import { SettingsSurfaceDefinition } from './settings-surface-types.js';
export interface SettingsSurfaceRegistry {
    readonly definitions: readonly SettingsSurfaceDefinition[];
}
export declare function createSettingsSurfaceRegistry(definitions?: readonly SettingsSurfaceDefinition[]): SettingsSurfaceRegistry;
export declare function registerSettingsSurface(registry: SettingsSurfaceRegistry, definition: SettingsSurfaceDefinition): SettingsSurfaceRegistry;
/**
 * Compatibility adapter for Better Auth plugin tabs. Existing plugin tab
 * shapes remain untouched; the canonical registry only owns their identity,
 * route, label, and component projection.
 */
export declare function settingsDefinitionsFromPluginTabs(plugins: readonly unknown[]): SettingsSurfaceDefinition[];