Fix Action fails due to missing module by bundling dependencies - #127
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[WIP] Action fails due to missing module
Fix Action fails due to missing module by bundling dependencies
Aug 29, 2025
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The GitHub Action was failing with
Cannot find module '@actions/core'when users tried to use it in their workflows. This occurred because JavaScript GitHub Actions need their dependencies to be available at runtime, but thenode_modulesdirectory was not included in the repository (which is correct practice).Problem
When users added the action to their workflows as documented:
They encountered this error:
Solution
Implemented the standard solution for JavaScript GitHub Actions by bundling the code and dependencies into a single self-contained file using
@vercel/ncc:@vercel/nccand added build scripts topackage.jsonaction.ymlto usedist/index.jsinstead ofmain.jsTesting
node_modulesdirectoryUsers can now use the action without needing to add
npm installsteps to their workflows, making it work exactly as advertised in the documentation.Fixes #126.
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