# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Parallel cron workdir job execution via env vars

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #40686: feat(cron): enable parallel execution of workdir jobs via job-specific env vars
- PR #40687: feat(cron): enable parallel execution of workdir jobs via job-specific env vars

These items propose enabling parallel execution of working-directory-based cron jobs by using job-specific environment variables or a ContextVar to isolate each job's working directory. The three entries appear to be closely related or duplicate proposals for the same feature.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 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

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #40686: feat(cron): enable parallel execution of workdir jobs via job-specific env vars

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#40687: feat(cron): enable parallel execution of workdir jobs via job-specific env vars**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py`, `tools/code_execution_tool.py`, `tools/delegate_tool.py`, `tools/file_tools.py`, `tools/terminal_tool.py`
- **#61976: feat(cron): enable parallel workdir jobs via _SESSION_CWD ContextVar**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`

## Fix status

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