# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron localhost vs 127.0.0.1 Ollama base_url fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #73694: Cron blocks safe local Ollama jobs when base_url is localhost vs provider 127.0.0.1
- PR #73659: fix(cron): treat localhost ≡ 127.0.0.1 for base_url host match
- PR #73720: fix(cron): allow localhost Ollama base_url in cron jobs

These items address a bug where cron jobs block local Ollama requests when the base_url uses 'localhost' instead of '127.0.0.1', and propose treating the two as equivalent for host matching.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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.

## Open related issues

- #73694: Cron blocks safe local Ollama jobs when base_url is localhost vs provider 127.0.0.1

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#73659: fix(cron): treat localhost ≡ 127.0.0.1 for base_url host match**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `partial_fix`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `f7dde78cc91d`, `#73694`, `#73659`, `#73720`, `#374151`
  - files: `tests/cron/test_scheduler_provider.py`, `tests/test_base_url_hostname.py`, `utils.py`
- **#73720: fix(cron): allow localhost Ollama base_url in cron jobs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`; refs `eb25f75c3`, `d745e908f`, `4c0460a90`, `#72836`, `#72734`
  - files: `.github/actions/detect-changes/action.yml`, `.github/workflows/ci.yml`, `.github/workflows/contributor-check.yml`, `.github/workflows/deploy-site.yml`, `.github/workflows/docker.yml`, `.github/workflows/docs-site-checks.yml`, `.github/workflows/e2e-desktop.yml`, `.github/workflows/js-autofix.yml`, `.github/workflows/js-tests.yml`, `.github/workflows/lint.yml`, `.github/workflows/osv-scanner.yml`, `.github/workflows/tests.yml`, `.github/workflows/uv-lockfile-check.yml`, `.gitignore`, `AGENTS.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `Dockerfile`, `README.md`, `SECURITY.es.md`, `SECURITY.md` (+2976 more)

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `cron`