# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Reject unsupported cron script extensions early

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #129350: cron: non-.sh scripts (.js/.cjs/.ts) run with Python and fail with a confusing SyntaxError; refuse unsupported extensions clearly
- PR #129352: fix(cron): reject unsupported script extensions
- PR #129358: fix(cron): refuse non-Python script extensions before they run

These items address cron jobs silently attempting to run non-Python, non-shell scripts (e.g. .js, .ts) through Python, producing confusing errors. The fix adds upfront validation to reject unsupported file extensions with a clear message.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #129350: cron: non-.sh scripts (.js/.cjs/.ts) run with Python and fail with a confusing SyntaxError; refuse unsupported extensions clearly

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#129352: fix(cron): reject unsupported script extensions**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `43bcf856b8`
  - files: `cron/scheduler_script.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_script.py`
- **#129358: fix(cron): refuse non-Python script extensions before they run**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `5ee40159306891c50cac5c017dd0ac0c5348dab4`, `6ec05205a943cf813bd56c3c79d64bcf922dac67`, `#129352`
  - files: `cron/scheduler_script.py`, `hermes_cli/cron.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server_cron.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_script.py`, `tests/tools/test_cronjob_job_args.py`, `tools/cronjob_job_args.py`, `website/docs/guides/cron-script-only.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`

## Fix status

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