diff --git a/pkg/api/v2/consts.go b/pkg/api/v2/consts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fb8a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/v2/consts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package v2
+
+const (
+	// CAPIAuthTokenHeader is the header used to pass the CAPI auth token.
+	CAPIAuthTokenHeader = "capi-auth-token"
+)
diff --git a/pkg/api/v2/register.go b/pkg/api/v2/register.go
index 2178edf..115bd46 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v2/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v2/register.go
@@ -53,4 +53,27 @@ func (a *API) RegisterServer(server *http.ServeMux, middleware func(f http.Handl
 		}
 		httputil.Response(w, map[string]string{"status": "OK"})
 	}))
+
+	// POST v2/dqlite/remove
+	server.HandleFunc(fmt.Sprintf("%s/dqlite/remove", HTTPPrefix), middleware(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			return
+		}
+
+		req := RemoveFromDqliteRequest{}
+		if err := httputil.UnmarshalJSON(r, &req); err != nil {
+			httputil.Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal JSON: %w", err))
+			return
+		}
+
+		token := r.Header.Get(CAPIAuthTokenHeader)
+
+		if rc, err := a.RemoveFromDqlite(r.Context(), req, token); err != nil {
+			httputil.Error(w, rc, fmt.Errorf("failed to remove from dqlite: %w", err))
+			return
+		}
+
+		httputil.Response(w, nil)
+	}))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/v2/remove.go b/pkg/api/v2/remove.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fd00c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/v2/remove.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package v2
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	snaputil "github.com/canonical/microk8s-cluster-agent/pkg/snap/util"
+)
+
+// RemoveFromDqliteRequest represents a request to remove a node from the dqlite cluster.
+type RemoveFromDqliteRequest struct {
+	// RemoveEndpoint is the endpoint of the node to remove from the dqlite cluster.
+	RemoveEndpoint string `json:"remove_endpoint"`
+}
+
+// RemoveFromDqlite implements the "POST /v2/dqlite/remove" endpoint and removes a node from the dqlite cluster.
+func (a *API) RemoveFromDqlite(ctx context.Context, req RemoveFromDqliteRequest, token string) (int, error) {
+	isValid, err := a.Snap.IsCAPIAuthTokenValid(token)
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("failed to validate CAPI auth token: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !isValid {
+		return http.StatusUnauthorized, fmt.Errorf("invalid CAPI auth token %q", token)
+	}
+
+	if err := snaputil.RemoveNodeFromDqlite(ctx, a.Snap, req.RemoveEndpoint); err != nil {
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("failed to remove node from dqlite: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v2/remove_test.go b/pkg/api/v2/remove_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2371b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/v2/remove_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package v2_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	v2 "github.com/canonical/microk8s-cluster-agent/pkg/api/v2"
+	"github.com/canonical/microk8s-cluster-agent/pkg/snap/mock"
+)
+
+func TestRemove(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("RemoveFails", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cmdErr := errors.New("failed to run command")
+		apiv2 := &v2.API{
+			Snap: &mock.Snap{
+				RunCommandErr:      cmdErr,
+				CAPIAuthTokenValid: true,
+			},
+		}
+
+		rc, err := apiv2.RemoveFromDqlite(context.Background(), v2.RemoveFromDqliteRequest{RemoveEndpoint: "1.1.1.1:1234"}, "token")
+
+		g := NewWithT(t)
+		g.Expect(err).To(MatchError(cmdErr))
+		g.Expect(rc).To(Equal(http.StatusInternalServerError))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("InvalidToken", func(t *testing.T) {
+		apiv2 := &v2.API{
+			Snap: &mock.Snap{
+				CAPIAuthTokenValid: false, // explicitly set to false
+			},
+		}
+
+		rc, err := apiv2.RemoveFromDqlite(context.Background(), v2.RemoveFromDqliteRequest{RemoveEndpoint: "1.1.1.1:1234"}, "token")
+
+		g := NewWithT(t)
+		g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		g.Expect(rc).To(Equal(http.StatusUnauthorized))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("TokenFileNotFound", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tokenErr := errors.New("token file not found")
+		apiv2 := &v2.API{
+			Snap: &mock.Snap{
+				CAPIAuthTokenError: tokenErr,
+			},
+		}
+
+		rc, err := apiv2.RemoveFromDqlite(context.Background(), v2.RemoveFromDqliteRequest{RemoveEndpoint: "1.1.1.1:1234"}, "token")
+
+		g := NewWithT(t)
+		g.Expect(err).To(MatchError(tokenErr))
+		g.Expect(rc).To(Equal(http.StatusInternalServerError))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("RemovesSuccessfully", func(t *testing.T) {
+		apiv2 := &v2.API{
+			Snap: &mock.Snap{
+				CAPIAuthTokenValid: true,
+			},
+		}
+
+		rc, err := apiv2.RemoveFromDqlite(context.Background(), v2.RemoveFromDqliteRequest{RemoveEndpoint: "1.1.1.1:1234"}, "token")
+
+		g := NewWithT(t)
+		g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		g.Expect(rc).To(Equal(http.StatusOK))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/snap/interface.go b/pkg/snap/interface.go
index e7a85e8..35c863d 100644
--- a/pkg/snap/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/snap/interface.go
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ import (
 
 // Snap is how the cluster agent interacts with the snap.
 type Snap interface {
+	// GetSnapPath returns the path to a file or directory in the snap directory.
+	GetSnapPath(parts ...string) string
+	// GetSnapDataPath returns the path to a file or directory in the snap's data directory.
+	GetSnapDataPath(parts ...string) string
+	// GetSnapCommonPath returns the path to a file or directory in the snap's common directory.
+	GetSnapCommonPath(parts ...string) string
+	// GetCAPIPath returns the path to a file or directory in the CAPI directory.
+	GetCAPIPath(parts ...string) string
+
+	// RunCommand runs a shell command.
+	RunCommand(ctx context.Context, commands ...string) error
+
 	// GetGroupName is the group microk8s is using.
 	// The group name is "microk8s" for classic snaps and "snap_microk8s" for strict snaps.
 	GetGroupName() string
@@ -88,6 +100,9 @@ type Snap interface {
 	// GetKnownToken returns the token for a known user from the known_users.csv file.
 	GetKnownToken(username string) (string, error)
 
+	// IsCAPIAuthTokenValid returns true if token is a valid CAPI auth token.
+	IsCAPIAuthTokenValid(token string) (bool, error)
+
 	// SignCertificate signs the certificate signing request, and returns the certificate in PEM format.
 	SignCertificate(ctx context.Context, csrPEM []byte) ([]byte, error)
 
diff --git a/pkg/snap/mock/mock.go b/pkg/snap/mock/mock.go
index dd6a996..54f244d 100644
--- a/pkg/snap/mock/mock.go
+++ b/pkg/snap/mock/mock.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/canonical/microk8s-cluster-agent/pkg/snap"
@@ -23,8 +24,21 @@ type JoinClusterCall struct {
 	Worker bool
 }
 
+// RunCommandCall contains the arguments passed to a specific call of the RunCommand method.
+type RunCommandCall struct {
+	Commands []string
+}
+
 // Snap is a generic mock for the snap.Snap interface.
 type Snap struct {
+	SnapDir       string
+	SnapDataDir   string
+	SnapCommonDir string
+	CAPIDir       string
+
+	RunCommandCalledWith []RunCommandCall
+	RunCommandErr        error
+
 	GroupName string
 
 	EnableAddonCalledWith    []string
@@ -72,6 +86,9 @@ type Snap struct {
 	KubeletTokens     map[string]string // map hostname to token
 	KnownTokens       map[string]string // map username to token
 
+	CAPIAuthTokenValid bool
+	CAPIAuthTokenError error
+
 	SignCertificateCalledWith []string // string(csrPEM)
 	SignedCertificate         string
 
@@ -86,6 +103,32 @@ type Snap struct {
 	JoinClusterCalledWith []JoinClusterCall
 }
 
+// GetSnapPath is a mock implementation for the snap.Snap interface.
+func (s *Snap) GetSnapPath(parts ...string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(append([]string{s.SnapDir}, parts...)...)
+}
+
+// GetSnapDataPath is a mock implementation for the snap.Snap interface.
+func (s *Snap) GetSnapDataPath(parts ...string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(append([]string{s.SnapDataDir}, parts...)...)
+}
+
+// GetSnapCommonPath is a mock implementation for the snap.Snap interface.
+func (s *Snap) GetSnapCommonPath(parts ...string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(append([]string{s.SnapCommonDir}, parts...)...)
+}
+
+// GetCAPIPath is a mock implementation for the snap.Snap interface.
+func (s *Snap) GetCAPIPath(parts ...string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(append([]string{s.CAPIDir}, parts...)...)
+}
+
+// RunCommand is a mock implementation for the snap.Snap interface.
+func (s *Snap) RunCommand(_ context.Context, commands ...string) error {
+	s.RunCommandCalledWith = append(s.RunCommandCalledWith, RunCommandCall{Commands: commands})
+	return s.RunCommandErr
+}
+
 // GetGroupName is a mock implementation for the snap.Snap interface.
 func (s *Snap) GetGroupName() string {
 	return s.GroupName
@@ -284,6 +327,11 @@ func (s *Snap) GetKnownToken(username string) (string, error) {
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("no known token for user %s", username)
 }
 
+// IsCAPIAuthTokenValid is a mock implementation for the snap.Snap interface.
+func (s *Snap) IsCAPIAuthTokenValid(token string) (bool, error) {
+	return s.CAPIAuthTokenValid, s.CAPIAuthTokenError
+}
+
 // RunUpgrade is a mock implementation for the snap.Snap interface.
 func (s *Snap) RunUpgrade(ctx context.Context, upgrade string, phase string) error {
 	s.RunUpgradeCalledWith = append(s.RunUpgradeCalledWith, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", upgrade, phase))
diff --git a/pkg/snap/options.go b/pkg/snap/options.go
index a439e41..f58456c 100644
--- a/pkg/snap/options.go
+++ b/pkg/snap/options.go
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ func WithCommandRunner(f func(context.Context, ...string) error) func(s *snap) {
 		s.runCommand = f
 	}
 }
+
+// WithCAPIPath configures the path to the CAPI directory.
+func WithCAPIPath(path string) func(s *snap) {
+	return func(s *snap) {
+		s.capiPath = path
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/snap/snap.go b/pkg/snap/snap.go
index 16e018d..3405646 100644
--- a/pkg/snap/snap.go
+++ b/pkg/snap/snap.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type snap struct {
 	snapDir       string
 	snapDataDir   string
 	snapCommonDir string
+	capiPath      string
 	runCommand    func(context.Context, ...string) error
 
 	clusterTokensMu  sync.Mutex
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ type snap struct {
 	applyCNIBackoff time.Duration
 }
 
+const (
+	defaultCAPIPath = "/capi"
+)
+
 // NewSnap creates a new interface with the MicroK8s snap.
 // NewSnap accepts the $SNAP, $SNAP_DATA and $SNAP_COMMON, directories, and a number of options.
 func NewSnap(snapDir, snapDataDir, snapCommonDir string, options ...func(s *snap)) Snap {
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ func NewSnap(snapDir, snapDataDir, snapCommonDir string, options ...func(s *snap
 		snapDir:       snapDir,
 		snapDataDir:   snapDataDir,
 		snapCommonDir: snapCommonDir,
+		capiPath:      defaultCAPIPath,
 		runCommand:    util.RunCommand,
 	}
 
@@ -51,16 +57,23 @@ func NewSnap(snapDir, snapDataDir, snapCommonDir string, options ...func(s *snap
 
 }
 
-func (s *snap) snapPath(parts ...string) string {
+func (s *snap) RunCommand(ctx context.Context, commands ...string) error {
+	return s.runCommand(ctx, commands...)
+}
+
+func (s *snap) GetSnapPath(parts ...string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(append([]string{s.snapDir}, parts...)...)
 }
 
-func (s *snap) snapDataPath(parts ...string) string {
+func (s *snap) GetSnapDataPath(parts ...string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(append([]string{s.snapDataDir}, parts...)...)
 }
-func (s *snap) snapCommonPath(parts ...string) string {
+func (s *snap) GetSnapCommonPath(parts ...string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(append([]string{s.snapCommonDir}, parts...)...)
 }
+func (s *snap) GetCAPIPath(parts ...string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(append([]string{s.capiPath}, parts...)...)
+}
 
 func (s *snap) GetGroupName() string {
 	if s.isStrict() {
@@ -70,11 +83,11 @@ func (s *snap) GetGroupName() string {
 }
 
 func (s *snap) EnableAddon(ctx context.Context, addon string, args ...string) error {
-	return s.runCommand(ctx, append([]string{s.snapPath("microk8s-enable.wrapper"), addon}, args...)...)
+	return s.runCommand(ctx, append([]string{s.GetSnapPath("microk8s-enable.wrapper"), addon}, args...)...)
 }
 
 func (s *snap) DisableAddon(ctx context.Context, addon string, args ...string) error {
-	return s.runCommand(ctx, append([]string{s.snapPath("microk8s-disable.wrapper"), addon}, args...)...)
+	return s.runCommand(ctx, append([]string{s.GetSnapPath("microk8s-disable.wrapper"), addon}, args...)...)
 }
 
 type snapcraftYml struct {
@@ -83,7 +96,7 @@ type snapcraftYml struct {
 
 func (s *snap) isStrict() bool {
 	var meta snapcraftYml
-	contents, err := util.ReadFile(s.snapPath("meta", "snapcraft.yaml"))
+	contents, err := util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapPath("meta", "snapcraft.yaml"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *snap) RunUpgrade(ctx context.Context, upgrade string, phase string) err
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unknown upgrade phase %q", phase)
 	}
-	scriptName := s.snapPath("upgrade-scripts", upgrade, fmt.Sprintf("%s-node.sh", phase))
+	scriptName := s.GetSnapPath("upgrade-scripts", upgrade, fmt.Sprintf("%s-node.sh", phase))
 	if !util.FileExists(scriptName) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not find script %s", scriptName)
 	}
@@ -133,41 +146,41 @@ func (s *snap) RunUpgrade(ctx context.Context, upgrade string, phase string) err
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadCA() (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("certs", "ca.crt"))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("certs", "ca.crt"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadCAKey() (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("certs", "ca.key"))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("certs", "ca.key"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) GetCAPath() string {
-	return s.snapDataPath("certs", "ca.crt")
+	return s.GetSnapDataPath("certs", "ca.crt")
 }
 
 func (s *snap) GetCAKeyPath() string {
-	return s.snapDataPath("certs", "ca.key")
+	return s.GetSnapDataPath("certs", "ca.key")
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadServiceAccountKey() (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("certs", "serviceaccount.key"))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("certs", "serviceaccount.key"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) GetCNIYamlPath() string {
-	return s.snapDataPath("args", "cni-network", "cni.yaml")
+	return s.GetSnapDataPath("args", "cni-network", "cni.yaml")
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadCNIYaml() (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("args", "cni-network", "cni.yaml"))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("args", "cni-network", "cni.yaml"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) WriteCNIYaml(cniManifest []byte) error {
-	return os.WriteFile(s.snapDataPath("args", "cni-network", "cni.yaml"), []byte(cniManifest), 0660)
+	return os.WriteFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("args", "cni-network", "cni.yaml"), []byte(cniManifest), 0660)
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ApplyCNI(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var err error
 	for i := 0; i < s.applyCNIRetries; i++ {
-		if err = s.runCommand(ctx, s.snapPath("microk8s-kubectl.wrapper"), "apply", "-f", s.GetCNIYamlPath()); err == nil {
+		if err = s.runCommand(ctx, s.GetSnapPath("microk8s-kubectl.wrapper"), "apply", "-f", s.GetCNIYamlPath()); err == nil {
 			return nil
 		}
 		time.Sleep(s.applyCNIBackoff)
@@ -176,61 +189,61 @@ func (s *snap) ApplyCNI(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadDqliteCert() (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.crt"))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.crt"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadDqliteKey() (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.key"))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.key"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadDqliteInfoYaml() (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "info.yaml"))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "info.yaml"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadDqliteClusterYaml() (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.yaml"))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.yaml"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) WriteDqliteUpdateYaml(updateYaml []byte) error {
-	return os.WriteFile(s.snapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "update.yaml"), updateYaml, 0660)
+	return os.WriteFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "update.yaml"), updateYaml, 0660)
 }
 
 func (s *snap) GetKubeconfigFile() string {
-	return s.snapDataPath("credentials", "client.config")
+	return s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "client.config")
 }
 
 func (s *snap) HasKubeliteLock() bool {
-	return util.FileExists(s.snapDataPath("var", "lock", "lite.lock"))
+	return util.FileExists(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "lock", "lite.lock"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) HasDqliteLock() bool {
-	return util.FileExists(s.snapDataPath("var", "lock", "ha-cluster"))
+	return util.FileExists(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "lock", "ha-cluster"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) HasNoCertsReissueLock() bool {
-	return util.FileExists(s.snapDataPath("var", "lock", "no-cert-reissue"))
+	return util.FileExists(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "lock", "no-cert-reissue"))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) CreateNoCertsReissueLock() error {
-	_, err := os.OpenFile(s.snapDataPath("var", "lock", "no-cert-reissue"), os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+	_, err := os.OpenFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("var", "lock", "no-cert-reissue"), os.O_CREATE, 0600)
 	return err
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ReadServiceArguments(serviceName string) (string, error) {
-	return util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("args", serviceName))
+	return util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("args", serviceName))
 }
 
 func (s *snap) WriteServiceArguments(serviceName string, arguments []byte) error {
-	return os.WriteFile(s.snapDataPath("args", serviceName), arguments, 0660)
+	return os.WriteFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("args", serviceName), arguments, 0660)
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ConsumeClusterToken(token string) bool {
 	s.clusterTokensMu.Lock()
 	defer s.clusterTokensMu.Unlock()
-	if isValid, _ := util.IsValidToken(token, s.snapDataPath("credentials", "persistent-cluster-tokens.txt")); isValid {
+	if isValid, _ := util.IsValidToken(token, s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "persistent-cluster-tokens.txt")); isValid {
 		return true
 	}
-	clusterTokensFile := s.snapDataPath("credentials", "cluster-tokens.txt")
+	clusterTokensFile := s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "cluster-tokens.txt")
 	isValid, hasTTL := util.IsValidToken(token, clusterTokensFile)
 	if isValid && !hasTTL {
 		if err := util.RemoveToken(token, clusterTokensFile, s.GetGroupName()); err != nil {
@@ -243,7 +256,7 @@ func (s *snap) ConsumeClusterToken(token string) bool {
 func (s *snap) ConsumeCertificateRequestToken(token string) bool {
 	s.certTokensMu.Lock()
 	defer s.certTokensMu.Unlock()
-	certRequestTokensFile := s.snapDataPath("credentials", "certs-request-tokens.txt")
+	certRequestTokensFile := s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "certs-request-tokens.txt")
 	isValid, _ := util.IsValidToken(token, certRequestTokensFile)
 	if isValid {
 		if err := util.RemoveToken(token, certRequestTokensFile, s.GetGroupName()); err != nil {
@@ -254,32 +267,32 @@ func (s *snap) ConsumeCertificateRequestToken(token string) bool {
 }
 
 func (s *snap) ConsumeSelfCallbackToken(token string) bool {
-	valid, _ := util.IsValidToken(token, s.snapDataPath("credentials", "callback-token.txt"))
+	valid, _ := util.IsValidToken(token, s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "callback-token.txt"))
 	return valid
 }
 
 func (s *snap) AddPersistentClusterToken(token string) error {
 	s.certTokensMu.Lock()
 	defer s.certTokensMu.Unlock()
-	return util.AppendToken(token, s.snapDataPath("credentials", "persistent-cluster-tokens.txt"), s.GetGroupName())
+	return util.AppendToken(token, s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "persistent-cluster-tokens.txt"), s.GetGroupName())
 }
 
 func (s *snap) AddCertificateRequestToken(token string) error {
 	s.certTokensMu.Lock()
 	defer s.certTokensMu.Unlock()
-	return util.AppendToken(token, s.snapDataPath("credentials", "certs-request-tokens.txt"), s.GetGroupName())
+	return util.AppendToken(token, s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "certs-request-tokens.txt"), s.GetGroupName())
 }
 
 func (s *snap) AddCallbackToken(clusterAgentEndpoint string, token string) error {
 	s.callbackTokensMu.Lock()
 	defer s.callbackTokensMu.Unlock()
-	return util.AppendToken(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", clusterAgentEndpoint, token), s.snapDataPath("credentials", "callback-tokens.txt"), s.GetGroupName())
+	return util.AppendToken(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", clusterAgentEndpoint, token), s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "callback-tokens.txt"), s.GetGroupName())
 }
 
 func (s *snap) GetOrCreateSelfCallbackToken() (string, error) {
 	s.callbackTokensMu.Lock()
 	defer s.callbackTokensMu.Unlock()
-	callbackTokenFile := s.snapDataPath("credentials", "callback-token.txt")
+	callbackTokenFile := s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "callback-token.txt")
 	c, err := util.ReadFile(callbackTokenFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		token := util.NewRandomString(util.Alpha, 64)
@@ -303,7 +316,7 @@ func (s *snap) GetOrCreateKubeletToken(hostname string) (string, error) {
 
 	s.knownTokensMu.Lock()
 	defer s.knownTokensMu.Unlock()
-	if err := util.AppendToken(fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s,kubelet-%s,\"system:nodes\"", token, user, uid), s.snapDataPath("credentials", "known_tokens.csv"), s.GetGroupName()); err != nil {
+	if err := util.AppendToken(fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s,kubelet-%s,\"system:nodes\"", token, user, uid), s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "known_tokens.csv"), s.GetGroupName()); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to add new kubelet token for %s: %w", user, err)
 	}
 
@@ -313,7 +326,7 @@ func (s *snap) GetOrCreateKubeletToken(hostname string) (string, error) {
 func (s *snap) GetKnownToken(username string) (string, error) {
 	s.knownTokensMu.Lock()
 	defer s.knownTokensMu.Unlock()
-	allTokens, err := util.ReadFile(s.snapDataPath("credentials", "known_tokens.csv"))
+	allTokens, err := util.ReadFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("credentials", "known_tokens.csv"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve known token for user %s: %w", username, err)
 	}
@@ -327,12 +340,21 @@ func (s *snap) GetKnownToken(username string) (string, error) {
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("no known token found for user %s", username)
 }
 
+// IsCAPIAuthTokenValid checks if the given CAPI auth token is valid.
+func (s *snap) IsCAPIAuthTokenValid(token string) (bool, error) {
+	contents, err := util.ReadFile(s.GetCAPIPath("etc", "token"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to read token file: %w", err)
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(contents) == token, nil
+}
+
 func (s *snap) SignCertificate(ctx context.Context, csrPEM []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	// TODO: consider using crypto/x509 for this instead of relying on openssl commands.
 	// NOTE(neoaggelos): x509.CreateCertificate() has some hardcoded fields that are incompatible with MicroK8s.
 	signCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx,
 		"openssl", "x509", "-sha256", "-req",
-		"-CA", s.snapDataPath("certs", "ca.crt"), "-CAkey", s.snapDataPath("certs", "ca.key"),
+		"-CA", s.GetSnapDataPath("certs", "ca.crt"), "-CAkey", s.GetSnapDataPath("certs", "ca.key"),
 		"-CAcreateserial", "-days", "3650",
 	)
 	signCmd.Stdin = bytes.NewBuffer(csrPEM)
@@ -346,9 +368,9 @@ func (s *snap) SignCertificate(ctx context.Context, csrPEM []byte) ([]byte, erro
 
 func (s *snap) ImportImage(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader) error {
 	importCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx,
-		s.snapPath("bin", "ctr"),
+		s.GetSnapPath("bin", "ctr"),
 		"--namespace", "k8s.io",
-		"--address", s.snapCommonPath("run", "containerd.sock"),
+		"--address", s.GetSnapCommonPath("run", "containerd.sock"),
 		"image",
 		"import",
 		"--platform", runtime.GOARCH,
@@ -365,11 +387,11 @@ func (s *snap) ImportImage(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader) error {
 }
 
 func (s *snap) WriteCSRConfig(csrConf []byte) error {
-	return os.WriteFile(s.snapDataPath("certs", "csr.conf.template"), csrConf, 0660)
+	return os.WriteFile(s.GetSnapDataPath("certs", "csr.conf.template"), csrConf, 0660)
 }
 
 func (s *snap) UpdateContainerdRegistryConfigs(configs map[string][]byte) error {
-	relativeHostsDir := s.snapDataPath("args", "certs.d")
+	relativeHostsDir := s.GetSnapDataPath("args", "certs.d")
 	hostsDir, err := filepath.Abs(relativeHostsDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get absolute directory for registry configurations: %w", err)
@@ -397,7 +419,7 @@ func (s *snap) UpdateContainerdRegistryConfigs(configs map[string][]byte) error
 }
 
 func (s *snap) AddAddonsRepository(ctx context.Context, name, url, reference string, force bool) error {
-	cmd := []string{filepath.Join(s.snapPath("microk8s-addons.wrapper")), "repo", "add", name, url}
+	cmd := []string{filepath.Join(s.GetSnapPath("microk8s-addons.wrapper")), "repo", "add", name, url}
 	if reference != "" {
 		cmd = append(cmd, "--reference", reference)
 	}
@@ -411,7 +433,7 @@ func (s *snap) AddAddonsRepository(ctx context.Context, name, url, reference str
 }
 
 func (s *snap) JoinCluster(ctx context.Context, url string, worker bool) error {
-	cmd := []string{filepath.Join(s.snapPath("microk8s-join.wrapper")), url}
+	cmd := []string{filepath.Join(s.GetSnapPath("microk8s-join.wrapper")), url}
 	if worker {
 		cmd = append(cmd, "--worker")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/snap/snap_capi_token_test.go b/pkg/snap/snap_capi_token_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23bdb96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/snap/snap_capi_token_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package snap_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/microk8s-cluster-agent/pkg/snap"
+)
+
+func TestCAPIAuthToken(t *testing.T) {
+	capiTestPath := "./capi-test"
+	os.RemoveAll(capiTestPath)
+	s := snap.NewSnap("", "", "", snap.WithCAPIPath(capiTestPath))
+	token := "token123"
+
+	g := NewWithT(t)
+
+	isValid, err := s.IsCAPIAuthTokenValid(token)
+	g.Expect(err).To(MatchError(os.ErrNotExist))
+	g.Expect(isValid).To(BeFalse())
+
+	capiEtc := filepath.Join(capiTestPath, "etc")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(capiTestPath)
+	g.Expect(os.MkdirAll(capiEtc, 0755)).To(Succeed())
+	g.Expect(os.WriteFile("./capi-test/etc/token", []byte(token), 0600)).To(Succeed())
+
+	isValid, err = s.IsCAPIAuthTokenValid("random-token")
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	g.Expect(isValid).To(BeFalse())
+
+	isValid, err = s.IsCAPIAuthTokenValid(token)
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	g.Expect(isValid).To(BeTrue())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/snap/util/dqlite.go b/pkg/snap/util/dqlite.go
index 2d32c69..f8523a8 100644
--- a/pkg/snap/util/dqlite.go
+++ b/pkg/snap/util/dqlite.go
@@ -95,3 +95,18 @@ func WaitForDqliteCluster(ctx context.Context, s snap.Snap, f func(DqliteCluster
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// RemoveNodeFromDqlite uses the Dqlite binary to remove a node from the Dqlite cluster.
+func RemoveNodeFromDqlite(ctx context.Context, snap snap.Snap, removeEp string) error {
+	binPath := snap.GetSnapPath("bin", "dqlite")
+	clusterYamlPath := snap.GetSnapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.yaml")
+	clusterCrtPath := snap.GetSnapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.crt")
+	clusterKeyPath := snap.GetSnapDataPath("var", "kubernetes", "backend", "cluster.key")
+
+	// NOTE(Hue): The last two arguments (.remove <address>) should be a single string. Otherwise Dqlite throws an error.
+	if err := snap.RunCommand(ctx, binPath, "-s", "file://"+clusterYamlPath, "-c", clusterCrtPath, "-k", clusterKeyPath, "-f", "json", "k8s", fmt.Sprintf(".remove %s", removeEp)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run remove command: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/snap/util/dqlite_test.go b/pkg/snap/util/dqlite_test.go
index 5dfdcdf..e5a3b68 100644
--- a/pkg/snap/util/dqlite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/snap/util/dqlite_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ package snaputil_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
 	"github.com/canonical/microk8s-cluster-agent/pkg/snap/mock"
 	snaputil "github.com/canonical/microk8s-cluster-agent/pkg/snap/util"
 )
@@ -84,3 +88,33 @@ Role: 0`,
 	})
 
 }
+
+func TestRemoveNodeFromDqlite(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("CommandFails", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cmdErr := errors.New("failed to run command")
+		s := &mock.Snap{
+			RunCommandErr: cmdErr,
+		}
+
+		err := snaputil.RemoveNodeFromDqlite(context.Background(), s, "1.1.1.1:1234")
+
+		g := NewWithT(t)
+		g.Expect(err).To(MatchError(cmdErr))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CommandRunsSuccessfully", func(t *testing.T) {
+		snapDir := "/snapDir"
+		snapDataDir := "/snapDataDir"
+		removeEp := "1.1.1.1:1234"
+
+		s := &mock.Snap{
+			SnapDir:     snapDir,
+			SnapDataDir: snapDataDir,
+		}
+
+		g := NewWithT(t)
+		g.Expect(snaputil.RemoveNodeFromDqlite(context.Background(), s, removeEp)).To(Succeed())
+		g.Expect(s.RunCommandCalledWith).To(HaveLen(1))
+		g.Expect(s.RunCommandCalledWith[0].Commands).To(ContainElements(ContainSubstring(snapDir), ContainSubstring(snapDataDir), fmt.Sprintf(".remove %s", removeEp)))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/token.go b/pkg/util/token.go
index 6c6ed72..95d7e5d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/token.go
+++ b/pkg/util/token.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ func NewRandomString(letters RandomCharacters, length int) string {
 // A token may optionally have a TTL, which is appended at the end of the token.
 // For example, the tokens file may look like this:
 //
-//     token1
-//     token2|35616531876
+//	token1
+//	token2|35616531876
 //
 // In the file above, token1 is a valid token. token2 is valid until the unix timestamp 35616531876.
 func IsValidToken(token string, tokensFile string) (isValidToken, hasTTL bool) {