diff --git a/src/cli/message_trait.rs b/src/cli/message_trait.rs
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+use cull_gmail::{GmailClient, MessageList, Result};
+
+use crate::{delete_cli::DeleteCli, message_cli::MessageCli};
+
+pub trait Message {
+    fn set_parameters(&self, client: &mut GmailClient) -> Result<()>;
+}
+
+impl Message for MessageCli {
+    fn set_parameters(&self, client: &mut GmailClient) -> Result<()> {
+        if !self.labels().is_empty() {
+            client.add_labels(self.labels())?;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(query) = self.query().as_ref() {
+            client.set_query(query)
+        }
+
+        log::trace!("Max results: `{}`", self.max_results());
+        client.set_max_results(self.max_results());
+        log::debug!("List max results set to {}", client.max_results());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Message for DeleteCli {
+    fn set_parameters(&self, client: &mut GmailClient) -> Result<()> {
+        if !self.labels().is_empty() {
+            client.add_labels(self.labels())?;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(query) = self.query().as_ref() {
+            client.set_query(query)
+        }
+
+        log::trace!("Max results: `{}`", self.max_results());
+        client.set_max_results(self.max_results());
+        log::debug!("List max results set to {}", client.max_results());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}