diff --git a/src/plugins/comps/CompsManager.js b/src/plugins/comps/CompsManager.js
index 1c011756d4..e4b7a480f3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/comps/CompsManager.js
+++ b/src/plugins/comps/CompsManager.js
@@ -3,46 +3,79 @@ import { EventEmitter } from 'eventemitter3';
 export default class CompsManager extends EventEmitter {
   #openmct;
   #domainObject;
+  #composition;
   #telemetryObjects = {};
   #telemetryCollections = {};
+  #managerLoadedPromise;
 
   constructor(openmct, domainObject) {
     super();
     this.#openmct = openmct;
     this.#domainObject = domainObject;
+
+    // Load the composition
+    this.#managerLoadedPromise = this.#loadComposition();
   }
 
-  #removeTelemetryObject(telemetryObject) {
+  load() {
+    return this.#managerLoadedPromise;
+  }
+
+  async #loadComposition() {
+    this.#composition = this.#openmct.composition.get(this.#domainObject);
+    if (this.#composition) {
+      this.#composition.on('add', this.#addTelemetryObject);
+      this.#composition.on('remove', this.#removeTelemetryObject);
+      await this.#composition.load();
+    }
+  }
+
+  #removeTelemetryObject = (telemetryObject) => {
+    console.debug('❌ CompsManager: removeTelemetryObject', telemetryObject);
     const keyString = this.#openmct.objects.makeKeyString(telemetryObject.identifier);
     delete this.#telemetryObjects[keyString];
     this.#telemetryCollections[keyString]?.destroy();
     delete this.#telemetryCollections[keyString];
+  };
+
+  requestUnderlyingTelemetry() {
+    const underlyingTelemetry = {};
+    Object.keys(this.#telemetryCollections).forEach((collectionKey) => {
+      const collection = this.#telemetryCollections[collectionKey];
+      underlyingTelemetry[collectionKey] = collection.getAll();
+    });
+    return underlyingTelemetry;
   }
 
-  telemetryProcessor(telemetryObjects) {
-    console.debug('Telemetry Processor', telemetryObjects);
+  #telemetryProcessor(telemetryObjects) {
+    this.emit('underlyingTelemetryUpdated', telemetryObjects);
   }
 
-  clearData() {
+  #clearData() {
     console.debug('Clear Data');
   }
 
-  #addTelemetryObject(telemetryObject) {
+  getExpression() {
+    return 'a + b';
+  }
+
+  #addTelemetryObject = (telemetryObject) => {
+    console.debug('📢 CompsManager: #addTelemetryObject', telemetryObject);
     const keyString = this.#openmct.objects.makeKeyString(telemetryObject.identifier);
     this.#telemetryObjects[keyString] = telemetryObject;
     this.#telemetryCollections[keyString] =
       this.#openmct.telemetry.requestCollection(telemetryObject);
 
-    this.#telemetryCollections[keyString].on('add', this.telemetryProcessor);
-    this.#telemetryCollections[keyString].on('clear', this.clearData);
+    this.#telemetryCollections[keyString].on('add', this.#telemetryProcessor);
+    this.#telemetryCollections[keyString].on('clear', this.#clearData);
     this.#telemetryCollections[keyString].load();
-  }
+  };
 
   static getCompsManager(domainObject, openmct, compsManagerPool) {
     const id = openmct.objects.makeKeyString(domainObject.identifier);
 
     if (!compsManagerPool[id]) {
-      compsManagerPool[id] = new CompsManager(domainObject, this.openmct);
+      compsManagerPool[id] = new CompsManager(openmct, domainObject);
     }
 
     return compsManagerPool[id];
diff --git a/src/plugins/comps/CompsMathWorker.js b/src/plugins/comps/CompsMathWorker.js
index 1df64c0470..8f2f886773 100644
--- a/src/plugins/comps/CompsMathWorker.js
+++ b/src/plugins/comps/CompsMathWorker.js
@@ -6,21 +6,26 @@ onconnect = function (e) {
 
   port.onmessage = function (event) {
     console.debug('🧮 Comps Math Worker message:', event);
-    const { type, id, data, expression } = event.data;
-    if (type === 'calculate') {
+    const { type, callbackID, telemetryForComps, expression } = event.data;
+    if (type === 'calculateRequest' || type === 'calculateSubscription') {
       try {
-        const result = data.map((point) => {
+        // the reply type is different for request and subscription
+        const replyType =
+          type === 'calculateRequest'
+            ? 'calculationRequestResult'
+            : 'calculationSubscriptionResult';
+        const result = telemetryForComps.map((point) => {
           // Using Math.js to evaluate the expression against the data
           return { ...point, value: evaluate(expression, point) };
         });
-        port.postMessage({ type: 'response', id, result });
+        port.postMessage({ type: replyType, callbackID, result });
       } catch (error) {
-        port.postMessage({ type: 'error', id, error: error.message });
+        port.postMessage({ type: 'error', callbackID, error: error.message });
       }
     } else if (type === 'init') {
       port.postMessage({ type: 'ready' });
     } else {
-      port.postMessage({ type: 'error', id, error: 'Invalid message type' });
+      port.postMessage({ type: 'error', callbackID, error: 'Invalid message type' });
     }
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/comps/CompsTelemetryProvider.js b/src/plugins/comps/CompsTelemetryProvider.js
index 3fb24ac536..10fbbacdd0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/comps/CompsTelemetryProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/comps/CompsTelemetryProvider.js
@@ -19,23 +19,20 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
+import CompsManager from './CompsManager.js';
 
 export default class CompsTelemetryProvider {
-  #telemetryObjects = {};
-  #telemetryCollections = {};
-  #composition = [];
   #openmct = null;
   #sharedWorker = null;
+  #compsManagerPool = null;
+  #lastUniqueID = 1;
+  #requestPromises = {};
+  #subscriptionCallbacks = {};
 
-  constructor(openmct) {
+  constructor(openmct, compsManagerPool) {
     this.#openmct = openmct;
-  }
-
-  #removeTelemetryObject(telemetryObject) {
-    const keyString = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(telemetryObject.identifier);
-    delete this.#telemetryObjects[keyString];
-    this.#telemetryCollections[keyString]?.destroy();
-    delete this.#telemetryCollections[keyString];
+    this.#compsManagerPool = compsManagerPool;
+    this.#startSharedWorker();
   }
 
   isTelemetryObject(domainObject) {
@@ -50,26 +47,55 @@ export default class CompsTelemetryProvider {
     return domainObject.type === 'comps';
   }
 
+  #getCallbackID() {
+    return this.#lastUniqueID++;
+  }
+
   // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
   async request(domainObject, options) {
-    // get the telemetry from the collections
-    const telmetryToSend = {};
-    Object.keys(this.#telemetryCollections).forEach((keyString) => {
-      telmetryToSend[keyString] = this.#telemetryCollections[keyString].getAll(
-        domainObject,
-        options
-      );
-    });
-    this.#sharedWorker.port.postMessage({
-      type: 'calculate',
-      data: telmetryToSend,
-      expression: 'a + b'
+    const specificCompsManager = CompsManager.getCompsManager(
+      domainObject,
+      this.#openmct,
+      this.#compsManagerPool
+    );
+    await specificCompsManager.load();
+    const telemetryForComps = specificCompsManager.requestUnderlyingTelemetry();
+    console.debug('🏟️ Telemetry for comps:', telemetryForComps);
+    const expression = specificCompsManager.getExpression();
+    // need to create callbackID with a promise for future execution
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const callbackID = this.#getCallbackID();
+      this.#requestPromises[callbackID] = { resolve, reject };
+      this.#sharedWorker.port.postMessage({
+        type: 'calculateRequest',
+        telemetryForComps,
+        expression,
+        callbackID
+      });
     });
   }
 
   subscribe(domainObject, callback) {
-    // TODO: add to listener list and return a function to remove it
-    return () => {};
+    const specificCompsManager = CompsManager.getCompsManager(
+      domainObject,
+      this.#openmct,
+      this.#compsManagerPool
+    );
+    const callbackID = this.#getCallbackID();
+    this.#subscriptionCallbacks[callbackID] = callback;
+    specificCompsManager.on('underlyingTelemetryUpdated', (newTelemetry) => {
+      const expression = specificCompsManager.getExpression();
+      this.#sharedWorker.port.postMessage({
+        type: 'calculateSubscription',
+        telemetryForComps: newTelemetry,
+        expression,
+        callbackID
+      });
+    });
+    return () => {
+      specificCompsManager.off('calculationUpdated', callback);
+      delete this.#subscriptionCallbacks[callbackID];
+    };
   }
 
   #startSharedWorker() {
@@ -86,13 +112,6 @@ export default class CompsTelemetryProvider {
     // send an initial message to the worker
     this.#sharedWorker.port.postMessage({ type: 'init' });
 
-    // for testing, try a message adding two numbers
-    this.#sharedWorker.port.postMessage({
-      type: 'calculate',
-      data: [{ a: 1, b: 2 }],
-      expression: 'a + b'
-    });
-
     this.#openmct.on('destroy', () => {
       this.#sharedWorker.port.close();
     });
@@ -100,6 +119,15 @@ export default class CompsTelemetryProvider {
 
   onSharedWorkerMessage(event) {
     console.log('📝 Shared worker message:', event.data);
+    const { type, result, callbackID } = event.data;
+    if (type === 'calculationSubscriptionResult') {
+      this.#subscriptionCallbacks[callbackID](result);
+    } else if (type === 'calculationRequestResult') {
+      this.#requestPromises[callbackID].resolve(result);
+      delete this.#requestPromises[callbackID];
+    } else if (type === 'error') {
+      console.error('❌ Shared worker error:', event.data);
+    }
   }
 
   onSharedWorkerMessageError(event) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/comps/components/CompsView.vue b/src/plugins/comps/components/CompsView.vue
index a95bf7086b..3118fc1c27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/comps/components/CompsView.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/comps/components/CompsView.vue
@@ -33,33 +33,10 @@ const openmct = inject('openmct');
 const domainObject = inject('domainObject');
 const compsManagerPool = inject('compsManagerPool');
 const compsManager = CompsManager.getCompsManager(domainObject, openmct, compsManagerPool);
-const composition = openmct.composition.get(domainObject);
 
 onMounted(() => {
-  loadComposition();
   console.debug('🚀 CompsView: onMounted with compsManager', compsManager);
 });
 
-async function loadComposition() {
-  if (composition) {
-    composition.on('add', addTelemetryObject);
-    composition.on('remove', removeTelemetryObject);
-    await composition.load();
-  }
-}
-
-function addTelemetryObject(object) {
-  console.debug('📢 CompsView: addTelemetryObject', object);
-}
-
-function removeTelemetryObject(object) {
-  console.debug('❌ CompsView: removeTelemetryObject', object);
-}
-
-onBeforeUnmount(() => {
-  if (composition) {
-    composition.off('add', addTelemetryObject);
-    composition.off('remove', removeTelemetryObject);
-  }
-});
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {});
 </script>
diff --git a/src/plugins/comps/plugin.js b/src/plugins/comps/plugin.js
index a3bf5590a4..a1119132a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/comps/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/comps/plugin.js
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ export default function CompsPlugin() {
       }
     });
     openmct.composition.addPolicy((parent, child) => {
-      return openmct.telemetry.isTelemetryObject(child);
+      if (parent.type === 'comps' && !openmct.telemetry.isTelemetryObject(child)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return true;
     });
     openmct.telemetry.addProvider(new CompsTelemetryProvider(openmct, compsManagerPool));
     openmct.objectViews.addProvider(new CompsViewProvider(openmct, compsManagerPool));