# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron self-scheduling and chained job booking fixes

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #130896: Cron: with allow_agent_scheduling on, the run note can stop a job from booking its own next run
- PR #130899: fix(cron): clarify self-scheduling tasks
- PR #130911: fix(cron): let a chained job book its own next run

These items address issues where cron jobs fail to book their own next run, particularly when agent scheduling is enabled or chaining is involved. The work includes clarifications and fixes to self-scheduling behavior in the cron system.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #130896: Cron: with allow_agent_scheduling on, the run note can stop a job from booking its own next run

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#130899: fix(cron): clarify self-scheduling tasks**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `3ad3d79b1a`
  - files: `cron/scheduler_prompt.py`, `tests/cron/test_agent_scheduling_gate.py`
- **#130911: fix(cron): let a chained job book its own next run**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/scheduler_prompt.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_scheduling_run_note.py`

## Fix status

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