diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 961fc6f..5aa5927 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      NUGET_PACKAGES: ${{ runner.temp }}/.nuget/packages
+      DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
+      DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPT_OUT: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -28,14 +32,21 @@ jobs:
           DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}\dotnet
 
       - name: Cache NuGet packages
+        id: nuget-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          path: ~/.nuget/packages
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/.nuget/packages
           key: nuget-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.csproj', '.config/dotnet-tools.json') }}
           restore-keys: |
             nuget-${{ runner.os }}-
 
+      - name: Cache status
+        if: always()
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "NuGet cache hit: ${{ steps.nuget-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}"
+
       - name: Restore tools
         run: dotnet tool restore
 
@@ -47,6 +58,10 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      NUGET_PACKAGES: ${{ runner.temp }}/.nuget/packages
+      DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
+      DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPT_OUT: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -61,14 +76,21 @@ jobs:
           DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}\dotnet
 
       - name: Cache NuGet packages
+        id: nuget-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          path: ~/.nuget/packages
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/.nuget/packages
           key: nuget-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.csproj', '.config/dotnet-tools.json') }}
           restore-keys: |
             nuget-${{ runner.os }}-
 
+      - name: Cache status
+        if: always()
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "NuGet cache hit: ${{ steps.nuget-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}"
+
       - name: Run tests (if any test projects exist)
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
@@ -89,6 +111,10 @@ jobs:
       - test
     if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      NUGET_PACKAGES: ${{ runner.temp }}/.nuget/packages
+      DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
+      DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPT_OUT: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -103,14 +129,21 @@ jobs:
           DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}\dotnet
 
       - name: Cache NuGet packages
+        id: nuget-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          path: ~/.nuget/packages
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/.nuget/packages
           key: nuget-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.csproj', '.config/dotnet-tools.json') }}
           restore-keys: |
             nuget-${{ runner.os }}-
 
+      - name: Cache status
+        if: always()
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "NuGet cache hit: ${{ steps.nuget-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}"
+
       - name: Restore tools
         run: dotnet tool restore
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a8a0dd9..1983b7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ Desktop.ini
 
 # Internal dev memory (stays local, not published)
 memory-bank/
+memorybank.md