# squadron disengage

Stop a running Squadron daemon and remove its system service.

## Usage

```bash
squadron disengage [flags]
```

> **Must be run from the same directory you engaged from.** `disengage` finds the running daemon by reading `<project>/.squadron/engage.pid` — so if you're in a different directory, either `cd` back or pass `-c /path/to/project`.

## Flags

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `-c, --config` | Path to the project directory (default: `.`) |

## What it does

1. Reads the PID file at `<project>/.squadron/engage.pid`.
2. Sends `SIGTERM` to the running Squadron process and waits up to 10 seconds for graceful shutdown (falls back to `SIGKILL`).
3. Removes the system service (launchd plist or systemd user unit) so it no longer starts on boot.
4. Cleans up the PID file.

If nothing is running and no system service exists, prints `Squadron is not running.`

## Per-Project

Each Squadron project tracks its own daemon via `<project>/.squadron/engage.pid`. To stop a daemon running in a different project, pass `-c` with the project path:

```bash
squadron disengage -c /path/to/other-project
```

## See Also

- [engage](/cli/engage) — Start the daemon