import { Buffer } from "node:buffer";
/** Encode a JSON-compatible value to canonical CBOR bytes. */
export declare function encodeCbor(value: unknown): Buffer;
/** Decode canonical CBOR bytes back to a JSON-compatible value. */
export declare function decodeCbor(buf: Buffer): unknown;
/** True if `buf` looks like a CBOR object (map) rather than legacy JSON (`{`/whitespace).
 *  A CBOR map's initial byte has major type 5 (0xa0–0xbf); JSON starts with 0x7b/ws. */
export declare function looksLikeCbor(buf: Buffer): boolean;
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