Function uninstallCli

apps/desktop/src/main/cli-install.ts:460–506

()

/* ---------- Uninstall ------------------------------------------------- */

export async function uninstallCli(): Promise<CliInstallStatus> {
  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
    throw new Error('CLI install is not yet supported on Windows.')
  }
  const wrapper = await locateWrapper()
  const existing = await findExistingInstall(wrapper)
  if (!existing) {
    return await getCliInstallStatus()
  }
  if (!existing.installedByThisApp) {
    throw new Error(
      `${existing.linkPath} is not managed by ZenNotes. Remove it manually if you really want it gone.`
    )
  }

  try {
    await fsp.unlink(existing.linkPath)
  } catch (err) {
    const code = (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code
    if (code === 'EACCES' || code === 'EPERM') {
      if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
        const shellCmd = `rm -f ${shellQuote(existing.linkPath)}`
        const appleScript = `do shell script "${appleScriptEscape(shellCmd)}" with administrator privileges`
        await execFileAsync('osascript', ['-e', appleScript]).catch((e) => {
          const stderr = (e as { stderr?: string }).stderr ?? ''
          throw new Error(
            stderr.includes('User canceled') || stderr.includes('-128')
              ? 'Uninstall canceled.'
              : `Could not remove ${existing.linkPath}: ${stderr || (e as Error).message}`
          )
        })
      } else {
        await execFileAsync('pkexec', ['rm', '-f', existing.linkPath]).catch((e) => {
          throw new Error(
            `Could not remove ${existing.linkPath}. Run this manually:\n  sudo rm "${existing.linkPath}"\n(${(e as Error).message})`
          )
        })
      }
    } else if (code !== 'ENOENT') {
      throw err
    }
  }
  // #126: sweep any strays too — a legacy `zen` in another dir, or a second `zn`
  // — so uninstall fully removes ZenNotes-managed links.
  await removeManagedLinks([CLI_NAME, ...LEGACY_CLI_NAMES], wrapper)
  return await getCliInstallStatus()
}

/* ---------- Used by mcp-integrations.ts to prefer `zn mcp` ------------ */