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[macOS][Sandbox] nemoclaw snapshot create fails on Apple Silicon: "Failed to query live sandbox state from OpenShell" #3567

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Description

On macOS Apple Silicon (arm64) with the Docker-driver OpenShell gateway path, `nemoclaw  snapshot create` aborts with `Failed to query live sandbox state from OpenShell.
Environment
Device:        MacBook (Apple Silicon)
OS:            macOS 26.4.1 (Darwin 25.4.0, arm64), build 25E253
Architecture:  arm64
Node.js:       v22.22.1
npm:           10.9.4
Docker:        29.4.0 (build 9d7ad9f)
OpenShell CLI: 0.0.39
NemoClaw:      v0.0.43
OpenClaw:      v2026.4.24
Steps to Reproduce
1. Install NemoClaw v0.0.43 on macOS Apple Silicon (arm64).
2. Run `nemoclaw onboard` and complete the wizard to register a sandbox (e.g. `my-assistant`).
3. Create snapshot: nemoclaw my-assistant snapshot create --name baseline-57888-mp6k0239
Expected Result
Snapshot is created against the live Docker-driver gateway.
Actual Result
$ nemoclaw my-assistant snapshot create --name baseline-57888-mp6k0239
  Failed to query live sandbox state from OpenShell.

Bug Details

Field Value
Priority Unprioritized
Action Dev - Open - To fix
Disposition Open issue
Module Machine Learning - NemoClaw
Keyword NemoClaw, NEMOCLAW_GH_SYNC_APPROVAL, NemoClaw_Sandbox

[NVB#6179693]

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    NV QABugs found by the NVIDIA QA Teamarea: sandboxOpenShell sandbox lifecycle, runtime, config, or recoveryplatform: macosAffects macOS, including Apple Silicon

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