export interface ResolvedWatchConfig {
    /** chokidar `paths` argument — what to watch */
    include: string[];
    /** chokidar `ignored` argument — appended CDK defaults guarantee dotfiles + node_modules + output dir are skipped */
    exclude: string[];
    /** chokidar `cwd` argument — typically the project root holding cdk.json */
    rootDir: string;
}
export declare const loadWatchConfig: (cwd?: string) => ResolvedWatchConfig;