packages promises broken - python interpreter missing for rhel8 community

[root@ip-172-31-26-28 masterfiles]# cf-agent -KI
    info: Error occurred while getting supported API version.
   error: unsupported package module wrapper API version: -1
   error: Some error occurred while contacting package module - promise: ed 

[root@ip-172-31-26-28 packages]# which python
/usr/bin/which: no python in (/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/var/cfengine/bin:/root/bin)
[root@ip-172-31-26-28 packages]# ls -l /var/cfengine/bin/python
ls: cannot access '/var/cfengine/bin/python': No such file or directory
[root@ip-172-31-26-28 packages]# ./yum
-bash: ./yum: /var/cfengine/bin/python: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
[root@ip-172-31-26-28 packages]# whereis python
python: /usr/lib/python3.6 /usr/lib64/python3.6 /usr/include/python3.6m /usr/share/man/man1/python.1.gz
[root@ip-172-31-26-28 packages]# ls -l /var/cfengine/bin/python
ls: cannot access '/var/cfengine/bin/python': No such file or directory 

[root@ip-172-31-26-28 cfengine]# cf-agent --bootstrap 172.31.26.28
R: Bootstrapping from host '172.31.26.28' via built-in policy '/var/cfengine/inputs/failsafe.cf'
R: This host assumes the role of policy server
R: Updated local policy from policy server
R: Triggered an initial run of the policy
R: Restarted systemd unit cfengine3
   error: Bootstrapping failed, cf-execd is not running
[root@ip-172-31-26-28 cfengine]# cf-agent -KIf update.cf
    info: Unable to find host '$(sys.policy_hub)' service '5308' (Name or service not known)
    info: No server is responding on port: 5308
    info: Unable to establish connection to '$(sys.policy_hub)'
   error: No suitable server found
    info: Promise belongs to bundle 'cfe_internal_update_policy_cpv' in file '/var/cfengine/inputs/cfe_internal/update/update_policy.cf' near line 226
    info: Comment is 'Check whether a validation stamp is available for a new policy update to reduce the distributed load'
    info: Unable to find host '$(sys.policy_hub)' service '5308' (Name or service not known)
    info: No server is responding on port: 5308
    info: Unable to establish connection to '$(sys.policy_hub)'
   error: No suitable server found
    info: Promise belongs to bundle 'cfe_internal_update_policy_cpv' in file '/var/cfengine/inputs/cfe_internal/update/update_policy.cf' near line 235
    info: Comment is 'Always update modules files on client side'
    info: Unable to find host '$(sys.policy_hub)' service '5308' (Name or service not known)
    info: No server is responding on port: 5308
    info: Unable to establish connection to '$(sys.policy_hub)'
   error: No suitable server found
    info: Promise belongs to bundle 'cfe_internal_update_policy_cpv' in file '/var/cfengine/inputs/cfe_internal/update/update_policy.cf' near line 243
    info: Comment is 'Always update plugins files on client side'
   error: Method 'cfe_internal_update_policy_cpv' failed in some repairs