export type InitializeGitResult = {
    outcome: "initialized";
} | {
    outcome: "alreadyARepository";
} | {
    outcome: "notInitialized";
    reason: "gitNotInstalled" | "failed";
};
export type CommitScaffoldResult = {
    outcome: "committed";
} | {
    outcome: "nothingToCommit";
} | {
    outcome: "notCommitted";
    reason: "failed";
};
export declare const INITIAL_COMMIT_MESSAGE = "Initial commit";
export declare function initializeGitRepository(dir: string): InitializeGitResult;
/**
 * Stage everything under `dir` and create the first commit. Called only when
 * `initializeGitRepository` just made the repo — never inside someone else's
 * work tree. Soft from the caller's side: a missing git identity or an empty
 * tree returns `notCommitted` rather than throwing.
 */
export declare function commitScaffoldedRepository(dir: string): CommitScaffoldResult;
export declare function gitAvailable(): boolean;
export declare function isInsideGitWorkTree(dir: string): boolean;
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