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One-line uninstall

The fastest way to remove Bolly. This stops the service, removes the binary, cleans up service files, and removes the PATH entry from your shell config. 
curl -fsSL https://bollyai.dev/uninstall.sh | bash
When run in an interactive terminal, the script asks whether to keep or delete your data. When piped non-interactively, it removes everything by default.
The uninstall script is open source. You can review it on GitHub before running.

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Options

Control behavior with environment variables:
VariableDefaultDescription
KEEP_DATA=1Remove everythingKeep your data (config, memories, chats, drops) and only remove the binary and service
BOLLY_DIR=/custom/path~/.bollyUninstall from a custom directory if you installed Bolly to a non-default location

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Keep your data

To remove Bolly but preserve your conversations, memories, and config: 
KEEP_DATA=1 curl -fsSL https://bollyai.dev/uninstall.sh | bash
Your data stays at ~/.bolly/. You can reinstall later and pick up where you left off.

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Custom install directory

If you installed Bolly to a custom path: 
BOLLY_DIR=/opt/bolly curl -fsSL https://bollyai.dev/uninstall.sh | bash

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What the script does

1

Stops the service

Unloads the launchd plist on macOS or stops and disables the systemd unit on Linux. Kills any remaining Bolly process.
2

Removes service files

~/Library/LaunchAgents/dev.bollyai.bolly.plist
3

Removes files

Deletes the ~/.bolly/bin/ directory and log file. If KEEP_DATA is not set, removes the entire ~/.bolly/ directory.
4

Cleans shell config

Removes the Bolly PATH entry from your shell rc file (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc.).

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Manual uninstall

If you prefer to remove Bolly by hand:
1

Stop the service

bolly stop
2

Remove service files

sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/bolly.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
3

Remove the binary

rm -rf ~/.bolly/bin
4

Clean your PATH

Open your shell config file (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.) and remove the line that adds ~/.bolly/bin to your PATH.
5

Remove data (optional)

This permanently deletes all Bolly data including memories, conversations, config, and drops.
rm -rf ~/.bolly

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Uninstalling other methods

Installation methodHow to uninstall
Dockerdocker compose down -v or docker rm -f bolly
Desktop AppDrag to Trash (macOS), uninstall from Settings (Windows/Linux)
From SourceRemove the cloned repo and ~/.bolly/ directory