export type CandidateKind = "architecture" | "build" | "docs" | "naming" | "testing" | "workflow";
export type Confidence = "high" | "low" | "medium";
export type SourceKind = "code" | "docs" | "project-profile";
export type SuggestedMode = "advisory" | "candidate-blocker" | "conflict";
export type SourceRef = {
    readonly evidence: string;
    readonly filePath: string;
    readonly line: number;
};
export type InferredRule = {
    readonly confidence: Confidence;
    readonly id: string;
    readonly kind: CandidateKind;
    readonly sourceKind: SourceKind;
    readonly sourceRefs: readonly SourceRef[];
    readonly suggestedMode: SuggestedMode;
    readonly summary: string;
};
export type InstructionConflict = {
    readonly id: string;
    readonly sourceRefs: readonly SourceRef[];
    readonly summary: string;
};
export type InstructionInferenceReport = {
    readonly conflictsPath: string;
    readonly generatedAt: string;
    readonly limitations: readonly string[];
    readonly projectDir: string;
    readonly rules: readonly InferredRule[];
    readonly schemaVersion: "instructions-inferred.1";
};
export type InstructionConflictReport = {
    readonly conflicts: readonly InstructionConflict[];
    readonly limitations: readonly string[];
    readonly schemaVersion: "instructions-conflicts.1";
};
export type InstructionInferenceResult = {
    readonly conflicts: InstructionConflictReport;
    readonly inferred: InstructionInferenceReport;
};
export type ProfileObservation = {
    readonly architectureStyle: string | null;
    readonly buildTool: string | null;
    readonly packageStyle: string | null;
    readonly sourceRef: SourceRef | null;
};
export declare const INSTRUCTIONS_OUTPUT_DIR = ".persona/instructions";
export declare const INSTRUCTION_INFERENCE_LIMITATIONS: readonly ["Read-only preview: inferred rules are observations, not adopted policy.", "No closure blocker or config mutation is performed.", "This is not a company instruction compliance, app-quality, or broad linter claim."];
export declare function inferredRule(id: string, kind: CandidateKind, confidence: Confidence, sourceKind: SourceKind, suggestedMode: SuggestedMode, summary: string, sourceRefs: readonly SourceRef[]): InferredRule;
export declare function sourceRef(projectDir: string, filePath: string, line: number, evidence: string): SourceRef;
export declare function firstExisting(projectDir: string, paths: readonly string[]): string | null;
export declare function listFiles(rootDir: string, suffix: string): readonly string[];
export declare function readText(path: string): string;
export declare function lineFor(text: string, pattern: RegExp): number;