diff --git a/src/linkahead/common/models.py b/src/linkahead/common/models.py
index 1caa6a4de14fc6551aa7cfe940c2074be80a1281..b5747e054a8f44802b123fd5db101e6248f0b2cd 100644
--- a/src/linkahead/common/models.py
+++ b/src/linkahead/common/models.py
@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ class Entity:
 
         return self._wrapped_entity.version
 
+    @property   # getter for _cuid
+    def cuid(self):
+        # Set if None?
+        return self._cuid
+
+    @property   # getter for _flags
+    def flags(self):
+        return self._flags.copy()   # for dict[str, str] shallow copy is enough
+
     @version.setter
     def version(self, version: Optional[Version]):
         self._version = version