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+# Nix package manager cheatsheet
+
+## Search for packages
+
+```sh
+nix search nixpkgs python
+```
+
+## Add packages to current shell
+
+```sh
+# single package
+nix shell nixpkgs#python3
+
+# multiple packages
+nix shell nixpkgs#python3 nixpkgs#nodejs
+```
+
+## Run a command directly
+
+```sh
+nix run nixpkgs#python3 -- --version
+```
+
+## Install packages persistently (available in new SSH sessions)
+
+```sh
+# nix shell packages are lost when the session ends
+# use profile install to persist across sessions
+# packages use the nixpkgs# prefix
+nix profile install nixpkgs#nodejs nixpkgs#pnpm nixpkgs#yarn
+```
+
+## Language stacks
+
+| Stack | Packages |
+|-------|----------|
+| Node.js | `nodejs`, `pnpm`, `yarn` |
+| Python | `python3`, `python3Packages.pip`, `python3Packages.virtualenv`, `uv` |
+| Go | `go` |
+| Rust | `cargo`, `rustc`, `rustfmt`, `clippy` |
+| Foundry | `foundry` |