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Replace GenerativeModel(...).generate_content with client.models.generate_content(model=..., contents=...)\nExpected: No deprecation warning; supported SDK path\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"65ad4b64-fc1b-418a-a785-8187dc0cb26f","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Migrate to google-genai: genai.Client(vertexai=True, project=..., location=...) and client.models.generate_content(...); pin google-cloud-aiplatform if you must keep legacy code temporarily.\n\nOption: Migrate to google-genai [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nSteps:\n1. pip install google-genai\n2. client = genai.Client(vertexai=True, project=P, location=L)\n3. 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