/**
 * Weekly npm registry version check (telemetry policy B+C).
 *
 * Privacy: the only network call is a standard GET to
 * `https://registry.npmjs.org/slaminar/latest` — the same call `npm info`
 * makes. No user identifier, no payload. Fail-soft everywhere so a CLI
 * command is never blocked by a failed version check.
 */
import type { UpdateInfo } from '../types/index.js';
export interface CheckOptions {
    force?: boolean;
    disabledViaFlag?: boolean;
}
export declare function checkForUpdate(currentVersion: string, options?: CheckOptions): Promise<UpdateInfo | null>;
export declare function formatUpdateNotice(info: UpdateInfo): string;
/**
 * Non-blocking helper for every CLI command to invoke up front.
 * Swallows all errors — never prevents the real command from running.
 */
export declare function maybePrintUpdateNotice(currentVersion: string, options?: CheckOptions): Promise<void>;