/**
 * Actor identity utilities — serialization, parsing, and constants.
 *
 * ActorIdentity is defined in logger.ts (canonical location).
 * This module provides utilities for working with actors across
 * the governance chain: request → service → validation → audit → event.
 */
import type { ActorIdentity } from './logger.js';
/** System actor for internal/automated operations (config loading, migrations, etc.) */
export declare const SYSTEM_ACTOR: Readonly<ActorIdentity>;
/**
 * Serialize an ActorIdentity to a compact string for log messages, branch names, etc.
 *
 * Format: `{type}:{id}` or `{type}:{id}:{name}` if name is present.
 *
 * @example
 *   serializeActor({ type: 'ai-agent', id: 'agent-1', name: 'Claude' })
 *   // => 'ai-agent:agent-1:Claude'
 *
 *   serializeActor({ type: 'human', id: 'jdoe' })
 *   // => 'human:jdoe'
 */
export declare function serializeActor(actor: ActorIdentity): string;
/**
 * Parse a serialized actor string back to ActorIdentity.
 *
 * @throws Error if the string format is invalid
 */
export declare function parseActor(serialized: string): ActorIdentity;
//# sourceMappingURL=actor.d.ts.map