diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable.py
index 2669409a3a2..0facc1ea6d8 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import (
     Any,
     AsyncIterator,
@@ -189,6 +190,15 @@ class Runnable(Generic[Input, Output], ABC):
             )
             return output
 
+    def _invoke_with_locals(
+        self,
+        input: Input,
+        _locals: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
+    ) -> Output:
+        return self.invoke(input, config=config)
+
 
 class RunnableSequence(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
     first: Runnable[Input, Any]
@@ -249,6 +259,16 @@ class RunnableSequence(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
             )
 
     def invoke(self, input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None) -> Output:
+        locals: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        return self._invoke_with_locals(input, locals, config=config)
+
+    def _invoke_with_locals(
+        self,
+        input: Input,
+        _locals: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
+    ) -> Output:
         from langchain.callbacks.manager import CallbackManager
 
         # setup callbacks
@@ -270,10 +290,11 @@ class RunnableSequence(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
         # invoke all steps in sequence
         try:
             for step in self.steps:
-                input = step.invoke(
+                input = step._invoke_with_locals(
                     input,
+                    _locals,
                     # mark each step as a child run
-                    _patch_config(config, run_manager.get_child()),
+                    config=_patch_config(config, run_manager.get_child()),
                 )
         # finish the root run
         except (KeyboardInterrupt, Exception) as e:
@@ -595,6 +616,15 @@ class RunnableMap(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Dict[str, Any]]):
 
     def invoke(
         self, input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return self._invoke_with_locals(input, {}, config=config)
+
+    def _invoke_with_locals(
+        self,
+        input: Input,
+        _locals: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         from langchain.callbacks.manager import CallbackManager
 
@@ -619,10 +649,12 @@ class RunnableMap(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Dict[str, Any]]):
             with ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
                 futures = [
                     executor.submit(
-                        step.invoke,
+                        step._invoke_with_locals,
                         input,
+                        # locals are read-only in a map step
+                        deepcopy(_locals),
                         # mark each step as a child run
-                        _patch_config(config, run_manager.get_child()),
+                        config=_patch_config(config, run_manager.get_child()),
                     )
                     for step in steps.values()
                 ]
@@ -709,6 +741,48 @@ class RunnablePassthrough(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Input]):
         return self._call_with_config(lambda x: x, input, config)
 
 
+class PutLocalVar(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Input]):
+    key: str
+
+    def __init__(self, key: str, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        super().__init__(key=key, **kwargs)
+
+    def invoke(self, input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None) -> Input:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _invoke_with_locals(
+        self,
+        input: Input,
+        _locals: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
+    ) -> Input:
+        _locals[self.key] = input
+        return self._call_with_config(lambda x: x, input, config)
+
+
+class GetLocalVar(Serializable, Runnable[str, Any]):
+    key: str
+    return_input_key: Optional[str] = None
+
+    def __init__(self, key: str, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        super().__init__(key=key, **kwargs)
+
+    def invoke(self, input: str, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None) -> Any:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _invoke_with_locals(
+        self,
+        input: str,
+        _locals: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
+    ) -> Any:
+        if self.return_input_key is not None:
+            return {self.key: _locals[self.key], self.return_input_key: input}
+        return _locals[self.key]
+
+
 class RunnableBinding(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
     bound: Runnable[Input, Output]
 
@@ -727,6 +801,17 @@ class RunnableBinding(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
     def invoke(self, input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None) -> Output:
         return self.bound.invoke(input, config, **self.kwargs)
 
+    def _invoke_with_locals(
+        self,
+        input: Input,
+        _locals: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
+    ) -> Output:
+        return self.bound._invoke_with_locals(
+            input, _locals, config=config, **self.kwargs
+        )
+
     async def ainvoke(
         self, input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None
     ) -> Output:
@@ -810,6 +895,15 @@ class RouterRunnable(
 
     def invoke(
         self, input: RouterInput, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None
+    ) -> Output:
+        return self._invoke_with_locals(input, {}, config=config)
+
+    def _invoke_with_locals(
+        self,
+        input: RouterInput,
+        _locals: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None,
     ) -> Output:
         key = input["key"]
         actual_input = input["input"]
@@ -817,7 +911,7 @@ class RouterRunnable(
             raise ValueError(f"No runnable associated with key '{key}'")
 
         runnable = self.runnables[key]
-        return runnable.invoke(actual_input, config)
+        return runnable._invoke_with_locals(actual_input, _locals, config=config)
 
     async def ainvoke(
         self, input: RouterInput, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None