Add Monthly Flag Configuration Requests concept doc - #38667
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Explains the Feature Flags billing unit, what generates a configuration request, and how client-side and server-side SDKs contribute to usage differently. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Configuration requests go to the Fastly-based CDN, or for server-side Agent delivery, through Datadog's Remote Configuration service -- not directly to Datadog as previously worded.
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What does this PR do? What is the motivation?
Adds a new Concepts page for Feature Flags explaining Monthly Flag Configuration Requests (MFCR), the product's billing unit. Covers what an MFCR is, exactly what action generates one, how client-side and server-side SDK billing differ, what does not count as an MFCR, and where to view usage and billing in-product. Also adds a nextlink entry to the Feature Flags Concepts index page.
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