docs: epoch-zero bootstrap guide

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What

Adds a dedicated Epoch Zero (Bootstrap) explainer at pages/validators/epoch-zero.mdx, consolidating the special semantics of the genesis bootstrap epoch in one operator- and delegator-facing page. Motivated by the Jul 7-8 internal epoch-0 run: operators/delegators need the special rules laid out clearly, and the existing staking-guide "Genesis Epoch 0" section is Solidity-focused rather than conceptual.

New page covers

• What epoch 0 is and why — the bootstrap window that assembles the first active validator set before consensus/economics exist.
• Relaxed minimum stake — validators/delegators can register below the minimum (validator join guards min only if epoch > 0; delegators use a separate epoch-0 join path with no min).
• Free restake and redelegate — epoch-0 exits pay out immediately (no unbonding); redelegate = free exit-then-join (no atomic op).
• Conditional 0 to 2 advancement — epoch 1 is a zero-duration intermediate so epochAdvance moves 0 to 2 in effect, but only when inflation is initialized and funded through epoch 2; otherwise the network rests at epoch 1.
• What changes at epoch 2 — active set selected by weight, only at-or-above-minimum validators carry active weight, unbonding delays apply.
• What you'll see as an operator — below-min stake is normal in epoch 0 (not an error, mirrors the explorer fix), rest-at-1 is waiting-not-stuck, exits settle instantly, plan final stake before the jump.

Nav + cross-links

• Registered in pages/validators/_meta.json as "Epoch Zero (Bootstrap)", placed right after Setup Guide.
• Cross-linked from validators/setup-guide.mdx (intro Callout) and from the developers/staking-guide.mdx "Genesis Epoch 0" section header. Cross-links out to the staking-guide, setup-guide, staking concept page, and unstaking page.

Validation

• scripts/list-docs-routes.js — /validators/epoch-zero registers (routes 152 to 153).
• scripts/generate-full-docs.js + scripts/check-llm-exports.js — both exit 0; new page flows into llms.txt / full-documentation.txt / llms-full.txt; export coverage guard passes (208 pages).
• _meta.json validates as JSON. Matches existing page style (frontmatter description, nextra-theme-docs Callout imports, info/warning Callout usage).

All facts are contract-verified against genlayer-consensus v0.6-dev (behavior cited, no line numbers). No fabricated facts.

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