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+# utils/config_loader.py
+import yaml
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+def load_config(config_path):
+    """Loads a YAML configuration file."""
+    try:
+        with open(config_path, 'r') as file:
+            config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+        return config
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"Error: Configuration file not found at {config_path}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def get_config():
+    """Parses command line arguments to get the config file path."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="DeepLense Agentic AI Training Pipeline")
+    
+    # This allows an AI agent to run: python train.py --config configs/my_custom_config.yaml
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--config', 
+        type=str, 
+        default='configs/transformer_sim.yaml', 
+        help='Path to the YAML configuration file'
+    )
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    config = load_config(args.config)
+    
+    return config