apt-offline to add custom .deb files to apt update list

Question

I have .deb files that were manually generated.

With apt-offline install I can synchronize them with apt cache. However if I try apt install <package-name> it doesn't find the synchronized deb file.

I think this is because the apt update feature needs to be performed to know about a package name.

Is there a way to add a <package_name>_<version>.deb file to the apt-update list so I can perform a apt install <package_name> and I don't need to specify the path of the deb file ?

For context matters, this is performed using ansible playbook.