# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron jobs incorrectly loading memory despite skip setting

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where scheduled cron jobs load MEMORY.md even when skip_memory is enabled, along with associated fix attempts addressing this behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 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 #91384. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #91384 (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-91384`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #91269: \[Bug\]: Cron jobs load MEMORY.md even though skip_memory is on

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#91384: fix(cron): do not load MEMORY.md into scheduled jobs**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `agent/agent_init.py`, `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/agent/test_skip_memory_store_65429.py`, `tests/cron/test_agent_scheduling_gate.py`, `tests/cron/test_scheduler.py`
- **#91270: fix(cron): do not load MEMORY.md into scheduled jobs**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#91384`, `#91269`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #91384 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-21`.