import type { AIProvider, AIProviderConfiguration, ConfiguredAIClient, ConfiguredAIOptions } from './types';
export declare function resolveAIProvider(config: ConfiguredAIOptions, override?: AIProvider): AIProvider;
/**
 * Inspect the selected provider without creating a request or exposing secrets.
 * Applications can use this for health checks, settings screens, and fallbacks.
 */
export declare function getAIProviderConfiguration(config: ConfiguredAIOptions, override?: AIProvider, environment?: Record<string, string | undefined>): AIProviderConfiguration;
declare function parseObject(content: string): unknown;
declare function validateSchema(value: unknown, schema: Record<string, any>, path?: string): string[];
/**
 * Create a provider-neutral AI client from an application's `config/ai.ts`.
 * Secrets remain server-side and may be supplied by config or provider env vars.
 */
export declare function createAIClient(config: ConfiguredAIOptions, override?: AIProvider): ConfiguredAIClient;
export { parseObject as parseAIObject, validateSchema as validateAISchema };