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Claude Code Uninstaller — Development skill for Claude Code

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Complete Claude Code uninstaller for npm and native binary installations.

How to install Claude Code Uninstaller

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open burakdede/claude-code-uninstaller and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Claude Code Uninstaller does

Complete Claude Code uninstaller for npm and native binary installations.

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README

Claude Code Uninstaller

Anthropic's native binary installation (currently in beta) doesn't provide an uninstall method. This script removes both npm and native binary installations completely.

**Anthropic now provides [official uninstall instructions](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup#uninstall-claude-code).** As of 2026‑01‑06 you can follow their guide directly, but this script remains available if you prefer a single command that cleans up every installation source and makes backups for you.

Usage

Why this exists

Mixed npm/native installs used to leave stray binaries, shell completions, and caches that interfered with new releases. This script gives you a clean slate by removing every known Claude Code path (with backups) in one pass, which was especially important before Anthropic shipped an official uninstall flow.

Quick install (recommended)

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh            # installs to ~/.local/bin/cc-uninstall by default
cc-uninstall --help

**Verification:**

command -v cc-uninstall   # should print ~/.local/bin/cc-uninstall
cc-uninstall --help       # shows usage banner

Run directly

chmod +x cc-uninstall.sh
./cc-uninstall.sh

**Options:**

--force - Skip prompts
--quiet - Silent mode (implies --force, perfect for scripts)
--help - Show help

**Examples:**

# Interactive (asks before removing ~/.claude)
./cc-uninstall.sh

# Automation/CI-CD
./cc-uninstall.sh --quiet

What Gets Removed

Binaries: ~/.local/bin/claude, /usr/local/bin/claude, etc.
Data cache: ~/.local/share/claude
NPM packages: Global installations and broken leftovers
Shell configs: Removes Claude lines from .bashrc, .zshrc, etc. (creates backups)
User settings: ~/.claude, ~/.claude.json
Project settings: .claude/ directory and .mcp.json in the directory where you run the script