Preventing cache issues is significantly easier than debugging them after the fact. Implement these guidelines across your CI/CD pipelines:
: Add a debug step to run ls -R on your cache path immediately after the restore step to see if the files actually exist. debug-action-cache
Analyze the size, creation date, and exact string keys of your current cache blocks. ⚖️ Comparing Cache Strategies: Matrix vs. Global debug-action-cache
If Bazel actions are not hitting the remote action cache, it means the inputs to the action are changing dynamically. To debug this: debug-action-cache