import type { InstalledPluginInfo } from "./types.js";
export interface PluginMetadata {
    readonly version?: string;
    readonly description?: string;
}
/** Read the bundle's own release metadata, without requiring catalog duplication. */
export declare function readPluginMetadata(root: string): Promise<PluginMetadata>;
/** Old installs may have only a catalog receipt; never borrow a newer catalog version. */
export declare function installedPluginVersion(plugin: InstalledPluginInfo | undefined): string | undefined;