export type EarlyArg = "help" | "version" | "start";
/** Classify `--help`/`-h` and `--version`/`-V` ahead of every other flag. */
export declare function handleEarlyArgs(argv: string[]): EarlyArg;
/**
 * The package version for a bin entry two directories below the package root
 * — `src/<bin>/index.ts` and its bundled `dist/<bin>/index.js` alike. Pass the
 * entry's own `import.meta.url` so the lookup survives bundling.
 */
export declare function readPackageVersion(entryUrl: string): string;