export declare const DESIGN_MD_PATH = "DESIGN.md";
export declare const UNCONFIGURED_DESIGN_AUTHORITY_MARKER = "Design authority status: `unconfigured`";
export type DesignAuthorityStatus = "missing" | "unconfigured" | "configured";
export interface DesignAuthorityInspection {
    status: DesignAuthorityStatus;
    has_authority_index: boolean;
    token_source_selected: boolean;
    classified_reference_count: number;
}
export declare function createDesignMdIfMissing(projectRoot: string): Promise<boolean>;
export declare function inspectDesignAuthorityStatus(projectRoot: string): Promise<DesignAuthorityStatus>;
export declare function inspectDesignAuthority(projectRoot: string): Promise<DesignAuthorityInspection>;