# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop cron suppressed by gateway present at startup

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A regression causes the Desktop backend to never start its cron ticker when a gateway is live at startup, so cron permanently stops for all profiles if that gateway later disappears. The members address detection, stand-down re-probing, and takeover behavior around this lifecycle gap.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #126973. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126973 (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-126973`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #126822: Desktop backend never starts its cron ticker if a gateway was live at backend startup, so cron stops for every profile when that gateway dies later (regression)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126973: fix(desktop): Desktop cron takes over when a gateway live at backend start goes away**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_cron_ticker_gateway_standdown.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_cron_ticker_profiles.py`
- **#126872: fix(desktop): keep the cron stand-down re-probing so a dead gateway can be taken over**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
- **#126903: fix(desktop): a gateway live at backend start no longer stops Desktop cron for good**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b9250805e7e`, `#52202`, `#126822`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126973 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.