import * as k8s from '@kubernetes/client-node';
import { KubernetesConfig } from './types.js';
export declare class KubernetesConfigManager {
    private kc;
    constructor();
    /**
     * Get the KubeConfig instance for API client creation
     */
    getKubeConfig(): k8s.KubeConfig;
    /**
     * Initialize Kubernetes configuration similar to fark's approach
     * Priority: in-cluster config > KUBECONFIG env > ~/.kube/config
     */
    initializeConfig(): Promise<KubernetesConfig>;
    /**
     * Get the API server URL for the current cluster
     */
    getClusterApiUrl(): string;
    /**
     * Detect ark-api service URL in the cluster
     * This mimics how fark discovers services
     */
    getArkApiUrl(namespace?: string): Promise<string>;
    /**
     * Check if we can access the cluster
     */
    testClusterAccess(): Promise<boolean>;
}