Catch API drift with the new proxy and drift commands

The Redocly CLI provides two key commands, proxy and drift, to help developers identify and address the issue of drift between an OpenAPI description and the actual API behavior. The proxy command acts as a local reverse proxy to capture API requests and responses into a HAR file, which can then be analyzed by the drift command to identify discrepancies such as undocumented endpoints, parameters, and schema mismatches. This process ensures that the API's documentation accurately reflects its functionality, thereby preventing issues in SDKs or partner integrations. By integrating this into existing testing pipelines, developers can leverage their end-to-end or integration tests to continuously monitor and validate API consistency without additional test code. The tool supports various output formats for reports and offers experimental features that may evolve with user feedback, encouraging developers to contribute insights via the Redocly CLI GitHub repository.

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