diff -r 6a842bd49fea -r 5ab3fe0b7859 src/cx/buffer.h
--- a/src/cx/buffer.h	Mon Dec 22 16:12:20 2025 +0100
+++ b/src/cx/buffer.h	Mon Dec 22 16:21:04 2025 +0100
@@ -613,6 +613,26 @@
 cx_attr_nonnull
 CX_EXPORT int cxBufferGet(CxBuffer *buffer);
 
+/**
+ * Gets the data in a buffer as a @c cxstring.
+ *
+ * @param buffer the buffer
+ * @return the data in the buffer interpreted as a @c cxstring
+ */
+CX_INLINE cxstring cx_bstr(CxBuffer *buffer) {
+    return cx_strn(buffer->space, buffer->size);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the data in a buffer as a @c cxmutstr.
+ *
+ * @param buffer the buffer
+ * @return the data in the buffer interpreted as a @c cxmutstr
+ */
+CX_INLINE cxmutstr cx_bstr_m(CxBuffer *buffer) {
+    return cx_mutstrn(buffer->space, buffer->size);
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif