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| Uninstall OpenClaw completely (CLI, service, state, workspace) |
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Uninstall |
Two paths:
- Easy path if
openclawis 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:
openclaw uninstall
State removal preserves configured workspace directories unless you also select --workspace.
Preview what will be removed (safe):
openclaw uninstall --dry-run --all
Non-interactive (automation / npx). Use with caution and only after confirming scopes:
openclaw uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive
npx -y openclaw uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive
Flags: --service, --state, --workspace, --app select individual scopes; --all selects all four.
Manual steps (same result):
- Stop the gateway service:
openclaw gateway stop
- Uninstall the gateway service (launchd/systemd/schtasks):
openclaw gateway uninstall
- Delete state + config:
rm -rf "${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}"
If you set OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH to a custom location outside the state dir, delete that file too.
If you want to keep a workspace inside the state dir, such as ~/.openclaw/workspace, move it aside before running rm -rf or delete state contents selectively.
- Delete your workspace (optional, removes agent files):
rm -rf ~/.openclaw/workspace
- Remove the CLI install (pick the one you used):
npm rm -g openclaw
pnpm remove -g openclaw
bun remove -g openclaw
- If you installed the macOS app:
rm -rf /Applications/OpenClaw.app
Notes:
- If you used profiles (
--profile/OPENCLAW_PROFILE), repeat step 3 for each state dir (defaults are~/.openclaw-<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 openclaw is missing.
macOS (launchd)
Default label is ai.openclaw.gateway (or ai.openclaw.<profile> with a profile):
launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway
rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist
If you used a profile, replace the label and plist name with ai.openclaw.<profile>.
Linux (systemd user unit)
Default unit name is openclaw-gateway.service (or openclaw-gateway-<profile>.service). A pre-rename clawdbot-gateway.service unit may still exist on machines upgraded from very old installs; openclaw uninstall / openclaw gateway uninstall detects and removes it automatically.
systemctl --user disable --now openclaw-gateway.service
rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service
systemctl --user daemon-reload
Windows (Scheduled Task)
Default task name is OpenClaw Gateway (or OpenClaw Gateway (<profile>)).
The task launches a windowless gateway.vbs script under your state dir, which in turn
runs gateway.cmd; remove both.
schtasks /Delete /F /TN "OpenClaw Gateway"
Remove-Item -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.openclaw\gateway.cmd" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.openclaw\gateway.vbs" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
If you used a profile, delete the matching task name and the gateway.cmd /
gateway.vbs files under ~\.openclaw-<profile>.
Normal install vs source checkout
Normal install (install.sh / npm / pnpm / bun)
If you used https://openclaw.ai/install.sh or install.ps1, the CLI was installed with npm install -g openclaw@latest.
Remove it with npm rm -g openclaw (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 + openclaw ... / bun run openclaw ...):
- Uninstall the gateway service before deleting the repo (use the easy path above or manual service removal).
- Delete the repo directory.
- Remove state + workspace as shown above.