# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron env reload order fix for no-agent jobs

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #59030: no_agent cron jobs deliver with stale os.environ credentials — env reload happens after the no_agent short-circuit in run_job()
- PR #61148: fix(cron): refresh env before no-agent runs

These items address a bug where environment variables (including credentials) are not refreshed before the no-agent short-circuit path in the cron run_job function. The fix moves the .env reload to occur earlier, before that code path is reached.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #59030: no_agent cron jobs deliver with stale os.environ credentials — env reload happens after the no_agent short-circuit in run_job()

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#59080: fix(cron): reload .env before the no_agent short-circuit in run_job**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
- **#61148: fix(cron): refresh env before no-agent runs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_no_agent.py`

## Fix status

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