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docs: Document OpenMetrics 2.0 preview and OTel preserve_names flag #1954

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Part of #1912.

Add documentation for two new preview features:

OpenMetrics 2.0 (preview)

  • io.prometheus.openmetrics2.enabled=true activates the OM2 writer
    (feat: Add OpenMetrics2 enabled flag #1953)
  • OM2 outputs metric names as provided — no _total or unit suffix
    appending (unlike OM1)
  • Feature flags: contentNegotiation, compositeValues,
    exemplarCompliance, nativeHistograms
  • Programmatic: enableOpenMetrics2(om2 -> om2.contentNegotiation(true))

OTel preserve_names flag

Where to document

  • docs/content/getting-started/ or a new
    docs/content/openmetrics2/ section
  • Config reference page

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