diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/chat-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/chat-hook.hoon
index a0f7a4ee99..15e374624c 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/chat-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/chat-hook.hoon
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     view=chat-view,
     *group
 /+  default-agent, verb, dbug, store=chat-store, group-store, grpl=group,
-    resource
+    resource, *migrate
 ~%  %chat-hook-top  ..is  ~
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
@@ -704,7 +704,12 @@
 ++  poke-import
   |=  arc=*
   ^-  (quip card _state)
-  =/  sty=state-10  ;;(state-10 arc)
+  =/  sty=state-10
+    :*  %10
+      (remake-map ;;((tree [path ship]) +<.arc))
+      ;;(? +>-.arc)
+      (remake-map ;;((tree [path ?]) +>+.arc))
+    ==
   :_  sty
   %+  turn  ~(tap by synced.sty)
   |=  [=path =ship]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/chat-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/chat-store.hoon
index e1fab3631c..6726c12e00 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/chat-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/chat-store.hoon
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ::
 :: data store that holds linear sequences of chat messages
 ::
-/+  store=chat-store, default-agent, verb, dbug, group-store
+/+  store=chat-store, default-agent, verb, dbug, group-store, *migrate
 ~%  %chat-store-top  ..is  ~
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 ++  poke-import
   |=  arc=*
   ^-  (quip card _state)
-  =/  sty=state-3  ;;(state-3 arc)
+  =/  sty=state-3  [%3 (remake-map ;;((tree [path mailbox:store]) +.arc))]
   [~ sty]
 ::
 ++  handle-create
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-hook.hoon
index 379b8fdc10..87767faac2 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-hook.hoon
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@
     *metadata-hook,
     *metadata-store,
     *group
-/+  *contact-json, default-agent, dbug, group-store, verb, resource, grpl=group
+/+  *contact-json,
+    default-agent,
+    dbug,
+    group-store,
+    verb,
+    resource,
+    grpl=group,
+    *migrate
 ~%  %contact-hook-top  ..is  ~
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
@@ -286,7 +293,8 @@
 ++  poke-import
   |=  arc=*
   ^-  (quip card _state)
-  =/  sty=state-three  ;;(state-three arc)
+  =/  sty=state-three
+    [%3 (remake-map ;;((tree [path ship]) +<.arc)) ;;(? +>.arc)]
   :_  sty
   %+  turn  ~(tap by synced.sty)
   |=  [=path =ship]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-store.hoon
index 8ed19228a0..7f4323a640 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-store.hoon
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ::
 :: data store that holds group-based contact data
 ::
-/+  *contact-json, default-agent, dbug
+/+  *contact-json, default-agent, dbug, *migrate
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
 +$  versioned-state
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@
 ++  poke-import
   |=  arc=*
   ^-  (quip card _state)
-  =/  sty=state-three  ;;(state-three arc)
+  =/  sty=state-three
+    :-  %3
+    %-  remake-map-of-map
+    ;;((tree [path (tree [ship contact])]) +.arc)
   [~ sty]
 ::
 ++  handle-create
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
index 2abbbb0f67..4350e9d439 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
@@ -181,22 +181,7 @@
     ~[(add-pending rid ship.act)]
   ::
       %delete
-    =/  rid=resource
-      (de-path:resource path.act)
-    =/  group-pokes=(list card)
-      ?:  =(our.bol entity.rid)
-        ~[(group-push-poke %remove rid)]
-      :~  (group-proxy-poke %remove-members rid (sy our.bol ~))
-          (group-pull-poke %remove rid)
-      ==
-    ;:  weld
-      group-pokes
-      :~  (contact-hook-poke [%remove path.act])
-          (group-poke [%remove-group rid ~])
-          (contact-poke [%delete path.act])
-      ==
-      (delete-metadata path.act)
-    ==
+    ~
   ::
       %remove
     =/  rid=resource
@@ -357,13 +342,6 @@
       (metadata-hook-poke [%add-owned path])
   ==
 ::
-++  delete-metadata
-  |=  =path
-  ^-  (list card)
-  :~  (metadata-poke [%remove path [%contacts path]])
-      (metadata-hook-poke [%remove path])
-  ==
-::
 ++  all-scry
   ^-  rolodex
   .^(rolodex %gx /(scot %p our.bol)/contact-store/(scot %da now.bol)/all/noun)
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/graph-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/graph-store.hoon
index 1104fb4129..4af84305a0 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/graph-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/graph-store.hoon
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ::  graph-store [landscape]
 ::
 ::
-/+  store=graph-store, sigs=signatures, res=resource, default-agent, dbug
+/+  store=graph-store, sigs=signatures, res=resource, default-agent, dbug,
+    *migrate
 ~%  %graph-store-top  ..is  ~
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
@@ -617,7 +618,8 @@
   ++  poke-import
     |=  arc=*
     ^-  (quip card _state)
-    =/  sty  ;;(state-2 arc)
+    |^
+    =/  sty=state-2  [%2 (remake-network ;;(tree-network +.arc))]
     :_  sty
     %+  turn  ~(tap by graphs.sty)
     |=  [rid=resource:store =marked-graph:store]
@@ -626,6 +628,130 @@
       =/  =cage  [%push-hook-action !>([%add rid])]
       [%pass / %agent [our.bowl %graph-push-hook] %poke cage]
     (try-rejoin rid 0)
+    ::
+    +$  tree-network
+      $:  graphs=tree-graphs
+          tag-queries=(tree [term (tree resource:store)])
+          update-logs=tree-update-logs
+          archive=tree-graphs
+          validators=(tree ^mark)
+      ==
+    +$  tree-graphs          (tree [resource:store tree-marked-graph])
+    +$  tree-marked-graph    [p=tree-graph q=(unit ^mark)]
+    +$  tree-graph           (tree [atom tree-node])
+    +$  tree-node            [post=tree-post children=tree-internal-graph]
+    +$  tree-internal-graph
+      $~  [%empty ~]
+      $%  [%graph p=tree-graph]
+          [%empty ~]
+      ==
+    +$  tree-update-logs     (tree [resource:store tree-update-log])
+    +$  tree-update-log      (tree [time tree-logged-update])
+    +$  tree-logged-update
+      $:  %0
+          p=time
+          $=  q
+          $%  [%add-nodes =resource:store nodes=(tree [index:store tree-node])]
+              [%remove-nodes =resource:store indices=(tree index:store)]
+              [%add-signatures =uid:store signatures=tree-signatures]
+              [%remove-signatures =uid:store signatures=tree-signatures]
+          ==
+      ==
+    +$  tree-signatures      (tree signature:store)
+    +$  tree-post
+      $:  author=ship
+          =index:store
+          time-sent=time
+          contents=(list content:store)
+          hash=(unit hash:store)
+          signatures=tree-signatures
+      ==
+    ::
+    ++  remake-network
+      |=  t=tree-network
+      ^-  network:store
+      :*  (remake-graphs graphs.t)
+          (remake-jug tag-queries.t)
+          (remake-update-logs update-logs.t)
+          (remake-graphs archive.t)
+          (remake-set validators.t)
+      ==
+    ::
+    ++  remake-graphs
+      |=  t=tree-graphs
+      ^-  graphs:store
+      %-  remake-map
+      (~(run by t) remake-marked-graph)
+    ::
+    ++  remake-marked-graph
+      |=  t=tree-marked-graph
+      ^-  marked-graph:store
+      [(remake-graph p.t) q.t]
+    ::
+    ++  remake-graph
+      |=  t=tree-graph
+      ^-  graph:store
+      %+  gas:orm  *graph:store
+      %+  turn  ~(tap by t)
+      |=  [a=atom tn=tree-node]
+      ^-  [atom node:store]
+      [a (remake-node tn)]
+    ::
+    ++  remake-internal-graph
+      |=  t=tree-internal-graph
+      ^-  internal-graph:store
+      ?:  ?=(%empty -.t)
+        [%empty ~]
+      [%graph (remake-graph p.t)]
+    ::
+    ++  remake-node
+      |=  t=tree-node
+      ^-  node:store
+      :-  (remake-post post.t)
+      (remake-internal-graph children.t)
+    ::
+    ++  remake-update-logs
+      |=  t=tree-update-logs
+      ^-  update-logs:store
+      %-  remake-map
+      (~(run by t) remake-update-log)
+    ::
+    ++  remake-update-log
+      |=  t=tree-update-log
+      ^-  update-log:store
+      =/  ulm  ((ordered-map time logged-update:store) gth)
+      %+  gas:ulm  *update-log:store
+      %+  turn  ~(tap by t)
+      |=  [=time tlu=tree-logged-update]
+      ^-  [^time logged-update:store]
+      [time (remake-logged-update tlu)]
+    ::
+    ++  remake-logged-update
+      |=  t=tree-logged-update
+      ^-  logged-update:store
+      :+  %0  p.t
+      ?-  -.q.t
+          %add-nodes
+        :-  %add-nodes
+        :-  resource.q.t
+        %-  remake-map
+        (~(run by nodes.q.t) remake-node)
+      ::
+          %remove-nodes
+        [%remove-nodes resource.q.t (remake-set indices.q.t)]
+      ::
+          %add-signatures
+        [%add-signatures uid.q.t (remake-set signatures.q.t)]
+      ::
+          %remove-signatures
+        [%remove-signatures uid.q.t (remake-set signatures.q.t)]
+      ==
+    ::
+    ++  remake-post
+      |=  t=tree-post
+      ^-  post:store
+      t(signatures (remake-set signatures.t))
+    --
   ::
   ++  try-rejoin
     |=  [rid=resource:store nack-count=@]
@@ -837,10 +963,11 @@
     [~ this]
   =/  rid=resource:store  (de-path:res t.t.wire)
   ?~  p.sign
-    ::  leave and poke our graph-pull-hook
     =/  =cage  [%pull-hook-action !>([%add entity.rid rid])]
     :_  this
-    [%pass / %agent [our.bowl %graph-pull-hook] %poke cage]~
+    :~  [%pass / %agent [our.bowl %graph-pull-hook] %poke cage]
+        [%pass wire %agent [entity.rid %graph-push-hook] %leave ~]
+    ==
   =/  nack-count=@ud  (slav %ud i.t.wire)
   =/  wakeup=@da
     (add now.bowl (mul ~s1 (bex (min 19 nack-count))))
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/group-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/group-store.hoon
index f61d145699..0a838195e1 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/group-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/group-store.hoon
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 ::
 ::
 /-  *group, permission-store, *contact-view
-/+  store=group-store, default-agent, verb, dbug, resource
+/+  store=group-store, default-agent, verb, dbug, resource, *migrate
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
 ::
@@ -285,23 +285,61 @@
 ++  poke-import
   |=  arc=*
   ^-  (quip card _state)
-  =/  sty=state-one  ;;(state-one arc)
+  |^
+  =/  sty=state-one
+    [%1 (remake-groups ;;((tree [resource tree-group]) +.arc))]
   :_  sty
   %+  roll  ~(tap by groups.sty)
-  |=  [[=resource =group] out=(list card)]
-  ?:  =(entity.resource our.bol)
+  |=  [[rid=resource grp=group] out=(list card)]
+  ?:  =(entity.rid our.bol)
     %+  weld  out
-    %+  roll  ~(tap in members.group)
+    %+  roll  ~(tap in members.grp)
     |=  [recipient=@p out=(list card)]
     ?:  =(recipient our.bol)
       out
     :_  out
     %-  poke-contact
-    :*  %invite  resource  recipient
-        (crip "Rejoin disconnected group {<entity.resource>}/{<name.resource>}")
+    :*  %invite  rid  recipient
+        (crip "Rejoin disconnected group {<entity.rid>}/{<name.rid>}")
     ==
   :_  out
-  (try-rejoin resource 0)
+  (try-rejoin rid 0)
+  ::
+  ++  remake-groups
+    |=  grps=(tree [resource tree-group])
+    ^-  ^groups
+    %-  remake-map
+    (~(run by grps) remake-group)
+  ::
+  ++  remake-group
+    |=  grp=tree-group
+    ^-  group
+    %=  grp
+      members  (remake-set members.grp)
+      tags     (remake-jug tags.grp)
+      policy   (remake-policy policy.grp)
+    ==
+  ::
+  +$  tree-group
+    $:  members=(tree ship)
+        tags=(tree [tag (tree ship)])
+        policy=tree-policy
+        hidden=?
+    ==
+  ::
+  +$  tree-policy
+    $%  [%invite pending=(tree ship)]
+        [%open ban-ranks=(tree rank:title) banned=(tree ship)]
+    ==
+  ::
+  ++  remake-policy
+    |=  pl=tree-policy
+    ^-  policy
+    ?-  -.pl
+      %invite  [%invite (remake-set pending.pl)]
+      %open    [%open (remake-set ban-ranks.pl) (remake-set banned.pl)]
+    ==
+  --
 ::
 ++  try-rejoin
   |=  [rid=resource nack-count=@ud]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/invite-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/invite-store.hoon
index 5e504be746..ae74a4e5f0 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/invite-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/invite-store.hoon
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ::  invite-store [landscape]
 /-  store=invite-store
-/+  res=resource, default-agent, dbug
+/+  res=resource, default-agent, dbug, *migrate
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
 +$  versioned-state
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@
   ++  poke-import
     |=  arc=*
     ^-  (quip card _state)
-    =/  sty=state-1  ;;(state-1 arc)
+    =/  sty=state-1
+      :-  %1
+      %-  remake-map-of-map
+      ;;((tree [term (tree [serial:store invite:store])]) +.arc)
     [~ sty]
   ::
   ++  poke-invite-action
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/metadata-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/metadata-hook.hoon
index 1d3e6dbcef..2558a44816 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/metadata-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/metadata-hook.hoon
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ::  /group/%group-path                      all updates related to this group
 ::
 /-  *metadata-store, *metadata-hook
-/+  default-agent, dbug, verb, grpl=group
+/+  default-agent, dbug, verb, grpl=group, *migrate
 ~%  %metadata-hook-top  ..is  ~
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@
 ++  poke-import
   |=  arc=*
   ^-  (quip card _state)
-  =/  sty=state-one  ;;(state-one arc)
+  =/  sty=state-one
+    [%1 (remake-map ;;((tree [group-path ship]) +.arc))]
   :_  sty
   %+  murn  ~(tap by synced.sty)
   |=  [=group-path =ship]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/metadata-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/metadata-store.hoon
index 402e39501d..10ca142d0d 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/metadata-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/metadata-store.hoon
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ::  /group/%group-path                             associations for group
 ::
 /-  *metadata-store, *metadata-hook
-/+  *metadata-json, default-agent, verb, dbug, resource
+/+  *metadata-json, default-agent, verb, dbug, resource, *migrate
 |%
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
 +$  base-state-0
@@ -378,8 +378,27 @@
 ++  poke-import
   |=  arc=*
   ^-  (quip card _state)
-  =/  sty=state-6  ;;(state-6 arc)
+  |^
+  =/  sty=state-6
+    [%6 (remake-metadata ;;(tree-metadata +.arc))]
   [~ sty]
+  ::
+  +$  tree-metadata
+    $:  associations=(tree [[group-path md-resource] metadata])
+        group-indices=(tree [group-path (tree md-resource)])
+        app-indices=(tree [app-name (tree [group-path app-path])])
+        resource-indices=(tree [md-resource (tree group-path)])
+    ==
+  ::
+  ++  remake-metadata
+    |=  tm=tree-metadata
+    ^-  base-state-1
+    :*  (remake-map associations.tm)
+        (remake-jug group-indices.tm)
+        (remake-jug app-indices.tm)
+        (remake-jug resource-indices.tm)
+    ==
+  --
 ::
 ++  handle-add
   |=  [=group-path =md-resource =metadata]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/observe-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/observe-hook.hoon
index 174b90b13c..9f93de49a1 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/observe-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/observe-hook.hoon
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
 +$  versioned-state
   $%  state-0
+      state-1
   ==
 ::
 +$  serial   @uv
 +$  state-0  [%0 observers=(map serial observer:sur)]
++$  state-1  [%1 observers=(map serial observer:sur)]
+::
 ++  got-by-val
   |=  [a=(map serial observer:sur) b=observer:sur]
   ^-  serial
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@
 --
 ::
 %-  agent:dbug
-=|  state-0
+=|  state-1
 =*  state  -
 ::
 ^-  agent:gall
@@ -35,8 +38,14 @@
 ++  on-init
   |^  ^-  (quip card _this)
   :_  this
-  :_  ~
-  (act /inv-gra [%watch %invite-store /invitatory/graph %invite-accepted-graph])
+  :~  %+  act
+        /inv-gra
+      [%watch %invite-store /invitatory/graph %invite-accepted-graph]
+    ::
+      %+  act
+        /grp-gra
+      [%watch %group-store /groups %group-on-leave]
+  ==
   ::
   ++  act
     |=  [=wire =action:sur]
@@ -56,7 +65,17 @@
 ++  on-load
   |=  old-vase=vase
   ^-  (quip card _this)
-  `this(state !<(state-0 old-vase))
+  =/  old-state  !<(versioned-state old-vase)
+  ?-  -.old-state
+    %1  `this(state old-state)
+  ::
+      %0
+    =.  state  [%1 observers.old-state]
+    %+  on-poke
+      %observe-action
+    !>  ^-  action:sur
+    [%watch %group-store /groups %group-on-leave]
+  ==
 ::
 ++  on-poke
   |=  [=mark =vase]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/group-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/group-store.hoon
index 56e663301f..e2a14576b7 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/group-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/group-store.hoon
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@
   ::
   ++  remove-group
     |=  =json
+    ^-  [resource ~]
     ?>  ?=(%o -.json)
     =/  rid=resource
       (dejs:resource (~(got by p.json) 'resource'))
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/migrate.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/migrate.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f1d3b0152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/migrate.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+|%
+++  remake-set
+  |*  s=(tree)
+  (sy ~(tap in s))
+::
+++  remake-map
+  |*  m=(tree)
+  (my ~(tap by m))
+::
+++  remake-jug
+  |*  j=(tree [* (tree)])
+  %-  remake-map
+  (~(run by j) remake-set)
+::
+++  remake-map-of-map
+  |*  mm=(tree [* (tree)])
+  %-  remake-map
+  (~(run by mm) remake-map)
+--
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/strandio.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/strandio.hoon
index bc17a28359..7fa9da0fa3 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/strandio.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/strandio.hoon
@@ -219,6 +219,25 @@
   ;<  ~  bind:m  (send-raw-card card)
   (take-poke-ack /poke)
 ::
+++  raw-poke
+  |=  [=dock =cage]
+  =/  m  (strand ,~)
+  ^-  form:m
+  =/  =card:agent:gall  [%pass /poke %agent dock %poke cage]
+  ;<  ~  bind:m  (send-raw-card card)
+  =/  m  (strand ,~)
+  ^-  form:m
+  |=  tin=strand-input:strand
+  ?+  in.tin  `[%skip ~]
+      ~
+    `[%wait ~]
+  ::
+      [~ %agent * %poke-ack *]
+    ?.  =(/poke wire.u.in.tin)
+      `[%skip ~]
+    `[%done ~]
+  ==
+::
 ++  poke-our
   |=  [=term =cage]
   =/  m  (strand ,~)
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/ted/group/on-leave.hoon b/pkg/arvo/ted/group/on-leave.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa3fcad4e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/arvo/ted/group/on-leave.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/-  spider, grp=group-store, gra=graph-store, met=metadata-store, con=contact-store
+/+  strandio, res=resource
+::
+=*  strand    strand:spider
+=*  raw-poke  raw-poke:strandio
+=*  scry      scry:strandio
+::
+^-  thread:spider
+|=  arg=vase
+=/  m  (strand ,vase)
+^-  form:m
+=+  !<([=update:grp ~] arg)
+?.  ?=(%remove-group -.update)
+  (pure:m !>(~))
+;<  =bowl:spider  bind:m  get-bowl:strandio
+::  tell group host to remove us as member
+::
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [entity.resource.update %group-push-hook]
+  :-  %group-update
+  !>  ^-  update:grp
+  [%remove-members resource.update (silt [our.bowl ~])]
+::  stop serving or syncing group updates
+::
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [our.bowl %group-push-hook]
+  :-  %push-hook-action
+  !>([%remove resource.update])
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [our.bowl %group-pull-hook]
+  :-  %pull-hook-action
+  !>([%remove resource.update])
+::  stop serving or syncing contacts associated with group
+::
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [our.bowl %contact-hook]
+  :-  %contact-hook-action
+  !>([%remove (en-path:res resource.update)])
+::  remove contact data associated with group
+::
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [our.bowl %contact-store]
+  :-  %contact-action
+  !>  ^-  contact-action:con
+  [%delete (en-path:res resource.update)]
+::  stop serving or syncing metadata associated with group
+::
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [our.bowl %metadata-hook]
+  :-  %metadata-hook-action
+  !>([%remove (en-path:res resource.update)])
+::  get metadata associated with group
+::
+;<  =associations:met  bind:m
+  %+  scry  associations:met
+  ;:  weld
+    /gx/metadata-store/group
+    (en-path:res resource.update)
+    /noun
+  ==
+=/  entries=(list [g=group-path:met m=md-resource:met])
+  ~(tap in ~(key by associations))
+|-  ^-  form:m
+=*  loop  $
+?~  entries
+  (pure:m !>(~))
+::  remove metadata associated with group
+::
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [our.bowl %metadata-store]
+  :-  %metadata-action
+  !>  ^-  metadata-action:met
+  [%remove g.i.entries m.i.entries]
+::  archive graph associated with group
+::
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [our.bowl %graph-store]
+  :-  %graph-update
+  !>  ^-  update:gra
+  [%0 now.bowl [%archive-graph (de-path:res app-path.m.i.entries)]]
+;<  ~  bind:m
+  %+  raw-poke
+    [our.bowl %graph-pull-hook]
+  :-  %pull-hook-action
+  !>([%remove (de-path:res app-path.m.i.entries)])
+loop(entries t.entries)
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/contacts.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/contacts.ts
index 27f8faf25c..3049442f5a 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/contacts.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/contacts.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ export default class ContactsApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
     });
   }
 
-  delete(path: Path) {
-    return this.viewAction({ delete: { path } });
-  }
-
   remove(path: Path, ship: Patp) {
     return this.viewAction({ remove: { path, ship } });
   }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/groups.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/groups.ts
index cdd1514ecc..3901149fd2 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/groups.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/groups.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export default class GroupsApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
     return this.proxyAction({ addMembers: { resource, ships } });
   }
 
+  removeGroup(resource: Resource) {
+    return this.storeAction({ removeGroup: { resource } });
+  }
+
   changePolicy(resource: Resource, diff: Enc<GroupPolicyDiff>) {
     return this.proxyAction({ changePolicy: { resource, diff } });
   }
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ export default class GroupsApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   private storeAction(action: GroupAction) {
-    return this.action('group-store', 'group-action', action);
+    console.log(action);
+    return this.action('group-store', 'group-update', action);
   }
 }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/GroupSettings/Personal.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/GroupSettings/Personal.tsx
index 7d4838d2ab..240a8f12a5 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/GroupSettings/Personal.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/GroupSettings/Personal.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ function DeleteGroup(props: {
       const shouldDelete = (prompt(`To confirm deleting this group, type ${name}`) === name);
       if (!shouldDelete) return;
     }
-    await props.api.contacts.delete(props.association["group-path"]);
+    const resource = resourceFromPath(props.association["group-path"])
+    await props.api.groups.removeGroup(resource);
     history.push("/");
   };