import type { CouncilMemberOutput, CouncilMemberResult, CouncilMemberSpec, CouncilSynthOutput, CouncilTaskSpec, ResolvedCouncilConfig } from "./types.js";
/**
 * Build a concise member prompt. Role is injected via {{COUNCIL_ROLE}}.
 * Members are told to wrap their JSON in sentinels so the engine can extract it
 * reliably from fence/banner noise (verified necessary in the Task 0 spike).
 * NOTE: sentinels are NOT a security boundary — a hostile --context could embed
 * the markers; the engine schema-validates extracted blocks to mitigate.
 */
export declare function buildMemberPrompt(spec: CouncilTaskSpec, member: CouncilMemberSpec): string;
/** Build the low-context synthesizer prompt from surviving members. */
export declare function buildSynthPrompt(config: ResolvedCouncilConfig, spec: CouncilTaskSpec, survivors: CouncilMemberResult[]): string;
/**
 * Enumerate top-level balanced {...} blocks in text (brace-depth scan).
 * Returns the raw substrings in order of appearance.
 */
export declare function balancedBlocks(text: string): string[];
/**
 * Extract candidate JSON strings from raw stdout. Sentinel-wrapped content is
 * preferred (primary contract); otherwise fall back to all balanced {...} blocks.
 */
export declare function extractJsonCandidates(stdout: string): string[];
export declare function isValidMemberOutput(value: unknown): value is CouncilMemberOutput;
export declare function isValidSynthOutput(value: unknown): value is CouncilSynthOutput;
/**
 * Parse a member's stdout into a validated CouncilMemberOutput.
 * Strategy: enumerate candidate blocks, JSON.parse each, return the FIRST that
 * passes schema validation. Tie-break = schema validity, not size/position.
 * Returns null when no candidate validates (caller marks "unparseable").
 */
export declare function parseMemberOutput(stdout: string): CouncilMemberOutput | null;
/** Parse the synthesizer's stdout into a validated CouncilSynthOutput. */
export declare function parseSynthOutput(stdout: string): CouncilSynthOutput | null;