# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron job silent suppression bypass controls

## Open now

- 1 issue, 4 PRs open on GitHub.
- #53230: \`\[Bug\]: Generic cron \[SILENT\] prompt policy suppresses recurring briefing/report jobs that should always send an all-clear\`
- PR #53248: fix: add per-job allow_silent flag for recurring briefing/report jobs
- PR #53252: fix(cron): let briefing jobs require delivery
- PR #53365: feat(cron): add delivery_policy to bypass \[SILENT\] suppression (#53230)
- PR #53917: fix(cron): add per-job allow_silent flag to control \[SILENT\] suppression

These issues and PRs address a bug where a global \[SILENT\] prompt policy suppresses recurring briefing and report jobs that should always deliver output. The work involves adding per-job flags or delivery policies to allow individual cron jobs to override silent suppression.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 4 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #53230: \`\[Bug\]: Generic cron \[SILENT\] prompt policy suppresses recurring briefing/report jobs that should always send an all-clear\`

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#53248: fix: add per-job allow_silent flag for recurring briefing/report jobs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#53252`, `#53230`, `#53252`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/tools/test_cronjob_tools.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`
- **#53252: fix(cron): let briefing jobs require delivery**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53230`, `#53248`
  - files: `cron/blueprint_catalog.py`, `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/suggestion_catalog.py`, `gateway/platforms/api_server.py`, `hermes_cli/cron.py`, `hermes_cli/subcommands/cron.py`, `hermes_cli/web_models.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/cron/test_blueprint_catalog.py`, `tests/cron/test_jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_suggestions.py`, `tests/gateway/test_api_server_jobs.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_cron_parser_builder.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_skill_editor.py`, `tests/tools/test_blueprints.py`, `tests/tools/test_cronjob_tools.py`, `tools/blueprints.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`
- **#53270: fix: add per-job allow_silent flag for recurring briefing/report jobs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53248`
- **#53365: feat(cron): add delivery_policy to bypass \[SILENT\] suppression (#53230)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#53230`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `hermes_cli/setup.py`, `skills/creative/comfyui/scripts/auto_fix_deps.py`, `tests/cron/test_scheduler.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`, `tools/environments/singularity.py`, `tools/transcription_tools.py`, `tools/tts_tool.py`, `tools/voice_mode.py`, `tui_gateway/server.py`
- **#53917: fix(cron): add per-job allow_silent flag to control \[SILENT\] suppression**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `98541aff5`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `cron/scheduler_prompt.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_allow_silent.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`

## Fix status

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