diff --git a/internal/app/admin_users.go b/internal/app/admin_users.go
index 1c87deaf..4ea5ffcf 100644
--- a/internal/app/admin_users.go
+++ b/internal/app/admin_users.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/mail"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -16,191 +18,370 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (a *application) adminCommand() *cobra.Command {
-	group := &cobra.Command{Use: "admin", Short: "Manage instance administration"}
-	users := &cobra.Command{Use: "user", Short: "Manage registered accounts"}
+	group := &cobra.Command{Use: "admin", Short: "Manage instance administration", Long: "Administer the Gitea instance. These commands need an administrator account."}
+	users := &cobra.Command{Use: "user", Short: "Manage registered accounts", Long: `List, view, create, edit and delete the accounts of the instance. These commands need an
+administrator account.`}
+	users.AddCommand(a.adminUserListCommand(), a.adminUserViewCommand())
+	for _, verb := range []string{"create", "edit"} {
+		users.AddCommand(a.adminUserChangeCommand(verb))
+	}
+	users.AddCommand(a.adminUserDeleteCommand())
 	group.AddCommand(users)
-	var limit, page int
-	list := &cobra.Command{Use: "list", Short: "List registered accounts", Args: argsExact(0), RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-		target, err := a.resolve(cmd.Context(), false)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		items, err := (services.AdminUsers{Client: target.client}).List(cmd.Context(), limit, page)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return writeList(a, cmd, items, adminUserRow)
-	}}
-	pageFlags(list, &limit, &page)
-	users.AddCommand(list)
-	for _, verb := range []string{"view", "create", "edit", "delete"} {
-		var username, email, fullName, description, website, location, visibility, password, passwordFile string
-		var admin, active, restricted, prohibitLogin, mustChangePassword, allowGitHook, allowImportLocal, allowCreateOrganization bool
-		var maxRepos int
-		opts := services.AdminUserOptions{}
-		command := &cobra.Command{Use: verb + " <username>", Short: titleCase(verb) + " an account", Args: argsExact(1)}
-		if verb == "create" {
-			command.Use = "create [username]"
-			command.Args = usageArgs(cobra.MaximumNArgs(1))
-			command.Flags().StringVar(&username, "username", "", "Account username")
-		}
-		if verb == "delete" {
-			command.Annotations = textOutput("account deletion does not return a resource")
-		}
-		type stringBinding struct {
-			name, description string
-			value             *string
-			option            **string
-		}
-		stringsToBind := []stringBinding{{"email", "Email address", &email, &opts.Email}, {"full-name", "Display name", &fullName, &opts.FullName}, {"visibility", "Profile visibility: public, limited, private", &visibility, &opts.Visibility}}
-		type boolBinding struct {
-			name, description string
-			value             *bool
-			option            **bool
-		}
-		boolsToBind := []boolBinding{{"admin", "Administrator privileges", &admin, &opts.Admin}, {"restricted", "Restrict account access", &restricted, &opts.Restricted}, {"prohibit-login", "Prohibit signing in", &prohibitLogin, &opts.ProhibitLogin}}
-		if verb == "edit" {
-			stringsToBind = append(stringsToBind, stringBinding{"description", "Profile description", &description, &opts.Description}, stringBinding{"website", "Website URL", &website, &opts.Website}, stringBinding{"location", "Location", &location, &opts.Location})
-			boolsToBind = append(boolsToBind, boolBinding{"active", "Activate account", &active, &opts.Active}, boolBinding{"allow-git-hook", "Allow Git hooks", &allowGitHook, &opts.AllowGitHook}, boolBinding{"allow-import-local", "Allow local repository imports", &allowImportLocal, &opts.AllowImportLocal}, boolBinding{"allow-create-organization", "Allow creating organizations", &allowCreateOrganization, &opts.AllowCreateOrganization})
-			command.Flags().IntVar(&maxRepos, "max-repo-creation", 0, "Repository creation limit (-1 for unlimited)")
-		}
-		if verb == "create" || verb == "edit" {
-			for _, binding := range stringsToBind {
-				command.Flags().StringVar(binding.value, binding.name, "", binding.description)
-			}
-			for _, binding := range boolsToBind {
-				command.Flags().BoolVar(binding.value, binding.name, false, binding.description+" (use =false to revoke)")
-			}
-			command.Flags().StringVar(&password, "password", "", "Password (prefer --password-file)")
-			command.Flags().StringVar(&passwordFile, "password-file", "", "Read password from file or - for stdin; remove one trailing line ending")
-			command.Flags().BoolVar(&mustChangePassword, "must-change-password", verb == "create", "Require password change on next sign-in (use =false to disable)")
-		}
-		command.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			if verb == "create" {
-				if len(args) > 0 {
-					if cmd.Flags().Changed("username") {
-						return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("supply username as an argument or --username, not both"))
-					}
-					username = args[0]
-				}
-				for _, field := range []struct {
-					value *string
-					flag  string
-				}{{&username, "username"}, {&email, "email"}} {
-					if _, err := a.require(cmd, field.value, field.flag); err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-				}
-				opts.Email = &email
-				opts.FullName = &fullName
-				if visibility == "" {
-					visibility = "public"
-				}
-				opts.Visibility = &visibility
-			} else {
-				username = args[0]
-			}
-			if strings.TrimSpace(username) == "" || strings.ContainsAny(username, "/\\ \t\r\n") {
-				return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("invalid account username"))
-			}
-			if verb == "create" || verb == "edit" {
-				for _, binding := range stringsToBind {
-					if cmd.Flags().Changed(binding.name) {
-						*binding.option = binding.value
-					}
-				}
-				for _, binding := range boolsToBind {
-					if cmd.Flags().Changed(binding.name) {
-						*binding.option = binding.value
-					}
-				}
-				if opts.Email != nil {
-					address, err := mail.ParseAddress(email)
-					if err != nil || address.Address != email {
-						return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("--email must contain one email address"))
-					}
-				}
-				if opts.Visibility != nil {
-					if err := oneOf("visibility", visibility, "public", "limited", "private"); err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-				}
-				if cmd.Flags().Changed("max-repo-creation") {
-					if maxRepos < -1 {
-						return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("--max-repo-creation must be -1 or nonnegative"))
-					}
-					opts.MaxRepoCreation = &maxRepos
-				}
-				passwordChange := verb == "create" || cmd.Flags().Changed("password") || cmd.Flags().Changed("password-file")
-				if passwordChange {
-					var err error
-					if password, err = a.readSecret(cmd, password, passwordFile, "password", "password-file"); err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-					if password == "" && !cmd.Flags().Changed("password-file") {
-						snapshot, err := a.deps.Settings.Load()
-						if err != nil {
-							return err
-						}
-						if !a.policy(snapshot).CanPrompt(a.deps.Streams) {
-							return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("missing password: supply --password-file or --password"))
-						}
-						password, err = a.deps.Prompter.SecretInput(cmd.Context(), "Password for "+username)
-						if err != nil {
-							return err
-						}
-						confirmation, err := a.deps.Prompter.SecretInput(cmd.Context(), "Confirm password")
-						if err != nil {
-							return err
-						}
-						if password != confirmation {
-							return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("passwords do not match"))
-						}
-					}
-					if password == "" {
-						return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("password cannot be empty"))
-					}
-					opts.Password = password
-				}
-				if verb == "create" || cmd.Flags().Changed("must-change-password") {
-					opts.MustChangePassword = &mustChangePassword
-				}
+	return group
+}
 
-				if verb == "edit" && opts == (services.AdminUserOptions{}) {
-					return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("supply account fields to edit"))
-				}
+// completeAdminUsers completes the usernames of the instance with their names.
+func (a *application) completeAdminUsers() cobra.CompletionFunc {
+	return a.apiCompletion(false, func(ctx context.Context, t target, toComplete string) ([]cobra.Completion, error) {
+		users, err := (services.AdminUsers{Client: t.client}).List(ctx, toComplete, completionLimit, 1)
+		return describe(users.Items, func(user services.AdminUser) (string, string) { return user.Username, user.FullName }), err
+	})
+}
+
+// userRole is admin, restricted or user.
+func userRole(user services.AdminUser) terminal.Cell {
+	switch {
+	case user.Admin:
+		return terminal.Cell{Text: "admin", Color: "magenta"}
+	case user.Restricted:
+		return terminal.Cell{Text: "restricted", Color: "yellow"}
+	}
+	return terminal.Cell{Text: "user"}
+}
+
+// userStatus is active, inactive or login prohibited.
+func userStatus(user services.AdminUser) terminal.Cell {
+	switch {
+	case user.ProhibitLogin:
+		return terminal.Cell{Text: "login prohibited", Color: "red"}
+	case !user.Active:
+		return terminal.Cell{Text: "inactive", Color: "yellow"}
+	}
+	return terminal.Cell{Text: "active", Color: "green"}
+}
+
+func (a *application) adminUserListCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	var query string
+	var limit, page int
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "list", Short: "List registered accounts", Args: argsExact(0),
+		Example: `$ tea admin user list
+# find accounts by username, name or email
+$ tea admin user list --query bob
+# print the email addresses
+$ tea admin user list --jq '.[].email'`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+			target, err := a.resolve(cmd.Context(), false)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			users, err := (services.AdminUsers{Client: target.client}).List(cmd.Context(), query, limit, page)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			spec := listSpec[services.AdminUser]{
+				Columns: []terminal.Column{{Header: "ID"}, {Header: "Username"}, {Header: "Name", Flex: true}, {Header: "Email"}, {Header: "Role"}, {Header: "Status"}, {Header: "Created"}},
+				Row: func(user services.AdminUser) []terminal.Cell {
+					return []terminal.Cell{
+						{Text: strconv.FormatInt(user.ID, 10), Link: user.URL},
+						{Text: user.Username, Bold: true},
+						{Text: user.FullName},
+						{Text: user.Email},
+						userRole(user), userStatus(user),
+						{Time: terminal.ParseTime(user.CreatedAt)},
+					}
+				},
+				Context: "users on " + target.Host, Empty: "no users on " + target.Host,
+			}
+			if query != "" {
+				spec.Context, spec.Empty = fmt.Sprintf("users matching %q", query), fmt.Sprintf("no users match %q", query)
+			}
+			return writeTable(a, cmd, users.Items, spec, servicePage(users, page))
+		},
+	}
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&query, "query", "", "Only list accounts whose username, name or email contains this text")
+	pageFlags(cmd, &limit, &page)
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func (a *application) adminUserViewCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "view <username>", Short: "View an account", Args: argsExact(1), ValidArgsFunction: a.completeAdminUsers(),
+		Example: `$ tea admin user view bob
+$ tea admin user view bob --json email,admin`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := validUsername(args[0]); err != nil {
+				return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, err)
 			}
 			target, err := a.resolve(cmd.Context(), false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if verb == "delete" {
-				if err := a.confirm(cmd, verb+" account "+username+" on "+target.Host); err != nil {
-					return err
+			user, err := (services.AdminUsers{Client: target.client}).View(cmd.Context(), args[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			d := a.display()
+			return writeView(a, cmd, user, func(user services.AdminUser) terminal.View {
+				created := timeField("Created", user.CreatedAt, d)
+				meta := ""
+				if created.Value != "" {
+					meta = "joined " + created.Value
 				}
+				role, status := userRole(user), userStatus(user)
+				created.PipedOnly = true
+				return terminal.View{
+					Title: user.Username, ID: fmt.Sprintf("(ID %d)", user.ID), Badges: []terminal.Cell{role, status}, Meta: meta,
+					Fields: []terminal.Field{
+						{Label: "Name", Value: user.FullName},
+						{Label: "Email", Value: user.Email},
+						{Label: "Role", Value: role.Text, PipedOnly: true},
+						{Label: "Status", Value: status.Text, PipedOnly: true},
+						{Label: "Visibility", Value: user.Visibility},
+						{Label: "Website", Value: user.Website},
+						{Label: "Location", Value: user.Location},
+						created,
+					},
+					Body: user.Description, Kind: "user", URL: user.URL,
+				}
+			})
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// adminUserChangeCommand creates or edits an account.
+func (a *application) adminUserChangeCommand(verb string) *cobra.Command {
+	var username, email, fullName, description, website, location, visibility, password, passwordFile string
+	var admin, active, restricted, prohibitLogin, mustChangePassword, allowGitHook, allowImportLocal, allowCreateOrganization bool
+	var maxRepos int
+	opts := services.AdminUserOptions{}
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "edit <username>", Short: "Edit an account", Args: argsExact(1), ValidArgsFunction: a.completeAdminUsers(),
+		Example: `$ tea admin user edit bob --full-name "Bob Builder" --restricted
+# reset a password and require a new one on the next sign-in
+$ tea admin user edit bob --password-file pw.txt --must-change-password
+# revoke administrator privileges
+$ tea admin user edit bob --admin=false`,
+	}
+	if verb == "create" {
+		command.Use, command.Short, command.ValidArgsFunction = "create [<username>]", "Create an account", nil
+		command.Args = usageArgs(cobra.MaximumNArgs(1))
+		command.Long = `Create an account. On a terminal, tea asks for a missing username, email address and
+password; the new account must change its password on its first sign-in unless
+--must-change-password=false is passed.`
+		command.Example = `$ tea admin user create carol --email carol@example.com
+# read the password from a file instead of a prompt
+$ tea admin user create ci-bot --email ci@example.com --password-file pw.txt --must-change-password=false`
+		command.Flags().StringVar(&username, "username", "", "Account username")
+	}
+	type stringBinding struct {
+		name, description string
+		value             *string
+		option            **string
+	}
+	stringsToBind := []stringBinding{{"email", "Email address", &email, &opts.Email}, {"full-name", "Display name", &fullName, &opts.FullName}}
+	type boolBinding struct {
+		name, description string
+		value             *bool
+		option            **bool
+	}
+	boolsToBind := []boolBinding{{"admin", "Administrator privileges", &admin, &opts.Admin}, {"restricted", "Restrict account access", &restricted, &opts.Restricted}, {"prohibit-login", "Prohibit signing in", &prohibitLogin, &opts.ProhibitLogin}}
+	if verb == "edit" {
+		stringsToBind = append(stringsToBind, stringBinding{"description", "Profile description", &description, &opts.Description}, stringBinding{"website", "Website URL", &website, &opts.Website}, stringBinding{"location", "Location", &location, &opts.Location})
+		boolsToBind = append(boolsToBind, boolBinding{"active", "Activate account", &active, &opts.Active}, boolBinding{"allow-git-hook", "Allow Git hooks", &allowGitHook, &opts.AllowGitHook}, boolBinding{"allow-import-local", "Allow local repository imports", &allowImportLocal, &opts.AllowImportLocal}, boolBinding{"allow-create-organization", "Allow creating organizations", &allowCreateOrganization, &opts.AllowCreateOrganization})
+		command.Flags().IntVar(&maxRepos, "max-repo-creation", 0, "Repository creation limit (-1 for unlimited)")
+	}
+	for _, binding := range stringsToBind {
+		command.Flags().StringVar(binding.value, binding.name, "", binding.description)
+	}
+	initialVisibility := ""
+	if verb == "create" {
+		initialVisibility = "public"
+	}
+	enumFlag(command, &visibility, "visibility", "", initialVisibility, "Profile visibility", visibilities...)
+	for _, binding := range boolsToBind {
+		command.Flags().BoolVar(binding.value, binding.name, false, binding.description+" (use =false to revoke)")
+	}
+	command.Flags().StringVar(&password, "password", "", "Password (prefer --password-file)")
+	command.Flags().StringVar(&passwordFile, "password-file", "", "Read password from file or - for stdin; remove one trailing line ending")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&mustChangePassword, "must-change-password", verb == "create", "Require password change on next sign-in (use =false to disable)")
+	command.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if verb == "create" {
+			if len(args) > 0 {
+				if cmd.Flags().Changed("username") {
+					return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("supply username as an argument or --username, not both"))
+				}
+				username = args[0]
+			}
+			if _, err := a.requireInput(cmd, &username, "username", "Username", validUsername); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if _, err := a.requireInput(cmd, &email, "email", "Email address", validEmail); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			opts.Email, opts.FullName, opts.Visibility = &email, &fullName, &visibility
+		} else {
+			username = args[0]
+		}
+		if err := validUsername(username); err != nil {
+			return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, err)
+		}
+		for _, binding := range stringsToBind {
+			if cmd.Flags().Changed(binding.name) {
+				*binding.option = binding.value
+			}
+		}
+		if cmd.Flags().Changed("visibility") {
+			opts.Visibility = &visibility
+		}
+		for _, binding := range boolsToBind {
+			if cmd.Flags().Changed(binding.name) {
+				*binding.option = binding.value
+			}
+		}
+		if opts.Email != nil {
+			if err := validEmail(email); err != nil {
+				return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, fmt.Errorf("--email: %w", err))
+			}
+		}
+		if cmd.Flags().Changed("max-repo-creation") {
+			if maxRepos < -1 {
+				return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("--max-repo-creation must be -1 or nonnegative"))
+			}
+			opts.MaxRepoCreation = &maxRepos
+		}
+		if verb == "create" || cmd.Flags().Changed("password") || cmd.Flags().Changed("password-file") {
+			var err error
+			if opts.Password, err = a.adminUserPassword(cmd, username, password, passwordFile); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if verb == "create" || cmd.Flags().Changed("must-change-password") {
+			opts.MustChangePassword = &mustChangePassword
+		}
+		if verb == "edit" && opts == (services.AdminUserOptions{}) {
+			return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("supply account fields to edit"))
+		}
+		target, err := a.resolve(cmd.Context(), false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		service := services.AdminUsers{Client: target.client}
+		if verb == "edit" {
+			user, err := service.Edit(cmd.Context(), username, opts)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			a.done(cmd, "Edited user %s", user.Username)
+			return a.jsonResult(cmd, user)
+		}
+		user, err := service.Create(cmd.Context(), username, opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		a.done(cmd, "Created user %s", user.Username)
+		if err := a.printURL(cmd, user.URL); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return a.jsonResult(cmd, user)
+	}
+	return command
+}
+
+// adminUserPassword reads the password from its flags, or asks twice on a terminal.
+func (a *application) adminUserPassword(cmd *cobra.Command, username, password, passwordFile string) (string, error) {
+	password, err := a.readSecret(cmd, password, passwordFile, "password", "password-file")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if password == "" && !cmd.Flags().Changed("password-file") {
+		snapshot, err := a.deps.Settings.Load()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if !a.policy(snapshot).CanPrompt(a.deps.Streams) {
+			return "", clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("missing password: supply --password-file or --password"))
+		}
+		if password, err = a.deps.Prompter.SecretInput(cmd.Context(), "Password for "+username); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		confirmation, err := a.deps.Prompter.SecretInput(cmd.Context(), "Confirm password")
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if password != confirmation {
+			return "", clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("passwords do not match"))
+		}
+	}
+	if password == "" {
+		return "", clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, errors.New("password cannot be empty"))
+	}
+	return password, nil
+}
+
+func validUsername(username string) error {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(username) == "" || strings.ContainsAny(username, "/\\ \t\r\n") {
+		return errors.New("invalid account username")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validEmail(email string) error {
+	if address, err := mail.ParseAddress(email); err != nil || address.Address != email {
+		return errors.New("enter one email address, such as carol@example.com")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *application) adminUserDeleteCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	var purge bool
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "delete <username>", Short: "Delete an account", Args: argsExact(1), ValidArgsFunction: a.completeAdminUsers(),
+		Long: `Delete an account. Gitea refuses while the user owns repositories or is the last owner of an
+organization: transfer or delete those first, or pass --purge to delete the account with
+everything it owns. A purge cannot be undone, so a terminal asks you to type the username.`,
+		Example: `$ tea admin user delete spammer
+# also delete the user's repositories, packages and organization memberships
+$ tea admin user delete spammer --purge`,
+		Annotations: map[string]string{"tea.text": "account deletion does not return a resource", "tea.confirm": "true"},
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := validUsername(args[0]); err != nil {
+				return clierr.Wrap(clierr.Usage, err)
+			}
+			target, err := a.resolve(cmd.Context(), false)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 			service := services.AdminUsers{Client: target.client}
-			var item services.AdminUser
-			switch verb {
-			case "view":
-				item, err = service.View(cmd.Context(), username)
-			case "create":
-				item, err = service.Create(cmd.Context(), username, opts)
-			case "edit":
-				item, err = service.Edit(cmd.Context(), username, opts)
-			case "delete":
-				return service.Delete(cmd.Context(), username)
+			user, err := service.View(cmd.Context(), args[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			confirmation := terminal.Confirmation{Prompt: fmt.Sprintf("Delete user %s?", user.Username), NonTTY: "delete user " + user.Username}
+			if purge {
+				confirmation = terminal.Confirmation{
+					Prompt: fmt.Sprintf("Delete user %s with their repositories, packages and organization memberships? This cannot be undone.", user.Username),
+					Typed:  user.Username, NonTTY: "purge user " + user.Username,
+				}
+			}
+			if err := a.confirmAction(cmd, confirmation); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			err = service.Delete(cmd.Context(), user.Username, purge)
+			if conflict, ok := errors.AsType[*services.ConflictError](err); ok && conflict.Reason == services.ReasonOwnsRepos {
+				conflict.Hint = "transfer or delete them, or pass --purge to delete them with the user"
 			}
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			return writeItem(a, cmd, item, adminUserRow)
-		}
-		users.AddCommand(command)
+			if purge {
+				a.done(cmd, "Deleted user %s and everything they owned", user.Username)
+			} else {
+				a.done(cmd, "Deleted user %s", user.Username)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
-	return group
-}
-
-func adminUserRow(item services.AdminUser) []terminal.Cell {
-	return terminal.Row(strconv.FormatInt(item.ID, 10), item.Username, item.FullName, "admin="+strconv.FormatBool(item.Admin), "active="+strconv.FormatBool(item.Active))
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&purge, "purge", false, "Also delete the user's repositories, packages and organization memberships")
+	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/admin_users_test.go b/internal/app/admin_users_test.go
index 5ca481e8..332b4cb3 100644
--- a/internal/app/admin_users_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/admin_users_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestAdminPromptAndFlagsReachEquivalentPayloads(t *testing.T) {
 	deps.Streams.InTTY = true
 	deps.Streams.ErrTTY = true
 	require.NoError(t, Execute(context.Background(), deps, []string{"admin", "user", "create", "account", "--full-name", "Test Account"}))
-	require.Equal(t, []string{"email"}, prompt.asked)
+	require.Equal(t, []string{"Email address"}, prompt.asked)
 	require.Len(t, prompt.secrets, 2)
 	require.Empty(t, prompt.confirmations)
 	out.Reset()
@@ -60,3 +60,53 @@ func TestAdminUserEditSetsMustChangePasswordOnlyWhenPassed(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, true, edits[1]["must_change_password"])
 	require.Equal(t, false, edits[2]["must_change_password"])
 }
+
+func TestAdminUserListShowsRolesAndStatuses(t *testing.T) {
+	server := newAuthenticatedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		require.Equal(t, "/api/v1/admin/users", r.URL.Path)
+		require.Equal(t, "li", r.URL.Query().Get("q"))
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[
+			{"id":1,"login":"alice","full_name":"Alice","email":"alice@example.test","is_admin":true,"active":true,"created":"2026-10-01T12:00:00Z"},
+			{"id":2,"login":"elisa","email":"elisa@example.test","restricted":true,"active":true,"created":"2026-10-02T12:00:00Z"},
+			{"id":3,"login":"lisbeth","email":"lisbeth@example.test","prohibit_login":true,"active":true,"created":"2026-10-03T12:00:00Z"},
+			{"id":4,"login":"lin","email":"lin@example.test","active":false,"created":"2026-10-04T12:00:00Z"}]`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+	deps, out, _ := serverDeps(t, server.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, Execute(context.Background(), deps, []string{"admin", "user", "list", "--query", "li"}))
+	require.Equal(t, "1\talice\tAlice\talice@example.test\tadmin\tactive\t2026-10-01T12:00:00Z\n"+
+		"2\telisa\t\telisa@example.test\trestricted\tactive\t2026-10-02T12:00:00Z\n"+
+		"3\tlisbeth\t\tlisbeth@example.test\tuser\tlogin prohibited\t2026-10-03T12:00:00Z\n"+
+		"4\tlin\t\tlin@example.test\tuser\tinactive\t2026-10-04T12:00:00Z\n", out.String())
+}
+
+func TestAdminUserDeleteOffersPurgeForOwners(t *testing.T) {
+	var deletes []string
+	server := newAuthenticatedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.Method {
+		case http.MethodGet:
+			require.Equal(t, "/api/v1/users/bob", r.URL.Path)
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"id":2,"login":"bob"}`))
+		case http.MethodDelete:
+			deletes = append(deletes, r.URL.RequestURI())
+			if r.URL.Query().Get("purge") != "true" {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"user still has ownership of repositories [uid: 2]"}`))
+				return
+			}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+	deps, _, _ := serverDeps(t, server.URL)
+	err := Execute(context.Background(), deps, []string{"admin", "user", "delete", "bob", "--yes"})
+	require.EqualError(t, err, `user "bob" still owns repositories; transfer or delete them, or pass --purge to delete them with the user`)
+
+	deps.Streams.InTTY, deps.Streams.ErrTTY = true, true
+	const typed = "Delete user bob with their repositories, packages and organization memberships? This cannot be undone. Type bob to confirm:"
+	prompt := &scriptedPrompter{inputs: map[string]string{typed: "bob"}}
+	deps.Prompter = prompt
+	require.NoError(t, Execute(context.Background(), deps, []string{"admin", "user", "delete", "bob", "--purge"}))
+	require.Equal(t, []string{typed}, prompt.asked)
+	require.Equal(t, []string{"/api/v1/admin/users/bob", "/api/v1/admin/users/bob?purge=true"}, deletes)
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/app_test.go b/internal/app/app_test.go
index 85726082..d65f7d8e 100644
--- a/internal/app/app_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/app_test.go
@@ -422,11 +422,6 @@ const (
 	pr review cancel-request
 `
 	examplesToWrite = `
-	admin user create
-	admin user delete
-	admin user edit
-	admin user list
-	admin user view
 	alias delete
 	alias list
 	alias set
@@ -604,8 +599,6 @@ const (
 	workflow view
 `
 	longsToWrite = `
-	admin
-	admin user
 	alias
 	auth
 	branch
diff --git a/internal/app/organizations.go b/internal/app/organizations.go
index dc4b0325..c7edebc7 100644
--- a/internal/app/organizations.go
+++ b/internal/app/organizations.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"gitea.dev/tea/internal/clierr"
 	"gitea.dev/tea/internal/services"
@@ -35,6 +36,22 @@ func (a *application) jsonResult(cmd *cobra.Command, item any) error {
 	return a.writeJSON(cmd, item)
 }
 
+// timeField shows an API timestamp relative to now on a TTY, and as RFC3339 for scripts.
+func timeField(label, raw string, d terminal.Display) terminal.Field {
+	t := terminal.ParseTime(raw)
+	if t.IsZero() {
+		return terminal.Field{Label: label}
+	}
+	if !d.TTY {
+		return terminal.Field{Label: label, Value: terminal.Timestamp(t)}
+	}
+	now := d.Now
+	if now.IsZero() {
+		now = time.Now()
+	}
+	return terminal.Field{Label: label, Value: terminal.RelativeTime(now, t)}
+}
+
 func yesNo(value bool) string {
 	if value {
 		return "yes"
@@ -111,6 +128,7 @@ $ tea org list --all`,
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&all, "all", false, "List every organization you can see instead of your memberships")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&username, "username", "", "List the organizations of this user")
+	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("username", a.completeInstanceUsers())
 	pageFlags(cmd, &limit, &page)
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -469,3 +487,11 @@ func (a *application) organizationMemberRemoveCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+// completeInstanceUsers completes the usernames of the instance that contain the typed text.
+func (a *application) completeInstanceUsers() cobra.CompletionFunc {
+	return a.apiCompletion(false, func(ctx context.Context, t target, toComplete string) ([]cobra.Completion, error) {
+		users, err := (services.AdminUsers{Client: t.client}).Search(ctx, toComplete, completionLimit)
+		return describe(users, func(user services.AdminUser) (string, string) { return user.Username, user.FullName }), err
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/validation_test.go b/internal/app/validation_test.go
index bc2db19e..6cd497c8 100644
--- a/internal/app/validation_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/validation_test.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ func TestUsageErrorsPrecedeRequests(t *testing.T) {
 		args []string
 		want string
 	}{
-		{[]string{"admin", "user", "create", "account", "--email", "invalid", "--password", "local-password"}, "--email must contain one email address"},
+		{[]string{"admin", "user", "create", "account", "--email", "invalid", "--password", "local-password"}, "--email: enter one email address"},
 		{[]string{"admin", "user", "create", "account", "--email", "account@example.test", "--password", "one", "--password-file", "-"}, "--password and --password-file are mutually exclusive"},
 		{[]string{"admin", "user", "create", "account", "--email", "account@example.test", "--password-file", ""}, "--password-file must name a file or -"},
 		{[]string{"admin", "user", "create", "account", "--email", "account@example.test", "--password", "local-password", "--visibility", "invalid"}, "--visibility must be public, limited, or private"},
 		{[]string{"admin", "user", "create", "account", "--username", "different"}, "supply username as an argument or --username, not both"},
 		{[]string{"admin", "user", "edit", "account"}, "supply account fields to edit"},
-		{[]string{"admin", "user", "edit", "account", "--email="}, "--email must contain one email address"},
+		{[]string{"admin", "user", "edit", "account", "--email="}, "--email: enter one email address"},
 		{[]string{"admin", "user", "edit", "account", "--max-repo-creation", "-2"}, "--max-repo-creation must be -1 or nonnegative"},
 		{[]string{"admin", "user", "edit", "account", "--password="}, "missing password: supply --password-file or --password"},
 		{[]string{"admin", "user", "view", "bad/account"}, "invalid account username"},
diff --git a/internal/services/admin_users.go b/internal/services/admin_users.go
index 265709cc..2bdd90d8 100644
--- a/internal/services/admin_users.go
+++ b/internal/services/admin_users.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 
 	gitea "gitea.dev/sdk"
 	"gitea.dev/tea/internal/transport"
@@ -68,15 +71,24 @@ func visibilityOf(visibility *string) *gitea.VisibleType {
 // AdminUsers provides administrator account operations.
 type AdminUsers struct{ Client *transport.Client }
 
-// List returns a page of users visible to the instance administrator.
-func (s AdminUsers) List(ctx context.Context, limit, page int) ([]AdminUser, error) {
-	users, _, err := call(ctx, s.Client, func(ctx context.Context, c *gitea.Client) ([]*gitea.User, *gitea.Response, error) {
-		return c.Admin.ListUsers(ctx, gitea.AdminListUsersOptions{ListOptions: listOptions(limit, page)})
+// List returns a page of the users whose username, full name or email contains query, or of
+// every user without one.
+func (s AdminUsers) List(ctx context.Context, query string, limit, page int) (Page[AdminUser], error) {
+	users, err := listPage(limit, page, func(limit, page int) ([]*gitea.User, http.Header, error) {
+		users, resp, err := call(ctx, s.Client, func(ctx context.Context, c *gitea.Client) ([]*gitea.User, *gitea.Response, error) {
+			return c.Admin.ListUsers(ctx, gitea.AdminListUsersOptions{ListOptions: listOptions(limit, page), Query: query})
+		})
+		return users, headerOf(resp), err
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return convertAll(users, adminUserFrom), nil
+	return convertPage(users, adminUserFrom), err
+}
+
+// Search finds accounts whose name contains query; unlike List it needs no administrator rights.
+func (s AdminUsers) Search(ctx context.Context, query string, limit int) ([]AdminUser, error) {
+	users, _, err := call(ctx, s.Client, func(ctx context.Context, c *gitea.Client) ([]*gitea.User, *gitea.Response, error) {
+		return c.Users.SearchUsers(ctx, gitea.SearchUsersOption{ListOptions: listOptions(limit, 1), KeyWord: query})
+	})
+	return convertAll(users, adminUserFrom), err
 }
 
 func (s AdminUsers) get(ctx context.Context, username string) (*gitea.User, error) {
@@ -144,9 +156,17 @@ func (s AdminUsers) Edit(ctx context.Context, username string, opts AdminUserOpt
 	return s.View(ctx, username)
 }
 
-// Delete removes an account. Gitea enforces ownership constraints.
-func (s AdminUsers) Delete(ctx context.Context, username string) error {
-	return do(ctx, s.Client, func(ctx context.Context, c *gitea.Client) (*gitea.Response, error) {
-		return c.Admin.DeleteUser(ctx, username)
-	})
+// Delete removes an account. Gitea refuses to delete users who own repositories or organizations
+// unless purge also deletes what they own.
+func (s AdminUsers) Delete(ctx context.Context, username string, purge bool) error {
+	var err error
+	if purge {
+		// TODO(sdk): DeleteUser needs a purge option.
+		err = sendJSON(ctx, s.Client, http.MethodDelete, "admin/users/"+url.PathEscape(username)+"?purge=true", nil, nil)
+	} else {
+		err = do(ctx, s.Client, func(ctx context.Context, c *gitea.Client) (*gitea.Response, error) {
+			return c.Admin.DeleteUser(ctx, username)
+		})
+	}
+	return Classify(err, "user", strconv.Quote(username), "")
 }