import type { OrientArgs } from '../orient.types.js';
/**
 * @purpose Generate up to 4 contextual hints based on the current query mode.
 * @invariant Hints use the syntax `<cmd> --flag=<value>` or `--flag`.
 * @invariant `<cmd>` is replaced with `orient`.
 * @param args Parsed CLI arguments.
 * @returns Array of hint strings (max 4).
 */
export declare function generateHints(args: OrientArgs): string[];