# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron Python scripts missing venv/dependencies on POSIX

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where cron .py job scripts on POSIX systems (including macOS) run under the bare managed Python interpreter rather than the selected virtual environment, causing Hermes dependencies to be unavailable. The cluster covers the bug report, a fix, and a related follow-up patch.

## 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 #124973. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #124973 (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-124973`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #123044: \[Bug\]: cron .py job scripts on macOS run on the bare managed Python without Hermes's dependency environment (0.21.5)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#124973: Cron .py scripts import Hermes and its dependencies again on POSIX managed-store installs (#123044, #123440, salvage #123051)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cron/scheduler_script.py`, `tests/cron/conftest.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_script.py`
- **#123051: fix(cron): run POSIX .py job scripts on the selected venv interpreter**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#123440`, `#124973`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #124973 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.