Deterministic Materializers

CAGE separates AI-generated materializers from the artifacts they produce. Materializers read specifications and emit implementation code, and both steps must be deterministic: same inputs, same outputs.

Determinism is what makes audit trails trustworthy and regeneration safe. If automation behaves differently run to run, governance collapses.

In practice

• Version materializers alongside the directives that shaped them; regenerate when architecture changes, not on a whim.
• Automate diff checks so regenerated artifacts are reviewed as code, with explanations tied back to specification updates.
• Halt pipelines the moment determinism is violated; debug the cause before retrying.