Document repo-memory feature

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Added comprehensive documentation for the repo-memory tool, which provides Git-based persistent storage for agentic workflows with unlimited retention (vs cache-memory's 7-day limit).

Changes

• Renamed docs/src/content/docs/reference/cache-memory.md to docs/src/content/docs/reference/memory.md to cover both cache-memory and repo-memory under unified "Memory" page
• Updated link in docs/astro.config.mjs from /reference/cache-memory/ to /reference/memory/
• Added complete repo-memory documentation (~300 lines):
  • Configuration options: branch-name, target-repo, file-glob, max-file-size, max-file-count, description, create-orphan
  • Multiple memory locations using array notation
  • Git integration behavior (branch creation, commit/push, merge conflict resolution with -X ours)
  • Comparison table: cache-memory vs repo-memory
  • Best practices, troubleshooting, security considerations
  • Examples including cross-repository memory storage

Example Usage

---
tools:
  repo-memory:
    - id: insights
      branch-name: memory/insights
      description: "Long-term patterns and trends"
      file-glob: ["*.md"]
      max-file-size: 1048576  # 1MB
    - id: state
      branch-name: memory/state
      description: "Current state and context"
      file-glob: ["*.json"]
---

Memory stored at /tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory-{id}/memory/{id}/ with automatic commit/push after workflow completion.

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Document repo-memory

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[pelikhan]

@copilot rename "cache-memory.md" to "memory.md", update the links

[Copilot]

@copilot rename "cache-memory.md" to "memory.md", update the links

Done in f2bcc4f. Renamed cache-memory.md to memory.md and updated the link in astro.config.mjs from /reference/cache-memory/ to /reference/memory/. Build verified successfully with all internal links valid.

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