The simplest possible solution for clearing the handler cache when registering a model.

lib/application.js

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ app.model = function (Model, config) {
     var remotingClassName = compat.getClassNameForRemoting(Model);
     this.remotes().exports[remotingClassName] = Model;
     this.models().push(Model);
+    clearHandlerCache(this);
     Model.shared = true;
     Model.app = this;
     Model.emit('attached', this);
@@ -639,6 +640,10 @@ function tryReadConfig(cwd, fileName) {
   }
 }
 
+function clearHandlerCache(app) {
+  app._handlers = undefined;
+}
+
 /**
  * Install all express middleware required by LoopBack.
  *

test/app.test.js

@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ describe('app', function() {
       expect(app.remotes().exports).to.eql({ color: Color });
     });
 
+    it('clears handler cache', function() {
+      var originalRestHandler = app.handler('rest');
+      var Color = db.createModel('color', {name: String});
+      app.model(Color);
+      var newRestHandler = app.handler('rest');
+      expect(originalRestHandler).to.not.equal(newRestHandler);
+    });
+
     describe('in compat mode', function() {
       before(function() {
         loopback.compat.usePluralNamesForRemoting = true;