diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py
index 65834d8d45..eb7fa66982 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class BotUpdateApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
 
   def _get_bot_update_env(self):
     # TODO(gavinmak): Use mkdtemp when crbug.com/1457059 is fixed.
-    self._trace_dir = self.m.path['cleanup']
+    self._trace_dir = self.m.path.cleanup_dir
 
     # If a Git HTTP request is constantly below GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT
     # bytes/second for GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME seconds then such request will be
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class BotUpdateApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
         ['--patch_root', patch_root],
         ['--revision_mapping_file', self.m.json.input(reverse_rev_map)],
         ['--git-cache-dir', cfg.cache_dir],
-        ['--cleanup-dir', self.m.path['cleanup'].join('bot_update')],
+        ['--cleanup-dir', self.m.path.cleanup_dir.join('bot_update')],
 
         # Hookups to JSON output back into recipes.
         ['--output_json', self.m.json.output()],
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ class BotUpdateApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
             and 'checkout' not in self.m.path
             and 'root' in result):
           co_root = result['root']
-          cwd = self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path['start_dir']
-          self.m.path['checkout'] = cwd.join(*co_root.split(self.m.path.sep))
+          cwd = self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path.start_dir
+          self.m.path.checkout_dir = cwd.join(*co_root.split(self.m.path.sep))
 
     return step_result
 
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/examples/full.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/examples/full.py
index 1d5c6ec001..46cc60ed2d 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/examples/full.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/examples/full.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   api.gclient.use_mirror = True
   commit = api.buildbucket.build.input.gitiles_commit
 
-  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path['cache'].join('git'))
+  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path.cache_dir.join('git'))
   soln = src_cfg.solutions.add()
   soln.name = 'src'
   soln.url = 'https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git'
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/api.py
index b0cc706413..69bb0f6316 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/api.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class GclientApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
   def get_config_defaults(self):
     return {
       'USE_MIRROR': self.use_mirror,
-      'CACHE_DIR': self.m.path['cache'].join('git'),
+      'CACHE_DIR': self.m.path.cache_dir.join('git'),
     }
 
   @staticmethod
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ class GclientApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
         name = 'recurse (git config %s)' % var
         self(name, ['recurse', 'git', 'config', var, val], **kwargs)
     finally:
-      cwd = self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path['start_dir']
+      cwd = self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path.start_dir
       if 'checkout' not in self.m.path:
-        self.m.path['checkout'] = cwd.join(
+        self.m.path.checkout_dir = cwd.join(
           *cfg.solutions[0].name.split(self.m.path.sep))
 
     return sync_step
@@ -281,14 +281,14 @@ class GclientApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
   def runhooks(self, args=None, name='runhooks', **kwargs):
     args = args or []
     assert isinstance(args, (list, tuple))
-    with self.m.context(cwd=(self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path['checkout'])):
+    with self.m.context(cwd=(self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path.checkout_dir)):
       return self(name, ['runhooks'] + list(args), infra_step=False, **kwargs)
 
   def break_locks(self):
     """Remove all index.lock files. If a previous run of git crashed, bot was
     reset, etc... we might end up with leftover index.lock files.
     """
-    cmd = ['python3', '-u', self.resource('cleanup.py'), self.m.path['start_dir']]
+    cmd = ['python3', '-u', self.resource('cleanup.py'), self.m.path.start_dir]
     return self.m.step('cleanup index.lock', cmd)
 
   def get_gerrit_patch_root(self, gclient_config=None):
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/examples/full.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/examples/full.py
index ccd40c57a9..abfeb19605 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/examples/full.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/examples/full.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   for config_name in TEST_CONFIGS:
     api.gclient.make_config(config_name)
 
-  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path['cache'].join('git'))
+  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path.cache_dir.join('git'))
   soln = src_cfg.solutions.add()
   soln.name = 'src'
   soln.url = 'https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git'
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   bl_cfg.revisions['src/third_party/angle'] = 'refs/heads/lkgr'
 
   bl_cfg.got_revision_mapping['src/blatley'] = 'got_blatley_revision'
-  with api.context(cwd=api.path['start_dir'].join('src', 'third_party')):
+  with api.context(cwd=api.path.start_dir.join('src', 'third_party')):
     api.gclient.checkout(
         gclient_config=bl_cfg)
 
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/diff_deps.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/diff_deps.py
index e267ca905f..8e671b6f61 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/diff_deps.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/diff_deps.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ DEPS = [
 ]
 
 def RunSteps(api):
-  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path['cache'].join('git'))
+  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path.cache_dir.join('git'))
 
   soln = src_cfg.solutions.add()
   soln.name = 'src'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   })
 
   api.gclient.c = src_cfg
-  affected_files = api.gclient.diff_deps(api.path['cache'])
+  affected_files = api.gclient.diff_deps(api.path.cache_dir)
 
   api.assertions.assertEqual(
       affected_files,
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/patch_project.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/patch_project.py
index c38e65e1a9..5bab688788 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/patch_project.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/patch_project.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DEPS = [
 
 
 def RunSteps(api):
-  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path['cache'].join('git'))
+  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path.cache_dir.join('git'))
   soln = src_cfg.solutions.add()
   soln.name = 'src'
   soln.url = 'https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git'
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/sync_failure.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/sync_failure.py
index f295b1947a..b891c2e2b5 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/sync_failure.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gclient/tests/sync_failure.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DEPS = [
 ]
 
 def RunSteps(api):
-  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path['cache'].join('git'))
+  src_cfg = api.gclient.make_config(CACHE_DIR=api.path.cache_dir.join('git'))
   api.gclient.sync(src_cfg)
 
 def GenTests(api):
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/git/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/git/api.py
index a94546c60b..4607feccab 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/git/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/git/api.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class GitApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
     options = kwargs.pop('git_config_options', {})
     for k, v in sorted(options.items()):
       git_cmd.extend(['-c', '%s=%s' % (k, v)])
-    with self.m.context(cwd=(self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path['checkout'])):
+    with self.m.context(cwd=(self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path.checkout_dir)):
       return self.m.step(name, git_cmd + list(args), infra_step=infra_step,
                           **kwargs)
 
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ class GitApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
       # ex: ssh://host:repo/foobar/.git
       dir_path = dir_path or dir_path.rsplit('/', 1)[-1]
 
-      dir_path = self.m.path['start_dir'].join(dir_path)
+      dir_path = self.m.path.start_dir.join(dir_path)
 
     if 'checkout' not in self.m.path:
-      self.m.path['checkout'] = dir_path
+      self.m.path.checkout_dir = dir_path
 
     git_setup_args = ['--path', dir_path, '--url', url]
 
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ class GitApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
       if use_git_cache:
         with self.m.context(env={'PATH': path}):
           self('cache', 'populate', '-c',
-               self.m.path['cache'].join('git'), url,
+               self.m.path.cache_dir.join('git'), url,
                name='populate cache',
                raise_on_failure=raise_on_failure)
           dir_cmd = self(
               'cache', 'exists', '--quiet',
-              '--cache-dir', self.m.path['cache'].join('git'), url,
+              '--cache-dir', self.m.path.cache_dir.join('git'), url,
               raise_on_failure=raise_on_failure,
               stdout=self.m.raw_io.output(),
               step_test_data=lambda:
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/git/examples/full.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/git/examples/full.py
index b772e76477..e9c2a320bd 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/git/examples/full.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/git/examples/full.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   # useful for debugging git access issues that are reproducible only on bots.
   curl_trace_file = None
   if api.properties.get('use_curl_trace'):
-    curl_trace_file = api.path['start_dir'].join('curl_trace.log')
+    curl_trace_file = api.path.start_dir.join('curl_trace.log')
 
   submodule_update_force = api.properties.get('submodule_update_force', False)
   submodule_update_recursive = api.properties.get('submodule_update_recursive',
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
 
   # If you need to run more arbitrary git commands, you can use api.git itself,
   # which behaves like api.step(), but automatically sets the name of the step.
-  with api.context(cwd=api.path['checkout']):
+  with api.context(cwd=api.path.checkout_dir):
     api.git('status')
 
   api.git('status', name='git status can_fail_build', raise_on_failure=True)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   api.git.new_branch('track_current', upstream_current=True)
   # You can use api.git.rebase to rebase the current branch onto another one
   api.git.rebase(name_prefix='my repo', branch='origin/main',
-                 dir_path=api.path['checkout'],
+                 dir_path=api.path.checkout_dir,
                  remote_name=api.properties.get('remote_name'))
 
   if api.properties.get('cat_file', None):
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
 
   # Bundle the repository.
   api.git.bundle_create(
-        api.path['start_dir'].join('all.bundle'))
+        api.path.start_dir.join('all.bundle'))
 
 
 def GenTests(api):
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/git/tests/number.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/git/tests/number.py
index ad23f1237c..d79bd7216e 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/git/tests/number.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/git/tests/number.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DEPS = [
 
 def RunSteps(api):
   # Set the checkout_dir because the `git` module implicitly uses this.
-  api.path.checkout_dir = api.path['cache'].join('builder')
+  api.path.checkout_dir = api.path.cache_dir.join('builder')
 
   numbers = api.git.number(
       commitrefs=api.properties.get('commitrefs'),
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gitiles/examples/full.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gitiles/examples/full.py
index e19cb0d25f..f4a2498754 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gitiles/examples/full.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gitiles/examples/full.py
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   data = api.gitiles.download_file(url, 'NONEXISTENT', attempts=1,
                                    accept_statuses=[404])
 
-  api.gitiles.download_archive(url, api.path['start_dir'].join('archive'))
+  api.gitiles.download_archive(url, api.path.start_dir.join('archive'))
 
   try:
-    api.gitiles.download_archive(url, api.path['start_dir'].join('archive2'))
+    api.gitiles.download_archive(url, api.path.start_dir.join('archive2'))
     assert False  # pragma: no cover
   except api.step.StepFailure as ex:
     assert '/root' in ex.gitiles_skipped_files
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gsutil/examples/full.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gsutil/examples/full.py
index b3763f22ff..d78f14b7f2 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gsutil/examples/full.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gsutil/examples/full.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPS = [
 
 def RunSteps(api):
   """Move things around in a loop!"""
-  local_file = api.path['tmp_base'].join('boom')
+  local_file = api.path.tmp_base_dir.join('boom')
   bucket = 'example'
   cloud_file = 'some/random/path/to/boom'
 
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ def RunSteps(api):
 
   # Upload directory contents.
   api.gsutil.upload(
-      api.path['tmp_base'],
+      api.path.tmp_base_dir,
       bucket,
       'some/random/path',
       args=['-r'],
       name='upload -r')
   api.gsutil.upload(
-      api.path['tmp_base'],
+      api.path.tmp_base_dir,
       bucket,
       'some/other/random/path',
       args=['--recursive'],
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def RunSteps(api):
     pass
 
   new_cloud_file = 'staging/to/boom'
-  new_local_file = api.path['tmp_base'].join('erang')
+  new_local_file = api.path.tmp_base_dir.join('erang')
   api.gsutil.download(bucket, new_cloud_file, new_local_file)
 
   private_key_file = 'path/to/key'
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/osx_sdk/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/osx_sdk/api.py
index b7daed0ad7..db7c373b5d 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/osx_sdk/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/osx_sdk/api.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class OSXSDKApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
     """Ensures the mac_toolchain tool and OS X SDK packages are installed.
 
     Returns Path to the installed sdk app bundle."""
-    cache_dir = self.m.path['cache'].join('osx_sdk')
+    cache_dir = self.m.path.cache_dir.join('osx_sdk')
 
     ef = self.m.cipd.EnsureFile()
     ef.add_package(self._tool_pkg, self._tool_ver)
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
index 74de0df812..a0242faa40 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class PresubmitApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
                    infra_step=False)
 
     if self._runhooks:
-      with self.m.context(cwd=self.m.path['checkout']):
+      with self.m.context(cwd=self.m.path.checkout_dir):
         self.m.gclient.runhooks()
 
     return bot_update_step
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py
index 3c9509802b..3aa764e6b9 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DEPS = [
 
 def RunSteps(api):
   api.gclient.set_config('infra')
-  with api.context(cwd=api.path['cache'].join('builder')):
+  with api.context(cwd=api.path.cache_dir.join('builder')):
     bot_update_step = api.presubmit.prepare()
     skip_owners = api.properties.get('skip_owners', False)
     run_all = api.properties.get('run_all', False)
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/prepare.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/prepare.py
index d1a7160cc4..7b8cfd5c88 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/prepare.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/prepare.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PROPERTIES = {
 
 def RunSteps(api, patch_project, patch_repository_url):
   api.gclient.set_config('infra')
-  with api.context(cwd=api.path['cache'].join('builder')):
+  with api.context(cwd=api.path.cache_dir.join('builder')):
     bot_update_step = api.presubmit.prepare()
 
 
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/api.py
index 973ee521a6..db915cb53d 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/api.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class TryserverApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
 
     Returned paths will be relative to to api.path['root'].
     """
-    cwd = self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path['start_dir'].join(patch_root)
+    cwd = self.m.context.cwd or self.m.path.start_dir.join(patch_root)
     with self.m.context(cwd=cwd):
       step_result = self.m.git(
           '-c', 'core.quotePath=false', 'diff', '--cached', '--name-only',
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/examples/full.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/examples/full.py
index f9d537e6e8..4266a92ffd 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/examples/full.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/tryserver/examples/full.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from PB.go.chromium.org.luci.buildbucket.proto.common import GerritChange
 
 
 def RunSteps(api):
-  api.path['checkout'] = api.path['start_dir']
+  api.path.checkout_dir = api.path.start_dir
   if api.properties.get('patch_text'):
     api.step('patch_text test', [
         'echo', str(api.tryserver.get_footers(api.properties['patch_text']))])
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/windows_sdk/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/windows_sdk/api.py
index 32b6f59420..554af8267b 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/windows_sdk/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/windows_sdk/api.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class WindowsSDKApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
     """
     if enabled:
       sdk_dir = self._ensure_sdk(
-          path or self.m.path['cache'].join('windows_sdk'),
+          path or self.m.path.cache_dir.join('windows_sdk'),
           version or self._sdk_properties['version'])
       try:
         with self.m.context(**self._sdk_env(sdk_dir, target_arch)):