diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index c15f488..cfe6844 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "model",
   "repo": "component/model",
   "description": "Elegant data models",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "keywords": [
     "collection",
     "model",
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "component/each": "*",
-    "component/json": "*",
     "component/emitter": "*",
     "component/collection": "*",
-    "visionmedia/superagent": "*"
+    "visionmedia/superagent": "*",
+    "ForbesLindesay/is-browser": "*"
   },
   "development": {
     "component/reactive": "*",
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
   "scripts": [
     "lib/index.js",
     "lib/static.js",
-    "lib/proto.js"
+    "lib/proto.js",
+    "lib/common.js",
+    "lib/sync.js"
   ],
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "license": "MIT"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/common.js b/lib/common.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e31bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+if(require('is-browser')) {
+  exports.emitter = require('emitter');
+  exports.collection = require('collection');
+  exports.each = require('each');
+} else {
+  exports.emitter = require('emitter-component');
+  exports.collection = Array;
+  exports.each = function(arr, fn) {
+    return arr.forEach(fn);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index ca3eb13..310ec62 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 
-var proto = require('./proto')
-  , statics = require('./static')
-  , Emitter = require('emitter');
+var proto = require('./proto'),
+    statics = require('./static'),
+    common = require('./common'),
+    Emitter = common.emitter;
 
 /**
  * Expose `createModel`.
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ function createModel(name) {
   model.modelName = name;
   model.base = '/' + name.toLowerCase();
   model.attrs = {};
+  model.sync = {};
   model.validators = [];
   for (var key in statics) model[key] = statics[key];
 
diff --git a/lib/proto.js b/lib/proto.js
index e351684..ff9dc8c 100644
--- a/lib/proto.js
+++ b/lib/proto.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 
-var Emitter = require('emitter')
-  , request = require('superagent')
-  , JSON = require('json')
-  , each = require('each')
-  , noop = function(){};
+var sync = require('./sync'),
+    common = require('./common'),
+    Emitter = common.emitter,
+    each = common.each,
+    noop = function(){};
 
 /**
  * Mixin emitter.
@@ -124,20 +124,25 @@ exports.validate = function(){
  * @api public
  */
 
-exports.remove = function(fn){
-  fn = fn || noop;
+exports.remove = function(){
+  var args = [].slice.call(arguments),
+      fn = args.pop() || noop,
+      self = this,
+      remove = this.model.sync.remove || sync.remove;
+
   if (this.isNew()) return fn(new Error('not saved'));
-  var self = this;
-  var url = this.url();
-  this.model.emit('removing', this);
-  this.emit('removing');
-  request.del(url, function(res){
-    if (res.error) return fn(error(res));
+
+  this.run('removing', function() {
+    remove.apply(self, args.concat(res));
+  });
+
+  function res(err, body) {
+    if(err) return fn(error(err));
     self.removed = true;
     self.model.emit('remove', self);
     self.emit('remove');
     fn();
-  });
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -152,22 +157,28 @@ exports.remove = function(fn){
  * @api public
  */
 
-exports.save = function(fn){
-  if (!this.isNew()) return this.update(fn);
-  var self = this;
-  var url = this.model.url();
-  fn = fn || noop;
+exports.save = function(){
+  if (!this.isNew()) return this.update.apply(this, arguments);
+
+  var args = [].slice.call(arguments),
+      fn = args.pop() || noop,
+      self = this,
+      save = this.model.sync.save || sync.save;
+
   if (!this.isValid()) return fn(new Error('validation failed'));
-  this.model.emit('saving', this);
-  this.emit('saving');
-  request.post(url, self, function(res){
-    if (res.error) return fn(error(res));
-    if (res.body) self.primary(res.body.id);
+
+  this.run('saving', function() {
+    save.apply(self, args.concat(res));
+  });
+
+  function res(err, body) {
+    if (err) return fn(error(err));
+    if (body) self.primary(body.id || body._id);
     self.dirty = {};
     self.model.emit('save', self);
     self.emit('save');
     fn();
-  });
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -177,20 +188,27 @@ exports.save = function(fn){
  * @api private
  */
 
-exports.update = function(fn){
-  var self = this;
-  var url = this.url();
-  fn = fn || noop;
+exports.update = function() {
+  var args = [].slice.call(arguments),
+      fn = args.pop() || noop,
+      self = this,
+      changed = this.changed(),
+      update = this.model.sync.update || sync.update;
+
+  if(!changed) return fn(null, this);
   if (!this.isValid()) return fn(new Error('validation failed'));
-  this.model.emit('saving', this);
-  this.emit('saving');
-  request.put(url, self, function(res){
-    if (res.error) return fn(error(res));
+
+  this.run('saving', function() {
+    update.apply(self, args.concat(res));
+  });
+
+  function res(err) {
+    if(err) return fn(error(err));
     self.dirty = {};
     self.model.emit('save', self);
     self.emit('save');
-    fn();
-  });
+    return fn();
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -275,4 +293,34 @@ exports.toJSON = function(){
 
 function error(res) {
   return new Error('got ' + res.status + ' response');
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run functions beforehand
+ *
+ * @param {String} event
+ * @param {Function} fn
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+exports.run = function(event, done) {
+  var fns = this.model.listeners(event).concat(this.listeners(event)),
+      pending = 0;
+
+  function next() {
+    if(!--pending) return done();
+  }
+
+  for (var i = 0, len = fns.length; i < len; i++) {
+    var fn = fns[i];
+    if (fn.length > 1) {
+      pending++;
+      fn(this, next);
+    } else {
+      fn(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(!pending) return done();
+};
+
diff --git a/lib/static.js b/lib/static.js
index 29f64d2..7baca41 100644
--- a/lib/static.js
+++ b/lib/static.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 
-var request = require('superagent')
-  , Collection = require('collection')
-  , noop = function(){};
+var sync = require('./sync'),
+    common = require('./common'),
+    Collection = common.collection,
+    noop = function(){};
 
 /**
  * Construct a url to the given `path`.
@@ -93,14 +94,18 @@ exports.attr = function(name, options){
  * @api public
  */
 
-exports.removeAll = function(fn){
-  fn = fn || noop;
-  var self = this;
-  var url = this.url('all');
-  request.del(url, function(res){
-    if (res.error) return fn(error(res));
+exports.removeAll = function() {
+  var args = [].slice.call(arguments),
+      fn = args.pop() || noop,
+      self = this,
+      removeAll = this.sync.removeAll || sync.removeAll;
+
+  removeAll.apply(this, args.concat(res));
+
+  function res(err, body) {
+    if(err) return fn(error(err));
     fn();
-  });
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -110,17 +115,22 @@ exports.removeAll = function(fn){
  * @api public
  */
 
-exports.all = function(fn){
-  var self = this;
-  var url = this.url('all');
-  request.get(url, function(res){
-    if (res.error) return fn(error(res));
+exports.all = function() {
+  var args = [].slice.call(arguments),
+      fn = args.pop(),
+      self = this,
+      all = this.sync.all || sync.all;
+
+  all.apply(this, args.concat(res));
+
+  function res(err, body) {
+    if (err) return fn(err);
     var col = new Collection;
-    for (var i = 0, len = res.body.length; i < len; ++i) {
-      col.push(new self(res.body[i]));
+    for (var i = 0, len = body.length; i < len; ++i) {
+      col.push(new self(body[i]));
     }
     fn(null, col);
-  });
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -131,14 +141,19 @@ exports.all = function(fn){
  * @api public
  */
 
-exports.get = function(id, fn){
-  var self = this;
-  var url = this.url(id);
-  request.get(url, function(res){
-    if (res.error) return fn(error(res));
-    var model = new self(res.body);
+exports.get = function() {
+  var args = [].slice.call(arguments),
+      fn = args.pop(),
+      self = this,
+      get = this.sync.get || sync.get;
+
+  get.apply(this, args.concat(res));
+
+  function res(err, body) {
+    if(err) return fn(err);
+    var model = new self(body);
     fn(null, model);
-  });
+  }
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/sync.js b/lib/sync.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba901d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sync.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * AJAX Transport
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies
+ */
+
+var request = require('superagent');
+
+/**
+ * All
+ */
+
+exports.all = function(fn) {
+  var url = this.url('all');
+  request.get(url, function(res) {
+    fn(res.error, res.body);
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get
+ */
+
+exports.get = function(id, fn) {
+  var url = this.url(id);
+  request.get(url, function(res) {
+    fn(res.error, res.body);
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * removeAll
+ */
+
+exports.removeAll = function(fn) {
+  var url = this.url('all');
+  request.del(url, function(res) {
+    fn(res.error, res.body);
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * save
+ */
+
+exports.save = function(fn) {
+  var url = this.model.url();
+  request.post(url, this, function(res) {
+    fn(res.error, res.body);
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * update
+ */
+
+exports.update = function(fn) {
+  var url = this.url();
+  request.put(url, this, function(res) {
+    fn(res.error, res.body);
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * remove
+ */
+
+exports.remove = function(fn) {
+  var url = this.url();
+  request.del(url, function(res) {
+    fn(res.error, res.body);
+  });
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cf46aa..c47078b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "name": "model",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "name": "node-model",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
   "devDependencies": {
     "express": "3.0.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "is-browser": "~1.0.0",
+    "emitter-component": "0.0.6",
+    "superagent": "~0.10.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/model.js b/test/model.js
index 0b576a3..adb5493 100644
--- a/test/model.js
+++ b/test/model.js
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ describe('Model#remove()', function(){
       var pet = new Pet({ name: 'Tobi' });
       pet.save(function(err){
         assert(!err);
-        pet.on('removing', done);
+        pet.on('removing', function() {
+          done();
+        });
         pet.remove();
       });
     })
@@ -231,6 +233,20 @@ describe('Model#save(fn)', function(){
         });
         pet.save();
       })
+
+      it('should handle async plugins', function(done){
+        var pet = new Pet({ name: 'Tobi', species: 'Ferret' });
+        pet.on('saving', function(pet, next) {
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            next();
+          }, 100);
+        });
+        Pet.once('save', function(obj){
+          assert(pet == obj);
+          done();
+        });
+        pet.save();
+      })
     })
 
     describe('and invalid', function(){
@@ -270,7 +286,9 @@ describe('Model#save(fn)', function(){
         var pet = new Pet({ name: 'Tobi', species: 'Ferret' });
         pet.save(function(err){
           assert(!err);
-          pet.on('saving', done);
+          pet.on('saving', function() {
+            done();
+          });
           pet.save();
         });
       })
@@ -382,4 +400,4 @@ describe('Model#isValid()', function(){
     assert(true === user.isValid());
     assert(0 == user.errors.length);
   })
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})