diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index 0085959..5f6b790 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ import './smarthbs.helpers';
 export * from './smarthbs.partials';
 export * from './smarthbs.template';
 export * from './smarthbs.variables';
+export * from './smarthbs.postprocess';
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d802930..a86ab68 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ require("./smarthbs.helpers");
 __export(require("./smarthbs.partials"));
 __export(require("./smarthbs.template"));
 __export(require("./smarthbs.variables"));
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+__export(require("./smarthbs.postprocess"));
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diff --git a/dist/smarthbs.helpers.js b/dist/smarthbs.helpers.js
index 80401c5..ec664c1 100644
--- a/dist/smarthbs.helpers.js
+++ b/dist/smarthbs.helpers.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const plugins = require("./smarthbs.plugins");
+/**
+ * Helper:
+ * Allows you to analyze a context
+ */
 plugins.handlebars.registerHelper('__analyze', (analyzeContext) => {
     if (typeof analyzeContext === 'string') {
         if (plugins.handlebars.partials[analyzeContext]) {
@@ -13,6 +17,10 @@ plugins.handlebars.registerHelper('__analyze', (analyzeContext) => {
         return 'analyzed';
     }
 });
+/**
+ * Helper:
+ * logs all registered partials to console
+ */
 plugins.handlebars.registerHelper('__allPartialsLog', (analyzeContext) => {
     console.log(plugins.handlebars.partials);
     return 'analyzed';
@@ -21,4 +29,4 @@ plugins.handlebars.registerHelper('__compile', (evaluationString, evaluationCont
     let template = plugins.handlebars.compile(evaluationString);
     return template(evaluationContext);
 });
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diff --git a/dist/smarthbs.postprocess.d.ts b/dist/smarthbs.postprocess.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec7b3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/smarthbs.postprocess.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * allows you to keep handlebars in place across multiple iterations
+ * helpful when handlebars syntax is used by more than one tool in a build chain
+ */
+export declare let postprocess: (stringArg: string) => Promise<string>;
diff --git a/dist/smarthbs.postprocess.js b/dist/smarthbs.postprocess.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10a125a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/smarthbs.postprocess.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"use strict";
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(result.value); }).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+let safeSyntaxBeginRegex = /{-{/g;
+let safeSyntaxEndRegex = /}-}/g;
+/**
+ * allows you to keep handlebars in place across multiple iterations
+ * helpful when handlebars syntax is used by more than one tool in a build chain
+ */
+exports.postprocess = (stringArg) => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    let processedString = stringArg;
+    processedString = processedString.replace(safeSyntaxBeginRegex, '{{');
+    processedString = processedString.replace(safeSyntaxEndRegex, '}}');
+    return processedString;
+});
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diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index bf5b1cc..2571c25 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ import './smarthbs.helpers'
 export * from './smarthbs.partials'
 export * from './smarthbs.template'
 export * from './smarthbs.variables'
+export * from './smarthbs.postprocess'
diff --git a/ts/smarthbs.helpers.ts b/ts/smarthbs.helpers.ts
index 6741b6d..d39b3cb 100644
--- a/ts/smarthbs.helpers.ts
+++ b/ts/smarthbs.helpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import * as plugins from './smarthbs.plugins'
 
+/**
+ * Helper:
+ * Allows you to analyze a context
+ */
 plugins.handlebars.registerHelper('__analyze', (analyzeContext) => {
   if (typeof analyzeContext === 'string') {
     if (plugins.handlebars.partials[analyzeContext]) {
@@ -12,6 +16,10 @@ plugins.handlebars.registerHelper('__analyze', (analyzeContext) => {
   }
 })
 
+/**
+ * Helper:
+ * logs all registered partials to console
+ */
 plugins.handlebars.registerHelper('__allPartialsLog', (analyzeContext) => {
   console.log(plugins.handlebars.partials)
   return 'analyzed'
diff --git a/ts/smarthbs.postprocess.ts b/ts/smarthbs.postprocess.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a79499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/smarthbs.postprocess.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as plugins from './smarthbs.plugins'
+
+
+let safeSyntaxBeginRegex = /{-{/g
+let safeSyntaxEndRegex = /}-}/g
+
+/**
+ * allows you to keep handlebars in place across multiple iterations
+ * helpful when handlebars syntax is used by more than one tool in a build chain
+ */
+export let postprocess = async (stringArg: string): Promise<string> => {
+  let processedString = stringArg
+  processedString = processedString.replace(safeSyntaxBeginRegex, '{{')
+  processedString = processedString.replace(safeSyntaxEndRegex, '}}')
+  return processedString
+}