uninstall ignores global --dry-run and deletes all managed files while reporting a preview

[StuntDevLab]

Summary

ecc --help documents a global flag:

--dry-run          Preview actions without executing (sets ECC_DRY_RUN=1)

The uninstall command does not honor it. Running npx ecc-universal --dry-run uninstall permanently deleted all 807 ECC-managed files.

Environment

• ECC 2.2.0 via npx ecc-universal
• Linux, Claude Code
• Managed home install: --profile developer --target claude (target id claude-home)

Reproduction

1. npx ecc-universal install --profile developer --target claude
2. npx ecc-universal --dry-run uninstall
3. Output reports:

Uninstall summary:

- claude-home
  Status: UNINSTALLED
  Install-state: /home/<user>/.claude/ecc/install-state.json
  Removed paths: 807

4. ~/.claude/{skills,commands,agents,rules,hooks} and ecc/install-state.json are gone.

Expected

No filesystem changes. Output phrased as a preview (e.g. Would remove: 807 paths).

Actual

All managed files deleted. A subsequent real uninstall reports:

No ECC install-state files found for the current home/project context.

Contributing factor

The output is written in the past tense — Status: UNINSTALLED, Removed paths: 807 — so a dry run is textually indistinguishable from a real one. A user reading the output carefully still gets no signal that deletion occurred.

Notes

• ecc help uninstall lists a subcommand-level [--dry-run]. That form was not tested; the global prefix form is what failed.
• Suggested fix: honor ECC_DRY_RUN in uninstall, or have the CLI reject the global flag for destructive subcommands rather than silently ignoring it.
• Preview output should use conditional wording ("would remove") so a dry run cannot be mistaken for a completed one.

Severity

Data loss. Recovery required a full reinstall.