diff --git a/build/dependencies.lock b/build/dependencies.lock
index a1e7632c5..6f8144ba9 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.lock
+++ b/build/dependencies.lock
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ manifest = "build/legacy-manifest.json"
 schema = 1
 component_count = 331
 file_count = 2130
-byte_count = 314646675
+byte_count = 314651736
 source_build_components = 227
 unresolved_components = 104
 inherited_baseline = "07505ea58c7bba698d6b9220ff43946a43cac76b"
diff --git a/build/legacy-manifest.json b/build/legacy-manifest.json
index 45b03a183..8b1e21a4d 100644
--- a/build/legacy-manifest.json
+++ b/build/legacy-manifest.json
@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@
       "kind": "runtime",
       "path": "static/build/.tmp_update/bin/bloom-wifi-profiles",
       "file_count": 1,
-      "byte_count": 9043,
-      "tree_sha256": "269e3600718c2d1c88c3083c9a751ad572d2de9e5e12d50aa1883a333be74c13",
+      "byte_count": 14104,
+      "tree_sha256": "07502370e9ac8bc9a6df02a732bdf60ecf362f620641b0f659c734a40ff6552a",
       "source": "https://github.com/boburning/BloomOS",
       "source_revision": "release-commit",
       "license": "GPL-3.0-only",
diff --git a/docs/1.0_TEST_MATRIX.md b/docs/1.0_TEST_MATRIX.md
index a516f7175..60fed660f 100644
--- a/docs/1.0_TEST_MATRIX.md
+++ b/docs/1.0_TEST_MATRIX.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ shoulder button.
 | Settings | One sectioned surface; inline values; capability filtering; one-layer details; hidden Developer section; optional overlapping L1/R1 list paging |
 | Quick Settings | START from core surfaces; immediate brightness/volume/mute; capability-gated Wi-Fi; readable battery; B/START close |
 | Network services | Desired/runtime separation; carrier without IPv4 remains acquiring/not-ready; canonical DHCP restart and bounded post-address listener reconciliation; SSH shell and SFTP independent key-only states; canonical transfer roots and modes; Saves read-only; private roots denied; traversal/symlink/path bounds; same-filesystem atomic publication; authorized-key import; quiesce/health; stale FTP/Telnet/FileBrowser/inherited-Samba/WPS/hotspot flags cannot activate listeners; process-aware listener audit; Samba hidden until a materially different source-build candidate passes feasibility |
-| Wi-Fi profile store | JFFS2 private root; stdin-only bounded replacement; schema/unknown-field/count/size enforcement; WPA2-PSK, explicit open, and manual hidden WPA2; WEP and hidden open denial; unique IDs/SSIDs; redacted status; mode-0600 atomic single-profile supplicant projection; symlink, occupied-slot, live-lock, invalid-profile, and prior-byte preservation |
+| Wi-Fi profile store | JFFS2 private root; stdin-only bounded replacement and single-profile upsert; requested/document ID binding; inactive-ID deletion with active-profile refusal; schema/unknown-field/count/size enforcement; WPA2-PSK, explicit open, and manual hidden WPA2; WEP and hidden open denial; unique IDs/SSIDs; redacted status; mode-0600 atomic single-profile supplicant projection; symlink, occupied-slot, live-lock, invalid-profile, and prior-byte preservation |
 | GameSwitcher | MENU open/toggle; Left/Right select; L1/R1 page; A resume; X actions; START Quick Settings; B Home; no inherited brightness/view/delete behavior |
 | Apps/Tweaks | Every app disposition recorded; normal configuration requires no Tweaks; supervised launch remains bounded |
 | Persistent state | Versioned atomic publication; exact restoration across Details/game/GameSwitcher/Quick Settings; malformed/oversized/symlink input defaults without Safe Mode |
diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
index 9abdcd88b..63f1fb24e 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ profile ID, the service validates the private store again, writes one
 `update_config=0` supplicant network to a mode-0600 same-directory candidate,
 synchronizes it, and atomically replaces `/appconfigs/wpa_supplicant.conf`.
 The previous runtime configuration remains authoritative until that rename.
+NET-04 extends the same locked authority with stdin-only `upsert ID` and
+non-secret `delete ID` operations. Upsert binds the profile document's ID to
+the requested handle and republishes the complete validated store without
+returning profile data. Delete refuses the currently projected ID, identified
+by a non-secret managed-config marker, so forgetting a profile cannot silently
+strand or mutate the active station. Active-profile replacement and removal
+remain the responsibility of the later rollback-bounded association slice.
 The service never scans, associates, changes the Wi-Fi preference, or restarts
 the radio; those behaviors remain with later NET-04 API work and the existing
 `bloom-network`/`bloom-wifi` owners.
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 2fbf1e8d2..f4a675f7d 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -271,15 +271,19 @@ received on stdin; credentials are never command arguments:
 
 ```sh
 bloom-wifi-profiles replace < synthetic-profiles.json
+bloom-wifi-profiles upsert fixture-profile-id < synthetic-profile.json
+bloom-wifi-profiles delete inactive-fixture-profile-id
 bloom-wifi-profiles status --json
 bloom-wifi-profiles project fixture-profile-id
 ```
 
-`replace` is bounded to 16 profiles and 16 KiB. `project` accepts only the
-non-secret stable ID, emits no SSID or credential, and writes a single managed
-supplicant configuration through a mode-0600 same-directory candidate and
-atomic rename. Neither operation starts/stops Wi-Fi or associates to a
-network. Run the focused gate with the pinned shell-test image:
+`replace` and `upsert` are bounded to 16 profiles and 16 KiB. `upsert` binds
+the stdin document to the requested non-secret ID and republishes the complete
+validated store. `delete` refuses the currently projected ID. `project`
+accepts only the non-secret stable ID, emits no SSID or credential, and writes
+a single managed supplicant configuration through a mode-0600 same-directory
+candidate and atomic rename. None of these operations starts/stops Wi-Fi or
+associates to a network. Run the focused gate with the pinned shell-test image:
 
 ```sh
 ./tools/run-shell-tests.sh "$PWD" "$PINNED_SHELL_IMAGE" 1 \
@@ -289,8 +293,9 @@ network. Run the focused gate with the pinned shell-test image:
 Do not copy a live `/appconfigs/wpa_supplicant.conf` into the repository,
 fixture output, shell history, logs, screenshots, or evidence. Device preflight
 may inspect only filesystem type, mode, byte count, structural counts, and
-redacted health. A future NET-04 connect/forget surface must retain stdin or an
-equivalent fixed private input boundary and the existing rollback rules.
+redacted health. The remaining NET-04 scan/connect orchestration and active
+profile removal must retain stdin or an equivalent fixed private input
+boundary and the existing rollback rules.
 
 An activated update is not considered successful merely because the installer
 or MainUI started. The runtime records each unconfirmed boot in durable
diff --git a/docs/SECURITY.md b/docs/SECURITY.md
index c7c88a648..7485c8c6f 100644
--- a/docs/SECURITY.md
+++ b/docs/SECURITY.md
@@ -95,5 +95,11 @@ single-network mode-0600 configuration with `update_config=0`, preventing
 selection, hidden open profiles, unsafe links, duplicate identities, control
 characters, oversized stores, occupied atomic slots, and unknown fields are
 rejected without replacing the prior store or runtime configuration.
+Incremental profile mutation preserves that boundary: `upsert ID` receives one
+profile only on stdin, requires its document ID to match the non-secret command
+handle, revalidates the resulting complete store, and publishes atomically.
+`delete ID` returns only a redacted count and refuses the ID marked as active in
+the managed supplicant projection. Neither operation scans, associates,
+restarts Wi-Fi, or exposes an SSID or credential.
 
 Security-sensitive migrations and repair operations must be bounded, logged, reversible where possible, and validated before activation.
diff --git a/docs/program/BloomOS_Work_Program_v3.json b/docs/program/BloomOS_Work_Program_v3.json
index 9e7e6aaec..d8fa40d83 100644
--- a/docs/program/BloomOS_Work_Program_v3.json
+++ b/docs/program/BloomOS_Work_Program_v3.json
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@
       "title": "Establish clean recovery workspace and current ledger",
       "status": "merged",
       "dependencies": [],
-      "github_prs": [],
+      "github_prs": [
+        487
+      ],
       "risk_tier": 0,
       "deployment_tier": "host",
       "device_gate_required": false,
@@ -827,7 +829,7 @@
       "id": "NET-04",
       "track": "Network",
       "title": "Bounded scan/connect/forget API",
-      "status": "planned",
+      "status": "in_progress",
       "dependencies": [
         "NET-03"
       ],
@@ -835,8 +837,12 @@
       "risk_tier": 2,
       "deployment_tier": "warm",
       "device_gate_required": true,
-      "last_audited_main": "3a7e78290285806e1ce3eb0c126887644ff665f2",
-      "evidence": []
+      "last_audited_main": "fca10bb0168d8bc38737881745b68cd3bab9da59",
+      "evidence": [
+        "issue #486 tracks NET-04 after NET-03 merged as fca10bb0168d8bc38737881745b68cd3bab9da59; no prior NET-04 issue or implementation PR exists and current main has no bounded scan/connect/forget orchestration",
+        "draft PR #487 is the first host-safe NET-04 slice and extends the private NET-03 authority with stdin-only atomic single-profile upsert, requested/document ID binding, inactive-profile deletion, a non-secret projected-profile marker, and fail-closed refusal to replace or forget the active profile; 16/16 focused tests passed in 4.8 seconds with exact 314651736-byte dependency preflight, and the slice does not scan, associate, restart Wi-Fi, change preferences, or complete NET-04",
+        "exact head b6e96eebd08df0eb8b75867b8e341f3e7a76a830 passed risk-scoped shell workflow 33171784731 with 1m29s test execution; its exact 14104-byte helper with SHA-256 5fd88c120a0a4a979a890865a5ac06e7dbeb7e50ffcd99ce08cfa389e637ecc7 was transferred through strict key-only SSH and exercised only under /tmp/bloom-net04a-fixture-b6e96eeb with synthetic profiles, where active deletion failed closed, inactive deletion succeeded, root/store/config modes were 0700/0600/0600, live supplicant SHA-256 d7fbadd510e76c423638513337620e17944d51b4505ff314354971d97114bdef remained unchanged, temporary state was removed, and aggregate device health remained green"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "id": "NET-05",
diff --git a/static/build/.tmp_update/bin/bloom-wifi-profiles b/static/build/.tmp_update/bin/bloom-wifi-profiles
index b3a6bc618..7a34fdae5 100755
--- a/static/build/.tmp_update/bin/bloom-wifi-profiles
+++ b/static/build/.tmp_update/bin/bloom-wifi-profiles
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ MAX_PROFILES=16
 LOCKED=0
 TEMP_STORE=
 TEMP_CONFIG=
+TEMP_INPUT=
 
 fail() { printf 'bloom-wifi-profiles: %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
 
 cleanup() {
     [ -z "$TEMP_STORE" ] || rm -f "$TEMP_STORE" 2>/dev/null || true
     [ -z "$TEMP_CONFIG" ] || rm -f "$TEMP_CONFIG" 2>/dev/null || true
+    [ -z "$TEMP_INPUT" ] || rm -f "$TEMP_INPUT" 2>/dev/null || true
     if [ "$LOCKED" -eq 1 ]; then
         rm -f "$LOCK/owner" 2>/dev/null || true
         rmdir "$LOCK" 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -35,6 +37,16 @@ safe_profile_id() {
     [ "${#1}" -le 32 ]
 }
 
+config_has_profile() {
+    expected_id=$1
+    if [ -e "$CONFIG" ] || [ -L "$CONFIG" ]; then
+        [ -f "$CONFIG" ] && [ ! -L "$CONFIG" ] || fail "supplicant configuration is unsafe"
+        grep -Fqx "# bloom-profile-id=$expected_id" "$CONFIG"
+        return
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
 ensure_root() {
     parent=${ROOT%/*}
     [ -n "$parent" ] || parent=/
@@ -94,6 +106,48 @@ validate_store() {
     ' "$candidate" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+receive_bounded_input() {
+    destination=$1
+    [ ! -e "$destination" ] && [ ! -L "$destination" ] || fail "profile input slot is occupied"
+    TEMP_INPUT="$destination"
+    (umask 077; "$DD" of="$TEMP_INPUT" bs=$((MAX_STORE_BYTES + 1)) count=1 2>/dev/null) || fail "cannot receive profile input"
+    bytes=$(wc -c <"$TEMP_INPUT" | tr -d ' ')
+    case "$bytes" in ''|*[!0-9]*) fail "profile input size is invalid" ;; esac
+    [ "$bytes" -gt 0 ] && [ "$bytes" -le "$MAX_STORE_BYTES" ] || fail "profile input exceeds the bounded size"
+}
+
+validate_single_profile() {
+    candidate=$1
+    expected_id=$2
+    [ -f "$candidate" ] && [ ! -L "$candidate" ] || return 1
+    "$JQ" -e --arg id "$expected_id" '
+      type == "object" and
+      .id == $id and
+      (.id | type == "string" and test("^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]{0,31}$")) and
+      (.ssid | type == "string" and test("^[ -~]{1,32}$")) and
+      (.security == "wpa2-psk" or .security == "open") and
+      (.hidden | type == "boolean") and
+      (if .security == "wpa2-psk" then
+        (keys | sort) == ["hidden", "id", "psk", "security", "ssid"] and
+        (.psk | type == "string" and
+          (test("^[ -~]{8,63}$") or test("^[0-9A-Fa-f]{64}$")))
+      else
+        (keys | sort) == ["hidden", "id", "security", "ssid"] and
+        .hidden == false
+      end)
+    ' "$candidate" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+publish_store_candidate() {
+    candidate=$1
+    validate_store "$candidate" || fail "profile store is invalid"
+    chmod 600 "$candidate" || fail "cannot protect profile store"
+    sync_filesystem
+    mv -f "$candidate" "$STORE" || fail "cannot atomically publish profile store"
+    TEMP_STORE=
+    sync_filesystem
+}
+
 sync_filesystem() {
     [ -x "$SYNC" ] || fail "durability helper is unavailable"
     "$SYNC" || fail "cannot synchronize profile state"
@@ -113,15 +167,72 @@ replace_store() {
     case "$bytes" in ''|*[!0-9]*) fail "profile-store size is invalid" ;; esac
     [ "$bytes" -gt 0 ] && [ "$bytes" -le "$MAX_STORE_BYTES" ] || fail "profile store exceeds the bounded size"
     validate_store "$TEMP_STORE" || fail "profile store is invalid"
-    chmod 600 "$TEMP_STORE" || fail "cannot protect profile store"
-    sync_filesystem
-    mv -f "$TEMP_STORE" "$STORE" || fail "cannot atomically publish profile store"
-    TEMP_STORE=
-    sync_filesystem
+    publish_store_candidate "$TEMP_STORE"
     count=$("$JQ" -r '.profiles | length' "$STORE") || fail "cannot read published profile store"
     printf '{"schema":1,"service":"bloom-wifi-profiles","operation":"replace","published":true,"profile_count":%s}\n' "$count"
 }
 
+upsert_profile() {
+    profile_id=$1
+    safe_profile_id "$profile_id" || fail "profile id is invalid"
+    ensure_root
+    acquire_lock
+    if [ -e "$STORE" ] || [ -L "$STORE" ]; then
+        [ -f "$STORE" ] && [ ! -L "$STORE" ] || fail "profile store is unsafe"
+        validate_store "$STORE" || fail "profile store is invalid"
+    fi
+
+    profile_input="$STORE.profile-incoming"
+    receive_bounded_input "$profile_input"
+    validate_single_profile "$TEMP_INPUT" "$profile_id" || fail "profile input is invalid"
+
+    candidate_store="$STORE.incoming"
+    [ ! -e "$candidate_store" ] && [ ! -L "$candidate_store" ] || fail "profile-store replacement slot is occupied"
+    TEMP_STORE="$candidate_store"
+    replaced=false
+    if [ -f "$STORE" ]; then
+        matches=$("$JQ" -r --arg id "$profile_id" '[.profiles[] | select(.id == $id)] | length' "$STORE") || fail "cannot read profile store"
+        [ "$matches" -le 1 ] || fail "profile store is invalid"
+        [ "$matches" -eq 0 ] || replaced=true
+        if [ "$replaced" = true ] && config_has_profile "$profile_id"; then
+            fail "active profile cannot be replaced"
+        fi
+        (umask 077; "$JQ" --slurpfile profile "$TEMP_INPUT" --arg id "$profile_id" \
+            '.profiles = ((.profiles | map(select(.id != $id))) + [$profile[0]])' \
+            "$STORE" >"$TEMP_STORE") || fail "cannot build profile store"
+    else
+        (umask 077; "$JQ" -n --slurpfile profile "$TEMP_INPUT" \
+            '{schema:1,profiles:[$profile[0]]}' >"$TEMP_STORE") || fail "cannot build profile store"
+    fi
+    publish_store_candidate "$TEMP_STORE"
+    rm -f "$TEMP_INPUT" || fail "cannot remove profile input"
+    TEMP_INPUT=
+    count=$("$JQ" -r '.profiles | length' "$STORE") || fail "cannot read published profile store"
+    printf '{"schema":1,"service":"bloom-wifi-profiles","operation":"upsert","published":true,"replaced":%s,"profile_count":%s}\n' "$replaced" "$count"
+}
+
+delete_profile() {
+    profile_id=$1
+    safe_profile_id "$profile_id" || fail "profile id is invalid"
+    ensure_root
+    acquire_lock
+    validate_store "$STORE" || fail "profile store is invalid"
+    matches=$("$JQ" -r --arg id "$profile_id" '[.profiles[] | select(.id == $id)] | length' "$STORE") || fail "cannot read profile store"
+    [ "$matches" -eq 1 ] || fail "profile is unavailable"
+    if config_has_profile "$profile_id"; then
+        fail "active profile cannot be forgotten"
+    fi
+
+    candidate_store="$STORE.incoming"
+    [ ! -e "$candidate_store" ] && [ ! -L "$candidate_store" ] || fail "profile-store replacement slot is occupied"
+    TEMP_STORE="$candidate_store"
+    (umask 077; "$JQ" --arg id "$profile_id" \
+        '.profiles = [.profiles[] | select(.id != $id)]' "$STORE" >"$TEMP_STORE") || fail "cannot build profile store"
+    publish_store_candidate "$TEMP_STORE"
+    count=$("$JQ" -r '.profiles | length' "$STORE") || fail "cannot read published profile store"
+    printf '{"schema":1,"service":"bloom-wifi-profiles","operation":"delete","deleted":true,"profile_count":%s}\n' "$count"
+}
+
 store_status() {
     if [ ! -e "$ROOT" ] && [ ! -L "$ROOT" ]; then
         printf '{"schema":1,"service":"bloom-wifi-profiles","initialized":false,"profile_count":0,"projection_managed":false}\n'
@@ -169,6 +280,7 @@ project_profile() {
         printf '%s\n' 'ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
         printf '%s\n' 'update_config=0'
         printf '%s\n' '# managed-by=BloomOS wifi-profile-store-v1'
+        printf '# bloom-profile-id=%s\n' "$profile_id"
         printf '%s\n' 'network={'
         printf '\tssid=%s\n' "$ssid_quoted"
         [ "$hidden" = true ] && printf '\tscan_ssid=1\n'
@@ -205,6 +317,8 @@ project_profile() {
 case "$#:${1:-}" in
     1:replace) replace_store ;;
     2:status) [ "$2" = --json ] || fail "invalid arguments"; store_status ;;
+    2:upsert) upsert_profile "$2" ;;
+    2:delete) delete_profile "$2" ;;
     2:project) project_profile "$2" ;;
     *) fail "invalid arguments" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/test/shell/wifi_profiles.bats b/test/shell/wifi_profiles.bats
index fe917fbe2..733ce39d6 100644
--- a/test/shell/wifi_profiles.bats
+++ b/test/shell/wifi_profiles.bats
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ replace_from_input() {
     grep -Fqx 'ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG"
     grep -Fqx 'update_config=0' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG"
     grep -Fqx '# managed-by=BloomOS wifi-profile-store-v1' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG"
+    grep -Fqx '# bloom-profile-id=fixture-wpa2' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG"
     grep -Fqx $'\tssid="Fixture WPA2"' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG"
     grep -Fqx $'\tkey_mgmt=WPA-PSK' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG"
     grep -Fqx $'\tpsk="test-only-passphrase"' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG"
@@ -202,6 +203,11 @@ JSON
     [ "$status" -ne 0 ]
     [[ "$output" == *'supplicant configuration is unsafe'* ]]
     [ -L "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG" ]
+
+    run "$SERVICE" delete fixture-open
+    [ "$status" -ne 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *'supplicant configuration is unsafe'* ]]
+    [ "$(jq -r '.profiles | length' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json")" -eq 2 ]
 }
 
 @test "occupied atomic slots preserve the previous store and supplicant bytes" {
@@ -283,3 +289,66 @@ JSON
     [ "$(grep -Fc 'network={' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG")" -eq 1 ]
     [ "$(grep -Fc 'key_mgmt=' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_CONFIG")" -eq 1 ]
 }
+
+@test "stdin upsert creates and replaces one exact non-secret profile id" {
+    cat >"$INPUT" <<'JSON'
+{"id":"fixture-upsert","ssid":"Fixture Initial","security":"wpa2-psk","hidden":false,"psk":"initial-fixture-passphrase"}
+JSON
+    run bash -c '"$1" upsert fixture-upsert <"$2"' _ "$SERVICE" "$INPUT"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "$output" = '{"schema":1,"service":"bloom-wifi-profiles","operation":"upsert","published":true,"replaced":false,"profile_count":1}' ]
+    [ "$(stat -c %a "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json")" = 600 ]
+
+    cat >"$INPUT" <<'JSON'
+{"id":"fixture-upsert","ssid":"Fixture Replacement","security":"open","hidden":false}
+JSON
+    run bash -c '"$1" upsert fixture-upsert <"$2"' _ "$SERVICE" "$INPUT"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "$output" = '{"schema":1,"service":"bloom-wifi-profiles","operation":"upsert","published":true,"replaced":true,"profile_count":1}' ]
+    [ "$(jq -r '.profiles[0].security' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json")" = open ]
+    [ "$(jq -r '.profiles[0].ssid' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json")" = 'Fixture Replacement' ]
+}
+
+@test "upsert binds stdin data to the requested id and preserves known good state" {
+    write_valid_store
+    replace_from_input
+    before=$(sha256sum "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json" | awk '{print $1}')
+
+    cat >"$INPUT" <<'JSON'
+{"id":"different-id","ssid":"Fixture Replacement","security":"open","hidden":false}
+JSON
+    run bash -c '"$1" upsert expected-id <"$2"' _ "$SERVICE" "$INPUT"
+    [ "$status" -ne 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *'profile input is invalid'* ]]
+    [ "$(sha256sum "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json" | awk '{print $1}')" = "$before" ]
+    [ ! -e "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json.profile-incoming" ]
+}
+
+@test "delete removes only an inactive id and refuses the projected profile" {
+    write_valid_store
+    replace_from_input
+    run "$SERVICE" project fixture-wpa2
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+    run "$SERVICE" delete fixture-wpa2
+    [ "$status" -ne 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *'active profile cannot be forgotten'* ]]
+    [ "$(jq -r '.profiles | length' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json")" -eq 2 ]
+
+    cat >"$INPUT" <<'JSON'
+{"id":"fixture-wpa2","ssid":"Fixture Replacement","security":"wpa2-psk","hidden":false,"psk":"replacement-fixture-passphrase"}
+JSON
+    run bash -c '"$1" upsert fixture-wpa2 <"$2"' _ "$SERVICE" "$INPUT"
+    [ "$status" -ne 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *'active profile cannot be replaced'* ]]
+    [ "$(jq -r '.profiles[] | select(.id == "fixture-wpa2") | .ssid' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json")" = 'Fixture WPA2' ]
+
+    run "$SERVICE" delete fixture-open
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "$output" = '{"schema":1,"service":"bloom-wifi-profiles","operation":"delete","deleted":true,"profile_count":1}' ]
+    [ "$(jq -r '.profiles[0].id' "$BLOOM_WIFI_PROFILE_STORE_ROOT/profiles.json")" = fixture-wpa2 ]
+
+    run "$SERVICE" delete fixture-open
+    [ "$status" -ne 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *'profile is unavailable'* ]]
+}