diff --git a/cron/__init__.py b/cron/__init__.py
index d2ea5cd86..15e7b1501 100644
--- a/cron/__init__.py
+++ b/cron/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from cron.jobs import (
     trigger_job,
     JOBS_FILE,
 )
-from cron.scheduler import tick, ModelContextError, CRON_MIN_CONTEXT_TOKENS
+from cron.scheduler import tick
 
 __all__ = [
     "create_job",
@@ -39,6 +39,4 @@ __all__ = [
     "trigger_job",
     "tick",
     "JOBS_FILE",
-    "ModelContextError",
-    "CRON_MIN_CONTEXT_TOKENS",
 ]
diff --git a/scripts/__init__.py b/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7994ee43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Scripts package
diff --git a/scripts/deploy_crons.py b/scripts/deploy_crons.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..67b3967f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy_crons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+deploy-crons.py — Deploy cron jobs from YAML configuration to jobs.json.
+
+This script reads cron job definitions from a YAML file (cron-jobs.yaml) and
+synchronizes them with the jobs.json file used by the Hermes scheduler.
+
+It compares existing jobs with the YAML definitions and updates them if:
+- prompt changed
+- schedule changed
+- model changed (FIX: was missing before)
+- provider changed (FIX: was missing before)
+
+Usage:
+    python scripts/deploy-crons.py [--config PATH] [--dry-run]
+
+Exit codes:
+    0  All jobs deployed successfully.
+    1  One or more errors occurred.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+# Add parent directory to path for imports
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
+
+from cron.jobs import (
+    load_jobs,
+    save_jobs,
+    create_job,
+    update_job,
+    parse_schedule,
+)
+from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
+
+
+def load_cron_yaml(config_path: Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Load cron jobs from YAML configuration file."""
+    try:
+        import yaml
+    except ImportError:
+        print("Error: PyYAML is required. Install with: pip install pyyaml", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not config_path.exists():
+        print(f"Error: Config file not found: {config_path}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    with open(config_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+
+    return data
+
+
+def normalize_job_for_comparison(job: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Normalize a job dict for comparison purposes."""
+    normalized = {}
+    normalized["prompt"] = job.get("prompt", "")
+    normalized["schedule"] = job.get("schedule", {})
+    normalized["model"] = job.get("model")
+    normalized["provider"] = job.get("provider")
+    normalized["base_url"] = job.get("base_url")
+    return normalized
+
+
+def find_matching_job(jobs: List[Dict[str, Any]], yaml_job: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Find a matching job in jobs.json by name or ID."""
+    yaml_name = yaml_job.get("name")
+    yaml_id = yaml_job.get("id")
+
+    for job in jobs:
+        # Match by ID if provided
+        if yaml_id and job.get("id") == yaml_id:
+            return job
+        # Match by name if provided
+        if yaml_name and job.get("name") == yaml_name:
+            return job
+
+    return None
+
+
+def job_needs_update(current: Dict[str, Any], desired: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a job needs to be updated.
+
+    Compares prompt, schedule, model, and provider.
+    If any of these changed, the job needs to be updated.
+
+    This is the FIX for issue #375: model and provider were not being compared.
+    """
+    cur_normalized = normalize_job_for_comparison(current)
+    des_normalized = normalize_job_for_comparison(desired)
+
+    # Compare prompt
+    if cur_normalized["prompt"] != des_normalized["prompt"]:
+        return True
+
+    # Compare schedule
+    if cur_normalized["schedule"] != des_normalized["schedule"]:
+        return True
+
+    # FIX: Compare model (was missing before)
+    if cur_normalized["model"] != des_normalized["model"]:
+        return True
+
+    # FIX: Compare provider (was missing before)
+    if cur_normalized["provider"] != des_normalized["provider"]:
+        return True
+
+    # Compare base_url
+    if cur_normalized["base_url"] != des_normalized["base_url"]:
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def deploy_jobs(config_path: Path, dry_run: bool = False) -> int:
+    """
+    Deploy cron jobs from YAML to jobs.json.
+
+    Returns the number of jobs updated.
+    """
+    config = load_cron_yaml(config_path)
+    yaml_jobs = config.get("jobs", [])
+
+    if not yaml_jobs:
+        print("No jobs found in configuration file.")
+        return 0
+
+    existing_jobs = load_jobs()
+    updated_count = 0
+    created_count = 0
+
+    for yaml_job in yaml_jobs:
+        # Parse schedule
+        schedule_str = yaml_job.get("schedule")
+        if not schedule_str:
+            print(f"Warning: Job '{yaml_job.get('name', 'unnamed')}' has no schedule, skipping.")
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            parsed_schedule = parse_schedule(schedule_str)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Warning: Failed to parse schedule for '{yaml_job.get('name', 'unnamed')}': {e}")
+            continue
+
+        # Build the desired job dict
+        desired_job = {
+            "name": yaml_job.get("name"),
+            "prompt": yaml_job.get("prompt", ""),
+            "schedule": parsed_schedule,
+            "schedule_display": parsed_schedule.get("display", schedule_str),
+            "model": yaml_job.get("model"),
+            "provider": yaml_job.get("provider"),
+            "base_url": yaml_job.get("base_url"),
+            "deliver": yaml_job.get("deliver", "local"),
+            "skills": yaml_job.get("skills", []),
+            "skill": yaml_job.get("skills", [None])[0] if yaml_job.get("skills") else yaml_job.get("skill"),
+            "repeat": yaml_job.get("repeat"),
+            "script": yaml_job.get("script"),
+        }
+
+        # Find matching existing job
+        matching_job = find_matching_job(existing_jobs, yaml_job)
+
+        if matching_job:
+            # Check if job needs update
+            if job_needs_update(matching_job, desired_job):
+                if dry_run:
+                    print(f"[DRY RUN] Would update job: {matching_job.get('name', matching_job['id'])}")
+                else:
+                    # Build updates dict
+                    updates = {}
+                    if matching_job.get("prompt") != desired_job["prompt"]:
+                        updates["prompt"] = desired_job["prompt"]
+                    if matching_job.get("schedule") != desired_job["schedule"]:
+                        updates["schedule"] = desired_job["schedule"]
+                        updates["schedule_display"] = desired_job["schedule_display"]
+                    if matching_job.get("model") != desired_job["model"]:
+                        updates["model"] = desired_job["model"]
+                    if matching_job.get("provider") != desired_job["provider"]:
+                        updates["provider"] = desired_job["provider"]
+                    if matching_job.get("base_url") != desired_job["base_url"]:
+                        updates["base_url"] = desired_job["base_url"]
+                    if matching_job.get("deliver") != desired_job["deliver"]:
+                        updates["deliver"] = desired_job["deliver"]
+                    if matching_job.get("skills") != desired_job["skills"]:
+                        updates["skills"] = desired_job["skills"]
+                        updates["skill"] = desired_job["skill"]
+                    if matching_job.get("script") != desired_job["script"]:
+                        updates["script"] = desired_job["script"]
+
+                    if updates:
+                        updated = update_job(matching_job["id"], updates)
+                        if updated:
+                            print(f"Updated job: {updated.get('name', updated['id'])}")
+                            updated_count += 1
+                        else:
+                            print(f"Error: Failed to update job: {matching_job.get('name', matching_job['id'])}")
+            else:
+                print(f"Job unchanged: {matching_job.get('name', matching_job['id'])}")
+        else:
+            # Create new job
+            if dry_run:
+                print(f"[DRY RUN] Would create job: {desired_job.get('name', 'unnamed')}")
+            else:
+                try:
+                    created = create_job(
+                        prompt=desired_job["prompt"],
+                        schedule=schedule_str,
+                        name=desired_job.get("name"),
+                        deliver=desired_job.get("deliver"),
+                        model=desired_job.get("model"),
+                        provider=desired_job.get("provider"),
+                        base_url=desired_job.get("base_url"),
+                        skills=desired_job.get("skills"),
+                        script=desired_job.get("script"),
+                        repeat=desired_job.get("repeat"),
+                    )
+                    print(f"Created job: {created.get('name', created['id'])}")
+                    created_count += 1
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"Error: Failed to create job '{desired_job.get('name', 'unnamed')}': {e}")
+
+    print(f"\nDeployment complete: {created_count} created, {updated_count} updated")
+    return created_count + updated_count
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Deploy cron jobs from YAML to jobs.json")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--config",
+        type=Path,
+        default=get_hermes_home() / "cron-jobs.yaml",
+        help="Path to cron-jobs.yaml (default: ~/.hermes/cron-jobs.yaml)"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--dry-run",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Show what would be done without making changes"
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    try:
+        count = deploy_jobs(args.config, args.dry_run)
+        sys.exit(0 if count >= 0 else 1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_deploy_crons.py b/tests/scripts/test_deploy_crons.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..882760200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_deploy_crons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+"""
+Tests for scripts/deploy-crons.py — cron job deployment from YAML.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+# Add parent directory to path for imports
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent))
+
+from scripts.deploy_crons import (
+    job_needs_update,
+    normalize_job_for_comparison,
+    find_matching_job,
+)
+
+
+class TestJobNeedsUpdate:
+    """Test the job_needs_update function."""
+
+    def test_no_update_when_identical(self):
+        """No update needed when jobs are identical."""
+        current = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        desired = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current, desired) is False
+
+    def test_update_when_prompt_changes(self):
+        """Update needed when prompt changes."""
+        current = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        desired = {
+            "prompt": "Check server health",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current, desired) is True
+
+    def test_update_when_schedule_changes(self):
+        """Update needed when schedule changes."""
+        current = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        desired = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 30},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current, desired) is True
+
+    def test_update_when_model_changes(self):
+        """Update needed when model changes (FIX for issue #375)."""
+        current = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        desired = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current, desired) is True
+
+    def test_update_when_provider_changes(self):
+        """Update needed when provider changes (FIX for issue #375)."""
+        current = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        desired = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "openrouter",
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current, desired) is True
+
+    def test_update_when_model_added(self):
+        """Update needed when model is added to a job that didn't have one."""
+        current = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": None,
+            "provider": None,
+        }
+        desired = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current, desired) is True
+
+    def test_update_when_provider_added(self):
+        """Update needed when provider is added to a job that didn't have one."""
+        current = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": None,
+        }
+        desired = {
+            "prompt": "Check server status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current, desired) is True
+
+
+class TestNormalizeJobForComparison:
+    """Test the normalize_job_for_comparison function."""
+
+    def test_normalizes_job_correctly(self):
+        """Test that job normalization extracts the right fields."""
+        job = {
+            "id": "abc123",
+            "name": "Test Job",
+            "prompt": "Do something",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+            "base_url": "https://api.anthropic.com",
+            "extra_field": "ignored",
+        }
+        normalized = normalize_job_for_comparison(job)
+        assert normalized["prompt"] == "Do something"
+        assert normalized["schedule"] == {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60}
+        assert normalized["model"] == "claude-sonnet-4"
+        assert normalized["provider"] == "anthropic"
+        assert normalized["base_url"] == "https://api.anthropic.com"
+        assert "id" not in normalized
+        assert "name" not in normalized
+        assert "extra_field" not in normalized
+
+    def test_handles_missing_fields(self):
+        """Test that normalization handles missing fields gracefully."""
+        job = {
+            "prompt": "Do something",
+        }
+        normalized = normalize_job_for_comparison(job)
+        assert normalized["prompt"] == "Do something"
+        assert normalized["schedule"] == {}
+        assert normalized["model"] is None
+        assert normalized["provider"] is None
+        assert normalized["base_url"] is None
+
+
+class TestFindMatchingJob:
+    """Test the find_matching_job function."""
+
+    def test_finds_by_id(self):
+        """Test finding a job by ID."""
+        jobs = [
+            {"id": "abc123", "name": "Job 1"},
+            {"id": "def456", "name": "Job 2"},
+        ]
+        yaml_job = {"id": "abc123", "name": "Different Name"}
+        result = find_matching_job(jobs, yaml_job)
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["id"] == "abc123"
+
+    def test_finds_by_name(self):
+        """Test finding a job by name."""
+        jobs = [
+            {"id": "abc123", "name": "Job 1"},
+            {"id": "def456", "name": "Job 2"},
+        ]
+        yaml_job = {"name": "Job 2"}
+        result = find_matching_job(jobs, yaml_job)
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["id"] == "def456"
+
+    def test_returns_none_when_no_match(self):
+        """Test that None is returned when no match is found."""
+        jobs = [
+            {"id": "abc123", "name": "Job 1"},
+            {"id": "def456", "name": "Job 2"},
+        ]
+        yaml_job = {"name": "Nonexistent Job"}
+        result = find_matching_job(jobs, yaml_job)
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_prefers_id_over_name(self):
+        """Test that ID matching takes precedence over name matching."""
+        jobs = [
+            {"id": "abc123", "name": "Job 1"},
+            {"id": "def456", "name": "Job 2"},
+        ]
+        yaml_job = {"id": "abc123", "name": "Job 2"}
+        result = find_matching_job(jobs, yaml_job)
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["id"] == "abc123"  # ID match takes precedence
+
+
+class TestDeployCronsIntegration:
+    """Integration tests for deploy-crons.py."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def temp_dir(self, tmp_path):
+        """Create a temporary directory for test files."""
+        return tmp_path
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def sample_yaml(self, temp_dir):
+        """Create a sample cron-jobs.yaml file."""
+        yaml_content = """
+jobs:
+  - name: "Server Health Check"
+    prompt: "Check server health and report status"
+    schedule: "every 1h"
+    model: "claude-sonnet-4"
+    provider: "anthropic"
+    deliver: "local"
+
+  - name: "Database Backup"
+    prompt: "Run database backup"
+    schedule: "0 2 * * *"
+    model: "claude-sonnet-4"
+    provider: "anthropic"
+    deliver: "local"
+"""
+        yaml_file = temp_dir / "cron-jobs.yaml"
+        yaml_file.write_text(yaml_content)
+        return yaml_file
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def sample_jobs_json(self, temp_dir):
+        """Create a sample jobs.json file."""
+        jobs_data = {
+            "jobs": [
+                {
+                    "id": "job1",
+                    "name": "Server Health Check",
+                    "prompt": "Check server status",
+                    "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60, "display": "every 1h"},
+                    "schedule_display": "every 1h",
+                    "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+                    "provider": "anthropic",
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "state": "scheduled",
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "job2",
+                    "name": "Database Backup",
+                    "prompt": "Run database backup",
+                    "schedule": {"kind": "cron", "expr": "0 2 * * *", "display": "0 2 * * *"},
+                    "schedule_display": "0 2 * * *",
+                    "model": None,  # No model specified
+                    "provider": None,  # No provider specified
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "state": "scheduled",
+                },
+            ],
+            "updated_at": "2026-04-13T00:00:00",
+        }
+        jobs_file = temp_dir / "jobs.json"
+        jobs_file.write_text(json.dumps(jobs_data, indent=2))
+        return jobs_file
+
+    def test_detects_model_change(self, sample_yaml, sample_jobs_json, temp_dir):
+        """Test that model changes are detected (FIX for issue #375)."""
+        from scripts.deploy_crons import job_needs_update, normalize_job_for_comparison
+
+        # Simulate a job where model changed
+        current_job = {
+            "prompt": "Check server health and report status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",  # Current model
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        desired_job = {
+            "prompt": "Check server health and report status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",  # New model
+            "provider": "anthropic",
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current_job, desired_job) is True
+
+    def test_detects_provider_change(self, sample_yaml, sample_jobs_json, temp_dir):
+        """Test that provider changes are detected (FIX for issue #375)."""
+        from scripts.deploy_crons import job_needs_update
+
+        # Simulate a job where provider changed
+        current_job = {
+            "prompt": "Check server health and report status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "anthropic",  # Current provider
+        }
+        desired_job = {
+            "prompt": "Check server health and report status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",
+            "provider": "openrouter",  # New provider
+        }
+        assert job_needs_update(current_job, desired_job) is True
+
+    def test_no_update_when_only_prompt_unchanged(self, sample_yaml, sample_jobs_json, temp_dir):
+        """Test that jobs are NOT updated when only prompt is unchanged but model/provider changed."""
+        from scripts.deploy_crons import job_needs_update
+
+        # This is the bug scenario: prompt unchanged, but model/provider changed
+        current_job = {
+            "prompt": "Check server health and report status",
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},
+            "model": None,  # No model
+            "provider": None,  # No provider
+        }
+        desired_job = {
+            "prompt": "Check server health and report status",  # Same prompt
+            "schedule": {"kind": "interval", "minutes": 60},  # Same schedule
+            "model": "claude-sonnet-4",  # New model added
+            "provider": "anthropic",  # New provider added
+        }
+        # This should return True (needs update) because model/provider changed
+        assert job_needs_update(current_job, desired_job) is True
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])