# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron execution context and authenticated principal for plugins

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items relate to exposing cron execution context to plugins, specifically providing an authenticated execution principal so plugins can identify which cron run they are operating within. The work appears centered on a single feature tracked under issue #130722.

## 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 #133158. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #133158 (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-133158`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #130722: Authenticated cron execution principal for security-critical plugins

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#133158: Plugins can tell which cron run they execute in: ctx.current_cron_execution() (#130722)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cron/execution_identity.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `hermes_cli/plugins.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_execution_identity.py`, `website/docs/developer-guide/plugins/index.md`
- **#130805: feat(cron): authenticated execution principal for plugins (#130722)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#133158`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #133158 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-05`.