export declare const COUNCIL_SIZE_ENV = "WICKED_COUNCIL_SIZE";
export declare const COUNCIL_STAGGER_ENV = "WICKED_COUNCIL_SPAWN_STAGGER_MS";
export declare const COUNCIL_SIZE_MIN = 1;
export declare const COUNCIL_SIZE_MAX = 9;
export declare const COUNCIL_STAGGER_MAX_MS = 30000;
/** A valid `councilSize`: an integer 1..9. */
export declare function isCouncilSize(v: unknown): v is number;
/** A valid `councilSpawnStaggerMs`: an integer 0..30000. */
export declare function isCouncilStaggerMs(v: unknown): v is number;
/**
 * Export the council settings to `env` (default: this process, which the in-process engine
 * reads). A missing or invalid value deletes the variable, so the engine's own default applies.
 */
export declare function applyCouncilSettings(settings: {
    councilSize?: unknown;
    councilSpawnStaggerMs?: unknown;
}, env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): void;
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