Uninstall MIRA

MIRA is self-contained — one binary, one background service, and one data directory — so removing it completely is three steps:

mira uninstall            # disable & remove the background service
rm "$(command -v mira)"   # remove the binary from your PATH
rm -rf ~/.mira            # remove all data: config, databases, logs, secrets

1. mira uninstall disables and removes the service unit, so the OS no longer runs or restarts MIRA. It’s the inverse of mira install, and leaves the binary and your data in place.
2. Remove the binary. command -v mira prints its location — for a one-line-installer setup that’s ~/.local/bin/mira. Delete that file.
3. Remove your data. Everything MIRA stored lives under ~/.mira by default — config, the databases, logs, and the encrypted secrets vault. Deleting it removes MIRA’s last trace.

The data step erases your conversations, memories, and secrets, and can’t be undone. Back up ~/.mira first if you might want any of it later. If you chose a custom location with --data-dir, remove that folder instead — see Choosing where your data lives.

System-wide installs (mira install --system on Linux) need sudo for the uninstall and binary steps, and the service is removed from the system scope rather than your user scope.

Docker

With Docker the container is the service and the mounted ./data directory is your whole install:

docker compose down        # stop & remove the container
rm -rf ./data              # erase config, databases, logs, secrets

Leave ./data in place if you only mean to stop MIRA for now — bring it back any time with docker compose up -d.

Just pausing, not removing?

To stop MIRA without uninstalling, use the service controls instead — mira stop, then mira start to resume (or mira restart). Your data and the service registration stay untouched.