docs: refresh release notes for v0.0.69

[miyoungc]

Summary

Adds the v0.0.69 release notes to the published release-notes page so users can see the shipped sandbox recovery, Deep Agents Code, Hermes, inference, policy, and release-validation changes.
The section is based on the v0.0.69 announcement and links each user-facing theme to the deeper docs pages that already cover the behavior.

Changes

• Added a new v0.0.69 section to docs/about/release-notes.mdx.
• Linked release-note themes to lifecycle, backup, troubleshooting, Deep Agents Code, commands, workspace, messaging, Hermes, inference, security, monitoring, and network-policy docs.

Source summary:

• fix(cli): wipe persistent workspace state on sandbox destroy (#5449) #5455 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized persistent workspace and state cleanup during sandbox destroy.
• fix(onboard): preserve validation failure exit code #5738 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized nonzero exit status preservation for failed hosted endpoint validation.
• fix(cli): recover live sandboxes in list when local registry is empty #5786 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized live sandbox rediscovery when local registry state is missing.
• feat(cli): add Deep Agents aliases #5881 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized the nemo-deepagents alias command surface.
• feat(hermes): bump Hermes Agent to v2026.6.19 #5594 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized the Hermes Agent 2026.6.19 update.
• refactor(messaging): derive channel support from manifests #5777 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized manifest-derived messaging channel support.
• fix(inference): update DeepSeek V4 Flash recipe and default DGX Station to DeepSeek V4 Flash #5825 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized DeepSeek V4 Flash managed-vLLM defaults for DGX Station.
• fix(inference): trust explicit custom switch metadata #5877 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized provider switch metadata preservation.
• fix(onboard): retry transient inference smoke #5932 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized transient inference smoke retry behavior.
• fix(onboard): constrain smoke retry boundary #5934 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized constrained inference smoke retry boundaries.
• fix(shields): seal config hash during auto-restore #5681 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized Shields config-hash sealing during auto-restore.
• fix(sandbox): enforce connect shell rlimits #5682 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized sandbox connect process-limit enforcement.
• fix(agent): surface json failure provenance #5683 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized JSON agent failure provenance warnings.
• fix(logs): preserve sparse-source breadcrumbs in nemoclaw <sandbox> logs #5711 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized sparse-source log breadcrumbs.
• fix(plugin): make shields status host-authoritative #5838 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized host-authoritative Shields status.
• docs(policy): fix OpenShell policy round-trip examples #5880 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized policy round-trip documentation updates.
• docs(policy): clarify network request approval flow #5886 -> docs/about/release-notes.mdx: Summarized network request approval-flow documentation updates.

Type of Change

• Code change (feature, bug fix, or refactor)
• Code change with doc updates
• Doc only (prose changes, no code sample modifications)
• Doc only (includes code sample changes)

Quality Gates

• Tests added or updated for changed behavior
• Existing tests cover changed behavior — justification:
• Tests not applicable — justification: doc-only release-notes prose; no runtime behavior changed.
• Docs updated for user-facing behavior changes
• Docs not applicable — justification:
• Sensitive paths changed (security, policy, credentials, preflight, onboarding, inference, runner, sandbox, or messaging)
• Sensitive-path review completed or maintainer-approved waiver recorded — reviewer/approval link/justification:
• Non-success, skipped, or missing CI check accepted by maintainer — check name, approval link, and follow-up issue:

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• PR description includes the DCO sign-off declaration and every commit appears as Verified in GitHub
• Git hooks passed during commit and push, or npx prek run --from-ref main --to-ref HEAD passes
• Targeted tests pass for changed behavior
• Full npm test passes (broad runtime changes only)
• Quality Gates section completed with required justifications or waivers
• No secrets, API keys, or credentials committed
• npm run docs builds without warnings (doc changes only)
• Doc pages follow the style guide (doc changes only)
• New doc pages include SPDX header and frontmatter (new pages only)

npm run docs passed with 0 errors and the existing Fern light-mode accent contrast warning.
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Signed-off-by: Miyoung Choi miyoungc@nvidia.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added release notes for v0.0.69, covering improved sandbox lifecycle recovery (state preservation across destroy/recreate/rebuild/recovery/validation failures), clearer Deep Agents Code terminal/CLI behavior, and safer Hermes messaging/provider switching with manifest-driven channels.
  • Improved inference setup validation guidance, including handling of local/compatible endpoints and redaction of sensitive validation errors.
  • Refreshed release-gate documentation with clearer approval examples and validation behavior for NVIDIA API keys vs hosted inference keys.

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Walkthrough

Added a new v0.0.69 release notes section to docs/about/release-notes.mdx, inserted before the existing v0.0.68 entry, with bullet points covering sandbox lifecycle, Deep Agents, Hermes messaging, inference validation, security reporting, and documentation changes.

Changes

v0.0.69 Release Notes

Layer / File(s)	Summary
v0.0.69 changelog entry docs/about/release-notes.mdx	Inserts the v0.0.69 release header and descriptive bullet points immediately before the v0.0.68 section.

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