# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron script timeout zero means unlimited duration

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #100943: Cron: allow script_timeout_seconds=0 to mean unlimited while preserving cancellation
- PR #100974: fix(cron): let long-running scripts opt out of deadlines
- PR #125765: fix(cron): let script_timeout_seconds=0 disable the script deadline

These issues and PRs concern allowing \`script_timeout_seconds=0\` to disable the script execution deadline in cron jobs, letting long-running scripts opt out of timeouts while preserving cancellation behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #100943: Cron: allow script_timeout_seconds=0 to mean unlimited while preserving cancellation

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#100974: fix(cron): let long-running scripts opt out of deadlines**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#100974`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_script.py`
- **#125765: fix(cron): let script_timeout_seconds=0 disable the script deadline**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `1721c392969514d1c3710542cf46a53fe36dffc7`, `1c56fed0480e67ffd56675d10862e607fb61a55b`
  - files: `cron/executions.py`, `cron/scheduler_script.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_script.py`, `tests/cron/test_stale_running_recovery.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/cron-internals.md`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `cron`