feat(nix-darwin): Install and configure development tools bundle

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
git, macos
Domain
developer-experience, tooling

Research direction

Start with the commented tool entries in nix-darwin/hosts/personal-analyst.nix and nix-darwin/hosts/personal.nix. Enable the listed development tools in both host configurations, then verify that the nix-darwin configuration evaluates or builds successfully and includes the requested bundle.

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Description

Install a bundle of development tools that are currently commented out:

CLI Tools:

  • jq - JSON processor
  • yq - YAML processor
  • ripgrep - Fast grep alternative
  • bat - Better cat with syntax highlighting
  • zoxide - Smarter cd command
  • wget - Network downloader
  • git - Version control (may already be installed)
  • gnupg - GPG encryption tools
  • direnv - Environment variable management
  • age - Modern encryption tool
  • fscryptctl - Filesystem encryption

These are all commented out in:

  • nix-darwin/hosts/personal-analyst.nix
  • nix-darwin/hosts/personal.nix
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