1. What would you like to communicate to the user about this feature? Mongoid now lets you return query results as raw hashes. You can also optionally cast results to the types declared in your models, but by default, the raw hashes are returned exactly as received from the database. To receive query results as raw hashes, add the `#raw` method to your query: # find all matching Person records as raw hashes results = Person.where(...).raw.to_a # find all matching Person records as raw hashes, with types cast per the field declarations results = Person.where(...).raw(typed: true ).to_a If you have a query that enabled raw results, and you later want to change it to return instantiated models, pass `false` to `#raw`: # set up the query with raw results results = Person.where(...).raw # do something with that query object # ... # then , later, switch it back so it returns instantiated model objects people = results.raw( false ).to_a 2. Would you like the user to see examples of the syntax and/or executable code and its output? Yes, please, per the examples above. 3. Which versions of the driver/connector does this apply to? This will apply to Mongoid 9.1.0 (which is not yet released).