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fix(openclaw): preserve N1x compaction liveness - #12018

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Outcome

N1x local-vLLM sessions retain a usable prompt budget and allow slow compaction to finish instead of entering a permanently busy state. The exact 32,768-token Qwen profile now reserves its 4,096-token reply budget and permits compaction for up to five minutes.

Reason

The N1x profile inherited OpenClaw's 20,000-token compaction reserve, leaving only 12,768 prompt tokens, and NemoClaw's standard 120-second safeguard timeout was too short for this device. On the reported workload, compaction can take longer than two minutes and the failed operation leaves subsequent prompts blocked.

Related issues

Fixes #11805

Changes

  • Detect only the managed vllm-local route for nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 with a 32,768-token context window.
  • Set its compaction reserve and floor to the configured 4,096-token reply budget while preserving OpenClaw's minimum prompt budget clamp.
  • Extend its safeguard compaction timeout from 120 to 300 seconds.
  • Add positive coverage for the N1x profile and negative coverage proving the larger-window profile keeps the standard safeguard.

Verification

  • npm ci — passed; installed root dependencies and hooks.
  • npm --prefix nemoclaw ci — passed; installed plugin dependencies.
  • Focused config propagation test — 14 tests passed on macOS and again on the N1x candidate checkout.
  • npm run typecheck:cli — passed.
  • npm --prefix nemoclaw run build — passed.
  • npm --prefix nemoclaw run typecheck — passed.
  • Normal pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hooks — passed.
  • Physical N1x validation at commit 3a1a0ea9bddd01c4c45c2e36da40a2e2214762df — ARM64 images, sandbox onboarding, OpenShell security checks, GPU/CUDA checks, gateway health, and inference health passed with OpenClaw 2026.7.1 and nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4.
  • Exact three-prompt reproducer — the third request still surfaced the reported upstream chunk idle timeout exceeded error after about 127 seconds, but the session returned to idle and immediately answered a subsequent request with OK instead of rejecting it as busy.
  • Manual /compact on the same recovered session — completed successfully, rotated the active transcript, and returned idle. Gateway timestamps show the two-stage operation ran from 19:26:40 to 19:29:48 UTC (about 188 seconds), exceeding the previous 120-second safeguard limit; a subsequent request returned OK.
  • vLLM logs during the run — requests returned HTTP 200, generation remained active, and no GPU or out-of-memory failure appeared.
  • Diff inspection — no secrets, API keys, or credentials present.

Review notes

The initial OpenShell response-stream idle timeout remains visible as a clear per-request error; this change addresses the reported permanent-busy cascade and compaction budget on the exact N1x profile. Other managed routes, including the same model with a 262,144-token window, keep the existing 120-second/default-reserve behavior. User documentation is unchanged because this is a generated runtime-policy correction with no new user workflow.


Signed-off-by: Senthil Ravichandran senthilr@nvidia.com

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  • New Features

    • Added serving preset support for managed N1x vLLM inference profiles.
    • N1x profiles now allow up to 300 seconds for compaction attempts and reserve reply capacity.
    • Serving preset settings are preserved across managed startup, profile rebuilding, and workload restoration.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Other profiles retain the standard 120-second safeguard behavior.
    • Generated compaction policies now remain intact when restoring configuration.

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Walkthrough

The managed-startup profile now carries NEMOCLAW_SERVING_PRESET into generated configuration. Matching N1x vLLM routes use a 300-second compaction timeout and a 4,096-token reserve. Restore logic preserves fresh compaction settings. Pi qualification metadata is also updated.

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N1x compaction configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Serving-preset profile propagation
src/lib/onboard/managed-startup/*, src/lib/onboard/workload/rebuild.ts
Managed-startup inference profiles accept, validate, preserve, rebuild, and export the optional serving preset.
Preset-based compaction policy
scripts/generate-openclaw-config.mts, docs/configure-agents/understand-context-compaction.mdx
Managed compaction requires both the vllm-local provider and the N1x serving preset. Matching routes use a 300-second timeout and reply-budget reserve. Other managed routes retain the standard 120-second safeguard.
Restore and propagation coverage
src/lib/state/openclaw-config-merge.*, test/inference/ollama/ollama-local-openclaw-config-propagation.test.ts, src/lib/onboard/managed-startup-*.test.ts
Restore merging preserves fresh agent compaction settings. Tests cover end-to-end serving-preset propagation, N1x settings, standard settings, and non-matching inputs.

Pi qualification metadata

Layer / File(s) Summary
Pi qualification references and receipts
ci/pi-agent-qualification-v1-linux-amd64.json, ci/pi-agent-qualification-v1-linux-arm64.json, src/lib/agent/candidate-authority.ts
Linux sandbox image references, source revisions, qualification cohorts, and accepted Pi receipt digests are updated.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ManagedStartupProfile
  participant AgentEnvironment
  participant OpenClawConfigGenerator
  ManagedStartupProfile->>AgentEnvironment: Export NEMOCLAW_SERVING_PRESET
  AgentEnvironment->>OpenClawConfigGenerator: Pass serving preset, context window, and max tokens
  OpenClawConfigGenerator->>OpenClawConfigGenerator: Select N1x or standard compaction safeguard
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In `@scripts/generate-openclaw-config.mts`:
- Line 802: Update the isN1xManagedVllm condition to require both the
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## Outcome

The reviewed managed-startup runtime digest matches the generated bundle
on `main`. CLI test shard 6 can validate the artifact again.

## Reason

[Main workflow run
35282475878](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/35282475878)
failed after #12018 regenerated `managed-startup-image-runtime.bundle`
but retained its previous reviewed digest pin.

## Changes

- Update the reviewed SHA-256 pin for
`managed-startup-image-runtime.bundle` to match the generated artifact.

## Verification

- `npx vitest run --project integration
test/mcp/mcp-tool-discovery-image-contract.test.ts --reporter=dot` —
passed all 19 tests.
- `npm --prefix tools/mcp-tool-discovery-runtime run
bundle:reviewed:check` — passed; the checked-in bundle matches its
source.
- `npm run source-shape:check` — passed.
- `npx oxfmt --check test/mcp/mcp-tool-discovery-image-contract.test.ts`
— passed.
- Normal pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hooks — passed, including
repository checks and CLI and plugin TypeScript checks.
- Diff review — no secrets, API keys, or credentials are present.

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## Outcome

The reviewed managed-startup runtime digest matches the generated bundle
on `main`. CLI test shard 6 can validate the artifact again.

## Reason

[Main workflow run
35282475878](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/35282475878)
failed after #12018 regenerated `managed-startup-image-runtime.bundle`
but retained its previous reviewed digest pin.

## Changes

- Update the reviewed SHA-256 pin for
`managed-startup-image-runtime.bundle` to match the generated artifact.

## Verification

- `npx vitest run --project integration
test/mcp/mcp-tool-discovery-image-contract.test.ts --reporter=dot` —
passed all 19 tests.
- `npm --prefix tools/mcp-tool-discovery-runtime run
bundle:reviewed:check` — passed; the checked-in bundle matches its
source.
- `npm run source-shape:check` — passed.
- `npx oxfmt --check test/mcp/mcp-tool-discovery-image-contract.test.ts`
— passed.
- Normal pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hooks — passed, including
repository checks and CLI and plugin TypeScript checks.
- Diff review — no secrets, API keys, or credentials are present.

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Signed-off-by: San Dang <sdang@nvidia.com>


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