[hermes] sandbox stop/start wipes data
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Description
### Investigation Summary
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### Description
From the documentation:
>Stop a sandbox’s container to free CPU, memory, and GPU resources without losing anything:
`nemohermes stop`
Unfortunately, if you do this, then the files in the sandbox are reset to a default state. Custom skills are gone, memory is gone, achievements db is gone, session DB is gone, etc.
At least. the config, env and policies are not modified.
### Reproduction Steps
1. `nemohermes stop`
2. `nemohermes start`
### Environment
- Hardware: GB10 platform
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- OpenShell 0.0.72
- NemoClaw 0.0.88
- Hermes Agent 2026.7.1
### Debug Output
N/A
### Logs
```shell
$ nemoclaw hermesbox stop
Hermes Agent gateway is managed by the sandbox; leaving it running while host forwards stop.
Stopping container 'openshell-hermesbox-1234'…
openshell-hermesbox-1234
Sandbox 'hermesbox' stopped. Workspace state is preserved.
Start it again with 'nemoclaw hermesbox start'.
$ nemoclaw hermesbox start
openshell-hermesbox-1234
Container 'openshell-hermesbox-1234' started.
Checking gateway health and host forwards…
✓ Active gateway set to 'nemoclaw'
Probe complete: recovered Hermes Agent gateway in 'hermesbox'.
```
### Checklist
- [x] I confirmed this bug is reproducible
- [x] I searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the documented `nemoclaw hermesbox stop` and `nemoclaw hermesbox start` commands, then trace the sandbox stop/start entry points that manage the container and workspace. Confirm which files or volumes are reset and verify that custom skills, memory, achievement data, and session data survive a stop/start cycle while config, environment, and policies remain unchanged.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- cli, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100