# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron toolset resolution failure: fail-open vs fail-closed debate

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs concern how cron jobs should behave when toolset resolution fails — specifically whether the system should fall back to granting all tools (fail-open) or deny tool access entirely (fail-closed). The members reflect an ongoing or contested design decision rather than a single settled approach.

## 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 #112226. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112226 (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-112226`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111380: Cron: toolset resolution failure falls back to the full default toolset (fail-open)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112226: fix(cron): an unreadable cron toolset restriction fails the run instead of granting every tool (#111380, supersedes #92263)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_scheduler.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`
- **#111384: fix(cron): fail closed on toolset resolution errors**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `9013fcdc87`, `#112226`
- **#111403: fix(cron): fail closed when cron toolset resolution fails (#111380)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `9013fcdc87`, `#112226`
- **#111425: fix(cron): fail closed on toolset resolution failure (fix #111380)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#111384`, `#111380`, `#111384`, `#111403`, `#92263`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112226 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.