# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron agent streaming hang and budget fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a hang occurring on the second consecutive streaming inference call in cron agent runs, along with related fixes for run-budget caps, stream stale timeouts, and keeping cron Codex calls on the correct conversation thread.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #121555. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #121555 (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-121555`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #69734: Cron agent run hangs on 2nd consecutive streaming inference call (provider-independent)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#121555: fix(agent): run-budget caps stream stale timeout; MiniMax M2.x reasoning floor; inline cron Codex keeps its floor**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `agent/reasoning_timeouts.py`, `contributors/emails/21045213+imgali@users.noreply.github.com`, `contributors/emails/65798732+1052326311@users.noreply.github.com`, `run_agent.py`, `tests/agent/test_cron_inline_api_call.py`, `tests/agent/test_reasoning_stale_timeout_floor.py`, `tests/agent/test_run_budget.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_direct_api_call.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_direct_api_call_watchdog.py`
- **#70087: fix(agent): keep Codex cron calls on conversation thread**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `82ca84c52d`, `#121555`, `#69734`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #121555 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-25`.
- Subsystem: `cron`