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Adam BaaliandNoah Talerman e62f451e9d Fix command_line_flags placement in agent configuration docs (#39546)
## Changes

Fixes incorrect YAML example in
`docs/Configuration/agent-configuration.md` where `command_line_flags`
was shown nested under `config:` instead of at the top level.

**File changed:** `docs/Configuration/agent-configuration.md`

## What was wrong

The example in the `## config` section showed `command_line_flags`
indented under `config:`:

```yaml
config:
  options:
    distributed_interval: 3
    ...
  command_line_flags: #  WRONG - nested under config
    verbose: true
    ...
  decorators:
    ...
```

This is incorrect and causes the following error when applied via
`fleetctl apply` for team YAML files:

```
Error: applying teams: POST /api/latest/fleet/spec/teams received status 400 Bad Request: 
"command_line_flags" should be part of the top level object
```

## Correct placement

Per the original implementation in
[#7377](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/issues/7377),
`command_line_flags` must be a **top-level key** under `agent_options`,
at the same level as `config:`:

```yaml
config:
  options:
    distributed_interval: 3
    ...
  decorators:
    ...
  yara:
    ...
command_line_flags: #  CORRECT - top level, sibling of config
  verbose: true
  ...
```

This is consistent with:
- The [Configuration files
docs](https://fleetdm.com/docs/configuration/configuration-files) which
correctly show `command_line_flags: {}` at the top level
- Issue #7377 which states: *"The overrides setting does not accommodate
command_line_flags, which is why it is only allowed at the top-level
(and not inside config or every override)"*
- The overrides section of the same page which notes: *"the
command_line_flags key is not supported in the overrides"*

## Related issues
- Closes: https://github.com/fleetdm/confidential/issues/14206
- Closes: https://github.com/fleetdm/confidential/issues/14207

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Co-authored-by: Noah Talerman <47070608+noahtalerman@users.noreply.github.com>
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