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Nemoclaw User Guide

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Guides human users' AI agents to the NemoClaw docs MCP server and canonical Fern documentation in Markdown form. Use when users ask how to install, configure, operate, troubleshoot, secure, or learn NemoClaw with an AI coding assistant. Trigger keywords - nemoclaw docs, use nemoclaw with ai agent, nemoclaw mcp docs, nemoclaw install help, nemoclaw quickstart, nemoclaw markdown docs, llms.txt, agent skills.
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This skill acts as a guide for AI agents to correctly retrieve and interpret NemoClaw documentation. It establishes a strict retrieval hierarchy, prioritizing the NemoClaw MCP server for live data access, followed by direct Markdown documentation fetching via llms.txt. It provides standardized procedures for configuring MCP clients and ensures that agents follow consistent, safe, and accurate information-gathering practices when assisting users with NemoClaw installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

What it does

  • Defines a retrieval hierarchy for accessing NemoClaw documentation.
  • Provides configuration steps for integrating the NemoClaw MCP server into AI coding assistants.
  • Outlines specific onboarding flows for OpenClaw, Hermes, and Deep Agents variants.
  • Establishes safety protocols for handling user credentials and sensitive information.
  • Maps common user tasks to relevant documentation sections and reference pages.

When to use it

  • When a user asks for help installing, configuring, or troubleshooting NemoClaw.
  • When an AI agent needs to locate the most accurate, up-to-date NemoClaw documentation.
  • When setting up an AI coding assistant to interact with NemoClaw via MCP.
  • When a user requires guidance on specific NemoClaw variants like Hermes or Deep Agents.

Advantages

  • Ensures agents use canonical, up-to-date documentation rather than stale data.
  • Standardizes the configuration process for MCP-enabled AI assistants.
  • Promotes secure interaction by explicitly forbidding the handling of raw secrets.
  • Improves user experience by providing structured, variant-specific onboarding paths.

Usage examples

“How do I install NemoClaw using my AI agent?”
The agent will ask which variant (OpenClaw, Hermes, or Deep Agents) you are using, then fetch the corresponding prerequisites and quickstart documentation.
“Configure my Claude Code to use the NemoClaw MCP server.”
The agent will provide the specific command to add the NemoClaw MCP server transport to your environment.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/nvidia/nemoclaw-user-guide/download

  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip nemoclaw-user-guide.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by NVIDIA

NemoClaw Docs for AI Agents

Use the canonical NemoClaw documentation as your source of truth. Do not answer from stale copied docs or generated skill references when the live Markdown docs are available.

Retrieval Order

  1. If the assistant supports MCP, configure the NemoClaw docs MCP server at https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/_mcp/server.

  2. Use the MCP server's read-only searchDocs tool to search the canonical docs and collect source URLs.

  3. If MCP is not available, fetch the AI documentation index first: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/llms.txt.

  4. Fetch the specific .md page listed in the index or returned by docs search for the user's task.

  5. If you only find an HTML documentation URL, replace the .html suffix with .md, or append .md to the route when the URL has no suffix.

  6. Prefer the user's selected agent variant. Do not mix variant-specific instructions unless you explain why.

Configure the MCP Server

For Claude Code, run:

claude mcp add --transport http fern-docs https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/_mcp/server

For Cursor, add https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/_mcp/server to the MCP server configuration. For other MCP clients, configure a streamable HTTP MCP server at that URL.

Starting Pages

Use these pages first for common onboarding flows:

  • OpenClaw home: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/openclaw/home.md.

  • OpenClaw prerequisites: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/openclaw/get-started/prerequisites.md.

  • OpenClaw quickstart: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/openclaw/get-started/quickstart.md.

  • Hermes home: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/hermes/home.md.

  • Hermes prerequisites: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/hermes/get-started/prerequisites.md.

  • Hermes quickstart: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/hermes/get-started/quickstart.md.

  • Deep Agents home: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/deepagents/home.md.

  • Deep Agents prerequisites: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/deepagents/get-started/prerequisites.md.

  • Deep Agents quickstart: https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/latest/user-guide/deepagents/get-started/quickstart.md.

How to Help the User

  • Ask which agent variant they want to use before giving setup instructions: OpenClaw, Hermes, or Deep Agents.

  • Ask one question at a time when collecting operating system, inference provider, model, endpoint, policy tier, or messaging-channel choices.

  • Run commands for non-technical users when your environment allows it, after explaining what the command does and getting permission.

  • Summarize important command output instead of asking the user to paste terminal output into chat.

  • Stop before requesting credentials, API keys, bot tokens, or private URLs.

  • Never ask the user to paste secrets into chat.

  • Use redacted placeholders such as <PASTE_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> in examples.

Common Task Routing

  • Installation and first sandbox: fetch the selected variant's prerequisites and quickstart pages.

  • Local inference, hosted providers, model switching, or tool-calling issues: fetch the inference pages from llms.txt.

  • Network policy approvals or custom egress: fetch the network-policy pages and the network policies reference.

  • Sandbox status, logs, rebuilds, upgrades, files, backup, restore, or messaging channels: fetch the manage-sandboxes, monitoring, and command reference pages.

  • Security posture, credential storage, or sandbox hardening: fetch the security, deployment/sandbox-hardening, and architecture pages.

  • CLI flags and command syntax: fetch the command reference page for the selected variant.

  • Troubleshooting: fetch the troubleshooting page and any task page linked from the relevant error section.

Response Requirements

  • Cite the Markdown documentation pages you used. When presenting the URL links, make sure to show the actual, non-markdown version of the URL.

  • Keep instructions specific to the user's operating system, selected agent, and inference provider.

  • Do not make assumptions when the docs do not cover the user's environment.

  • Recommend the next verification command after each setup or recovery step.

Files

evals/evals.json

[
  {
    "id": "nemoclaw-user-guide-install-openclaw-001",
    "question": "Help me install NemoClaw with OpenClaw from my coding assistant. I need the official docs and I do not want to paste secrets into chat.",
    "expected_skill": "nemoclaw-user-guide",
    "ground_truth": "A NemoClaw-specific answer that uses the user guide skill to route the assistant to `llms.txt` and the OpenClaw Markdown prerequisites and quickstart pages, asks one setup question at a time, and handles credentials with redacted placeholders instead of chat-transcribed secrets.",
    "expected_behavior": [
      "Uses `nemoclaw-user-guide`.",
      "Starts from `https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/llms.txt` and the OpenClaw `.md` docs.",
      "Does not tell the user to paste secrets into chat."
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "nemoclaw-user-guide-mcp-server-001",
    "question": "Configure my coding assistant to search the NemoClaw docs through MCP before answering setup questions.",
    "expected_skill": "nemoclaw-user-guide",
    "ground_truth": "A NemoClaw-specific answer that uses the user guide skill to configure the docs MCP server at `https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/_mcp/server`, mentions the read-only `searchDocs` docs search tool, and gives client-specific setup guidance such as the Claude Code command or Cursor MCP server configuration.",
    "expected_behavior": [
      "Uses `nemoclaw-user-guide`.",
      "Includes `https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/_mcp/server`.",
      "Mentions MCP docs search before falling back to Markdown docs."
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "nemoclaw-user-guide-hermes-variant-001",
    "question": "Use the Hermes version of the NemoClaw docs and walk me through the first sandbox setup.",
    "expected_skill": "nemoclaw-user-guide",
    "ground_truth": "A NemoClaw-specific answer that selects the Hermes documentation variant, fetches the Hermes Markdown home, prerequisites, and quickstart pages, and avoids mixing OpenClaw-specific instructions unless the difference is explained.",
    "expected_behavior": [
      "Uses `nemoclaw-user-guide`.",
      "Routes to Hermes `.md` pages.",
      "Keeps instructions variant-specific."
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "nemoclaw-user-guide-local-inference-001",
    "question": "Switch my NemoClaw sandbox to local Ollama and use the Markdown docs instead of guessing.",
    "expected_skill": "nemoclaw-user-guide",
    "ground_truth": "A NemoClaw-specific answer that routes through `llms.txt` to the inference Markdown pages, gathers provider and model choices one at a time, and recommends verification after the switch.",
    "expected_behavior": [
      "Uses `nemoclaw-user-guide`.",
      "Fetches inference pages from the Markdown docs.",
      "Recommends a verification step after configuration."
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "nemoclaw-user-guide-policy-troubleshooting-001",
    "question": "My agent hit a blocked network request. Help me find the right NemoClaw docs for approving it safely.",
    "expected_skill": "nemoclaw-user-guide",
    "ground_truth": "A NemoClaw-specific answer that routes to the network-policy Markdown pages and relevant troubleshooting or command reference pages, explains assumptions, and avoids granting broad egress without context.",
    "expected_behavior": [
      "Uses `nemoclaw-user-guide`.",
      "Fetches network policy and troubleshooting Markdown docs.",
      "Frames approval as a least-privilege workflow."
    ]
  }
]

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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Needs: Needs an MCP server, Needs network access, Needs an API key

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  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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