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Bootstrap config intake reworked with fail-closed handling and deprecation reporting

Bootstrap config parsing now fails closed on bad keys instead of passing them through.

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AreaBootstrap Configwhat it touches
KindInternal Changesin v2.1.260,
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Bootstrap config parsing now fails closed on bad keys instead of passing them through.

The managed-config bootstrap parser has been reworked to fail closed: keys that fail validation are "stood in" with a safe default (via onFailClosed/standInFailClosed) rather than passed through. It also reports structured deprecation warnings via describeDeprecation, returns additional sentKeys and issueDetails fields, and distinguishes reader channels such as desktop from others via isReadBy/getFieldMeta.

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