diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0305046..ed6ede1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ v0.0.1
  - [App](#app)
  - [asteroid.Model](#model)
  - [asteroid.DataSource](#data-source)
+ - [Adapters](#adapters)
  - [asteroid.GeoPoint](#geo-point)
- - [asteroid.rest](#rest)
  - [Asteroid Types](#asteroid-types)
+ - [asteroid.rest](#rest-middleware)
 
 ## Client APIs
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ _TODO_
 
 ### App
 
-Create an asteroid application. 
+Create an asteroid application.
 
     var asteroid = require('asteroid');
     var app = asteroid();
@@ -120,30 +121,34 @@ Define a static model method.
     
 Expose the static model method to clients as a [remote method](#remote-method).
 
-    User.expose('login', {
-      accepts: [
-        {arg: 'username', type: 'string', required: true},
-        {arg: 'password', type: 'string', required: true}
-      ],
-      returns: {arg: 'sessionId', type: 'any'}
-    });
+    asteroid.remoteMethod(
+      User,
+      User.login,
+      {
+        accepts: [
+          {arg: 'username', type: 'string', required: true},
+          {arg: 'password', type: 'string', required: true}
+        ],
+        returns: {arg: 'sessionId', type: 'any'},
+        http: {path: '/sign-in'}
+      }
+    );
     
 #### Instance Methods
 
-Define an instance method
+Define an instance method.
 
     User.prototype.logout = function (fn) {
       MySessionModel.destroyAll({userId: this.id}, fn);
     }
     
-Expose the model instance method to clients using remoting.
+Define a remote model instance method.
 
-    User.prototype.logout.shared = true;
-    User.expose('logout', {instance: true});
+    asteroid.remoteMethod(User, User.prototype.logout);
 
 #### Remote Methods
 
-Both instance and static methods may be shared exposed to clients using remoting. A remote method must accept a callback with the conventional `fn(err, result, ...)` signature. 
+Both instance and static methods can be exposed to clients. A remote method must accept a callback with the conventional `fn(err, result, ...)` signature. 
 
 ##### Model.expose(method, [options]);
 
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ Expose a remote method.
       myApi.getStats('products', fn);
     }
     
-    Product.expose('stats', {
+    asteroid.remoteMethod('stats', {
       returns: {arg: 'stats', type: 'array'},
       http: {path: '/info', verb: 'get'}
     });
@@ -166,19 +171,18 @@ Expose a remote method.
  - **http** - (advanced / optional, object) http routing info
   - **http.path** - the relative path the method will be exposed at. May be a path fragment (eg. '/:myArg') which will be populated by an arg of the same name in the accepts description.
   - **http.verb** - (get, post, put, del, all) - the route verb the method will be available from.
-  
  
 **Argument Description**
 
 An arguments description defines either a single argument as an object or an ordered set of arguments as an array.
 
-  // examples
-  {arg: 'myArg', type: 'number'}
-  
-  [
-    {arg: 'arg1', type: 'number', required: true},
-    {arg: 'arg2', type: 'array'}
-  ]
+    // examples
+    {arg: 'myArg', type: 'number'}
+
+    [
+      {arg: 'arg1', type: 'number', required: true},
+      {arg: 'arg2', type: 'array'}
+    ]
 
 **Types**
 
@@ -358,13 +362,39 @@ Discover a set of models based on tables or collections in a data source.
     
 **Note:** The `models` will contain all properties and settings discovered from the data source. It will also automatically discover and create relationships.
     
-#### dataSource.discoverModelsSync(options) 
+#### dataSource.discoverModelsSync(options)
 
 Synchronously Discover a set of models based on tables or collections in a data source.
 
     var models = oracle.discoverModels({owner: 'MYORG'});
     var ProductModel = models.Product;
 
+#### Adapters
+
+Create a data source with a specific adapter.
+
+    var memory = asteroid.createDataSource({
+      adapter: require('asteroid-memory')
+    });
+    
+**Available Adapters**
+ 
+ - [Oracle](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/oracle)
+ - [In Memory](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/memory)
+<!--
+ - [MySQL](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/mysql)
+ - [SQLite3](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/sqlite)
+ - [Postgres](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/postgres)
+ - [Redis](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/redis)
+ - [MongoDB](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/mongo)
+ - [CouchDB](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/couch)
+ - [Firebird](http://github.com/strongloop/asteroid-adapters/firebird)
+-->
+
+**Installing Adapters**
+
+Include the adapter in your package.json dependencies and run `npm install`.
+
 ### GeoPoint
 
 Embed a latitude / longitude point in a [Model](#model).
@@ -413,7 +443,7 @@ The longitude point in degrees. Range: -180 to 180.
 
 ### Asteroid Types
 
-Various APIs in Asteroid accept type descriptions (eg. [remote methods](#remote-methods), [asteroid.createModel()](#asteroidcreateModel)). The following is a list of supported types.
+Various APIs in Asteroid accept type descriptions (eg. [remote methods](#remote-methods), [asteroid.createModel()](#model)). The following is a list of supported types.
 
  - `null` - JSON null
  - `Boolean` - JSON boolean
@@ -423,4 +453,17 @@ Various APIs in Asteroid accept type descriptions (eg. [remote methods](#remote-
  - `Array` - JSON array
  - `Date` - a JavaScript date object
  - `Buffer` - a node.js Buffer object
- - [GeoPoint](#geopoint) - an asteroid GeoPoint object.
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+ - [GeoPoint](#geopoint) - an asteroid GeoPoint object.
+ 
+### Rest Middleware
+
+Expose models over rest using the `asteroid.rest` middleware.
+
+    app.use(asteroid.rest());
+    
+### SocketIO Middleware **Not Available**
+
+**Coming Soon** - Expose models over socket.io using the `asteroid.sio()` middleware.
+
+    app.use(asteroid.sio);
+    
diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 37eba58b..ceaa3350 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -45,115 +45,24 @@ app.disuse = function (route) {
  * App models.
  */
 
-app.models = {};
+app._models = [];
 
 /**
- * Get ModelBuilder.
- */
- 
-app.modelBuilder = function () {
-  return this._modelBuilder || (this._modelBuilder = new ModelBuilder())
-}
-
-/**
- * Define a model.
+ * Expose a model.
  *
- * @param name {String}
- * @param options {Object}
- * @returns {Model}
+ * @param Model {Model}
  */
 
-app.model =
-app.defineModel =
-app.define = function (name, properties, options) {
-  var modelBuilder = this.modelBuilder();
-
-  var ModelCtor = modelBuilder.define(name, properties, options);
-  
-  ModelCtor.dataSource = function (name) {
-    var dataSource = app.dataSources[name];
-    
-    dataSource.attach(this);
-    
-    var hasMany = ModelCtor.hasMany;
-  
-    // override the default relations to add shared proxy methods
-    // cannot expose the relation methods since they are only defined
-    // once you get them (eg. prototype[name])
-    ModelCtor.hasMany = function (anotherClass, params) {
-      var origArgs = arguments;
-      var thisClass = this, thisClassName = this.modelName;
-      params = params || {};
-      if (typeof anotherClass === 'string') {
-          params.as = anotherClass;
-          if (params.model) {
-              anotherClass = params.model;
-          } else {
-              var anotherClassName = i8n.singularize(anotherClass).toLowerCase();
-              for(var name in this.schema.models) {
-                  if (name.toLowerCase() === anotherClassName) {
-                      anotherClass = this.schema.models[name];
-                  }
-              }
-          }
-      }
-      
-      var pluralized = i8n.pluralize(anotherClass.modelName);
-      var methodName = params.as ||
-          i8n.camelize(pluralized, true);
-      var proxyMethodName = 'get' + i8n.titleize(pluralized, true);
-    
-      // create a proxy method
-      var fn = this.prototype[proxyMethodName] = function () {
-        // this cannot be a shared method
-        // because it is defined when you
-        // get it...
-        this[methodName].apply(thisClass, arguments);
-      };
-      fn.shared = true;
-      fn.http = {verb: 'get', path: '/' + methodName};
-    
-      hasMany.apply(this, arguments);
-    };
-  };
-  
-  ModelCtor.shared = true;
-  ModelCtor.sharedCtor = function (id, fn) {
-    ModelCtor.find(id, fn);
-  };
-  ModelCtor.sharedCtor.accepts = [
-    // todo... models need to expose what id type they need
-    {arg: 'id', type: 'number', optional: true},
-    {arg: 'data', type: 'object', optional: true}
-  ];
-  ModelCtor.sharedCtor.http = [
-    {path: '/'},
-    {path: '/:id'}
-  ];
-  
-  
-  return (app._models[ModelCtor.pluralModelName] = ModelCtor);
+app.model = function (Model) {
+  this._models.push(Model);
 }
 
 /**
- * Get all models.
+ * Get all exposed models.
  */
 
 app.models = function () {
-  var models = this._models;
-  var dataSources = this.dataSources;
-  
-  // add in any model from a data source
-  Object.keys(this.dataSources).forEach(function (name) {
-    var dataSource = dataSources[name];
-    
-    Object.keys(dataSource.models).forEach(function (className) {
-      var model = dataSource.models[className];
-      models[i8n.pluralize(model.modelName)] = model;
-    });
-  });
-  
-  return models;
+  return this._models;
 }
 
 
@@ -179,13 +88,6 @@ app.remoteObjects = function () {
   return result;
 }
 
-/**
- * App data sources and models.
- */
-
-app._models = {};
-app.dataSources = {};
-
 /**
  * Get the apps set of remote objects.
  */
diff --git a/test/app.test.js b/test/app.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3fc6219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/app.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+var asteroid = require('../');
+
+describe('app', function(){
+  var app;
+  
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    app = asteroid();
+  });
+  
+  describe('asteroid.createModel(name, properties, settings)', function(){
+    var User = asteroid.createModel('user', {
+      first: String,
+      last: String,
+      age: Number
+    });
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/test/asteroid.test.js b/test/asteroid.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9979110d..00000000
--- a/test/asteroid.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-var Asteroid = require('../');
-
diff --git a/test/model.test.js b/test/model.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..449b3979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/model.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+var asteroid = require('../');
+
+describe('app', function(){
+  var app;
+  
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    app = asteroid();
+  });
+  
+  describe('.model(Model)', function(){
+    it('should expose a Model to remote clients', function() {
+      var memory = asteroid.createDataSource({adapter: 'memory'});
+      var Color = memory.defineModel({name: String});
+
+      app.model(Color);
+      assert(app.models()[0] === MyModel, 'should add MyModel to the app models');
+    });
+  });
+});
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