/**
 * Candidate resolution for the scanner.
 * Evaluates include/exclude patterns and returns Dirent candidates.
 */
import type { Dirent } from 'node:fs';
/**
 * Resolve candidates by evaluating include patterns against the root.
 * Returns Dirent entries for files and directories that match.
 *
 * @param root - Absolute path to the config root
 * @param include - Glob patterns to include
 * @param exclude - Glob patterns to exclude
 * @returns Array of Dirent entries
 */
export declare function resolveCandidates(root: string, include: string[], exclude: string[]): Promise<Dirent[]>;
/**
 * Determine the default include pattern based on directory structure.
 * Returns ['examples/*'] if an examples directory exists, otherwise ['*'].
 *
 * @param root - Absolute path to the config root
 * @returns Default include pattern array
 */
export declare function getDefaultIncludePattern(root: string): Promise<string[]>;
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