diff --git a/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/compact.rs b/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/compact.rs
index a6c43b5d..d8793b9f 100644
--- a/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/compact.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/compact.rs
@@ -108,20 +108,26 @@ pub(crate) struct Compact {
     #[arg(long)]
     dry_run: bool,
 
-    /// Remove all compaction events from the stream.
+    /// Remove compaction events from the stream.
     ///
-    /// Restores the raw event history so the LLM sees all original events.
+    /// Without a value, removes every compaction event, restoring the raw event
+    /// history so the LLM sees all original events.
+    /// With a value (`--reset=2`), removes only that compaction event, numbered
+    /// as `jp conversation show` lists them.
     /// Mutually exclusive with the policy, range, and DSL flags: `--reset`
     /// undoes compaction, it does not re-compact in the same invocation.
     /// Composes with `--dry-run` to preview the removal.
     #[arg(
         long,
+        value_name = "INDEX",
+        require_equals = true,
+        value_parser = parse_compaction_index,
         conflicts_with_all = [
             "keep_first", "keep_last", "from", "to", "first", "last", "turn",
             "reasoning", "tools", "summarize", "compact", "model",
         ],
     )]
-    reset: bool,
+    reset: Option<Option<usize>>,
 
     /// Compact using an inline DSL rule.
     ///
@@ -266,6 +272,48 @@ fn parse_tool_calls_mode(s: &str) -> Result<ToolCallsMode, String> {
     })
 }
 
+/// Parse the `--reset=INDEX` value: a 1-based position among the conversation's
+/// compaction events.
+fn parse_compaction_index(s: &str) -> Result<usize, String> {
+    match s.parse() {
+        Ok(0) => Err("compaction indices are 1-based; `0` is not a valid index".to_owned()),
+        Ok(n) => Ok(n),
+        Err(_) => Err(format!("invalid compaction index '{s}'")),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Look up the compaction event a 1-based `--reset=INDEX` addresses.
+///
+/// Returns its 0-based position among the stream's compaction events, plus a
+/// `turns X..Y` label for the removal message (turn numbers 1-based, as the
+/// user sees them elsewhere).
+/// An index naming no event is an error rather than a silent no-op, matching
+/// how `--turn` treats an out-of-range turn.
+fn resolve_reset_index(
+    events: &ConversationStream,
+    index: usize,
+) -> Result<(usize, String), String> {
+    let Some(position) = index.checked_sub(1) else {
+        return Err("compaction indices are 1-based; `0` is not a valid index".to_owned());
+    };
+
+    let Some(compaction) = events.compactions().nth(position) else {
+        let count = events.compactions().count();
+        return Err(format!(
+            "compaction {index} out of range (conversation has {count} compaction event(s))"
+        ));
+    };
+
+    Ok((
+        position,
+        format!(
+            "turns {}..{}",
+            compaction.from_turn + 1,
+            compaction.to_turn + 1
+        ),
+    ))
+}
+
 /// Resolve the turn range a single rule would compact.
 ///
 /// `range_stream` is the baseline for resolving bounds, including
@@ -659,26 +707,8 @@ impl Compact {
         let conv = lock.into_mut();
         let events_snapshot = conv.events().clone();
 
-        if self.reset {
-            if self.dry_run {
-                // Preview only — `--dry-run` must not mutate the conversation.
-                let count = events_snapshot.compactions().count();
-                if count > 0 {
-                    ctx.printer
-                        .println(format!("Would remove {count} compaction event(s)."));
-                } else {
-                    ctx.printer.println("No compaction events to remove.");
-                }
-            } else {
-                let removed = conv.update_events(ConversationStream::remove_compactions);
-                if removed > 0 {
-                    ctx.printer
-                        .println(format!("Removed {removed} compaction event(s)."));
-                } else {
-                    ctx.printer.println("No compaction events to remove.");
-                }
-            }
-            return Ok(());
+        if let Some(index) = self.reset {
+            return self.run_reset(ctx, &conv, &events_snapshot, index);
         }
 
         // `--last 0` explicitly selects no turns.
@@ -742,6 +772,50 @@ impl Compact {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Handle `--reset[=INDEX]`: remove every compaction event, or just the one
+    /// at `index` (1-based, in stream order).
+    ///
+    /// Under `--dry-run` nothing is mutated and the message describes what
+    /// would be removed.
+    /// An `index` past the last compaction event is an error rather than a
+    /// silent no-op (matching `--turn`).
+    fn run_reset(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &Ctx,
+        conv: &ConversationMut,
+        events: &ConversationStream,
+        index: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Output {
+        let Some(index) = index else {
+            let count = if self.dry_run {
+                events.compactions().count()
+            } else {
+                conv.update_events(ConversationStream::remove_compactions)
+            };
+
+            ctx.printer.println(match (count, self.dry_run) {
+                (0, _) => "No compaction events to remove.".to_owned(),
+                (count, true) => format!("Would remove {count} compaction event(s)."),
+                (count, false) => format!("Removed {count} compaction event(s)."),
+            });
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+
+        let (position, range) = resolve_reset_index(events, index)?;
+
+        if self.dry_run {
+            ctx.printer
+                .println(format!("Would remove compaction {index} ({range})."));
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        conv.update_events(|stream| stream.remove_compaction(position));
+        ctx.printer
+            .println(format!("Removed compaction {index} ({range})."));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Preview the compaction timeline without mutating the conversation.
     ///
     /// Resolves the same per-rule ranges as the real run (minus the summarizer
diff --git a/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/compact_tests.rs b/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/compact_tests.rs
index 0602f7ec..6611b64f 100644
--- a/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/compact_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/compact_tests.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
 use super::{
     Bound, Compact, IntoPartialAppConfig as _, TimelineSegment, build_compaction_events,
-    existing_segments, segments_for_compactions, timeline_lines,
+    existing_segments, resolve_reset_index, segments_for_compactions, timeline_lines,
 };
+use crate::cmd::{conversation_id::ConversationIds as _, target::ConversationTarget};
 
 /// Parse a `Compact` from `jp conversation compact <args>` for flag tests.
 fn parse_compact(args: &[&str]) -> Compact {
@@ -232,6 +233,54 @@ fn reset_conflicts_with_selection_flags() {
     assert!(TestCli::try_parse_from(["compact", "--reset", "--dry-run"]).is_ok());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn reset_takes_an_optional_compaction_index() {
+    #[derive(clap::Parser)]
+    struct TestCli {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        compact: Compact,
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(parse_compact(&["--reset"]).reset, Some(None));
+    assert_eq!(parse_compact(&["--reset=2"]).reset, Some(Some(2)));
+    assert_eq!(parse_compact(&[]).reset, None);
+
+    // The index requires `=`, so a bare `--reset` followed by a conversation
+    // target still targets the conversation instead of swallowing it as the
+    // index.
+    let compact = parse_compact(&["--reset", "latest"]);
+    assert_eq!(compact.reset, Some(None));
+    assert_eq!(compact.target.ids(), [ConversationTarget::Latest]);
+
+    // Indices are 1-based, so `0` names nothing.
+    assert!(TestCli::try_parse_from(["compact", "--reset=0"]).is_err());
+    assert!(TestCli::try_parse_from(["compact", "--reset=x"]).is_err());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn reset_index_addresses_compactions_in_stream_order() {
+    let mut stream = ConversationStream::new_test();
+    for t in 0..6 {
+        stream.start_turn(format!("turn {t}"));
+    }
+    stream.add_compaction(Compaction::new(0, 1));
+    stream.add_compaction(Compaction::new(2, 4));
+
+    // The label carries 1-based turn numbers, matching `jp conversation show`.
+    assert_eq!(
+        resolve_reset_index(&stream, 1),
+        Ok((0, "turns 1..2".to_owned()))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        resolve_reset_index(&stream, 2),
+        Ok((1, "turns 3..5".to_owned()))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        resolve_reset_index(&stream, 3),
+        Err("compaction 3 out of range (conversation has 2 compaction event(s))".to_owned())
+    );
+}
+
 fn runtime() -> tokio::runtime::Runtime {
     tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream.rs b/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream.rs
index 5c2794b3..beec86bc 100644
--- a/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream.rs
@@ -423,6 +423,26 @@ impl ConversationStream {
         before - self.events.len()
     }
 
+    /// Remove a single compaction event, addressed by its 0-based position
+    /// among the compaction events in the stream.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the removed event, or `None` when the stream holds fewer
+    /// compaction events than that (in which case the stream is unchanged).
+    pub fn remove_compaction(&mut self, index: usize) -> Option<Compaction> {
+        let position = self
+            .events
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .filter(|(_, event)| matches!(event, InternalEvent::Compaction(_)))
+            .map(|(position, _)| position)
+            .nth(index)?;
+
+        match self.events.remove(position) {
+            InternalEvent::Compaction(compaction) => Some(compaction),
+            _ => unreachable!("position points at a compaction event"),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over the [`Compaction`] events in the stream.
     pub fn compactions(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Compaction> {
         self.events.iter().filter_map(|e| match e {
diff --git a/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream_tests.rs b/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream_tests.rs
index 42b39a44..eb2699d6 100644
--- a/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_conversation/src/stream_tests.rs
@@ -1040,6 +1040,34 @@ fn test_compaction_not_counted_by_is_empty() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_remove_compaction_by_index() {
+    let mut stream = ConversationStream::new_test();
+    stream.start_turn(ChatRequest::from("hello"));
+    stream.add_compaction(make_compaction(0, 1));
+    stream.add_compaction(make_compaction(2, 3));
+    stream.add_compaction(make_compaction(4, 5));
+
+    let removed = stream.remove_compaction(1).expect("second compaction");
+
+    assert_eq!((removed.from_turn, removed.to_turn), (2, 3));
+    let remaining: Vec<_> = stream
+        .compactions()
+        .map(|c| (c.from_turn, c.to_turn))
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(remaining, vec![(0, 1), (4, 5)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_remove_compaction_out_of_range_is_a_no_op() {
+    let mut stream = ConversationStream::new_test();
+    stream.start_turn(ChatRequest::from("hello"));
+    stream.add_compaction(make_compaction(0, 1));
+
+    assert!(stream.remove_compaction(1).is_none());
+    assert_eq!(stream.compactions().count(), 1);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_retain_removing_events_drops_compactions() {
     let mut stream = ConversationStream::new_test();
diff --git a/crates/jp_term/src/table.rs b/crates/jp_term/src/table.rs
index 3f0e70b9..58b0fa9b 100644
--- a/crates/jp_term/src/table.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_term/src/table.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub enum DetailValue {
     /// A single value.
     Scalar(String),
 
-    /// A list of items: a bulleted multi-line cell in the pretty view, one row
+    /// A list of items: a numbered multi-line cell in the pretty view, one row
     /// per item in markdown, and a JSON array in the JSON views.
     List(Vec<DetailItem>),
 }
@@ -224,19 +224,23 @@ pub fn details(title: Option<&str>, rows: Vec<DetailRow>) -> String {
 
 /// Build a pretty (borderless table) row from a detail row.
 ///
-/// A list value renders with the label on its own line and the items bulleted
-/// beneath it (the leading newline pushes the items below the label, indented
-/// into the value column).
+/// A list value renders with the label on its own line and the items numbered
+/// from 1 beneath it (the leading newline pushes the items below the label,
+/// indented into the value column).
+/// The numbers are right-aligned so the item text stays in one column past the
+/// tenth item.
 fn detail_pretty_row(row: DetailRow) -> Row {
     let value = match row.value {
         DetailValue::Scalar(s) => s,
         DetailValue::List(items) => {
-            let bullets = items
+            let width = items.len().to_string().len();
+            let numbered = items
                 .into_iter()
-                .map(|item| format!("- {}", item.text))
+                .enumerate()
+                .map(|(index, item)| format!("{:>width$}. {}", index + 1, item.text))
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                 .join("\n");
-            format!("\n{bullets}")
+            format!("\n{numbered}")
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/crates/jp_term/src/table_tests.rs b/crates/jp_term/src/table_tests.rs
index 5979a175..1b2e5565 100644
--- a/crates/jp_term/src/table_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_term/src/table_tests.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@ use comfy_table::Cell;
 
 use super::*;
 
+/// The pretty details view of a two-item list, exactly as it reaches the
+/// terminal: the label on the first line, items numbered and indented into the
+/// value column.
+const PRETTY_LIST_TWO_ITEMS: &str = " Attachments
+              1. a://x
+              2. b://y";
+
+/// The same view for ten items, where the single-digit numbers are padded to
+/// line up with `10.`.
+const PRETTY_LIST_TEN_ITEMS: &str = " Items
+         1. item-1
+         2. item-2
+         3. item-3
+         4. item-4
+         5. item-5
+         6. item-6
+         7. item-7
+         8. item-8
+         9. item-9
+        10. item-10";
+
 fn header() -> Row {
     let mut row = Row::new();
     row.add_cell(Cell::new("Name"));
@@ -66,21 +87,25 @@ fn markdown_details_no_title() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn pretty_details_list_puts_label_above_bulleted_items() {
+fn pretty_details_list_puts_label_above_numbered_items() {
     let output = details(None, vec![DetailRow::list("Attachments", vec![
         DetailItem::plain("a://x"),
         DetailItem::plain("b://y"),
     ])]);
 
-    let lines: Vec<&str> = output.lines().collect();
-    // Label sits on its own line; items are bulleted beneath it.
-    assert!(
-        lines[0].trim_end().ends_with("Attachments"),
-        "got: {output}"
-    );
-    assert!(!lines[0].contains("a://x"), "got: {output}");
-    assert!(output.contains("- a://x"), "got: {output}");
-    assert!(output.contains("- b://y"), "got: {output}");
+    assert_eq!(output, PRETTY_LIST_TWO_ITEMS);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn pretty_details_list_right_aligns_numbers_past_the_tenth_item() {
+    // Single-digit numbers are padded so every item's text starts in the same
+    // column.
+    let items = (1..=10)
+        .map(|n| DetailItem::plain(format!("item-{n}")))
+        .collect();
+    let output = details(None, vec![DetailRow::list("Items", items)]);
+
+    assert_eq!(output, PRETTY_LIST_TEN_ITEMS);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -122,7 +147,7 @@ fn list_item_text_and_json_forms_can_differ() {
 
     // Pretty uses the text form.
     assert!(
-        details(None, rows.clone()).contains("- cmd (Desc): cmd://x"),
+        details(None, rows.clone()).contains("1. cmd (Desc): cmd://x"),
         "text form should drive the pretty view"
     );
 
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/rfd-summaries.json b/docs/.vitepress/rfd-summaries.json
index de5b7904..127c0fd4 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/rfd-summaries.json
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/rfd-summaries.json
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
     "summary": "Extend config wizard with frecency-based field ordering using CLI usage tracking data."
   },
   "064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md": {
-    "hash": "e1407202e2c53a7168b2b92ca4f0528644848cb8ca40062fe9883557be713b9a",
+    "hash": "04546fb7f0e0b853c24867506721f7f9f6fa0a90903cde85729c80dc26d703bc",
     "summary": "Non-destructive conversation compaction through overlay events that project reduced views without mutating stored data."
   },
   "065-typed-resource-model-for-attachments.md": {
diff --git a/docs/rfd/064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md b/docs/rfd/064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md
index 4b077dec..428666a5 100644
--- a/docs/rfd/064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md
+++ b/docs/rfd/064-non-destructive-conversation-compaction.md
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ The projection layer then has nothing to apply, and the LLM sees the original
 uncompacted events.
 This is useful for undoing compaction when the result is unsatisfactory.
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> `--reset` also takes an optional index: `--reset=2` removes only the second
+> compaction event, numbered as `jp conversation show` lists them.
+> The value requires `=`, so a bare `--reset` followed by a conversation ID
+> still targets that conversation.
+
 #### The `--compact` Flag (DSL)
 
 The `--compact` flag is available on `query`, `fork`, and `compact` itself.