feat(cron): per-job workdir for project-aware cron runs - #15110
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Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that dir are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (via TERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved (no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd). Requested by @bluthcy. ## Mechanism - cron/jobs.py: create_job / update_job accept 'workdir'; validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time. - cron/scheduler.py run_job: if job.workdir is set, point TERMINAL_CWD at it and flip skip_context_files to False before building the agent. Restored in finally on every exit path. - cron/scheduler.py tick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) because TERMINAL_CWD is process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged. - tools/cronjob_tools.py + hermes_cli/cron.py + hermes_cli/main.py: expose 'workdir' via the cronjob tool and 'hermes cron create/edit --workdir ...'. Empty string on edit clears the field. ## Validation - tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py (21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip via cronjob tool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool), run_job env toggle + restore in finally. - Full targeted suite (tests/cron/, test_cronjob_tools.py, test_cron.py, test_config_cwd_bridge.py, test_worktree.py): 314/314 passed. - Live smoke: hermes cron create --workdir $(pwd) works; relative path rejected; list shows 'Workdir:'; edit --workdir '' clears.
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…#15110) Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that dir are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (via TERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved (no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd). Requested by @bluthcy. ## Mechanism - cron/jobs.py: create_job / update_job accept 'workdir'; validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time. - cron/scheduler.py run_job: if job.workdir is set, point TERMINAL_CWD at it and flip skip_context_files to False before building the agent. Restored in finally on every exit path. - cron/scheduler.py tick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) because TERMINAL_CWD is process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged. - tools/cronjob_tools.py + hermes_cli/cron.py + hermes_cli/main.py: expose 'workdir' via the cronjob tool and 'hermes cron create/edit --workdir ...'. Empty string on edit clears the field. ## Validation - tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py (21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip via cronjob tool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool), run_job env toggle + restore in finally. - Full targeted suite (tests/cron/, test_cronjob_tools.py, test_cron.py, test_config_cwd_bridge.py, test_worktree.py): 314/314 passed. - Live smoke: hermes cron create --workdir $(pwd) works; relative path rejected; list shows 'Workdir:'; edit --workdir '' clears.
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…#15110) Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that dir are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (via TERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved (no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd). Requested by @bluthcy. ## Mechanism - cron/jobs.py: create_job / update_job accept 'workdir'; validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time. - cron/scheduler.py run_job: if job.workdir is set, point TERMINAL_CWD at it and flip skip_context_files to False before building the agent. Restored in finally on every exit path. - cron/scheduler.py tick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) because TERMINAL_CWD is process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged. - tools/cronjob_tools.py + hermes_cli/cron.py + hermes_cli/main.py: expose 'workdir' via the cronjob tool and 'hermes cron create/edit --workdir ...'. Empty string on edit clears the field. ## Validation - tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py (21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip via cronjob tool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool), run_job env toggle + restore in finally. - Full targeted suite (tests/cron/, test_cronjob_tools.py, test_cron.py, test_config_cwd_bridge.py, test_worktree.py): 314/314 passed. - Live smoke: hermes cron create --workdir $(pwd) works; relative path rejected; list shows 'Workdir:'; edit --workdir '' clears.
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…#15110) Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that dir are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (via TERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved (no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd). Requested by @bluthcy. ## Mechanism - cron/jobs.py: create_job / update_job accept 'workdir'; validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time. - cron/scheduler.py run_job: if job.workdir is set, point TERMINAL_CWD at it and flip skip_context_files to False before building the agent. Restored in finally on every exit path. - cron/scheduler.py tick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) because TERMINAL_CWD is process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged. - tools/cronjob_tools.py + hermes_cli/cron.py + hermes_cli/main.py: expose 'workdir' via the cronjob tool and 'hermes cron create/edit --workdir ...'. Empty string on edit clears the field. ## Validation - tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py (21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip via cronjob tool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool), run_job env toggle + restore in finally. - Full targeted suite (tests/cron/, test_cronjob_tools.py, test_cron.py, test_config_cwd_bridge.py, test_worktree.py): 314/314 passed. - Live smoke: hermes cron create --workdir $(pwd) works; relative path rejected; list shows 'Workdir:'; edit --workdir '' clears.
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…#15110) Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that dir are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (via TERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved (no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd). Requested by @bluthcy. ## Mechanism - cron/jobs.py: create_job / update_job accept 'workdir'; validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time. - cron/scheduler.py run_job: if job.workdir is set, point TERMINAL_CWD at it and flip skip_context_files to False before building the agent. Restored in finally on every exit path. - cron/scheduler.py tick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) because TERMINAL_CWD is process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged. - tools/cronjob_tools.py + hermes_cli/cron.py + hermes_cli/main.py: expose 'workdir' via the cronjob tool and 'hermes cron create/edit --workdir ...'. Empty string on edit clears the field. ## Validation - tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py (21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip via cronjob tool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool), run_job env toggle + restore in finally. - Full targeted suite (tests/cron/, test_cronjob_tools.py, test_cron.py, test_config_cwd_bridge.py, test_worktree.py): 314/314 passed. - Live smoke: hermes cron create --workdir $(pwd) works; relative path rejected; list shows 'Workdir:'; edit --workdir '' clears.
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…#15110) Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that dir are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (via TERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved (no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd). Requested by @bluthcy. ## Mechanism - cron/jobs.py: create_job / update_job accept 'workdir'; validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time. - cron/scheduler.py run_job: if job.workdir is set, point TERMINAL_CWD at it and flip skip_context_files to False before building the agent. Restored in finally on every exit path. - cron/scheduler.py tick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) because TERMINAL_CWD is process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged. - tools/cronjob_tools.py + hermes_cli/cron.py + hermes_cli/main.py: expose 'workdir' via the cronjob tool and 'hermes cron create/edit --workdir ...'. Empty string on edit clears the field. ## Validation - tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py (21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip via cronjob tool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool), run_job env toggle + restore in finally. - Full targeted suite (tests/cron/, test_cronjob_tools.py, test_cron.py, test_config_cwd_bridge.py, test_worktree.py): 314/314 passed. - Live smoke: hermes cron create --workdir $(pwd) works; relative path rejected; list shows 'Workdir:'; edit --workdir '' clears.
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…#15110) Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that dir are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (via TERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved (no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd). Requested by @bluthcy. ## Mechanism - cron/jobs.py: create_job / update_job accept 'workdir'; validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time. - cron/scheduler.py run_job: if job.workdir is set, point TERMINAL_CWD at it and flip skip_context_files to False before building the agent. Restored in finally on every exit path. - cron/scheduler.py tick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) because TERMINAL_CWD is process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged. - tools/cronjob_tools.py + hermes_cli/cron.py + hermes_cli/main.py: expose 'workdir' via the cronjob tool and 'hermes cron create/edit --workdir ...'. Empty string on edit clears the field. ## Validation - tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py (21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip via cronjob tool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool), run_job env toggle + restore in finally. - Full targeted suite (tests/cron/, test_cronjob_tools.py, test_cron.py, test_config_cwd_bridge.py, test_worktree.py): 314/314 passed. - Live smoke: hermes cron create --workdir $(pwd) works; relative path rejected; list shows 'Workdir:'; edit --workdir '' clears.
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…#15110) Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that dir are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (via TERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved (no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd). Requested by @bluthcy. ## Mechanism - cron/jobs.py: create_job / update_job accept 'workdir'; validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time. - cron/scheduler.py run_job: if job.workdir is set, point TERMINAL_CWD at it and flip skip_context_files to False before building the agent. Restored in finally on every exit path. - cron/scheduler.py tick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) because TERMINAL_CWD is process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged. - tools/cronjob_tools.py + hermes_cli/cron.py + hermes_cli/main.py: expose 'workdir' via the cronjob tool and 'hermes cron create/edit --workdir ...'. Empty string on edit clears the field. ## Validation - tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py (21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip via cronjob tool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool), run_job env toggle + restore in finally. - Full targeted suite (tests/cron/, test_cronjob_tools.py, test_cron.py, test_config_cwd_bridge.py, test_worktree.py): 314/314 passed. - Live smoke: hermes cron create --workdir $(pwd) works; relative path rejected; list shows 'Workdir:'; edit --workdir '' clears.
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Cron jobs can now specify a per-job working directory. When set, the job runs as if launched from that directory —
AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md/.cursorrulesfrom that directory are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal / file / code-exec tools use it as their cwd (viaTERMINAL_CWD). When unset, old behaviour is preserved.Requested by @bluthcy on X.
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cron/jobs.py:create_job/update_jobacceptworkdir, validated to be an absolute existing directory at create/update time.cron/scheduler.pyrun_job: ifjob.workdiris set, pointTERMINAL_CWDat it and flipskip_context_files=Falsebefore building the agent. Restored infinallyon every exit path.cron/scheduler.pytick: workdir jobs run sequentially (outside the thread pool) becauseTERMINAL_CWDis process-global. Workdir-less jobs still run in the parallel pool unchanged.tools/cronjob_tools.py+hermes_cli/cron.py+hermes_cli/main.py: exposeworkdirvia thecronjobtool andhermes cron create/edit --workdir .... Empty string on edit clears the field.website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md— new section with examples and the serialization note.Usage
Validation
tests/cron/test_cron_workdir.py(21 tests): normalize, create, update, JSON round-trip viacronjobtool, tick partition (workdir jobs run on the main thread, not the pool),run_jobenv toggle + restore infinally.hermes cron create --workdir \$(pwd)works; relative path rejected with a clear error;cron listshowsWorkdir:;cron edit --workdir ''clears.Design notes
TERMINAL_CWD— that's whytickpartitions workdir jobs off the parallel pool. Alternative was plumbing acwdparam throughAIAgent+ 8 tool files (~150 LOC vs 60); rejected as out of scope for the feature's actual usage pattern (users have 1-3 workdir jobs, not 20).workdir=Noneis unchanged: noAGENTS.mdinjection, no env mutation, same parallel tick behaviour. Zero impact on existing users.