hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix Cron Jobs Fail Silently Due to Tool Approval Deadlock

Describe the feature / bug

Cron jobs often fail silently because they trigger a "Command Approval" request, but there is no user present to approve it in the background.

The job waits until timeout and then fails with BLOCKED: Command timed out.

Use Case

I have a Cron job that runs a system check script. It tries to run ls or cat (via terminal tool).

Because of security settings, this requires approval. The Cron job hangs, times out, and reports failure, even though the command is safe.

Proposed Solution

1. Auto-approval list: Allow users to define a list of tools (e.g., terminal, read_file) that are auto-approved when running in cron mode.

2. Better Error Message: Instead of "Timed out", clearly state "Command requires approval but no user is available in this session".

Impact

• Improves reliability of automated background tasks.

• Reduces false-positive failure alerts.