import type { ModelCategory, UnifiedModel } from "../types.js";
type SelectionGoal = "balanced" | "best" | "cheapest";
type Budget = "any" | "free" | "low";
interface UsageEstimate {
    input_tokens?: number;
    prompt_tokens?: number;
    output_tokens?: number;
    completion_tokens?: number;
    requests?: number;
    units?: number;
    images?: number;
    seconds?: number;
}
export declare function handleSelectModelForProject(models: UnifiedModel[], args: Record<string, unknown>): {
    content: {
        type: "text";
        text: string;
    }[];
    isError: boolean;
    structuredContent?: undefined;
} | {
    content: {
        type: "text";
        text: string;
    }[];
    structuredContent: {
        query: {
            project: string;
            task: string;
            requirements: string[];
            budget: Budget;
            optimization_goal: SelectionGoal;
        };
        candidates: never[];
    };
    isError?: undefined;
} | {
    content: {
        type: "text";
        text: string;
    }[];
    structuredContent: {
        query: {
            project: string;
            task: string;
            requirements: string[];
            budget: Budget;
            optimization_goal: SelectionGoal;
            inferred_categories: ModelCategory[];
            expected_usage: UsageEstimate;
        };
        best_overall: {
            id: string;
            name: string;
            provider: import("../types.js").ProviderName;
            category: ModelCategory;
            qualityTier: import("../types.js").QualityTier | null;
            pricing: string;
            comparisonPrice: number | null;
            estimatedCost: number | null;
            score: number;
            valueScore: number;
            reasons: string[];
            tradeoffs: string[];
        };
        cheapest_acceptable: {
            id: string;
            name: string;
            provider: import("../types.js").ProviderName;
            category: ModelCategory;
            qualityTier: import("../types.js").QualityTier | null;
            pricing: string;
            comparisonPrice: number | null;
            estimatedCost: number | null;
            score: number;
            valueScore: number;
            reasons: string[];
            tradeoffs: string[];
        };
        best_value: {
            id: string;
            name: string;
            provider: import("../types.js").ProviderName;
            category: ModelCategory;
            qualityTier: import("../types.js").QualityTier | null;
            pricing: string;
            comparisonPrice: number | null;
            estimatedCost: number | null;
            score: number;
            valueScore: number;
            reasons: string[];
            tradeoffs: string[];
        };
        candidates: {
            id: string;
            name: string;
            provider: import("../types.js").ProviderName;
            category: ModelCategory;
            qualityTier: import("../types.js").QualityTier | null;
            pricing: string;
            comparisonPrice: number | null;
            estimatedCost: number | null;
            score: number;
            valueScore: number;
            reasons: string[];
            tradeoffs: string[];
        }[];
        cost_basis: string;
    };
    isError?: undefined;
};
export {};
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