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Vercel Schedules Public Beta: Static and Dynamic Jobs Agents Can Create at Runtime via Queues

On 2026-11-05 Vercel launched Schedules in public beta on all plans: static jobs in vercel.json plus dynamic one-shot/cron schedules via SDK/CLI/API targeting private Functions, HTTP paths, or Queues. Eve and AI SDK samples let agents schedule follow-up work. Existing Cron Jobs remain supported.

Vercel Schedules Public Beta: Static and Dynamic Jobs Agents Can Create at Runtime via Queues

Key Takeaways

  • Official: Vercel 2026-11-05 changelog + blog Introducing Vercel Schedules; amplified on @vercel
  • Capabilities: static (vercel.json) and dynamic (SDK/CLI/API) one-shot/cron; Function, HTTP, or Queue targets
  • Agents: Eve ships dynamic scheduling; AI SDK sample uses Schedules.create + Queue wake-up
  • Billing (vendor): ~$5 per 1M runs and $10 per 1M creations on Pro/Enterprise; Hobby 500 creates / 5,000 runs per month
  • Existing Cron Jobs keep working; schedule/v1beta functions have no public URL
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Nous Research Ships Hermes Agent v0.23.0 “The Hearth”: Browser Webapp Desktop, Unified Gateway Sessions, Plugin Catalog Past 1,050

On 2026-11-05 Nous Research released Hermes Agent v0.23.0 (The Hearth). Your gateway can serve the full Desktop in a browser; CLI/TUI/Desktop/editors/bots/cron share one session authority; the plugin catalog grew from ~600 to 1,050+; plus conversation rewind, inline terminal images, and paid-MCP spend limits. Official: ~1,950 merged PRs and 666 contributors.

Nous Research Ships Hermes Agent v0.23.0 “The Hearth”: Browser Webapp Desktop, Unified Gateway Sessions, Plugin Catalog Past 1,050

Key Takeaways

  • Official GitHub release: Hermes Agent v0.23.0 (2026-11-05), codename The Hearth
  • Webapp: gateway serves full Desktop in a browser (off by default; webapp.enabled)
  • Unified sessions: one gateway owns chats so surfaces stop double-writing
  • Plugin catalog ~600→1,050+ with a Verified tier; paid MCP tools can declare cost + chat spend caps
  • Since v0.22.0 (vendor): ~10,080 commits / ~1,950 PRs / 666 contributors
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Instar open-sources persistent Claude Code agents with memory and cron

@DanKornas highlighted JKHeadley/instar, an open-source framework that pairs real Claude Code processes with persistent SQLite memory, cron jobs, and messaging so agents keep working across sessions. Features include SQLite/FTS5/rolling summaries with context re-injection, priority- and quota-aware scheduled work, Telegram/WhatsApp/iMessage, per-session tools/hooks/skills/MCP, plus behavioral hooks and external-operation gates. MIT.

Key Takeaways

  • Real Claude Code processes plus SQLite memory so work survives across sessions.
  • Cron with priority/quota awareness; Telegram/WhatsApp/iMessage outside the terminal.
  • Per-session skills/MCP with safety gates; MIT open source.
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Hermes Agent v0.21.0: cron doctor, in-menu /plan, nested todos, stepwise code sessions

Nous Hermes Agent v0.21.0 ships hermes cron doctor for failed/silent scheduled jobs, puts /plan in the menu with Telegram command search, adds nested todo subtasks, keeps files loaded across stepwise code runs with long outputs saved for reread, and hot-updates settings on long-lived sessions without restart.

Key Takeaways

  • Ops: hermes cron doctor lists failed, undelivered, and silently stopped cron jobs.
  • Planning: /plan in menu; Telegram word-search across commands and skills.
  • Runtime: nested todos + files kept across stepwise runs; long-lived sessions hot-update settings.
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