docs(release): add v0.0.82 release notes

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Summary

Release-prep documentation for v0.0.82 now summarizes user-facing changes merged since v0.0.81.
It also closes stale wording in the stopped-sandbox backup, snapshot-clone, Ollama selection, and custom-policy authoring guidance.

Changes

• Add the v0.0.82 section to docs/about/release-notes.mdx with links to the focused user guides.
• Document that snapshot clones receive a destination-owned dashboard port before destructive replacement begins.
• Align backup-all guidance with eligible stopped Docker-driver sandboxes that NemoClaw starts temporarily.
• Describe the running and stopped Ollama menu states without claiming one fixed label.
• Document runtime rejection of catch-all hosts in custom policy files.

Source summary

• #6748 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx, docs/manage-sandboxes/lifecycle.mdx, and docs/reference/commands.mdx: Summarize non-destructive sandbox stop and start commands.
• #6723 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx, docs/manage-sandboxes/backup-restore.mdx, and docs/reference/commands.mdx: Record temporary startup and cleanup for eligible stopped-sandbox backups.
• #6749 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/manage-sandboxes/backup-restore.mdx: Document destination-owned dashboard ports for snapshot clones.
• #6764 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarize installer handling of route-only onboarding placeholders.
• #6771 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx, docs/inference/set-up-vllm.mdx, docs/inference/choose-inference-provider.mdx, docs/reference/commands.mdx, and docs/reference/platform-support.mdx: Summarize managed-vLLM storage gates, immutable image digests, and the explicit override boundary.
• #6759 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Record early, actionable OpenShell gateway-port conflict diagnostics.
• #6753 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/inference/set-up-ollama.mdx: Document truthful running and stopped Ollama menu states.
• #6776 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarize proxy-independent loopback readiness checks.
• #6769 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Record compatible endpoint and agent guidance when Chat Completions is unavailable.
• #6730 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarize bounded reuse of an eligible successful Chat Completions check.
• #6768 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Record route-reservation repair during resumed onboarding.
• #6742 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarize pre-mutation resolution of secret-free sandbox create intent.
• #6721 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/get-started/quickstart-langchain-deepagents-code.mdx: Record bounded cleanup of completed managed Deep Agents headless sessions.
• #6731 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/network-policy/customize-network-policy.mdx: Document runtime rejection of catch-all custom-policy destinations.
• #6729 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/get-started/prerequisites.mdx: Record the Node.js 22.19 minimum.
• #6735 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/reference/platform-support.mdx: Summarize the Ubuntu 26.04 userspace contract without claiming pending host or live validation.
• #6775 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/resources/community-contributions.mdx: Route independent solutions outside canonical supported-product documentation.
• #6740 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarize the semantic dependency-upgrade contributor workflow.
• #6777 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/CONTRIBUTING.md: Summarize the route-safe documentation-refactor workflow.
• #6741 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/security/openclaw-2026.6.10-dependency-review.md: Summarize reviewed npm archive verification and audit enforcement.
• #6739 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx and docs/security/openclaw-2026.6.10-dependency-review.md: Record the locked offline dependency graph for the managed OpenClaw WeChat runtime.
• #6737 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Record removal of the messaging build plan from final OpenClaw and Hermes image environments.
• #6733 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarize cached plugin dependency layers for source and blueprint rebuilds.

Skipped from docs-skip

• None. No commit or changed path in v0.0.81..origin/main matched openclaw-sandbox-permissive.yaml or config-show, and the drafted content contains none of the configured skip terms.

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

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• Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification:
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• Docs updated for user-facing behavior changes
• Docs not applicable — justification:
• Sensitive paths changed (security, policy, credentials, preflight, onboarding, inference, runner, sandbox, or messaging)
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Signed-off-by: Charan Jagwani cjagwani@nvidia.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated release notes with improvements to sandbox recovery, onboarding, session management, policy validation, storage checks, and system requirements.
  • Clarified Ollama setup instructions and status labels.
  • Documented safer snapshot restoration, including dedicated ports and protection against destructive failures.
  • Expanded backup-all coverage to include eligible stopped sandboxes.
  • Added guidance rejecting broad or catch-all network destinations in custom policies.

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📒 Files selected for processing (5)

• docs/about/release-notes.mdx
• docs/inference/set-up-ollama.mdx
• docs/manage-sandboxes/backup-restore.mdx
• docs/network-policy/customize-network-policy.mdx
• docs/reference/commands.mdx

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Documentation updates cover v0.0.82 release highlights, sandbox backup and restore behavior, host-specific Ollama onboarding instructions, custom policy endpoint validation, and expanded backup-all command guidance.

Changes

Documentation updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Sandbox backup and restore guidance docs/manage-sandboxes/backup-restore.mdx, docs/reference/commands.mdx	Documents dedicated dashboard port allocation, safe forced restores, temporarily started sandboxes, eligible stopped containers, and backup storage locations.
Setup and policy authoring guidance docs/inference/set-up-ollama.mdx, docs/network-policy/customize-network-policy.mdx	Explains host-specific Ollama menu entries and rejects unspecified or catch-all custom policy destinations.
v0.0.82 release notes docs/about/release-notes.mdx	Adds release highlights covering sandbox lifecycle, backups, onboarding, policy validation, host requirements, contributor guidance, and dependency updates.

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

Possibly related PRs

• NVIDIA/NemoClaw#4164: Updates the related backup-all documentation for eligible sandboxes and snapshot storage.

Suggested labels: chore

Suggested reviewers: miyoungc, laitingsheng, cv

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