler rows (e.g. redis_index) and the overlay ports.
+			if err := lock.WithLock(ctx, d.LockPath, func() error {
+				if _, err := d.DB.RemoveProvisionedForProject(p); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				return nil
+			}); err != nil {
+				res.Errors = append(res.Errors, fmt.Sprintf("clear provisioned rows for %s: %v", p, err))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// 1. compose down each project stack (containers + project default network;
 	// named volumes survive — never -v here).
 	for _, p := range projects {
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func TestDestroyWorkspaceTeardown(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("precondition: ref count = %d, want 1", n)
 	}
 
-	res := destroyWorkspace(ctx, d, []string{"app"})
+	res := destroyWorkspace(ctx, d, []string{"app"}, false)
 	if len(res.Errors) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("destroy errors: %v", res.Errors)
 	}
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func TestDestroyWorkspaceTeardown(t *testing.T) {`
`128`	`128`	`t.Fatalf("precondition: ref count = %d, want 1", n)`
`129`	`129`	`}`
`130`	`130`
`131`		`- res := destroyWorkspace(ctx, d, []string{"app"})`
	`131`	`+ res := destroyWorkspace(ctx, d, []string{"app"}, false)`
`132`	`132`	`if len(res.Errors) != 0 {`
`133`	`133`	`t.Fatalf("destroy errors: %v", res.Errors)`
`134`	`134`	`}`