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Outcome

Custom OpenClaw images supplied with --from now keep the selected routed model through first startup instead of reverting to inherited managed-image metadata. When the routed model changes, stale context-window and output-token limits are removed so OpenClaw resolves the effective limits for the selected model.

Reason

The custom Docker build correctly patched openclaw.json, but a valid first-start receipt still fell through to legacy reconciliation. When the inherited config contained multiple models and the selected model was appended after models[0], that fallback restored the first baked model. Non-root mutability alone could not distinguish initial custom-image intent from a later legitimate gateway route change.

Related issues

Fixes #12033

Alternative implementation to #12243. This PR does not close or modify #12243.

Changes

  • Reconcile the selected OpenClaw model in the custom image build and persist the selected non-secret model identity in the final image environment.
  • Bind first-start custom-route authority to the exact built openclaw.json with a checksum receipt.
  • Preserve that exact route during first startup by returning immediately after validating the receipt, fail closed for malformed or unsafe receipts, and refresh .config-hash without consulting the inherited first model.
  • Retire the receipt only after final deployment verification succeeds, with exact sandbox identity checks before and after the sandbox exec; failed or unhealthy verification keeps the operation retryable.
  • Pass the actual selected OpenShell gateway name into OpenClaw startup reconciliation.
  • Query the supported openshell inference get -g <gateway> text contract after receipt retirement, requiring exactly one valid provider and model before accepting a route.
  • Remove inherited contextWindow and maxTokens only when the routed model ID changes. Matching-model limits and explicit build-time replacements remain intact.
  • Extend focused tests across Dockerfile patching, startup reconciliation, gateway selection, lifecycle verification, exact-identity retirement, and failure behavior.

Verification

  • Exact head bad22c5f41ce57ec03aa3e2d66b0997cac5eedc8, synchronized with current main.
  • Focused onboard and lifecycle suites: 117 tests passed.
  • Focused OpenClaw startup reconciliation: 21 tests passed, including a valid receipt whose selected model is not models[0].
  • Non-root config I/O suite: 15 tests passed outside the filesystem-restricted sandbox.
  • NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 npm run typecheck:cli passed.
  • npm run checks:repository passed all 18 checks.
  • npm run validate:pr, commit hooks, and normal pre-push hooks passed.
  • Semantic E2E phase coverage passed: 101 tests across 79 files.
  • npm run test:changed ran 5,024 tests: 4,994 passed, 4 skipped, and 26 failed across unrelated environment/concurrency cases. The owning focused tests above passed.
  • Exact-head managed-image workflow 36475696068 passed every producer and activation job for 7c2116c6f7bc70abac697f69f2187bacd7033a71.
  • Focused live E2E run 36479963192 executed that candidate and reproduced the rollback. Its evidence exposed the multi-model models[0] fallthrough now covered by the focused regression test. A fresh exact-head prerequisite and E2E run are pending for this repair.
  • Reviewed the committed diff for secrets, API keys, and credentials; none are present.

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The first live candidate at 111c0d37e3876f1582b1ae2449c946dacd9ef1f9 failed while its exact base passed, establishing a candidate regression. The next exact-head run, 36463389203, proved the custom Docker build contained the selected model but first startup reconciled it back to inference/nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b. This revision adds the minimum one-shot, checksum-bound handoff needed to carry custom-image intent through healthy deployment verification.


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

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  • New Features
    • Custom OpenClaw images now apply the selected inference model and valid limits during setup, while preserving the configured non-root image user.
    • OpenClaw can apply model overrides at startup when its configuration is writable by the sandbox user. If it is not writable, the configuration is left unchanged.
  • Bug Fixes
    • When the selected model changes, outdated context and token limits are cleared unless new limits are supplied.

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Walkthrough

Custom OpenClaw Dockerfiles now reconcile inherited model metadata and supplied limits during onboarding. Startup overrides and reconciliation can run as non-root when the config is writable. The inference-switch test stages a non-root custom image and checks the effective model and limits after installation.

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Custom OpenClaw reconciliation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Build-time model reconciliation
src/lib/onboard/dockerfile-patch.ts, src/lib/onboard/dockerfile-custom-openclaw-model.test.ts
The patcher validates the selected model and optional limits, then appends a script that updates the inherited OpenClaw config and hash. Tests cover model changes, explicit and inherited limits, sibling entries, config handling, permissions, and Dockerfile user handling.
Startup reconciliation and config access
scripts/nemoclaw-start.sh, test/agents/openclaw/runtime/nemoclaw-start-config-io.test.ts, test/agents/openclaw/runtime/nemoclaw-start-reconcile.test.ts, test/helpers/non-root-child-process.ts
Startup applies model overrides and reconciles gateway models when the config is writable. The gateway probe parses text output. When the gateway model differs, reconciliation removes inherited limits; tests cover non-root writable and sealed configs, preserved limits, probe output, and exact config hashes.
Custom-image onboarding and validation
src/lib/onboard/sandbox-dockerfile-patch-flow.ts, src/lib/onboard/sandbox-dockerfile-patch-flow.test.ts, test/e2e/live/openclaw-inference-switch-*, test/e2e/support/openclaw-inference-switch-helpers.test.ts, test/e2e/support/inference-switch-workflow-boundary.test.ts, tools/e2e/target-catalogue.mts, docs/security/process-controls.mdx
The onboarding flow enables reconciliation for custom OpenClaw Dockerfiles. The live test stages a non-root image with stale limits and checks the effective model and limits after installation. Supporting tests check the fixture and workflow boundary; the target catalogue includes the patching modules, and security guidance describes the non-root final-user requirement.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Onboarding
  participant DockerfilePatcher
  participant DockerBuildScript
  participant OpenClawConfig
  participant StartupCheck
  Onboarding->>DockerfilePatcher: enable reconciliation for custom OpenClaw Dockerfile
  DockerfilePatcher->>DockerBuildScript: append reconciliation step
  DockerBuildScript->>OpenClawConfig: update model metadata and supplied limits
  StartupCheck->>OpenClawConfig: inspect effective model and limits after installation
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The model-reconciliation paths appear consistent, but tests could pass while a custom image retains the inherited default model or gains extra model entries. Strengthen those assertions; the remaining risk is bounded to regression detection.

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Review comments at @src/lib/onboard/dockerfile-patch.ts:
- Around line 228-231: Update appendCustomOpenClawModelReconcile to reject a
missing final USER as well as an invalid or root final user. Preserve the
existing validation of finalUser.text so the reconciliation RUN always switches
to root and restores a validated non-root user.
- Around line 276-290: Update the model selection logic in the
`dockerfile-patch` flow to find the entry matching the primary model ID, or
append a new `{id, name}` entry if none exists; do not modify or copy the first
entry when another model is selected. Preserve the existing single-entry
behavior, and apply limit updates or cleanup only to the selected entry.

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test/e2e/live/openclaw-inference-switch.test.ts (1)

1112-1112: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a startup default-model assertion.

The explicit --model inference/${baselineModel} does not test agents.defaults.model.primary. openclaw infer model inspect requires an explicit model, so do not remove that argument. Add a default-model model run --json probe before the explicit inspection and assert its reported provider and model.

Suggested fix
+  const defaultModelResult = await sandbox.exec(
+    SANDBOX_NAME,
+    [
+      "openclaw",
+      "infer",
+      "model",
+      "run",
+      "--json",
+      "--prompt",
+      "Reply with exactly: startup-ok",
+    ],
+    {
+      artifactName: "run-default-model-after-custom-image-startup",
+      env: commandEnv(home),
+      timeoutMs: COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    },
+  );
+  const defaultModel =
+    defaultModelResult.exitCode === 0
+      ? (JSON.parse(defaultModelResult.stdout) as Record<string, unknown>)
+      : {};
   const effectiveModelResult = await sandbox.exec(
@@
   const passed =
+    defaultModel.model === baselineModel &&
+    defaultModel.provider === "inference" &&
     effectiveModel.id === baselineModel &&
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Review comment at @test/e2e/live/openclaw-inference-switch.test.ts at line 1112:
Add a default-model startup probe before the explicit inspection in the startup
assertion flow around inspectCustomImageStartup: run `openclaw infer model run
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- Line 1112: Add a default-model startup probe before the explicit inspection in
the startup assertion flow around inspectCustomImageStartup: run `openclaw infer
model run --json` without a model argument, parse its result, and require its
reported provider and model to match inference and baselineModel. Keep the
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src/lib/onboard/dockerfile-custom-openclaw-model.test.ts (2)

167-169: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the default model in both reconciliation branches.

The reconciles a selected model entry and appends a selected model tests do not inspect agents.defaults.model.primary. Both can pass while the value remains inference/baked-model.

Suggested test assertions
     expect(result.status, result.stderr).toBe(0);
+    expect(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8")).agents.defaults.model.primary).toBe(
+      "inference/selected-model",
+    );
     expect(
       JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8")).models.providers.inference.models,
@@
     expect(result.status, result.stderr).toBe(0);
+    expect(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8")).agents.defaults.model.primary).toBe(
+      "inference/selected-model",
+    );
     const models = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8")).models.providers.inference
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Update the “reconciles a selected model entry” and “appends a selected model”
tests to assert that `agents.defaults.model.primary` equals
`inference/selected-model` after reconciliation, in addition to their existing
model-list assertions.

198-202: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the complete model list after appending.

The current assertions accept a fourth model. Compare models with the original two entries plus the selected entry so this test rejects duplicate or unexpected entries.

🐛 Suggested fix
-    expect(models.slice(0, 2)).toEqual(config.models.providers.inference.models);
-    expect(models[2]).toEqual({
-      id: "selected-model",
-      name: "inference/selected-model",
-    });
+    expect(models).toEqual([
+      ...config.models.providers.inference.models,
+      {
+        id: "selected-model",
+        name: "inference/selected-model",
+      },
+    ]);
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Update the model-list assertions to compare the complete models array against
the original inference models followed by the selected-model entry, so the test
rejects any extra or duplicate entries.

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- Around line 313-318: Update the model-change check to compare the selected
entry’s original id with the selected bare or qualified model, so limits are
preserved only when that entry already matches. Remove the now-unused
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---

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Review comments at @src/lib/onboard/dockerfile-custom-openclaw-model.test.ts:
- Around line 167-169: Update the “reconciles a selected model entry” and
“appends a selected model” tests to assert that `agents.defaults.model.primary`
equals `inference/selected-model` after reconciliation, in addition to their
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src/lib/onboard/dockerfile-patch.ts (1)

316-321: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Compute model_changed from the selected entry's original id, not from the previous primary.

The code still sets model_changed from the previous agents.defaults.model.primary. This happens even when next(...) found an entry whose id already matches the selected model. The following cases produce wrong results:

  • Suppose primary is inference/A, and B exists with its own limits. If the user selects B, the code removes the matching limits of B. The PR objective requires the code to preserve matching-model limits.
  • Suppose the single entry has a stale id, and primary already names the selected model. The code sets model_changed = False. It then renames the entry and keeps the stale limits.

The test at src/lib/onboard/dockerfile-custom-openclaw-model.test.ts Lines 158-185 currently asserts the first case.

Proposed fix
-        previous_bare_model = (
-            previous_primary.removeprefix("inference/")
-            if isinstance(previous_primary, str)
-            else None
-        )
-        model_changed = previous_bare_model != bare_model
+        model_changed = selected.get("id") not in (bare_model, qualified_model)

After this change, remove the unused previous_primary on Lines 282-287. Update the sibling test to expect contextWindow: 65_536 and maxTokens: 2048 on selected-model.

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Review comment at @src/lib/onboard/dockerfile-patch.ts around lines 316 - 321:
Update how `model_changed` is computed in the selected-entry flow: compare the
selected entry’s original `id` with the selected bare and qualified model
identifiers, rather than deriving the result from the previous primary model.
Remove `previous_primary` if it becomes unused, and ensure matching-model limits
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Review comments at @scripts/nemoclaw-start.sh:
- Line 1202: Update the inference-section validation around section_count and
models to require exactly one valid Provider line in the same section before
accepting the model; reject model-only output before reconciliation can rewrite
openclaw.json. Add a negative-path test for a section containing a model but no
provider.

Review comments at
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- Line 71: Both sealed-config tests rely on stubbed identity rather than actual
filesystem credentials, so root runners can still write mode-0440 files. In the
sealed override child setup identified by the id() stub in
test/agents/openclaw/runtime/nemoclaw-start-config-io.test.ts, run the child
with a real non-root UID; make the same change for the sealed reconciliation
child setup in test/agents/openclaw/runtime/nemoclaw-start-reconcile.test.ts.
Preserve the existing behavioral assertions.

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selected-entry flow: compare the selected entry’s original `id` with the
selected bare and qualified model identifiers, rather than deriving the result
from the previous primary model. Remove `previous_primary` if it becomes unused,
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Closing this replacement because PR #12120 changed the configuration-ownership contract after this branch was prepared. Current issue #12033 requires one-time initialization through OpenClaw's native configuration interface and forbids restoring NemoClaw config hashes, config receipts, repair, or ongoing reconciliation. I will revalidate #12033 on current main before preparing a native-configuration replacement. PR #12243 remains open.

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@wscurran wscurran added area: inference Inference routing, serving, model selection, or outputs area: security Security controls, permissions, secrets, or hardening bug-fix PR fixes a bug or regression integration: openclaw OpenClaw integration behavior platform: container Affects Docker, containerd, Podman, or images labels Oct 6, 2026
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Custom (--from) sandboxes never reconcile openclaw.json with the routed model: startup fixes are root-gated and reconcile skips contextWindow/maxTokens

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