diff --git a/src/viam/sdk/resource/resource_api.cpp b/src/viam/sdk/resource/resource_api.cpp
index 3fb340105..d7219ac4d 100644
--- a/src/viam/sdk/resource/resource_api.cpp
+++ b/src/viam/sdk/resource/resource_api.cpp
@@ -191,12 +191,28 @@ const API& RPCSubtype::api() const {
 ModelFamily::ModelFamily(std::string namespace_, std::string family)
     : namespace_(std::move(namespace_)), family_(std::move(family)) {}
 
+const std::string& ModelFamily::get_namespace() const {
+    return namespace_;
+}
+
+const std::string& ModelFamily::family() const {
+    return family_;
+}
+
 Model::Model(ModelFamily model_family, std::string model_name)
     : model_family_(std::move(model_family)), model_name_(std::move(model_name)) {}
 
 Model::Model(std::string namespace_, std::string family, std::string model_name)
     : Model(ModelFamily(std::move(namespace_), std::move(family)), std::move(model_name)) {}
 
+const ModelFamily& Model::model_family() const {
+    return model_family_;
+}
+
+const std::string& Model::model_name() const {
+    return model_name_;
+}
+
 Model Model::from_str(std::string model) {
     if (std::regex_match(model, MODEL_REGEX)) {
         std::vector<std::string> model_parts;
diff --git a/src/viam/sdk/resource/resource_api.hpp b/src/viam/sdk/resource/resource_api.hpp
index 7c7db218f..fc4fa21a9 100644
--- a/src/viam/sdk/resource/resource_api.hpp
+++ b/src/viam/sdk/resource/resource_api.hpp
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ class RPCSubtype {
 class ModelFamily {
    public:
     ModelFamily(std::string namespace_, std::string family);
+
+    const std::string& get_namespace() const;
+    const std::string& family() const;
+
     std::string to_string() const;
 
    private:
@@ -124,12 +128,15 @@ class ModelFamily {
 /// @brief Defines the namespace_, family, and name for a particular resource model.
 class Model {
    public:
-    std::string to_string() const;
-
     Model(std::string namespace_, std::string family, std::string model_name);
     Model(ModelFamily model, std::string model_name);
     Model();
 
+    const ModelFamily& model_family() const;
+    const std::string& model_name() const;
+
+    std::string to_string() const;
+
     /// @brief Parses a single model string into a Model, using default values for namespace and
     /// family if not provided.
     ///
diff --git a/src/viam/sdk/tests/test_resource.cpp b/src/viam/sdk/tests/test_resource.cpp
index 0fef864e4..8a1b167e2 100644
--- a/src/viam/sdk/tests/test_resource.cpp
+++ b/src/viam/sdk/tests/test_resource.cpp
@@ -77,20 +77,32 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_name) {
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_model) {
     ModelFamily mf("ns", "mf");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(mf.to_string(), "ns:mf");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(mf.get_namespace(), "ns");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(mf.family(), "mf");
 
     Model model1(mf, "model1");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model1.to_string(), "ns:mf:model1");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model1.model_family().to_string(), "ns:mf");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model1.model_name(), "model1");
     Model model2("ns", "mf", "model2");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model2.to_string(), "ns:mf:model2");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model2.model_family().to_string(), "ns:mf");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model2.model_name(), "model2");
 
     Model model3 = Model::from_str("ns:mf:model3");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model3.to_string(), "ns:mf:model3");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model3.model_family().to_string(), "ns:mf");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model3.model_name(), "model3");
     Model model4 = Model::from_str("model4");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model4.to_string(), "rdk:builtin:model4");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model4.model_family().to_string(), "rdk:builtin");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model4.model_name(), "model4");
 
     ModelFamily empty("", "");
     Model model5(empty, "model5");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model5.to_string(), "model5");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model5.model_family().to_string(), "");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(model5.model_name(), "model5");
 
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(Model::from_str("@"), Exception);
 }