Materialize extraction reference files

2026-07-05 14:32:35 +00:00
parent 39e071f5ca
commit a57c6397e3
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--- a/docs/internal/pipeline.md
+++ b/docs/internal/pipeline.md
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ Resolution validates bindings against extractor specs and records lane-scoped
 binding metadata. It does not read reference files or include reference bytes in
 source digests.

+During run preparation, resolved file references are materialized before any
+LLM-backed pipeline work. Config bindings resolve relative to the config file,
+CLI bindings resolve relative to the current working directory, and materialized
+reference content is passed to extractors through `ExtractionRequest`.
+Reference content is omitted from diagnostics and manifests.
+
 ## Registries And Module Specs

 `pipeline.Registries` holds concrete constructors for execution. A