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| `modelarmor` | `+sanitize-response` | Sanitize a model response through a Model Armor template |
| `modelarmor` | `+create-template` | Create a new Model Armor template |

> **Gmail web links vs API IDs:** The API returns hex thread/message IDs (e.g. `19e1acd465710c93`). There is no supported way to turn these into durable Gmail web URLs. `#all/<hexId>` is unofficial and unreliable on cold loads. The closest option is `#search/rfc822msgid:<Message-ID>`, though it is a search URL, not a direct permalink. For the inverse problem (web URL IDs not accepted by the API), see [#790](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/issues/790).

**Examples:**

```bash
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- `settings` — Operations on the 'settings' resource
- `threads` — Operations on the 'threads' resource

> **Gmail web links vs API IDs:** The API returns hex thread/message IDs (e.g. `19e1acd465710c93`). There is no supported way to turn these into durable Gmail web URLs. `#all/<hexId>` is unofficial and unreliable on cold loads. The closest option is `#search/rfc822msgid:<Message-ID>`, though it is a search URL, not a direct permalink. For the inverse problem, see [#790](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/issues/790).

## Discovering Commands

Before calling any API method, inspect it:
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