vk remove

Usage

vk remove [options]

Options

Option	Description	Default
-s, --stage <stage>	Stage name	dev
-y, --yes	Skip confirmation prompt	false

Description

Removes all deployed AWS resources for a given stage. This tears down the CloudFormation stacks created by vk deploy.

Safety

• Dev stage: No confirmation required
• Non-dev stages: Requires interactive confirmation (unless --yes is passed)

Examples

# Remove dev (no confirmation)
vk remove

# Remove staging (confirmation required)
vk remove --stage stage

# Remove production (skip confirmation)
vk remove --stage prod --yes

Caution

With dataSafety: 'relaxed', vk remove permanently deletes all resources including databases and S3 buckets.

With dataSafety: 'standard' or 'strict', stateful resources (databases, buckets) are retained even after removal. You must delete them manually via the AWS Console if needed.

Under the Hood

1. Generates a CDK app in .vk/cdk/ (same as vk deploy)
2. Runs cdk destroy to tear down the CloudFormation stack for the stage