export type StartOptions = {
    appLocation?: string;
    verbose?: boolean;
    silent?: boolean;
};
export type StartResult = {
    success: boolean;
    message?: string;
    error?: Error;
};
type WorkshopAppAttempt = {
    source: string;
    dir: string;
};
type WorkshopAppResolution = {
    appDir: string | null;
    attempts: Array<WorkshopAppAttempt>;
};
/**
 * Display help information about environment variables and debug logging
 */
export declare function displayHelp(): void;
/**
 * Start the workshop application
 */
export declare function start(options?: StartOptions): Promise<StartResult>;
export declare function formatWorkshopAppResolutionErrorMessage(attempts: Array<WorkshopAppAttempt>): string;
export declare function findGlobalWorkshopApp(options?: {
    env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
    homeDir?: string;
    npmRoot?: string;
}): Promise<WorkshopAppResolution>;
export {};