# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Recurring cron trigger_job blocked by stale-schedule guard

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where trigger_job() silently does nothing for recurring cron jobs due to a stale-schedule guard introduced in #93049, along with multiple attempted fixes to preserve manual fire-now intent against that guard.

## 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 #96446. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #96446 (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-96446`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #94010: \[Bug\]: trigger_job() is a silent no-op for every recurring cron job since the #93049 stale-schedule guard

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#96446: fix(cron): preserve recurring manual run intent against the stale-schedule guard (salvage of #94033)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `cron/jobs.py`, `tests/cron/test_due_stale_cron_edit.py`
- **#94033: fix(cron): make recurring cron run execute on the next tick**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#96446`, `#94034`
- **#94034: fix(cron): honor trigger_job's fire-now intent against the stale-schedule guard**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#94033`, `#94010`, `#93049`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #96446 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-27`.