feat(development): add indexed package search CLI

- Install nix-search-cli on every host
- Document fast stable-channel searches and pinned-package searches
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Studio remains on the ThinkPads as an existing IDE/workflow choice, but its
bundled SDK is worth reviewing if moving fully to project-local tooling.
For fast package discovery, the shared tools include `nix-search-cli`:
```sh
nix-search --channel=26.05 blender
```
This queries the online search.nixos.org index rather than evaluating nixpkgs
locally. Results reflect the current stable channel index, which can be newer
than this repository's lock file. To search the exact pinned package set, use
`nix search --inputs-from /path/to/nixos-config nixpkgs blender` (slower).
## Migration and package review
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