# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron repeat logic and clarify answer preservation fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Two distinct bug fixes: one corrects cron schedule repeat behavior when the schedule kind changes, and another ensures batch clarify answers are not dropped during compression or summarization passes.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #106532. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #106532 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-106533`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #106077: Compression drops clarify answers before summarization, losing decision and permission context

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#106532: Cron schedule changed from one-shot to recurring keeps firing instead of retiring after one run (#106096, salvage #106106)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_jobs.py`
- **#106533: Compaction keeps batch clarify answers for the summarizer (#106077, salvage #106089)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/context_compressor.py`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py`
- **#106089: fix(compression): preserve batch clarify answers in summarize pass**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `3026f4a993`, `#106533`
- **#106174: fix(cron): re-derive repeat default when schedule kind changes (#106096)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `ae65399d8f`, `#106532`, `#106106`, `#106077`, `#106089`, `#106533`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #106532 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-09`.