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name: uninstall-watchdog

description: Removes the egregore watchdog daemon and its associated files. Use when stopping automated session relaunching or cleaning up egregore infrastructure.

alwaysApply: false

category: setup

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# Uninstall Watchdog

## Overview

Removes the egregore watchdog daemon and cleans up all files

created by the install-watchdog skill.

After uninstalling, egregore sessions will no longer be

relaunched automatically.

## When To Use

- When you no longer want autonomous relaunching.

- Before removing the egregore plugin from a project.

- When switching from daemon mode to manual invocation.

## When NOT To Use

- When the watchdog was never installed (check first with

the verify commands below).

## Uninstall Steps

### 1. Detect the operating system

```bash

OS=$(uname -s)

```

### 2. Stop and remove the service

**macOS (launchd):**

```bash

PLIST=~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.egregore.watchdog.plist

# Unload the agent (stops it if running)

launchctl unload "$PLIST" 2>/dev/null

# Remove the plist file

rm -f "$PLIST"

```

**Linux (systemd):**

```bash

# Stop and disable the timer and service

systemctl --user stop egregore-watchdog.timer 2>/dev/null

systemctl --user disable egregore-watchdog.timer 2>/dev/null

# Remove unit files

rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/egregore-watchdog.timer

rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/egregore-watchdog.service

# Reload systemd to pick up the removal

systemctl --user daemon-reload

```

### 3. Clean up associated files

```bash

# Remove pidfile if present

rm -f ~/.egregore/watchdog.pid

# Remove watchdog log

rm -f ~/.egregore/watchdog.log

```

### 4. Confirm removal

**macOS:**

```bash

launchctl list | grep egregore

# Should produce no output

```

**Linux:**

```bash

systemctl --user list-timers | grep egregore

# Should produce no output

```

Report to the user that the watchdog has been removed and

automatic relaunching is disabled.

## Files Removed

| File | Platform | Purpose |

|------|----------|---------|

| `~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.egregore.watchdog.plist` | macOS | launchd agent definition |

| `~/.config/systemd/user/egregore-watchdog.timer` | Linux | systemd timer unit |

| `~/.config/systemd/user/egregore-watchdog.service` | Linux | systemd service unit |

| `~/.egregore/watchdog.pid` | both | PID of last watchdog run |

| `~/.egregore/watchdog.log` | macOS | watchdog output log |