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zeekayandHanzo Dev 84e4069c2c docs name the state dir and config file the bot reads: ~/.bot/bot.json
The docs said ~/.hanzo-bot/hanzo-bot.json (and ~/.hanzo-bot-<profile>, hanzo-bot.plugin.json), which nothing reads: src/config/paths.ts resolves ~/.bot, bot.json and ~/.bot-<profile>, and plugins ship bot.plugin.json. Every such path in docs/ now names what the code opens.

Co-authored-by: Hanzo Dev <[email protected]>
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Uninstall HanzoBot completely (CLI, service, state, workspace)
You want to remove HanzoBot from a machine
The gateway service is still running after uninstall
Uninstall

Uninstall

Two paths:

  • Easy path if hanzo-bot 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:

hanzo-bot uninstall

Non-interactive (automation / npx):

hanzo-bot uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive
npx -y hanzo-bot uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive

Manual steps (same result):

  1. Stop the gateway service:
hanzo-bot gateway stop
  1. Uninstall the gateway service (launchd/systemd/schtasks):
hanzo-bot gateway uninstall
  1. Delete state + config:
rm -rf "${BOT_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.bot}"

If you set BOT_CONFIG_PATH to a custom location outside the state dir, delete that file too.

  1. Delete your workspace (optional, removes agent files):
rm -rf ~/.bot/workspace
  1. Remove the CLI install (pick the one you used):
npm rm -g hanzo-bot
pnpm remove -g hanzo-bot
bun remove -g hanzo-bot
  1. If you installed the macOS app:
rm -rf /Applications/HanzoBot.app

Notes:

  • If you used profiles (--profile / BOT_PROFILE), repeat step 3 for each state dir (defaults are ~/.bot-<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 hanzo-bot is missing.

macOS (launchd)

Default label is ai.hanzo.bot.gateway (or ai.hanzo.bot.<profile>; legacy com.hanzo-bot.* may still exist):

launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.hanzo.bot.gateway
rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.hanzo.bot.gateway.plist

If you used a profile, replace the label and plist name with ai.hanzo.bot.<profile>. Remove any legacy com.hanzo-bot.* plists if present.

Linux (systemd user unit)

Default unit name is hanzo-bot-gateway.service (or hanzo-bot-gateway-<profile>.service):

systemctl --user disable --now hanzo-bot-gateway.service
rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/hanzo-bot-gateway.service
systemctl --user daemon-reload

Windows (Scheduled Task)

Default task name is HanzoBot Gateway (or HanzoBot Gateway (<profile>)). The task script lives under your state dir.

schtasks /Delete /F /TN "HanzoBot Gateway"
Remove-Item -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.bot\gateway.cmd"

If you used a profile, delete the matching task name and ~\.bot-<profile>\gateway.cmd.

Normal install vs source checkout

Normal install (install.sh / npm / pnpm / bun)

If you used https://hanzo-bot.ai/install.sh or install.ps1, the CLI was installed with npm install -g hanzo-bot@latest. Remove it with npm rm -g hanzo-bot (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 + hanzo-bot ... / bun run hanzo-bot ...):

  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.