Uninstall

Uninstalling MemStrata is a two-part process: remove the binary and optionally remove the local data files. Your AI tools will continue working normally without MemStrata — they’ll just send full context on every request again.

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Step 1: Stop the harness

memstrata stop

This gracefully shuts down the local MCP server (localhost:8080) before removal.

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Step 2: Remove the binary

Windows

Uninstall via Settings → Apps → MemStrata (the MSI installer registers it here). Or from an elevated command prompt:

msiexec /x {product-guid}

Where {product-guid} is shown in Add/Remove Programs.

macOS

Drag MemStrata.app from /Applications to Trash, then:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/memstrata

Linux (.deb)

sudo apt remove memstrata-pro

Linux (.rpm)

sudo dnf remove memstrata-pro
# or
sudo rpm -e memstrata-pro

pip / pipx install

pipx uninstall memstrata-pro

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Step 3: Remove local data (optional)

MemStrata stores two local databases. These contain only data derived from your codebase — no credentials, no prompts.

File	Contents	Safe to delete?
~/memstrata/index.db	Codebase graph + AST index	Yes — rebuilds from source on reinstall
~/memstrata/telemetry.db	Your four-metric history and savings data	Yes — deletes your savings history
~/memstrata/config.toml	Per-project configuration	Yes — can be recreated with memstrata init

To delete all local data:

rm -rf ~/memstrata/

On Windows:

rmdir /s /q %USERPROFILE%\memstrata

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Step 4: Remove IDE extensions

VS Code / Cursor / Windsurf

Open the Extensions panel (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X), search for MemStrata, click Uninstall.

JetBrains IDEs

Settings → Plugins → Installed → MemStrata → Uninstall.

Browser extension

Open your browser’s extension manager (chrome://extensions, edge://extensions, or Firefox Add-ons) and remove MemStrata.

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Step 5: Restore AI tool configuration

If you used the harness path (not MCP), your AI tool is configured to proxy through localhost:8080. Remove that configuration:

Aider

Remove --openai-api-base http://localhost:8080/v1 from your Aider config or alias.

Codex CLI / custom tools

Remove the OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/v1 environment variable from your shell profile.

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Subscription

Uninstalling the binary does not cancel your subscription. To cancel:

1. Go to your Stripe Customer Portal (link in your subscription confirmation email)
2. Cancel the subscription
3. You will not be charged after the current cycle ends

If you need help, email hello@memstrata.dev with your subscription ID.

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Reinstalling

To reinstall later:

pipx install memstrata-pro
memstrata init

MemStrata will rebuild your codebase index from scratch. Your subscription remains active if you didn’t cancel it.