# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron one-shot job run_claim not cleared on dispatch issue

## Open now

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A bug caused one-shot cron jobs that were skipped or encountered a dispatch error to retain their run_claim, silently delaying re-execution until the claim TTL expired. The correction ensures run_claim is cleared in error and dispatch-skip paths.

## 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 #88337. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #88337 (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-88337`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #86522: cron: one-shot job stamped with run_claim but skipped/failed at dispatch is silently delayed up to claim TTL (default 30 min)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88337: fix(cron): clear run_claim for one-shot jobs on dispatch failure (salvage #87591)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_oneshot_dispatch_failure_run_claim.py`
- **#87591: fix(cron): clear run_claim for one-shot jobs on dispatch failure (#86522)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#88337`, `#86522`
- **#87623: fix(cron): call-time store paths, UTC claimed_at, one-shot run_claim release**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#86522`, `#88337`, `#87591`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #88337 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.
- Subsystem: `cron`