/**
 * Shared ticker logic — used by both the standalone daemon and the MCP server.
 *
 * Extracts schedule setup and tick execution so either process can run
 * the gather loop without duplicating the core logic.
 */
import { Registry } from '../core/registry.ts';
import type { GatherContext } from '../core/types.ts';
export interface Schedule {
    pluginName: string;
    intervalMs: number;
    lastFired: number;
}
export interface TickCallbacks {
    /** Called for each plugin that returns text on a tick. */
    onResult?: (pluginName: string, text: string) => void;
}
/**
 * Load plugins, build registry, and compute interval schedules.
 * Initializes provider-scoped state directory.
 * Returns null if no interval plugins are configured.
 */
export declare function setupTicker(provider: string): Promise<{
    registry: Registry;
    schedules: Schedule[];
    tickMs: number;
    context: GatherContext;
} | null>;
/**
 * Run one tick: gather all due plugins, update state + cache, call onResult for each.
 */
export declare function tick(registry: Registry, schedules: Schedule[], context: GatherContext, callbacks?: TickCallbacks): Promise<void>;