# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron and subagent timeouts with slow reasoning models

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #78862: Cron jobs die on reasoning-model non-stream stale timeout: 600s reasoning floor races 600s cron inactivity limit, fallback never engages

These items address timeout conflicts where slow or reasoning models trigger inactivity or stale-connection limits, causing cron jobs and subagents to die prematurely. Fixes involve extending or adjusting inactivity limits to accommodate longer model response times.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 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 #79173. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #79173 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #78862: Cron jobs die on reasoning-model non-stream stale timeout: 600s reasoning floor races 600s cron inactivity limit, fallback never engages

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#79173: fix(delegation): keep subagents alive during slow model waits**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `tests/cron/test_cron_direct_api_call_62151.py`, `tests/tools/test_delegate.py`, `tools/delegate_tool.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/features/delegation.md`
- **#79143: fix(cron): extend inactivity limit for reasoning-model stale timeouts (#78862)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#78862`, `#79173`, `#75222`, `#75301`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #79173 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-05`.
- Subsystem: `cron`