diff --git a/lib/models/checkpoint.js b/lib/models/checkpoint.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5ff74236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/checkpoint.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ * Module Dependencies.
+ */
+
+var Model = require('../loopback').Model
+  , loopback = require('../loopback')
+  , assert = require('assert');
+
+/**
+ * Properties
+ */
+
+var properties = {
+  id: {type: Number, generated: true, id: true},
+  time: {type: Number, generated: true, default: Date.now},
+  sourceId: {type: String}
+};
+
+/**
+ * Options
+ */
+
+var options = {
+
+};
+
+/**
+ * Checkpoint list entry.
+ *
+ * @property id {Number} the sequencial identifier of a checkpoint
+ * @property time {Number} the time when the checkpoint was created
+ * @property sourceId {String}  the source identifier
+ * 
+ * @class
+ * @inherits {Model}
+ */
+
+var Checkpoint = module.exports = Model.extend('Checkpoint', properties, options);
+
+/**
+ * Get the current checkpoint id
+ * @callback {Function} callback
+ * @param {Error} err
+ * @param {Number} checkpointId The current checkpoint id
+ */
+
+Checkpoint.current = function(cb) {
+  this.find({
+    limit: 1,
+    sort: 'id DESC'
+  }, function(err, checkpoint) {
+    if(err) return cb(err);
+    cb(null, checkpoint.id);
+  });
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/models/model.js b/lib/models/model.js
index ce2bb5f90..6e024a7d4 100644
--- a/lib/models/model.js
+++ b/lib/models/model.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ function getACL() {
  * @param {String|Error} err The error object
  * @param {Boolean} allowed is the request allowed
  */
+
 Model.checkAccess = function(token, modelId, method, callback) {
   var ANONYMOUS = require('./access-token').ANONYMOUS;
   token = token || ANONYMOUS;
@@ -190,3 +191,205 @@ Model._getAccessTypeForMethod = function(method) {
 // setup the initial model
 Model.setup();
 
+/**
+ * Get a set of deltas and conflicts since the given checkpoint.
+ *
+ * See `Change.diff()` for details.
+ * 
+ * @param  {Number}   since         Find changes since this checkpoint
+ * @param  {Array}   remoteChanges  An array of change objects
+ * @param  {Function} callback      
+ */
+
+Model.diff = function(since, remoteChanges, callback) {
+  var Change = this.getChangeModel();
+  Change.diff(this.modelName, since, remoteChanges, callback);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the changes to a model since a given checkpoing. Provide a filter object
+ * to reduce the number of results returned.
+ * @param  {Number}   since    Only return changes since this checkpoint
+ * @param  {Object}   filter   Only include changes that match this filter
+ * (same as `Model.find(filter, ...)`)
+ * @callback {Function} callback
+ * @param {Error} err
+ * @param {Array} changes An array of `Change` objects
+ * @end
+ */
+
+Model.changes = function(since, filter, callback) { 
+  var idName = this.idName();
+  var Change = this.getChangeModel();
+  var model = this;
+
+  filter = filter || {};
+  filter.fields = {};
+  filter.where = filter.where || {};
+  filter.fields[idName] = true;
+
+  // this whole thing could be optimized a bit more
+  Change.find({
+    checkpoint: {gt: since},
+    modelName: this.modelName
+  }, function(err, changes) {
+    if(err) return cb(err);
+    var ids = changes.map(function(change) {
+      return change.modelId;
+    });
+    filter.where[idName] = {inq: ids};
+    model.find(filter, function(err, models) {
+      if(err) return cb(err);
+      var modelIds = models.map(function(m) {
+        return m[idName];
+      });
+      callback(null, changes.filter(function(ch) {
+        return modelIds.indexOf(ch.modelId) > -1;
+      }));
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a checkpoint.
+ *   
+ * @param  {Function} callback
+ */
+
+Model.checkpoint = function(cb) {
+  var Checkpoint = this.getChangeModel().Checkpoint;
+  this.getSourceId(function(err, sourceId) {
+    if(err) return cb(err);
+    Checkpoint.create({
+      sourceId: sourceId
+    }, cb);
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Replicate changes since the given checkpoint to the given target model.
+ *
+ * @param  {Number}   since        Since this checkpoint
+ * @param  {Model}    targetModel  Target this model class
+ * @options  {Object} options
+ * @property {Object} filter Replicate models that match this filter
+ * @callback {Function} callback
+ * @param {Error} err
+ * @param {Array} conflicts A list of changes that could not be replicated
+ * due to conflicts.
+ */
+
+Model.replicate = function(since, targetModel, options, callback) {
+  var sourceModel = this;
+  var diff;
+  var updates;
+
+  var tasks = [
+    getLocalChanges,
+    getDiffFromTarget,
+    createSourceUpdates,
+    bulkUpdate,
+    sourceModel.checkpoint.bind(sourceModel)
+  ];
+
+  async.waterfall(tasks, function(err) {
+    if(err) return callback(err);
+    callback(null, diff.conflicts);
+  });
+
+  function getLocalChanges(cb) {
+    sourceModel.changes(since, options.filter, cb);
+  }
+
+  function getDiffFromTarget(sourceChanges, cb) {
+    targetModel.diff(since, sourceChanges, cb);
+  }
+
+  function createSourceUpdates(_diff, cb) {
+    diff = _diff;
+    sourceModel.createUpdates(diff.deltas, cb);
+  }
+
+  function bulkUpdate(updates, cb) {
+    targetModel.bulkUpdate(updates, cb);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an update list (for `Model.bulkUpdate()`) from a delta list
+ * (result of `Change.diff()`).
+ * 
+ * @param  {Array}    deltas 
+ * @param  {Function} callback
+ */
+
+Model.createUpdates = function(deltas, cb) {
+  var Change = this.getChangeModel();
+  var updates = [];
+  var Model = this;
+  var tasks = [];
+  var type = change.type();
+
+  deltas.forEach(function(change) {
+    change = new Change(change);
+    var update = {type: type, change: change};
+    switch(type) {
+      case Change.CREATE:
+      case Change.UPDATE:
+        tasks.push(function(cb) {
+          Model.findById(change.modelId, function(err, inst) {
+            if(err) return cb(err);
+            update.data = inst;
+            updates.push(update);
+            cb();
+          });
+        });
+      break;
+      case Change.DELETE:
+        updates.push(update);
+      break;
+    }
+  });
+
+  async.parallel(tasks, function(err) {
+    if(err) return cb(err);
+    cb(null, updates);
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply an update list.
+ *
+ * **Note: this is not atomic**
+ * 
+ * @param  {Array}   updates An updates list (usually from Model.createUpdates())
+ * @param  {Function} callback
+ */
+
+Model.bulkUpdate = function(updates, callback) {
+  var tasks = [];
+  var Model = this;
+  var idName = Model.idName();
+  var Change = this.getChangeModel();
+
+  updates.forEach(function(update) {
+    switch(update.type) {
+      case Change.UPDATE:
+      case Change.CREATE:
+        tasks.push(Model.upsert.bind(Model, update.data));
+      break;
+      case: Change.DELETE:
+        var data = {};
+        data[idName] = update.change.modelId;
+        var model = new Model(data);
+        tasks.push(model.destroy.bind(model));
+      break;
+    }
+  });
+
+  async.parallel(tasks, callback);
+}
+
+Model.getChangeModel = function() {
+  
+}