`Missing download info for` message could be more helpful

[jsoref]

Describe the bug
When you specify a uses: some/action@non-existent-ref-name, the error message isn't terribly helpful

runner/src/Runner.Worker/ActionManager.cs

Line 212 in a0a0a76

throw new Exception($"Missing download info for {lookupKey}");

To Reproduce

1. Create and run a workflow that uses an action with a reference to a ref name that doesn't exist, https://github.com/check-spelling-sandbox/onedrive/actions/runs/14161440115)
2. See error

Expected behavior
Error message should suggest,

• if the repository exists, that it's likely the reference name is bad.
• if no public repository exists, that "either the repository doesn't exist, or it's private and that you cannot use private repositories in uses:"

Runner Version and Platform

Version of your runner?
2.323.0

OS of the machine running the runner? Ubuntu 24.04.2

What's not working?

Please include error messages and screenshots.

Getting action download info
Error: Missing download info for check-spelling-sandbox/check-spelling@prereleae

Job Log Output

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Runner and Worker's Diagnostic Logs

[dniald]

i got the same issue. Is there any workaround on this?

[jsoref]

My guess is your refname is bad. Do you have a log to point to?

[dniald]

My guess is your refname is bad. Do you have a log to point to?

i just got this below. What I'm missing here?

[jsoref]

Technically you aren't missing anything, you just have an extraneous v. The tag is:
https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action/releases/tag/0.29.0

So you need to change:

-uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@v0.29.0
+uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@0.29.0

[jsoref]

The other one is different...

There are workflows that reference this repository:
https://github.com/search?q=%22peter-evans%2Fcreate-issue%40%22+&type=code

But, I checked, and can't find any workflow runs that successfully used a repository but that name.

How did you come to try to use that repository name? I'd expect you want the one listed in: https://github.com/peter-evans?tab=repositories&q=create-i&type=&language=&sort=