/**
 * Effective squad directory resolution — external state aware.
 *
 * Wraps detectSquadDir() to follow the config.json stateLocation marker
 * when state has been externalized via `squad externalize`.
 *
 * @module cli/core/effective-squad-dir
 */
import { type SquadDirInfo } from './detect-squad-dir.js';
/**
 * Resolve the effective state directory from a local .squad/ path.
 *
 * If `.squad/config.json` has `stateLocation: 'external'` and a valid
 * `projectKey`, returns the external state directory. Otherwise returns
 * the original `squadDirPath` unchanged.
 */
export declare function resolveStateDir(squadDirPath: string): string;
export interface EffectiveSquadDirs {
    /** The local .squad/ directory info (for config.json and non-state files) */
    local: SquadDirInfo;
    /** The effective state directory (external dir when externalized, otherwise local .squad/) */
    stateDir: string;
    /** Directory whose config declares the active state backend */
    backendConfigDir: string;
}
/**
 * Detect the squad directory and resolve the effective state dir.
 *
 * Combines detectSquadDir() (zero-dependency bootstrap) with external
 * state resolution from config.json. Use `stateDir` for reading state
 * files (team.md, routing.md, agents/, plugins/, etc.) and `local.path`
 * for non-state files that remain in the working tree.
 */
export declare function effectiveSquadDir(dest: string): EffectiveSquadDirs;
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