diff --git a/appview/pages/pages.go b/appview/pages/pages.go
index 25b5c355..77d74a46 100644
--- a/appview/pages/pages.go
+++ b/appview/pages/pages.go
@@ -367,22 +367,6 @@ func (p *Pages) KnotListing(w io.Writer, params KnotListingParams) error {
 	return p.executePlain("knots/fragments/knotListing", w, params)
 }
 
-type KnotListingFullParams struct {
-	Registrations []db.Registration
-}
-
-func (p *Pages) KnotListingFull(w io.Writer, params KnotListingFullParams) error {
-	return p.executePlain("knots/fragments/knotListingFull", w, params)
-}
-
-type KnotSecretParams struct {
-	Secret string
-}
-
-func (p *Pages) KnotSecret(w io.Writer, params KnotSecretParams) error {
-	return p.executePlain("knots/fragments/secret", w, params)
-}
-
 type SpindlesParams struct {
 	LoggedInUser *oauth.User
 	Spindles     []db.Spindle
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/knots/dashboard.html b/appview/pages/templates/knots/dashboard.html
index 29595c2d..c6394719 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/knots/dashboard.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/knots/dashboard.html
@@ -1,39 +1,50 @@
-{{ define "title" }}{{ .Registration.Domain }}{{ end }}
+{{ define "title" }}{{ .Registration.Domain }} · knots{{ end }}
 
 {{ define "content" }}
-  <div class="px-6 py-4">
-    <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
-      <div id="left-side" class="flex gap-2 items-center">
-        <h1 class="text-xl font-bold dark:text-white">
-          {{ .Registration.Domain }}
-        </h1>
-        <span class="text-gray-500 text-base">
-          {{ template "repo/fragments/shortTimeAgo" .Registration.Created }}
-        </span>
-      </div>
-      <div id="right-side" class="flex gap-2">
-        {{ $style := "px-2 py-1 rounded flex items-center flex-shrink-0 gap-2" }}
-        {{ if .Registration.Registered }}
-          <span class="bg-green-100 text-green-800 dark:bg-green-900 dark:text-green-200 {{$style}}">{{ i "shield-check" "w-4 h-4" }} verified</span>
+<div class="px-6 py-4">
+  <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
+    <h1 class="text-xl font-bold dark:text-white">{{ .Registration.Domain }}</h1>
+    <div id="right-side" class="flex gap-2">
+      {{ $style := "px-2 py-1 rounded flex items-center flex-shrink-0 gap-2" }}
+      {{ $isOwner := and .LoggedInUser (eq .LoggedInUser.Did .Registration.ByDid)  }}
+      {{ if .Registration.IsRegistered }}
+        <span class="bg-green-100 text-green-800 dark:bg-green-900 dark:text-green-200 {{$style}}">{{ i "shield-check" "w-4 h-4" }} verified</span>
+        {{ if $isOwner }}
           {{ template "knots/fragments/addMemberModal" .Registration }}
-        {{ else }}
-          <span class="bg-red-100 text-red-800 dark:bg-red-900 dark:text-red-200 {{$style}}">{{ i "shield-off" "w-4 h-4" }} pending</span>
         {{ end }}
-      </div>
+      {{ else if .Registration.IsReadOnly }}
+        <span class="bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-800 dark:bg-yellow-900 dark:text-yellow-200 {{$style}}">
+          {{ i "shield-alert" "w-4 h-4" }} read-only
+        </span>
+        {{ if $isOwner }}
+          {{ block "retryButton" .Registration }} {{ end }}
+        {{ end }}
+      {{ else }}
+        <span class="bg-red-100 text-red-800 dark:bg-red-900 dark:text-red-200 {{$style}}">{{ i "shield-off" "w-4 h-4" }} unverified</span>
+        {{ if $isOwner }}
+          {{ block "retryButton" .Registration }} {{ end }}
+        {{ end }}
+      {{ end }}
+
+      {{ if $isOwner }}
+        {{ block "deleteButton" .Registration }} {{ end }}
+      {{ end }}
     </div>
-    <div id="operation-error" class="dark:text-red-400"></div>
   </div>
+  <div id="operation-error" class="dark:text-red-400"></div>
+</div>
 
-  {{ if .Members }}
-    <section class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 p-6 rounded relative w-full mx-auto drop-shadow-sm dark:text-white">
-      <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        {{ block "knotMember" . }} {{ end }}
-      </div>
-    </section>
-  {{ end }}
+{{ if .Members }}
+  <section class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 p-6 rounded relative w-full mx-auto drop-shadow-sm dark:text-white">
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+      {{ block "member" . }} {{ end }}
+    </div>
+  </section>
+{{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ define "knotMember" }}
+
+{{ define "member" }}
   {{ range .Members }}
     <div>
       <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
@@ -41,6 +52,9 @@
           {{ template "user/fragments/picHandleLink" . }}
           <span class="ml-2 font-mono text-gray-500">{{.}}</span>
         </div>
+        {{ if ne $.LoggedInUser.Did . }}
+          {{ block "removeMemberButton" (list $ . ) }} {{ end }}
+        {{ end }}
       </div>
       <div class="ml-2 pl-2 pt-2 border-l border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
         {{ $repos := index $.Repos . }}
@@ -53,10 +67,61 @@
           </div>
         {{ else }}
           <div class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
-            No repositories created yet.
+            No repositories configured yet.
           </div>
         {{ end }}
       </div>
     </div>
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
+
+{{ define "deleteButton" }}
+  <button
+    class="btn text-red-500 hover:text-red-700 dark:text-red-400 dark:hover:text-red-300 gap-2 group"
+    title="Delete knot"
+    hx-delete="/knots/{{ .Domain }}"
+    hx-swap="outerHTML"
+    hx-confirm="Are you sure you want to delete the knot '{{ .Domain }}'?"
+    hx-headers='{"shouldRedirect": "true"}'
+  >
+    {{ i "trash-2" "w-5 h-5" }}
+    <span class="hidden md:inline">delete</span> 
+    {{ i "loader-circle" "w-4 h-4 animate-spin hidden group-[.htmx-request]:inline" }}
+  </button>
+{{ end }}
+
+
+{{ define "retryButton" }}
+  <button
+    class="btn gap-2 group"
+    title="Retry knot verification"
+    hx-post="/knots/{{ .Domain }}/retry"
+    hx-swap="none"
+    hx-headers='{"shouldRefresh": "true"}'
+  >
+    {{ i "rotate-ccw" "w-5 h-5" }}
+    <span class="hidden md:inline">retry</span> 
+    {{ i "loader-circle" "w-4 h-4 animate-spin hidden group-[.htmx-request]:inline" }}
+  </button>
+{{ end }}
+
+
+{{ define "removeMemberButton" }}
+  {{ $root := index . 0 }}
+  {{ $member := index . 1 }}
+  {{ $memberHandle := resolve $member }}
+    <button
+      class="btn text-red-500 hover:text-red-700 dark:text-red-400 dark:hover:text-red-300 gap-2 group"
+      title="Remove member"
+      hx-post="/knots/{{ $root.Registration.Domain }}/remove"
+      hx-swap="none"
+      hx-vals='{"member": "{{$member}}" }'
+      hx-confirm="Are you sure you want to remove {{ $memberHandle }} from this knot?"
+    >
+      {{ i "user-minus" "w-4 h-4" }}
+      remove
+      {{ i "loader-circle" "w-4 h-4 animate-spin hidden group-[.htmx-request]:inline" }}
+    </button>
+{{ end }}
+
+
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/addMemberModal.html b/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/addMemberModal.html
index 5d4aa9e3..be619a0f 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/addMemberModal.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/addMemberModal.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{ define "knots/fragments/addMemberModal" }}
   <button
     class="btn gap-2 group"
-    title="Add member to this spindle"
+    title="Add member to this knot"
     popovertarget="add-member-{{ .Id }}"
     popovertargetaction="toggle"
   >
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 {{ define "addKnotMemberPopover" }}
 <form
-  hx-put="/knots/{{ .Domain }}/member"
+  hx-post="/knots/{{ .Domain }}/add"
   hx-indicator="#spinner"
   hx-swap="none"
   class="flex flex-col gap-2"
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@
   <label for="member-did-{{ .Id }}" class="uppercase p-0">
     ADD MEMBER
   </label>
-  <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Members can create repositories on this knot.</p>
+  <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Members can create repositories and run workflows on this knot.</p>
   <input
     type="text"
     id="member-did-{{ .Id }}"
-    name="subject"
+    name="member"
     required
     placeholder="@foo.bsky.social"
   />
   <div class="flex gap-2 pt-2">
-    <button
+    <button 
       type="button"
       popovertarget="add-member-{{ .Id }}"
       popovertargetaction="hide"
@@ -54,5 +54,4 @@
   </div>
   <div id="add-member-error-{{ .Id }}" class="text-red-500 dark:text-red-400"></div>
 </form>
-{{ end }}
-
+{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/knotListing.html b/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/knotListing.html
index 8cdfac26..29dd57ad 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/knotListing.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/knotListing.html
@@ -1,51 +1,74 @@
 {{ define "knots/fragments/knotListing" }}
-  <div 
-    id="knot-{{.Id}}"
-    hx-swap-oob="true"
-    class="flex items-center justify-between p-2 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
-    {{ block "listLeftSide" . }} {{ end }}
-    {{ block "listRightSide" . }} {{ end }}
+  <div id="knot-{{.Id}}" class="flex items-center justify-between p-2 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
+    {{ block "knotLeftSide" . }} {{ end }}
+    {{ block "knotRightSide" . }} {{ end }}
   </div>
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ define "listLeftSide" }}
-  <div class="hover:no-underline flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0 max-w-[60%]">
+{{ define "knotLeftSide" }}
+  {{ if .Registered }}
+  <a href="/knots/{{ .Domain }}" class="hover:no-underline flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0 max-w-[60%]">
     {{ i "hard-drive" "w-4 h-4" }}
-    {{ if .Registered }}
-      <a href="/knots/{{ .Domain }}">
-        {{ .Domain }}
-      </a>
-    {{ else }}
+    <span class="hover:underline">
       {{ .Domain }}
-    {{ end }}
+    </span>
+    <span class="text-gray-500">
+      {{ template "repo/fragments/shortTimeAgo" .Created }}
+    </span>
+  </a>
+  {{ else }}
+  <div class="hover:no-underline flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0 max-w-[60%]">
+    {{ i "hard-drive" "w-4 h-4" }}
+    {{ .Domain }}
     <span class="text-gray-500">
       {{ template "repo/fragments/shortTimeAgo" .Created }}
     </span>
   </div>
+  {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ define "listRightSide" }}
+{{ define "knotRightSide" }}
   <div id="right-side" class="flex gap-2">
     {{ $style := "px-2 py-1 rounded flex items-center flex-shrink-0 gap-2 text-sm" }}
     {{ if .Registered }}
       <span class="bg-green-100 text-green-800 dark:bg-green-900 dark:text-green-200 {{$style}}">{{ i "shield-check" "w-4 h-4" }} verified</span>
       {{ template "knots/fragments/addMemberModal" . }}
     {{ else }}
-      <span class="bg-red-100 text-red-800 dark:bg-red-900 dark:text-red-200 {{$style}}">{{ i "shield-off" "w-4 h-4" }} pending</span>
-      {{ block "initializeButton" . }} {{ end }}
+      <span class="bg-red-100 text-red-800 dark:bg-red-900 dark:text-red-200 {{$style}}">
+        {{ i "shield-off" "w-4 h-4" }} unverified
+      </span>
+      {{ block "knotRetryButton" . }} {{ end }}
+      {{ block "knotDeleteButton" . }} {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
   </div>
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ define "initializeButton" }}
+{{ define "knotDeleteButton" }}
   <button
-    class="btn dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-gray-600 flex gap-2 items-center group"
-    hx-post="/knots/{{ .Domain }}/init"
-    hx-swap="none"
+    class="btn text-red-500 hover:text-red-700 dark:text-red-400 dark:hover:text-red-300 gap-2 group"
+    title="Delete knot"
+    hx-delete="/knots/{{ .Domain }}"
+    hx-swap="outerHTML"
+    hx-target="#knot-{{.Id}}"
+    hx-confirm="Are you sure you want to delete the knot '{{ .Domain }}'?"
   >
-    {{ i "square-play" "w-5 h-5" }}
-    <span class="hidden md:inline">initialize</span>
+    {{ i "trash-2" "w-5 h-5" }}
+    <span class="hidden md:inline">delete</span>
     {{ i "loader-circle" "w-4 h-4 animate-spin hidden group-[.htmx-request]:inline" }}
   </button>
 {{ end }}
 
+
+{{ define "knotRetryButton" }}
+  <button
+    class="btn gap-2 group"
+    title="Retry knot verification"
+    hx-post="/knots/{{ .Domain }}/retry"
+    hx-swap="none"
+    hx-target="#knot-{{.Id}}"
+  >
+    {{ i "rotate-ccw" "w-5 h-5" }}
+    <span class="hidden md:inline">retry</span>
+    {{ i "loader-circle" "w-4 h-4 animate-spin hidden group-[.htmx-request]:inline" }}
+  </button>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/knotListingFull.html b/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/knotListingFull.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 748402e0..00000000
--- a/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/knotListingFull.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{{ define "knots/fragments/knotListingFull" }}
-<section
-  id="knot-listing-full"
-  hx-swap-oob="true"
-  class="rounded w-full flex flex-col gap-2">
-  <h2 class="text-sm font-bold py-2 uppercase dark:text-gray-300">your knots</h2>
-  <div class="flex flex-col rounded border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 w-full">
-    {{ range $knot := .Registrations }}
-      {{ template "knots/fragments/knotListing" . }}
-    {{ else }}
-      <div class="flex items-center justify-center p-2 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 text-gray-500">
-        no knots registered yet
-      </div>
-    {{ end }}
-  </div>
-  <div id="operation-error" class="text-red-500 dark:text-red-400"></div>
-</section>
-{{ end }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/secret.html b/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/secret.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 385847c5..00000000
--- a/appview/pages/templates/knots/fragments/secret.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{{ define "knots/fragments/secret" }}
-  <div
-    id="secret"
-    hx-swap-oob="true"
-    class="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-700 border border-black dark:border-gray-500 rounded px-6 py-2 w-full lg:w-3xl">
-    <h2 class="text-sm font-bold py-2 uppercase dark:text-gray-300">generated secret</h2>
-    <p class="pb-2">Configure your knot to use this secret, and then hit initialize.</p>
-    <span class="font-mono overflow-x">{{ .Secret }}</span>
-  </div>
-{{ end }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/knots/index.html b/appview/pages/templates/knots/index.html
index 8d9019ae..c9485a7c 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/knots/index.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/knots/index.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <section class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 p-6 rounded relative w-full mx-auto drop-shadow-sm dark:text-white">
   <div class="flex flex-col gap-6">
     {{ block "about" . }} {{ end }}
-    {{ template "knots/fragments/knotListingFull" . }}
+    {{ block "list" . }} {{ end }}
     {{ block "register" . }} {{ end }}
   </div>
 </section>
@@ -27,13 +27,29 @@
   </section>
 {{ end }}
 
+{{ define "list" }}
+  <section class="rounded w-full flex flex-col gap-2">
+    <h2 class="text-sm font-bold py-2 uppercase dark:text-gray-300">your knots</h2>
+    <div class="flex flex-col rounded border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 w-full">
+      {{ range $registration := .Registrations }}
+        {{ template "knots/fragments/knotListing" . }}
+      {{ else }}
+        <div class="flex items-center justify-center p-2 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 text-gray-500">
+          no knots registered yet
+        </div>
+      {{ end }}
+    </div>
+    <div id="operation-error" class="text-red-500 dark:text-red-400"></div>
+  </section>
+{{ end }}
+
 {{ define "register" }}
-  <section class="rounded max-w-2xl flex flex-col gap-2">
+  <section class="rounded w-full lg:w-fit flex flex-col gap-2">
     <h2 class="text-sm font-bold py-2 uppercase dark:text-gray-300">register a knot</h2>
-    <p class="mb-2 dark:text-gray-300">Enter the hostname of your knot to generate a key.</p>
+    <p class="mb-2 dark:text-gray-300">Enter the hostname of your knot to get started.</p>
     <form
-      hx-post="/knots/key"
-      class="space-y-4"
+      hx-post="/knots/register"
+      class="max-w-2xl mb-2 space-y-4"
       hx-indicator="#register-button"
       hx-swap="none"
       >
@@ -53,7 +69,7 @@
           >
           <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-2">
             {{ i "plus" "w-4 h-4" }}
-            generate
+            register
           </span>
           <span class="pl-2 hidden group-[.htmx-request]:inline">
             {{ i "loader-circle" "w-4 h-4 animate-spin" }}
@@ -64,6 +80,5 @@
       <div id="registration-error" class="error dark:text-red-400"></div>
     </form>
 
-    <div id="secret"></div>
   </section>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/spindles/fragments/addMemberModal.html b/appview/pages/templates/spindles/fragments/addMemberModal.html
index 47f4d8e9..23732423 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/spindles/fragments/addMemberModal.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/spindles/fragments/addMemberModal.html
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
     id="add-member-{{ .Instance }}"
     popover
     class="bg-white w-full md:w-96 dark:bg-gray-800 p-4 rounded border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 drop-shadow dark:text-white backdrop:bg-gray-400/50 dark:backdrop:bg-gray-800/50">
-    {{ block "addMemberPopover" . }} {{ end }}
+    {{ block "addSpindleMemberPopover" . }} {{ end }}
   </div>
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ define "addMemberPopover" }}
+{{ define "addSpindleMemberPopover" }}
 <form
   hx-post="/spindles/{{ .Instance }}/add"
   hx-indicator="#spinner"
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/spindles/fragments/spindleListing.html b/appview/pages/templates/spindles/fragments/spindleListing.html
index 56ae1e03..5f146549 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/spindles/fragments/spindleListing.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/spindles/fragments/spindleListing.html
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {{ define "spindles/fragments/spindleListing" }}
   <div id="spindle-{{.Id}}" class="flex items-center justify-between p-2 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
-    {{ block "leftSide" . }} {{ end }}
-    {{ block "rightSide" . }} {{ end }}
+    {{ block "spindleLeftSide" . }} {{ end }}
+    {{ block "spindleRightSide" . }} {{ end }}
   </div>
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ define "leftSide" }}
+{{ define "spindleLeftSide" }}
   {{ if .Verified }}
   <a href="/spindles/{{ .Instance }}" class="hover:no-underline flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0 max-w-[60%]">
     {{ i "hard-drive" "w-4 h-4" }}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ define "rightSide" }}
+{{ define "spindleRightSide" }}
   <div id="right-side" class="flex gap-2">
     {{ $style := "px-2 py-1 rounded flex items-center flex-shrink-0 gap-2 text-sm" }}
     {{ if .Verified }}
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
       {{ template "spindles/fragments/addMemberModal" . }}
     {{ else }}
       <span class="bg-red-100 text-red-800 dark:bg-red-900 dark:text-red-200 {{$style}}">{{ i "shield-off" "w-4 h-4" }} unverified</span>
-      {{ block "retryButton" . }} {{ end }}
+      {{ block "spindleRetryButton" . }} {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
-    {{ block "deleteButton" . }} {{ end }}
+    {{ block "spindleDeleteButton" . }} {{ end }}
   </div>
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ define "deleteButton" }}
+{{ define "spindleDeleteButton" }}
   <button
     class="btn text-red-500 hover:text-red-700 dark:text-red-400 dark:hover:text-red-300 gap-2 group"
     title="Delete spindle"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 {{ end }}
 
 
-{{ define "retryButton" }}
+{{ define "spindleRetryButton" }}
   <button
     class="btn gap-2 group"
     title="Retry spindle verification"