diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index aeb7bcb..a09a11e 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "axonflow",
   "displayName": "AxonFlow Governance",
   "description": "Policy enforcement, PII detection, and audit trails for OpenAI Codex. Hybrid governance — enforces policies on terminal commands (exec_command) via hooks, provides advisory governance for other tools via implicit-activation skills, and records compliance-grade audit trails. Self-hosted via Docker — all data stays on your infrastructure.",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "AxonFlow",
     "email": "hello@getaxonflow.com",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76c04ae..705e0e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [0.2.0] - 2026-04-09
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Hook fail-open/fail-closed hardening (issue #1545 Direction 3).** `scripts/pre-tool-check.sh` now distinguishes curl exit code (network failure) from HTTP success with an error body. Fail-closed (exit 2, block tool) only on operator-fixable JSON-RPC errors: auth failures (-32001), method-not-found (-32601), and invalid-params (-32602). Fail-open (exit 0, allow) on everything else: curl timeouts/DNS failures/connection refused, empty response, server-internal errors (-32603), parse errors (-32700), and unknown error codes. Prevents transient governance infrastructure issues from blocking legitimate dev workflows while still catching broken configurations.
+
+### Added
+
+- **`scripts/uninstall.sh` cleanup helper.** Codex CLI's built-in `/plugins` uninstall only removes the registration from `~/.codex/config.toml` and leaves the local-source plugin cache directory on disk. The new helper cleans up `~/.codex/plugins/cache/axonflow-local/`, `~/.codex/plugins/cache/axonflow-codex-plugin/`, and `~/.codex/plugins/installed/axonflow-codex-plugin/`. Supports `--dry-run`. Surfaces but does not modify `~/.codex/config.toml` or `~/.codex/hooks.json` (user-owned configuration).
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/scripts/pre-tool-check.sh b/scripts/pre-tool-check.sh
index 6a78e2a..eb87e3f 100755
--- a/scripts/pre-tool-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/pre-tool-check.sh
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ if [ -z "$STATEMENT" ] || [ "$STATEMENT" = "null" ] || [ "$STATEMENT" = "{}" ];
   exit 0
 fi
 
-# Call AxonFlow check_policy via MCP server
-RESPONSE=$(curl -s --max-time "$REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" -X POST "${ENDPOINT}/api/v1/mcp-server" \
+# Call AxonFlow check_policy via MCP server.
+#
+# Issue #1545 Direction 3: fail OPEN on any network-level failure (timeout,
+# DNS failure, connection refused, 5xx). Only auth/config errors reported
+# by AxonFlow fail closed (see the JSONRPC_ERROR handling below).
+RESPONSE=$(curl -sS --max-time "$REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" -X POST "${ENDPOINT}/api/v1/mcp-server" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   -H "Accept: application/json" \
   "${AUTH_HEADER[@]}" \
@@ -99,25 +103,49 @@ RESPONSE=$(curl -s --max-time "$REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" -X POST "${ENDPOINT}/ap
           operation: "execute"
         }
       }
-    }')" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    }')" 2>/dev/null)
+CURL_EXIT=$?
+
+# Any curl-level failure (exit != 0) means the network call failed —
+# timeout, DNS failure, connection refused, TCP reset. Fail open.
+if [ "$CURL_EXIT" -ne 0 ]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
 
-# If AxonFlow is unreachable (empty response = network failure), fail-open
+# Empty body from an otherwise-successful curl should also fail open
+# (ambiguous: could be 204 No Content, could be a weird proxy).
 if [ -z "$RESPONSE" ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-# Check for JSON-RPC error responses (auth failure, server error, etc.)
-# Fail CLOSED on auth/config errors to prevent silent governance bypass.
+# Check for JSON-RPC error responses and apply the fail-open / fail-closed
+# policy from issue #1545 Direction 3:
+#
+#   Fail CLOSED only on auth/config errors — where the operator can actually
+#   fix the problem — so a broken governance setup can never be silently
+#   bypassed. Network errors, server-internal errors, parse errors, and
+#   timeouts all fail OPEN to avoid blocking legitimate dev workflows on
+#   transient infrastructure issues.
+#
+#   Auth errors (-32001):       BLOCK — operator must fix AXONFLOW_AUTH
+#   Method not found (-32601):  BLOCK — plugin version mismatch with agent
+#   Invalid params (-32602):    BLOCK — plugin bug, operator should upgrade
+#   Parse errors (-32700):      ALLOW — transient
+#   Internal errors (-32603):   ALLOW — server-side fault, not operator's
+#   Everything else:            ALLOW — unknown failure, default to allow
 JSONRPC_ERROR=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.error.message // empty' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
 if [ -n "$JSONRPC_ERROR" ]; then
   JSONRPC_CODE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.error.code // 0' 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
-  # Auth errors (-32001) and internal errors (-32603) = block
-  # Parse errors (-32700) = allow (could be transient)
-  if [ "$JSONRPC_CODE" != "-32700" ]; then
-    echo "AxonFlow governance error: ${JSONRPC_ERROR}. Fix AxonFlow configuration to restore tool access." >&2
-    exit 2
-  fi
-  exit 0
+  case "$JSONRPC_CODE" in
+    -32001|-32601|-32602)
+      echo "AxonFlow governance blocked: ${JSONRPC_ERROR} (code ${JSONRPC_CODE}). Fix AxonFlow configuration to restore tool access." >&2
+      exit 2
+      ;;
+    *)
+      # Transient or server-side — fail open.
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+  esac
 fi
 
 # Parse the MCP response to get the tool result
diff --git a/scripts/uninstall.sh b/scripts/uninstall.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e666d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/uninstall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# AxonFlow Codex plugin uninstall helper.
+#
+# Codex CLI's built-in `/plugins` uninstall only removes the registration
+# from ~/.codex/config.toml and leaves the local-source plugin directory
+# on disk. This helper cleans up the leftover:
+#
+#   - ~/.codex/plugins/cache/axonflow-local/        (cache from local source)
+#   - ~/.codex/plugins/installed/axonflow-codex-plugin/ (if installed via marketplace)
+#
+# It does NOT remove ~/.codex/config.toml entries — run `/plugins` uninstall
+# inside Codex CLI first. This script is the second half of the cleanup.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./scripts/uninstall.sh
+#   ./scripts/uninstall.sh --dry-run
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+DRY_RUN=0
+if [ "${1:-}" = "--dry-run" ]; then
+    DRY_RUN=1
+fi
+
+remove_if_exists() {
+    local path="$1"
+    if [ -e "$path" ]; then
+        if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "1" ]; then
+            echo "[DRY RUN] Would remove: $path"
+        else
+            rm -rf "$path"
+            echo "Removed: $path"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+echo "AxonFlow Codex plugin cleanup"
+echo "============================="
+echo
+
+remove_if_exists "$HOME/.codex/plugins/cache/axonflow-local"
+remove_if_exists "$HOME/.codex/plugins/cache/axonflow-codex-plugin"
+remove_if_exists "$HOME/.codex/plugins/installed/axonflow-codex-plugin"
+
+# Also strip AxonFlow entries from hooks.json if present.
+HOOKS_FILE="$HOME/.codex/hooks.json"
+if [ -f "$HOOKS_FILE" ] && grep -q "axonflow" "$HOOKS_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+    if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "1" ]; then
+        echo "[DRY RUN] Would prune AxonFlow entries from $HOOKS_FILE"
+    else
+        echo "Found AxonFlow entries in $HOOKS_FILE — edit manually to remove"
+        echo "  (diff preview: grep -i axonflow $HOOKS_FILE)"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Also strip AxonFlow MCP server from config.toml if present.
+CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/.codex/config.toml"
+if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ] && grep -qi "axonflow" "$CONFIG_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+    if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "1" ]; then
+        echo "[DRY RUN] Would report AxonFlow references in $CONFIG_FILE"
+    else
+        echo "Found AxonFlow references in $CONFIG_FILE — run '/plugins uninstall' in Codex CLI first"
+        echo "  (diff preview: grep -i axonflow $CONFIG_FILE)"
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "Done. Restart Codex CLI to complete the uninstall."
diff --git a/tests/test-hooks.sh b/tests/test-hooks.sh
index f7d5113..c558212 100755
--- a/tests/test-hooks.sh
+++ b/tests/test-hooks.sh
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ else
     STDERR_OUT=$(cat "$STDERR_FILE")
     rm -f "$STDERR_FILE"
     assert_eq "Exit code is 2 (block)" "2" "$EXIT_CODE"
-    assert_contains "Has governance error on stderr" "$STDERR_OUT" "governance error"
+    assert_contains "Has governance blocked on stderr" "$STDERR_OUT" "governance blocked"
 fi
 
 echo ""