/**
 * Shared utilities for the Boardroom MCP Server.
 * Handles file I/O for LEDGER, Wisdom Codex, and boardroom filesystem.
 */
export declare const BOARDROOM_ROOT: string;
export declare const MASTERMIND_ROOT: string;
export declare const LEDGER_PATH: string;
export declare const WISDOM_PATH: string;
export declare const LEDGER_JSON_PATH: string;
export declare const TRUST_ORACLE_PATH: string;
export declare const DEMO_ROOT: string;
/**
 * Safely read a file, returning empty string on failure.
 */
export declare function safeReadFile(filePath: string): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Safely parse JSON, returning null on failure.
 */
export declare function safeParseJSON<T>(content: string): T | null;
/**
 * Format an MCP tool success response.
 */
export declare function mcpSuccess(text: string): {
    content: {
        type: "text";
        text: string;
    }[];
};
/**
 * Format an MCP tool error response.
 */
export declare function mcpError(text: string): {
    content: {
        type: "text";
        text: string;
    }[];
    isError: true;
};
/**
 * Get the current ISO timestamp.
 */
export declare function now(): string;
/**
 * Check if the full protocol files are installed.
 */
export declare function hasProtocolFiles(): Promise<boolean>;