diff --git a/packages/phase/index.d.ts b/packages/phase/index.d.ts
index ed6a78ef670a..bdb1eaea3129 100644
--- a/packages/phase/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/index.d.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-export * from './dist8';
+export * from './dist';
diff --git a/packages/phase/index.js b/packages/phase/index.js
index 027b98bb442a..42ff59175812 100644
--- a/packages/phase/index.js
+++ b/packages/phase/index.js
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-module.exports = require('@loopback/dist-util').loadDist(__dirname);
+module.exports = require('./dist');
diff --git a/packages/phase/package.json b/packages/phase/package.json
index bd61cb69842a..5655e0576f10 100644
--- a/packages/phase/package.json
+++ b/packages/phase/package.json
@@ -6,29 +6,25 @@
     "node": ">=8.9"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build:all-dist": "npm run build:dist8 && npm run build:dist10",
     "build:apidocs": "lb-apidocs",
-    "build": "lb-tsc",
-    "build:dist8": "lb-tsc es2017",
-    "build:dist10": "lb-tsc es2018",
+    "build": "lb-tsc es2017 --outDir dist",
     "clean": "lb-clean loopback-phase*.tgz dist* package api-docs",
     "pretest": "npm run build",
-    "integration": "lb-mocha \"DIST/test/integration/**/*.js\"",
-    "test": "lb-mocha \"DIST/test/unit/**/*.js\" \"DIST/test/integration/**/*.js\"",
-    "unit": "lb-mocha \"DIST/test/unit/**/*.js\"",
+    "integration": "lb-mocha \"dist/test/integration/**/*.js\"",
+    "test": "lb-mocha \"dist/test/unit/**/*.js\" \"dist/test/integration/**/*.js\"",
+    "unit": "lb-mocha \"dist/test/unit/**/*.js\"",
     "verify": "npm pack && tar xf loopback-phase*.tgz && tree package && npm run clean"
   },
   "author": "IBM",
   "copyright.owner": "IBM Corp.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "debug": "^3.1.0"
+    "debug": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@loopback/build": "^0.7.1",
-    "@loopback/dist-util": "^0.3.6",
-    "@loopback/testlab": "^0.11.5",
-    "@types/debug": "0.0.30",
+    "@loopback/build": "^1.0.0",
+    "@loopback/testlab": "^1.0.0",
+    "@types/debug": "0.0.31",
     "@types/node": "^10.9.4"
   },
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/packages/phase/src/handler.ts b/packages/phase/src/handler.ts
index 80554c5a8266..23339701b10b 100644
--- a/packages/phase/src/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/src/handler.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Copyright IBM Corp. 2014. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/phase/src/index.ts b/packages/phase/src/index.ts
index 4f5f6a848fa4..a4a7a923f295 100644
--- a/packages/phase/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/phase/src/merge-name-lists.ts b/packages/phase/src/merge-name-lists.ts
index 1d0334a46f93..c70698721f73 100644
--- a/packages/phase/src/merge-name-lists.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/src/merge-name-lists.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/phase/src/phase-list.ts b/packages/phase/src/phase-list.ts
index 72656fddc358..fde4eae93017 100644
--- a/packages/phase/src/phase-list.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/src/phase-list.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/phase/src/phase.ts b/packages/phase/src/phase.ts
index e57a431b5744..89c3da74566d 100644
--- a/packages/phase/src/phase.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/src/phase.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/phase/test/unit/handler.unit.ts b/packages/phase/test/unit/handler.unit.ts
index e6358b1c5be1..76b6e76133d3 100644
--- a/packages/phase/test/unit/handler.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/test/unit/handler.unit.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/phase/test/unit/merge-name-lists.unit.ts b/packages/phase/test/unit/merge-name-lists.unit.ts
index 600e49922f99..3ef5b3d51026 100644
--- a/packages/phase/test/unit/merge-name-lists.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/test/unit/merge-name-lists.unit.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2014. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/phase/test/unit/phase-list.unit.ts b/packages/phase/test/unit/phase-list.unit.ts
index 43a55aa8467a..b0259d2c795f 100644
--- a/packages/phase/test/unit/phase-list.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/test/unit/phase-list.unit.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2014,2016. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/phase/test/unit/phase.unit.ts b/packages/phase/test/unit/phase.unit.ts
index 457e05d62605..d551e52aa2ba 100644
--- a/packages/phase/test/unit/phase.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/phase/test/unit/phase.unit.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright IBM Corp. 2014. All Rights Reserved.
-// Node module: loopback-phase
+// Node module: @loopback/phase
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/types.ts b/packages/rest/src/types.ts
index 63993ccf3891..27b7e413e9c1 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/types.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
 import {Binding, BoundValue} from '@loopback/context';
-import {ResolvedRoute, RouteEntry} from './router';
-import {Request, Response} from 'express';
 import {
+  Options,
   OptionsJson,
-  OptionsUrlencoded,
   OptionsText,
-  Options,
+  OptionsUrlencoded,
 } from 'body-parser';
+import {Request, RequestHandler, Response} from 'express';
+import {PathParams} from 'express-serve-static-core';
+import {ResolvedRoute, RouteEntry} from './router';
 
 export {Request, Response};
 
@@ -109,3 +110,21 @@ export type OperationRetval = any;
 
 export type GetFromContext = (key: string) => Promise<BoundValue>;
 export type BindElement = (key: string) => Binding;
+
+/**
+ * Middleware registration entry
+ */
+export interface Middleware {
+  method?:
+    | 'all'
+    | 'get'
+    | 'post'
+    | 'put'
+    | 'delete'
+    | 'patch'
+    | 'options'
+    | 'head';
+  path?: PathParams;
+  phase?: string;
+  handler: RequestHandler;
+}