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+## Finding packages
+
+At the moment we do not have a dedicated package search available. However our
+[nur-channel](https://github.com/nix-community/nur-channel) that contains all
+nix expressions from all users can be search via
+[github](https://github.com/nix-community/nur-channel/search).
+
 ## How to add your own repository.
 
 First create a repository that contains a `default.nix` in its top-level directory.