Uninstall
Uninstall Reeve completely (CLI, service, state, workspace)
Uninstall
Two paths:
- Easy path if
reeveis 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:
reeve uninstallNon-interactive (automation / npx):
reeve uninstall --all --yes --non-interactive
npx -y reeve uninstall --all --yes --non-interactiveManual steps (same result):
- Stop the gateway service:
reeve gateway stop- Uninstall the gateway service (launchd/systemd/schtasks):
reeve gateway uninstall- Delete state + config:
rm -rf "${REEVE_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.reeve}"If you set REEVE_CONFIG_PATH to a custom location outside the state dir, delete that file too.
- Delete your workspace (optional, removes agent files):
rm -rf ~/reeve- Remove the CLI install (pick the one you used):
npm rm -g reeve
pnpm remove -g reeve
bun remove -g reeve- If you installed the macOS app:
rm -rf /Applications/Reeve.appNotes:
- If you used profiles (
--profile/REEVE_PROFILE), repeat step 3 for each state dir (defaults are~/.reeve-<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 reeve is missing.
macOS (launchd)
Default label is com.reeve.gateway (or com.reeve.<profile>):
launchctl bootout gui/$UID/com.reeve.gateway
rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.reeve.gateway.plistIf you used a profile, replace the label and plist name with com.reeve.<profile>.
Linux (systemd user unit)
Default unit name is reeve-gateway.service (or reeve-gateway-<profile>.service):
systemctl --user disable --now reeve-gateway.service
rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/reeve-gateway.service
systemctl --user daemon-reloadWindows (Scheduled Task)
Default task name is Reeve Gateway (or Reeve Gateway (<profile>)).
The task script lives under your state dir.
schtasks /Delete /F /TN "Reeve Gateway"
Remove-Item -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.reeve\gateway.cmd"If you used a profile, delete the matching task name and ~\.reeve-<profile>\gateway.cmd.
Normal install vs source checkout
Normal install (install.sh / npm / pnpm / bun)
If you used https://reeve.com/install.sh or install.ps1, the CLI was installed with npm install -g reeve@latest.
Remove it with npm rm -g reeve (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 + reeve ... / bun run reeve ...):
- Uninstall the gateway service before deleting the repo (use the easy path above or manual service removal).
- Delete the repo directory.
- Remove state + workspace as shown above.