diff --git a/docs/inference/switch-inference-providers.mdx b/docs/inference/switch-inference-providers.mdx
index ba4f9e62d26..4019fcb7313 100644
--- a/docs/inference/switch-inference-providers.mdx
+++ b/docs/inference/switch-inference-providers.mdx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 title: "Switch Inference Models at Runtime"
 sidebar-title: "Switch Inference Providers"
-description: "Change the active inference model without restarting the sandbox."
-description-agent: "Changes the active inference model without restarting the sandbox. Use when switching inference providers, changing the model runtime, or reconfiguring inference routing."
+description: "Change the active inference model for a running sandbox without restarting it."
+description-agent: "Changes the active inference model for a running sandbox without restarting it. Use when switching inference providers, changing the model runtime, or reconfiguring inference routing."
 keywords: ["switch nemoclaw inference model", "change inference runtime"]
 content:
   type: "how_to"
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@ You do not need to restart the sandbox.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- A running NemoClaw sandbox.
+- A running NemoClaw sandbox created or resumed with `$$nemoclaw onboard`.
+- A selected default sandbox, or pass `--sandbox <name>` to each `$$nemoclaw inference set` command when more than one sandbox is registered.
 - The OpenShell CLI on your `PATH`, which NemoClaw uses internally.
 
+<Note>
+If you run `$$nemoclaw inference set` before NemoClaw has a selected sandbox, the CLI exits with `No sandbox selected`.
+Run `$$nemoclaw onboard` first, then retry the switch.
+</Note>
+
 ## Find the Provider Name
 
 The `--provider` value must match a provider already configured on the sandbox.