diff --git a/src/lib/db.js b/src/lib/db.js
index 898b2df..53d8aec 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.js
+++ b/src/lib/db.js
@@ -338,6 +338,56 @@ export async function getRecentLlmCalls(limit = 100) {
   }
 }
 
+// ── Reset for Smoke Testing ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Truncate the collections that hold AI-generated and progress data.
+ *
+ * Order matters: rows that reference `topics.id` (relations, content,
+ * quiz_banks) are deleted before topics themselves so we never leave
+ * dangling references mid-wipe.
+ *
+ * `team_members`, `settings`, and `llm_calls` are intentionally preserved.
+ *
+ * @param {{ includeHandbookState?: boolean, includeProgress?: boolean }} [opts]
+ * @returns {Promise<Array<{collection: string, deleted: number, error?: string}>>}
+ */
+export async function resetForSmokeTest({
+  includeHandbookState = true,
+  includeProgress = false,
+} = {}) {
+  const collections = [
+    'relations',
+    'content',
+    'quiz_banks',
+    'quiz_results',
+    'quiz_cache',
+    'curriculum',
+    'sources',
+    'topics',
+  ];
+  if (includeHandbookState) collections.push('handbook_sync_state');
+  if (includeProgress) collections.push('learn_progress', 'leaderboard');
+
+  const results = [];
+  for (const name of collections) {
+    try {
+      const rows = await pb.collection(name).getFullList({ fields: 'id', requestKey: null });
+      // Sequential deletes — bulk delete-many isn't in the JS SDK and parallel
+      // deletes on the same collection sometimes 409 in PocketBase.
+      let deleted = 0;
+      for (const r of rows) {
+        await pb.collection(name).delete(r.id, { requestKey: null });
+        deleted++;
+      }
+      results.push({ collection: name, deleted });
+    } catch (err) {
+      results.push({ collection: name, deleted: 0, error: err?.message || String(err) });
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
 // ── Handbook Sync State ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export async function getHandbookSyncStates() {
diff --git a/src/pages/Admin/index.jsx b/src/pages/Admin/index.jsx
index bb1f1b1..fbfcf5e 100644
--- a/src/pages/Admin/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/Admin/index.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Database, FileText, Settings, Users, Network, Clock, CheckCircle2, AlertCircle, Save, Info, Layers, CheckSquare, CalendarDays, Activity } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Database, FileText, Settings, Users, Network, Clock, CheckCircle2, AlertCircle, Save, Info, Layers, CheckSquare, CalendarDays, Activity, RefreshCw, AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-react';
 import Card from '../../components/ui/Card';
 import Tag from '../../components/ui/Tag';
 import Button from '../../components/ui/Button';
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ const Admin = () => {
   const [useSimulation, setUseSimulation] = useState(false);
   const [saveStatus, setSaveStatus] = useState(null);
 
+  const [resetConfirmText, setResetConfirmText] = useState('');
+  const [resetIncludeHandbook, setResetIncludeHandbook] = useState(true);
+  const [resetIncludeProgress, setResetIncludeProgress] = useState(false);
+  const [isResetting, setIsResetting] = useState(false);
+  const [resetReport, setResetReport] = useState(null);
+
   const loadSources = async () => {
     const data = await db.getSources();
     setSources(data);
@@ -58,6 +64,23 @@ const Admin = () => {
     setTimeout(() => setSaveStatus(null), 3000);
   };
 
+  const runSmokeReset = async () => {
+    setIsResetting(true);
+    setResetReport(null);
+    try {
+      const report = await db.resetForSmokeTest({
+        includeHandbookState: resetIncludeHandbook,
+        includeProgress: resetIncludeProgress,
+      });
+      setResetReport(report);
+      setResetConfirmText('');
+    } catch (err) {
+      setResetReport([{ collection: '(unexpected)', deleted: 0, error: err?.message || String(err) }]);
+    } finally {
+      setIsResetting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleDeleteSource = async (id) => {
     if (confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this source? This will not delete topics already extracted.')) {
       await db.deleteSource(id);
@@ -269,6 +292,91 @@ const Admin = () => {
                 </div>
               </form>
             </Card>
+
+            <Card className="border border-red-300 bg-red-50/40 mt-8">
+              <div className="space-y-4">
+                <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                  <AlertTriangle size={22} className="text-red-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
+                  <div>
+                    <h3 className="text-lg font-medium text-red-700">Danger Zone — Reset for Smoke Test</h3>
+                    <p className="text-sm text-fg-muted mt-1">
+                      Deletes all AI-generated content so the platform can be exercised from a clean slate. Team members, settings, and LLM telemetry are preserved.
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="text-sm text-fg-muted bg-paper border border-bg-warm rounded-[var(--r-sm)] p-3">
+                  <p className="font-medium text-fg mb-2">Will be cleared:</p>
+                  <ul className="list-disc list-inside space-y-0.5">
+                    <li>Sources</li>
+                    <li>Curriculum</li>
+                    <li>Content (per-topic learning modules)</li>
+                    <li>Quiz banks, quiz results, quiz cache</li>
+                    <li>Topics &amp; relations</li>
+                  </ul>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="space-y-2">
+                  <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
+                    <input
+                      type="checkbox"
+                      checked={resetIncludeHandbook}
+                      onChange={(e) => setResetIncludeHandbook(e.target.checked)}
+                      className="rounded bg-bg-warm border-transparent focus:ring-0 text-teal"
+                    />
+                    Also clear handbook sync state (so &quot;Sync Employee Handbook&quot; re-processes every file)
+                  </label>
+                  <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
+                    <input
+                      type="checkbox"
+                      checked={resetIncludeProgress}
+                      onChange={(e) => setResetIncludeProgress(e.target.checked)}
+                      className="rounded bg-bg-warm border-transparent focus:ring-0 text-teal"
+                    />
+                    Also clear user progress &amp; leaderboard
+                  </label>
+                </div>
+
+                <div>
+                  <label className="text-xs text-fg-muted uppercase tracking-wider mb-1 block">
+                    Type <span className="font-mono text-red-700">RESET</span> to confirm
+                  </label>
+                  <input
+                    type="text"
+                    value={resetConfirmText}
+                    onChange={(e) => setResetConfirmText(e.target.value)}
+                    placeholder="RESET"
+                    className="w-full border border-bg-warm rounded-[var(--r-sm)] px-3 py-2 text-sm bg-paper font-mono"
+                    disabled={isResetting}
+                  />
+                </div>
+
+                <Button
+                  onClick={runSmokeReset}
+                  disabled={resetConfirmText !== 'RESET' || isResetting}
+                  className="bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-700 text-white border-red-600 hover:border-red-700 flex items-center gap-2"
+                >
+                  <RefreshCw size={16} className={isResetting ? 'animate-spin' : ''} />
+                  {isResetting ? 'Resetting…' : 'Reset for Smoke Test'}
+                </Button>
+
+                {resetReport && (
+                  <div className="mt-2 text-sm bg-paper border border-bg-warm rounded-[var(--r-sm)] p-3 space-y-1">
+                    <p className="font-medium text-fg mb-1">Reset complete</p>
+                    {resetReport.map((row) => (
+                      <div key={row.collection} className="flex items-center justify-between font-mono text-xs">
+                        <span className="text-fg-muted">{row.collection}</span>
+                        {row.error ? (
+                          <span className="text-red-600">error: {row.error}</span>
+                        ) : (
+                          <span className="text-teal">{row.deleted} deleted</span>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </Card>
           </div>
         )}
       </div>