perf(Search): row-tap cascade kill via row-level live recompute + compiler-stable refs

[adhorodyski]

Explanation of Change

The Search screen ran a parallel double-merge of live Onyx data: getSections pulled the snapshot plus ~18 live inputs (policies, cardFeeds, allTransactionViolations, allReportMetadata, reportActions, reportAttributesDerivedValue, …) while each row was already self-hydrating the same data via its own subscriptions. Row taps wrote optimistic primers that fed back into the screen's live deps, invalidating the 28-dep useMemo, re-creating the 24-dep renderItem, and reconciling every visible row in the tap frame — visible jank in SPAN_OPEN_REPORT (16–45ms).

This PR removes the parallel merge and lets each row own its live computation:

• A1/A2 — Drop reportActions, exportReportActions, allReportMetadata, reportAttributesDerivedValue from <Search> and getSections. getSections becomes snapshot-only for these inputs.
• Capability booleans — Replace the array-valued allActions field on row items with four primitive booleans (canPay/canApprove/canSubmit/canChangeApprover) flowing through selection state and bulk-action consumers. Inlined as primitives at row level so the React Compiler tracks each as a value-dep.
• useLiveRowCapabilities — Row-level live recompute lives in a single hook consumed by ExpenseReportListItem, TransactionGroupListItem, TransactionListItem. Wave C PRs edit the hook, not the three call sites.
• useRowSelection — Per-row selection read replaces applySelectionToItem. The old screen-level selection dep on renderItem is gone; applySelectionToItem is deleted.

Measurements (React DevTools Profiler, 5 trials of warm row-tap, averaged):

Metric	Before	After	Delta	Delta %
Total commits	76.8	60.4	-16.4	-21.4%
Total commit duration (ms)	631.4	502.1	-129.3	-20.5%
Components rendered	6880	5459	-1421	-20.7%

PRD: docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-20-search-decomposition-prd.md

Fixed Issues

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PROPOSAL:

Tests

1. Open Search with a populated expense report list; tap a row → RHP opens without stall, SPAN_OPEN_REPORT P90 below baseline
2. Multi-select 5+ rows → bulk Pay/Approve/Submit/Change-Approver enablement reflects live state
3. Open hold-menu on a payable expense → nonHeldAmount math reflects PAY availability
4. Switch variants (Chat, Task, Expense flat, Expense grouped, Expense report) → each renders correctly
5. Pusher update for a visible report → row updates without flickering siblings

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

1. Disconnect; open Search → snapshot renders rows correctly
2. Reconnect → rows pick up live data without errors

QA Steps

Same as tests

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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Android: Native

Android: mWeb Chrome

iOS: Native

iOS: mWeb Safari

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

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...earch/SearchList/ListItem/ReportListItemHeader.tsx	89.47% <100.00%> (+0.38%)	⬆️
...h/SearchList/ListItem/TransactionGroupListItem.tsx	74.50% <100.00%> (+1.40%)	⬆️
src/components/Search/SearchList/index.tsx	53.97% <ø> (-0.27%)	⬇️
src/components/Search/SearchStaticList.tsx	4.21% <ø> (ø)
src/components/Search/index.tsx	0.61% <ø> (+<0.01%)	⬆️
src/hooks/useSearchBulkActions.ts	49.15% <100.00%> (ø)
src/hooks/useSearchSections.ts	100.00% <ø> (ø)
src/libs/actions/Search.ts	32.87% <100.00%> (ø)
.../home/SpendOverTimeSection/useSpendOverTimeData.ts	38.70% <ø> (ø)
...ReportListItemRow/ExpenseReportListItemRowWide.tsx	0.00% <0.00%> (ø)
... and 11 more
... and 6 files with indirect coverage changes