# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron job output dir cleanup on completion

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #22065: fix(cron): mark_job_run() auto-delete leaves orphaned output dirs when repeat limit is reached
- PR #22066: fix(cron): clean up output dir when auto-removing repeat-limited job
- PR #23560: fix(cron): remove output dirs for completed one-shot jobs

These items address cases where output directories are left behind when cron jobs finish, specifically for repeat-limited jobs that auto-delete and one-shot jobs that complete normally.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #22065: fix(cron): mark_job_run() auto-delete leaves orphaned output dirs when repeat limit is reached

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#22066: fix(cron): clean up output dir when auto-removing repeat-limited job**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_jobs.py`
- **#23560: fix(cron): remove output dirs for completed one-shot jobs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#22066`, `#22065`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_jobs.py`

## Fix status

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