import { C as ContrailConfig } from './types-CmjW-xL4.js';
import '@atcute/identity-resolver';
import '@atcute/lexicons/syntax';

/** Auto-detect locations (first match wins). Keep this list small and stable —
 *  every CLI in the ecosystem walks it, so additions are cross-cutting. */
declare const CONFIG_CANDIDATES: readonly string[];
/** Human-readable summary for CLI error messages. */
declare const CONFIG_CANDIDATES_MESSAGE = "contrail.config.ts | src/contrail.config.ts | src/lib/contrail.config.ts | app/contrail.config.ts";
/** Standard generated bundle locations used by runtime CLI commands. */
declare const LEXICON_BUNDLE_CANDIDATES: readonly string[];
/** Find a config file by walking the auto-detect list relative to `root`.
 *  When `explicit` is passed, resolves that (relative to `root`) and checks
 *  existence — no auto-detection. Returns `null` if nothing found. */
declare function findConfigFile(root: string, explicit?: string): string | null;
/** Infer the project root represented by a discovered config path. Exact
 * standard candidate locations win; an arbitrary explicitly named config falls
 * back to its containing directory. */
declare function configProjectRoot(path: string): string;
/** Load a config file via jiti — handles TS + ESM + CJS transparently,
 *  no tsx/ts-node hook required. Accepts either a named export `config` or
 *  a default export. Validates the result has the minimum `ContrailConfig`
 *  shape (`namespace` + `collections`) so misnamed exports throw at load
 *  time rather than producing confusing "undefined.namespace" errors later. */
declare function findLexiconBundle(root: string): string | null;
declare function loadLexiconBundle(path: string): Promise<object[]>;
declare function loadConfig<T = ContrailConfig>(path: string): Promise<T>;

export { CONFIG_CANDIDATES, CONFIG_CANDIDATES_MESSAGE, LEXICON_BUNDLE_CANDIDATES, configProjectRoot, findConfigFile, findLexiconBundle, loadConfig, loadLexiconBundle };