/**
 * Statute ID resolution for Zimbabwe Law MCP.
 *
 * Resolves fuzzy document references (titles, chapter numbers) to database document IDs.
 * 9-step cascade: direct ID → abbreviation → chapter (provision) → exact title match
 *   → shortest LIKE → case-insensitive shortest LIKE → short-name
 *   → punctuation-normalized scan (shortest) → null.
 *
 * Steps 5-8 use shortest-match ranking to prevent "Finance Act" resolving to
 * "Agricultural Finance Act" when "Finance Act, 2020" exists.
 */
import type Database from '@ansvar/mcp-sqlite';
/**
 * Resolve a document identifier to a database document ID.
 * 8-step cascade handles abbreviations, chapter numbers from provision content,
 * "Act YYYY" normalization, and punctuation-normalized fallback.
 */
export declare function resolveDocumentId(db: InstanceType<typeof Database>, input: string): string | null;
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