import type { AgentStepExecutor, AgentStepRequest, AgentStepSubmission } from "../workflows/types.js";
import type { HostProcessRegistry } from "./processes.js";
export type RpcStepExecutorOptions = {
    cwd: string;
    registry: HostProcessRegistry;
    /** Absolute path to the pi binary; defaults to the installed `pi`. */
    piBin?: string;
    /** Extra environment for the child; the host's environment is inherited. */
    env?: Record<string, string>;
    /** Extra pi arguments, for example a model override. */
    piArgs?: string[];
};
/**
 * Runs agent steps in a headless `pi --mode rpc` child. One child serves one
 * workflow run. The rpc-bridge extension inside the child registers the
 * `workflow` tool and reports submissions over stderr; this executor
 * validates them through `request.accept` and re-prompts on rejection, so
 * the model sees the same tool contract as an in-session run.
 */
export declare class RpcStepExecutor implements AgentStepExecutor {
    private readonly options;
    private child;
    private childExited;
    private stderrBuffer;
    private submissions;
    private submissionWaiters;
    private stdoutBuffer;
    constructor(options: RpcStepExecutorOptions);
    runAgentStep(request: AgentStepRequest, signal: AbortSignal): Promise<AgentStepSubmission>;
    /** Stop the child's whole process group, then unregister it. */
    close(): Promise<void>;
    private currentExit;
    private ensureStarted;
    private promptForSubmission;
    private takeMatchingSubmission;
    private sendAbortQuietly;
    private wakeSubmissionWaiters;
}