diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 7b88e098c51..94842dece0e 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ module.exports = {
         'ember-data-types/q/promise-proxies.ts',
         'ember-data-types/q/minimum-serializer-interface.ts',
         'ember-data-types/q/minimum-adapter-interface.ts',
-        'ember-data-types/q/identifier.ts',
         'ember-data-types/q/fetch-manager.ts',
         'ember-data-types/q/ember-data-json-api.ts',
         '@types/@ember/polyfills/index.d.ts',
diff --git a/packages/schema-record/src/index.ts b/packages/schema-record/src/index.ts
index fc319b5baed..d007d5d1c56 100644
--- a/packages/schema-record/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schema-record/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,138 @@
-type Store = { peekRecord(identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): SchemaModel | unknown | null };
-type StableRecordIdentifier = { lid: string };
+// import type Store from '@ember-data/store';
+type Store = { schema: SchemaService, cache: Cache };
+import type { StableRecordIdentifier } from "@ember-data/types/q/identifier";
+import type { Cache } from "@ember-data/types/cache/cache";
 
-export default class SchemaModel {
-  constructor(store: Store, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier) {}
+export const Destroy = Symbol('Destroy');
+export const RecordStore = Symbol('Store');
+export const Identifier = Symbol('Identifier');
+
+export interface FieldSchema {
+  type: string;
+  name: string;
+  kind: 'attribute' | 'resource' | 'collection' | 'derived' | 'object' | 'array';
+  options?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+type FieldSpec = {
+  // legacy support
+  attributes: Record<string, FieldSchema>;
+  relationships: Record<string, FieldSchema>;
+  // new support
+  fields: Map<string, FieldSchema>;
+}
+
+export class SchemaService {
+  declare schemas: Map<string, FieldSpec>;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.schemas = new Map();
+  }
+
+  defineSchema(name: string, fields: FieldSchema[]): void {
+    const fieldSpec: FieldSpec = {
+      attributes: {},
+      relationships: {},
+      fields: new Map(),
+    };
+
+    fields.forEach((field) => {
+      fieldSpec.fields.set(field.name, field);
+
+      if (field.kind === 'attribute') {
+        fieldSpec.attributes[field.name] = field;
+      } else if (field.kind === 'resource' || field.kind === 'collection') {
+        fieldSpec.relationships[field.name] = Object.assign({}, field, {
+          kind: field.kind === 'resource' ? 'belongsTo' : 'hasMany',
+        });
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(`Unknown field kind ${field.kind}`);
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.schemas.set(name, fieldSpec);
+  }
+
+  fields({ type }: { type: string }): FieldSpec['fields'] {
+    const schema = this.schemas.get(type);
+
+    if (!schema) {
+      throw new Error(`No schema defined for ${type}`);
+    }
+
+    return schema.fields;
+  }
+
+  attributesDefinitionFor({ type }: { type: string }): FieldSpec['attributes'] {
+    const schema = this.schemas.get(type);
+
+    if (!schema) {
+      throw new Error(`No schema defined for ${type}`);
+    }
+
+    return schema.attributes;
+  }
+
+  relationshipsDefinitionFor({ type }: { type: string }): FieldSpec['relationships'] {
+    const schema = this.schemas.get(type);
+
+    if (!schema) {
+      throw new Error(`No schema defined for ${type}`);
+    }
+
+    return schema.relationships;
+  }
+
+  doesTypeExist(type: string): boolean {
+    return this.schemas.has(type);
+  }
+}
+
+export default class SchemaRecord {
+  declare [RecordStore]: Store;
+  declare [Identifier]: StableRecordIdentifier;
+
+  constructor(store: Store, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier) {
+    this[RecordStore] = store;
+    this[Identifier] = identifier;
+
+    const schema = store.schema;
+    const cache = store.cache;
+    const fields = schema.fields(identifier);
+
+    return new Proxy(this, {
+      get(target, prop) {
+        if (prop === Destroy) {
+          return target[Destroy];
+        }
+
+        if (prop === 'id') {
+          return identifier.id;
+        }
+        if (prop === '$type') {
+          return identifier.type;
+        }
+        const field = fields.get(prop as string);
+        if (!field) {
+          throw new Error(`No field named ${String(prop)} on ${identifier.type}`);
+        }
+
+        if (field.kind === 'attribute') {
+          return cache.getAttr(identifier, prop as string);
+        }
+
+        throw new Error(`Unknown field kind ${field.kind}`);
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  [Destroy](): void {}
+}
+
+export function instantiateRecord(store: Store, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): SchemaRecord {
+  return new SchemaRecord(store, identifier);
+}
+
+export function teardownRecord(record: SchemaRecord): void {
+  record[Destroy]();
 }
diff --git a/packages/schema-record/tsconfig.json b/packages/schema-record/tsconfig.json
index 2ae51769cd7..d20a894229a 100644
--- a/packages/schema-record/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/schema-record/tsconfig.json
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 
     "paths": {
       "@ember-data/env": ["../../private-build-infra/virtual-packages/env.d.ts"],
+      "@ember-data/store": ["../../store/src"],
+      "@ember-data/types": ["../../../ember-data-types"],
+      "@ember-data/types/*": ["../../../ember-data-types/*"],
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a5e28479d26..0f6ac5f20cf 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -3424,9 +3424,24 @@ importers:
       '@babel/runtime':
         specifier: ^7.22.15
         version: 7.23.1
+      '@ember-data/graph':
+        specifier: workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+        version: file:packages/graph(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/store@5.5.0-alpha.9)
+      '@ember-data/json-api':
+        specifier: workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+        version: file:packages/json-api(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/graph@5.5.0-alpha.9)(@ember-data/store@5.5.0-alpha.9)(ember-inflector@4.0.2)
       '@ember-data/private-build-infra':
         specifier: workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
         version: link:../../packages/private-build-infra
+      '@ember-data/request':
+        specifier: workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+        version: file:packages/request(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      '@ember-data/store':
+        specifier: workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+        version: file:packages/store(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/tracking@5.5.0-alpha.9)(@ember/string@3.1.1)(@glimmer/tracking@1.1.2)(ember-source@5.3.0)
+      '@ember-data/tracking':
+        specifier: workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+        version: file:packages/tracking(@babel/core@7.23.0)
       '@ember-data/unpublished-test-infra':
         specifier: workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
         version: link:../../packages/unpublished-test-infra
@@ -3518,6 +3533,16 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^5.88.2
         version: 5.88.2
     dependenciesMeta:
+      '@ember-data/graph':
+        injected: true
+      '@ember-data/json-api':
+        injected: true
+      '@ember-data/request':
+        injected: true
+      '@ember-data/store':
+        injected: true
+      '@ember-data/tracking':
+        injected: true
       '@warp-drive/schema-record':
         injected: true
 
@@ -11012,6 +11037,19 @@ packages:
       - '@babel/core'
       - supports-color
 
+  /ember-cache-primitive-polyfill@1.0.1(@babel/core@7.23.0):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hSPcvIKarA8wad2/b6jDd/eU+OtKmi6uP+iYQbzi5TQpjsqV6b4QdRqrLk7ClSRRKBAtdTuutx+m+X+WlEd2lw==}
+    engines: {node: 10.* || >= 12}
+    dependencies:
+      ember-cli-babel: 8.1.0(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      ember-cli-version-checker: 5.1.2
+      ember-compatibility-helpers: 1.2.6(patch_hash=5qtypxbsewxcs5l7lcldb5aqhq)(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      silent-error: 1.1.1
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@babel/core'
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   /ember-cached-decorator-polyfill@1.0.2(@babel/core@7.22.20)(ember-source@5.3.0):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hUX6OYTKltAPAu8vsVZK02BfMTV0OUXrPqvRahYPhgS7D0I6joLjlskd7mhqJMcaXLywqceIy8/s+x8bxF8bpQ==}
     engines: {node: 14.* || >= 16}
@@ -11030,6 +11068,25 @@ packages:
       - '@glint/template'
       - supports-color
 
+  /ember-cached-decorator-polyfill@1.0.2(@babel/core@7.23.0)(ember-source@5.3.0):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hUX6OYTKltAPAu8vsVZK02BfMTV0OUXrPqvRahYPhgS7D0I6joLjlskd7mhqJMcaXLywqceIy8/s+x8bxF8bpQ==}
+    engines: {node: 14.* || >= 16}
+    peerDependencies:
+      ember-source: '*'
+    dependencies:
+      '@embroider/macros': 1.13.1(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      '@glimmer/tracking': 1.1.2
+      babel-import-util: 1.4.1
+      ember-cache-primitive-polyfill: 1.0.1(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      ember-cli-babel: 8.1.0(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      ember-cli-babel-plugin-helpers: 1.1.1
+      ember-source: 5.3.0(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@glimmer/component@1.1.2)(webpack@5.88.2)
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@babel/core'
+      - '@glint/template'
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   /ember-cli-babel-plugin-helpers@1.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-sKvOiPNHr5F/60NLd7SFzMpYPte/nnGkq/tMIfXejfKHIhaiIkYFqX8Z9UFTKWLLn+V7NOaby6niNPZUdvKCRw==}
     engines: {node: 6.* || 8.* || >= 10.*}
@@ -18954,6 +19011,25 @@ packages:
       - '@glint/template'
       - supports-color
 
+  file:packages/graph(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/store@5.5.0-alpha.9):
+    resolution: {directory: packages/graph, type: directory}
+    id: file:packages/graph
+    name: '@ember-data/graph'
+    engines: {node: '>= 18.*'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@ember-data/store': workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+    dependencies:
+      '@ember-data/private-build-infra': file:packages/private-build-infra
+      '@ember-data/store': file:packages/store(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/tracking@5.5.0-alpha.9)(@ember/string@3.1.1)(@glimmer/tracking@1.1.2)(ember-source@5.3.0)
+      '@ember/edition-utils': 1.2.0
+      '@embroider/macros': 1.13.1(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      ember-cli-babel: 8.1.0(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@babel/core'
+      - '@glint/template'
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   file:packages/holodeck:
     resolution: {directory: packages/holodeck, type: directory}
     name: '@warp-drive/holodeck'
@@ -19019,6 +19095,30 @@ packages:
       - supports-color
     dev: true
 
+  file:packages/json-api(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/graph@5.5.0-alpha.9)(@ember-data/store@5.5.0-alpha.9)(ember-inflector@4.0.2):
+    resolution: {directory: packages/json-api, type: directory}
+    id: file:packages/json-api
+    name: '@ember-data/json-api'
+    engines: {node: '>= 18.*'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@ember-data/graph': workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+      '@ember-data/request-utils': workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+      '@ember-data/store': workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+      ember-inflector: ^4.0.2
+    dependencies:
+      '@ember-data/graph': file:packages/graph(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/store@5.5.0-alpha.9)
+      '@ember-data/private-build-infra': file:packages/private-build-infra
+      '@ember-data/store': file:packages/store(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/tracking@5.5.0-alpha.9)(@ember/string@3.1.1)(@glimmer/tracking@1.1.2)(ember-source@5.3.0)
+      '@ember/edition-utils': 1.2.0
+      '@embroider/macros': 1.13.1(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      ember-cli-babel: 8.1.0(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      ember-inflector: 4.0.2(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@babel/core'
+      - '@glint/template'
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   file:packages/legacy-compat(@babel/core@7.22.20)(@ember-data/graph@5.5.0-alpha.9)(@ember-data/json-api@5.5.0-alpha.9)(@ember-data/request@5.5.0-alpha.9):
     resolution: {directory: packages/legacy-compat, type: directory}
     id: file:packages/legacy-compat
@@ -19333,6 +19433,22 @@ packages:
       - '@glint/template'
       - supports-color
 
+  file:packages/request(@babel/core@7.23.0):
+    resolution: {directory: packages/request, type: directory}
+    id: file:packages/request
+    name: '@ember-data/request'
+    engines: {node: '>= 18.*'}
+    dependencies:
+      '@ember-data/private-build-infra': file:packages/private-build-infra
+      '@ember/test-waiters': 3.0.2(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      '@embroider/macros': 1.13.1(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      ember-cli-babel: 8.1.0(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@babel/core'
+      - '@glint/template'
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   file:packages/request-utils(@babel/core@7.22.20):
     resolution: {directory: packages/request-utils, type: directory}
     id: file:packages/request-utils
@@ -19448,6 +19564,31 @@ packages:
       - supports-color
     dev: true
 
+  file:packages/store(@babel/core@7.23.0)(@ember-data/tracking@5.5.0-alpha.9)(@ember/string@3.1.1)(@glimmer/tracking@1.1.2)(ember-source@5.3.0):
+    resolution: {directory: packages/store, type: directory}
+    id: file:packages/store
+    name: '@ember-data/store'
+    engines: {node: '>= 18.*'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@ember-data/tracking': workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9
+      '@ember/string': 3.1.1
+      '@glimmer/tracking': ^1.1.2
+    dependencies:
+      '@ember-data/private-build-infra': file:packages/private-build-infra
+      '@ember-data/tracking': file:packages/tracking(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      '@ember/string': 3.1.1(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      '@embroider/macros': 1.13.1(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      '@glimmer/tracking': 1.1.2
+      '@glimmer/validator': 0.84.3
+      ember-cached-decorator-polyfill: 1.0.2(@babel/core@7.23.0)(ember-source@5.3.0)
+      ember-cli-babel: 8.1.0(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@babel/core'
+      - '@glint/template'
+      - ember-source
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   file:packages/tracking(@babel/core@7.22.20):
     resolution: {directory: packages/tracking, type: directory}
     id: file:packages/tracking
@@ -19462,6 +19603,21 @@ packages:
       - '@glint/template'
       - supports-color
 
+  file:packages/tracking(@babel/core@7.23.0):
+    resolution: {directory: packages/tracking, type: directory}
+    id: file:packages/tracking
+    name: '@ember-data/tracking'
+    engines: {node: '>= 18.*'}
+    dependencies:
+      '@ember-data/private-build-infra': file:packages/private-build-infra
+      '@embroider/macros': 1.13.1(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+      ember-cli-babel: 8.1.0(@babel/core@7.23.0)
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - '@babel/core'
+      - '@glint/template'
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   file:packages/unpublished-test-infra(@babel/core@7.22.20):
     resolution: {directory: packages/unpublished-test-infra, type: directory}
     id: file:packages/unpublished-test-infra
diff --git a/tests/schema-record/app/models/user-setting.ts b/tests/schema-record/app/models/user-setting.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e8f3511d0a0..00000000000
--- a/tests/schema-record/app/models/user-setting.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import Model, { attr } from '@ember-data/model';
-
-export default class UserSetting extends Model {
-  @attr declare name: string;
-}
diff --git a/tests/schema-record/app/services/store.ts b/tests/schema-record/app/services/store.ts
index 41ac00034c8..58814e46572 100644
--- a/tests/schema-record/app/services/store.ts
+++ b/tests/schema-record/app/services/store.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import type SchemaRecord from '@warp-drive/schema-record';
+import { instantiateRecord, teardownRecord } from '@warp-drive/schema-record';
+
 import JSONAPICache from '@ember-data/json-api';
-import type Model from '@ember-data/model';
-import { instantiateRecord, teardownRecord } from '@ember-data/model';
-import { buildSchema, modelFor } from '@ember-data/model/hooks';
 import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 import DataStore, { CacheHandler } from '@ember-data/store';
@@ -16,23 +16,17 @@ export default class Store extends DataStore {
     const manager = (this.requestManager = new RequestManager());
     manager.use([Fetch]);
     manager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-
-    this.registerSchema(buildSchema(this));
   }
 
   createCache(capabilities: CacheCapabilitiesManager): Cache {
     return new JSONAPICache(capabilities);
   }
 
-  instantiateRecord(identifier: StableRecordIdentifier, createRecordArgs: { [key: string]: unknown }): unknown {
-    return instantiateRecord.call(this, identifier, createRecordArgs);
-  }
-
-  teardownRecord(record: Model): void {
-    return teardownRecord.call(this, record);
+  instantiateRecord(identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): SchemaRecord {
+    return instantiateRecord(this, identifier);
   }
 
-  modelFor(type: string) {
-    return modelFor.call(this, type);
+  teardownRecord(record: SchemaRecord): void {
+    return teardownRecord(record);
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/schema-record/config/environment.js b/tests/schema-record/config/environment.js
index 265be9f8b5e..7e28113b93b 100644
--- a/tests/schema-record/config/environment.js
+++ b/tests/schema-record/config/environment.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = function (environment) {
   let ENV = {
-    modulePrefix: 'builders-test-app',
+    modulePrefix: 'schema-record-test-app',
     environment,
     rootURL: '/',
     locationType: 'history',
diff --git a/tests/schema-record/package.json b/tests/schema-record/package.json
index b5fbcc3ab63..c504164ed1f 100644
--- a/tests/schema-record/package.json
+++ b/tests/schema-record/package.json
@@ -22,11 +22,31 @@
   "dependenciesMeta": {
     "@warp-drive/schema-record": {
       "injected": true
+    },
+    "@ember-data/store": {
+      "injected": true
+    },
+    "@ember-data/request": {
+      "injected": true
+    },
+    "@ember-data/tracking": {
+      "injected": true
+    },
+    "@ember-data/json-api": {
+      "injected": true
+    },
+    "@ember-data/graph": {
+      "injected": true
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.22.20",
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.22.15",
+    "@ember-data/store": "workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9",
+    "@ember-data/request": "workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9",
+    "@ember-data/tracking": "workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9",
+    "@ember-data/json-api": "workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9",
+    "@ember-data/graph": "workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9",
     "@warp-drive/schema-record": "workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9",
     "@ember-data/private-build-infra": "workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9",
     "@ember-data/unpublished-test-infra": "workspace:5.5.0-alpha.9",
diff --git a/tests/schema-record/tests/integration/basic-fields-test.ts b/tests/schema-record/tests/integration/basic-fields-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67b4e300683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schema-record/tests/integration/basic-fields-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { SchemaService } from '@warp-drive/schema-record';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+import type Store from '@ember-data/store';
+
+interface User {
+  id: string | null;
+  $type: 'user';
+  name: string;
+}
+
+module('Integration | basic fields', function (hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  test('Simple Fields Work As Expected', function (assert) {
+    const store = this.owner.lookup('service:store') as Store;
+    const schema = new SchemaService();
+    store.registerSchema(schema);
+
+    schema.defineSchema('user', [
+      {
+        name: 'name',
+        type: 'string',
+        kind: 'attribute',
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const record = store.createRecord('user', { name: 'Rey Skybarker' }) as User;
+
+    assert.strictEqual(record.id, null, 'id is accessible');
+    assert.strictEqual(record.$type, 'user', '$type is accessible');
+
+    assert.strictEqual(record.name, 'Rey Skybarker', 'name is accessible');
+
+    try {
+      // @ts-expect-error intentionally accessing unknown field
+      record.lastName;
+      assert.ok(false, 'should error when accessing unknown field');
+    } catch (e) {
+      assert.strictEqual(
+        (e as Error).message,
+        'No field named lastName on user',
+        'should error when accessing unknown field'
+      );
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 5e5b6a2324d..60895b4e6cd 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
       "ember-data-types/q/promise-proxies.ts",
       "ember-data-types/q/minimum-serializer-interface.ts",
       "ember-data-types/q/minimum-adapter-interface.ts",
-      "ember-data-types/q/identifier.ts",
       "ember-data-types/q/fetch-manager.ts",
       "ember-data-types/q/ember-data-json-api.ts",
       "tests/graph/tests/integration/graph/polymorphism/implicit-keys-test.ts",
diff --git a/tsconfig.root.json b/tsconfig.root.json
index bf047b8f783..aa5fecd6292 100644
--- a/tsconfig.root.json
+++ b/tsconfig.root.json
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
       "@warp-drive/holodeck/*": ["packages/holodeck/dist/*"],
       "@ember-data/request": ["packages/request/addon"],
       "@ember-data/request/*": ["packages/request/addon/*"],
+      "@warp-drive/schema-record": ["packages/schema-record/addon"],
+      "@warp-drive/schema-record/*": ["packages/schema-record/addon/*"],
       "@ember-data/request-utils": ["packages/request-utils/src"],
       "@ember-data/request-utils/*": ["packages/request-utils/src/*"],
       "@ember-data/rest": ["packages/rest/src"],