synapsync purge

Completely remove SynapSync from the project. Deletes all cognitives, provider synced content, configuration, and storage.

Usage

synapsync purge [options]

Options

Option	Description
-f, --force	Skip confirmation and remove everything

What Gets Removed

Item	Description
Symlinks to .synapsync/	Only symlinks in provider directories (.claude/, .cursor/, etc.) that point to .synapsync/
Storage directory	.synapsync/
Configuration	synapsync.config.yaml
Gitignore entries	SynapSync-specific lines in .gitignore

Note: Provider directories themselves (.claude/, .cursor/, .openai/, etc.) are not removed. Only symlinks created by SynapSync are cleaned up, preserving any content you added independently.

Examples

Preview (default)

synapsync purge

  ! This will completely remove SynapSync from your project:

    ✗ .claude/skills/code-reviewer.md (symlink)
    ✗ .cursor/skills/react-patterns.md (symlink)
    ✗ .synapsync/
    ✗ synapsync.config.yaml
    ✗ .gitignore (SynapSync entries)

  💡 Use --force to confirm and remove everything.

Confirm and Remove

synapsync purge --force

  ✗ Removed symlink .claude/skills/code-reviewer.md
  ✗ Removed symlink .cursor/skills/react-patterns.md
  ✗ Removed .synapsync/
  ✗ Removed synapsync.config.yaml
  ✗ Cleaned SynapSync entries from .gitignore

  ✓ SynapSync has been completely removed from this project.

Notes

• Without --force, the command shows a preview of what will be removed
• Only symlinks pointing to .synapsync/ are removed — your own provider files are preserved
• The .gitignore file is preserved; only SynapSync-specific entries are removed
• This action is irreversible — all installed cognitives and configuration will be lost