export declare const PROJECT_DIR_NAME = ".clai";
export declare const CLAI_INSTRUCTIONS_FILE = "CLAI.md";
export declare const RECORDED_INSTRUCTIONS_FILE = "INSTRUCTIONS.md";
export type InstructionScope = "user" | "ancestor" | "project" | "recorded";
export interface InstructionCandidate {
    readonly path: string;
    readonly scope: InstructionScope;
}
export declare function isHomeDirectory(dir: string): boolean;
export declare function instructionSearchDirs(input: {
    readonly cwd: string;
    readonly projectRoot?: string | undefined;
}): string[];
export declare function instructionCandidates(input: {
    readonly cwd: string;
    readonly projectRoot?: string | undefined;
}): InstructionCandidate[];
export declare function scaffoldTargetDir(input: {
    readonly cwd: string;
    readonly projectRoot?: string | undefined;
}): string | undefined;
export declare function recordedInstructionsPath(root: string): string;
export declare function claiInstructionsPath(root: string): string;