import type { Evidence, Finding, Severity } from "./findings.js";
export declare function citesCause(evidence: readonly Evidence[]): boolean;
export declare function applySeverityPolicy(findings: readonly Finding[]): Finding[];
export interface PolicySummary {
    downgraded: Array<{
        subject: string;
        workstreamId?: string;
        from: Severity;
        reason: string;
    }>;
}
/**
 * Downgrades are reported, never silent — a validator whose finding was set
 * aside should be able to see that it happened and supply the missing cause
 * on the next round.
 */
export declare function summarizePolicy(findings: readonly Finding[]): PolicySummary;
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