export type RuleMetadata = Record<string, string | boolean | string[]>;
/**
 * Parse YAML frontmatter blocks from a rule file and return a flat metadata object
 */
export declare function parseRuleFrontmatter(content: string): RuleMetadata;
/**
 * Remove the rules block from the content
 */
export declare function removeRulesBlock(content: string): string;
/**
 * Write rules to the .windsurfrules file
 * This will update the content between the RULES_BEGIN and RULES_END markers
 * If the file doesn't exist, it will create it
 * If the markers don't exist, it will append them to the existing content
 */
export declare function writeRulesFile(rulesContent: string, rulesFilePath?: string): void;
/**
 * Generate the rules file content based on rule files
 */
export declare function generateRulesFileContent(ruleFiles: {
    name: string;
    path: string;
    metadata: Record<string, string | boolean | string[]>;
}[]): string;