# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cronjob model field schema/handler type mismatch bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the cronjob update action silently drops the model value due to a mismatch between the schema expecting an object and the handler reading a string, along with fixes to accept a bare model string in both the schema and resolver.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #73532. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #73532 (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: `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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #68380: \[Bug\]: cronjob action=update silently drops \`model\` (schema declares object, handler reads string) — provider updates, model doesn't

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73532: feat(cron): user-owned model pins + cron.model fleet default**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `hermes_cli/cron.py`, `hermes_cli/subcommands/cron.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_provider_pin.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`, `tests/tools/test_cronjob_tools.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`
- **#87472: fix(cron): direct drift remediation to user-owned pins**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `hermes_cli/config.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_drift_alert_once.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_provider_pin.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_set_config_value.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`
- **#68397: fix(cronjob): accept bare model string in _resolve_model_override**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `d464ae3652`, `#73532`
- **#68587: fix(cronjob): accept bare model string in schema and _resolve_model_override**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#73532`, `#87472`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #73532 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.
- Subsystem: `cron`