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openclaw/docs/cli/uninstall.md
Peter Steinberger 7bc994aee8 fix(install): avoid success after incomplete lifecycle changes (#125992)
* fix(install): make lifecycle mutations transactional

Standalone installers now apply npm-version-aware lifecycle approval. Updates verify and repair the installation before reporting success and preserve the prior install owner during method switches. Uninstall now exits nonzero when requested cleanup is only partially completed. Plugin update behavior is unchanged.

Closes #125925

* test(uninstall): assert aggregated live-owner failure

* fix(install): satisfy standalone shell checks

* fix(update): scan PATH for prior Git wrapper

* test(hooks): await Gmail watcher descendant exit

* fix(install): verify Windows npm candidate

* fix(ci): normalize package acceptance version

* fix(update): preserve staged local package links

* test(update): fold staged symlink coverage

* fix(update): retire every legacy Git wrapper

* test(docs): align consolidated ownership checks
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---
summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw uninstall` (remove gateway service + local data)"
read_when:
- You want to remove the gateway service and/or local state
- You want a dry-run first
title: "Uninstall"
---
# `openclaw uninstall`
Uninstall the Gateway service and/or local data. The CLI itself is not
removed; uninstall it via npm/pnpm separately.
## Options
| Flag | Default | Description |
| ------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `--service` | `false` | Remove the Gateway service. |
| `--state` | `false` | Remove state and config. |
| `--workspace` | `false` | Remove workspace directories. |
| `--app` | `false` | Remove the macOS app. |
| `--all` | `false` | Shorthand for `--service --state --workspace --app`. |
| `--yes` | `false` | Skip confirmation prompts. |
| `--non-interactive` | `false` | Disable prompts; requires `--yes`. |
| `--dry-run` | `false` | Print planned actions without removing files. |
With no scope flags, an interactive multiselect prompts for which components
to remove (defaults to service, state, workspace preselected).
## Examples
```bash
openclaw backup create
openclaw uninstall
openclaw uninstall --service --yes --non-interactive
openclaw uninstall --state --workspace --yes --non-interactive
openclaw uninstall --all --yes
openclaw uninstall --dry-run
```
## Notes
Uninstall reports each requested scope and exits nonzero if any requested cleanup fails or is blocked. A failed gateway service inspection, stop, or uninstall blocks state and workspace mutation, but independent macOS app cleanup is still attempted. After service teardown is safe, other permitted scopes continue so failures can be reported together. On non-macOS systems, `--app` reports that the scope is not applicable.
- Run `openclaw backup create` first for a restorable snapshot before removing
state or workspaces.
- Before removing state, `--state` requires exclusive state ownership. If an
unmanaged or externally supervised Gateway is still running, uninstall
refuses and asks you to stop it first.
- `--state` preserves configured workspace directories unless `--workspace` is
also selected.
## Related
- [CLI reference](/cli)
- [Uninstall](/install/uninstall)