{"record":{"id":"775885188df9fcef","repo":"JuliusBrussee/caveman","slug":"could-not-remove-caveman-cloud-mcp-for-agent","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"could not remove caveman-cloud MCP for ${agent}","messagePattern":"could not remove caveman-cloud MCP for (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"packages/cli/src/index.ts","lineNumber":2699,"sourceCode":"}\n\nfunction installAgentNativeCloudMcp(agent: \"claude\" | \"codex\", mcp: { command: string; args: string[] }): void {\n  if (agentNativeCloudMcpMatches(agent, mcp)) {\n    writeMcpServerMarker(agent, \"caveman-cloud\", mcp, \"caveman_context\");\n    return;\n  }\n  const installed = agent === \"claude\"\n    ? installMcpJson(claudeGlobalConfigPath(), [\"mcpServers\", \"caveman-cloud\"], { command: mcp.command, args: mcp.args })\n    : installMcpForAgent(findAgent(agent)!, mcp, \"caveman-cloud\");\n  if (!installed) throw new Error(`could not install caveman-cloud MCP for ${agent}`);\n  writeMcpServerMarker(agent, \"caveman-cloud\", mcp, \"caveman_context\");\n}\n\nfunction uninstallAgentNativeCloudMcp(agent: \"claude\" | \"codex\"): void {\n  const removed = agent === \"claude\"\n    ? removeMcpJson(claudeGlobalConfigPath(), [\"mcpServers\", \"caveman-cloud\"])\n    : uninstallMcpForAgent(findAgent(agent)!, \"caveman-cloud\");\n  if (!removed) throw new Error(`could not remove caveman-cloud MCP for ${agent}`);\n  try { unlinkSync(mcpServerMarkerPath(agent, \"caveman-cloud\")); } catch (error) {\n    if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== \"ENOENT\") throw error;\n  }\n}\n\nfunction agentNativeSkillFiles(agent: \"claude\" | \"codex\"): Array<{ name: string; file: string; body: string }> {\n  const names = AGENT_SKILL_SUITES[\"agent-native\"] ?? [];\n  const root = agent === \"claude\" ? join(claudeConfigDir(), \"skills\") : join(codexHomeDir(), \"skills\");\n  return names.map((name) => ({ name, file: join(root, name, \"SKILL.md\"), body: SKILLS[name]! }));\n}\n\nfunction restoreAgentNativeBundleSkills(skills: AgentNativeBundleSkill[]): void {\n  for (const skill of [...skills].reverse()) {\n    const before = skill.before_base64 === null ? null : Buffer.from(skill.before_base64, \"base64\");\n    if (before) atomicWriteFile(skill.file, before);\n    else {\n      try { unlinkSync(skill.file); } catch (error) {\n        if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== \"ENOENT\") throw error;","sourceCodeStart":2681,"sourceCodeEnd":2717,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/blob/3ee70a102609e550bd2e68004bf5990a9341c851/packages/cli/src/index.ts#L2681-L2717","documentation":"uninstallAgentNativeCloudMcp removes the caveman-cloud MCP server entry from the agent's config (claude global MCP JSON or via uninstallMcpForAgent). If the removal reports failure, this error is thrown and the marker file is left in place so the uninstall can be retried.","triggerScenarios":"removeMcpJson(claudeGlobalConfigPath(), [\"mcpServers\",\"caveman-cloud\"]) or uninstallMcpForAgent(...) returns false — config file missing/unreadable/unwritable, malformed JSON, or the agent installation cannot be resolved.","commonSituations":"Agent config was already hand-edited removing the entry in a way the remover doesn't recognize; config file permissions changed; agent uninstalled before running the MCP uninstall.","solutions":["Verify the agent's config file exists and contains the caveman-cloud entry under mcpServers.","Fix file permissions or remove the entry manually if the config is hand-managed.","Reinstall/re-detect the agent (findAgent must resolve it) and retry the uninstall.","Delete the leftover MCP marker file after manually removing the entry so state stays consistent."],"exampleFix":"// before\n// manual cleanup when remover fails:\njq 'del(.mcpServers[\"caveman-cloud\"])' claude_desktop_config.json > tmp && mv tmp claude_desktop_config.json\nrm ~/.caveman/claude-caveman-cloud-mcp.marker\n// after: state consistent, uninstall complete","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const cfgPath = claudeGlobalConfigPath();\nif (existsSync(cfgPath)) {\n  const cfg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(cfgPath, 'utf8'));\n  if (!cfg.mcpServers?.['caveman-cloud']) console.log('entry already absent — nothing to remove');\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try { uninstallCloudMcp('claude') } catch (e) { if (String(e.message).startsWith('could not remove caveman-cloud MCP')) { removeEntryManually(); deleteMarkerFile(); } }","preventionTips":["Uninstall MCP entries through the CLI, not by hand-editing configs the CLI also manages.","Check file permissions before uninstalling after user/account changes.","Uninstall the MCP integration before removing the agent CLI itself."],"tags":["mcp","uninstall","config","claude","codex"],"backgroundTag":"config-write-failed","analyzedSha":"3ee70a102609e550bd2e68004bf5990a9341c851","analyzedAt":"2026-09-20T15:53:39.229Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-20T15:53:39.229Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}