From b53f6819937533acf749fa961063687ca813b0f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Teknium <127238744+teknium1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:48:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cron): pass skip_context_files=True to AIAgent in run_job
 (#7958)
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Cron jobs run from whatever directory the scheduler process lives in
(typically the hermes-agent install dir), so without this flag the agent
picks up AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, or .cursorrules from that cwd — injecting
irrelevant project context into the cron job's system prompt.

batch_runner.py and gateway boot_md already pass skip_context_files=True
for the same reason. This aligns cron with the established pattern for
autonomous/headless agent runs.
---
 cron/scheduler.py | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/cron/scheduler.py b/cron/scheduler.py
index 0e04fb047..870ebe141 100644
--- a/cron/scheduler.py
+++ b/cron/scheduler.py
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ def run_job(job: dict) -> tuple[bool, str, str, Optional[str]]:
             provider_sort=pr.get("sort"),
             disabled_toolsets=["cronjob", "messaging", "clarify"],
             quiet_mode=True,
+            skip_context_files=True,  # Don't inject SOUL.md/AGENTS.md from scheduler cwd
             skip_memory=True,  # Cron system prompts would corrupt user representations
             platform="cron",
             session_id=_cron_session_id,