/**
 * Pure {@link BrandProfile} assembly and merge rules (M4).
 *
 * `buildProfile` folds extracted signals + discovered competitors into the
 * persisted shape; `buildProfileFromFlags` is the no-fetch degraded fallback;
 * `mergeProfile` implements the "user edits always win" rule for `--refresh`.
 */
import { type BrandProfile, type BusinessType } from '../types.js';
import { type ExtractedSignals } from './extract.js';
export interface BuildProfileInput {
    domain: string;
    signals: ExtractedSignals;
    competitors: string[];
    /** How the discovery call classified the business (M5a), when it did. */
    businessType?: BusinessType;
    generatedAt: string;
}
/** Assemble a profile from extracted signals and the (llm) competitor list. */
export declare function buildProfile(input: BuildProfileInput): BrandProfile;
export interface FlagInput {
    brand?: string;
    category?: string;
    generatedAt: string;
}
/**
 * Apply `--brand`/`--category` flags over an existing profile, overriding ONLY
 * the flagged fields (marked `user`) and preserving every other curated field.
 * This is the flags path when a profile already exists - it must never wipe
 * fields the flags do not mention.
 */
export declare function applyFlags(existing: BrandProfile, flags: FlagInput): BrandProfile;
export interface FlagProfileInput {
    domain: string;
    brand?: string;
    category?: string;
    generatedAt: string;
}
/**
 * Build a profile from `--brand`/`--category` flags with no fetch. Flagged
 * fields are `user`-sourced and the profile is `degraded` (fetch-derived
 * features flag themselves off downstream).
 */
export declare function buildProfileFromFlags(input: FlagProfileInput): BrandProfile;
/**
 * Merge a freshly discovered profile over an existing one. A field whose
 * existing source is `user` is never overwritten; every other field takes the
 * fresh value/source. The refresh stamps the fresh `generatedAt`.
 */
export declare function mergeProfile(existing: BrandProfile, fresh: BrandProfile): BrandProfile;