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+"""Resolved ``@``-references and their pointer block.
+
+References are scope, not content: they tell the model what the user pointed
+at this turn so it can retrieve from those sources with tools.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .models import ReferenceKind, ResolvedReference
+from .reference_pointers import render_reference_pointers
+
+__all__ = [
+    "ReferenceKind",
+    "ResolvedReference",
+    "render_reference_pointers",
+]