diff --git a/cron/incidents.py b/cron/incidents.py
index fee52bad55..623012f139 100644
--- a/cron/incidents.py
+++ b/cron/incidents.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ from hermes_time import now as _hermes_now
 # Optional test override (mirrors ``cron.executions.EXECUTIONS_FILE``).
 EXECUTIONS_FILE: Optional[Path] = None
 
-INCIDENT_STATES = ("detected", "alerted", "closed")
+# ``resolved``: the job ran OK after the failure (auto); ``closed``: the operator acked the signature
+# and wants it silent. Only ``closed`` is terminal; a repeat of a resolved error re-opens it.
+INCIDENT_STATES = ("detected", "alerted", "resolved", "closed")
 _FAILURE_TYPE_ORDER = (
     ("rate_limit", (r"\b429\b", "rate limit", "usage limit", "quota")),
     ("timeout", ("timeout", "timed out")),
@@ -146,7 +148,8 @@ def upsert_incident(
     """Record (or refresh) the incident for ``job_id`` + ``error``; returns ``(incident_id,
     is_new)``. An existing row for the signature refreshes
     ``last_seen_at``/``error``/``output_file`` and keeps its state — a ``closed`` incident stays
-    closed. A changed error text mints a new incident."""
+    closed, while a ``resolved`` one (job recovered, then broke the same way again) re-opens as
+    ``detected`` so the operator is alerted once more. A changed error text mints a new incident."""
     job_id = str(job_id or "")
     sig = _error_signature(job_id, error)
     stored_error = _redact_error(error)
@@ -157,16 +160,19 @@ def upsert_incident(
 
     with _transaction() as conn:
         row = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT id FROM cron_incidents WHERE id=?", (incident_id,)
+            "SELECT id, state FROM cron_incidents WHERE id=?", (incident_id,)
         ).fetchone()
         if row is not None:
+            reopen = row["state"] == "resolved"
             conn.execute(
                 """UPDATE cron_incidents
-                   SET last_seen_at=?, error=?, output_file=?
+                   SET last_seen_at=?, error=?, output_file=?,
+                       state=CASE WHEN state='resolved' THEN 'detected' ELSE state END,
+                       closed_at=CASE WHEN state='resolved' THEN NULL ELSE closed_at END
                    WHERE id=?""",
                 (now, stored_error, output_file, incident_id),
             )
-            return incident_id, False
+            return incident_id, reopen
         conn.execute(
             """INSERT INTO cron_incidents
                (id, job_id, error_sig, state, failure_type,
@@ -211,6 +217,24 @@ def ack_incident(incident_id: str) -> bool:
     return set_incident_state(incident_id, "closed")
 
 
+def close_incidents_for_recovered_job(job_id: str) -> int:
+    """Mark every open incident for ``job_id`` ``resolved`` after a successful run; returns how many.
+    Without this the ledger only ever grows: a one-off failure (a config drift skip, a provider
+    outage) stayed ``detected``/``alerted`` forever after the job recovered, so ``hermes cron
+    incidents`` showed dozens of "open" incidents for jobs that had been green for weeks (32 of 32 on
+    one install). ``resolved`` is distinct from the operator's ``closed`` on purpose: a repeat of the
+    same error re-opens a resolved incident and alerts again (see ``upsert_incident``), whereas
+    ``closed`` keeps that signature silent."""
+    now = _hermes_now().isoformat()
+    with _transaction() as conn:
+        cursor = conn.execute(
+            """UPDATE cron_incidents SET state='resolved', closed_at=?
+               WHERE job_id=? AND state IN ('detected', 'alerted')""",
+            (now, str(job_id or "")),
+        )
+        return int(cursor.rowcount or 0)
+
+
 def _state_filter(state: Optional[str]) -> tuple[str, tuple]:
     return ("", ()) if state is None else (" WHERE state=?", (state,))
 
diff --git a/cron/scheduler.py b/cron/scheduler.py
index 3d745e1360..3fa97ff156 100644
--- a/cron/scheduler.py
+++ b/cron/scheduler.py
@@ -347,6 +347,17 @@ def _upsert_incident_for_failure(
         return False, None
 
 
+def _resolve_incidents_for_recovered_job(job: dict) -> None:
+    """Best-effort: a successful run marks the job's open incidents ``resolved`` (never touches an
+    operator ``closed`` ack). Store errors log at debug; delivery is unaffected."""
+    try:
+        from cron.incidents import close_incidents_for_recovered_job
+
+        close_incidents_for_recovered_job(job["id"])
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.debug("Incident store unavailable for job %s (delivery unaffected): %s", job["id"], exc)
+
+
 def _mark_incident_alerted(incident_id: Optional[str]) -> None:
     """Best-effort: mark incident ``alerted`` (no-op for closed; never resurrects an acked one)."""
     if not incident_id:
@@ -2590,6 +2601,7 @@ def _compose_run_delivery(
         )
     elif success:
         deliver_content = final_response
+        _resolve_incidents_for_recovered_job(job)
     else:
         # Record the job+error signature once; if already acked by the operator, suppress the
         # per-run ping. Best-effort: a ledger failure never breaks delivery.
diff --git a/hermes_cli/cron.py b/hermes_cli/cron.py
index 6991fef1d2..d2258589c9 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/cron.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/cron.py
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ def cron_runs(job_id: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 20):
             print(f"    {record['error']}")
 
 
-_INCIDENT_STATE_COLORS = {"detected": Colors.RED, "alerted": Colors.YELLOW, "closed": Colors.GREEN}
+_INCIDENT_STATE_COLORS = {"detected": Colors.RED, "alerted": Colors.YELLOW, "resolved": Colors.GREEN,
+                          "closed": Colors.DIM}
 
 
 def cron_incidents(args) -> int:
diff --git a/hermes_cli/subcommands/cron.py b/hermes_cli/subcommands/cron.py
index 2603bf57a6..f037dfd171 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/subcommands/cron.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/subcommands/cron.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def build_cron_parser(subparsers, *, cmd_cron: Callable) -> None:
     # cron incidents — durable failure incidents (list/ack)
     cron_incidents = cron_subparsers.add_parser(
         "incidents", help="List or acknowledge durable cron failure incidents")
-    cron_incidents.add_argument("--state", choices=["detected", "alerted", "closed"],
+    cron_incidents.add_argument("--state", choices=["detected", "alerted", "resolved", "closed"],
         help="Filter incidents by lifecycle state")
     cron_incidents.add_argument(
         "incident_action", nargs="?", default="list", choices=["list", "ack"],
diff --git a/tests/cron/test_cron_incidents_resolve.py b/tests/cron/test_cron_incidents_resolve.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..973cfbc0ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cron/test_cron_incidents_resolve.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""A successful run resolves the job's open incidents; the same error afterwards re-opens them.
+
+The ledger only ever grew: a one-off failure (drift skip, provider outage) stayed ``detected``/``alerted``
+after the job had been green for weeks, so ``hermes cron incidents`` listed 32 "open" incidents on an
+install whose every job was healthy. ``resolved`` is auto and re-openable; ``closed`` is the operator's
+ack and stays silent.
+"""
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent))
+
+import cron.incidents as incidents
+import cron.scheduler as sched
+
+
+def _point_db(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(incidents, "EXECUTIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "cron" / "executions.db")
+    return incidents
+
+
+def test_successful_run_resolves_open_incidents_and_a_repeat_reopens_them(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    inc = _point_db(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    inc_id, _ = inc.upsert_incident("job-1", "provider 503")
+    sched._mark_incident_alerted(inc_id)
+    other_id, _ = inc.upsert_incident("job-2", "provider 503")
+
+    content, *_ = sched._compose_run_delivery(
+        {"id": "job-1", "name": "j1"}, success=True, error=None, final_response="all good", output_file=None)
+
+    assert content == "all good"
+    assert inc.get_incident(inc_id)["state"] == "resolved"
+    assert inc.get_incident(inc_id)["closed_at"]
+    assert inc.get_incident(other_id)["state"] == "detected"  # another job's incident is untouched
+    assert inc.count_incidents("resolved") == 1
+
+    same_id, reopened = inc.upsert_incident("job-1", "provider 503")
+    assert same_id == inc_id and reopened is True
+    assert inc.get_incident(inc_id)["state"] == "detected"
+    assert inc.get_incident(inc_id)["closed_at"] is None
+
+
+def test_operator_ack_survives_a_successful_run(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    inc = _point_db(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    inc_id, _ = inc.upsert_incident("job-1", "known flaky")
+    inc.ack_incident(inc_id)
+
+    assert inc.close_incidents_for_recovered_job("job-1") == 0
+    assert inc.get_incident(inc_id)["state"] == "closed"
+    _, reopened = inc.upsert_incident("job-1", "known flaky")
+    assert reopened is False and inc.get_incident(inc_id)["state"] == "closed"
diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md b/website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md
index b9634de658..73d96cdd54 100644
--- a/website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md
+++ b/website/docs/user-guide/features/cron.md
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ ledger database as the execution history.
 
 ```bash
 hermes cron incidents                 # list incidents (newest activity first)
-hermes cron incidents --state alerted # filter: detected | alerted | closed
+hermes cron incidents --state alerted # filter: detected | alerted | resolved | closed
 hermes cron incidents ack <id>        # acknowledge — stop re-pinging
 ```
 
@@ -437,11 +437,17 @@ Acknowledging an incident silences the per-run failure ping for that exact
 signature only. Nothing else changes: the run history still records every
 failure, the failure streak keeps counting, and the moment the job starts
 failing with a *different* error a new incident is minted and alerts fire
-again. A successful run doesn't touch incidents — they are per-signature, not
-per-job.
+again.
+
+A successful run marks every open incident for that job `resolved`, so the
+list reflects current health rather than every failure the job ever had. If
+the job later fails with the *same* error, the resolved incident re-opens as
+`detected` and you are alerted again. Acknowledged (`closed`) incidents are
+the exception: a success leaves them alone, and a repeat stays silent.
 
 Incident lifecycle: `detected` (failure recorded) → `alerted` (at least one
-failure ping reached delivery) → `closed` (acknowledged; terminal for that
+failure ping reached delivery) → `resolved` (the job ran OK afterwards;
+re-opens on a repeat) or `closed` (acknowledged; terminal for that
 signature). Stored error text is secret-redacted and truncated before it is
 written.