/**
 * Guard Factory
 *
 * SDK-agnostic factory for creating GuardManager instances.
 * Accepts a StorageConfig from @frontmcp/utils.
 */
import type { CreateGuardManagerArgs } from './types';
import { GuardManager } from './guard.manager';
/**
 * Create and initialize a GuardManager with the appropriate storage backend.
 *
 * If config.storage is set, uses that directly.
 * Otherwise falls back to in-memory storage.
 */
export declare function createGuardManager(args: CreateGuardManagerArgs): Promise<GuardManager>;