diff --git a/Services/YouTubeAuthService.cs b/Services/YouTubeAuthService.cs
index 821cc11..8c5a2ff 100644
--- a/Services/YouTubeAuthService.cs
+++ b/Services/YouTubeAuthService.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ public class YouTubeAuthService
         CurrentChannel = channel;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>Signs out: drops the in-memory session (a graceful End Livestream clears the saved token via the caller).</summary>
+    public void ClearSession()
+    {
+        CurrentChannel = null;
+    }
+
     public string GetAuthorizationUrl(string redirectUri)
     {
         var query = new[]
diff --git a/Services/index.md b/Services/index.md
index da0c367..bbce188 100644
--- a/Services/index.md
+++ b/Services/index.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ External-facing logic: YouTube API, persistence. See
 
 | File | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
-| `YouTubeAuthService.cs` | OAuth2 via Google: loopback callback (`http://localhost:8765/oauth2/callback`), token exchange, refresh, channel fetch. Constructor takes optional `HttpClient` + `sessionChanged` callback (test seam + save hook); session persists via `Helpers/TokenStore` (DPAPI) |
+| `YouTubeAuthService.cs` | OAuth2 via Google: loopback callback (`http://localhost:8765/oauth2/callback`), token exchange, refresh, channel fetch. Constructor takes optional `HttpClient` + `sessionChanged` callback (test seam + save hook); session persists via `Helpers/TokenStore` (DPAPI); `ClearSession()` signs out (called by `MainViewModel.StopStream` on End Livestream) |
 | `YouTubeStreamService.cs` | Broadcast/stream management via the v3 API (`enableAutoStart/Stop`). **Not yet switched to the `variable` reusable stream** |
 | `YouTubeChatService.cs` | Polls `liveChat/messages`, raises `MessageReceived`; `IDisposable` |
 | `LayoutStore.cs` | SQLite persistence (`Microsoft.Data.Sqlite`) at `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\ytLlive.db`; assets stored as BLOBs keyed by SHA-256 content hash; save/open layout files |
diff --git a/TASKS.md b/TASKS.md
index 7bd4fb3..72bfaf9 100644
--- a/TASKS.md
+++ b/TASKS.md
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ Lifecycle: `created → ready → [testing] → live → complete` (transitional
 - ✅ Real OAuth2 wiring — baked-in Google credentials (desktop client; loopback callback) + `YouTubeAuthService` complete: browser launch, `HttpListener` callback, token exchange, refresh, channel fetch
 - ✅ Token persistence via Windows DPAPI (`Helpers/TokenStore.cs` → `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\ytLlive.auth`), best-effort reload + proactive refresh at startup, saved after every exchange/refresh
 - ✅ Account sign-in/change surfaced in the GoLive dialog (saved account shown with "Change Account"; "Sign in to YouTube" when none; Start disabled until signed in)
-- ✅ Tests in `ytLive.Tests` (xUnit, net8.0-windows): TokenStore DPAPI roundtrip/corrupt/missing/clear + mocked exchange channel-parse + refresh expiry bump — 6 passing
+- ✅ **End Livestream signs out** — a graceful end completes the session: `StopStream()` calls `YouTubeAuthService.ClearSession()` + `TokenStore.Clear()` + `IsConnected = false`, so the next Start Stream dialog requires a fresh sign-in. A crash never runs End, so the DPAPI token survives and the creator stays signed in. Resume/reconnect after a midstream crash is deliberately deferred to TASK 3: the socket can't be resumed (it dies with the process), so "resume" = fast reconnect with a saved broadcast ID/stream key within YouTube's disconnect-grace window; too slow and `enableAutoStop` ends the broadcast
+- ✅ Tests in `ytLive.Tests` (xUnit, net8.0-windows): TokenStore DPAPI roundtrip/corrupt/missing/clear + mocked exchange channel-parse + refresh expiry bump + `ClearSession` — 7 passing
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index ebdb944..c792b92 100644
--- a/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -957,6 +957,13 @@ public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
     {
         StreamStatus = StreamStatus.Offline;
         WindowTitle = "ytLlive";
+        // Graceful end completes the session = signs out (the DPAPI token is
+        // cleared so the next Start Stream requires a fresh sign-in). A crash
+        // never runs this, so the token survives and the creator stays signed in.
+        _youtubeAuth.ClearSession();
+        TokenStore.Clear();
+        IsConnected = false;
+        AppLog.Write("Stream ended; session signed out");
     }
 
     private void UpdateLiveVisuals()
diff --git a/ViewModels/index.md b/ViewModels/index.md
index 4b26e7d..a445804 100644
--- a/ViewModels/index.md
+++ b/ViewModels/index.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MVVM layer. See [`schema.md`](../schema.md) for the memory-map conventions.
 
 | File | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
-| `MainViewModel.cs` | The app brain: scenes/sources collections + commands, stream state (`IsLive`/`IsOffline`/`IsConnected`), chat feed, overlays, layout save/open, **resolution dropdown** (`QualityOptions`, `SelectedQuality`, `ResolutionHelp`, `ApplyStreamQuality`) that computes the output rect over the 1920×1080 master (`OutputRectX/Y/W/H`, `DimRects`, `IsOutputCropped`, `ResolutionBadgeText`). Auth: loads the saved DPAPI session at startup (`LoadSavedSessionAsync`), `SignInAsync` feeds the GoLive dialog |
+| `MainViewModel.cs` | The app brain: scenes/sources collections + commands, stream state (`IsLive`/`IsOffline`/`IsConnected`), chat feed, overlays, layout save/open, **resolution dropdown** (`QualityOptions`, `SelectedQuality`, `ResolutionHelp`, `ApplyStreamQuality`) that computes the output rect over the 1920×1080 master (`OutputRectX/Y/W/H`, `DimRects`, `IsOutputCropped`, `ResolutionBadgeText`). Auth: loads the saved DPAPI session at startup (`LoadSavedSessionAsync`), `SignInAsync` feeds the GoLive dialog; **End Livestream signs out** (`StopStream` clears session + token — crash-safe) |
 | `GoLiveViewModel.cs` | Start Stream dialog: **account row** (saved channel shown with Change Account, or Sign in to YouTube; Start gated on `IsSignedIn`/`IsBusy`) + title/description/visibility, start/cancel requests |
 | `ReuseImageViewModel.cs` | Add Image dialog: candidate list (`ReuseImageCandidate`), reuse/new/cancel |
 
diff --git a/ai.md b/ai.md
index 6ad3ce0..fdda1d4 100644
--- a/ai.md
+++ b/ai.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ C# / WPF (.NET 8) following MVVM:
 
 ### Current limitations / TODOs
 
-- `Helpers/OAuthCredentials.cs` contains the real ClientId/ClientSecret. Auth is complete and the session **persists via Windows DPAPI** (`Helpers/TokenStore.cs` → `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\ytLlive.auth`, CurrentUser scope), reloaded best-effort at startup with a proactive refresh of a near-expiry access token. Sign-in/Change Account lives **inside the Start Stream dialog** (two-state flow — no separate Connect button). `YouTubeAuthService` takes an optional `HttpClient` + `sessionChanged` callback (test seam + save hook; services are still constructed in `MainViewModel`)
+- `Helpers/OAuthCredentials.cs` contains the real ClientId/ClientSecret. Auth is complete and the session **persists via Windows DPAPI** (`Helpers/TokenStore.cs` → `%APPDATA%\ytLlive\ytLlive.auth`, CurrentUser scope), reloaded best-effort at startup with a proactive refresh of a near-expiry access token. Sign-in/Change Account lives **inside the Start Stream dialog** (two-state flow — no separate Connect button). A **graceful End Livestream signs out**: `StopStream()` clears the session + token, so the next go-live needs a fresh sign-in; a crash never runs End, so the token survives and the creator stays signed in. `YouTubeAuthService` takes an optional `HttpClient` + `sessionChanged` callback (test seam + save hook; services are still constructed in `MainViewModel`)
 - Scene/source/asset layout persists (SQLite); the OAuth session persists (DPAPI); the paid-unlock state does not (yet — itch.io key verification pending)
 - `YouTubeStreamService` uses hardcoded `1080p`/`60fps` and per-broadcast streams — must switch to the v3 `variable` reusable stream
 - No capture/encoding/RTMP yet
diff --git a/ytLive.Tests/YouTubeAuthServiceTests.cs b/ytLive.Tests/YouTubeAuthServiceTests.cs
index b9a83e2..7e31f66 100644
--- a/ytLive.Tests/YouTubeAuthServiceTests.cs
+++ b/ytLive.Tests/YouTubeAuthServiceTests.cs
@@ -71,4 +71,16 @@ public class YouTubeAuthServiceTests
         Assert.InRange(service.CurrentChannel.TokenExpiry,
             DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(3590), DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(3610));
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ClearSession_DropsCurrentChannel()
+    {
+        var service = CreateService("""{"access_token":"a","refresh_token":"r","expires_in":3600}""",
+            """{"items":[]}""");
+        service.SetSession(new YouTubeChannel { DisplayName = "Test Channel" });
+
+        service.ClearSession();
+
+        Assert.Null(service.CurrentChannel);
+    }
 }