export interface UninstallOptions {
    /** Actually delete ~/.genius-cortex (⚠️ includes the vault). Default false. */
    purgeData?: boolean;
    /** Test override for the home directory (defaults to os.homedir()). */
    home?: string;
    /** Test override for the Cortex data dir (defaults to getCortexDir()). */
    cortexDir?: string;
}
export interface UninstallResult {
    removedMcpEntry: boolean;
    claudeMdCleaned: boolean;
    hookRemoved: boolean;
    dataPurged: boolean;
    cortexDir: string;
    /** True when ~/.genius-cortex/vault existed at uninstall time (drives the warning). */
    vaultExisted: boolean;
    /** Backup paths produced by the in-place edits (for reporting). */
    backups: string[];
    /** Footprint the user must remove by hand (npm pkg, app, and the data dir if kept). */
    manualSteps: string[];
}
/**
 * Remove Cortex's in-place edits and — only when `purgeData` — the data dir.
 * Never touches the npm package or the desktop app (returned as manual steps).
 */
export declare function uninstall(opts?: UninstallOptions): UninstallResult;