# NousResearch/hermes-agent · POSIX cron scripts using wrong Python interpreter

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where cron job Python scripts on POSIX/macOS managed installs ran under the wrong interpreter, preventing imports of Hermes modules and managed dependencies. Multiple fixes and a related issue report address selecting the correct virtual environment interpreter for these scripts.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #123440: Cron .py scripts can't import Hermes modules or managed dependencies on macOS PM-managed installs (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  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - 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  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#123440`, `#124973`
- **#123479: fix(cron): run scripts on selected managed venv interpreter on POSIX**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#123044`, `#123440`, `#123051`, `#123440`, `#124973`
- **#123525: fix(cron): run external workers and scripts on the committed environment interpreter (fixes #123400, #123440)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

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