fix(cron): add standalone cron daemon mode

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What does this PR do?

Adds hermes cron daemon command to run the cron scheduler as a standalone process, independent of the gateway.

Problem: Cron jobs don't execute on systems where the gateway isn't running (Windows without service installation, headless servers, etc.). The cron scheduler only runs inside the gateway process, so if the gateway isn't started, cron jobs never fire.

Solution: New hermes cron daemon command that runs the same tick loop as the gateway's internal cron ticker, but as a standalone process.

Changes Made

• hermes_cli/cron.py: Added cron_daemon() function that runs the cron tick loop with signal handling
• hermes_cli/main.py: Added daemon subcommand parser with --interval option (default 60s)

How to Test

1. Create a cron job:

   hermes cron create "* * * * *" "Test job - just print hello" --name test-daemon
   

2. Start the cron daemon:

   hermes cron daemon --interval 60
   

3. Verify the job executes (check hermes cron list for last_run_at)

4. Stop with Ctrl+C

Related Issue

Fixes #41037 (Cron jobs never execute: last_run_at always null after manual trigger)

Type of Change

• 🐛 Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• ✨ New feature (standalone cron daemon mode)

Checklist

• I've read the Contributing Guide
• My commit messages follow Conventional Commits
• I searched for existing PRs to make sure this isn't a duplicate

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Context for maintainers: This is a re-creation of original PR #41363 (previously #41167 after splitting the provider-config changes). That was caught in a circular close: the original was closed by the author to split into focused PRs, and the focused version was then flagged as a duplicate of the already-closed original. The fix landed in neither.

The underlying issue (#41037 — cron jobs never execute when gateway isn't running) is still open. This PR has been rebased on latest main (d1383a6).

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👋 @NousResearch/maintainers this PR has been rebased on latest main with 100% green CI across all checks (no failures).

This implements a standalone cron daemon mode so cron jobs execute without the gateway running (issue #41037). When the gateway isn't available, starts a lightweight scheduler that runs jobs independently.

Could a maintainer take a look?

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@OutThisLife @austinpickett — this PR has been fully green and ready for review. Fixes #41037 (cron jobs don't execute without gateway). Could either of you take a look when you get a chance?

[teknium1]

Thanks for preserving the focused standalone-daemon idea. The feature is still absent on current main, but this version needs rework for the scheduler architecture that landed after its base.

Problems

• cron_daemon() in this diff calls cron.scheduler.tick() directly. Current ticker entry points resolve and start the configured provider instead (cron/scheduler_provider.py:114-151, hermes_cli/web_server.py:150-154), so the proposed path would ignore an external cron.provider.
• The parser adds --accept-hooks, but daemon is absent from hermes_cli/main.py:12408-12454; therefore agent startup skips plugin discovery and shell-hook registration.
• The two-file diff has no tests or docs. Existing command coverage is in tests/hermes_cli/test_cron_parser_builder.py:26-34, and the public command list is website/docs/reference/cli-commands.md:527-543.

Suggested changes

• Rebase the implementation concept on resolve_cron_scheduler().start(stop_event, interval=...), add daemon to the cron startup set, and add bounded lifecycle/provider tests plus documentation.

Automated hermes-sweeper review.

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👋 CI passing. Ready for review/merge when convenient. Thanks!