import { Being, type Answer, type Asker, type AskSpec, type BeingClass, type Blueprint, type Invitation, type JsonObject, type Stance } from '../being/index.ts';
export interface Steward {
    pk(): string;
    classOf(name: string, registry?: string): BeingClass | undefined;
    beings(): Record<string, {
        class: string;
        registry?: string;
        public: boolean;
        absent: boolean;
    }>;
    boot(key: string, className: string, registry?: string): Promise<'booted' | 'key taken' | 'no such class' | 'threw at birth'>;
    stand(key: string): 'booted' | 'stands' | 'no such being' | 'no such class' | 'threw at birth';
    unboot(key: string): boolean;
    publish(key: string | null): boolean;
    invite(being: string, id: string, notes: JsonObject): Promise<Invitation | null>;
    ask(being: string | null, method: string | undefined, args: JsonObject): Promise<Answer>;
    become(kind: string, registry?: string): string | null;
}
export type WardStance = Stance & {
    readonly steward: Steward;
};
export declare const pilots: (asker: Asker, notes: JsonObject | undefined) => boolean;
export declare const ownerAsk: (description: string, input?: JsonObject) => AskSpec;
export declare const rootAsk: (description: string, input?: JsonObject) => AskSpec;
export declare const HELD = "held:";
export declare abstract class Ward extends Being {
    static readonly kind: string;
    static asks: Record<string, AskSpec>;
    readonly steward: Steward;
    constructor(stance: Stance);
    static fulfils(C: unknown): C is BeingClass;
    become(args: JsonObject): JsonObject;
    describe(asker: Asker): Blueprint;
    own(args: JsonObject): Promise<JsonObject>;
    disown(args: JsonObject): JsonObject;
    boot(args: JsonObject): Promise<JsonObject>;
    unboot(args: JsonObject): JsonObject | Promise<JsonObject>;
    public(args: JsonObject): JsonObject;
    invite(args: JsonObject): Promise<JsonObject>;
    ask(args: JsonObject): Promise<JsonObject>;
    hold(args: JsonObject): Promise<JsonObject>;
    pilot(args: JsonObject): Promise<JsonObject>;
    drop(args: JsonObject): JsonObject;
}