openclaw uninstall

Uninstall OpenClaw from your system.

Usage

openclaw uninstall [options]

Options

Option	Description
--keep-config	Keep configuration files
--keep-data	Keep data and sessions
--force	Skip confirmation

Examples

# Uninstall (with confirmation)
openclaw uninstall

# Keep configuration
openclaw uninstall --keep-config

# Force uninstall
openclaw uninstall --force

What Gets Removed

Component	Location
Binary	/usr/local/bin/openclaw
Configuration	~/.config/openclaw/
Data	~/.local/share/openclaw/
Logs	~/.config/openclaw/logs/
Services	launchd/systemd service files

Manual Uninstall

If the command fails:

# macOS/Linux
rm /usr/local/bin/openclaw
rm -rf ~/.config/openclaw
rm -rf ~/.local/share/openclaw

# Remove service (macOS)
launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist
rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist

# Remove service (Linux)
sudo systemctl disable openclaw-gateway
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/openclaw-gateway.service

See Also

• reset - Reset without uninstall
• Installation