diff --git a/packages/xo-lib/README.md b/packages/xo-lib/README.md
index 0f735d982..6e29a1b3d 100644
--- a/packages/xo-lib/README.md
+++ b/packages/xo-lib/README.md
@@ -75,13 +75,24 @@ console.log('Current user is', xo.user);
 XO objects are cached locally in the `objects` collection.
 
 ```javascript
-// Get an object for a specific id.
-var obj = xo.objects.get(id);
+// Read-only dictionary of all objects.
+var allObjects = xo.objects.all;
 
-// Get all VMs.
-var vms = xo.objects.where('type', 'VM');
+// Looks up a given object by its identifier.
+var object = allObjects[id];
+
+// Read-only dictionary of all indexes.
+var indexes = xo.objects.indexes;
+
+// Read-only dictionary of types.
+var byTypes = indexes.type;
+
+// Read-only view of all VMs.
+var vms = byTypes.VM;
 ```
 
+Available indexes are: `ref`, `type` and `UUID`.
+
 ## Low level
 
 ```javascript
diff --git a/packages/xo-lib/collection.js b/packages/xo-lib/collection.js
index ee8277f7c..0cf1913ee 100644
--- a/packages/xo-lib/collection.js
+++ b/packages/xo-lib/collection.js
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ function defaultKey(item) {
 
 //====================================================================
 
+function getAll() {
+  /* jshint validthis: true */
+  return this._all;
+}
+
+function getIndexes() {
+  /* jshint validthis: true */
+  return this._indexes;
+}
+
 function Collection(opts) {
   if (!opts) {
     opts = {};
@@ -28,6 +38,18 @@ function Collection(opts) {
   }
 
   this._data = Object.create(null);
+
+  // Expose public properties.
+  Object.defineProperties(this, {
+    all: {
+      enumerable: true,
+      get: getAll,
+    },
+    indexes: {
+      enumerable: true,
+      get: getIndexes,
+    },
+  });
 }
 
 function createIndex(_, field) {
@@ -40,26 +62,6 @@ Collection.prototype.clear = function () {
   forEach(this._indexes, createIndex, this._indexes);
 };
 
-Collection.prototype.get = function (key) {
-  return this._data[key];
-};
-
-// Find the first entry in an index for a given value.
-Collection.prototype.find = function (field, value) {
-  return this.where(field, value)[0];
-};
-
-// Find all entries in an index for a given value.
-Collection.prototype.where = function (field, value) {
-  var index = this._indexes[field];
-
-  if (!index) {
-    throw new Error('no such index');
-  }
-
-  return index[value] || [];
-};
-
 function unsetItemFromIndex(index, field) {
   /* jshint validthis: true */