export declare const RALPH_PHASES: readonly ['starting', 'executing', 'verifying', 'fixing', 'blocked_on_user', 'complete', 'failed', 'cancelled'];
export type RalphPhase = typeof RALPH_PHASES[number];
export interface RalphStateValidationResult {
    ok: boolean;
    state?: Record<string, unknown>;
    warning?: string;
    error?: string;
}
export declare function normalizeRalphPhase(rawPhase: unknown): {
    phase?: RalphPhase;
    warning?: string;
    error?: string;
};
export declare function validateAndNormalizeRalphState(candidate: Record<string, unknown>, options?: {
    nowIso?: string;
}): RalphStateValidationResult;
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