NemoClaw with VSS#

NemoClaw (OpenClaw) is an agent sandbox that integrates with the Video Search and Summarization (VSS) blueprint. It provides a chat UI for controlling VSS deployments through natural language, backed by the VSS OpenClaw plugin, the repository’s VSS skills, a VSS policy preset, and a host-side orchestrator MCP server.

What NemoClaw brings to VSS#

Running VSS through NemoClaw turns a multi-service Docker Compose deployment into a chat session:

  • Natural-language operations. Prompts like “Deploy the VSS alerts profile in verification mode” or “Show me the logs from vss-alert-bridge” are mapped to the right orchestrator tools in the right order, without manual .env editing or compose flag juggling.

  • Guided host setup. A bundled Jupyter notebook walks through the Brev/host prerequisites: credentials, Docker version pinning, NGC CLI setup, nvcr.io login, the VSS agent Python environment, and the host-side MCP server.

  • Policy-controlled plugin and skills. The installer applies NemoClaw’s VSS policy specified in yaml file, packs the .openclaw plugin, installs the repository’s VSS skills, and copies the NemoClaw workspace templates into the sandbox.

  • Safe operations. The agent asks before destructive actions such as docker_down and streams progress, logs, and errors back into chat so you can remediate without leaving the UI.

How to run NemoClaw with VSS#

Note

The deploy_nemoclaw_vss.ipynb notebook is released as an Early Access feature.

There are two host-side pieces working together:

  1. The deploy_nemoclaw_vss.ipynb notebook - the end-to-end installer that runs on the Brev instance. It:

    • Chooses the OpenClaw chat model provider.

    • Pins Docker to the tested package versions.

    • Installs or reuses the pinned NemoClaw release.

    • Applies the VSS policy.

    • Installs the VSS OpenClaw plugin and skills.

    • Prepares the host for local NIM-backed profiles.

    • Starts the MCP server.

    • Optionally verifies sandbox-to-host reachability.

    See Setup VSS and Skills.

  2. The VSS Orchestrator MCP server - a host process started by the notebook on port 9988. It exposes nine vss_orchestrator__* tools that the NemoClaw agent calls to:

    • Generate compose artifacts.

    • Run docker compose operations.

    • Inspect containers.

    • Fetch logs.

    See VSS Orchestrator MCP.

For per-variable details, provider choices, and optional verification steps, see Additional Configuration.