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summary: "Uninstall Clawdbot completely (CLI, service, state, workspace)"
read_when:
- You want to remove Clawdbot from a machine
- The gateway service is still running after uninstall
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# Uninstall
Two paths:
- **Easy path** if `clawdbot` 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:
```bash
clawdbot uninstall
```
Non-interactive (automation / npx):
```bash
clawdbot uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive
npx -y clawdbot uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive
```
Manual steps (same result):
1) Stop the gateway service:
```bash
clawdbot gateway stop
```
2) Uninstall the gateway service (launchd/systemd/schtasks):
```bash
clawdbot gateway uninstall
```
3) Delete state + config:
```bash
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):
```bash
rm -rf ~/clawd
```
5) Remove the CLI install (pick the one you used):
```bash
npm rm -g clawdbot
pnpm remove -g clawdbot
bun remove -g clawdbot
```
6) If you installed the macOS app:
```bash
rm -rf /Applications/Clawdbot.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 `clawdbot` is missing.
### macOS (launchd)
Default label is `com.clawdbot.gateway` (or `com.clawdbot.<profile>`):
```bash
launchctl bootout gui/$UID/com.clawdbot.gateway
rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawdbot.gateway.plist
```
If you used a profile, replace the label and plist name with `com.clawdbot.<profile>`.
### Linux (systemd user unit)
Default unit name is `clawdbot-gateway.service` (or `clawdbot-gateway-<profile>.service`):
```bash
systemctl --user disable --now clawdbot-gateway.service
rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/clawdbot-gateway.service
systemctl --user daemon-reload
```
### Windows (Scheduled Task)
Default task name is `Clawdbot Gateway` (or `Clawdbot Gateway (<profile>)`).
The task script lives under your state dir.
```powershell
schtasks /Delete /F /TN "Clawdbot Gateway"
Remove-Item -Force "$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://clawd.bot/install.sh` or `install.ps1`, the CLI was installed with `npm install -g clawdbot@latest`.
Remove it with `npm rm -g clawdbot` (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` + `clawdbot ...` / `bun run clawdbot ...`):
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.