# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron context_from truncation bug with embedded headings

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern a bug where the cron context_from function incorrectly truncates responses that contain embedded ## Response headings. The fixes involve preserving such headings and ensuring complete response frames survive the round-trip.

## 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 #130599. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #130599 (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-130599`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #128543: Cron context_from truncates answers containing an embedded ## Response heading

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#130599: fix(cron): context_from injects the full previous answer when it contains a "## Response" heading (#128543, salvage #128685)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/scheduler_prompt.py`, `tests/cron/test_context_from_response_extraction.py`
- **#128555: fix(cron): preserve embedded response headings**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `dad9c56748`, `#130599`
- **#128565: fix(cron): stamp the response length so context_from can't truncate on an embedded heading**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `dad9c56748`, `#130599`
- **#128685: fix(cron): round-trip complete response frames through context_from**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `dad9c56748`, `#130599`
- **#130524: fix(cron): preserve complete context answers with compatible archive framing**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `dad9c56748`, `#128685`, `#130599`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #130599 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-01`.