# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cronjob tool missing/invalid parameter bugs and fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple bug reports and fix attempts around the cronjob tool failing due to missing or unrecognized required parameters (schedule, model, repeat), with several schema and alias improvements proposed to address these issues.

## TL;DR

- 15 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 5 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 9 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #32804. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #32804 (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: `partially_resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-32804`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

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## Closed / duplicate issues

- #6709: Cron Create Fails with Model Parameter (TypeError)
- #32427: cronjob tool fails to include required schedule parameter when using Grok models
- #34120: \[Bug\]: cronjob tool: create action always fails with "schedule is required for create" even when parameters are provided
- #35636: cronjob create fails / loops when passing model override parameter
- #49695: Bug: cronjob tool create action fails with 'schedule is required for create' (v0.17.0)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#32804: fix(cron): clarify schedule is required for create in tool schema**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `tests/cron/test_cronjob_schema.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`
- **#6758: fix(cron): forward model overrides on create**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53322`, `#53322`
- **#7589: fix(cron): coerce repeat parameter to int to prevent TypeError**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#7513`
- **#32448: fix(cron): clarify schedule is required for create in tool schema**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `51013268c`, `#32804`
- **#33980: fix(cron): add schedule to required array in CRONJOB_SCHEMA**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#32804`, `#32448`, `#32427`
- **#34173: fix(tools): improve cronjob tool descriptions to prevent missing required params**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `51013268c`, `#32448`, `#32448`
- **#34255: fix(cronjob): accept schedule param aliases (cron, when, ...) (#34120)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#34483: fix(tools): clarify cronjob required-params to prevent missing-schedule errors**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `51013268c`, `#32448`
- **#49792: fix(cronjob): add schedule and job_id to JSON schema required array**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#53246`, `#34120`, `#53246`
- **#53246: fix(cronjob): accept schedule param aliases (cron, when, ...) (#34120)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#34255`, `#34120`, `#49792`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #32804 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-26`.
- Subsystem: `cron`