import type { Collection } from "./collections.js";
/**
 * Load all `Collection` YAML files from `<cwd>/data/collections/*.yml`.
 *
 * Returns an empty array if the directory does not exist, so callers can
 * safely render an empty/loading state without having to guard each
 * invocation site. Parse errors and other unexpected failures are NOT
 * swallowed — they surface so real problems (malformed YAML, permission
 * errors, etc.) are visible instead of silently producing empty output.
 */
export declare function loadCollections(cwd: string): Promise<Collection[]>;
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