diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/assets.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/assets.js
index b9ebe0ada..1ce6ad6ac 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/assets.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/assets.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   UPDATE_ASSETS
 } from '../constants/assets';
 
-import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 /**
@@ -17,9 +16,9 @@ import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 // Fetch a page of assets
 // Get comments to fill each of the three lists on the mod queue
-export const fetchAssets = (skip = '', limit = '', search = '', sort = '', filter = '') => (dispatch) => {
+export const fetchAssets = (skip = '', limit = '', search = '', sort = '', filter = '') => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
   dispatch({type: FETCH_ASSETS_REQUEST});
-  return coralApi(`/assets?skip=${skip}&limit=${limit}&sort=${sort}&search=${search}&filter=${filter}`)
+  return rest(`/assets?skip=${skip}&limit=${limit}&sort=${sort}&search=${search}&filter=${filter}`)
     .then(({result, count}) =>
       dispatch({type: FETCH_ASSETS_SUCCESS,
         assets: result,
@@ -34,9 +33,9 @@ export const fetchAssets = (skip = '', limit = '', search = '', sort = '', filte
 
 // Update an asset state
 // Get comments to fill each of the three lists on the mod queue
-export const updateAssetState = (id, closedAt) => (dispatch) => {
+export const updateAssetState = (id, closedAt) => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
   dispatch({type: UPDATE_ASSET_STATE_REQUEST, id, closedAt});
-  return coralApi(`/assets/${id}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: {closedAt}})
+  return rest(`/assets/${id}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: {closedAt}})
     .then(() => dispatch({type: UPDATE_ASSET_STATE_SUCCESS}))
     .catch((error) => {
       console.error(error);
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
index 8c84a95ec..3433fc95a 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import bowser from 'bowser';
 import * as actions from '../constants/auth';
-import coralApi from 'coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import * as Storage from 'coral-framework/helpers/storage';
-import {resetWebsocket} from 'coral-framework/services/client';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
 
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@ import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
 // SIGN IN
 //==============================================================================
 
-export const handleLogin = (email, password, recaptchaResponse) => (dispatch) => {
+export const handleLogin = (email, password, recaptchaResponse) => (dispatch, _, {rest, client}) => {
   dispatch({type: actions.LOGIN_REQUEST});
 
   const params = {
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ export const handleLogin = (email, password, recaptchaResponse) => (dispatch) =>
     };
   }
 
-  return coralApi('/auth/local', params)
+  return rest('/auth/local', params)
     .then(({user, token}) => {
 
       if (!user) {
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ export const handleLogin = (email, password, recaptchaResponse) => (dispatch) =>
       }
 
       dispatch(handleAuthToken(token));
-      resetWebsocket();
+      client.resetWebsocket();
       dispatch(checkLoginSuccess(user));
     })
     .catch((error) => {
@@ -84,11 +82,11 @@ const forgotPasswordFailure = (error) => ({
   error,
 });
 
-export const requestPasswordReset = (email) => (dispatch) => {
+export const requestPasswordReset = (email) => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
   dispatch(forgotPasswordRequest(email));
   const redirectUri = location.href;
 
-  return coralApi('/account/password/reset', {method: 'POST', body: {email,  loc: redirectUri}})
+  return rest('/account/password/reset', {method: 'POST', body: {email,  loc: redirectUri}})
     .then(() => dispatch(forgotPasswordSuccess()))
     .catch((error) => {
       console.error(error);
@@ -116,9 +114,9 @@ const checkLoginFailure = (error) => ({
   error
 });
 
-export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch) => {
+export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch, _, {rest, client}) => {
   dispatch(checkLoginRequest());
-  return coralApi('/auth')
+  return rest('/auth')
     .then(({user}) => {
       if (!user) {
         if (!bowser.safari && !bowser.ios) {
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch) => {
         return dispatch(checkLoginFailure('not logged in'));
       }
 
-      resetWebsocket();
+      client.resetWebsocket();
       dispatch(checkLoginSuccess(user));
     })
     .catch((error) => {
@@ -141,12 +139,12 @@ export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch) => {
 // LOGOUT
 //==============================================================================
 
-export const logout = () => (dispatch) => {
-  return coralApi('/auth', {method: 'DELETE'}).then(() => {
+export const logout = () => (dispatch, _, {rest, client}) => {
+  return rest('/auth', {method: 'DELETE'}).then(() => {
     Storage.removeItem('token');
 
     // Reset the websocket.
-    resetWebsocket();
+    client.resetWebsocket();
 
     dispatch({type: actions.LOGOUT});
   });
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
index 70c9b7592..402a32e5d 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ import {
   HIDE_REJECT_USERNAME_DIALOG
 } from '../constants/community';
 
-import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
-export const fetchAccounts = (query = {}) => (dispatch) => {
+export const fetchAccounts = (query = {}) => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
 
   dispatch(requestFetchAccounts());
-  coralApi(`/users?${qs.stringify(query)}`)
+  rest(`/users?${qs.stringify(query)}`)
     .then(({result, page, count, limit, totalPages}) =>{
       dispatch({
         type: FETCH_COMMENTERS_SUCCESS,
@@ -51,15 +50,15 @@ export const newPage = () => ({
   type: COMMENTERS_NEW_PAGE
 });
 
-export const setRole = (id, role) => (dispatch) => {
-  return coralApi(`/users/${id}/role`, {method: 'POST', body: {role}})
+export const setRole = (id, role) => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
+  return rest(`/users/${id}/role`, {method: 'POST', body: {role}})
   .then(() => {
     return dispatch({type: SET_ROLE, id, role});
   });
 };
 
-export const setCommenterStatus = (id, status) => (dispatch) => {
-  return coralApi(`/users/${id}/status`, {method: 'POST', body: {status}})
+export const setCommenterStatus = (id, status) => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
+  return rest(`/users/${id}/status`, {method: 'POST', body: {status}})
   .then(() => {
     return dispatch({type: SET_COMMENTER_STATUS, id, status});
   });
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/install.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/install.js
index 6393c58dd..d7210782a 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/install.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/install.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import coralApi from 'coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import * as actions from '../constants/install';
 import validate from 'coral-framework/helpers/validate';
 import errorMsj from 'coral-framework/helpers/error';
@@ -106,10 +105,10 @@ export const submitUser = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
   });
 };
 
-export const finishInstall = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const finishInstall = () => (dispatch, getState, {rest}) => {
   const data = getState().install.data;
   dispatch(installRequest());
-  return coralApi('/setup', {method: 'POST', body: data})
+  return rest('/setup', {method: 'POST', body: data})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(installSuccess());
       dispatch(nextStep());
@@ -129,9 +128,9 @@ const checkInstallRequest = () => ({type: actions.CHECK_INSTALL_REQUEST});
 const checkInstallSuccess = (installed) => ({type: actions.CHECK_INSTALL_SUCCESS, installed});
 const checkInstallFailure = (error) => ({type: actions.CHECK_INSTALL_FAILURE, error});
 
-export const checkInstall = (next) => (dispatch) => {
+export const checkInstall = (next) => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
   dispatch(checkInstallRequest());
-  coralApi('/setup')
+  rest('/setup')
     .then(({installed}) => {
       dispatch(checkInstallSuccess(installed));
       if (installed) {
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
index ca9062b9e..35f2013c9 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 export const SETTINGS_LOADING = 'SETTINGS_LOADING';
@@ -14,9 +13,9 @@ export const SAVE_SETTINGS_FAILED = 'SAVE_SETTINGS_FAILED';
 export const WORDLIST_UPDATED = 'WORDLIST_UPDATED';
 export const DOMAINLIST_UPDATED = 'DOMAINLIST_UPDATED';
 
-export const fetchSettings = () => (dispatch) => {
+export const fetchSettings = () => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
   dispatch({type: SETTINGS_LOADING});
-  coralApi('/settings')
+  rest('/settings')
     .then((settings) => {
       dispatch({type: SETTINGS_RECEIVED, settings});
     })
@@ -41,13 +40,13 @@ export const updateDomainlist = (listName, list) => {
   return {type: DOMAINLIST_UPDATED, listName, list};
 };
 
-export const saveSettingsToServer = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const saveSettingsToServer = () => (dispatch, getState, {rest}) => {
   let settings = getState().settings;
   if (settings.charCount) {
     settings.charCount = parseInt(settings.charCount);
   }
   dispatch({type: SAVE_SETTINGS_LOADING});
-  coralApi('/settings', {method: 'PUT', body: settings})
+  rest('/settings', {method: 'PUT', body: settings})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch({type: SAVE_SETTINGS_SUCCESS, settings});
     })
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js
index 7ba051a90..994a79a79 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import * as userTypes from '../constants/users';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
@@ -7,9 +6,9 @@ import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
  */
 // change status of a user
 export const userStatusUpdate = (status, userId, commentId) => {
-  return (dispatch) => {
+  return (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
     dispatch({type: userTypes.UPDATE_STATUS_REQUEST});
-    return coralApi(`/users/${userId}/status`, {method: 'POST', body: {status: status, comment_id: commentId}})
+    return rest(`/users/${userId}/status`, {method: 'POST', body: {status: status, comment_id: commentId}})
       .then((res) => dispatch({type: userTypes.UPDATE_STATUS_SUCCESS, res}))
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error(error);
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ export const userStatusUpdate = (status, userId, commentId) => {
 
 // change status of a user
 export const sendNotificationEmail = (userId, subject, body) => {
-  return (dispatch) => {
-    return coralApi(`/users/${userId}/email`, {method: 'POST', body: {subject, body}})
+  return (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
+    return rest(`/users/${userId}/email`, {method: 'POST', body: {subject, body}})
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error(error);
         const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@ export const sendNotificationEmail = (userId, subject, body) => {
 
 // let a user edit their username
 export const enableUsernameEdit = (userId) => {
-  return (dispatch) => {
-    return coralApi(`/users/${userId}/username-enable`, {method: 'POST'})
+  return (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
+    return rest(`/users/${userId}/username-enable`, {method: 'POST'})
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error(error);
         const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/index.js b/client/coral-admin/src/index.js
index ed9d537c0..e85cbed8c 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/index.js
@@ -1,34 +1,21 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {render} from 'react-dom';
 import smoothscroll from 'smoothscroll-polyfill';
-import EventEmitter from 'eventemitter2';
 import TalkProvider from 'coral-framework/components/TalkProvider';
-
-import {getClient} from 'coral-framework/services/client';
-import store from './services/store';
-
+import {createContext} from 'coral-framework/services/bootstrap';
+import reducers from './reducers';
 import App from './components/App';
-
 import 'react-mdl/extra/material.js';
 import './graphql';
-import {loadPluginsTranslations, injectPluginsReducers} from 'coral-framework/helpers/plugins';
 import plugins from 'pluginsConfig';
 
-const eventEmitter = new EventEmitter();
-const client = getClient();
+const context = createContext(reducers, plugins);
 
-// TODO: pass redux actions through the emitter.
-
-loadPluginsTranslations();
-injectPluginsReducers();
 smoothscroll.polyfill();
 
 render(
   <TalkProvider
-    eventEmitter={eventEmitter}
-    client={client}
-    store={store}
-    plugins={plugins}
+    {...context}
   >
     <App />
   </TalkProvider>
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/asset.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/asset.js
index 87b6fdd98..6acebeafb 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/asset.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/asset.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import * as actions from '../constants/asset';
-import coralApi from 'coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import {addNotification} from 'coral-framework/actions/notification';
 
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
@@ -12,10 +11,10 @@ const updateAssetSettingsRequest = () => ({type: actions.UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_R
 const updateAssetSettingsSuccess = (settings) => ({type: actions.UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_SUCCESS, settings});
 const updateAssetSettingsFailure = (error) => ({type: actions.UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_FAILURE, error});
 
-export const updateConfiguration = (newConfig) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const updateConfiguration = (newConfig) => (dispatch, getState, {rest}) => {
   const assetId = getState().asset.id;
   dispatch(updateAssetSettingsRequest());
-  coralApi(`/assets/${assetId}/settings`, {method: 'PUT', body: newConfig})
+  rest(`/assets/${assetId}/settings`, {method: 'PUT', body: newConfig})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(addNotification('success', t('framework.success_update_settings')));
       dispatch(updateAssetSettingsSuccess(newConfig));
@@ -26,10 +25,10 @@ export const updateConfiguration = (newConfig) => (dispatch, getState) => {
     });
 };
 
-export const updateOpenStream = (closedBody) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const updateOpenStream = (closedBody) => (dispatch, getState, {rest}) => {
   const assetId = getState().asset.id;
   dispatch(fetchAssetRequest());
-  coralApi(`/assets/${assetId}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: closedBody})
+  rest(`/assets/${assetId}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: closedBody})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(addNotification('success', t('framework.success_update_settings')));
       dispatch(fetchAssetSuccess(closedBody));
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/auth.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/auth.js
index 851889a9b..55f7eb546 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/auth.js
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
 import bowser from 'bowser';
 import * as actions from '../constants/auth';
 import * as Storage from 'coral-framework/helpers/storage';
-import coralApi, {base} from 'coral-framework/helpers/request';
-import pym from 'coral-framework/services/pym';
 import {addNotification} from 'coral-framework/actions/notification';
 
-import {resetWebsocket} from 'coral-framework/services/client';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 export const showSignInDialog = () => ({
@@ -59,9 +56,9 @@ export const updateUsername = ({username}) => ({
   username
 });
 
-export const createUsername = (userId, formData) => (dispatch) => {
+export const createUsername = (userId, formData) => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
   dispatch(createUsernameRequest());
-  coralApi('/account/username', {method: 'PUT', body: formData})
+  rest('/account/username', {method: 'PUT', body: formData})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(createUsernameSuccess());
       dispatch(hideCreateUsernameDialog());
@@ -123,10 +120,10 @@ export const handleAuthToken = (token) => (dispatch) => {
 //==============================================================================
 
 export const fetchSignIn = (formData) => {
-  return (dispatch) => {
+  return (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
     dispatch(signInRequest());
 
-    return coralApi('/auth/local', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
+    return rest('/auth/local', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
       .then(({token}) => {
         if (!bowser.safari && !bowser.ios) {
           dispatch(handleAuthToken(token));
@@ -171,10 +168,10 @@ const signInFacebookFailure = (error) => ({
   error
 });
 
-export const fetchSignInFacebook = () => (dispatch) => {
+export const fetchSignInFacebook = () => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
   dispatch(signInFacebookRequest());
   window.open(
-    `${base}/auth/facebook`,
+    `${rest.uri}/auth/facebook`,
     'Continue with Facebook',
     'menubar=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=500,top=200,left=500'
   );
@@ -188,10 +185,10 @@ const signUpFacebookRequest = () => ({
   type: actions.FETCH_SIGNUP_FACEBOOK_REQUEST
 });
 
-export const fetchSignUpFacebook = () => (dispatch) => {
+export const fetchSignUpFacebook = () => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
   dispatch(signUpFacebookRequest());
   window.open(
-    `${base}/auth/facebook`,
+    `${rest.uri}/auth/facebook`,
     'Continue with Facebook',
     'menubar=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=500,top=200,left=500'
   );
@@ -220,11 +217,11 @@ const signUpRequest = () => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNUP_REQUEST});
 const signUpSuccess = (user) => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNUP_SUCCESS, user});
 const signUpFailure = (error) => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNUP_FAILURE, error});
 
-export const fetchSignUp = (formData) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const fetchSignUp = (formData) => (dispatch, getState, {rest}) => {
   const redirectUri = getState().auth.redirectUri;
   dispatch(signUpRequest());
 
-  coralApi('/users', {
+  rest('/users', {
     method: 'POST',
     body: formData,
     headers: {'X-Pym-Url': redirectUri}
@@ -256,10 +253,10 @@ const forgotPasswordFailure = (error) => ({
   error,
 });
 
-export const fetchForgotPassword = (email) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const fetchForgotPassword = (email) => (dispatch, getState, {rest}) => {
   dispatch(forgotPasswordRequest(email));
   const redirectUri = getState().auth.redirectUri;
-  coralApi('/account/password/reset', {
+  rest('/account/password/reset', {
     method: 'POST',
     body: {email, loc: redirectUri}
   })
@@ -275,16 +272,15 @@ export const fetchForgotPassword = (email) => (dispatch, getState) => {
 // LOGOUT
 //==============================================================================
 
-export const logout = () => (dispatch) => {
-  return coralApi('/auth', {method: 'DELETE'}).then(() => {
-    Storage.removeItem('token');
+export const logout = () => async (dispatch, _, {rest, client, pym}) => {
+  await rest('/auth', {method: 'DELETE'});
+  Storage.removeItem('token');
 
-    // Reset the websocket.
-    resetWebsocket();
+  // Reset the websocket.
+  client.resetWebsocket();
 
-    dispatch({type: actions.LOGOUT});
-    pym.sendMessage('coral-auth-changed');
-  });
+  dispatch({type: actions.LOGOUT});
+  pym.sendMessage('coral-auth-changed');
 };
 
 //==============================================================================
@@ -300,9 +296,9 @@ const checkLoginSuccess = (user, isAdmin) => ({
   isAdmin
 });
 
-export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch) => {
+export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch, _, {rest, client, pym}) => {
   dispatch(checkLoginRequest());
-  coralApi('/auth')
+  rest('/auth')
     .then((result) => {
       if (!result.user) {
         Storage.removeItem('token');
@@ -310,7 +306,7 @@ export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch) => {
       }
 
       // Reset the websocket.
-      resetWebsocket();
+      client.resetWebsocket();
 
       dispatch(checkLoginSuccess(result.user));
       pym.sendMessage('coral-auth-changed', JSON.stringify(result.user));
@@ -351,10 +347,10 @@ const verifyEmailFailure = () => ({
   type: actions.VERIFY_EMAIL_FAILURE
 });
 
-export const requestConfirmEmail = (email) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const requestConfirmEmail = (email) => (dispatch, getState, {rest}) => {
   const redirectUri = getState().auth.redirectUri;
   dispatch(verifyEmailRequest());
-  return coralApi('/users/resend-verify', {
+  return rest('/users/resend-verify', {
     method: 'POST',
     body: {email},
     headers: {'X-Pym-Url': redirectUri}
@@ -387,8 +383,8 @@ export const setRedirectUri = (uri) => ({
 const editUsernameFailure = (error) => ({type: actions.EDIT_USERNAME_FAILURE, error});
 const editUsernameSuccess = () => ({type: actions.EDIT_USERNAME_SUCCESS});
 
-export const editName = (username) => (dispatch) => {
-  return coralApi('/account/username', {method: 'PUT', body: {username}})
+export const editName = (username) => (dispatch, _, {rest}) => {
+  return rest('/account/username', {method: 'PUT', body: {username}})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(editUsernameSuccess());
       dispatch(addNotification('success', t('framework.success_name_update')));
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream.js
index c20760259..75f353b19 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/actions/stream.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import pym from 'coral-framework/services/pym';
 import * as actions from '../constants/stream';
 import {buildUrl} from 'coral-framework/utils/url';
 import queryString from 'query-string';
 
 export const setActiveReplyBox = (id) => ({type: actions.SET_ACTIVE_REPLY_BOX, id});
 
-export const viewAllComments = () => {
+export const viewAllComments = () => (dispatch, _, {pym}) => {
 
   const search = queryString.stringify({
     ...queryString.parse(location.search),
@@ -24,10 +23,10 @@ export const viewAllComments = () => {
     pym.sendMessage('coral-view-all-comments');
   } catch (e) { /* not sure if we're worried about old browsers */ }
 
-  return {type: actions.VIEW_ALL_COMMENTS};
+  dispatch({type: actions.VIEW_ALL_COMMENTS});
 };
 
-export const viewComment = (id) => {
+export const viewComment = (id) => (dispatch, _, {pym}) => {
 
   const search = queryString.stringify({
     ...queryString.parse(location.search),
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ export const viewComment = (id) => {
     pym.sendMessage('coral-view-comment', id);
   } catch (e) { /* not sure if we're worried about old browsers */ }
 
-  return {type: actions.VIEW_COMMENT, id};
+  dispatch({type: actions.VIEW_COMMENT, id});
 };
 
 export const addCommentClassName = (className) => ({
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
index a14ce8df8..ac38d2eab 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
@@ -4,24 +4,16 @@ import {render} from 'react-dom';
 import {checkLogin, handleAuthToken, logout} from 'coral-embed-stream/src/actions/auth';
 import './graphql';
 import {addExternalConfig} from 'coral-embed-stream/src/actions/config';
-import {getStore, injectReducers, addListener} from 'coral-framework/services/store';
-import {getClient} from 'coral-framework/services/client';
-import {createReduxEmitter} from 'coral-framework/services/events';
-import pym from 'coral-framework/services/pym';
+import {createContext} from 'coral-framework/services/bootstrap';
 import AppRouter from './AppRouter';
-import {loadPluginsTranslations, injectPluginsReducers} from 'coral-framework/helpers/plugins';
 import reducers from './reducers';
-import EventEmitter from 'eventemitter2';
 import TalkProvider from 'coral-framework/components/TalkProvider';
 import plugins from 'pluginsConfig';
 
-const store = getStore();
-const client = getClient();
-const eventEmitter = new EventEmitter({wildcard: true});
+const context = createContext(reducers, plugins);
 
-loadPluginsTranslations();
-injectPluginsReducers();
-injectReducers(reducers);
+// TODO: move init code into `bootstrap` service after auth has been refactored.
+const {store, pym} = context;
 
 function inIframe() {
   try {
@@ -57,23 +49,11 @@ if (!window.opener) {
   } else {
     init();
   }
-
-  // Pass any events through our parent.
-  eventEmitter.onAny((eventName, value) => {
-    pym.sendMessage('event', JSON.stringify({eventName, value}));
-  });
-
-  // Add a redux listener to pass through all actions to our event emitter.
-  addListener(createReduxEmitter(eventEmitter));
 }
 
 render(
   <TalkProvider
-    eventEmitter={eventEmitter}
-    client={client}
-    store={store}
-    pym={pym}
-    plugins={plugins}
+    {...context}
   >
     <AppRouter />
   </TalkProvider>
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/components/TalkProvider.js b/client/coral-framework/components/TalkProvider.js
index 275373c26..0f44af43f 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/components/TalkProvider.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/components/TalkProvider.js
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ class TalkProvider extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const {children, client, store, plugins} = this.props;
+    const {children, client, store} = this.props;
     return (
-      <ApolloProvider client={client} store={store} plugins={plugins}>
+      <ApolloProvider client={client} store={store}>
         {children}
       </ApolloProvider>
     );
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
index 3173115c2..b73c89c64 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import flattenDeep from 'lodash/flattenDeep';
 import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 import flatten from 'lodash/flatten';
 import mapValues from 'lodash/mapValues';
-import {loadTranslations} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
-import {injectReducers} from 'coral-framework/services/store';
 import {getDisplayName} from 'coral-framework/helpers/hoc';
 import camelize from './camelize';
 import plugins from 'pluginsConfig';
@@ -133,23 +131,18 @@ export function getModQueueConfigs() {
     .filter((o) => o));
 }
 
-function getTranslations() {
+export function getTranslations(plugins) {
   return plugins
     .map((o) => o.module.translations)
     .filter((o) => o);
 }
 
-export function loadPluginsTranslations() {
-  getTranslations().forEach((t) => loadTranslations(t));
-}
-
-export function injectPluginsReducers() {
-  const reducers = merge(
+export function getReducers(plugins) {
+  return merge(
     ...plugins
       .filter((o) => o.module.reducer)
       .map((o) => ({[camelize(o.name)] : o.module.reducer}))
   );
-  injectReducers(reducers);
 }
 
 function addMetaDataToSlotComponents() {
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/request.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/request.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ffddc9c5e..000000000
--- a/client/coral-framework/helpers/request.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-import bowser from 'bowser';
-import * as Storage from './storage';
-import merge from 'lodash/merge';
-import {getStore} from 'coral-framework/services/store';
-import {BASE_PATH} from 'coral-framework/constants/url';
-
-/**
- * getAuthToken returns the active auth token or null
- *   Note: this method does not have access to the cookie based token used by
- *   browsers that don't allow us to use cross domain iframe local storage.
- * @return {string|null}
- */
-export const getAuthToken = () => {
-  let state = getStore().getState();
-
-  if (state.config.auth_token) {
-
-    // if an auth_token exists in config, use it.
-    return state.config.auth_token;
-
-  } else if (!bowser.safari && !bowser.ios) {
-
-    // Use local storage auth tokens where there's a stable api.
-    return Storage.getItem('token');
-  }
-
-  return null;
-};
-
-const buildOptions = (inputOptions = {}) => {
-  const defaultOptions = {
-    method: 'GET',
-    headers: {
-      Accept: 'application/json',
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-    },
-    credentials: 'same-origin'
-  };
-
-  let options = merge({}, defaultOptions, inputOptions);
-
-  // Apply authToken header
-  let authToken = getAuthToken();
-  if (authToken !== null) {
-    options.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${authToken}`;
-  }
-
-  if (options.method.toLowerCase() !== 'get') {
-    options.body = JSON.stringify(options.body);
-  }
-
-  return options;
-};
-
-const handleResp = (res) => {
-  if (res.status > 399) {
-    return res.json().then((err) => {
-      let message = err.message || res.status;
-      const error = new Error();
-
-      if (err.error && err.error.metadata && err.error.metadata.message) {
-        error.metadata = err.error.metadata.message;
-      }
-
-      if (err.error && err.error.translation_key) {
-        error.translation_key = err.error.translation_key;
-      }
-
-      error.message = message;
-      error.status = res.status;
-      throw error;
-    });
-  } else if (res.status === 204) {
-    return res.text();
-  } else {
-    return res.json();
-  }
-};
-
-export const base = `${BASE_PATH}api/v1`;
-
-export default (url, options) => {
-  return fetch(`${base}${url}`, buildOptions(options)).then(handleResp);
-};
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/services/bootstrap.js b/client/coral-framework/services/bootstrap.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a18695f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-framework/services/bootstrap.js
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import {createStore} from './store';
+import {createClient, apolloErrorReporter} from './client';
+import pym from './pym';
+import EventEmitter from 'eventemitter2';
+import {createReduxEmitter} from './events';
+import {createRestClient} from './rest';
+import thunk from 'redux-thunk';
+import {loadTranslations} from './i18n';
+import {getTranslations, getReducers} from '../helpers/plugins';
+import bowser from 'bowser';
+import * as Storage from '../helpers/storage';
+import {BASE_PATH} from 'coral-framework/constants/url';
+
+/**
+ * getAuthToken returns the active auth token or null
+ *   Note: this method does not have access to the cookie based token used by
+ *   browsers that don't allow us to use cross domain iframe local storage.
+ * @return {string|null}
+ */
+const getAuthToken = (store) => {
+  let state = store.getState();
+
+  if (state.config.auth_token) {
+
+    // if an auth_token exists in config, use it.
+    return state.config.auth_token;
+
+  } else if (!bowser.safari && !bowser.ios) {
+
+    // Use local storage auth tokens where there's a stable api.
+    return Storage.getItem('token');
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
+export function createContext(reducers, plugins) {
+  const protocol = location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws';
+  const eventEmitter = new EventEmitter({wildcard: true});
+  let store = null;
+  const token = () => {
+
+    // Try to get the token from localStorage. If it isn't here, it may
+    // be passed as a cookie.
+
+    // NOTE: THIS IS ONLY EVER EVALUATED ONCE, IN ORDER TO SEND A DIFFERNT
+    // TOKEN YOU MUST DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE WEBSOCKET CLIENT.
+    return getAuthToken(store);
+  };
+  const rest = createRestClient({
+    uri: `${BASE_PATH}api/v1`,
+    token,
+  });
+  const client = createClient({
+    uri: `${BASE_PATH}api/v1/graph/ql`,
+    liveUri: `${protocol}://${location.host}${BASE_PATH}api/v1/live`,
+    token,
+  });
+  const context = {
+    client,
+    pym,
+    plugins,
+    eventEmitter,
+    rest,
+  };
+
+  // Load plugin translations.
+  getTranslations(plugins).forEach((t) => loadTranslations(t));
+
+  // Pass any events through our parent.
+  eventEmitter.onAny((eventName, value) => {
+    pym.sendMessage('event', JSON.stringify({eventName, value}));
+  });
+
+  const finalReducers = {
+    ...reducers,
+    ...getReducers(plugins),
+    apollo: client.reducer(),
+  };
+
+  store = createStore(finalReducers, [
+    client.middleware(),
+    thunk.withExtraArgument(context),
+    apolloErrorReporter,
+    createReduxEmitter(eventEmitter),
+  ]);
+
+  return {
+    ...context,
+    store,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/services/client.js b/client/coral-framework/services/client.js
index 6f044f621..a354d68bc 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/services/client.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/services/client.js
@@ -1,64 +1,55 @@
-import ApolloClient, {addTypename, IntrospectionFragmentMatcher} from 'apollo-client';
-import {networkInterface} from './transport';
+import ApolloClient, {addTypename, IntrospectionFragmentMatcher, createNetworkInterface} from 'apollo-client';
 import {SubscriptionClient, addGraphQLSubscriptions} from 'subscriptions-transport-ws';
 import MessageTypes from 'subscriptions-transport-ws/dist/message-types';
-import {getAuthToken} from '../helpers/request';
 import introspectionQueryResultData from '../graphql/introspection.json';
-import {BASE_PATH} from 'coral-framework/constants/url';
 
-let client, wsClient = null, wsClientToken = null;
-
-export function resetWebsocket() {
-  if (wsClient === null) {
-
-    // Nothing to reset!
-    return;
+// Redux middleware to report any errors to the console.
+export const apolloErrorReporter = () => (next) => (action) => {
+  if (action.type === 'APOLLO_QUERY_ERROR') {
+    console.error(action.error);
   }
+  return next(action);
+};
 
-  // Close socket connection which will also unregister subscriptions on the server-side.
-  wsClient.close();
-
-  // Reconnect to the server.
-  wsClient.connect();
-
-  // Reregister all subscriptions (uses non public api).
-  // See: https://github.com/apollographql/subscriptions-transport-ws/issues/171
-  Object.keys(wsClient.operations).forEach((id) => {
-    wsClient.sendMessage(id, MessageTypes.GQL_START, wsClient.operations[id].options);
-  });
-}
-
-export function getClient(options = {}) {
-  if (client) {
-    return client;
-  }
-
-  const protocol = location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws';
-  wsClient = new SubscriptionClient(`${protocol}://${location.host}${BASE_PATH}api/v1/live`, {
+export function createClient(options = {}) {
+  const {token, uri, liveUri, ...apolloOptions} = options;
+  const wsClient = new SubscriptionClient(liveUri, {
     reconnect: true,
     lazy: true,
     connectionParams: {
-      get token() {
-
-        wsClientToken = getAuthToken();
-
-        // Try to get the token from localStorage. If it isn't here, it may
-        // be passed as a cookie.
-
-        // NOTE: THIS IS ONLY EVER EVALUATED ONCE, IN ORDER TO SEND A DIFFERNT
-        // TOKEN YOU MUST DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE WEBSOCKET CLIENT.
-        return wsClientToken;
-      }
+      token,
     }
   });
 
+  const networkInterface = createNetworkInterface({
+    uri,
+    opts: {
+      credentials: 'same-origin'
+    }
+  });
+
+  networkInterface.use([{
+    applyMiddleware(req, next) {
+      if (!req.options.headers) {
+        req.options.headers = {};  // Create the header object if needed.
+      }
+
+      let authToken = typeof token === 'function' ? token() : token;
+      if (authToken) {
+        req.options.headers['authorization'] = `Bearer ${authToken}`;
+      }
+
+      next();
+    }
+  }]);
+
   const networkInterfaceWithSubscriptions = addGraphQLSubscriptions(
     networkInterface,
     wsClient,
   );
 
-  client = new ApolloClient({
-    ...options,
+  const client = new ApolloClient({
+    ...apolloOptions,
     connectToDevTools: true,
     addTypename: true,
     fragmentMatcher: new IntrospectionFragmentMatcher({introspectionQueryResultData}),
@@ -72,5 +63,25 @@ export function getClient(options = {}) {
     networkInterface: networkInterfaceWithSubscriptions,
   });
 
+  client.resetWebsocket = () => {
+    if (wsClient === null) {
+
+      // Nothing to reset!
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Close socket connection which will also unregister subscriptions on the server-side.
+    wsClient.close();
+
+    // Reconnect to the server.
+    wsClient.connect();
+
+    // Reregister all subscriptions (uses non public api).
+    // See: https://github.com/apollographql/subscriptions-transport-ws/issues/171
+    Object.keys(wsClient.operations).forEach((id) => {
+      wsClient.sendMessage(id, MessageTypes.GQL_START, wsClient.operations[id].options);
+    });
+  };
+
   return client;
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/services/events.js b/client/coral-framework/services/events.js
index a1a2f4448..f6a62763d 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/services/events.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/services/events.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export function createReduxEmitter(eventEmitter) {
-  return (action) => {
+  return () => (next) => (action) => {
 
     // Handle apollo actions.
     if (action.type.startsWith('APOLLO_')) {
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ export function createReduxEmitter(eventEmitter) {
         const {operationName, variables, result: {data}} = action;
         eventEmitter.emit(`subscription.${operationName}.data`, {variables, data});
       }
-      return;
+      return next(action);
     }
     eventEmitter.emit(`action.${action.type}`, {action});
+
+    return next(action);
   };
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/services/rest.js b/client/coral-framework/services/rest.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f879659ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-framework/services/rest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import merge from 'lodash/merge';
+
+const buildOptions = (inputOptions = {}) => {
+  const defaultOptions = {
+    method: 'GET',
+    headers: {
+      Accept: 'application/json',
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    credentials: 'same-origin'
+  };
+
+  const options = merge({}, defaultOptions, inputOptions);
+  if (options.method.toLowerCase() !== 'get') {
+    options.body = JSON.stringify(options.body);
+  }
+
+  return options;
+};
+
+const handleResp = (res) => {
+  if (res.status > 399) {
+    return res.json().then((err) => {
+      let message = err.message || res.status;
+      const error = new Error();
+
+      if (err.error && err.error.metadata && err.error.metadata.message) {
+        error.metadata = err.error.metadata.message;
+      }
+
+      if (err.error && err.error.translation_key) {
+        error.translation_key = err.error.translation_key;
+      }
+
+      error.message = message;
+      error.status = res.status;
+      throw error;
+    });
+  } else if (res.status === 204) {
+    return res.text();
+  } else {
+    return res.json();
+  }
+};
+
+export function createRestClient(options) {
+  const {token, uri} = options;
+  const client = (path, options) => {
+    const authToken = typeof token === 'function' ? token() : token;
+    let opts = options;
+    if (authToken) {
+      opts = merge({}, options, {
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}`,
+        },
+      });
+    }
+    return fetch(`${uri}${path}`, buildOptions(opts)).then(handleResp);
+  };
+  client.uri = uri;
+  return client;
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/services/store.js b/client/coral-framework/services/store.js
index ec2479d15..e5fc52503 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/services/store.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/services/store.js
@@ -1,66 +1,21 @@
-import {createStore, combineReducers, applyMiddleware, compose} from 'redux';
-import thunk from 'redux-thunk';
-import {getClient} from './client';
+import {createStore as reduxCreateStore, combineReducers, applyMiddleware, compose} from 'redux';
 
-let listeners = [];
-
-export function injectReducers(reducers) {
-  const store = getStore();
-  store.coralReducers = {...store.coralReducers, ...reducers};
-  store.replaceReducer(combineReducers(store.coralReducers));
-}
-
-/**
- * Add a action listener to the redux store.
- * The action is passed as the first argument to the callback.
- */
-export function addListener(cb) {
-  listeners.push(cb);
-}
-
-export function getStore() {
-  if (window.coralStore) {
-    return window.coralStore;
-  }
-
-  const apolloErrorReporter = () => (next) => (action) => {
-    if (action.type === 'APOLLO_QUERY_ERROR') {
-      console.error(action.error);
-    }
-    return next(action);
-  };
-
-  const customListener = () => (next) => (action) => {
-    listeners.forEach((cb) => {cb(action);});
-    return next(action);
-  };
-
-  const middlewares = [
+export function createStore(reducers, middlewares = []) {
+  const enhancers = [
     applyMiddleware(
-      getClient().middleware(),
-      thunk,
-      apolloErrorReporter,
-      customListener,
+      ...middlewares,
     ),
   ];
 
   if (window.devToolsExtension) {
 
     // we can't have the last argument of compose() be undefined
-    middlewares.push(window.devToolsExtension());
+    enhancers.push(window.devToolsExtension());
   }
 
-  const coralReducers = {
-    apollo: getClient().reducer()
-  };
-
-  window.coralStore = createStore(
-    combineReducers(coralReducers),
+  return reduxCreateStore(
+    combineReducers(reducers),
     {},
-    compose(...middlewares)
+    compose(...enhancers)
   );
-
-  window.coralStore.coralReducers = coralReducers;
-
-  return window.coralStore;
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/services/transport.js b/client/coral-framework/services/transport.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 060bfc34b..000000000
--- a/client/coral-framework/services/transport.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import {createNetworkInterface} from 'apollo-client';
-import {getAuthToken} from '../helpers/request';
-import {BASE_PATH} from 'coral-framework/constants/url';
-
-//==============================================================================
-// NETWORK INTERFACE
-//==============================================================================
-
-const networkInterface = createNetworkInterface({
-  uri: `${BASE_PATH}api/v1/graph/ql`,
-  opts: {
-    credentials: 'same-origin'
-  }
-});
-
-//==============================================================================
-// MIDDLEWARES
-//==============================================================================
-
-networkInterface.use([{
-  applyMiddleware(req, next) {
-    if (!req.options.headers) {
-      req.options.headers = {};  // Create the header object if needed.
-    }
-
-    let authToken = getAuthToken();
-    if (authToken) {
-      req.options.headers['authorization'] = `Bearer ${authToken}`;
-    }
-
-    next();
-  }
-}]);
-
-export {
-  networkInterface
-};