docs: add v0.0.103 release notes

[cjagwani]

Summary

Add the canonical dated changelog entry for the planned NemoClaw v0.0.103 release.
The new docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx entry uses the exact ## v0.0.103 heading and summarizes supported user-visible changes merged since v0.0.102.

Changes

• Add the parser-safe MDX SPDX header, three-paragraph release summary, and detailed grouped bullets to docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx.
• Link each release-note group to the most specific published OpenClaw, Hermes, or Deep Agents documentation routes.
• Exclude dormant MXC and Podman foundations, internal managed-inference adapters, test-only changes, and maintainer tooling from the supported product narrative.

Source summary

• #8082 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document the new one-command agent launch flow.
• #8314 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document managed vLLM host capability validation and restart handling.
• #8248 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record the DGX Spark Qwen profile MTP default change.
• #8223 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record explicit model preservation across provider switches.
• #8209 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document corrected Windows WSL provider selection.
• #8316 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record clean managed-checkout reuse after installation.
• #8239 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record the packaged-service teardown fallback.
• #8247 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document uninstall behavior for an already-removed sandbox.
• #7998 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record preserved container-start diagnostics.
• #8027 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record journal-backed not-ready repair authority.
• #7812 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document actionable rebuild preflight diagnostics.
• #8222 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record redacted top-level CLI failures.
• #8313 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record structured MCP bridge destruction failures.
• #8211 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document cleanup of incomplete snapshot captures.
• #8212 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document best-effort post-restore policy reconciliation.
• #8245 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Clarify manifest-defined OpenClaw workspace persistence.
• #8254 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Include corrected snapshot restore selection guidance.
• #8238 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document preservation of managed MCP policy entries.
• #7568 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record mutable-default Shields rollback preservation.
• #8200 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record truthful Shields state after a rejected transition.
• #7895 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record descriptor-bound Shields lock inspection.
• #7892 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document the canonical Hermes dashboard profile and migration.
• #7871 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document fail-closed Hermes cron restore.
• #7894 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record the reset Hermes health budget after recovery.
• #8228 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document Hermes build-time corporate CA trust.
• #8206 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document bounded Deep Agents Code failure classification.
• #8297 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record reuse of the published Deep Agents Code base image.
• #8321 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document aligned endpoint SSRF protections and userinfo rejection.
• #8299 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Document the fail-closed setpriv transition in managed images.
• #7603 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record corrected confidentiality-root traversal.
• #8334 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record removal of the unsupported logs audit example.
• #8256 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record reordered network-policy walkthrough prerequisites.
• #7767 -> docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx: Record platform runtime shape validation.

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)

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• Tests added or updated for changed behavior
• Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification: npx vitest run test/changelog-docs.test.ts passed all 6 tests.
• 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:

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• Documentation writer subagent reviewed the completed changes
• Result: docs-updated
• Evidence: docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx follows the release-prep and documentation writing rules. The changelog contract tests passed 6/6, and npm run docs completed with 0 errors and the repository's 2 existing Fern warnings.
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• Targeted behavior tests pass for the current change set, or tests are marked not applicable above — npx vitest run test/changelog-docs.test.ts: 1 file and 6 tests passed.
• Applicable broad gate passed — npm test for broad runtime/test-harness changes; npm run check for repo-wide validation/coverage changes — command/result: 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 and 2 existing Fern warnings.
• Doc pages follow the style guide (doc changes only)
• New doc pages include SPDX header and frontmatter (new pages only) — the native changelog uses the required parser-safe MDX SPDX comment and does not use page frontmatter.

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Signed-off-by: Charan Jagwani cjagwani@nvidia.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added release notes for v0.0.103.
  • Documented the new nemoclaw launch command.
  • Included updates covering onboarding, inference, installation, recovery, snapshots, security, integrations, endpoint validation, sandbox hardening, and related guidance.

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v0.0.103 release documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
CLI, runtime, and recovery changes docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx	Documented nemoclaw launch, validation, installation, teardown, uninstall, recovery, and snapshot updates.
Integrations and sandbox hardening docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx	Documented Shields, Hermes, cron, health, Deep Agents Code, endpoint protection, privilege transitions, and confidentiality-root updates.
Documentation corrections docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx	Corrected audit-log examples, network-policy prerequisites, snapshot restore selection, and platform runtime validation.

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• established — host-side at docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx:12: Keep `host-side`; it matches the controlled term.
• define — trusted interactive command at docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx:13: Define the trust basis, or replace with `interactive command declared in the selected agent manifest`.
• established — managed MCP at docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx:30: Keep `managed MCP`; the modifier supplies a concrete ownership contrast.
• established — fail closed at docs/changelog/2026-08-05.mdx:41: Keep `fail closed`; it matches the controlled term and names the security outcome.

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