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## Title

    Proposed fix: [Vertex AI SDK] Context caching: 'When using cached_content, tools, tool_config, and system_instruction must be None.'

## Body

    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.
    
    Option: Move config into the cache [evidence: documented_workaround]
    Steps:
    1. caching.CachedContent.create(model_name=..., system_instruction=..., tools=..., contents=...)
    2. model = GenerativeModel.from_cached_content(cached_content=cache)
    3. Call generate_content without tools/system_instruction
    Expected: Request uses cached config
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.

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