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Summary

Resolve the dependency-audit failures and restore passing PR CI by upgrading OpenClaw and its official plugins to 2026.9.2, auditing the exact development-branch revision, and repairing the image-build and runtime compatibility issues exposed by that upgrade.

Changes

  • Dependency security: upgrade OpenClaw and official messaging/optional plugins to 2026.9.2; update Undici to 8.10.2 and the affected brace-expansion locks. Refresh archive integrity pins, reviewed dependency identities, lifecycle allowlists, and offline npm cache inputs, including the selected @emnapi/runtime version. Remove the custom bundled-Undici replacement machinery superseded by the upstream upgrade.
  • PR audit correctness: both PR npm-audit jobs use the exact PR head's checkout, audit action, policy, and dependency graphs. They no longer evaluate the branch using a stale main/base audit implementation. Audit severity thresholds and exceptions remain enforced.
  • Image and CI repairs: align OpenSSL development/runtime packages and security inventories on Debian 3.5.7-1~deb13u3; validate the Hermes base's installed OpenSSL identity; build the final Hermes image with the default builder so it can consume a daemon-local fallback base. Refresh the CLI artifact-restore action used by E2E workflows and the Pi qualification receipts.
  • OpenClaw 2026.9.2 compatibility: update the existing runtime integrations and validators for the new upstream layout, tool-search registration, pairing approval plan, and authenticated device-token handling. Preserve explicit approval for administrative scope upgrades, support host-initiated safe restart with backend authentication, and persist the selected gateway port before pairing.
  • External-image rebuilds: preserve valid external-image authority even for NVIDIA-hosted image references, resolve the default OpenClaw identity during preflight, and initialize native inference correctly when resuming an external-image rebuild. Wait for the started gateway before applying native configuration.
  • Lifecycle qualification: probe the recorded OpenClaw health port after rebuild and use the OpenShell gateway namespace for repeated GPU-runtime cleanup. Keep the existing readiness, agent-response, receipt, immutable-image identity, retention, and cleanup assertions enforced.

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All applicable PR checks passed on 8b8ddcb083d1426da6b5abda985419c85a78abc2, with no failed or pending checks at verification.

  • PR npm audit and reviewed npm audit passed.
  • PR CI passed, including all twelve CLI shards, build/typecheck, static checks, installer integration, and the real OpenClaw distribution harness. Documentation and security-scanning checks also passed.
  • Managed-image workflow passed, including OpenClaw, Hermes, Deep Agents Code, and Pi image checks.
  • Exact-head all-agent runtime activation passed on Docker and rootless Podman. Docker also completed external OpenClaw and Hermes onboarding, rebuilds, post-rebuild agent turns, drift rejection, image retention, and cleanup. Both external-image results were verified; the run recorded zero image-build commands and 27 authenticated chat requests using the expected model.
  • Generic NVIDIA GPU llama.cpp qualification passed, including native agent turns, runtime destruction, GPU-process cleanup, shared-model-cache retention, and repeated cleanup.

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Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson aerickson@nvidia.com

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The changes add verified Undici patching for official OpenClaw plugins, update runtime and build dependency records, and revise trusted workflow references, security package pins, and qualification data.

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OpenClaw Undici remediation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Update Undici dependency and reviewed graph
package.json, agents/openclaw/*/package.json, Dockerfile, Dockerfile.base, ci/reviewed-npm-audit.json, scripts/audit-reviewed-npm-graph.mts, test/fixtures/*, test/agents/openclaw/*, test/package-contract/*
Dependency pins and checksum-pinned archives include Undici 7.29.1 and 8.10.2. Lockfile hashes, the reviewed graph, fixture, and dependency assertions are updated.
Patch verified official plugin installs
scripts/lib/openclaw-npm-remediation.mts, test/agents/openclaw/*
Adds validated Slack and Discord Undici patching with metadata updates, interrupted-replacement recovery, rollback handling, and related tests.
Integrate patching with plugin provenance checks
src/lib/messaging/applier/build/*, test/runtime/messaging/*, docs/reference/*, docs/manage-sandboxes/*
The applier inspects plugin provenance before patching and reinspects after a patch. Tests and guidance cover provenance checks, recovery diagnostics, and cleanup.

Trusted build and qualification records

Layer / File(s) Summary
Use base-SHA audit source
.github/workflows/managed-images.yaml, .github/workflows/pr.yaml, test/automation/releases/*, test/inference/managed/*
The workflows check out trusted audit code from the pull request base SHA and verify the checkout against that SHA.
Refresh Pi qualification records
ci/pi-agent-qualification-v1-linux-*.json, src/lib/agent/candidate-authority.ts, tools/e2e/mcp-dev-workflow-boundary-digests.mts
The qualification records use updated image digests, source revision, and cohort values. The accepted Pi receipt digests and MCP development transition digest also change.

E2E artifact restore references

Layer / File(s) Summary
Update restore action references
.github/workflows/e2e*.yaml, tools/e2e/workflow-boundary-policy.mts
E2E jobs and the boundary policy use the updated restore action commit. The policy’s recorded content hash is unchanged.

Debian security package refresh

Layer / File(s) Summary
Update base image package pins and checks
Dockerfile.base, agents/*/Dockerfile.base, src/lib/sandbox-base-image/*, .github/actions/resolve-hermes-base-image/*, test/helpers/*, test/install/*, test/runtime/sandbox/*, test/platform/images/*, .github/workflows/sandbox-images.yaml
Base image builders, package inventories, installed-package checks, image resolution, workflow build steps, and related tests use libssl3t64 revision 3.5.7-1~deb13u3; libssl-dev pins are updated where specified.
Update agent image package checks
Dockerfile, agents/*/Dockerfile
Image inventories and installed-package checks use libssl3t64 revision 3.5.7-1~deb13u3.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~50 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MessagingBuildApplier
  participant inspectTrustedOfficialNpmInstall
  participant patchVerifiedOfficialPluginUndici
  MessagingBuildApplier->>inspectTrustedOfficialNpmInstall: inspect and verify installed plugin
  inspectTrustedOfficialNpmInstall-->>MessagingBuildApplier: return verified install record
  MessagingBuildApplier->>patchVerifiedOfficialPluginUndici: patch verified install path
  patchVerifiedOfficialPluginUndici-->>MessagingBuildApplier: return patch result
  MessagingBuildApplier->>inspectTrustedOfficialNpmInstall: reinspect after a patch
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The overall line coverage in commit 8b8ddcb in the codex/fix-e2e-ci-pre... branch is 97%. The line coverage in commit 63002cd in the main branch is 96%.

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nemoclaw/src/onboard/config.ts 98% 96% -2%
nemoclaw/src/index.ts 94% 93% -1%
nemoclaw/src/bl...t-management.ts 100% 100% 0%
nemoclaw/src/co.../config-show.ts 100% 100% 0%
nemoclaw/src/commands/slash.ts 100% 100% 0%
nemoclaw/src/on...native-route.ts 0% 100% +100%

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The overall line coverage in commit 8b8ddcb in the codex/fix-e2e-ci-pre... branch is 85%. The line coverage in commit 63002cd in the main branch is 84%.

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File main 63002cd codex/fix-e2e-ci-pre... 8b8ddcb +/-
src/lib/actions.../status-text.ts 84% 46% -38%
src/lib/onboard...al-inference.ts 84% 90% +6%
src/lib/inferen...file/cleanup.ts 73% 80% +7%
src/lib/state/p...l-retirement.ts 79% 89% +10%
src/lib/readine...y-production.ts 76% 90% +14%
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src/lib/onboard...mage/catalog.ts 69% 90% +21%
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@ericksoa ericksoa changed the title fix(ci): patch Undici and refresh E2E artifact consumers fix(ci): upgrade OpenClaw and repair audit and runtime qualification Oct 1, 2026
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Take the merged audit and runtime repair from #12507.
Remove superseded dependency and restart workarounds.
Preserve the dashboard feature and Podman toolchain refresh.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson <aerickson@nvidia.com>
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## Outcome

Adds an explicit trusted `portable-hermes-finalization` E2E selector
that runs the existing Portable Hermes scenario on the reviewed x86-64
NVIDIA GPU runner with rootless Podman 5.7. The lane is opt-in and is
not added to default or release-required E2E.

## Reason

Issue #11892 needs pre-merge evidence for Portable Hermes finalization
on its supported GPU and Podman boundary. Existing trusted selectors
cover either the GPU runner with Podman 6.1 or Podman 5.7 on a CPU
runner, so PR #12244 cannot produce the required exact-head evidence
until this lane exists on `main`.

### Related issues

Part of #11892

The npm advisory-feed repair landed in #12507 and is consumed by
exact-head merge commit `d3dd6fe63d66a991b5eea09b9ca4a6ecd4f70fb8`.

Prerequisite for #12244

## Changes

- Extend the shared native Podman setup action with fail-closed
`native-6.1` and `portable-5.7` toolchain contracts. Docker CLI
isolation remains the default; only the Portable Hermes compatibility
proof retains the client after the host Docker daemon and sockets are
disabled.
- Build the pinned Podman 5.7 binary from the verified upstream v5.7.0
commit with exact build-package versions from a signed immutable Ubuntu
snapshot, then combine it with the reviewed native helper artifact.
- Add the explicit-only Portable Hermes finalization job on the RTX PRO
6000 runner, with exact-candidate checkout, GPU authority evidence, host
Docker daemon isolation, a client bound to the rootless Podman socket,
bounded artifacts, and trap-guarded runner restoration.
- Install cleanup authority from trusted workflow bytes before candidate
checkout. Interrupted setup and the GPU build/test phase both restore
the persistent runner, and Docker restoration is attempted even if
Podman retirement fails.
- Protect the builder, selector, joined live-test invocation, upload,
planner, and cleanup contracts with E2E-support tests, including
execution-level interrupted-setup cleanup evidence, and document the
manual dispatch inputs.

## Verification

- `npx vitest run --project e2e-support
test/e2e/support/native-podman-setup-action.test.ts
test/e2e/support/shared-e2e-workflow-boundary.test.ts
test/e2e/support/e2e-host-dependency-workflow-boundary.test.ts
test/e2e/support/openshell-sdk-install.test.ts` — 294 tests passed on
`a46e2fd425c93560058cdb894c6e5d2021f9e3cb`; the exact-head focused rerun
of `native-podman-setup-action.test.ts` passed all 25 tests on
`579aba19b63d4087b4435844ebc54f017191131d`.
- `npm run test:changed` — the growth guardrail passed and 1,003 of
1,004 selected tests passed; the unrelated OpenShell SDK fixture
exceeded its 5-second timeout under the broad run, then passed all 6
tests in an isolated rerun.
- `npm run test:e2e-phases:check` — 101 semantic E2E phase plans passed
across 78 files.
- `npm run checks:repository` — all 18 selected repository checks
passed.
- `npm run validate:pr` — passed against the exact tree published as
GitHub-verified merge commit `d3dd6fe63d66a991b5eea09b9ca4a6ecd4f70fb8`,
including repository hooks, CLI and plugin builds, publication
validation, and TypeScript checks. The GitHub commit tree exactly
matches the locally validated merge tree.
- The exact pinned Ubuntu package set was resolved and installed
successfully from snapshot `20260911T000000Z`; every installed version
matched its reviewed pin.
- PR Review Advisor run 36785641292 completed all nine specialists
against `abc356ace7629b3e9db329222702df142a558a7f`. Its five P1 findings
reduced to three candidate-owned gaps: a missing shell continuation
reported by three specialists, disabled Docker CLI isolation, and
missing execution-level interrupted-setup cleanup evidence. All three
were repaired in `24e85defacb7025c42862131f92a6effc6e1e136`.
- PR Review Advisor run 36788149806 completed all nine specialists
against `24e85defacb7025c42862131f92a6effc6e1e136`. Its remaining
reduction P1 found that the now-always-true Docker-isolation input was
unused. Commit `5bd2a18d20f3d26e17bd27cc370ba2cf5dee938f` removes that
state and makes isolation unconditional;
`16995d1e43f43ec23491d1e1a473e678cca224c7` pins every workflow caller to
the reviewed action revision.
- PR Review Advisor run 36790589659 completed all nine specialists
against `16995d1e43f43ec23491d1e1a473e678cca224c7`. Its migration P1 was
invalid because pinned action commit
`5bd2a18d20f3d26e17bd27cc370ba2cf5dee938f` already contained the
Portable Podman contract. Its verification P1 was valid: unconditional
Docker client removal prevented the Portable Hermes compatibility
scenario from invoking the client against the rootless Podman socket.
Commits `22789bcaf835db7cf6390781c8d0f454f1e73dec`, `5398843c07`, and
`a46e2fd425` restore default client isolation, permit only this
compatibility proof to retain the client after host Docker is disabled,
pin all workflow callers to the repaired action, and protect the
boundary with tests. The three live-E2E recommendations remain the
accepted prerequisite bootstrap constraint described below.
- CodeRabbit completed review of
`a46e2fd425c93560058cdb894c6e5d2021f9e3cb` without an actionable
finding. Advisor run 36793462322 reported one verification P1: the
existing Podman-stop-failure fixture restored the Docker executable and
retained Podman recovery state, but did not explicitly prove Docker
service and socket restoration. Commit
`579aba19b63d4087b4435844ebc54f017191131d` makes that regression case
explicit and asserts both Docker units are unmasked and restarted before
the Podman cleanup failure is returned.
- PR Review Advisor run 36795332995 completed all nine specialists
against `579aba19b63d4087b4435844ebc54f017191131d`. Its migration P1 is
invalid: `git show
22789bc:.github/actions/setup-native-podman-e2e/action.yaml`
shows the immutable action revision defines `toolchain`,
`cleanup-fixture`, and `isolate-docker-cli`, includes the `portable-5.7`
contract, and consumes the cleanup fixture. The workflow invokes those
exact inputs at line 5432. The four live-E2E recommendations are the
accepted prerequisite bootstrap constraint described below.
- PR Review Advisor run 36803950902 completed all nine specialists
against `579aba19b63d4087b4435844ebc54f017191131d`. Its documentation P1
was valid: the Portable Hermes description omitted that rootlessport is
built from the pinned Podman source. Commit
`bdcc9fa1ac5307a88f21b0ea3014cd385a9baa02` names the Podman 5.7,
rootlessport, pasta, netavark, and aardvark-dns sources. Its migration
P1 was invalid: pinned restore action
`9650336899bf836db5844381a97cbc2b0fe4a2b8` already records a Podman
cleanup failure, restores both Docker units, and only then returns the
cleanup status. The five live-E2E recommendations remain the accepted
prerequisite bootstrap constraint. Advisor run 36808868344 then
completed all nine specialists against
`bdcc9fa1ac5307a88f21b0ea3014cd385a9baa02` with no code or documentation
findings; its six live-E2E recommendations are the same accepted
bootstrap constraint. Exact-head CodeRabbit completed without an
actionable finding. Advisor run 36870465673 initially repeated one false
migration P1: the claimed old restore implementation at
`9650336899bf836db5844381a97cbc2b0fe4a2b8` is byte-identical to the
exact-head action and already restores both Docker units before
returning a Podman cleanup failure. Unchanged-head Advisor rerun
36873964603 cleared that finding; all nine specialists report zero code
or documentation findings. Its three unresolved live-E2E recommendations
are the accepted prerequisite bootstrap constraint described below.
- `env NEMOCLAW_TEST_TIMEOUT=30000 npx vitest run --project e2e-support
test/e2e/support/openshell-sdk-install.test.ts
test/e2e/support/e2e-host-dependency-workflow-boundary.test.ts
test/e2e/support/shared-e2e-workflow-boundary.test.ts
test/e2e/support/native-podman-setup-action.test.ts` — all 294 affected
tests passed on the merged tree. Under the default 5-second local
budget, four assertions timed out on the loaded macOS host; they
produced no assertion failure and all completed successfully with the
diagnostic allowance.
- Exact-head `CI / Pull Request` run 36870282814 passed every applicable
job, including `reviewed-npm-audit`, OpenShell SDK packaging, the real
OpenClaw distribution harness, static checks, installer integration,
both builds, plugin tests, and all 12 CLI shards. Exact-head CodeQL and
security scans also passed.
- Ready-state E2E run 36876011035 failed only when the generic llama.cpp
lane’s OpenClaw agent turn returned `database is locked`; managed
installation, GPU offload, host and sandbox inference, and cleanup
passed. Focused trusted manual PR run 36880407570 then passed
`llama-cpp-generic-gpu` against unchanged candidate
`d3dd6fe63d66a991b5eea09b9ca4a6ecd4f70fb8`, base
`e138623a6added0c14303fe114278d4f5853d945`, and trusted workflow
`889f81e82ff860117cbcf9e785a748234838bd71`, classifying the first result
as an isolated transient runtime-state failure. Attempt 2 of required
run 36876011035 then passed the same exact-head GPU job, artifact
upload, workspace cleanup, and checkout cleanup.
- Diff review — no secrets, API keys, or credentials added.

## Review notes

This is the trusted-lane prerequisite, not the issue #11892 behavior
change. The new selector cannot be used as trusted workflow code until
this PR lands on `main`. After it lands, PR #12244 will remove its
candidate-only selector, consume this lane, and attach an exact-head
pre-merge run before becoming ready for review.

The native helper artifact has a guaranteed producer. Selecting
`portable-hermes-finalization` self-selects Podman 5.7 inside the
trusted matrix-planning step and enables `Stage immutable native Podman
E2E toolchains` even when the dispatch leaves the runtime input at its
default. The protected globally inherited pre-candidate workflow
environment remains unchanged. The trusted `generate-matrix` job
republishes `native-podman-e2e-toolchain-amd64` before candidate
checkout, and `portable-podman-toolchain` depends on `generate-matrix`
before downloading it. The workflow boundary pins that selection, action
content, and execution order. The similarly named
`native-runtime-qualification-podman-toolchain` is not this artifact
producer.

The Advisor live-E2E recommendation is a bootstrap constraint for this
prerequisite: the trusted workflow on `main` cannot select a job
introduced by the candidate. The intended post-merge evidence is an
exact-head `portable-hermes-finalization` run for PR #12244, not a
substitute selector.

Maintainer decision, 2026-09-29: accept post-merge live evidence for
this prerequisite only. PR #12244 still requires the new selector to
pass against its unchanged exact head before it becomes ready for
review.

---
Signed-off-by: Rebecca Sliter <571084+rsliter@users.noreply.github.com>

<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai
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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Added an explicitly selectable Portable Hermes E2E job for an NVIDIA
GPU runner using rootless Podman 5.7.
* E2E setup supports native Podman 6.1 and portable Podman 5.7
toolchains. Selecting the Portable Hermes job uses Podman 5.7 regardless
of gateway runtime inputs.
  * E2E setup can retain the Docker CLI when configured to do so.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Podman cleanup failures no longer prevent Docker restoration; failures
are reported afterward. Interrupted setup runs its configured cleanup,
preserving the setup failure status unless cleanup also fails.
* **Documentation**
* Updated E2E guidance with instructions for selecting the Portable
Hermes job and details about its runtime setup.
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Signed-off-by: Rebecca Sliter <571084+rsliter@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Sliter <571084+rsliter@users.noreply.github.com>
ericksoa added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 1, 2026
…nd persist external URL (#11621)

## Outcome

Persist the external dashboard URL configured through `CHAT_UI_URL` so
`status`, `dashboard-url`, and `list` report the browser-facing address
after onboarding. Host preflight distinguishes loopback/wildcard
listeners from listeners bound only to an external interface.

Fixes #11439.

## Changes

- Preserve main's OpenShell-owned forwarding lifecycle from #11594.
- Distinguish loopback/wildcard listeners from external-interface-only
listeners during dashboard port preflight.
- Persist and validate `dashboardExternalUrl`, retain it during
unrelated registry updates, and preserve public-output redaction.
- Retain the Podman toolchain artifact refresh needed for branch E2E.

Merged main at `fcd2c509be6b3652d04e6a8ddafccc6f3f00ee0e`, including
#12507. All 15 conflicts were resolved using main's final dependency and
startup repairs. The interim audit and external-image restart
workarounds were removed. This PR adds no separate dependency upgrade on
top of main.

## Verification

Current head: `6bd0ac5e1cb33210d1028073e36817c15fe2a730`. Both new
commits are GitHub Verified.

- The affected selection covered 599 existing tests: 598 passed
initially; one workflow-boundary test timed out during concurrent local
validation. Its entire 246-test file then passed unchanged in an
isolated run.
- Lint, all 18 repository checks, formatting, and CLI type checking
passed.
- Published tracked file contents and modes match the locally validated
resolution.
- No test cases or assertions were added during this integration.

- [PR CI](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36831086197):
green, 23 passed and two skipped.
- [Image
qualification](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36831086086):
green, including Docker and rootless Podman activation. Docker passed on
an unchanged-head rerun after an OpenShell connection failure.
- [Portable
profile](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36831086015):
green after an unchanged-head rerun of an interrupted dependency
download.
- [Self-hosted
qualification](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36831085973):
green, including llama.cpp on a generic NVIDIA GPU. The initial selector
had timed out waiting for image qualification; its rerun used the
successful publication.

The complete unfiltered branch and exact-base runs used the PR workflow
at `6bd0ac5e1cb33210d1028073e36817c15fe2a730`, with Docker and Podman.
Both immutable dispatch receipts were verified.

| Run | Tested source | Passing scenarios | Failed scenarios | Blocked
dependent scenario |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Full PR
run](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36876569109) |
`6bd0ac5e1cb33210d1028073e36817c15fe2a730` | 95 | 35 | 1 |
| [Exact-base
replay](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36881185522) |
`fcd2c509be6b3652d04e6a8ddafccc6f3f00ee0e` | 100 | 30 | 1 |

There were 26 failing scenarios in both runs, nine that failed only on
the candidate, and four that failed only on the base. Some shared
failures occurred at different stages, so matching failed-job counts
alone do not establish identical causes. Protected GPU runtime
qualification was blocked in both runs by protected startup failures.

The [unchanged-head focused
follow-up](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36886145310)
passed **20 of 20 existing executions**. It covers all nine
candidate-only failures and both Docker and Podman dashboard rebind
cases. Passing test summaries were checked; skipped cases were not
substituted for passes. The candidate-only failures did not reproduce,
and no code or test assertions were changed for the follow-up.

Automatic CI and qualifications are green. The unfiltered suites retain
baseline failures and are not presented as universally passing.

The PR remains unapproved and unmerged.

<details>
<summary>Earlier E2E evidence — superseded heads</summary>

At `98aaedda4804010b0ef2277dee3ad8de14a6f030`, [full branch
E2E](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36644510737) had
102 passing and 29 failing scenarios; the [exact-base
replay](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36647310354) had
105 passing and 26 failing. An [unchanged-head lifecycle
follow-up](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36650627948)
passed all 11 selected scenarios. Remote dashboard binding and
interrupted-onboarding resume passed on Docker and Podman. These are
historical results, not current-head qualification.

</details>

Preserves Yimo Jiang's contribution while integrating the current
forwarding owner and inventory projection.

---
Signed-off-by: Yimo Jiang <yimoj@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson <aerickson@nvidia.com>

<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai
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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Sandbox status and inventory now show a configured external dashboard
URL. Dashboard links use that address when available, with the local
address retained as a fallback.
* External dashboard URLs are validated, and their port is adjusted to
match the dashboard’s effective port.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Dashboard port detection distinguishes loopback or wildcard listeners
from listeners on external interfaces, avoiding false conflicts when
selecting a loopback port.
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Signed-off-by: Yimo Jiang <yimoj@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson <aerickson@nvidia.com>
Co-authored-by: Aaron Erickson 🦞 <aaron.c.erickson@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Aaron Erickson 🦞 <aerickson@nvidia.com>
jyaunches added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 1, 2026
The Brev lifecycle fix could not reach its live test because inherited
image dependency and audit checks failed. Merge main after PR #12507
landed so the candidate consumes the repaired image prerequisites without
broadening the gateway-state change.

Validated gateway fixture (21), SDK (10), diagnostic (2), and compiled
package (2) tests. CLI and plugin builds passed. CLI typecheck passed with
the documented 8 GB Node heap setting. The selected live E2E still needs
exact-candidate execution.

Signed-off-by: Julie Yaunches <jyaunches@nvidia.com>
jyaunches added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 2, 2026
## Outcome

Brev Launchable lifecycle commands use the gateway state directory
declared by the preinstalled image. The OpenShell SDK accepts that
externally supervised gateway without a NemoClaw-managed ownership
marker, while retaining private-directory and local mTLS checks.

## Reason

The [main Brev E2E run 36890457594, attempt
2](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36890457594/attempts/2)
built and booted the image, passed inference and credential checks, then
failed at `nemoclaw e2e-staging stop/start`: the SDK selected the
missing default state path under `/home/ubuntu/.local/state/nemoclaw`
instead of `/var/lib/brev/openshell-gateway`. Passing the correct path
also requires recognizing the external supervisor's ownership contract.

## Changes

- Propagate the validated declaration's state directory into every Brev
E2E shell probe.
- Require the external declaration's HTTPS loopback endpoint and
selected port to agree; reject a conflicting override. Allow an absent
managed marker only for validated external supervision, retaining
directory ownership, private mode, parent-path and TLS checks.
- Add protecting tests for successful external connections and rejection
paths, plus bounded filesystem error codes in diagnostics.
- Include the newly imported declaration module in the compiled SDK
package fixture.
- Integrate main through `ccf68daed3aa8dc1c6bf074b9ee3d32cad684295` to
consume the image prerequisite repairs merged in #12507. The candidate
delta remains seven files; it does not change image or audit policy.

## Verification

On candidate `bad07eee6c20d8b452589fc2c6d2d2a77201c723`:

- Gateway fixture tests — 21 passed.
- SDK sandbox command tests — 10 passed.
- Gateway ancestor diagnostic tests — 2 passed; the remaining six
ownership tests need the Linux runner because this macOS checkout has a
world-writable temporary-directory ancestor.
- Compiled SDK package-contract tests — 2 passed after both builds
completed.
- `npm run build:cli` and `npm --prefix nemoclaw run build` — passed.
- `NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 npm run typecheck:cli` —
passed. The first attempt exhausted Node's default 4 GB heap.
- Signed merge commit, normal commit hooks, canonical publication
validation, and all pre-push TypeScript checks — passed. Hosted checks
are being collected for this candidate.
- The diff contains no secrets, API keys, or credentials.

Selected exact-candidate E2E: `onboard-repair`, `onboard-resume`, and a
separate `staging-brev-launchable` run, from deterministic risk plan
v26. Live results remain pending; historical green checks do not
establish a pass for this head.

## Review notes

Sensitive paths: `src/lib/onboard/gateway/state-dir.ts` and its
ownership test. The local Docker Advisor could not review the previous
final candidate because its trusted checkout ran out of disk
(`TAR_ENTRY_ERROR ENOSPC`). The existing Lima VM still has only about
1.4 GB free; a subsequent review also failed during image unpacking. No
Advisor clearance is claimed for this head.

Under the authorized alternative review path, the full seven-file diff
was reviewed against canonical main for correctness, ownership and
credential boundaries, affected callers, regression coverage, and test
selection. A 383-row assertion ledger records the Brev setup,
stop/start, native model restoration, both interactive launches, native
plugin operations, teardown, evidence, and downstream workflow gates.
The pinned OpenClaw 2026.9.2 package checksum and relevant output
producers were inspected. No additional source-supported repair was
found; live process behavior and provider availability remain runtime
dependencies.

The prior main Brev run's owned workspace was verified `ABSENT`. The old
PR-head reviews contain no actionable threads; hosted review and
exact-head CI/E2E must still settle before ready-for-review.

Both npm audit checks now pass. [CLI shard
9](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36930412646/job/110598772185)
failed in main's unchanged Ollama timeout test: `/proc/<pid>/stat`
returned `ESRCH` after process reaping, while the assertion accepts only
`ENOENT`. A real Linux Node 24.18.1 open/reap/read probe confirmed that
result; the original assertion rejects it and the minimal repair accepts
it while retaining the absent-or-zombie check. A separate signed
test-only repair is prepared locally as
`5165a0a5c4a7e2180d909da4f5b195e1d4233637` (29 focused tests passed, two
Linux-only tests skipped on macOS). Its dependency PR awaits an
available slot under the repository's 10-open-PR limit. Image
qualification and selected E2E remain pending.

---
Signed-off-by: Julie Yaunches <jyaunches@nvidia.com>


### Latest exact-candidate E2E and image dependency

[Onboarding run
36933114852](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36933114852)
passed all three selected jobs on `bad07eee6c`. [Brev run 36933109713,
attempt 1](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/36933109713)
passed exact image provenance and gateway-state preflight, then failed
native stop/start with SDK `ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND`. Its owned workspace
was deleted and verified absent. Later PTY/plugin assertions remain
unexecuted.


[brevdev/nemoclaw-image#191](brevdev/nemoclaw-image#191)
fixes the image installer’s missing SDK archive preparation and import
verification. It must be reviewed and merged before the next Brev image
run. The separate inherited Linux process-test race still needs the
prepared dependency PR, currently blocked by the contributor open-PR
limit. This PR remains draft; no overall readiness or Advisor clearance
is claimed.

---------

Signed-off-by: Julie Yaunches <jyaunches@nvidia.com>
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