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-# Definition of Done — E2E Regression Guard
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-Coverage guard #3595 adds `onboard-inference-smoke-e2e` in `.github/workflows/regression-e2e.yaml`.
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-The fix PR for #3253 is not complete until this job flips:
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-- RED on main-equivalent unfixed code: <https://github.com/NVIDIA/NemoClaw/actions/runs/25923084961>
-- GREEN on the fix branch: pending
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-Dispatch command:
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-    gh workflow run regression-e2e.yaml --repo NVIDIA/NemoClaw -f jobs=onboard-inference-smoke-e2e --ref <fix-branch>
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-Expected failure on unfixed code:
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-    setupInference() accepted a configured route without proving the chat/completions path; onboard would later print Installation complete while the first real request returns HTTP 503 (#3253)