# NousResearch/hermes-agent · cron adopted external worker re-exec and payload bugs

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple fixes addressing a scenario where an adopted external worker incorrectly re-executes, potentially losing or prematurely deleting its one-shot handoff payload. Changes include suppressing bootstrap relaunch, correcting import order, and preventing re-exec after payload deletion.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #134358. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #134358 (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-134358`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #124827: fix(cron): adopted external worker can re-exec after deleting one-shot payload, leaving run unknown

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#134358: Cron external workers no longer relaunch after their ack and leave the run unknown (#124827, salvage #133720)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `cron/AGENTS.md`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/worker_bootstrap.py`, `tests/cron/test_restart_safe_worker.py`
- **#124847: fix(cron): suppress bootstrap relaunch inside an adopted external worker**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `de116d8832`, `de116d8832`, `#134358`, `#133720`, `#134358`, `#124827`
- **#124855: fix(cron): stop an adopted external worker from re-exec'ing and losing its payload (#124827)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `de116d8832`, `de116d8832`, `#134358`, `#133720`, `#134358`, `#124827`
- **#124886: fix(cron): import run_agent before consuming worker handoff payload**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `de116d8832`, `de116d8832`, `#134358`, `#133720`, `#134358`, `#124827`
- **#133720: fix(cron): a source-update relaunch replays the external worker before its ack**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `4d3b390df0`, `873dd42631`, `#134358`, `#134358`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #134358 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-07`.
- Subsystem: `cron`