diff --git a/imports/experimental/create-minilinks-decorator.ts b/imports/experimental/create-minilinks-decorator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83b210ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/experimental/create-minilinks-decorator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { MinilinkCollection } from "../minilinks"
+
+export function createMinilinksDecorator<TMinilinks extends MinilinkCollection>(minilinks: TMinilinks): MinilinksDecorator<TMinilinks> {
+  const result: MinilinksDecorator<TMinilinks> = Object.assign({
+    id: function (this: MinilinksDecorator<TMinilinks>, pathItems: [string, ...Array<string>]) {
+        const result = this.idOrNull(pathItems)
+        if(result === null) throw new Error(`Minilink Error: id not found by path ${pathItems.join('/')}`)
+        return result
+    },
+    idOrNull: function (this: TMinilinks, pathItems: [string, ...Array<string>]) {
+      const result = this.query({
+        id: {
+          _id: pathItems
+        }
+      })
+      if (result.length === 0) return null;
+      return result[0].id
+    }
+  } , minilinks)
+  return result;
+}
+
+export type MinilinksDecorator<TMinilinks extends MinilinkCollection> = TMinilinks & {
+  id(this: MinilinksDecorator<TMinilinks>, pathItems: [string, ...Array<string>]): number;
+  idOrNull(this: MinilinksDecorator<TMinilinks>, pathItems: [string, ...Array<string>]): number | null;
+}
diff --git a/imports/minilinks.ts b/imports/minilinks.ts
index 522f91ab..db02020a 100644
--- a/imports/minilinks.ts
+++ b/imports/minilinks.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export function Minilinks<MGO extends MinilinksGeneratorOptions, L extends Link<
 
 export interface MinilinkError extends Error {}
 
-export class MinilinkCollection<MGO extends MinilinksGeneratorOptions, L extends Link<number>> {
+export class MinilinkCollection<MGO extends MinilinksGeneratorOptions = typeof MinilinksGeneratorOptionsDefault, L extends Link<number> = Link<number>> {
   useMinilinksQuery = useMinilinksQuery;
   useMinilinksFilter = useMinilinksFilter;
   useMinilinksApply = useMinilinksApply;