# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron next-run ordering and UTC offset bugs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address incorrect selection and display of the next scheduled cron run, particularly when comparing runs across different UTC offsets or when runs are overdue.

## 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 #114860. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114860 (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-114860`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #113874: \[Bug\]: cron status chooses the wrong next run across UTC offsets

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114860: fix(cron): overdue next runs are labelled on status, list, dashboard and Desktop; status picks the soonest run by instant (#114309, #113874, salvage #112680, #114330)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/cron-jobs-section.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/cron/cron-job-model.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/cron/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/cron/job-state.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/cron-detail.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/plugins/hermes-bots/cron.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/sdk/index.ts`, `hermes_cli/cli_commands_mixin.py`, `hermes_cli/cron.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_cron.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_cron_status_next_run.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_cron_profiles.py`, `web/src/i18n/en.ts`, `web/src/i18n/types.ts`, `web/src/lib/api.ts`, `web/src/lib/cron-job.test.ts`, `web/src/lib/cron-job.ts` (+2 more)
- **#112680: fix(cron): order status next run by actual instant**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `5179b5177dfa`, `#114860`, `#114309`, `#113874`, `#112680`, `#114330`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114860 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.