# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron job locking and cross-profile store isolation fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address race conditions in cron job handling, specifically missing lock acquisition during profile retargeting and cross-profile contamination of jobs.json stores. The work involves both locking fixes and isolating cron store paths by profile context.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #61813. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #61813 (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-61813`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #61768: Desktop serve backend: cron ticker thread races _call_cron_for_profile global retarget → destructive cross-profile jobs.json overwrite (full-store clone)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#61813: fix(cron): isolate profile store paths by context**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `hermes_cli/web_server.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_cron_profiles.py`
- **#61906: fix(web_server): acquire cron.jobs _jobs_lock during _call_cron_for_profile retarget (#61768)**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#61909`, `#61906`, `#61909`, `#61909`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#61818: fix(cron): isolate profile cron stores to stop cross-profile jobs.json overwrite**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#61813`, `#61768`
- **#61909: fix(web_server): acquire cron.jobs _jobs_lock during _call_cron_for_profile retarget (engine-on pilot, mirrors #61906) (#61768)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#61813`, `#61768`, `#61473`, `#61493`, `#61813`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #61813 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-10`.