diff --git a/genoray/_vcf.py b/genoray/_vcf.py
index 77283a0..5df5b71 100644
--- a/genoray/_vcf.py
+++ b/genoray/_vcf.py
@@ -316,9 +316,16 @@ def _check_filter_pair(
             )
 
     @property
-    def filter(self) -> Callable[[cyvcf2.Variant], bool] | None:
-        """Function to filter variants. Should return True for variants to keep."""
-        return self._filter
+    def filter(
+        self,
+    ) -> tuple[Callable[[cyvcf2.Variant], bool] | None, pl.Expr | None]:
+        """The ``(filter, pl_filter)`` pair currently in effect.
+
+        Returns the cyvcf2 record callable and its matching polars expression as
+        a tuple, mirroring what the setter accepts. Both elements are ``None``
+        when no filter is set. Assigning ``vcf.filter = vcf.filter`` round-trips.
+        """
+        return self._filter, self._pl_filter
 
     def _index_path(self) -> Path:
         """Path to the index file."""
diff --git a/skills/genoray-api/SKILL.md b/skills/genoray-api/SKILL.md
index afacb90..b122e0c 100644
--- a/skills/genoray-api/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/genoray-api/SKILL.md
@@ -187,11 +187,13 @@ predicates (e.g. `is_symbolic`), also pass the matching polars `pl.Expr` to
 To change a VCF's filter after construction, assign a `(filter, pl_filter)`
 tuple to the `vcf.filter` setter (or `None` to clear both); the same
 both-or-neither invariant is enforced, and the in-memory index is invalidated.
-The getter still returns just the callable.
+The getter returns the `(filter, pl_filter)` tuple, mirroring the setter
+(`(None, None)` when unset), so `vcf.filter = vcf.filter` round-trips.
 
 ```python
 vcf.filter = (lambda rec: ..., ~genoray.exprs.is_symbolic)  # set both
 vcf.filter = None                                           # clear both
+fn, expr = vcf.filter                                       # get both
 ```
 
 PGEN: pass a polars `pl.Expr` returning a boolean mask, operating on the
diff --git a/tests/test_vcf.py b/tests/test_vcf.py
index e83357c..2940e15 100644
--- a/tests/test_vcf.py
+++ b/tests/test_vcf.py
@@ -322,13 +322,17 @@ def record_fn(v):
     # Setting a valid (filter, pl_filter) pair updates both and invalidates the index.
     vcf._index = "sentinel"
     vcf.filter = (record_fn, pl_expr)
-    assert vcf.filter is record_fn
+    assert vcf.filter == (record_fn, pl_expr)
     assert vcf._pl_filter is pl_expr
     assert vcf._index is None
 
-    # Assigning None clears both.
+    # The getter mirrors the setter, so assigning the getter back round-trips.
+    vcf.filter = vcf.filter
+    assert vcf.filter == (record_fn, pl_expr)
+
+    # Assigning None clears both; the getter returns (None, None).
     vcf.filter = None
-    assert vcf.filter is None
+    assert vcf.filter == (None, None)
     assert vcf._pl_filter is None
 
     # A mismatched pair raises ValueError and leaves state untouched.
@@ -336,7 +340,7 @@ def record_fn(v):
         vcf.filter = (record_fn, None)
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         vcf.filter = (None, pl_expr)
-    assert vcf.filter is None
+    assert vcf.filter == (None, None)
     assert vcf._pl_filter is None
 
     # A bare (non-tuple) value is rejected.