/**
 * Specialist dispatch primitive.
 *
 * Wraps `openclaw agent --agent <id> --message <task> --json --timeout <s>`.
 * Honours spec §3.2 step 5 ("Specialised Dispatch") and §5's "structured JSON
 * payloads" clause.
 *
 * Replace `dispatchSpecialist` with an ACP transport if you have one — the
 * {@link DispatchResult} shape is the only contract callers depend on.
 */
import { type DispatchResult, type SpecialistId } from "./types.js";
export interface DispatchOptions {
    timeoutSeconds: number;
    /** Override the binary lookup; defaults to `openclaw` on PATH. */
    openclawBin?: string;
    /** Test seam — receives (file, args, opts) and returns {stdout, stderr, code}. */
    runner?: (file: string, args: string[], opts: {
        timeout: number;
    }) => Promise<{
        stdout: string;
        stderr: string;
        code: number;
    }>;
}
/**
 * Send `message` to `agent` via OpenClaw and parse the reply. Never throws on
 * dispatch failure — returns a {@link DispatchResult} with a non-`ok` status
 * so callers can render the failure into a Linear comment.
 *
 * Throws only on programmer errors: unknown agent, empty message.
 */
export declare function dispatchSpecialist(agent: SpecialistId, message: string, opts: DispatchOptions): Promise<DispatchResult>;
/**
 * Pure helper extracted for tests — translate an `openclaw agent` JSON envelope
 * into a {@link DispatchResult}.
 */
export declare function parseEnvelope(agent: SpecialistId, envelope: Record<string, unknown>): DispatchResult;
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