Handle edge cases in serialization

**Feature request**
It would be great to have pagination for models.

**Use case**
Many users need this functionality for production deployments.

**Implementation idea**
Add a new config option `enable_pagination` with default `false`.

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating model serialization and configuration handling, then determine the expected pagination behavior and configuration contract. Done means pagination works for models when enable_pagination is true and remains disabled by default, with edge cases covered by tests.

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