/**
 * Shared helpers for the `approve-remote` / `approve-local` scripts to turn a
 * `hula approve` exit-3 (merge confidence below threshold) into the structured
 * `below_threshold` JSON the `/hula-approve` skill renders.
 */
export interface BelowThresholdPayload {
    /** Human-readable exit-3 message from `hula approve`. */
    message: string;
    /** The full merge assessment object (or `null` when unavailable). */
    assessment: unknown;
}
/**
 * Extract the `{ message, assessment }` payload `hula approve` writes on its
 * single `HULA_MERGE_BELOW_THRESHOLD:` stdout line when it exits 3. Returns
 * `null` when the line is absent or unparsable (older CLI / unexpected output).
 */
export declare function parseBelowThreshold(stdout: string): BelowThresholdPayload | null;
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