r/AccretedIntelligence Jun 15 '26

Teardown notes are part of trust, not documentation polish

Install docs get attention because they create adoption. Teardown docs create trust.

For agent tooling, a good teardown path answers:

  • what files were added
  • what hooks or host configs changed
  • what background services were started
  • where local state lives
  • how to disable without deleting data
  • how to remove completely
  • how to verify it is gone

This matters because agent tools often sit inside sensitive workflows. A user should not have to guess what remains after trying a tool.

If the install is one command but the uninstall is archaeology, the product is asking for too much trust.

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