diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index d7a8526..0ef2cbd 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 
 export(chat)
+export(delete_model)
 export(list_models)
 export(new_chat)
 export(pull_model)
diff --git a/R/models.r b/R/models.r
index 92afbc8..bbe6190 100644
--- a/R/models.r
+++ b/R/models.r
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-#' Pull a new model or show more information about it
+#' Pull, show and delete models
 #'
-#' @param model name of the model. "llama2" by default.
+#' @details
+#' - `pull_model()`: downloads model
+#' - `show_model()`: displays information about a local model
+#' - `delete_model()`: deletes local model
+#'
+#' @param model name of the model. Defaults to "llama2" when `NULL` (except in
+#'   `delete_model`).
 #' @inheritParams query
 #'
-#' @return (invisible) a tibble with information about the model
+#' @return (invisible) a tibble with information about the model (except in
+#'   `delete_model`)
 #' @export
 #'
 #' @examples
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ pull_model <- function(model = NULL, server = NULL) {
   httr2::request(server) |>
     httr2::req_url_path_append("/api/pull") |>
     httr2::req_body_json(list(name = model)) |>
-    httr2::req_perform_stream(callback = pgrs, buffer_kb = 0.1L)
+    httr2::req_perform_stream(callback = pgrs, buffer_kb = 0.1)
 
   the$str_prgs <- NULL
 
@@ -44,6 +51,22 @@ show_model <- function(model = NULL, server = NULL) {
 }
 
 
+#' @rdname pull_model
+#' @export
+delete_model <- function(model, server = NULL) {
+
+  if (is.null(server)) server <- getOption("rollama_server", default = "http://localhost:11434")
+
+  httr2::request(server) |>
+    httr2::req_url_path_append("/api/delete") |>
+    httr2::req_method("DELETE") |>
+    httr2::req_body_json(list(name = model)) |>
+    httr2::req_perform()
+
+  cli::cli_progress_message("{cli::col_green(cli::symbol$tick)} {model} removed")
+}
+
+
 #' List models that are available locally.
 #'
 #' @return a tibble of installed models
diff --git a/man/pull_model.Rd b/man/pull_model.Rd
index 7cc0fba..c7b9d65 100644
--- a/man/pull_model.Rd
+++ b/man/pull_model.Rd
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@
 \name{pull_model}
 \alias{pull_model}
 \alias{show_model}
-\title{Pull a new model or show more information about it}
+\alias{delete_model}
+\title{Pull, show and delete models}
 \usage{
 pull_model(model = NULL, server = NULL)
 
 show_model(model = NULL, server = NULL)
+
+delete_model(model, server = NULL)
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{model}{name of the model. "llama2" by default.}
+\item{model}{name of the model. Defaults to "llama2" when \code{NULL} (except in
+\code{delete_model}).}
 
 \item{server}{URL to an Oolama server (not the API). Defaults to
 "http://localhost:11434".}
@@ -19,7 +23,14 @@ show_model(model = NULL, server = NULL)
 (invisible) a tibble with information about the model
 }
 \description{
-Pull a new model or show more information about it
+Pull, show and delete models
+}
+\details{
+\itemize{
+\item \code{pull_model}: downloads model
+\item \code{show_model}: displays information about a local model
+\item \code{delete_model}: deletes local model
+}
 }
 \examples{
 \dontrun{
diff --git a/man/query.Rd b/man/query.Rd
index d2e5fae..5f27ce2 100644
--- a/man/query.Rd
+++ b/man/query.Rd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ query(q, model = NULL, screen = TRUE, server = NULL)
 chat(q, model = NULL, screen = TRUE, server = NULL)
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{q}{the question.}
+\item{q}{the question as a character string or a conversation object.}
 
 \item{model}{which model to use. See \url{https://ollama.ai/library} for options.
 Default is "llama2". Set option(rollama_model = "modelname") to change