[WIP] Align step names to Save (X) to cache pattern

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<issue_title>[step-names] Align "Cache (X)" step names with "Save (X) to cache" pattern</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Step Name Alignment Issues

Found in: multiple .lock.yml files

Summary

Several workflows use Cache <X> as a step name for cache-save operations. The established project pattern (as used for Save qmd models to cache, Save qmd index to cache, Save cache-memory to cache (default)) is Save <X> to cache. The Cache <X> naming is ambiguous — it doesn't clarify whether data is being saved or restored — and is inconsistent with the rest of the codebase.

Issues Identified

[High Priority] Inconsistent pattern: "Cache (X)" → "Save (X) to cache"

Affected step names and files:

Current Name	Suggested Name	Files Affected
Cache node-llama-cpp binaries	Save node-llama-cpp binaries to cache	daily-doc-healer, daily-doc-updater, dev, developer-docs-consolidator, dictation-prompt, glossary-maintainer, smoke-codex, technical-doc-writer, unbloat-docs, weekly-blog-post-writer (10 files)
Cache layout spec data	Save layout spec data to cache	layout-spec-maintainer (1 file)
Cache prompt clustering data	Save prompt clustering data to cache	prompt-clustering-analysis (1 file)
Cache downloaded data	Save downloaded data	daily-news (1 file — uses repo-memory, not actions/cache)
Cache cache-memory file share data	Restore cache-memory file share data	ai-moderator (1 file — this step restores data, not saves it)

Issue:
All of these steps either use actions/cache@... to save data to the GitHub Actions cache, or perform a custom save to repo-memory. The established naming pattern (Save <X> to cache) makes the save direction explicit. The ambiguous Cache <X> prefix is used correctly for save operations in qmd-related steps elsewhere, and these should match.

Note: Cache cache-memory file share data in ai-moderator.lock.yml is particularly confusing because it is actually a restore operation, not a save.

Established pattern references:

• Save qmd models to cache ✅
• Save qmd index to cache ✅
• Save cache-memory to cache (default) ✅

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Agentic Task Description

To fix these step names:

1. Update source workflows — Change step names in the .md source files (not the .lock.yml files directly):
   • Cache node-llama-cpp binaries → Save node-llama-cpp binaries to cache (in all 10 workflows)
   • Cache layout spec data → Save layout spec data to cache (in layout-spec-maintainer.md)
   • Cache prompt clustering data → Save prompt clustering data to cache (in prompt-clustering-analysis.md)
   • Cache downloaded data → Save downloaded data (in daily-news.md)
   • Cache cache-memory file share data → Restore cache-memory file share data (in ai-moderator.md)
2. Recompile — Run gh aw compile <workflow>.md for each changed source file
3. Verify — Confirm updated .lock.yml files reflect the new names

Related Files

• Compiled workflows: .github/workflows/<name>.lock.yml
• Naming patterns: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/step-name-alignment/patterns.json

Priority

This issue is High Priority — 14 files affected, and the ambiguous naming makes it harder to understand workflow structure at a glance.

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