# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron jobs.json non-dict crash and related fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple fixes addressing an AttributeError crash in load_jobs() when jobs.json contains a non-dict top-level structure, along with a batch of related robustness fixes for cron, CLI, doctor, and Termux.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #37146. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #37146 (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-37146`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #36867: load_jobs() raises uncaught AttributeError on non-dict jobs.json, taking down the entire cron subsystem

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#36982: fix: repair malformed cron jobs storage**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#36867`, `#36927`, `#37014`, `#23002`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#37146: fix: batch of small robustness/correctness fixes from @kyssta-exe**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `agent/conversation_compression.py`, `cron/jobs.py`, `hermes_cli/claw.py`, `hermes_cli/completion.py`, `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `scripts/release.py`, `tests/conftest.py`, `tests/tools/test_approval.py`, `tools/terminal_tool.py`, `tools/web_tools.py`
- **#36897: Fix cron, CLI, doctor, and Termux regressions**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `b94397fe7`, `6b21a935a`, `#56168`, `#36815`, `#11336`, `#36867`, `#36771`, `#29603`, `#36287`
- **#36927: fix(cron): repair list-shaped jobs store**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d4b533de4edd2211125dfe3904959d1cd41c5642`
- **#37065: fix(cron): handle non-dict jobs.json gracefully instead of crashing #36867**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `d4b533de4edd`, `#37146`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #37146 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-06-02`.
- Subsystem: `cron`