diff --git a/lib/api.js b/lib/api.js
index bb31c3d..94d16c0 100644
--- a/lib/api.js
+++ b/lib/api.js
@@ -43,26 +43,17 @@ var API = module.exports = function API(opts) {
 
   // extracts command params from request
   this.express.use(function(req, res, next) {
-    var method = req.method.toLowerCase(),
-        container = {};
-
     req.commandParams = [];
 
-    if (method === 'get' || Object.keys(req.query).length > 0) {
-      container = req.query;
-    } else if (typeof(req.body) === 'object') {
-      container = req.body;
-    }
-
-    for (var p in container) {
-      req.commandParams.push(container[p]);
+    for (var p in req.body) {
+      req.commandParams.push(req.body[p]);
     }
 
     return next();
   });
 
   // load route definitions
-  this.express.use('/', require('./api/routes'));
+  this.express.use('/api', require('./api/routes'));
 };
 
 API.prototype.defaults = {
diff --git a/lib/api/routes.js b/lib/api/routes.js
index 0b8163b..5e2c0ff 100644
--- a/lib/api/routes.js
+++ b/lib/api/routes.js
@@ -41,37 +41,44 @@ var load = function load(req, res, next) {
   next();
 };
 
+router.get("/", function(req, res) {
+  res.json({ MCP: Cylon });
+});
+
+router.get("/commands", function(req, res) {
+  res.json({ commands: Object.keys(Cylon.commands) });
+});
+
+router.post("/commands/:command", function(req, res) {
+  var command = req.params.command;
+  var result = Cylon.commands[command].apply(Cylon, req.commandParams);
+  res.json({ result: result });
+});
+
 router.get("/robots", function(req, res) {
-  var data = [];
-
-  for (var bot in Cylon.robots) {
-    data.push(Cylon.robots[bot]);
-  }
-
-  res.json(data);
+  res.json({ robots: Cylon.toJSON().robots });
 });
 
 router.get("/robots/:robot", load, function(req, res) {
-  res.json(req.robot);
+  res.json({ robot: req.robot });
 });
 
 router.get("/robots/:robot/commands", load, function(req, res) {
-  res.json(req.robot.toJSON().commands);
+  res.json({ commands: req.robot.commands });
 });
 
 router.all("/robots/:robot/commands/:command", load, function(req, res) {
   var command = req.params.command;
-
   var result = req.robot[command].apply(req.robot, req.commandParams);
   res.json({ result: result });
 });
 
 router.get("/robots/:robot/devices", load, function(req, res) {
-  res.json(req.robot.toJSON().devices);
+  res.json({ devices: req.robot.toJSON().devices });
 });
 
 router.get("/robots/:robot/devices/:device", load, function(req, res) {
-  res.json(req.device);
+  res.json({ device: req.device });
 });
 
 router.get("/robots/:robot/devices/:device/events/:event", load, function(req, res) {
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ router.get("/robots/:robot/devices/:device/events/:event", load, function(req, r
 });
 
 router.get("/robots/:robot/devices/:device/commands", load, function(req, res) {
-  res.json(req.device.toJSON().commands);
+  res.json({ commands: req.device.toJSON().commands });
 });
 
 router.all("/robots/:robot/devices/:device/commands/:command", load, function(req, res) {
@@ -106,9 +113,9 @@ router.all("/robots/:robot/devices/:device/commands/:command", load, function(re
 });
 
 router.get("/robots/:robot/connections", load, function(req, res) {
-  res.json(req.robot.toJSON().connections);
+  res.json({ connections: req.robot.toJSON().connections });
 });
 
 router.get("/robots/:robot/connections/:connection", load, function(req, res) {
-  res.json(req.connection);
+  res.json({ connection: req.connection });
 });
diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index d0c891a..c8f861d 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ var Logger = require('./logger'),
 // Public: Creates a new Connection
 //
 // opts - hash of acceptable params:
-//   id - string ID for the connection
 //   robot - Robot the Connection belongs to
 //   name - name for the connection
 //   adaptor - string module name of the adaptor to be set up
@@ -26,13 +25,10 @@ var Logger = require('./logger'),
 var Connection = module.exports = function Connection(opts) {
   opts = opts || {};
 
-  opts.id = opts.id || Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000);
-
   this.connect = this.connect.bind(this);
 
   this.robot = opts.robot;
   this.name = opts.name;
-  this.connection_id = opts.id;
   this.port = opts.port;
   this.adaptor = this.initAdaptor(opts);
 
@@ -49,7 +45,6 @@ Connection.prototype.toJSON = function() {
     name: this.name,
     port: this.port,
     adaptor: this.adaptor.constructor.name || this.adaptor.name,
-    connection_id: this.connection_id
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/cylon.js b/lib/cylon.js
index dbfefd7..f03a6c9 100644
--- a/lib/cylon.js
+++ b/lib/cylon.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ var Cylon = module.exports = {
 
   api_instance: null,
 
-  robots: {}
+  robots: {},
+  commands: {}
 };
 
 // Public: Creates a new Robot
@@ -94,6 +95,19 @@ Cylon.halt = function halt(callback) {
   Async.parallel(fns, callback);
 };
 
+Cylon.toJSON = function() {
+  var robots = [];
+
+  for (var bot in this.robots) {
+    robots.push(this.robots[bot]);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    robots: robots,
+    commands: Object.keys(this.commands)
+  }
+};
+
 if (process.platform === "win32") {
   var readline = require("readline"),
       io = { input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout };
diff --git a/lib/device.js b/lib/device.js
index ba1472a..b25ab64 100644
--- a/lib/device.js
+++ b/lib/device.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Device.prototype.toJSON = function() {
     name: this.name,
     driver: this.driver.constructor.name || this.driver.name,
     pin: this.pin,
-    connection: this.connection.toJSON(),
+    connection: this.connection.name,
     commands: this.driver.commands
   };
 };
diff --git a/lib/robot.js b/lib/robot.js
index 710de93..6e7741b 100644
--- a/lib/robot.js
+++ b/lib/robot.js
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ Robot.prototype.requireDriver = function(driverName) {
 // moduleName - name of the Node module to require
 // driverName - name of the driver to register the moduleName under
 //
-// Returns the registered module nam//
+// Returns the registered module name
 Robot.prototype.registerDriver = function(moduleName, driverName) {
   if (this.drivers[driverName] == null) {
     try {
diff --git a/lib/test/ping.js b/lib/test/ping.js
index 7a5b4ef..91a622b 100644
--- a/lib/test/ping.js
+++ b/lib/test/ping.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ module.exports = Ping = function Ping() {
 Utils.subclass(Ping, Driver);
 
 Ping.prototype.ping = function() {
+  this.device.emit('ping', 'ping');
   return "pong";
 };
 
diff --git a/test/specs/connection.spec.js b/test/specs/connection.spec.js
index ea7b2f8..fe23b44 100644
--- a/test/specs/connection.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/connection.spec.js
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ describe("Connection", function() {
     it("contains the connection's adaptor name", function() {
       expect(json.adaptor).to.be.eql("Loopback");
     });
-
-    it("contains the connection's ID", function() {
-      var id = connection.connection_id;
-      expect(json.connection_id).to.be.eql(id);
-    });
   });
 
   describe("#connect", function() {
diff --git a/test/specs/cylon.spec.js b/test/specs/cylon.spec.js
index 9601d84..3166a38 100644
--- a/test/specs/cylon.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/cylon.spec.js
@@ -21,14 +21,18 @@ describe("Cylon", function() {
     it("sets Driver to the Driver module", function() {
       expect(Cylon.Driver).to.be.eql(Driver);
     });
-  });
 
-  it("sets @api_instance to null by default", function() {
-    expect(Cylon.api_instance).to.be.eql(null);
-  });
+    it("sets @api_instance to null by default", function() {
+      expect(Cylon.api_instance).to.be.eql(null);
+    });
 
-  it("sets @robots to an empty object by default", function() {
-    expect(Cylon.robots).to.be.eql({});
+    it("sets @robots to an empty object by default", function() {
+      expect(Cylon.robots).to.be.eql({});
+    });
+
+    it("sets @robots to an empty object by default", function() {
+      expect(Cylon.commands).to.be.eql({});
+    });
   });
 
   describe("#robot", function() {
@@ -98,4 +102,26 @@ describe("Cylon", function() {
       expect(bot2.halt).to.be.called;
     });
   });
+
+  describe("#toJSON", function() {
+    var json, bot1, bot2, echo;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      bot1 = {};
+      bot2 = {};
+
+      Cylon.robots = { 'bot1': bot1, 'bot2': bot2 };
+      Cylon.commands.echo = echo = function(arg) { return arg; };
+
+      json = Cylon.toJSON();
+    });
+
+    it("contains all robots the MCP knows about", function() {
+      expect(json.robots).to.be.eql([bot1, bot2]);
+    });
+
+    it("contains an array of MCP commands", function() {
+      expect(json.commands).to.be.eql(['echo']);
+    })
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/specs/device.spec.js b/test/specs/device.spec.js
index 38dea10..d042346 100644
--- a/test/specs/device.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/device.spec.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe("Device", function() {
       expect(device.pin).to.be.eql(13);
     });
 
-    it("sets @connection to the specified connection on the Robot", function() {
+    it("sets @connection to the name of the specified connection on the Robot", function() {
       expect(device.connection).to.be.eql(connection);
     });
 
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ describe("Device", function() {
       expect(json.driver).to.be.eql('Ping');
     });
 
-    it("contains the device's connection json", function() {
-      expect(json.connection).to.be.eql(device.connection.toJSON());
+    it("contains the device's connection name", function() {
+      expect(json.connection).to.be.eql('loopback');
     });
 
     it("contains the device's driver commands", function() {