docs: add API Proxy section to CLI reference

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The CLI reference was missing all 10 API proxy flags — a major feature with zero documentation.

Changes

• Options Summary table: Added --enable-api-proxy, --copilot-api-target, --openai-api-target, --openai-api-base-path, --anthropic-api-target, --anthropic-api-base-path, --rate-limit-rpm, --rate-limit-rph, --rate-limit-bytes-pm, --no-rate-limit
• Options Details section: Full documentation for each flag including defaults, --enable-api-proxy requirements, env var alternatives, and usage examples. The --enable-api-proxy entry includes the environment variable table (API keys), sidecar port mapping, and security admonitions.
• See Also: Added link to the API Proxy Sidecar reference page

All defaults and descriptions were verified against src/cli.ts option definitions and src/types.ts type docs.

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Pull request overview

Adds missing CLI reference documentation for the API proxy feature so users can discover and correctly configure the sidecar and its related flags.

Changes:

• Added all API proxy-related flags to the CLI Options Summary table.
• Added detailed documentation for API proxy flags (targets, base paths, rate limiting) with examples and security notes.
• Added a “See Also” link to the API Proxy Sidecar reference page.

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docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/cli-reference.md:435

• The “Requires: --enable-api-proxy” line implies the CLI will error if this flag is used without --enable-api-proxy, but there’s no validation enforcing that (unlike the rate-limit flags). Consider rephrasing to something like “Only takes effect with --enable-api-proxy” to match current behavior.

- **Default:** `api.openai.com`
- **Requires:** `--enable-api-proxy`

docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/cli-reference.md:449

• The “Requires: --enable-api-proxy” line implies the CLI will error if this flag is used without --enable-api-proxy, but there’s no validation enforcing that. Consider rephrasing to “Only takes effect with --enable-api-proxy” (rate-limit flags are the ones that actually error without it).

- **Default:** none
- **Requires:** `--enable-api-proxy`

docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/cli-reference.md:465

• The “Requires: --enable-api-proxy” line implies the CLI will error if this flag is used without --enable-api-proxy, but there’s no validation enforcing that (unlike the rate-limit flags). Consider rephrasing to something like “Only takes effect with --enable-api-proxy” to match current behavior.

- **Default:** `api.anthropic.com`
- **Requires:** `--enable-api-proxy`

docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/cli-reference.md:479

• The “Requires: --enable-api-proxy” line implies the CLI will error if this flag is used without --enable-api-proxy, but there’s no validation enforcing that. Consider rephrasing to “Only takes effect with --enable-api-proxy” to match current behavior.

- **Default:** none
- **Requires:** `--enable-api-proxy`

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The Options Summary table lists --rate-limit-* defaults as always-on numeric values, but buildRateLimitConfig only applies these defaults when rate limiting is enabled (i.e., when at least one --rate-limit-* flag is provided). Consider updating the defaults column to reflect this (e.g., “600 (when enabled)”) to avoid implying rate limiting is enabled by default.

Suggested change

	| `--rate-limit-rpm <n>` | number | `600` | Max requests per minute per provider |
	| `--rate-limit-rph <n>` | number | `10000` | Max requests per hour per provider |
	| `--rate-limit-bytes-pm <n>` | number | `52428800` (~50 MB) | Max request bytes per minute per provider |
	| `--rate-limit-rpm <n>` | number | `600` (when enabled) | Max requests per minute per provider |
	| `--rate-limit-rph <n>` | number | `10000` (when enabled) | Max requests per hour per provider |
	| `--rate-limit-bytes-pm <n>` | number | `52428800` (~50 MB, when enabled) | Max request bytes per minute per provider |

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This section labels the API key environment variables as “Required”, but the CLI does not require them to be set when --enable-api-proxy is used—validateApiProxyConfig only emits warnings when no keys are present. Consider rewording to indicate they’re required to make proxied requests (or “recommended”), rather than required to run the command.

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The “Requires: --enable-api-proxy” line implies the CLI will error if this flag is used without --enable-api-proxy, but there’s no validation enforcing that (unlike the rate-limit flags). Consider rephrasing to something like “Only takes effect with --enable-api-proxy” to match current behavior.

This issue also appears in the following locations of the same file:

• line 433
• line 447
• line 463
• line 477

Suggested change

	- **Requires:** `--enable-api-proxy`
	- **Only takes effect with:** `--enable-api-proxy`

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This caution says custom --*-api-target domains must be manually added to --allow-domains and that AWF will warn if they’re missing. However, the CLI currently auto-merges API target values (from flags or env) into the allowlist via resolveApiTargetsToAllowedDomains, so users generally don’t need to add them explicitly and won’t see that warning. Consider updating this note to reflect the auto-allowlisting behavior (and any remaining cases where a warning can still occur).

Suggested change

When using a custom `--openai-api-target` or `--anthropic-api-target`, you must add the target domain to `--allow-domains` so the firewall permits outbound traffic. AWF emits a warning if a custom target is set but not in the allowlist.

When you use a custom `--openai-api-target` or `--anthropic-api-target`, AWF normally adds that target domain to the effective allowlist automatically (including when the target is provided via environment variables), so you usually do not need to add it manually to `--allow-domains`. If AWF cannot resolve or apply the custom target as expected, you may still need to verify that the target domain is allowed, and a warning can still appear in those cases.

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