import type { ColdCode } from "../core/types.js";
/**
 * Classify the next unread stream bytes into CESR cold-start domains.
 *
 * This mirrors KERIpy's tritet probe: message-domain encodings, text CESR,
 * binary CESR, or annotation separators all begin with distinct leading bits.
 */
export declare function sniff(ims: Uint8Array): ColdCode;
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