A method for forming a ceramic matrix composite article, comprising: forming a CMC precursor ply assembly, forming the CMC precursor ply assembly including: laying up a plurality of CMC precursor plies, each of the plurality of CMC precursor plies including a first matrix precursor and a plurality of ceramic fibers; entraining a melt infiltration agent to form an entrained agent supply, wherein the entrained agent supply includes a plurality of melt infiltration agent fibers, wherein the plurality of CMC precursor plies and the entrained agent supply are arranged to form the CMC precursor ply assembly; carbonizing the CMC precursor ply assembly; the CMC precursor ply assembly including an article conformation wherein the article conformation is a turbine component selected from the group consisting of airfoils, buckets, bucket dovetails, nozzles, shrouds, combustor liners, combustor transition pieces, disks, ducts, augmentors, exhaust nozzles, casings, and combinations thereof; infusing the melt infiltration agent from the entrained agent supply into the plurality of CMC precursor plies; infusing an external melt filtration agent from an external source into the plurality of CMC precursor plies, the external melt filtration agent including at least one of silicon and a silicon alloy; and densifying the CMC precursor ply assembly with the melt infiltration agent to form the CMC article, wherein infusing the external melt infiltration agent from the external source into the plurality of CMC precursor plies includes infusing the external melt infiltration agent from the external source through a plurality of channels disposed in the CMC precursor ply assembly, the plurality of channels being formed by infusing the melt infiltration agent from the plurality of melt infiltration agent fibers into the plurality of CMC precursor plies. forming a CMC precursor ply assembly, forming the CMC precursor ply assembly including: laying up a plurality of CMC precursor plies, each of the plurality of CMC precursor plies including a first matrix precursor and a plurality of ceramic fibers; entraining a melt infiltration agent to form an entrained agent supply, wherein the entrained agent supply includes a plurality of melt infiltration agent fibers, wherein the plurality of CMC precursor plies and the entrained agent supply are arranged to form the CMC precursor ply assembly; carbonizing the CMC precursor ply assembly; the CMC precursor ply assembly including an article conformation wherein the article conformation is a turbine component selected from the group consisting of airfoils, buckets, bucket dovetails, nozzles, shrouds, combustor liners, combustor transition pieces, disks, ducts, augmentors, exhaust nozzles, casings, and combinations thereof; infusing the melt infiltration agent from the entrained agent supply into the plurality of CMC precursor plies; infusing an external melt filtration agent from an external source into the plurality of CMC precursor plies, the external melt filtration agent including at least one of silicon and a silicon alloy; and densifying the CMC precursor ply assembly with the melt infiltration agent to form the CMC article, laying up a plurality of CMC precursor plies, each of the plurality of CMC precursor plies including a first matrix precursor and a plurality of ceramic fibers; entraining a melt infiltration agent to form an entrained agent supply, wherein the entrained agent supply includes a plurality of melt infiltration agent fibers, wherein the plurality of CMC precursor plies and the entrained agent supply are arranged to form the CMC precursor ply assembly; carbonizing the CMC precursor ply assembly; the CMC precursor ply assembly including an article conformation wherein the article conformation is a turbine component selected from the group consisting of airfoils, buckets, bucket dovetails, nozzles, shrouds, combustor liners, combustor transition pieces, disks, ducts, augmentors, exhaust nozzles, casings, and combinations thereof; infusing the melt infiltration agent from the entrained agent supply into the plurality of CMC precursor plies; infusing an external melt filtration agent from an external source into the plurality of CMC precursor plies, the external melt filtration agent including at least one of silicon and a silicon alloy; and densifying the CMC precursor ply assembly with the melt infiltration agent to form the CMC article, wherein infusing the external melt infiltration agent from the external source into the plurality of CMC precursor plies includes infusing the external melt infiltration agent from the external source through a plurality of channels disposed in the CMC precursor ply assembly, the plurality of channels being formed by infusing the melt infiltration agent from the plurality of melt infiltration agent fibers into the plurality of CMC precursor plies.