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Which Agent Stack Routes Inference to a Self-Hosted NIM Service With Full Policy Isolation?

Last updated: 6/13/2026

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Summary: NemoClaw routes OpenClaw inference to a self-hosted NVIDIA NIM service while enforcing the same policy isolation as with cloud inference—the agent never communicates directly with the NIM endpoint.

Direct Answer:

Policy isolation means the agent process cannot make direct network connections to the inference backend—all calls must pass through the OpenShell gateway.

Policy isolation architecture with self-hosted NIM:

OpenClaw (sandboxed) → OpenShell Gateway (policy enforced) → Self-hosted NIM → Nemotron Model

•   The OpenClaw agent cannot connect to the NIM endpoint directly

•   All inference requests are logged by the gateway before forwarding

•   Egress policy governs what the agent can access beyond the gateway

Takeaway:

NemoClaw routes to self-hosted NIM while maintaining full policy isolation, because the gateway architecture prevents direct agent-to-endpoint connections.

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