/**
 * @purpose One replacement rule: regex pattern → replacement string.
 * @invariant `from` must have the global flag `g`.
 */
export interface PathNormalizationRule {
    /** @purpose Regex pattern to match. Must carry the `g` flag. */
    from: RegExp;
    /** @purpose Replacement string. */
    to: string;
}
/**
 * @purpose Applies replacement rules to file content sequentially.
 * Rules are applied in array order — from specific to general to avoid conflicts.
 * @param content Raw file content to normalize.
 * @param rules Ordered list of replacement rules.
 * @returns Normalized content with all dev paths replaced by production equivalents.
 */
export declare function normalize(content: string, rules: readonly PathNormalizationRule[]): string;
/** @purpose Path rules for `sync` (ai/directives/): directive and CLI paths only. */
export declare const SYNC_PATH_RULES: readonly PathNormalizationRule[];
/** @purpose Path rules for `sync-skills` (ai/skills/): all rules, including skill path replacement. */
export declare const SYNC_SKILLS_PATH_RULES: readonly PathNormalizationRule[];