# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron job script path validation and normalization fixes

## Open now

- 2 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #26595: cronjob: script path resolution silently doubles scripts/ prefix and skips missing-file validation
- #53037: \[Feature\]: Cron job creation should validate script file existence
- PR #39627: fix(cron): normalize script paths before validation (#26595)
- PR #53133: fix(cron): reject missing no-agent scripts

These issues and PRs address a bug where cron job script paths could silently accumulate a doubled 'scripts/' prefix, and a related gap where missing script files were not validated. The work covers both path normalization and existence checks for cron job scripts.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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

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## Open related issues

- #26595: cronjob: script path resolution silently doubles scripts/ prefix and skips missing-file validation
- #53037: \[Feature\]: Cron job creation should validate script file existence

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#26622: fix(cron): strip leading scripts/ prefix to avoid scripts/scripts/ trap (#26595)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#39627: fix(cron): normalize script paths before validation (#26595)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_cronjob_tools.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`, `website/docs/guides/cron-troubleshooting.md`
- **#53133: fix(cron): reject missing no-agent scripts**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_no_agent.py`, `tests/cron/test_persisted_error_rearm_legality.py`, `tests/cron/test_recurring_eagain_redispatch.py`, `tests/cron/test_recurring_persisted_error_recovery.py`, `tests/cron/test_recurring_wedge_selfheal.py`

## Fix status

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