chore(eod): pre-reboot cleanup and documentation update

- Add scripts/update-cli-suite.sh for Manjaro/Arch CLI tool maintenance
- Update .gitignore: add logs/ and docs/tech/capabilities/ exclusions
- Update CHANGELOG.md with 2026-04-02 NVMe benchmark + firmware work
- Update NEXT_STEPS.md: post-reboot verification tasks for GXA7801Q

docs/plans/NEXT_STEPS.md

@@ -1,13 +1,35 @@
-# Next Steps - 2026-03-17
+# Next Steps - 2026-04-02
 
-## High Priority
+## Immediate (Post-Reboot - GXA7801Q Firmware Activation)
+
+> NVMe firmware GXA7801Q was applied 2026-04-02 but requires reboot to activate.
+> Run `sudo reboot` when ready.
+
+- [ ] Reboot workstation to activate NVMe firmware GXA7801Q
+- [ ] Verify firmware: `nvme list` should show `GXA7801Q` (was `GXA7401Q`)
+- [ ] Check SMART health post-update: `sudo nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0n1`
+- [ ] Run post-update fio benchmark (same parameters as pre-update):
+  ```bash
+  fio --directory=/tmp --name=seq-read --rw=read --bs=4k --iodepth=32 \
+    --ioengine=libaio --direct=1 --size=1g --runtime=30 --time_based
+  ```
+- [ ] Document before/after comparison in `docs/tech/nvme-benchmark-post-gxa7801q.md`
+- [ ] Update `docs/tech/firmware-update-research.md` status from "reboot pending" to "complete"
+
+## Short Term
+
+- [ ] Update `linux-firmware` and kernel packages: `sudo pacman -Syu linux-firmware`
+- [ ] Check NVIDIA driver version: `pacman -Q nvidia`
+- [ ] Run `scripts/update-cli-suite.sh` to sync CLI tool suite
 - [ ] Monitor system behavior under multi-day sustained load to ensure `zswap` and `MGLRU` keep the system responsive.
-- [ ] Verify that `archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync.service` failure is resolved or investigate further (currently noted in health report).
+- [ ] Verify that `archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync.service` failure is resolved or investigate further.
 
 ## Optimization
+
 - [ ] Evaluate if `systemd-oomd` is aggressive enough for interactive desktop use; if not, consider testing `earlyoom` as an alternative.
 - [ ] Automate periodic S.M.A.R.T. checks via a systemd timer (currently manual).
 
 ## Infrastructure
+
 - [ ] Consolidate Ansible variables for Docker memory limits into `ansible/vars/main.yml`.
 - [ ] Extend `scripts/maintenance.sh` to include a summary of the last 24h OOM events (if any).