/** Start a Pi agent only after its newly-created Herdr pane reaches a shell prompt. */
import { type HerdrExec } from "./herdr-cli.ts";
/** Retry cadence for Herdr's documented `agent_pane_busy` startup race. */
export declare const PANE_READY_POLL_MS = 300;
export declare function startHerdrAgent(exec: HerdrExec, name: string, paneId: string, args: string[], deadline: number): Promise<{
    result?: Record<string, unknown>;
    error?: string;
}>;
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