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Ethan 4b3889e4f9 fix(cli): allow site admins to use coder create --org for any organization (#21528)
## Problem

Site-wide admins (e.g., Owners) could not use `coder create --org <org>`
to create workspaces in organizations they are not members of. The error
was:

```
$ coder create my-workspace -t docker --org data-science
error: organization "data-science" not found, are you sure you are a member of this organization?
```

This was inconsistent with the web UI, where Owners can create
workspaces in any organization.

## Root Cause

The CLI's `OrganizationContext.Selected()` function only checked the
user's membership list, ignoring site-wide RBAC permissions that grant
Owners access to all organizations.

## Solution

Added a fallback in `OrganizationContext.Selected()` that fetches the
org directly via the API when not found in the membership list. This
works because the API endpoint applies RBAC filtering, allowing Owners
to read any org.

## Impact

This fixes `coder create --org` and all other CLI commands that use
`OrganizationContext.Selected()` (29+ commands), including:
- `coder templates push --org <any-org>`
- `coder organizations members add --org <any-org>`
- `coder provisioner list --org <any-org>`

## Testing

Added `TestEnterpriseCreate/OwnerCanCreateInNonMemberOrg` which:
- Creates an Owner user who is NOT a member of a second org
- Verifies they can create a workspace there using `--org`
- Properly fails without the code fix, passes with it

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