ak kit uninstall

ak kit uninstall

Remove an installed kit plugin

Synopsis

What it does: Remove AgentKit-owned files for one installed kit. The command compares the installed plugin tree against the current kit output and preserves unknown or user-modified files.

Who it's for: Power users scripting global kit cleanup; operators validating install/uninstall lifecycle.

When to use it: Use after ak kit init <kit> when the kit should no longer be installed.

Examples: ak kit uninstall engineer --dry-run # show files that would be removed ak kit uninstall engineer --yes # remove matching AK-owned kit files ak kit uninstall engineer --json --dry-run # machine-readable plan

What changes on disk: Deletes matching AgentKit-generated files under ~/.claude/plugins/ak-<kit>/, unregisters the Claude Code plugin entry/settings when present, strips AK-managed global Codex runtime blocks, removes manifest-backed kit content, and snapshots before writes.

Output modes: pretty default on TTY (colors, ASCII markers) plain auto when stdout piped or --no-interactive json --json (single-object envelope, NDJSON-safe)

Exit codes: 0 success 1 runtime error 2 invalid flags 3 user-cancel (SIGINT, prompt-cancel) 1 invalid kit, unreadable install tree, or unsafe plugin ownership 3 dry-run or not confirmed

ak kit uninstall <kit-name> [flags]

Options

      --dry-run              Show uninstall plan without deleting files
  -h, --help                 help for uninstall
      --json                 Emit machine-readable JSON (implies --no-interactive)
      --kits-dir string      Kits directory override (default: embedded kits; overrides: --kits-dir or $AGENTKIT_KITS_DIR)
      --no-interactive       Disable interactive prompts (CI-safe)
      --plugin-mode          Explicitly deactivate a Claude Code project plugin
      --project-dir string   Project directory for a native project install; combine with --plugin-mode for a project plugin
  -q, --quiet                Suppress non-error output on stderr
  -V, --verbose              Extra diagnostic output on stderr (loses to --quiet)
  -y, --yes                  Assume yes for all prompts

SEE ALSO

• ak kit - Kit management commands