# Uninstall Plugin Button doesn't work

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/uninstall-plugin-button-doesnt-work/155640>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** plugins\
**Created:** [March 23, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/uninstall-plugin-button-doesnt-work/155640 "2026-03-23T14:20:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![philm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@philm](https://forum.cursor.com/u/philm)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/uninstall-plugin-button-doesnt-work/155640/1 "2026-03-23T14:20:28Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

When trying to Uninstall a Plugin (custom one in this case), clicking the Uninstall button that’s to the left of Private/Project selector takes me to Rules, Skills, Subagents Settings tab instead of uninstalling the plugin

### Steps to Reproduce

Install custom plugin  
Try to uninstall it via the Uninstall button in the UI  
Get navigated away to Rules, Skills, Subagents Settings tab instead

### Expected Behavior

plugin gets uninstalled

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

### Operating System

MacOS

### Version Information

Version: 2.6.20  
VSCode Version: 1.105.1  
Commit: b29eb4ee5f9f6d1cb2afbc09070198d3ea6ad760  
Date: 2026-03-17T01:50:02.404Z  
Build Type: Stable  
Release Track: Default  
Electron: 39.8.1  
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265  
Node.js: 22.22.1  
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0  
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/uninstall-plugin-button-doesnt-work/155640/5 "2026-03-24T07:59:52Z")

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Hi @philm,

Thanks for reporting this with the screen recording. This is a known limitation with how imported plugins are currently handled in the Settings \> Plugins view. When a plugin is classified as an “imported” third-party plugin, the “Uninstall” button redirects to the third-party config settings instead of actually removing the plugin. The button label is misleading in this case.

For now, you can toggle the plugin off to disable it. We’re aware of this UX gap and it’s tracked internally.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/uninstall-plugin-button-doesnt-work/155640/8 "2026-04-15T08:10:19Z")

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