# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron job model alias resolution fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #126655: BUG: cron passes the model pin literally — seat model.aliases never resolve (sessions do); 404 says bare \`model: <name>\`
- PR #130160: Cron jobs accept /model shorthand: aliases resolve at create/edit, ambiguity refused (#126655, builds on #126745)

These items concern a bug where cron jobs pass model pins literally without resolving them through the seat alias table, unlike sessions. The work involves identifying the problem and implementing alias resolution for cron job model shorthands.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #126655: BUG: cron passes the model pin literally — seat model.aliases never resolve (sessions do); 404 says bare \`model: <name>\`

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126745: fix(cron): resolve model pins through the seat alias table like sessions do**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#130160`
- **#130160: Cron jobs accept /model shorthand: aliases resolve at create/edit, ambiguity refused (#126655, builds on #126745)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#28660`
  - files: `cron/job_model.py`, `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `hermes_cli/model_switch.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_job_model_store_resolution.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_model_alias_resolution.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `cron`