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        "OAuth for people, API keys for CI"
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        "No changelog; registry entry unchanged since September",
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        "Web content reaches the model with no injection guidance"
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        "Use search_scholar for papers and the domain tools for legal, finance, medical or business questions",
        "Deep research is slower and costs more; use quick_answer_agent for short lookups",
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            "tasks"
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