export interface ConscienceConfig {
    enabled: boolean;
    skills: {
        mode: "off" | "recommend" | "load";
        exclude: string[];
    };
    tools: {
        enabled: boolean;
        exclude: string[];
    };
    timeoutMs: number;
    maxAssessments: number;
    maxNudges: number;
    maxSkillBytes: number;
    maxLoadedBytes: number;
}
export declare const conscienceWarnings: (config: ConscienceConfig) => readonly string[];
export declare function disabledConscience(): ConscienceConfig;
export declare function validConscience(value: unknown): value is ConscienceConfig;
/** Normalize each raw layer before defaults lose the distinction between absent and explicit opt-outs. */
export declare function mergeConscience(base: ConscienceConfig, layer: Record<string, unknown>, project: boolean): ConscienceConfig;