# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron mode policy not respected in approval gating

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #83626: Cron command guards ignore cron_mode when HERMES_EXEC_ASK is inherited
- PR #83631: fix(approval): prioritize cron policy over exec ask
- PR #98483: fix(approvals): let cron_mode govern gateway-hosted cron fires

These issues and fixes concern cases where cron_mode settings are overridden or ignored when HERMES_EXEC_ASK is inherited, and work to ensure cron policy takes proper precedence in approval/gateway logic.

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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #83626: Cron command guards ignore cron_mode when HERMES_EXEC_ASK is inherited

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#83631: fix(approval): prioritize cron policy over exec ask**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_cron_approval_mode.py`, `tools/approval.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#98483: fix(approvals): let cron_mode govern gateway-hosted cron fires**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `1712e888d504a3fc74e945e3d144b74955d4f65d`, `2a598aad1c398e95b3325a0f100f5c28efa63d12`, `#83626`, `#83631`, `#50409`, `#98483`, `#87183`, `#88281`, `#87509`, `#37317`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_cron_approval_mode.py`, `tools/approval.py`

## Fix status

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