diff --git a/src/pcd.rs b/src/pcd.rs
index d1bcd2c..8a1a868 100644
--- a/src/pcd.rs
+++ b/src/pcd.rs
@@ -282,6 +282,36 @@ impl Pcd {
     pub fn insert(&mut self, key: String, value: Vec<u8>) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
         self.0.insert(key, value)
     }
+
+    // Helper methods for deserialization using the trait
+    pub fn get_as_json(&self, key: &str) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        if let Some(data) = self.get(key) {
+            serde_json::Value::deserialize_from_pcd(data)
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::msg("Key not found"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_as_file_blob(&self, key: &str) -> Result<FileBlob> {
+        if let Some(data) = self.get(key) {
+            FileBlob::deserialize_from_pcd(data)
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::msg("Key not found"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_as<T: PcdSerializable>(&self, key: &str) -> Result<T> {
+        if let Some(data) = self.get(key) {
+            T::deserialize_from_pcd(data)
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::msg("Key not found"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert_serializable<T: PcdSerializable>(&mut self, key: String, value: &T) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>> {
+        let compressed = value.serialize_to_pcd()?;
+        Ok(self.insert(key, compressed))
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Tsify)]