diff --git a/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway.ts b/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway.ts
index 4a7837d5..5d039a1e 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway.ts
+++ b/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway.ts
@@ -202,9 +202,14 @@ export function registerGatewayCommand(program: Command): void {
 
   gw.command('uninstall')
     .description('Uninstall the gateway daemon and optionally remove data')
-    .action(async () => {
+    .option(
+      '-y, --yes',
+      'Headless: skip the confirmation prompt (required when stdin is not a TTY)',
+    )
+    .option('--remove-data', 'Also remove all gateway data (never implied by --yes)')
+    .action(async (cmdOpts: { yes?: boolean; removeData?: boolean }) => {
       const { runUninstall } = await import('./gateway/uninstall.js');
-      await runUninstall();
+      await runUninstall(cmdOpts);
     });
 
   // ─── doctor ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway/uninstall.spec.ts b/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway/uninstall.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d3697ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway/uninstall.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { mkdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+
+vi.mock('./daemon.js', () => ({
+  GATEWAY_HOME: '/tmp/u-test-gateway-home',
+  getDaemonPid: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null),
+  readMeta: vi.fn(),
+  stopDaemon: vi.fn(),
+  uninstallGatewayPackage: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { runUninstall } from './uninstall.js';
+import { readMeta, uninstallGatewayPackage } from './daemon.js';
+
+describe('gateway uninstall — #1390 headless semantics', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('non-TTY without --yes FAILS LOUD (exit 1, nothing touched)', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(readMeta).mockReturnValue({
+      version: '0.0.7',
+      installedAt: '',
+      entryPoint: '',
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 14242,
+    });
+    const exit = vi.spyOn(process, 'exit').mockImplementation((() => {
+      throw new Error('EXIT');
+    }) as never);
+    const err = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await expect(runUninstall()).rejects.toThrow('EXIT');
+    expect(exit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+    expect(err).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('stdin is not a TTY'));
+    expect(uninstallGatewayPackage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    exit.mockRestore();
+    err.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('--yes proceeds headlessly WITHOUT removing data (never implied)', async () => {
+    const meta = {
+      version: '0.0.7',
+      installedAt: '',
+      entryPoint: '',
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 14242,
+    };
+    vi.mocked(readMeta).mockReturnValue(meta);
+    const log = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await runUninstall({ yes: true });
+
+    expect(uninstallGatewayPackage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Gateway data kept'));
+    log.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('--yes --remove-data removes data headlessly', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(readMeta).mockReturnValue({
+      version: '0.0.7',
+      installedAt: '',
+      entryPoint: '',
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 14242,
+    });
+    mkdirSync('/tmp/u-test-gateway-home', { recursive: true }); // existsSync gate
+    const log = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await runUninstall({ yes: true, removeData: true });
+
+    expect(uninstallGatewayPackage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Gateway data removed'));
+    log.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('no meta → clean no-op even with --yes', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(readMeta).mockReturnValue(null);
+    const log = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    await runUninstall({ yes: true });
+    expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Gateway is not installed.');
+    expect(uninstallGatewayPackage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    log.mockRestore();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway/uninstall.ts b/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway/uninstall.ts
index ae14a150..9caa29b7 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway/uninstall.ts
+++ b/packages/mosaic/src/commands/gateway/uninstall.ts
@@ -8,30 +8,65 @@ import {
   uninstallGatewayPackage,
 } from './daemon.js';
 
-export async function runUninstall(): Promise<void> {
-  const rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
+export interface UninstallOptions {
+  /** Skip the confirmation prompt (headless/scripted uninstall). */
+  yes?: boolean;
+  /** Also remove all gateway data at GATEWAY_HOME (never implied by --yes). */
+  removeData?: boolean;
+}
+
+export async function runUninstall(opts: UninstallOptions = {}): Promise<void> {
+  const nonInteractive = Boolean(opts.yes) || process.env['MOSAIC_ASSUME_YES'] === '1';
+
+  // Non-TTY without explicit consent must FAIL LOUD, not quietly do nothing:
+  // the pre-fix behavior (prompt on a closed stdin → default No → exit 0,
+  // gateway untouched) reported success-by-silence to every scripted caller
+  // (#1390). An explicit refusal beats a silent no-op.
+  if (!nonInteractive && !process.stdin.isTTY) {
+    console.error(
+      'gateway uninstall: stdin is not a TTY and no --yes was given — refusing to ' +
+        'run an interactive uninstall headlessly (nothing was changed). ' +
+        'Use --yes (and --remove-data to also delete gateway data), or run from a terminal.',
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const rl = nonInteractive
+    ? null
+    : createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
   try {
-    await doUninstall(rl);
+    await doUninstall(rl as NonNullable<typeof rl>, opts, nonInteractive);
   } finally {
-    rl.close();
+    rl?.close();
   }
 }
 
-function prompt(rl: ReturnType<typeof createInterface>, question: string): Promise<string> {
+function prompt(
+  rl: NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof createInterface>>,
+  question: string,
+): Promise<string> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => rl.question(question, resolve));
 }
 
-async function doUninstall(rl: ReturnType<typeof createInterface>): Promise<void> {
+async function doUninstall(
+  rl: ReturnType<typeof createInterface>,
+  opts: UninstallOptions,
+  nonInteractive: boolean,
+): Promise<void> {
   const meta = readMeta();
   if (!meta) {
     console.log('Gateway is not installed.');
     return;
   }
 
-  const answer = await prompt(rl, 'Uninstall Mosaic Gateway? [y/N] ');
-  if (answer.toLowerCase() !== 'y') {
-    console.log('Aborted.');
-    return;
+  if (nonInteractive) {
+    console.log(`Uninstalling Mosaic Gateway (--yes${opts.removeData ? ' --remove-data' : ''})...`);
+  } else {
+    const answer = await prompt(rl, 'Uninstall Mosaic Gateway? [y/N] ');
+    if (answer.toLowerCase() !== 'y') {
+      console.log('Aborted.');
+      return;
+    }
   }
 
   // Stop if running
@@ -45,13 +80,20 @@ async function doUninstall(rl: ReturnType<typeof createInterface>): Promise<void
     }
   }
 
-  // Remove config/data
-  const removeData = await prompt(rl, `Remove all gateway data at ${GATEWAY_HOME}? [y/N] `);
-  if (removeData.toLowerCase() === 'y') {
+  // Remove config/data. Interactive: ask. Headless: only with the explicit
+  // flag — destructive recursion is never implied by --yes alone (#1390).
+  let removeData = Boolean(opts.removeData);
+  if (!nonInteractive) {
+    const answer = await prompt(rl, `Remove all gateway data at ${GATEWAY_HOME}? [y/N] `);
+    removeData = answer.toLowerCase() === 'y';
+  }
+  if (removeData) {
     if (existsSync(GATEWAY_HOME)) {
       rmSync(GATEWAY_HOME, { recursive: true, force: true });
       console.log('Gateway data removed.');
     }
+  } else {
+    console.log(`Gateway data kept at ${GATEWAY_HOME}.`);
   }
 
   // Uninstall npm package