Description

[Description]
[tag v0.0.3]
nemoclaw deploy fails on existing Brev instance — hardcoded /home/ubuntu path not valid for all cloud providers

[Environment]
Item | Version / detail
Device | macOS 26.1 (Apple M4, arm64) → Brev L40S (shadecloud)
NemoClaw | v0.0.3 (git tag)
Brev VM | nemoclaw-v002-0401 (massedcompute_L40S, user: shadeform)

[Steps to Reproduce]

1. Have an existing Brev instance with non-ubuntu user (e.g., shadecloud provider uses shadeform)
2. Run: nemoclaw deploy nemoclaw-v002-0401
3. Observe error

[Expected Result]
NemoClaw synced and deployed to existing Brev instance

[Actual Result]

$ nemoclaw deploy nemoclaw-v002-0401

  Deploying NemoClaw to Brev instance: nemoclaw-v002-0401

  Brev instance 'nemoclaw-v002-0401' already exists.
  Waiting for SSH  ✓
  Syncing NemoClaw to VM...
mkdir: cannot create directory '/home/ubuntu': Permission denied
  Command failed (exit 1): ssh ... 'mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/nemoclaw'

[Root Cause]

nemoclaw.js lines 721-744 hardcode `/home/ubuntu/nemoclaw` as the target directory:
  run(`ssh ... ${qname} 'mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/nemoclaw'`);
  run(`rsync ... ${qname}:/home/ubuntu/nemoclaw/`);
  run(`scp ... ${qname}:/home/ubuntu/nemoclaw/.env`);

Different Brev cloud providers use different usernames:

• shadecloud: shadeform
• AWS: ubuntu
• GCP: varies

Bug Details

[NVB# 6042137]

[NVB#6042137]