# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron lifecycle shell-check recursion fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #105758: Lifecycle guard false-positive blocks Node.js CLIs after Sep 3 scan-budget commits
- PR #105765: fix(cron): require shell shape for content-derived script references (#105758)
- PR #105767: fix(cron): gate the lifecycle walk's recursion on POSIX-shell sources

These items address false-positive lifecycle guard triggers caused by incorrect recursion into non-shell scripts during cron scanning. Fixes gate shlex/shell recursion on POSIX-shell sources and script shapes, preventing Node.js CLIs and similar tools from being incorrectly flagged.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #105758: Lifecycle guard false-positive blocks Node.js CLIs after Sep 3 scan-budget commits

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#105765: fix(cron): require shell shape for content-derived script references (#105758)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#98809`, `#98809`, `#105758`, `#105758`, `#105762`, `#105767`
  - files: `cron/lifecycle_guard.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_restart_loop.py`
- **#105767: fix(cron): gate the lifecycle walk's recursion on POSIX-shell sources**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `daf08378997b9519a965480354e2e4b8ca729ad4`, `8aa219ef60ae16bd130e4775a1513e122880654e`, `dfa64992e40a`, `7c0b6a1ae6bf`, `fe3cba50bc4a`, `b21a89cead58`, `2b4596714d854b3c985fe2f10179e2e1824d0654`, `2b4596714d854b3c985fe2f10179e2e1824d0654`, `#105758`, `#105765`, `#105758`
  - files: `cron/lifecycle_guard.py`, `tests/cron/test_lifecycle_guard_budget.py`
- **#105772: fix(cron): skip shlex recursion for non-shell shebanged referenced scripts**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#105762`, `#105765`, `#105767`, `#105668`

## Fix status

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