nemoclaw-contributor-onboard-messaging-channel

Start with a manifest at src/lib/messaging/channels/<channel>/manifest.ts defining auth, inputs, credentials, policyPresets, render, runtime, agentPackages, state, and hooks. Then register it in built-ins.ts, add a policy preset, update docs, and run targeted Vitest tests.

Declare supported agents only in the channel manifest's supportedAgents field, never in agent manifests. Keep Hermes unsupported when only OpenClaw source support exists, and add agentPackages metadata when the channel needs an external agent plugin.

Add a template resolver only for derived render values like allowlist normalization or proxy URLs. Add hooks only for enrollment, external reachability checks, QR capture, conflict checks, or health probes that cannot be static manifest data.

Run a targeted npx vitest invocation covering the channel directory, manifests.test.ts, metadata.test.ts, manifest-compiler.test.ts, and messaging-build-applier tests. Mock external APIs and use a skip env var for live reachability hooks with fake credentials.

No, only non-secret state may be persisted. Plans may contain placeholders, availability flags, and hashes, but never raw tokens, keeping credentials out of stored channel state.