clawdbot/docs/install/uninstall.md

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Uninstall Moltbot completely (CLI, service, state, workspace)	You want to remove Moltbot from a machine The gateway service is still running after uninstall

Uninstall

Two paths:

• Easy path if moltbot is still installed.
• Manual service removal if the CLI is gone but the service is still running.

Easy path (CLI still installed)

Recommended: use the built-in uninstaller:

moltbot uninstall

Non-interactive (automation / npx):

moltbot uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive
npx -y moltbot uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive

Manual steps (same result):

1. Stop the gateway service:

moltbot gateway stop

2. Uninstall the gateway service (launchd/systemd/schtasks):

moltbot gateway uninstall

3. Delete state + config:

rm -rf "${CLAWDBOT_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.clawdbot}"

If you set CLAWDBOT_CONFIG_PATH to a custom location outside the state dir, delete that file too.

4. Delete your workspace (optional, removes agent files):

rm -rf ~/clawd

5. Remove the CLI install (pick the one you used):

npm rm -g moltbot
pnpm remove -g moltbot
bun remove -g moltbot

6. If you installed the macOS app:

rm -rf /Applications/Moltbot.app

Notes:

• If you used profiles (--profile / CLAWDBOT_PROFILE), repeat step 3 for each state dir (defaults are ~/.clawdbot-<profile>).
• In remote mode, the state dir lives on the gateway host, so run steps 1-4 there too.

Manual service removal (CLI not installed)

Use this if the gateway service keeps running but moltbot is missing.

macOS (launchd)

Default label is com.clawdbot.gateway (or com.clawdbot.<profile>):

launchctl bootout gui/$UID/com.clawdbot.gateway
rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawdbot.gateway.plist

If you used a profile, replace the label and plist name with com.clawdbot.<profile>.

Linux (systemd user unit)

Default unit name is moltbot-gateway.service (or moltbot-gateway-<profile>.service):

systemctl --user disable --now moltbot-gateway.service
rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/moltbot-gateway.service
systemctl --user daemon-reload

Windows (Scheduled Task)

Default task name is Moltbot Gateway (or Moltbot Gateway (<profile>)). The task script lives under your state dir.

schtasks /Delete /F /TN "Moltbot Gateway"
Remove-Item -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.clawdbot\gateway.cmd"

If you used a profile, delete the matching task name and ~\.clawdbot-<profile>\gateway.cmd.

Normal install vs source checkout

Normal install (install.sh / npm / pnpm / bun)

If you used https://molt.bot/install.sh or install.ps1, the CLI was installed with npm install -g moltbot@latest. Remove it with npm rm -g moltbot (or pnpm remove -g / bun remove -g if you installed that way).

Source checkout (git clone)

If you run from a repo checkout (git clone + moltbot ... / bun run moltbot ...):

1. Uninstall the gateway service before deleting the repo (use the easy path above or manual service removal).
2. Delete the repo directory.
3. Remove state + workspace as shown above.