From a5c1bb52eef4cb8061bdf10b79aac165faf9cf3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Davor=20Raci=C4=87?= <davor.racic@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 07:47:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: remove deselected IDE configurations during installer
 update

When updating an existing installation, IDEs that were previously
configured but unchecked in the new selection are now detected and
cleaned up after user confirmation, mirroring the existing module
removal flow.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js
index c25b76748..7adb51455 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js
@@ -692,6 +692,55 @@ class Installer {
       config.skipIde = toolSelection.skipIde;
       const ideConfigurations = toolSelection.configurations;
 
+      // Detect IDEs that were previously installed but are NOT in the new selection (to be removed)
+      if (config._isUpdate && config._existingInstall) {
+        const previouslyInstalledIdes = new Set(config._existingInstall.ides || []);
+        const newlySelectedIdes = new Set(config.ides || []);
+
+        const idesToRemove = [...previouslyInstalledIdes].filter((ide) => !newlySelectedIdes.has(ide));
+
+        if (idesToRemove.length > 0) {
+          if (spinner.isSpinning) {
+            spinner.stop('Reviewing IDE changes');
+          }
+
+          await prompts.log.warn('IDEs to be removed:');
+          for (const ide of idesToRemove) {
+            await prompts.log.error(`  - ${ide}`);
+          }
+
+          const confirmRemoval = await prompts.confirm({
+            message: `Remove BMAD configuration for ${idesToRemove.length} IDE(s)?`,
+            default: false,
+          });
+
+          if (confirmRemoval) {
+            await this.ideManager.ensureInitialized();
+            for (const ide of idesToRemove) {
+              try {
+                const handler = this.ideManager.handlers.get(ide);
+                if (handler) {
+                  await handler.cleanup(projectDir);
+                }
+                await this.ideConfigManager.deleteIdeConfig(bmadDir, ide);
+                await prompts.log.message(`  Removed: ${ide}`);
+              } catch (error) {
+                await prompts.log.warn(`  Warning: Failed to remove ${ide}: ${error.message}`);
+              }
+            }
+            await prompts.log.success(`  Removed ${idesToRemove.length} IDE(s)`);
+          } else {
+            await prompts.log.message('  IDE removal cancelled');
+            // Add IDEs back to selection since user cancelled removal
+            for (const ide of idesToRemove) {
+              config.ides.push(ide);
+            }
+          }
+
+          spinner.start('Preparing installation...');
+        }
+      }
+
       // Results collector for consolidated summary
       const results = [];
       const addResult = (step, status, detail = '') => results.push({ step, status, detail });