docs(release): add v0.0.84 changelog

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Summary

Adds the canonical docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx entry with the exact ## v0.0.84 heading for the release candidate range from v0.0.83 through 710d2b36b9eebcb6bca3c2b2f796a1bdb69c3a31.
Fills two owner-page gaps for model-aware local inference health and pre-write OpenClaw candidate validation.

Changes

• Add the complete shared Fern changelog entry for v0.0.84, with literal CLI names and root-absolute OpenClaw and Hermes routes.
• Document that sandbox status and doctor compare the configured Ollama or vLLM model with provider inventory without issuing a completion.
• Document that host-side OpenClaw config set validates the complete candidate before replacing live config or reaching gateway restart.
• Reconcile the v0.0.84 release label with the commit range. PR fix(inference): make shared route changes explicit #6773 is already contained in v0.0.83 and remains documented there; CI, test-harness, docs-infrastructure, and .js to .mts migration-only changes require no additional user guidance.

Source summary

• #6882 -> docs/manage-sandboxes/backup-restore.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Explain that OpenClaw runtime identity and pairing state are excluded from snapshots and ignored during restore.
• #6873 -> docs/inference/set-up-ollama.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Record the Ollama requested-model environment fallback and interactive default.
• #6835 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Include the sandbox name in the documented rebuild resume-recovery behavior.
• #6886 -> docs/inference/custom-endpoint-security.mdx, docs/inference/set-up-openai-compatible-endpoint.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Explain the exact-host trusted-private endpoint opt-in and retained SSRF boundaries.
• #6887 -> docs/reference/commands.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Document Telegram channel health verdicts, summary behavior, and exit status.
• #6863 -> docs/manage-sandboxes/lifecycle.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Add the missing model-inventory behavior for local status and doctor checks.
• #6902 -> docs/manage-sandboxes/runtime-controls.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Add the missing pre-write OpenClaw candidate-validation contract.
• #6916 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Preserve the failed-session fresh-install recovery correction in the release entry.
• #6934 -> docs/reference/commands.mdx, docs/reference/troubleshooting.mdx, docs/security/credential-storage.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Summarize completed-prompt checkpointing and validated credential reuse during OpenClaw resume.
• #6898 -> docs/inference/switch-models.mdx, docs/inference/switch-providers.mdx, docs/reference/troubleshooting.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Explain Hermes dashboard convergence after in-place inference changes.
• #6711 -> docs/manage-sandboxes/run-sandboxes.mdx, docs/manage-sandboxes/uninstall-nemoclaw.mdx, docs/reference/architecture.mdx, docs/reference/commands.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Summarize port-scoped host state and uninstall preservation.
• #6767 -> docs/inference/configure-model-limits.mdx, docs/inference/set-up-ollama.mdx, docs/reference/troubleshooting.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Record the Hermes 64000-token Ollama floor and unchanged OpenClaw floor.
• #6862 -> docs/get-started/quickstart.mdx, docs/inference/verify-inference-route.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Explain retryable not-ready finalization for unhealthy inference routes.
• #6766 -> docs/security/tcb-boundary.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Document definitive stale transition-lock recovery and fail-closed ambiguous cases.
• #6948 -> docs/manage-sandboxes/manage-mcp-servers.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Include Hermes MCP apply-state race recovery in the release entry without changing the established user workflow.
• #6964 -> docs/reference/troubleshooting.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Record complete agent-specific fresh-install and resume recovery commands.
• #6883 -> docs/get-started/quickstart.mdx, docs/inference/set-up-vllm.mdx, docs/reference/platform-support.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Summarize the DGX Station Nemotron Ultra express path and pinned managed-vLLM recipe.
• #6985 -> docs/inference/set-up-vllm.mdx, docs/reference/commands.mdx, docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx: Capture the final automated and interactive storage-warning behavior.

Type of Change

• Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor)
• Code change with doc updates
• Doc only (prose changes, no code sample modifications)
• Doc only (includes code sample changes)

Quality Gates

• Tests added or updated for changed behavior
• Existing tests cover changed behavior — test/changelog-docs.test.ts validates the dated-entry structure, exact version heading, and preserved history.
• Tests not applicable — justification:
• Docs updated for user-facing behavior changes
• Docs not applicable — justification:
• Sensitive paths changed (security, policy, credentials, preflight, onboarding, inference, runner, sandbox, or messaging)
• Sensitive-path review completed or maintainer-approved waiver recorded — reviewer/approval link/justification:
• Non-success, skipped, or missing CI check accepted by maintainer — check name, approval link, and follow-up issue:

Verification

• PR description includes a Signed-off-by: line and every commit appears as Verified in GitHub
• Normal pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hooks passed, or npm run check:diff passed when hooks were skipped or unavailable
• Targeted behavior tests pass for the current change set, or tests are marked not applicable above — npx vitest run test/changelog-docs.test.ts (6 passed)
• Applicable broad gate passed — npm test for broad runtime/test-harness changes; npm run check for repo-wide validation/coverage changes — not run for this doc-only change.
• Quality Gates section completed with required justifications or waivers
• No secrets, API keys, or credentials committed
• npm run docs builds without warnings (doc changes only) — completed with 0 errors; Fern reported the unchanged unauthenticated redirect-check and light-theme contrast warnings.
• Doc pages follow the style guide (doc changes only)
• New doc pages include SPDX header and frontmatter (new pages only) — the native changelog entry uses the required parser-safe MDX SPDX comment and intentionally has no frontmatter.

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Signed-off-by: Prekshi Vyas prekshiv@nvidia.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added the v0.0.84 changelog entry covering setup, endpoint onboarding, model handling, sandbox readiness, recovery, channel status, and configuration safeguards.
  • Clarified that sandbox health checks validate configured models against local Ollama and vLLM provider inventories without generating completions or consuming tokens.
  • Documented that invalid runtime configuration changes are rejected while preserving the existing working configuration.

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• docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx
• docs/manage-sandboxes/lifecycle.mdx
• docs/manage-sandboxes/runtime-controls.mdx

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR adds the v0.0.84 changelog entry and documents model-aware local provider health checks plus OpenClaw runtime validation and configuration preservation behavior.

Changes

Documentation updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
v0.0.84 release changelog docs/changelog/2026-07-15.mdx	Adds release notes covering NemoClaw, OpenClaw, and Hermes changes.
Sandbox health and runtime controls docs/manage-sandboxes/lifecycle.mdx, docs/manage-sandboxes/runtime-controls.mdx	Documents local Ollama/vLLM inventory checks and OpenClaw candidate validation before configuration replacement.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• NVIDIA/NemoClaw#6863: Documents related model-aware local inference health behavior.

Suggested reviewers: miyoungc

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