# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron secret isolation regression fix and tracking

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items track a regression where a previously merged fix for secret isolation in the desktop cron ticker was removed by a specific commit, and the effort to restore it. The group covers the bug report and the corresponding fix PR.

## 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 #126982. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126982 (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-126982`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #126492: \[Bug\]: regression: the #107692 fix (secondary profile .env isolation under the desktop cron ticker) is no longer on main

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126982: fix(cron): restore routed-fire secret isolation removed by 23036e20a6 (#126492)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/secret_scope.py`, `agent/secret_sources/registry.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/scheduler_provider.py`, `cron/scheduler_script.py`, `hermes_cli/env_loader.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_multiplex_desktop_ticker_scope.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_no_agent.py`, `tests/cron/test_restart_safe_worker.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_secret_source_bootstrap.py`, `tools/environments/local.py`
- **#126496: fix(cron): restore the #107692 routed-fire secret isolation removed by 23036e20a6**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `b9df1cccae`, `#125530`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126982 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-30`.