import type { CriteriaBlock, PromotionFinding, SourceRegion } from "./types.js";
export declare const CRITERIA_FORMAT: string;
/** Validate the small criteria envelope while retaining the original region slice. */
export declare function validateCriteria(region: SourceRegion, sourcePath: string): {
    ok: true;
    block: CriteriaBlock;
} | {
    ok: false;
    findings: PromotionFinding[];
};