/**
 * Copyright (c) 2025 Elara AI Pty Ltd
 * Licensed under BSL 1.1. See LICENSE for details.
 */
/**
 * Get the current system boot ID.
 * Used for detecting stale locks/processes after system reboot.
 */
export declare function getBootId(): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Get process start time as an opaque integer for PID-reuse detection.
 * Returns 0 if the process doesn't exist or the platform isn't supported.
 */
export declare function getPidStartTime(pid: number): Promise<number>;
/**
 * Check if a process is still alive based on stored identification.
 * Falls back to process.kill(pid, 0) when /proc is unavailable (macOS, Windows).
 */
export declare function isProcessAlive(pid: number, pidStartTime: number, bootId: string): Promise<boolean>;
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