diff --git a/hermes_cli/plugins_discovery.py b/hermes_cli/plugins_discovery.py
index 21d5850696..03c594423c 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/plugins_discovery.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/plugins_discovery.py
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ def collect_directory_manifests() -> List[PluginManifest]:
     # Excluded bundled top-level categories have their own discovery; platforms scan separately.
     repo_plugins = _origin.get_bundled_plugins_dir()
     logger.debug("Scanning bundled plugins: %s", repo_plugins)
-    _scan("bundled (top-level)", repo_plugins, "bundled", {"memory", "context_engine", "platforms", "model-providers"})
+    _scan("bundled (top-level)", repo_plugins, "bundled",
+          {"memory", "context_engine", "platforms", "model-providers", "cron_providers"})
     _scan("bundled/platforms", repo_plugins / "platforms", "bundled")
     user_dir = get_hermes_home() / "plugins"
     logger.debug("Scanning user plugins: %s", user_dir)
diff --git a/hermes_cli/plugins_manifest.py b/hermes_cli/plugins_manifest.py
index e81fe50822..d0fadf5070 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/plugins_manifest.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/plugins_manifest.py
@@ -249,10 +249,12 @@ def resolve_plugin_load_order(manifests: Mapping[str, "PluginManifest"]) -> List
 
 
 def _detect_kind_from_source(source_text: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Kind implied by source markers (mirrors plugins/memory ``_is_memory_provider_dir``): memory-provider
-    markers -> ``exclusive``; ``register_provider`` + ``ProviderProfile`` -> ``model-provider``; else
-    ``None``. Keeps both kinds out of the general manager's eager import."""
-    if "register_memory_provider" in source_text or "MemoryProvider" in source_text:
+    """Kind implied by source markers (mirrors plugins/memory ``_is_memory_provider_dir`` and
+    plugins/cron_providers ``_is_cron_provider_dir``): memory- or cron-provider markers -> ``exclusive``;
+    ``register_provider`` + ``ProviderProfile`` -> ``model-provider``; else ``None``. Keeps these kinds out
+    of the general manager's eager import (its PluginContext has no ``register_cron_scheduler``, #62951)."""
+    if any(marker in source_text for marker in (
+            "register_memory_provider", "MemoryProvider", "register_cron_scheduler", "CronScheduler")):
         return "exclusive"
     if "register_provider" in source_text and "ProviderProfile" in source_text:
         return "model-provider"
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins.py
index d4e5e0ca65..c28a26abcc 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins.py
@@ -555,6 +555,47 @@ class TestPluginLoading:
         assert entry.module is None
         assert "exclusive" in (entry.error or "").lower()
 
+    def test_bundled_cron_provider_is_not_loaded_by_general_manager(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        """``plugins/cron_providers/`` has its own discovery (``plugins.cron_providers``); the general
+        manager's PluginContext has no ``register_cron_scheduler``, so importing chronos from here
+        warned ``Failed to load plugin 'chronos'`` on every start it was enabled (#62951)."""
+        bundled = tmp_path / "bundled"
+        chronos = bundled / "cron_providers" / "chronos"
+        chronos.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (chronos / "plugin.yaml").write_text(yaml.dump({"name": "chronos"}), encoding="utf-8")
+        (chronos / "__init__.py").write_text(
+            "def register(ctx):\n    ctx.register_cron_scheduler(object())\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        hermes_home = tmp_path / "hermes_test"
+        hermes_home.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        (hermes_home / "config.yaml").write_text(yaml.safe_dump({"plugins": {"enabled": ["chronos"]}}))
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(hermes_home))
+        from hermes_cli import plugins as plugins_mod
+        monkeypatch.setattr(plugins_mod, "get_bundled_plugins_dir", lambda: bundled)
+
+        mgr = PluginManager()
+        mgr.discover_and_load()
+
+        assert not any(key.endswith("chronos") for key in mgr._plugins)
+
+    def test_user_cron_plugin_auto_coerced_to_exclusive(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        """A user-installed cron provider (no ``kind:``) routes to ``plugins.cron_providers`` like a
+        memory provider does, instead of being imported by the general manager (#62951)."""
+        hermes_home = tmp_path / "hermes_test"
+        plugin_dir = hermes_home / "plugins" / "mycron"
+        plugin_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (plugin_dir / "plugin.yaml").write_text(yaml.dump({"name": "mycron"}), encoding="utf-8")
+        (plugin_dir / "__init__.py").write_text(
+            "def register(ctx):\n    ctx.register_cron_scheduler(object())\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        (hermes_home / "config.yaml").write_text(yaml.safe_dump({"plugins": {"enabled": ["mycron"]}}))
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(hermes_home))
+
+        mgr = PluginManager()
+        mgr.discover_and_load()
+
+        entry = mgr._plugins["mycron"]
+        assert entry.manifest.kind == "exclusive"
+        assert entry.module is None and not entry.enabled
+
     def test_entrypoint_memory_provider_auto_coerced_to_exclusive(
         self, tmp_path, monkeypatch
     ):
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_single_query_plugin_cli_ref.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_single_query_plugin_cli_ref.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3e74f8edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_single_query_plugin_cli_ref.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"""``hermes chat -q``/``-Q`` runs give plugins the CLI reference like the interactive loop does.
+
+Only ``HermesCLI.run()`` set ``PluginManager._cli_ref``, so a plugin tool dispatched from a one-shot
+turn saw ``_cli_ref is None`` and ``PluginContext.dispatch_tool`` injected no ``parent_agent`` (#67597).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import pytest
+
+import cli
+from hermes_cli.plugins import get_plugin_manager
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _one_shot_seams(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_KANBAN_GOAL_MODE", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_should_seed_interactive", lambda *a, **k: False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_collect_query_images", lambda q, i: (q, []))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_collect_kanban_task_images", lambda imgs: [])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_finalize_single_query", lambda c: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(get_plugin_manager(), "_cli_ref", None)
+
+
+def _stub(**extra):
+    return SimpleNamespace(
+        _single_query_mode=False, _claim_active_session=lambda *a, **k: True,
+        console=SimpleNamespace(print=lambda *a, **k: None), _show_security_advisories=lambda: None,
+        chat=lambda *a, **k: "response", _print_exit_summary=lambda **k: None,
+        _last_turn_result={"failed": False}, **extra,
+    )
+
+
+def test_one_shot_turn_binds_the_cli_for_plugins():
+    stub = _stub()
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        cli._run_single_query_mode(stub, "do the thing", None, False, True)
+    assert get_plugin_manager()._cli_ref is stub
+
+
+def test_quiet_turn_binds_the_cli_for_plugins():
+    stub = _stub(_ensure_runtime_credentials=lambda: False, _credentials_rate_limited=False,
+                 session_id="s1", model="m")
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        cli._run_single_query_mode(stub, "do the thing", None, True, True)
+    assert get_plugin_manager()._cli_ref is stub