📦 @anthropic-ai/claude-code Uninstall and Complete Cleanup Guide
For: npm global or local installations of @anthropic-ai/claude-code package
🧭 Step 1: Check Installation Location
Check if installed in local project
npm ls @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Check if globally installed npm ls -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
🧹 Step 2: Execute Uninstall
Uninstall locally installed package npm uninstall @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Uninstall globally installed package npm uninstall -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
📁 Step 3: Clean Residual Folders
Check if empty directories still exist in node_modules ls -la ~/node_modules/@anthropic-ai
Delete local residual directory (if exists) rm -rf ~/node_modules/@anthropic-ai
View global modules directory npm root -g Example result: /opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules
Delete global residual directory (if exists) sudo rm -rf /opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai
🧼 Step 4: Clean npm Cache (Optional)
npm cache clean --force
##🔍 Step 5: Check for Remaining References
Search user directory for configuration references to the package grep -r "@anthropic-ai/claude-code" ~
Search entire system for residual directories (optional, slower) sudo find / -name "claude-code" 2>/dev/null
✅ Confirm After Cleanup
- No local dependency residuals
- No global dependency residuals
- node_modules/@anthropic-ai directory deleted
- npm cache cleared
- grep and find show no references
🎉 Your system has now completely removed @anthropic-ai/claude-code