/**
 * @module manifest/_project-io
 * @description Shared load/save helpers for timeline JSON files. Used by
 * timeline + project manifest entries to read/write the on-disk timeline
 * state. Mirrors the helpers previously embedded in
 * `packages/mcp-server/src/tools/project.ts`.
 */
import { Project } from "../../engine/index.js";
export declare function loadProject(projectPath: string, cwd: string): Promise<{
    project: Project;
    absPath: string;
}>;
export declare function saveProject(absPath: string, project: Project): Promise<void>;
