diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator.js
index 344f56435b..d93ccfb128 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator.js
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ define(
          * Decorate PersistenceCapability to queue persistence calls when a
          * transaction is in progress.
          */
-        TransactionCapabilityDecorator.prototype.getCapabilities = function (model) {
+        TransactionCapabilityDecorator.prototype.getCapabilities = function () {
             var self = this,
-                capabilities = this.capabilityService.getCapabilities(model),
+                capabilities = this.capabilityService.getCapabilities
+                    .apply(this.capabilityService, arguments),
                 persistenceCapability = capabilities.persistence;
 
             capabilities.persistence = function (domainObject) {
diff --git a/platform/core/src/capabilities/CoreCapabilityProvider.js b/platform/core/src/capabilities/CoreCapabilityProvider.js
index 412b7a57a2..c2dd75233d 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/capabilities/CoreCapabilityProvider.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/capabilities/CoreCapabilityProvider.js
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ define(
          */
         function CoreCapabilityProvider(capabilities, $log) {
             // Filter by invoking the capability's appliesTo method
-            function filterCapabilities(model) {
+            function filterCapabilities(model, id) {
                 return capabilities.filter(function (capability) {
                     return capability.appliesTo ?
-                            capability.appliesTo(model) :
+                            capability.appliesTo(model, id) :
                             true;
                 });
             }
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ define(
                 return result;
             }
 
-            function getCapabilities(model) {
-                return packageCapabilities(filterCapabilities(model));
+            function getCapabilities(model, id) {
+                return packageCapabilities(filterCapabilities(model, id));
             }
 
             return {
diff --git a/platform/persistence/queue/src/QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecorator.js b/platform/persistence/queue/src/QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecorator.js
index 904ed66f47..66213e59ce 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/queue/src/QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecorator.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/queue/src/QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecorator.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ define(
             this.capabilityService = capabilityService;
         }
 
-        QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecorator.prototype.getCapabilities = function (model) {
+        QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecorator.prototype.getCapabilities = function (model, id) {
             var capabilityService = this.capabilityService,
                 persistenceQueue = this.persistenceQueue;
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ define(
             }
 
             return decoratePersistence(
-                capabilityService.getCapabilities(model)
+                capabilityService.getCapabilities(model, id)
             );
         };
 
diff --git a/platform/persistence/queue/test/QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecoratorSpec.js b/platform/persistence/queue/test/QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecoratorSpec.js
index 57edcc70c8..fbdaa69304 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/queue/test/QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecoratorSpec.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/queue/test/QueuingPersistenceCapabilityDecoratorSpec.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ define(
                 mockPersistence,
                 mockDomainObject,
                 testModel,
+                testId,
                 decorator;
 
             beforeEach(function () {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ define(
                     ['getCapabilities']
                 );
                 testModel = { someKey: "some value" };
+                testId = 'someId';
                 mockPersistence = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                     'persistence',
                     ['persist', 'refresh']
@@ -67,9 +69,9 @@ define(
             // QueuingPersistenceCapability itself, which has its own tests.
 
             it("delegates to its wrapped service", function () {
-                decorator.getCapabilities(testModel);
+                decorator.getCapabilities(testModel, testId);
                 expect(mockCapabilityService.getCapabilities)
-                    .toHaveBeenCalledWith(testModel);
+                    .toHaveBeenCalledWith(testModel, testId);
             });
 
             it("wraps its persistence capability's constructor", function () {
diff --git a/src/adapter/capabilities/APICapabilityDecorator.js b/src/adapter/capabilities/APICapabilityDecorator.js
index 01bd6a32ef..8b964f553f 100644
--- a/src/adapter/capabilities/APICapabilityDecorator.js
+++ b/src/adapter/capabilities/APICapabilityDecorator.js
@@ -38,14 +38,15 @@ define([
     }
 
     APICapabilityDecorator.prototype.getCapabilities = function (
-        model
+        model,
+        id
     ) {
-        var capabilities = this.capabilityService.getCapabilities(model);
+        var capabilities = this.capabilityService.getCapabilities(model, id);
         if (capabilities.mutation) {
             capabilities.mutation =
                 synchronizeMutationCapability(capabilities.mutation);
         }
-        if (AlternateCompositionCapability.appliesTo(model)) {
+        if (AlternateCompositionCapability.appliesTo(model, id)) {
             capabilities.composition = function (domainObject) {
                 return new AlternateCompositionCapability(this.$injector, domainObject);
             }.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/adapter/runs/AlternateCompositionInitializer.js b/src/adapter/runs/AlternateCompositionInitializer.js
index 2129086b8c..ac815e48aa 100644
--- a/src/adapter/runs/AlternateCompositionInitializer.js
+++ b/src/adapter/runs/AlternateCompositionInitializer.js
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 define([
-    '../capabilities/AlternateCompositionCapability'
-], function (AlternateCompositionCapability) {
+    '../capabilities/AlternateCompositionCapability',
+    '../../api/objects/object-utils'
+], function (
+    AlternateCompositionCapability,
+    objectUtils
+) {
     // Present to work around the need for openmct to be used
     // from AlternateCompositionCapability.appliesTo, even though it
     // cannot be injected.
     function AlternateCompositionInitializer(openmct) {
-        AlternateCompositionCapability.appliesTo = function (model) {
+        AlternateCompositionCapability.appliesTo = function (model, id) {
+            model = objectUtils.toNewFormat(model, id || '');
             return !!openmct.composition.get(model);
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/adapter/services/Instantiate.js b/src/adapter/services/Instantiate.js
index 3b4c190705..21c6f9742a 100644
--- a/src/adapter/services/Instantiate.js
+++ b/src/adapter/services/Instantiate.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ define(
                 id = id || identifierService.generate();
                 var old_id = model.id;
                 model.id = id;
-                var capabilities = capabilityService.getCapabilities(model);
+                var capabilities = capabilityService.getCapabilities(model, id);
                 model.id = old_id;
                 cacheService.put(id, model);
                 return new DomainObjectImpl(id, model, capabilities);
diff --git a/src/api/telemetry/LegacyTelemetryProvider.js b/src/api/telemetry/LegacyTelemetryProvider.js
index f76fe99d10..3721e5af08 100644
--- a/src/api/telemetry/LegacyTelemetryProvider.js
+++ b/src/api/telemetry/LegacyTelemetryProvider.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ define([
      * @implements module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProvider
      * @constructor
      */
-    function LegacyTelemetryProvider(instantiate) {
+    function LegacyTelemetryProvider(openmct, instantiate) {
+        this.telemetryApi = openmct.telemetry;
         this.instantiate = instantiate;
     }
 
@@ -44,23 +45,33 @@ define([
             utils.makeKeyString(domainObject.identifier)).hasCapability("telemetry");
     };
 
+    LegacyTelemetryProvider.prototype.supportsRequest =
+        LegacyTelemetryProvider.prototype.supportsSubscribe =
+        LegacyTelemetryProvider.prototype.canProvideTelemetry;
+
     function createDatum(domainObject, metadata, legacySeries, i) {
+        var datum;
+
         if (legacySeries.getDatum) {
-            return legacySeries.getDatum(i);
+            datum = legacySeries.getDatum(i);
+        } else {
+            datum = {};
+            metadata.valuesForHints(['x']).forEach(function (metadatum) {
+                datum[metadatum.key] = legacySeries.getDomainValue(i, metadatum.key);
+            });
+
+            metadata.valuesForHints(['y']).forEach(function (metadatum) {
+                datum[metadatum.key] = legacySeries.getRangeValue(i, metadatum.key);
+            });
         }
-        var datum = {};
 
-        metadata.domains.reduce(function (d, domain) {
-            d[domain.key] = legacySeries.getDomainValue(i, domain.key);
-            return d;
-        }, datum);
-
-        metadata.ranges.reduce(function (d, range) {
-            d[range.key] = legacySeries.getRangeValue(i, range.key);
-            return d;
-        }, datum);
-
-        datum.name = domainObject.name;
+        /**
+         * If telemetry metadata defines a 'name' field, and one is not present
+         * on the datum, add it.
+         */
+        if (metadata.value('name') !== undefined && datum.name === undefined) {
+            datum.name = domainObject.name;
+        }
 
         return datum;
     }
@@ -93,11 +104,12 @@ define([
      *          telemetry data.
      */
     LegacyTelemetryProvider.prototype.request = function (domainObject, request) {
+        var metadata = this.telemetryApi.getMetadata(domainObject);
         var oldObject = this.instantiate(utils.toOldFormat(domainObject), utils.makeKeyString(domainObject.identifier));
         var capability = oldObject.getCapability("telemetry");
 
         return capability.requestData(request).then(function (telemetrySeries) {
-            return Promise.resolve(adaptSeries(domainObject, capability.getMetadata(), telemetrySeries));
+            return Promise.resolve(adaptSeries(domainObject, metadata, telemetrySeries));
         }).catch(function (error) {
             return Promise.reject(error);
         });
@@ -118,11 +130,12 @@ define([
      * @returns {platform|telemetry.TelemetrySubscription|*}
      */
     LegacyTelemetryProvider.prototype.subscribe = function (domainObject, callback, request) {
+        var metadata = this.telemetryApi.getMetadata(domainObject);
         var oldObject = this.instantiate(utils.toOldFormat(domainObject), utils.makeKeyString(domainObject.identifier));
         var capability = oldObject.getCapability("telemetry");
 
         function callbackWrapper(series) {
-            callback(createDatum(domainObject, capability.getMetadata(), series, series.getPointCount() - 1));
+            callback(createDatum(domainObject, metadata, series, series.getPointCount() - 1));
         }
 
         return capability.subscribe(callbackWrapper, request);
@@ -134,6 +147,10 @@ define([
             utils.makeKeyString(domainObject.identifier));
         var limitEvaluator = oldObject.getCapability("limit");
 
+        if (!limitEvaluator) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         return {
             evaluate: function (datum, property) {
                 return limitEvaluator.evaluate(datum, property.key);
@@ -142,10 +159,11 @@ define([
     };
 
     return function (openmct, instantiate) {
-        // Push onto the start of the default providers array so that it's
-        // always the last resort
-        openmct.telemetry.defaultProviders.unshift(
-            new LegacyTelemetryProvider(instantiate));
+        // Legacy provider should always be the fallback.
+        var provider = new LegacyTelemetryProvider(openmct, instantiate);
+        openmct.telemetry.legacyProvider = provider;
+        openmct.telemetry.requestProviders.push(provider);
+        openmct.telemetry.subscriptionProviders.push(provider);
     };
 
 });
diff --git a/src/api/telemetry/TelemetryAPI.js b/src/api/telemetry/TelemetryAPI.js
index a7b533f25d..d4750b1251 100644
--- a/src/api/telemetry/TelemetryAPI.js
+++ b/src/api/telemetry/TelemetryAPI.js
@@ -74,34 +74,6 @@ define([
      * @memberof module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryFormatter#
      */
 
-
-
-
-    // format map is a placeholder until we figure out format service.
-    var FORMAT_MAP = {
-        generic: function (range) {
-            return function (datum) {
-                return datum[range.key];
-            };
-        },
-        enum: function (range) {
-            var enumMap = _.indexBy(range.enumerations, 'value');
-            return function (datum) {
-                try {
-                    return enumMap[datum[range.valueKey]].text;
-                } catch (e) {
-                    return datum[range.valueKey];
-                }
-            };
-        }
-    };
-
-    FORMAT_MAP.number =
-        FORMAT_MAP.float =
-        FORMAT_MAP.integer =
-        FORMAT_MAP.ascii =
-        FORMAT_MAP.generic;
-
     /**
      * Describes a property which would be found in a datum of telemetry
      * associated with a particular domain object.
@@ -161,8 +133,8 @@ define([
      */
     function TelemetryAPI(MCT) {
         this.MCT = MCT;
-        this.providersByStrategy = {};
-        this.defaultProviders = [];
+        this.requestProviders = [];
+        this.subscriptionProviders = [];
         this.metadataCache = new WeakMap();
         this.formatMapCache = new WeakMap();
         this.valueFormatterCache = new WeakMap();
@@ -179,9 +151,8 @@ define([
      * @memberof module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProvider#
      */
     TelemetryAPI.prototype.canProvideTelemetry = function (domainObject) {
-        return this.defaultProviders.some(function (provider) {
-            return provider.canProvideTelemetry(domainObject);
-        });
+        return !!this.findSubscriptionProvider(domainObject) ||
+               !!this.findRequestProvider(domainObject);
     };
 
     /**
@@ -191,39 +162,38 @@ define([
      * @memberof module:openmct.TelemetryAPI#
      * @param {module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProvider} provider the new
      *        telemetry provider
-     * @param {string} [strategy] the request strategy supported by
-     *        this provider. If omitted, this will be used as a
-     *        default provider (when no strategy is requested or no
-     *        matching strategy is found.)
      */
-    TelemetryAPI.prototype.addProvider = function (provider, strategy) {
-        if (!strategy) {
-            this.defaultProviders.push(provider);
-        } else {
-            this.providersByStrategy[strategy] =
-                this.providersByStrategy[strategy] || [];
-            this.providersByStrategy[strategy].push(provider);
+    TelemetryAPI.prototype.addProvider = function (provider) {
+        if (provider.supportsRequest) {
+            this.requestProviders.unshift(provider);
+        }
+        if (provider.supportsSubscribe) {
+            this.subscriptionProviders.unshift(provider);
         }
     };
 
     /**
      * @private
      */
-    TelemetryAPI.prototype.findProvider = function (domainObject, strategy) {
+    TelemetryAPI.prototype.findSubscriptionProvider = function (domainObject) {
+        var args = Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments);
         function supportsDomainObject(provider) {
-            return provider.canProvideTelemetry(domainObject);
+            return provider.supportsSubscribe.apply(provider, args);
         }
 
-        if (strategy) {
-            var eligibleProviders =
-                (this.providersByStrategy[strategy] || [])
-                    .filter(supportsDomainObject);
-            if (eligibleProviders.length > 0) {
-                return eligibleProviders[0];
-            }
+        return this.subscriptionProviders.filter(supportsDomainObject)[0];
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     */
+    TelemetryAPI.prototype.findRequestProvider = function (domainObject, options) {
+        var args = Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments);
+        function supportsDomainObject(provider) {
+            return provider.supportsRequest.apply(provider, args);
         }
 
-        return this.defaultProviders.filter(supportsDomainObject)[0];
+        return this.requestProviders.filter(supportsDomainObject)[0];
     };
 
     /**
@@ -242,10 +212,29 @@ define([
      *          telemetry data
      */
     TelemetryAPI.prototype.request = function (domainObject, options) {
-        var provider = this.findProvider(domainObject, options.strategy);
-        return provider ?
-            provider.request(domainObject, options) :
-            Promise.reject([]);
+        var provider = this.findRequestProvider.apply(this, arguments);
+        return provider.request.apply(provider, arguments);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Subscribe to realtime telemetry for a specific domain object.
+     * The callback will be called whenever data is received from a
+     * realtime provider.
+     *
+     * @method subscribe
+     * @memberof module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProvider#
+     * @param {module:openmct.DomainObject} domainObject the object
+     *        which has associated telemetry
+     * @param {Function} callback the callback to invoke with new data, as
+     *        it becomes available
+     * @param {module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryRequest} options
+     *        options for this request
+     * @returns {Function} a function which may be called to terminate
+     *          the subscription
+     */
+    TelemetryAPI.prototype.subscribe = function (domainObject, callback, options) {
+        var provider = this.findSubscriptionProvider.apply(this, arguments);
+        return provider.subscribe.apply(provider, arguments);
     };
 
     /**
@@ -327,53 +316,6 @@ define([
         return this.formatMapCache.get(metadata);
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Subscribe to realtime telemetry for a specific domain object.
-     * The callback will be called whenever data is received from a
-     * realtime provider.
-     *
-     * @method subscribe
-     * @memberof module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProvider#
-     * @param {module:openmct.DomainObject} domainObject the object
-     *        which has associated telemetry
-     * @param {Function} callback the callback to invoke with new data, as
-     *        it becomes available
-     * @param {module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryRequest} options
-     *        options for this request
-     * @returns {Function} a function which may be called to terminate
-     *          the subscription
-     */
-
-    /**
-     * Get a list of all telemetry properties defined for this
-     * domain object.
-     *
-     * @param {module:openmct.DomainObject} domainObject the domain
-     *        object for which to request telemetry
-     * @returns {module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProperty[]}
-     *          telemetry metadata
-     * @method properties
-     * @memberof module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProvider#
-     */
-
-    /**
-     * Telemetry formatters help you format telemetry values for
-     * display. Under the covers, they use telemetry metadata to
-     * interpret your telemetry data, and then they use the format API
-     * to format that data for display.
-     *
-     * This method is optional.
-     * If a provider does not implement this method, it is presumed
-     * that all telemetry associated with this domain object can
-     * be formatted correctly by string coercion.
-     *
-     * @param {module:openmct.DomainObject} domainObject the domain
-     *        object for which to format telemetry
-     * @returns {module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryFormatter}
-     * @method formatter
-     * @memberof module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProvider#
-     */
-
     /**
      * Get a limit evaluator for this domain object.
      * Limit Evaluators help you evaluate limit and alarm status of individual telemetry datums for display purposes without having to interact directly with the Limit API.
@@ -388,19 +330,9 @@ define([
      * @method limitEvaluator
      * @memberof module:openmct.TelemetryAPI~TelemetryProvider#
      */
-    _.forEach({
-        subscribe: undefined,
-        properties: [],
-        formatter: undefined,
-        limitEvaluator: undefined
-    }, function (defaultValue, method) {
-        TelemetryAPI.prototype[method] = function (domainObject) {
-            var provider = this.findProvider(domainObject);
-            return provider ?
-                provider[method].apply(provider, arguments) :
-                defaultValue;
-        };
-    });
+    TelemetryAPI.prototype.limitEvaluator = function () {
+        return this.legacyProvider.limitEvaluator.apply(this.legacyProvider, arguments);
+    };
 
     return TelemetryAPI;
 });
diff --git a/src/api/telemetry/TelemetryValueFormatter.js b/src/api/telemetry/TelemetryValueFormatter.js
index 801aee1176..a5e8cb8720 100644
--- a/src/api/telemetry/TelemetryValueFormatter.js
+++ b/src/api/telemetry/TelemetryValueFormatter.js
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ define([
 
     // TODO: needs reference to formatService;
     function TelemetryValueFormatter(valueMetadata, formatService) {
+        var numberFormatter = {
+            parse: function (x) {
+                return Number(x);
+            },
+            format: function (x) {
+                return x;
+            },
+            validate: function (x) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        };
+
         this.valueMetadata = valueMetadata;
         this.parseCache = new WeakMap();
         this.formatCache = new WeakMap();
@@ -36,17 +48,7 @@ define([
                 .getFormat(valueMetadata.format, valueMetadata);
         } catch (e) {
             // TODO: Better formatting
-            this.formatter = {
-                parse: function (x) {
-                    return Number(x);
-                },
-                format: function (x) {
-                    return x;
-                },
-                validate: function (x) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            };
+            this.formatter = numberFormatter;
         }
 
         if (valueMetadata.type === 'enum') {