# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron jobs blocked by transient MCP server disconnections

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where cron preflight checks block or prevent job execution when an enabled MCP toolset server is temporarily unreachable or reconnecting, along with related fixes to allow recovery in that scenario.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113789. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113789 (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-113789`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #112871: \[Bug\]: cron preflight blocks a job when an enabled_toolsets MCP server is transiently unreachable (and the message implies it needs manual repair)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113789: fix(cron): a job runs when its enabled_toolsets MCP server is only reconnecting (closes remaining atoms of #112871)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cron/scheduler_preflight.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_mcp_toolset_empty_block.py`, `tests/tools/test_mcp_server_reconnecting_predicate.py`, `tools/mcp_tool.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_discovery.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_health.py`, `tools/mcp_tool_server_run.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`
- **#112872: fix(cron): allow recovering MCP toolsets**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113789 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-17`.