What is Materialization at mshell Workflow?
Materialization is the process of converting a generative workflow into a deterministic, LLM-free version. When you run a generative .md file with MSHELL_MATERIALIZE=1, mshell creates a _materialized.md file alongside it.
The materialized file contains the actual code generated by the LLMs during that run — with all LLM directives replaced by the concrete code they produced. Running the materialized file executes the same logic every time, without any LLM calls.
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