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Call generate_content without tools/system_instruction\nExpected: Request uses cached config\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"385b6694-13a2-4502-ae5e-f59d41263efe","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Put system_instruction, tools and tool_config into CachedContent.create(...) and create the model via GenerativeModel.from_cached_content(cached_content) without them.\n\nOption: Move config into the cache [evidence: documented_workaround]\nSteps:\n1. caching.CachedContent.create(model_name=..., system_instruction=..., tools=..., contents=...)\n2. model = GenerativeModel.from_cached_content(cached_content=cache)\n3. 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