/**
 * List-response helpers shared by the EthisysCore monolith and plugins.
 *
 * List-returning tools (MCP tools, REST endpoints) return their rows either as a
 * bare array or wrapped in an `{ items }` / `{ rows }` envelope. {@link unwrapList}
 * normalises either shape to a flat array so callers never branch on it.
 */
/** A list response: a bare array or an `{ items }` / `{ rows }` envelope. */
type ListEnvelope<T> = T[] | {
    items?: T[];
    rows?: T[];
};
/** Normalise a list response (bare array or `{ items }` / `{ rows }`) to a flat array. */
declare function unwrapList<T>(response: ListEnvelope<T> | null | undefined): T[];

export { type ListEnvelope, unwrapList };