docs: Add guide for self-signed SSL certificates in CLI

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Description

Add documentation for self-signed certs when using the cli tool.

Related issue(s)

Fixes #7327

Testing

N/A - Documentation only change

Checklist

• Release notes added (see link above)
• No obvious regressions in affected areas
• Self-review has been performed - I understand what each change in the code does and why it is needed

https://claude.ai/code/session_01Mwsuc9By67uzSiMLxvPsMq

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Added a "Self-Signed SSL Certificates" section to the CLI docs explaining the CLI rejects self-signed certificates by default and showing how to bypass TLS verification via the NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED environment variable, plus a caution about the security risks.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Self-Signed SSL Certificate Documentation packages/docs/docs/api/cli.md	Added a new "Self-Signed SSL Certificates" section with usage examples for NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 (one-off and exported), and a :::caution Security note warning about MITM risks.
Release Notes Entry upcoming-release-notes/7360.md	Added a release notes markdown file referencing the documentation update and providing metadata (category: Maintenance, author: MatissJanis).

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Poem

🐰 I nibble docs and hop in cheer,
A note for certs that aren't sincere.
Flip NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED with care,
Trust the network, or beware the snare.
🥕✨

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and specifically describes the main change: adding documentation guidance for self-signed SSL certificates in the CLI tool.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the changeset, explaining that it adds documentation for self-signed SSL certificates when using the CLI tool and references issue #7327.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The pull request fully addresses issue #7327 by adding a reference to NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 in the CLI documentation and explaining how to use it with self-signed SSL certificates.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are directly within scope: documentation updates to the CLI guide and release notes creation, both aligned with the objective of documenting self-signed SSL certificate handling.

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✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch claude/fix-issue-7327-HxZvC

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🤖 Auto-generated Release Notes

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Category: Maintenance
Summary: Add documentation for bypassing self-signed SSL certificate verification in CLI usage.
File: upcoming-release-notes/7360.md

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