# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron external worker missing dependency site-packages

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #122936: Cron jobs on self-managed installs no longer die before dispatch (#122222, salvage #122290)

A bug caused cron jobs on self-managed installs to fail because the external worker process launched without the correct Python interpreter or activated virtualenv, making dependencies like ruamel unavailable. Multiple fixes attempt to restore the proper site-packages and interpreter path for the external worker.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #126344. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126344 (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-126344`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #122222: \[Bug\]: cron external worker cannot import dependencies on self-managed installs — every scheduled job fails before its ownership ack

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126344: Restart-safe cron jobs no longer die on 'No module named ruamel' under multiplex, and fail closed on a broken PM boot (#122222, salvage #122936)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/123456hyu@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/146008217+aglowinthefield@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/4469382+etrisnanto@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `cron/AGENTS.md`, `cron/__init__.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/scheduler_worker_env.py`, `cron/worker_bootstrap.py`, `tests/cron/test_restart_safe_worker.py`
- **#122238: fix(cron): restore activated dependency site-packages in external worker PYTHONPATH**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#126344`, `#122290`, `#122936`, `#122222`
- **#122290: fix(cron): restore activated dependency site-packages for the external worker**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `a9b6a8c2d85119aa063db561e3b20e3233617fae`, `25c1dc59bf777165ce18ca55cf28f3f7064481bd`, `d0288be5b3330d2442e3907185b8e9d0958297bb`, `8e3b0d1566d12ca9b593ba6627c0c70ef2359e52`, `#122936`, `#122222`, `#122238`, `#122742`
- **#122936: Cron jobs on self-managed installs no longer die before dispatch (#122222, salvage #122290)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `e2d04fd07273b258a9e1b527926899db3f0f38cf`, `7c799a6565dca33ad8774cb01efb17f88a8c7c43`, `25c1dc59bf777165ce18ca55cf28f3f7064481bd`, `#126344`
  - files: `contributors/emails/123456hyu@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/146008217+aglowinthefield@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/4469382+etrisnanto@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `cron/AGENTS.md`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/scheduler_worker_env.py`, `cron/worker_bootstrap.py`, `tests/cron/test_restart_safe_worker.py`
- **#125304: fix(cron): launch the external worker on the committed dependency venv interpreter**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#122222`, `#122420`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126344 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.
- Subsystem: `cron`