# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Approval gate cron_mode deny evaluation and fail-closed option

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #60505: Approval gate: fail-closed option for non-interactive contexts + permanent allowlist bypasses cron_mode deny

These items address the order in which cron_mode deny is evaluated relative to session approval in the approval gate, and introduce a fail-closed option for non-interactive contexts along with permanent allowlist bypass behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #60505: Approval gate: fail-closed option for non-interactive contexts + permanent allowlist bypasses cron_mode deny

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#60547: fix: evaluate cron_mode deny before session approval in approval gate**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#61064: fix: evaluate cron_mode deny before session approval in approval gate**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `05e7e89175`, `#111353`

## Fix status

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