# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cronjob run action blocking and watchdog timeout

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where cronjob action='run' blocks the calling turn synchronously, causing the inactivity watchdog to kill the parent agent, along with related fix attempts involving heartbeating or non-blocking execution.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #76675. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #76675 (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-76675`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #76502: \[Bug\]: cronjob action='run' blocks the calling turn synchronously — inactivity watchdog kills the parent agent at 1800s

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#76675: fix(cron): heartbeat during cronjob(action=run) so the watchdog doesn't kill the parent turn (#76502)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_cronjob_run_immediate.py`, `tools/cronjob_tools.py`, `tools/environments/base.py`
- **#76523: fix(cron): heartbeat during cronjob(action=run) to prevent watchdog kill (#76502)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#76524`
- **#76524: fix(cron): non-blocking cron run action (#76502)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `2314abcbb`, `#76675`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #76675 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-02`.