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Sptakeo4292
Sep 27, 2025

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Answered by Aqib121201 Sep 27, 2025

Your workflow is in a feature branch. The Actions tab only lists workflows from the default branch. Until the file exists on the default branch it will not show up for manual runs.

Add a manual trigger to the workflow and merge it to the default branch under .github/workflows with a .yml or .yaml extension. Then use Run workflow to choose your feature branch as the ref.

Here is a minimal example you can commit to the default branch.

name: Manual check

on:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  echo:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Show ref
        run: |
          echo "Ref is $GITHUB_REF"

This appears in the Actions tab once it is on the default branch. You can then pick your…

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