> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/llms.txt.
> For full documentation content, see https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/llms-full.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw/_mcp/server.

# NVIDIA NemoClaw

> NemoClaw is an open-source reference stack for running sandboxed AI agents more safely, with a single command and packaged agent skills.

NVIDIA NemoClaw is an open-source reference stack for running always-on AI agents more safely inside [NVIDIA OpenShell](https://github.com/NVIDIA/OpenShell) sandboxes.
NemoClaw provides onboarding, lifecycle management, and agent operations within OpenShell containers.
It installs the OpenShell runtime, part of NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, and sets up an environment designed for executing agents with additional security and inference routing capabilities.
NemoClaw also ships user skills for AI coding assistants, so tools such as Cursor and Claude Code can guide you through setup, inference, policy management, monitoring, deployment, security, and troubleshooting from the same documentation.

## Get Started

Install NemoClaw and run the onboard wizard to get started.

```shell
curl -fsSL https://www.nvidia.com/nemoclaw.sh | bash
```

By default, NemoClaw installs the OpenClaw agent. Use one of the following quickstart guides to get started with your preferred agent.

| Agent              | Guide                                                                      |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| OpenClaw (default) | [Quickstart with OpenClaw](/user-guide/openclaw/get-started/quickstart)    |
| Hermes             | [Quickstart with Hermes](/user-guide/hermes/get-started/quickstart-hermes) |

## Select User Guide for Your Agent

The NemoClaw documentation provides separate user guides for the agents it supports. Select the guide that matches your agent. You can also select the guide from the dropdown at the top of the left navigation pane.

Read the OpenClaw-focused overview before launching the default sandboxed agent.

Overview

Read the Hermes-focused overview before launching a Hermes sandboxed agent.

Overview

## Use NemoClaw User Skills

If you work from an AI coding assistant, load NemoClaw's user skills before you install or operate a sandbox.
The skills turn these docs into task-focused guidance that your assistant can apply to your local environment.

Clone the skills or add them to your assistant so NemoClaw guidance is available directly in chat.

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