/** Expand leading `~` to the user home directory. */
export declare function expandWorkspacePathString(raw: string): string;
/**
 * Normalize and validate a workspace directory path.
 * Returns `null` when the input is empty or resolves to a filesystem root
 * (e.g. `/` or `C:\`) — both are almost certainly misconfiguration.
 */
export declare function normalizeWorkspaceDir(workspaceDir?: string): string | null;
/**
 * Resolve a workspace root, falling back to `process.cwd()` when the
 * provided path is empty or invalid.
 */
export declare function resolveWorkspaceRoot(workspaceDir?: string): string;