# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron config error message clarity improvements

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #81420: Cron model-resolution RuntimeError claims "model.default missing or empty" when actual cause is config.yaml being unreadable
- PR #81426: fix(cron): name the real cause when no model resolves

These items relate to improving the accuracy of a RuntimeError message in cron model resolution, where the reported cause ('model.default missing or empty') does not reflect the actual underlying issue (config.yaml being unreadable). The group covers the bug report and associated fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #81420: Cron model-resolution RuntimeError claims "model.default missing or empty" when actual cause is config.yaml being unreadable

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#81426: fix(cron): name the real cause when no model resolves**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_no_model_error_cause.py`
- **#81464: fix(cron): clarify RuntimeError when config.yaml is unreadable (#81420)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#81426`

## Fix status

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