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JustasM 57d0f65e7d CLI: add plugins uninstall command (#5985) (openclaw#6141) thanks @JustasMonkev
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Co-authored-by: JustasMonkev <59362982+JustasMonkev@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tak Hoffman <781889+Takhoffman@users.noreply.github.com>
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CLI reference for `openclaw plugins` (list, install, uninstall, enable/disable, doctor)
You want to install or manage in-process Gateway plugins
You want to debug plugin load failures
plugins

openclaw plugins

Manage Gateway plugins/extensions (loaded in-process).

Related:

Commands

openclaw plugins list
openclaw plugins info <id>
openclaw plugins enable <id>
openclaw plugins disable <id>
openclaw plugins uninstall <id>
openclaw plugins doctor
openclaw plugins update <id>
openclaw plugins update --all

Bundled plugins ship with OpenClaw but start disabled. Use plugins enable to activate them.

All plugins must ship a openclaw.plugin.json file with an inline JSON Schema (configSchema, even if empty). Missing/invalid manifests or schemas prevent the plugin from loading and fail config validation.

Install

openclaw plugins install <path-or-spec>

Security note: treat plugin installs like running code. Prefer pinned versions.

Supported archives: .zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.

Use --link to avoid copying a local directory (adds to plugins.load.paths):

openclaw plugins install -l ./my-plugin

Uninstall

openclaw plugins uninstall <id>
openclaw plugins uninstall <id> --dry-run
openclaw plugins uninstall <id> --keep-files

uninstall removes plugin records from plugins.entries, plugins.installs, the plugin allowlist, and linked plugins.load.paths entries when applicable. For active memory plugins, the memory slot resets to memory-core.

By default, uninstall also removes the plugin install directory under the active state dir extensions root ($OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR/extensions/<id>). Use --keep-files to keep files on disk.

--keep-config is supported as a deprecated alias for --keep-files.

Update

openclaw plugins update <id>
openclaw plugins update --all
openclaw plugins update <id> --dry-run

Updates only apply to plugins installed from npm (tracked in plugins.installs).