import type { OutputFormat } from '../models/common';
import type { FormattableData } from './formatters/table';
/** Flags that determine which formatter to use */
export interface FormatFlags {
    json?: boolean;
    quiet?: boolean;
    format?: string;
}
/**
 * Resolve the effective output format from CLI flags.
 * --quiet takes precedence over --format and --json.
 * --json takes precedence over --format (default).
 *
 * @param flags - CLI format flags
 * @param isShowCommand - If true, default to 'markdown' and reject '--format table'
 * @throws CliShowFormatError if isShowCommand and --format table is requested
 * @throws CliFormatError if --format value is invalid
 */
export declare function selectFormat(flags: FormatFlags, isShowCommand?: boolean): OutputFormat;
/**
 * Format data using the appropriate formatter.
 */
export declare function formatOutput(data: FormattableData, format: OutputFormat, entityType?: string, options?: {
    parentEntityId?: string;
}): string;
/**
 * Format an error for output.
 */
export declare function formatErrorOutput(err: Error, format: OutputFormat): string;
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