diff --git a/examples/configs/in-memory.yaml b/examples/configs/in-memory.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0714edd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/configs/in-memory.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+pipeline-executor:
+  type: local # (1)
+  config:
+    object_serialisation: false
+
+
+run-log-store:
+  type: buffered # (2)
+
+catalog:
+  type: do-nothing # (3)
+
+secrets:
+  type: do-nothing # (4)
diff --git a/extensions/pipeline_executor/local.py b/extensions/pipeline_executor/local.py
index 9ec62f4a..aa13c350 100644
--- a/extensions/pipeline_executor/local.py
+++ b/extensions/pipeline_executor/local.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
+from pydantic import Field, PrivateAttr
+
 from extensions.pipeline_executor import GenericPipelineExecutor
 from runnable import defaults
 from runnable.defaults import TypeMapVariable
@@ -22,7 +24,18 @@ class LocalExecutor(GenericPipelineExecutor):
     """
 
     service_name: str = "local"
-    _is_local: bool = True
+
+    object_serialisation: bool = Field(default=True)
+
+    _is_local: bool = PrivateAttr(default=True)
+
+    def execute_from_graph(
+        self, node: BaseNode, map_variable: TypeMapVariable = None, **kwargs
+    ):
+        if not self.object_serialisation:
+            self._context.object_serialisation = False
+
+        super().execute_from_graph(node=node, map_variable=map_variable, **kwargs)
 
     def trigger_node_execution(
         self, node: BaseNode, map_variable: TypeMapVariable = None, **kwargs
@@ -47,30 +60,3 @@ def execute_node(
             map_variable (dict[str, str], optional): _description_. Defaults to None.
         """
         self._execute_node(node=node, map_variable=map_variable, **kwargs)
-
-    # def execute_job(self, node: TaskNode):
-    #     """
-    #     Set up the step log and call the execute node
-
-    #     Args:
-    #         node (BaseNode): _description_
-    #     """
-
-    #     step_log = self._context.run_log_store.create_step_log(
-    #         node.name, node._get_step_log_name(map_variable=None)
-    #     )
-
-    #     self.add_code_identities(node=node, step_log=step_log)
-
-    #     step_log.step_type = node.node_type
-    #     step_log.status = defaults.PROCESSING
-    #     self._context.run_log_store.add_step_log(step_log, self._context.run_id)
-    #     self.execute_node(node=node)
-
-    #     # Update the run log status
-    #     step_log = self._context.run_log_store.get_step_log(
-    #         node._get_step_log_name(), self._context.run_id
-    #     )
-    #     self._context.run_log_store.update_run_log_status(
-    #         run_id=self._context.run_id, status=step_log.status
-    #     )
diff --git a/runnable/context.py b/runnable/context.py
index 383ce94c..033c4bac 100644
--- a/runnable/context.py
+++ b/runnable/context.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, SerializeAsAny
 from rich.progress import Progress
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Context(BaseModel):
     from_sdk: bool = False
 
     run_id: str = ""
+    object_serialisation: bool = True
+    return_objects: Dict[str, Any] = {}
 
     tag: str = ""
     variables: Dict[str, str] = {}
diff --git a/runnable/datastore.py b/runnable/datastore.py
index 281ebf61..48b4e31f 100644
--- a/runnable/datastore.py
+++ b/runnable/datastore.py
@@ -98,22 +98,33 @@ class ObjectParameter(BaseModel):
     @computed_field  # type: ignore
     @property
     def description(self) -> str:
-        return f"Pickled object stored in catalog as: {self.value}"
+        if context.run_context.object_serialisation:
+            return f"Pickled object stored in catalog as: {self.value}"
+
+        return f"Object stored in memory as: {self.value}"
 
     @property
     def file_name(self) -> str:
         return f"{self.value}{context.run_context.pickler.extension}"
 
     def get_value(self) -> Any:
-        # Get the pickled object
-        catalog_handler = context.run_context.catalog_handler
+        # If there was no serialisation, return the object from the return objects
+        if not context.run_context.object_serialisation:
+            return context.run_context.return_objects[self.value]
 
+        # If the object was serialised, get it from the catalog
+        catalog_handler = context.run_context.catalog_handler
         catalog_handler.get(name=self.file_name, run_id=context.run_context.run_id)
         obj = context.run_context.pickler.load(path=self.file_name)
         os.remove(self.file_name)  # Remove after loading
         return obj
 
     def put_object(self, data: Any) -> None:
+        if not context.run_context.object_serialisation:
+            context.run_context.return_objects[self.value] = data
+            return
+
+        # If the object was serialised, put it in the catalog
         context.run_context.pickler.dump(data=data, path=self.file_name)
 
         catalog_handler = context.run_context.catalog_handler
diff --git a/runnable/executor.py b/runnable/executor.py
index 692bfbef..0e255669 100644
--- a/runnable/executor.py
+++ b/runnable/executor.py
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ class BaseExecutor(ABC, BaseModel):
     service_name: str = ""
     service_type: str = "executor"
 
-    _is_local: bool = (
-        False  # This is a flag to indicate whether the executor is local or not.
-    )
+    _is_local: bool = PrivateAttr(default=False)
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")