diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/client.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/client.rb
index 4aa2c2e6e..f4447a4e0 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/serve/client.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/client.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 module VagrantPlugins
   module CommandServe
     module Client
+      autoload :CapabilityPlatform, Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/serve/client/capability_platform").to_s
       autoload :Guest, Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/serve/client/guest").to_s
+      autoload :Host, Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/serve/client/host").to_s
       autoload :Machine, Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/serve/client/machine").to_s
       autoload :TargetIndex, Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/serve/client/target_index").to_s
       autoload :Project, Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/serve/client/project").to_s
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/client/capability_platform.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/client/capability_platform.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5dee511c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/client/capability_platform.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+require "google/protobuf/well_known_types"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module CommandServe
+    module Client
+      module CapabilityPlatform
+
+        attr_reader :client
+
+        # @param [Symbol] cap_name Capability name
+        # @return [Boolean]
+        def has_capability?(cap_name)
+          @logger.debug("checking for capability #{cap_name}")
+          val = SDK::Args::NamedCapability.new(Capability: cap_name.to_s)
+          req = SDK::FuncSpec::Args.new(
+            args: [SDK::FuncSpec::Value.new(
+                name: "", 
+                type: "hashicorp.vagrant.sdk.Args.NamedCapability", 
+                value: Google::Protobuf::Any.pack(val)
+            )]
+          )
+          res = client.has_capability(req)
+          @logger.debug("got result #{res}")
+
+          res.has_capability
+        end
+
+        # @param [Symbol] cap_name Name of the capability
+        def capability(cap_name, *args)
+          arg_protos = []
+          args.each do |a|
+            if a.class.ancestors.include?(Google::Protobuf::MessageExts)
+              val = a
+            else
+              val = Google::Protobuf::Value.new
+              val.from_ruby(a)
+            end
+            arg_protos << SDK::FuncSpec::Value.new(
+              name: "", 
+              type: "", 
+              value: Google::Protobuf::Any.pack(val)
+            )
+          end
+
+          req = SDK::Platform::Capability::NamedRequest.new(
+            name: cap_name.to_s,
+            func_args: SDK::FuncSpec::Args.new(
+              args: arg_protos
+            )
+          )
+          @client.capability(req)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/client/guest.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/client/guest.rb
index 870374ec2..ab8db423c 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/serve/client/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/client/guest.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
   module CommandServe
     module Client
       class Guest
+        include CapabilityPlatform
 
         extend Util::Connector
 
@@ -34,50 +35,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @logger.debug("got parents #{res}")
           res.parents
         end
-
-        # @param [Symbol] cap_name Capability name
-        # @return [Boolean]
-        def has_capability?(cap_name)
-          @logger.debug("checking for capability #{cap_name}")
-          val = SDK::Args::NamedCapability.new(Capability: cap_name.to_s)
-          req = SDK::FuncSpec::Args.new(
-            args: [SDK::FuncSpec::Value.new(
-                name: "", 
-                type: "hashicorp.vagrant.sdk.Args.NamedCapability", 
-                value: Google::Protobuf::Any.pack(val)
-            )]
-          )
-          res = client.has_capability(req)
-          @logger.debug("got result #{res}")
-
-          res.has_capability
-        end
-
-        # @param [Symbol] cap_name Name of the capability
-        def capability(cap_name, *args)
-          arg_protos = []
-          args.each do |a|
-            if a.class.ancestors.include?(Google::Protobuf::MessageExts)
-              val = a
-            else
-              val = Google::Protobuf::Value.new
-              val.from_ruby(a)
-            end
-            arg_protos << SDK::FuncSpec::Value.new(
-              name: "", 
-              type: "", 
-              value: Google::Protobuf::Any.pack(val)
-            )
-          end
-
-          req = SDK::Platform::Capability::NamedRequest.new(
-            name: cap_name.to_s,
-            func_args: SDK::FuncSpec::Args.new(
-              args: arg_protos
-            )
-          )
-          @client.capability(req)
-        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/client/host.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/client/host.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a40a142f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/client/host.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require "google/protobuf/well_known_types"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module CommandServe
+    module Client
+      class Host
+        include CapabilityPlatform
+
+        extend Util::Connector
+
+        attr_reader :broker
+        attr_reader :client
+        attr_reader :proto
+
+        def initialize(conn, proto, broker=nil)
+          @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::command::serve::client::host")
+          @logger.debug("connecting to host service on #{conn}")
+          @client = SDK::HostService::Stub.new(conn, :this_channel_is_insecure)
+          @broker = broker
+          @proto = proto
+        end
+
+        def self.load(raw_host, broker:)
+          g = raw_host.is_a?(String) ? SDK::Args::Host.decode(raw_host) : raw_host
+          self.new(connect(proto: g, broker: broker), g, broker)
+        end
+
+        # @return [<String>] parents
+        def parents
+          @logger.debug("getting parents")
+          req = SDK::FuncSpec::Args.new(
+            args: []
+          )
+          res = client.parents(req)
+          @logger.debug("got parents #{res}")
+          res.parents
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/client/project.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/client/project.rb
index 9a62adf3e..f9130661e 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/serve/client/project.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/client/project.rb
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         # TODO
         def host
-          @client.host(Google::Protobuf::Empty.new)
-          # TODO load the remote host plugin.
-          nil
+          h = @client.host(Google::Protobuf::Empty.new)
+          Host.load(h, broker: @broker)
         end
 
         # return [<String>]