# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix cron string repeat value type errors

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where cron job creation or updates throw a TypeError when the repeat parameter is a string value like 'forever' instead of an integer. The fix involves normalizing string repeat values to prevent the type comparison error.

## 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 #98275. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #98275 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #71993: Bug: cronjob create/update throws TypeError when repeat='forever' (string vs int comparison)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#98275: fix(cron): bare '30m' schedules recur as documented; 'in 30m' is the one-shot (salvage #78928)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_claim_job_for_fire.py`, `tests/cron/test_jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_oneshot_dispatch_failure_run_claim.py`, `tests/cron/test_terminal_job_rearm.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_cron_profiles.py`, `tests/test_timezone.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md`
- **#98290: fix(cron): repeat='forever' no longer breaks job updates (completes the string-repeat class)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_jobs.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`
- **#7216: fix(cron): normalize string repeat values**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `89b38ed734`, `52e5e7c034`, `#98275`, `#98290`, `#7142`
- **#72018: fix(cron): handle string repeat values like "forever" without TypeError (#71993)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `89b38ed734`, `52e5e7c034`, `#98275`, `#98290`, `#7216`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #98275 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-30`.
- Subsystem: `cron`