import type { ParadoxConfig } from '../config/types.js';
/***
 * Searches upward from a start directory until it finds a supported Paradox config file.
 */
export declare function findParadoxConfigFile(startDir: string): Promise<string | null>;
/***
 * Loads a Paradox config module and returns its default export or an empty config.
 */
export declare function loadParadoxConfig(configFilePath: string): Promise<ParadoxConfig>;
/***
 * Resolves and validates the package root from config and config directory.
 */
export declare function resolvePackageRoot(config: ParadoxConfig, configDir: string): Promise<string>;
/***
 * Resolves the configured output directory and enforces that it stays inside the package root.
 */
export declare function resolveOutputRoot(config: ParadoxConfig, packageRoot: string): {
    outputDir: string;
    outputRoot: string;
};