diff --git a/docs/using/collections.md b/docs/using/collections.md
index 8bc142329..229e6752b 100644
--- a/docs/using/collections.md
+++ b/docs/using/collections.md
@@ -91,13 +91,23 @@ SMIRNOFFImproperTorsionCollection(type='ImproperTorsions',
 
 ```
 
+We can also access a collection by indexing directly into the Interchange itself:
+
+```pycon
+>>> interchange['ImproperTorsions']  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE,+ELLIPSIS
+SMIRNOFFImproperTorsionCollection(type='ImproperTorsions',
+    expression='k*(1+cos(periodicity*theta-phase))',
+    key_map={},
+    potentials={})
+```
+
 In the bond collection for example, each pair of bonded atoms maps to one of two
 potential keys, one for the carbon-carbon bond, and the other for the
 carbon-hydrogen bonds. It's clear from the SMIRKS codes that atoms 0 and 1 are
 the carbon atoms, and atoms 2 through 7 are the hydrogens:
 
 ```pycon
->>> interchange.collections['Bonds'].key_map  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE,+ELLIPSIS
+>>> interchange['Bonds'].key_map  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE,+ELLIPSIS
 {TopologyKey(atom_indices=(0, 1), ...): PotentialKey(id='[#6X4:1]-[#6X4:2]', ...),
  TopologyKey(atom_indices=(0, 2), ...): PotentialKey(id='[#6X4:1]-[#1:2]', ...),
  TopologyKey(atom_indices=(0, 3), ...): PotentialKey(id='[#6X4:1]-[#1:2]', ...),
@@ -117,7 +127,7 @@ The bond collection also maps the two potential keys to the appropriate `Potenti
 Here we can read off the force constant and length:
 
 ```pycon
->>> interchange.collections['Bonds'].potentials  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE,+ELLIPSIS
+>>> interchange['Bonds'].potentials  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE,+ELLIPSIS
 {PotentialKey(id='[#6X4:1]-[#6X4:2]', ...):
      Potential(parameters={'k': <Quantity(529.242972, 'kilocalorie / angstrom ** 2 / mole')>,
                            'length': <Quantity(1.52190126, 'angstrom')>}, ...),
@@ -127,16 +137,21 @@ Here we can read off the force constant and length:
 
 ```
 
-We can even modify a value here, export the new interchange, and see that all of
-the bonds have been updated:
+Any `TopologyKey` that only specifies atom indices can be accessed by indexing directly into the `Collection` with those atom indices:
+
+```pycon
+>>> interchange['Bonds'][0,1]  # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE,+ELLIPSIS
+Potential(parameters={'k': <Quantity(529.242972, 'kilocalorie / angstrom ** 2 / mole')>, 'length': <Quantity(1.52190126, 'angstrom')>}, map_key=None)
+
+```
+
+We can even modify a value here, export the new interchange, and see that all of the bonds have been updated:
 
 ```pycon
 >>> from openff.interchange.models import TopologyKey
 >>> from openff.units import unit
 >>> # Get the potential from the first C-H bond
->>> top_key = TopologyKey(atom_indices=(0, 2))
->>> pot_key = interchange.collections['Bonds'].key_map[top_key]
->>> potential = interchange.collections['Bonds'].potentials[pot_key]
+>>> potential = interchange['Bonds'][0, 2]
 >>> # Modify the potential
 >>> potential.parameters['length'] = 3.1415926 * unit.nanometer
 >>> # Write out the modified interchange to a GROMACS .top file
diff --git a/openff/interchange/components/interchange.py b/openff/interchange/components/interchange.py
index 75d070f78..ef13bd5cc 100644
--- a/openff/interchange/components/interchange.py
+++ b/openff/interchange/components/interchange.py
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ class Interchange(_BaseModel):
 
     .. warning :: This object is in an early and experimental state and unsuitable for production.
     .. warning :: This API is experimental and subject to change.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    Create an ``Interchange`` from an OpenFF ``ForceField`` and ``Molecule``
+
+    >>> from openff.toolkit import ForceField, Molecule
+    >>> sage = ForceField("openff-2.2.0.offxml")
+    >>> top = Molecule.from_smiles("CCC").to_topology()
+    >>> interchange = sage.create_interchange(top)
+
+    Get the parameters for the bond between atoms 0 and 1
+
+    >>> interchange["Bonds"][0, 1]
+    Potential(...)
+
     """
 
     collections: _AnnotatedCollections = Field(dict())