import type { AgentDefinition, ThreadTemplate } from '../../core/types/thread-types.js';
export declare const FILE_REF_PREFIX = "file:";
export declare function setAdminNotifier(fn: (text: string) => void): void;
/** Resolve a "file:<name>" reference for a given field. Returns value unchanged if not a file ref.
 *  Exported so prompt-builder.ts can resolve file refs on per-template agent overrides. */
export declare function resolveFileRef(field: string, value: string | undefined): string | undefined;
/** Resolve a plugin directory path. Absolute paths are returned as-is;
 *  relative paths are resolved against DATA_DIR (plugins live under DATA_DIR/plugins/). */
export declare function resolvePluginDir(dir: string): string;
/**
 * Merge defaults thread-templates.json into the user's config.
 * - Agents/templates not in user config → added from defaults.
 * - Agents/templates already in user config → preserved as-is (never overwritten).
 * - If user config doesn't exist → copy defaults in full.
 * - Malformed user config → replace with defaults.
 *
 * @returns true if the user config file was written, false if no changes were needed.
 */
export declare function mergeThreadTemplates(defaultsPath: string, userConfigPath: string): boolean;
export declare function loadConfig(): {
    agents: Record<string, AgentDefinition>;
    templates: Record<string, ThreadTemplate>;
};
export declare function startConfigWatcher(): void;
export declare function stopConfigWatcher(): void;
export declare function getAgent(name: string): AgentDefinition | null;
export declare function listAgents(): AgentDefinition[];
export declare function getTemplate(name: string): ThreadTemplate | null;
export declare function listTemplates(): ThreadTemplate[];
export declare function listTemplateNames(): string[];