# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron reliability fixes for SSH-isolated backends

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address cron scheduling problems in SSH-isolated backends, specifically around idle-exit killing running executions, missed slots during restart gaps, and a new opt-out for post-downtime catch-up firing.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #108945. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108945 (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-108945`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #107485: Cron scheduler hosted in SSH-isolated backend: idle-exit kills running cron executions and silently skips scheduled slots

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108945: fix(cron): fire one catch-up for a slot missed during a restart gap (#107485)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cli-config.yaml.example`, `cron/AGENTS.md`, `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/occurrences.py`, `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `tests/cron/test_catchup_policy.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_timezone_migration_catchup.py`, `tests/cron/test_jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_missed_window_catchup.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/cron-internals.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`
- **#106255: cron: add skip_missed_runs to opt out of post-downtime catch-up firing**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `36b1a6e62c`, `#108945`, `#107485`, `#104981`
- **#107503: fix(dashboard): keep SSH-isolated backends alive during in-process cron**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `a6c5b7ada8`, `#108945`, `#107485`
- **#107552: fix(cron): count in-flight cron executions in the SSH-isolated backend idle-exit probe**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#107503`, `#107485`, `#107503`, `#107503`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108945 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-12`.