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Stale execution reap missing in one-shot cron path

Cluster 113923 · cron. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #114966 on 18 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where the one-shot hermes cron run path skips stale execution cleanup, causing killed runs to block manual retriggers for the full claim TTL. The members cover the bug report and related fix attempts to make the reap logic reachable in that code path.

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  • #114966 fix(cron): one-shot hermes cron run reaps a killed run's stale execution row; /cron run reports a refused run (#113923, salvage #113938)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/cli_commands_mixin.py, tests/cron/test_cron_run_stale_claim_reap.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py, tools/cronjob_tools.py, website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #86981 fix(cron): make the #86721 stale-execution reap reachable for hermes cron run · merged via another change → 63f09c2, #114966, #113923, #113938
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#113923[Bug]: One-shot `hermes cron run` path skips `_reap_stale_executions` — a killed run blocks manual retriggers for the full 300s claim TTL
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Merged PRs
#114966
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1 PR closed without merging
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18 Sep 2026

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