diff --git a/src/machinable/component.py b/src/machinable/component.py
index 4f974c2d..4155eac8 100644
--- a/src/machinable/component.py
+++ b/src/machinable/component.py
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ def executions() -> ExecutionCollection:
 
         return Execution
 
+    @property
+    def components(self) -> "ComponentCollection":
+        return ComponentCollection([self])
+
     @property
     def execution(self) -> "Execution":
         from machinable.execution import Execution
diff --git a/src/machinable/interface.py b/src/machinable/interface.py
index 3de9e4ee..2d986960 100644
--- a/src/machinable/interface.py
+++ b/src/machinable/interface.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 
 import dill as pickle
 from machinable import errors, schema
-from machinable.collection import Collection, InterfaceCollection
+from machinable.collection import (
+    Collection,
+    ComponentCollection,
+    InterfaceCollection,
+)
 from machinable.element import _CONNECTIONS as connected_elements
 from machinable.element import Element, get_dump, get_lineage
 from machinable.types import VersionType
@@ -289,10 +293,10 @@ def push_related(self, key: str, value: "Interface") -> None:
             self.__related__[key] = value
         self._relation_cache[key] = True
 
-    def is_staged(self):
+    def is_staged(self) -> bool:
         return self.__model__.uuid[-12:] != "0" * 12
 
-    def stage(self):
+    def stage(self) -> Self:
         self.__model__.context = context = self.compute_context()
         self.__model__.uuid = update_uuid_payload(self.__model__.uuid, context)
 
@@ -300,6 +304,8 @@ def stage(self):
         assert self.config is not None
         self.__model__.predicate = self.compute_predicate()
 
+        return self
+
     def is_committed(self) -> bool:
         from machinable.index import Index
 
@@ -740,12 +746,19 @@ def save_file(self, filepath: Union[str, List[str]], data: Any) -> str:
     def launch(self) -> Self:
         ...
 
-    def cached(self):
-        from machinable.execution import Execution
+    @property
+    def components(self) -> "ComponentCollection":
+        if "components" not in self._cache:
+            from machinable.execution import Execution
+
+            with Execution().deferred() as e:
+                self.launch()
+            self._cache["components"] = e.executables
 
-        with Execution().deferred() as e:
-            self.launch()
-        return e.executables.reduce(
+        return self._cache["components"]
+
+    def cached(self):
+        return self.components.reduce(
             lambda result, x: result and x.cached(), True
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_interface.py b/tests/test_interface.py
index 3ba0f146..009bcfa2 100644
--- a/tests/test_interface.py
+++ b/tests/test_interface.py
@@ -362,6 +362,16 @@ def test(self):
     p.__exit__()
 
 
+def test_interface_components(tmp_storage):
+    class T(Interface):
+        def launch(self):
+            get("machinable.component").launch()
+
+    assert len(T().components) == 1
+    t = get("machinable.component")
+    assert t == t.components[0]
+
+
 def test_interface_cachable(tmp_storage):
     counts = {
         "test": 0,