# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron job workdir leaking into global process state

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where cron job workdir configuration is applied via os.chdir() to the entire process, causing it to leak into concurrent gateway sessions. Multiple fix approaches are represented, scoping workdir to subprocesses or isolated sessions instead.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #70989. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #70989 (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-70989`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #69396: \[Bug\]: cron job \`workdir\` is applied as global process cwd and leaks into gateway sessions created during the run

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#70989: fix(cron): scope cron job workdir to its own session instead of process-global cwd**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_script_claim_heartbeat.py`
- **#69557: fix(gateway): isolate gateway session cwd from concurrent cron job workdir overrides**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
- **#69813: fix(cron): scope workdir to subprocess instead of os.chdir() global process**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#69396`, `#70989`
- **#70548: fix(cron): scope cron job workdir to own session instead of process-global cwd (#69396)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70915`, `#70989`
- **#70915: fix(cron): scope cron job workdir to own session instead of process-global cwd (#69396)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70989`, `#69396`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #70989 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-24`.