# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Cron run completion requires persisted assistant message

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a bug where cron runs were marked complete without a persisted final assistant message, making silent failures invisible in run history. The fix adds a verification step before a run can be booked as complete.

## 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 #96447. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #96447 (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-96447`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #93820: Cron runs marked complete without any persisted final assistant message (silent failures invisible in run history)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#96447: fix(cron): verify a persisted final assistant message before booking complete (salvage of #93829)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cron/scheduler.py`, `tests/cron/test_scheduler_completion_verification.py`
- **#93829: fix(cron): verify a persisted final assistant message before booking complete**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#96447`
- **#93946: fix(cron): require persisted terminal result before completion**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#93829`, `#93820`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #96447 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-27`.