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[dogfood][codex,generic,aider][npm] `npx cocosuperintelligence uninstall` leaves ~/.coco/.update-check.json created by install

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
78/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start in bin/coco.js, especially checkForUpdate and the uninstall command path, then reproduce the npm 1.5.0 install/uninstall sequence from the issue. Compare the home-directory snapshot before installation and after uninstall across the codex, generic, and aider adapters. Done means the installed ~/.coco/.update-check.json and its directory no longer remain after uninstall.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

dogfood P2

Adapter: codex, generic, aider (npm wrapper, any adapter)
Install path: npm 1.5.0

Exact command

cd $HOME/project
npx -y [email protected] install --adapter codex
rm AGENTS.md                                   # docs/install.md Uninstall (codex/generic)
npx -y [email protected] uninstall   # README: "remove symlinks + clone"
# diff HOME snapshot pre-install vs post-uninstall (npm cache excluded)

Expected: uninstall leaves nothing behind. The install created ~/.coco/, so uninstall removes it.

Actual: install runs the update check (bin/coco.js checkForUpdate), which creates ~/.coco/.update-check.json. uninstall only removes symlinks in ~/.claude|.cursor|.grok|.copilot and the clone, so ~/.coco/ stays behind. Seen on all three adapters. Related: #239 (the same ~/.coco then breaks the README bootstrap).

Output

$ npx -y [email protected] uninstall
Removing symlinks pointing into /workspace/si-dogfood/kiara/home/npm-codex/project/coco...
Removing clone at /workspace/si-dogfood/kiara/home/npm-codex/project/coco...
Uninstalled.
[exit=0]
## diff pre-install snapshot vs post-uninstall snapshot
> .coco/ D
> .coco/.update-check.json F 5fcb2e8933813d5c2e0b543a78a782f6
(also npm-generic, npm-aider)

Tester: Kiara

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