How to setup Remover Tool for Rust

Enable /remove safely with custom permissions, configure resource refund percentages, set raid blocks, and eliminate exploit risks.

Updated August 07, 2026

Rust

Remover Tool lets players delete their own misplaced building blocks and deployables, optionally with a partial resource refund. It is one of the biggest quality-of-life plugins on any modded server, because in vanilla Rust a misplaced wall is permanent until it decays or gets demolished within the short hammer window.

This guide assumes Oxide is installed. If not, start with How to Install Oxide.

Step 1: Install the Plugin

Download RemoverTool.cs from umod.org/plugins/remover-tool.
Open the File Manager on your Rust server plan and upload it to oxide/plugins/.
Watch the Console for the loaded confirmation.

Step 2: Grant Permissions

Remover Tool does nothing until you grant access. The two nodes that matter:

Permission	Who gets it	What it allows
`removertool.normal`	Players	Remove your own entities with `/remove`
`removertool.target`	Staff only	Remove other players' entities remotely

Grant player access to everyone:

> oxide.grant group default removertool.normal

console

Grant the staff node only to your admin group:

> oxide.grant group admin removertool.target

console

Never give removertool.target to regular players

It allows deleting anyone's base.

Step 3: How Players Use It

Type /remove in chat to enable remover mode for a time window.
Hit the entity to remove. It disappears, and if refunds are enabled, a portion of its cost returns to the inventory.
Type /remove again or let the timer run out to exit remover mode.

Remover Tool commands and permissions

The chat command defaults to remove and is set by Chat Command in the config, so /remove is what most servers use. Running it with no arguments starts Normal mode — or switches the tool off if it is already running.

Command	Short form	Needs permission
`/remove`	—	`removertool.normal`
`/remove normal`	`/remove n`	`removertool.normal`
`/remove admin`	`/remove a`	`removertool.admin`
`/remove all`	—	`removertool.all`
`/remove structure`	`/remove s`	`removertool.structure`
`/remove external`	`/remove e`	`removertool.external`
`/remove help`	`/remove h`	—

Each mode removes a different scope: Normal is the ordinary player mode with refunds and ownership checks, Admin bypasses ownership, All clears everything in range, Structure targets building blocks, and External targets external walls and gates.

The plugin registers seven permissions in total:

Permission	Grants
`removertool.normal`	Ordinary removal, the one players need
`removertool.admin`	Admin mode, ignores ownership
`removertool.all`	All mode
`removertool.structure`	Structure mode
`removertool.external`	External mode
`removertool.target`	Remove entities a player is looking at rather than only their own
`removertool.override`	Keep using the tool while removal is globally disabled

Grant them the usual way — see Oxide Permissions 101:

> oxide.grant group vip removertool.normal

console

Step 4: Tune the Config

The config generates at oxide/config/RemoverTool.json on first load. Edit it in the File Manager, then reload:

> oxide.reload RemoverTool

console

The settings server owners change most:

Setting	What it controls	Suggested value
Default remove time	How long remover mode stays active per use	30 to 60 seconds. Long timers feel sluggish and invite accidents
Refund percentage	How much of the build cost comes back	50 percent on survival servers, 100 percent on build or creative servers
Cooldown	Wait time between `/remove` uses	0 for quality of life, higher if you want removal to feel costly
Entity restrictions	Which entity types can be removed	Leave TC and locked entities restricted unless you have a reason

Raid and Combat Safety

Removal during raids is exploitable: defenders can delete their own walls to reposition, or remove a raided door before attackers loot. Most servers pair Remover Tool with NoEscape so remover mode is blocked while a raid or combat block is active. If you run NoEscape (see Popular Plugins), check that its raid block covers remove commands in your config.

Common Issues

Problem	Fix
"You don't have permission"	The player lacks `removertool.normal`. Grant it to their group
Cannot remove a specific entity	The entity type is restricted in the config, or it belongs to someone else
No refund received	Refunds are disabled or set to 0 percent in the config
Players deleting mid-raid	Add a raid blocker like NoEscape and block remove during raid windows