/**
 * Walk up from `startDir` looking for an `ai-assets/` directory.
 *
 * Delegates to the shared implementation in `asset-manager/catalog-deployer`,
 * which is async, deadline-bounded, level-capped, and refuses a candidate that
 * resolves at or under a workspace mount (continuing upward so a legitimate
 * parent still wins).
 *
 * @param startDir - Absolute path to begin the upward search from (typically
 *   the skaile `projectDir`).
 * Note the upward walk is now level-capped rather than running to the
 * filesystem root. Six levels covers every real layout and stops an
 * unbounded climb across mount boundaries.
 *
 * @returns Absolute path to the first usable `ai-assets/` directory found, or
 *   `null` if no match exists within the cap.
 *
 * @docLink packages/workspace-plugin/concepts#workspaceplugin-lifecycle
 */
export declare function findAiAssetsRoot(startDir: string): Promise<string | null>;
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