docs(changelog): add v0.0.85 release entry

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Summary

Add the canonical dated changelog entry required before the v0.0.85 release plan can be generated.
The entry summarizes the user-visible OpenShell, DGX Station, inference, MCP, onboarding, and recovery changes merged since v0.0.84 and links to their owning guides.

Changes

• Add docs/changelog/2026-07-16.mdx with the exact ## v0.0.85 heading, parser-safe SPDX comment, release summary, and detailed bullets.
• Link every documented theme to its most specific published OpenClaw guide routes.
• Reconcile the release entry with these merged source PRs:
  • chore(openshell): upgrade supported version to 0.0.85 #6726 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-16.mdx: Document the supported OpenShell v0.0.85 upgrade, immutable consumed artifacts, multiline exec, credential rewrite diagnostics, and child-process TLS boundary.
  • fix(mcp): explain managed add https rule applies to every agent #6986 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-16.mdx: Document managed MCP behavior shared across supported agents.
  • feat(installer): prepare DGX Station host prerequisites #6991 and fix(install): require terminal for Station DeepSeek express #7045 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-16.mdx: Document qualified DGX Station host preparation and the interactive-terminal boundary for --station-deepseek.
  • fix(inference): serve managed Nemotron-3-Nano with its reasoning parser (#6915) #6992, fix(inference): strip unsupported top-level thinking for Ultra on Build route (#6913) #7001, fix(inference): pre-flight sandbox read before mutating the inference route #7006, and fix(onboard): adopt compatible vllm served aliases #7044 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-16.mdx: Document managed-model reasoning behavior, safe inference route mutation, and verified vLLM served aliases.
  • fix(onboard): recover custom endpoint DNS failures #6865, fix(install): decouple notice acceptance from non-interactive on --station-deepseek (#7008, #7009) #7010, and fix(installer): recover upgrades with user-local OpenShell #7028 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-16.mdx: Document onboarding DNS recovery, explicit notice acceptance, and upgrades with user-local OpenShell.
  • fix(rebuild): abort when all state dirs fail to back up (#6972) #7005, fix(state): accept dashboardPort 0 as no dashboard #7021, fix(sandbox): ignore stable zombies during gateway discovery #7029, and fix(shields): attest private mutable Hermes topology #7049 -> docs/changelog/2026-07-16.mdx: Document rebuild backup safety, no-dashboard state, managed gateway discovery, and Hermes shields topology checks.

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: test/changelog-docs.test.ts validates the canonical heading, parser-safe SPDX comment, and detailed entry structure; the docs build validates published routes.
• 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 passed 6/6.
• 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 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) — passed with 0 errors and 2 pre-existing Fern warnings.
• Doc pages follow the style guide (doc changes only)
• New doc pages include SPDX header and frontmatter (new pages only) — native changelog entries use the required parser-safe MDX SPDX comment instead of frontmatter.

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

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added release notes for NemoClaw v0.0.85.
  • Documented improvements to compatibility, credential handling, setup validation, recovery workflows, endpoint configuration, gateway discovery, and runtime validation.
  • Added links to relevant user-guide sections.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Adds the v0.0.85 NemoClaw changelog entry, covering OpenShell, MCP, DGX Station, vLLM, onboarding recovery, rebuild safety, gateway discovery, and runtime validation updates with documentation links.

Changes

Release notes

Layer / File(s)	Summary
v0.0.85 changelog entry docs/changelog/2026-07-16.mdx	Documents the release’s behavioral and compatibility changes across setup, routing, credential handling, recovery, rebuild, gateway discovery, and runtime validation.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• NVIDIA/NemoClaw#6966: Updates shared gateway route and recovery documentation referenced by this changelog.
• NVIDIA/NemoClaw#6988: Adds a related NemoClaw changelog document.

Suggested reviewers: cv

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