/**
 * Reads .vault.md files from the target path up to the vault root.
 * Returns an array of context strings, ordered from deepest to root.
 */
export declare function buildContextChain(targetPath: string): Promise<string[]>;
/**
 * Gets the full context chain as a single formatted string.
 * Order: root (broadest) to target (most specific).
 */
export declare function getContextString(targetPath: string): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Gets the context for the vault root.
 */
export declare function getVaultContext(): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Gets the context for notes in the vault.
 * Convenience wrapper for getSubdirectoryContext.
 */
export declare function getNotesContext(): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Gets context for a specific subdirectory within the vault.
 * Gathers .vault.md files in this order (broadest to most specific):
 * 1. .vault.md (vault root)
 * 2. {subdirectory}/.vault.md
 *
 * @param subdirectory - The subdirectory within the vault (e.g., 'notes', 'research', 'todos')
 */
export declare function getSubdirectoryContext(subdirectory: string): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Gets the context for todos in the vault.
 * Convenience wrapper for getSubdirectoryContext.
 */
export declare function getTodosContext(): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Gets the context for events in the vault.
 * Convenience wrapper for getSubdirectoryContext.
 */
export declare function getEventsContext(): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Gets the context for inbox in the vault.
 * Convenience wrapper for getSubdirectoryContext.
 */
export declare function getInboxContext(): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Gets the context for people in the vault.
 * Convenience wrapper for getSubdirectoryContext.
 */
export declare function getPeopleContext(): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Gets enriched context that includes .vault.md chain PLUS resolved
 * @mentions and entity:slug cross-references found in the entity content.
 */
export declare function getEnrichedContext(subdirectory: string, entityContent: string): Promise<string>;
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