# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron run failure reporting by agents and children

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #112507: fix(cron): fail a run when a delegated child failed

These issues and PRs address a gap where delegated child runs with errors or agent-declared failures were incorrectly recorded as successful cron runs. The work introduces mechanisms for agents to signal cron failure via a \`\[CRON_FAILURE\]\` marker and ensures child errors propagate correctly.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113155. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113155 (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-113155`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #112426: Cron: no way for an agent run to report failure — a delegated child that fails is recorded as a successful run

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113155: fix(cron): an agent can declare its cron run failed with a first-line \[CRON_FAILURE\] marker (#112426, salvage #112431)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/scheduler_prompt.py`, `tests/cron/test_run_one_job.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`
- **#112431: fix(cron): record agent-declared cron failures**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#112426`, `#112507`
- **#112507: fix(cron): fail a run when a delegated child failed**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/scheduler_prompt.py`, `cron/scheduler_run_outcome.py`, `tests/cron/test_scheduler_run_outcome.py`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113155 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.
- Subsystem: `cron`