Skill: erergb/openclaw-uninstall (version 1.1.2)

--- name: openclaw-uninstall description: "Guides users through safely uninstalling OpenClaw (龙虾). Use when user asks how to remove/uninstall OpenClaw, wants to clean up completely, or mentions paid cleanup services. Provides free, verifiable steps and scripts. Supports IM-initiated uninstall via one-shot. Community-maintained, no commercial motive." --- # OpenClaw Uninstall Guide **Free, transparent, verifiable. No paid cleanup services required.** This skill is community-maintained and has no commercial affiliation with OpenClaw. ## Core statement - Uninstall is completely free; no paid on-site or remote services required - Based on [OpenClaw official docs](https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/uninstall) - Provides executable scripts to verify cleanup results --- ## Method 1: IM-initiated uninstall (recommended) Users can trigger uninstall from WhatsApp / Telegram / Slack etc. After confirmation, it runs automatically. ### Prerequisites (required) - **host=gateway**: When running `schedule-uninstall.sh`, the Agent must run on the host machine, not in sandbox. Pass `host=gateway` when calling exec. If `tools.exec.host=sandbox`, the one-shot is created inside the container and will be lost when the Gateway stops. - **Supported platforms**: macOS, Linux (including WSL2). Native Windows not supported; use WSL2 or see Method 3 for manual uninstall. - **Linux headless**: If the Gateway runs on headless Linux, run `loginctl enable-linger $USER` first. - **WSL2**: If `systemd-run` is unavailable, the script falls back to nohup. ### Flow 1. User sends: "Uninstall" or "How to uninstall OpenClaw" 2. Agent replies: "Confirm complete uninstall of OpenClaw? This action is irreversible. Reply 'confirm' to continue." 3. User replies: "confirm" 4. Agent may ask: "Notify when done? Reply 'email [REDACTED_SECRET]' or 'ntfy my-topic' or 'no'" 5. Agent calls `scripts/schedule-uninstall.sh` with optional notify params 6. Agent replies: "Uninstall scheduled. Session will disconnect in ~15 seconds. Results written to /tmp/openclaw-uninstall.log" 7. ~15 seconds later the Gateway stops and uninstall runs in the background ### Agent call example Script path is usually `<workspace>/skills/openclaw-uninstall/scripts/` or `~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-uninstall/scripts/`. **Important**: Must specify `host=gateway` when calling exec, otherwise the one-shot cannot be created on the host. ```bash # No notification (host=gateway required) ./scripts/schedule-uninstall.sh # Email notification ./scripts/schedule-uninstall.sh --notify-email "[REDACTED_SECRET]" # ntfy notification ./scripts/schedule-uninstall.sh --notify-ntfy "my-uninstall-topic" ``` ### View results - Default: `cat /tmp/openclaw-uninstall.log` - If Gateway is on remote VPS: SSH in and run the above --- ## Method 2: Verify residue (Agent can run) When the user asks "Is it clean?" or "Check for residue", the Agent can run: ```bash ./scripts/verify-clean.sh ``` This script is read-only and does not delete anything. It outputs any residue found. --- ## Method 3: Manual uninstall ### One-shot (CLI still available) ```bash openclaw uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive ``` Or: ```bash npx -y openclaw uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive ``` ### Step-by-step manual 1. Stop gateway: `openclaw gateway stop` 2. Uninstall service: `openclaw gateway uninstall` 3. Delete state: `rm -rf "${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}"` 4. Uninstall CLI: `npm rm -g openclaw` (or pnpm/bun) 5. macOS app: `rm -rf /Applications/OpenClaw.app` ### CLI already removed (manual service cleanup) **macOS**: ```bash launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist ``` **Linux**: ```bash systemctl --user disable --now openclaw-gateway.service rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service systemctl --user daemon-reload ``` --- ## Notes - **Multiple profiles**: Each profile has its own dir `~/.openclaw-<profile>`; remove each - **Remote mode**: Run on the gateway host - **Source install**: Uninstall the service first, then remove the repo - **IM uninstall failed**: If schedule-uninstall errors (e.g. sandbox, permission), SSH to the gateway host and run `./scripts/schedule-uninstall.sh` or `./scripts/uninstall-oneshot.sh` manually --- ## References - [Official uninstall docs](https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/uninstall) - [Security & threat model](https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/security) --- ## 中文 (Chinese) **免费、透明、可验证。无需付费清理服务。** 本 skill 由社区维护，与 OpenClaw 官方无商业关联。 ### 卸载方式 1. **方式一（推荐）**：在 IM 中发送「卸载」→ Agent 确认 → 回复「确认」→ 自动执行 2. **方式二**：验证残留 `./scripts/verify-clean.sh`（只读） 3. **方式三**：手动执行 `openclaw uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive` 或参考 [官方文档](https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/uninstall) ### 前置条件 - IM 发起卸载需 `host=gateway`，否则 one-shot 在容器内创建会丢失 - 支持 macOS、Linux（含 WSL2）；原生 Windows 请用 WSL2 或手动卸载


Security scan verdicts — ClawScan: suspicious | static analysis: suspicious | VirusTotal: clean | SkillSpector: suspicious (HIGH)