Deploy NemoClaw to a Remote GPU Instance#

Run NemoClaw on a remote GPU instance through Brev. The deploy command provisions the VM, installs dependencies, and connects you to a running sandbox.

Quick Start#

If your Brev instance is already up and you want to try NemoClaw immediately, start with the sandbox chat flow:

$ nemoclaw my-assistant connect
$ openclaw tui

This gets you into the sandbox shell first and opens the OpenClaw chat UI right away.

If you are connecting from your local machine and still need to provision the remote VM, use nemoclaw deploy <instance-name> as described below.

Prerequisites#

Deploy the Instance#

Warning

The nemoclaw deploy command is experimental and may not work as expected.

Create a Brev instance and run the NemoClaw setup:

$ nemoclaw deploy <instance-name>

Replace <instance-name> with a name for your remote instance, for example my-gpu-box.

The deploy script performs the following steps on the VM:

  1. Installs Docker and the NVIDIA Container Toolkit if a GPU is present.

  2. Installs the OpenShell CLI.

  3. Runs nemoclaw onboard (the setup wizard) to create the gateway, register providers, and launch the sandbox.

  4. Starts auxiliary services, such as the Telegram bridge and cloudflared tunnel.

Connect to the Remote Sandbox#

After deployment finishes, the deploy command opens an interactive shell inside the remote sandbox. To reconnect after closing the session, run the deploy command again:

$ nemoclaw deploy <instance-name>

Monitor the Remote Sandbox#

SSH to the instance and run the OpenShell TUI to monitor activity and approve network requests:

$ ssh <instance-name> 'cd /home/ubuntu/nemoclaw && set -a && . .env && set +a && openshell term'

Verify Inference#

Run a test agent prompt inside the remote sandbox:

$ openclaw agent --agent main --local -m "Hello from the remote sandbox" --session-id test

GPU Configuration#

The deploy script uses the NEMOCLAW_GPU environment variable to select the GPU type. The default value is a2-highgpu-1g:nvidia-tesla-a100:1. Set this variable before running nemoclaw deploy to use a different GPU configuration:

$ export NEMOCLAW_GPU="a2-highgpu-1g:nvidia-tesla-a100:2"
$ nemoclaw deploy <instance-name>