/**
 * De-duplication utility for candidate papers.
 * Merges results from multiple discovery sources by DOI or title similarity.
 */
import type { CandidatePaper } from "../schemas/index.js";
/**
 * De-duplicate an array of candidate papers.
 * Papers with the same DOI are merged (earlier entry wins).
 * Papers without DOI are kept unless titles match closely.
 */
export declare function deduplicateCandidates(candidates: CandidatePaper[]): CandidatePaper[];
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