openclaw-uninstall

# 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

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## 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 user@example.com' 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, oth...

# OpenClaw Uninstall Guide (openclaw-uninstall)

Community-maintained uninstall and verification guide for OpenClaw. Free, transparent, verifiable — no paid cleanup services.

## Install (ClawHub)

```bash
clawhub install openclaw-uninstall
```

## Manual usage

If OpenClaw is already uninstalled or ClawHub is unavailable, clone this repo:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/ERerGB/openclaw-uninstall.git
cd openclaw-uninstall
```

- **Verify residue**: `./scripts/verify-clean.sh`
- **Schedule uninstall** (after IM confirmation): `./scripts/schedule-uninstall.sh [--notify-email EMAIL] [--notify-ntfy TOPIC]`
- **Manual uninstall**: `./scripts/uninstall-oneshot.sh` or see [Uninstall docs](https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/uninstall)

## Disclaimer

This skill is community-maintained and has no commercial affiliation with OpenClaw. Based on [OpenClaw official docs](https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/uninstall).

## License

MIT