/**
 * Configuration loader for cdecode-config.json
 */
import { type CDecodeConfig } from './types.js';
/**
 * Finds the cdecode-config.json file by walking up the directory tree
 */
export declare function findConfigFile(startDir?: string): string | null;
/**
 * Loads and parses the cdecode-config.json file
 */
export declare function loadConfig(rootDir?: string): {
    config: CDecodeConfig;
    configPath: string;
    repoRoot: string;
};
/**
 * Loads config with defaults merged in
 */
export declare function loadConfigWithDefaults(rootDir?: string): {
    config: CDecodeConfig;
    configPath: string;
    repoRoot: string;
};
/**
 * Resolves relative paths in config to absolute paths
 */
export declare function resolveConfigPaths(config: CDecodeConfig, repoRoot: string): CDecodeConfig;
export { type CDecodeConfig } from './types.js';
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