export type ConfigCategory = 'core' | 'rules' | 'performance' | 'exclusion' | 'scope';
export type ConfigLayer = 'defaults' | 'user' | 'project' | 'cli';
export interface ConfigMetadata {
    description: string;
    longDescription?: string;
    type: string;
    default: unknown;
    examples: unknown[];
    category: ConfigCategory;
    layer: ConfigLayer[];
    relatedOptions?: string[];
    validation?: string;
    whenToChange?: string;
    commonUseCase?: string;
}
export declare const CONFIG_METADATA: Record<string, ConfigMetadata>;
export declare const RULES_METADATA: Record<string, {
    description: string;
    impact: string;
    whenToDisable: string;
}>;
export declare const CONFIG_LAYERS: Record<ConfigLayer, string>;
export declare function getMetadataByCategory(): Record<ConfigCategory, Record<string, ConfigMetadata>>;
export declare function fuzzyMatch(input: string, candidates: string[], maxSuggestions?: number): string[];
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