docs: add v0.0.89 release changelog

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Summary

Add the canonical dated changelog entry for NemoClaw v0.0.89 before the release plan captures the tag commit.
The entry summarizes the user-visible Station preparation, inference, recovery, policy-disclosure, and CLI-containment changes merged since v0.0.88.

Changes

• Add docs/changelog/2026-07-20.mdx with the exact ## v0.0.89 release heading, parser-safe SPDX comment, summary, and detailed bullets.
• Link each shipped theme to the most specific published OpenClaw documentation routes.
• Keep internal E2E, advisory-registry, and review-workflow refactors out of the user-facing release summary.

Source summary:

• fix(installer): retain qualified Station DKMS revision #7214, fix(installer): allow idle PackageKit on Station #7241, fix(install): unblock forced DGX Station preparation on real GB300 hosts #7237, fix(installer): accept OTA-upgraded DGX OS on Station GB300 without image marker #7223, fix(installer): preserve Station Express recipe across host handoff #7204, fix(installer): validate Station package state #7202, fix(installer): restore Station package preparation #7183, and fix(installer): retain valid DGX Station prerequisites #7090 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-20.mdx: Summarize qualified DGX Station identity, package-state, PackageKit, DKMS, and reboot-handoff fixes.
• fix(inference): preserve onboard endpoint provenance #7242, fix(inference): reap managed vLLM processes #7221, fix(onboard): attach selected inference provider on sandbox create #7186, fix(onboard): report the active vLLM install in the phase heartbeat #7164, and fix(onboard): clarify Ollama model selection #6874 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-20.mdx: Summarize inference endpoint provenance, provider attachment, managed vLLM cleanup and progress, and Ollama selection guidance.
• fix(status): recommend start for crashed-sandbox recovery (#7222) #7225, fix(rebuild): refresh stale agent primary model on config restore (#7210) #7216, fix(sandbox): observe host gateway on probe-only and wait for readiness before probing #7192, fix(installer): verify recovered sandbox stability #7136, fix(rebuild): preserve Hermes default kanban board database #7096, and fix(gateway): respawn openclaw gateway after a managed restart (#6868) #6910 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-20.mdx: Summarize sandbox readiness, recovery guidance, rebuilt model routing, durable Hermes state, and gateway restart behavior.
• fix(policy): disclose full messaging-preset egress before channels apply #7187 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-20.mdx: Summarize complete effective messaging-preset egress disclosure before policy mutation.
• fix(status): keep gateway selection out of JSON stdout #7218, fix(inference): sanitize route display output #7165, and fix(cli): stop detached Hermes forward watcher during uninstall #7184 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-20.mdx: Summarize structured output containment, terminal-safe route display, and Hermes forward cleanup.

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 — justification:
• Tests not applicable — justification: This PR adds release-history prose only; the focused changelog contract test validates its required structure and routes.
• 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 — mise exec node@22.23.1 -- 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 applicable to this doc-only release entry.
• 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) — mise exec node@22.23.1 -- npm run docs completed with 0 errors and 2 existing site-wide 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 does not use frontmatter.

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

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Expanded DGX Station installation support for qualified GB300 and OTA-upgraded environments.
  • Preserved selected inference providers, endpoints, model pins, and tuning settings during sandbox creation and rebuilds.
  • Improved sandbox recovery by validating availability and stability before restarting services.
  • Added clearer policy output showing the complete effective messaging egress configuration.

• Bug Fixes

  • Hardened status and inference route displays by sanitizing terminal control characters.
  • Improved Hermes uninstall behavior by stopping detached dashboard forwarding.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Adds the v0.0.89 changelog entry, documenting NemoClaw updates to installation recognition, inference provenance, sandbox recovery, policy disclosure, CLI output sanitization, and Hermes uninstall behavior.

Changes

Release changelog

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Document v0.0.89 behavior updates docs/changelog/2026-07-20.mdx	Adds an SPDX header and release notes covering installation paths, inference providers, sandbox recovery, policy egress disclosure, output hardening, and Hermes watcher cleanup.

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