Background

OpenClaw's new Crabpot compatibility harness is inspecting NemoClaw as a fixture because this repo contains a native OpenClaw plugin package under nemoclaw/.

NemoClaw is still broader than that plugin: the host CLI and blueprint orchestrate OpenShell, and OpenShell runs/sandboxes OpenClaw. Crabpot is specifically testing the OpenClaw plugin subpackage that registers /nemoclaw, the managed inference provider, and plugin hooks inside the OpenClaw runtime.

Crabpot report context: https://github.com/openclaw/crabpot

NemoClaw-side fixes to track

• Add package metadata declaring the OpenClaw plugin API compatibility range in nemoclaw/package.json, under openclaw.compat.pluginApi or whatever exact current convention OpenClaw confirms.
• Modernize the plugin runtime-context hook away from deprecated before_agent_start compatibility and onto the current hook phases, likely before_model_resolve and/or before_prompt_build, preserving the runtime context injection behavior.

Findings that appear to be Crabpot/inspector follow-up, not NemoClaw product fixes

• Cold import requires dependency install and build output: nemoclaw/package.json points openclaw.extensions at ./dist/index.js, which is normal for this TypeScript package. Crabpot already models this via isolated workspace install/build before probes.
• before_tool_call terminal/block/approval probes and runtime registration capture gaps: these are inspector coverage gaps for Crabpot/plugin-inspector, not evidence of a NemoClaw runtime failure.

Acceptance criteria

• nemoclaw/package.json declares the OpenClaw plugin API compatibility range using the OpenClaw-approved metadata shape and range.
• Plugin runtime-context injection no longer depends on deprecated before_agent_start, or any remaining compatibility usage is explicitly justified with a removal plan.
• Plugin tests cover the updated hook registration/behavior.
• cd nemoclaw && npm run build && npm test passes.
• A Crabpot rerun no longer reports NemoClaw-specific upstream metadata/deprecation warnings for the two fix items above, aside from known inspector follow-up items.