| name | dxkit-uninstall |
| description | Cleanly and non-intrusively remove dxkit from a repo, restoring its exact pre-dxkit state — reverse every additive merge (settings.json, CLAUDE.md, .gitignore, package.json), delete every file dxkit created, and clean up hooks + CI + the .dxkit/ tree. Dry-run first. Use when the user says "remove dxkit", "uninstall dxkit", "get rid of dxkit", "clean up dxkit from this repo", "how do I undo dxkit init", or wants to stop using dxkit. |
dxkit-uninstall
This skill owns removing dxkit from a repo. Its one guarantee: after uninstall, the repo is back to its exact pre-dxkit state — every file dxkit created is gone, and every additive change dxkit made to a file you already had is reversed, leaving your own content byte-for-byte intact.
What it removes vs reverts
dxkit's footprint falls into two kinds, handled differently:
- Files dxkit created (they didn't exist before):
.dxkit/, the dxkit-* skills under .claude/, AGENTS.md, the git hooks in .githooks/, the dxkit-* GitHub workflows, .dxkit-ignore, and .vyuh-dxkit.json. These are removed outright.
- Additive merges into files you already had: the
.gitignore runtime-output block, the CLAUDE.md loop block (between <!-- dxkit:loop:start --> / end -->), the .claude/settings.json hooks (context-hook / stop-gate), and the package.json @vyuhlabs/dxkit devDependency + postinstall. These are surgically reverted — only dxkit's additions are stripped; your keys, prose, and formatting are preserved.
It knows exactly what is dxkit's because init recorded a manifest (.vyuh-dxkit.json) with a hash of every created file. A dxkit-created file you have since edited is surfaced and skipped (not clobbered) unless you pass --force.
How to run it
npx vyuh-dxkit uninstall
npx vyuh-dxkit uninstall --yes
Useful flags:
--remove-devdep — also remove the @vyuhlabs/dxkit devDependency + postinstall from package.json (kept by default so a lockfile install doesn't break mid-cleanup). After it edits package.json, run your package manager's install to prune the lockfile — the CLI prints the exact command for your PM (npm ci / pnpm install / yarn install / bun install).--keep-baselines — keep the curated, git-tracked artifacts (.dxkit/baselines/, the allowlist, .dxkit/external/) and remove only the runtime state. Use this if you want to pause dxkit but keep your grandfathered debt inventory.--force — also remove dxkit-created files you have edited (default: skip + warn).--no-feedback — skip the feedback prompt.--json — machine-readable plan/result.
Verifying the restore
On a git repo, the definitive check is that the working tree returns to clean:
git status
If you had committed dxkit's files (baselines, workflows), those show as deletions to commit — that is expected; uninstall only edits the working tree, never git history.
Package-manager notes
- After
--remove-devdep, run your PM's install to prune the lockfile (the CLI prints the exact command). Non-npm repos need their own PM — pnpm install / yarn install / bun install, not npm install.
- pnpm with a release-age policy (
minimumReleaseAge): if your pnpm-workspace.yaml has a minimumReleaseAgeExclude entry for @vyuhlabs/dxkit (you or an earlier dxkit added it so a just-published dxkit could install at all), keep it until AFTER pnpm install prunes dxkit from the lockfile, THEN remove the exclusion and pnpm install again. Removing it first makes the stale lockfile fail ERR_PNPM_MINIMUM_RELEASE_AGE_VIOLATION before it can prune. Uninstall surfaces this entry in its plan but does not edit your pnpm-workspace.yaml.
@vitest/coverage-v8: if you ran vyuh-dxkit tools install, it may have added this devDependency for vyuh-dxkit coverage. It is not part of dxkit's install manifest, so uninstall leaves it — remove it by hand if you don't want it (<pm> remove @vitest/coverage-v8).
The feedback prompt (optional, opt-in)
On completion, the CLI prints a prefilled GitHub issue URL and invites you to share why you're removing dxkit. Nothing is sent automatically — it is a link you choose to open; there is no telemetry. Skip it with --no-feedback. If the user wants to leave feedback, open the URL it printed (or run npx vyuh-dxkit issue --type=uninstall --about="…").
What NOT to do
- Do not hand-delete
.dxkit/ and the workflows and call it done — that leaves the additive merges (settings.json hooks, CLAUDE.md block, .gitignore entries, package.json devDep) behind. Use uninstall, which reverses those too.
- Do not run
--force reflexively — the skip-and-warn on edited files is there so you don't lose work you put into a dxkit-created file. Review the warnings first.
