diff --git a/apis/utils.d.ts b/apis/utils.d.ts
index 468fd6b4..a6809857 100644
--- a/apis/utils.d.ts
+++ b/apis/utils.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import type * as fs from 'node:fs'
+import type * as nodePath from 'node:path'
+import type * as nodeUtil from 'node:util'
 
 /**
  * Provides a set of utility functions
@@ -87,4 +89,19 @@ declare const utils: {
 	 * @see https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/node.js/cds-utils#async-rm-path
 	 */
   rm: (...path: string[]) => Promise<ReturnType<typeof fs.promises.rm>>,
+
+  /**
+   * Shortcut for require("fs")
+   */
+  fs: typeof fs,
+
+  /**
+   * Shortcut for require("path")
+   */
+  path: typeof nodePath,
+
+  /**
+   * Shortcut for require("util").inspect
+   */
+  inspect: typeof nodeUtil.inspect,
 }
diff --git a/test/typescript/apis/project/cds-utils.ts b/test/typescript/apis/project/cds-utils.ts
index 63fd9f80..9da95b8b 100644
--- a/test/typescript/apis/project/cds-utils.ts
+++ b/test/typescript/apis/project/cds-utils.ts
@@ -3,36 +3,46 @@ import cds from '@sap/cds'
 const uuid: string = cds.utils.uuid()
 const decodeURI: string = cds.utils.decodeURI('https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/JavaScript%3A%20a_scripting_language')
 const decodeComponent: string = cds.utils.decodeURIComponent('JavaScript_%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%8B')
-const local: string =cds.utils.local('myFile.json')
+const local: string = cds.utils.local('myFile.json')
 const result: boolean = cds.utils.exists('server.js')
 const isDir: string = cds.utils.isdir('app')
 const isFile: string = cds.utils.isfile('package.json')
 
 const { read, write } = cds.utils
 
-const rd: Buffer | {} = await read ('package.json')
+const rd: Buffer | {} = await read('package.json')
 
-await write ({foo:'bar'}) .to ('some','file.json')
-await write ({foo:'bar'}) .to ('some','file.json', 'pp')
-await write ('some/file.json', {foo:'bar'})
+await write({ foo: 'bar' }).to('some', 'file.json')
+await write({ foo: 'bar' }).to('some', 'file.json', 'pp')
+await write('some/file.json', { foo: 'bar' })
 
 const { copy } = cds.utils
-await copy('db/data').to('dist','db','data')
+await copy('db/data').to('dist', 'db', 'data')
 await copy('db/data').to('dist/db/data')
-await copy('db/data','dist/db/data')
+await copy('db/data', 'dist/db/data')
 
 const { mkdirp } = cds.utils
-const path :string = await mkdirp('dist','db','data')
-const path1 :string = await mkdirp('dist/db/data')
+const path: string = await mkdirp('dist', 'db', 'data')
+const path1: string = await mkdirp('dist/db/data')
 
 const { rmdir } = cds.utils
-await rmdir('dist','db','data')
+await rmdir('dist', 'db', 'data')
 await rmdir('dist/db/data')
 
 const { rimraf } = cds.utils
-await rimraf('dist','db','data')
+await rimraf('dist', 'db', 'data')
 await rimraf('dist/db/data')
 
 const { rm } = cds.utils
-await rm('dist','db','data')
+await rm('dist', 'db', 'data')
 await rm('dist/db/data')
+
+const { fs } = cds.utils
+fs.writeFileSync('test', 'content', { encoding: 'utf-8' })
+
+const { path: nodePath } = cds.utils
+nodePath.resolve('dist', 'db')
+nodePath.join(__dirname, 'dist', 'db')
+
+const { inspect } = cds.utils
+inspect({}, true, 10, true)