diff --git a/.changeset/kind-sheep-look.md b/.changeset/kind-sheep-look.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d352ea50f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-sheep-look.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@skeletonlabs/skeleton": major
+---
+
+breaking: Refactored global stores to use contexts for `Toast`, `Drawer`, and `Modal` utilities
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/index.ts b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/index.ts
index 4fa8ef8f4..9934d0671 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,13 @@ export type { PopupSettings } from './utilities/Popup/types.js';
 export type { Transition, TransitionParams } from './internal/transitions.js';
 export type { CssClasses, SvelteEvent } from './types.js';
 
-// Stores ---
-
+// Utilities ---
 export { storeHighlightJs } from './utilities/CodeBlock/stores.js';
 export { storePopup } from './utilities/Popup/popup.js';
-export { drawerStore } from './utilities/Drawer/stores.js';
-export { modalStore } from './utilities/Modal/stores.js';
-export { toastStore } from './utilities/Toast/stores.js';
-
-// Utilities ---
+export { getDrawerStore } from './utilities/Drawer/stores.js';
+export { getModalStore } from './utilities/Modal/stores.js';
+export { getToastStore } from './utilities/Toast/stores.js';
+export { initializeStores } from './utilities/index.js';
 
 // Data Table
 export {
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Drawer/Drawer.svelte b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Drawer/Drawer.svelte
index 384251be8..f4a3732c3 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Drawer/Drawer.svelte
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Drawer/Drawer.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 	// Drawer Utils
 	import type { DrawerSettings } from './types.js';
-	import { drawerStore } from './stores.js';
+	import { getDrawerStore } from './stores.js';
 	import { fade, fly } from 'svelte/transition';
 	import { dynamicTransition } from '../../internal/transitions.js';
 
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 	let elemBackdrop: HTMLElement;
 	let elemDrawer: HTMLElement;
 	let anim = { x: 0, y: 0 };
+	const drawerStore = getDrawerStore();
 
 	// Classes
 	const cBackdrop = 'fixed top-0 left-0 right-0 bottom-0 flex';
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Drawer/stores.ts b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Drawer/stores.ts
index 5813e5627..b85a0dfb4 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Drawer/stores.ts
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Drawer/stores.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,44 @@
 // Drawer Stores
 
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+import { getContext, setContext } from 'svelte';
 import type { DrawerSettings } from './types.js';
 
+const DRAWER_STORE_KEY = 'drawerStore';
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the `drawerStore`.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * import { getDrawerStore } from "@skeletonlabs/skeleton";
+ *
+ * const drawerStore = getDrawerStore();
+ *
+ * drawerStore.open();
+ * ```
+ */
+export function getDrawerStore(): DrawerStore {
+	const drawerStore = getContext<DrawerStore | undefined>(DRAWER_STORE_KEY);
+
+	if (!drawerStore)
+		throw new Error(
+			'drawerStore is not initialized. Please ensure that `initializeStores()` is invoked in the root layout file of this app!'
+		);
+
+	return drawerStore;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the `drawerStore`.
+ */
+export function initializeDrawerStore(): DrawerStore {
+	const drawerStore = drawerService();
+
+	return setContext(DRAWER_STORE_KEY, drawerStore);
+}
+
+type DrawerStore = ReturnType<typeof drawerService>;
 function drawerService() {
 	const { subscribe, set, update } = writable<DrawerSettings>({});
 	return {
@@ -22,6 +58,3 @@ function drawerService() {
 			})
 	};
 }
-
-// Exports
-export const drawerStore = drawerService();
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.svelte b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.svelte
index fdb6648c8..ad9bdb91e 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.svelte
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.svelte
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 	// Types
 	import type { CssClasses, SvelteEvent } from '../../index.js';
 
-	import { modalStore } from './stores.js';
 	import { focusTrap } from '../../actions/FocusTrap/focusTrap.js';
+	import { getModalStore } from './stores.js';
 	import type { ModalComponent, ModalSettings } from './types.js';
 
 	// Props
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@
 	let currentComponent: ModalComponent | undefined;
 	let registeredInteractionWithBackdrop = false;
 
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
+
 	// Modal Store Subscription
 	modalStore.subscribe((modals: ModalSettings[]) => {
 		if (!modals.length) return;
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.test.ts b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.test.ts
index a06d570b2..70a0659a4 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.test.ts
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { render } from '@testing-library/svelte';
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
-import { modalStore } from '$lib/utilities/Modal/stores.js';
+import { getModalStore } from '$lib/utilities/Modal/stores.js';
 import type { ModalSettings } from '$lib/utilities/Modal/types.js';
 
 import Modal from '$lib/utilities/Modal/Modal.svelte';
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const modalPrompt: ModalSettings = {
 };
 
 describe('Modal.svelte', () => {
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
+
 	it('Renders modal alert', async () => {
 		modalStore.trigger(modalAlert);
 		const { getByTestId } = render(Modal);
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/stores.ts b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/stores.ts
index aa3d392fe..6cef05caf 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/stores.ts
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Modal/stores.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,44 @@
 // Modal Store Queue
 
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+import { getContext, setContext } from 'svelte';
 import type { ModalSettings } from './types.js';
 
+const MODAL_STORE_KEY = 'modalStore';
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the `modalStore`.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * import { getmodalStore } from "@skeletonlabs/skeleton";
+ *
+ * const modalStore = getModalStore();
+ *
+ * modalStore.trigger({ type: "alert", title: "Welcome!" });
+ * ```
+ */
+export function getModalStore(): ModalStore {
+	const modalStore = getContext<ModalStore | undefined>(MODAL_STORE_KEY);
+
+	if (!modalStore)
+		throw new Error(
+			'modalStore is not initialized. Please ensure that `initializeStores()` is invoked in the root layout file of this app!'
+		);
+
+	return modalStore;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the `modalStore`.
+ */
+export function initializeModalStore(): ModalStore {
+	const modalStore = modalService();
+
+	return setContext(MODAL_STORE_KEY, modalStore);
+}
+
+type ModalStore = ReturnType<typeof modalService>;
 function modalService() {
 	const { subscribe, set, update } = writable<ModalSettings[]>([]);
 	return {
@@ -25,5 +61,3 @@ function modalService() {
 		clear: () => set([])
 	};
 }
-
-export const modalStore = modalService();
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/Toast.svelte b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/Toast.svelte
index 3007ea9bb..13d7a7824 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/Toast.svelte
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/Toast.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 	import { flip } from 'svelte/animate';
 
 	// Stores
-	import { toastStore } from './stores.js';
+	import { getToastStore } from './stores.js';
+	const toastStore = getToastStore();
 
 	// Props
 	/** Set the toast position.
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/Toats.test.ts b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/Toats.test.ts
index 3ad53d22a..7d69f3107 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/Toats.test.ts
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/Toats.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { render } from '@testing-library/svelte';
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
-import { toastStore } from '$lib/utilities/Toast/stores.js';
+import { getToastStore } from '$lib/utilities/Toast/stores.js';
 import type { ToastSettings } from './types.js';
 import Toast from '$lib/utilities/Toast/Toast.svelte';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const toastMessage: ToastSettings = {
 };
 
 describe('Toast.svelte', () => {
+	const toastStore = getToastStore();
+
 	it('Renders modal alert', async () => {
 		toastStore.trigger(toastMessage);
 		const { getByTestId } = render(Toast);
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/stores.ts b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/stores.ts
index d059097d6..262dc7a74 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/stores.ts
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/Toast/stores.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,85 @@
 // Toast Store Queue
 
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+import { getContext, setContext } from 'svelte';
 import type { ToastSettings, Toast } from './types.js';
 
 const toastDefaults: ToastSettings = { message: 'Missing Toast Message', autohide: true, timeout: 5000 };
 
+const TOAST_STORE_KEY = 'toastStore';
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the `toastStore`.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * import { getToastStore } from "@skeletonlabs/skeleton";
+ *
+ * const toastStore = getToastStore();
+ *
+ * toastStore.open({ message: "Welcome!" });
+ * ```
+ */
+export function getToastStore(): ToastStore {
+	const toastStore = getContext<ToastStore | undefined>(TOAST_STORE_KEY);
+
+	if (!toastStore)
+		throw new Error(
+			'toastStore is not initialized. Please ensure that `initializeStores()` is invoked in the root layout file of this app!'
+		);
+
+	return toastStore;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the `toastStore`.
+ */
+export function initializeToastStore(): ToastStore {
+	const toastStore = toastService();
+
+	return setContext(TOAST_STORE_KEY, toastStore);
+}
+
 // Note for security; differentiates the queued toasts
 function randomUUID(): string {
 	const random = Math.random();
 	return Number(random).toString(32);
 }
 
-// If toast should auto-hide, wait X time, then close by ID
-function handleAutoHide(toast: Toast) {
-	if (toast.autohide === true) {
-		return setTimeout(() => {
-			toastStore.close(toast.id);
-		}, toast.timeout);
-	}
-}
-
+type ToastStore = ReturnType<typeof toastService>;
 function toastService() {
 	const { subscribe, set, update } = writable<Toast[]>([]);
+
+	/** Remove toast in queue*/
+	const close = (id: string) =>
+		update((tStore) => {
+			if (tStore.length > 0) {
+				const index = tStore.findIndex((t) => t.id === id);
+				const selectedToast = tStore[index];
+				if (selectedToast) {
+					// Trigger Callback
+					if (selectedToast.callback) selectedToast.callback({ id, status: 'closed' });
+					// Clear timeout
+					if (selectedToast.timeoutId) clearTimeout(selectedToast.timeoutId);
+					// Remove
+					tStore.splice(index, 1);
+				}
+			}
+			return tStore;
+		});
+
+	// If toast should auto-hide, wait X time, then close by ID
+	function handleAutoHide(toast: Toast) {
+		if (toast.autohide === true) {
+			return setTimeout(() => {
+				close(toast.id);
+			}, toast.timeout);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return {
 		subscribe,
+		close,
 		/** Add a new toast to the queue. */
 		trigger: (toast: ToastSettings) => {
 			const id: string = randomUUID();
@@ -43,30 +99,13 @@ function toastService() {
 			});
 			return id;
 		},
-		/** Remove toast in queue*/
-		close: (id: string) =>
-			update((tStore) => {
-				if (tStore.length > 0) {
-					const index = tStore.findIndex((t) => t.id === id);
-					const selectedToast = tStore[index];
-					if (selectedToast) {
-						// Trigger Callback
-						if (selectedToast.callback) selectedToast.callback({ id, status: 'closed' });
-						// Clear timeout
-						if (selectedToast.timeoutId) clearTimeout(selectedToast.timeoutId);
-						// Remove
-						tStore.splice(index, 1);
-					}
-				}
-				return tStore;
-			}),
-		/** remain visible on hover */
+		/** Remain visible on hover */
 		freeze: (index: number) =>
 			update((tStore) => {
 				if (tStore.length > 0) clearTimeout(tStore[index].timeoutId);
 				return tStore;
 			}),
-		/** cancel remain visible on leave */
+		/** Cancel remain visible on leave */
 		unfreeze: (index: number) =>
 			update((tStore) => {
 				if (tStore.length > 0) tStore[index].timeoutId = handleAutoHide(tStore[index]);
@@ -76,5 +115,3 @@ function toastService() {
 		clear: () => set([])
 	};
 }
-
-export const toastStore = toastService();
diff --git a/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/index.ts b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..588ef050b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/skeleton/src/lib/utilities/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { initializeModalStore } from './Modal/stores.js';
+import { initializeToastStore } from './Toast/stores.js';
+import { initializeDrawerStore } from './Drawer/stores.js';
+
+/**
+ * Used to initialize the stores for the `Modal`, `Toast`, and `Drawer` utilities.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```svelte
+ * <!-- App's root +layout.svelte -->
+ * <script>
+ * 	import { initializeStores, Toast, Modal, Drawer } from "@skeletonlabs/skeleton";
+ *
+ * 	initializeStores();
+ * </script>
+ *
+ * <Toast />
+ * <Modal />
+ * <Drawer />
+ * ```
+ */
+export function initializeStores() {
+	initializeModalStore();
+	initializeToastStore();
+	initializeDrawerStore();
+}
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsAppBar/DocsAppBar.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsAppBar/DocsAppBar.svelte
index a2589f860..e55ec1eb8 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsAppBar/DocsAppBar.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsAppBar/DocsAppBar.svelte
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@
 	import DocsIcon from '$lib/components/DocsIcon/DocsIcon.svelte';
 
 	// Components & Utilities
-	import { AppBar, LightSwitch, popup, modalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { AppBar, LightSwitch, popup, getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 
 	// Stores
-	import { drawerStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getDrawerStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 	import { storeTheme } from '$lib/stores/stores';
+	const drawerStore = getDrawerStore();
 
 	// Local
 	let isOsMac = false;
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
 
 	// Set Search Keyboard Shortcut
 	if (browser) {
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsDrawer/DocsDrawer.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsDrawer/DocsDrawer.svelte
index 3b54df19d..a8768e8ca 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsDrawer/DocsDrawer.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsDrawer/DocsDrawer.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { drawerStore, Drawer } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getDrawerStore, Drawer } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 	import DocsSidebar from '../DocsSidebar/DocsSidebar.svelte';
 
+	const drawerStore = getDrawerStore();
+
 	$: classesDrawer = $drawerStore.id === 'doc-sidenav' ? 'lg:hidden' : '';
 </script>
 
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsSidebar/DocsSidebar.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsSidebar/DocsSidebar.svelte
index 5aefb21e9..80f6fe34c 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsSidebar/DocsSidebar.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/components/DocsSidebar/DocsSidebar.svelte
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 
 	import DocsIcon from '$lib/components/DocsIcon/DocsIcon.svelte';
 	import { AppRail, AppRailTile, AppRailAnchor } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
-	import { drawerStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getDrawerStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 	import { menuNavLinks } from '$lib/links';
 
 	// Local
 	let currentRailCategory: keyof typeof menuNavLinks | undefined = undefined;
+	const drawerStore = getDrawerStore();
 
 	function onClickAnchor(): void {
 		currentRailCategory = undefined;
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/DocsSearch/DocsSearch.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/DocsSearch/DocsSearch.svelte
index aa644417a..17e433264 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/DocsSearch/DocsSearch.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/DocsSearch/DocsSearch.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { menuNavLinks, type List } from '$lib/links';
-	import { modalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 
 	// Classes
 	const cBase =
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	let searchTerm = '';
 	let resultsCopy = [...menuNavLinks['/docs'], ...menuNavLinks['/elements'], ...menuNavLinks['/svelte'], ...menuNavLinks['/utilities']];
 	let results = resultsCopy;
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
 
 	// Elements
 	let elemDocSearch: HTMLElement;
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleEmbed.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleEmbed.svelte
index c7390c35a..398c01561 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleEmbed.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleEmbed.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { modalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
 
 	// Props
 	/** Exposes parent props to this component. */
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleForm.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleForm.svelte
index 4244cd7c9..b77a18db1 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleForm.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleForm.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 	export let parent: any;
 
 	// Stores
-	import { modalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
 
 	// Form Data
 	const formData = {
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleImage.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleImage.svelte
index b57d7c01c..24cfdfa93 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleImage.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleImage.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { modalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 
 	export let parent: any;
 
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
+
 	const cButton = 'fixed top-4 right-4 z-50 font-bold shadow-xl';
 	const cImage = 'max-w-[90%] max-h-[90%] rounded-container-token overflow-hidden shadow-xl';
 </script>
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleList.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleList.svelte
index e85eb7f4c..65d4f75e6 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleList.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/lib/modals/examples/ModalExampleList.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { ListBox, ListBoxItem, modalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { ListBox, ListBoxItem, getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 
 	// Props
 	/** Exposes parent props to this component. */
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 	// Local
 	let flavor = 'chocolate';
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
 
 	// Handle Form Submission
 	function onFormSubmit(): void {
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/components/input-chips/+page.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/components/input-chips/+page.svelte
index d25169bd0..232fe3c88 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/components/input-chips/+page.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/components/input-chips/+page.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	import { DocsFeature, type DocsShellSettings } from '$lib/layouts/DocsShell/types';
 	import DocsPreview from '$lib/components/DocsPreview/DocsPreview.svelte';
 	// Components
-	import { CodeBlock, InputChip, toastStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { CodeBlock, InputChip, getToastStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 	// Sveld
 	import sveldInputChip from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton/components/InputChip/InputChip.svelte?raw&sveld';
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 	let emails = ['john@email.com', 'jane@email.com', 'sally@email.com'];
 	let musicalGenres = ['rock', 'r&b', 'pop'];
 	let musicalGenresWhitelist = ['rock', 'pop', 'hip-hop', 'metal', 'techno', 'r&b'];
+	const toastStore = getToastStore();
 
 	function isValidEmail(value: string): boolean {
 		return value.includes('@') && value.includes('.');
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/elements/chips/+page.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/elements/chips/+page.svelte
index 6e638d6fd..eb3934f20 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/elements/chips/+page.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/elements/chips/+page.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	import DocsPreview from '$lib/components/DocsPreview/DocsPreview.svelte';
 	import { variants } from '$lib/components/DocsPreview/options';
 	// Components
-	import { CodeBlock, toastStore, type ToastSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { CodeBlock, getToastStore, type ToastSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 
 	// Docs Shell
 	const settings: DocsShellSettings = {
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 		chocolate: false,
 		strawberry: false
 	};
+	const toastStore = getToastStore();
 
 	function triggerToast(term: string): void {
 		const t: ToastSettings = { message: `You selected the <u>${term}</u> action.` };
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/drawers/+page.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/drawers/+page.svelte
index 2d86c9b41..735758282 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/drawers/+page.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/drawers/+page.svelte
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@
 	import sveldDrawer from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton/utilities/Drawer/Drawer.svelte?raw&sveld';
 
 	// Drawer Utils
-	import { drawerStore, type DrawerSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getDrawerStore, type DrawerSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	const drawerStore = getDrawerStore();
 
 	// Docs Shell
 	const settings: DocsShellSettings = {
 		feature: DocsFeature.Utility,
 		name: 'Drawers',
 		description: 'Displays an overlay panel that attaches to any side of the screen.',
-		imports: ['Drawer', 'drawerStore'],
+		imports: ['Drawer', 'getDrawerStore'],
 		types: ['DrawerSettings'],
 		source: 'utilities/Drawer',
 		aria: 'https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/dialogmodal/',
@@ -78,8 +79,14 @@
 					</div>
 			</svelte:fragment>
 			<svelte:fragment slot="source">
-				<p>Implement a single instance of the drawer component in your app's root layout above the App Shell (if present).</p>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+				<p>
+					Implement the following in the root layout of your application. This is required only once when implementing Skeleton's Drawer, Modal, or Toast features, and will prevent known issues with <a class="anchor" href="https://github.com/skeletonlabs/skeleton/wiki/SvelteKit-SSR-Warning" target="_blank">SvelteKit SSR</a>.
+				</p>
+				<CodeBlock language="ts" code={`import { initializeStores } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';\n\ninitializeStores();`} />
+				<p>Implement a single instance of the drawer component in your app's root layout, above the App Shell (if present).</p>
 				<CodeBlock language="html" code={`<Drawer />\n\n<!-- <AppShell>...</AppShell> -->`} />
+				<p>We'll cover triggering this feature on-demand in the documentation below.</p>
 			</svelte:fragment>
 		</DocsPreview>
 	</svelte:fragment>
@@ -96,6 +103,7 @@
 		<section class="space-y-4">
 			<h2 class="h2">Drawer Store</h2>
 			<p>Import this anywhere you wish to control the Drawer. Provides an interface to control the drawer component.</p>
+			<CodeBlock language="ts" code={`import { getDrawerStore } from "@skeletonlabs/skeleton";\n\nconst drawerStore = getDrawerStore();`} />
 			<h3 class="h3">Open</h3>
 			<CodeBlock language="ts" code={`drawerStore.open();`} />
 			<h3 class="h3">Close</h3>
@@ -213,16 +221,5 @@ drawerStore.open(settings);
 			<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 			<p>Skeleton <u>does not</u> provide a means to disable the backdrop's click to close feature, as this would be harmful to accessibility. View the <a class="anchor" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/dialogmodal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ARIA APG guidelines</a> to learn more about modal accessibility.</p>
 		</section>
-		<!-- SvelteKit SSR Warning -->
-		<!-- prettier-ignore -->
-		<section class="space-y-4">
-			<h2 class="h2">SvelteKit SSR Warning</h2>
-			<div class="space-y-4">
-				<div class="!flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between items-center space-y-4 md:space-y-0 md:space-x-4">
-					<p>There are known security risks when using Svelte writable stores within SvelteKit load functions.</p>
-					<a class="btn variant-filled" href="https://github.com/skeletonlabs/skeleton/wiki/SvelteKit-SSR-Warning" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Details &rarr;</a>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</section>
 	</svelte:fragment>
 </DocsShell>
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/modals/+page.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/modals/+page.svelte
index 81c3887ca..c54355004 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/modals/+page.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/modals/+page.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 
 	// Modals Utils
 	import type { ModalSettings, ModalComponent } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
-	import { modalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
 
 	// Stores
 	let tabCustom = 'register';
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@
 		feature: DocsFeature.Utility,
 		name: 'Modals',
 		description: 'High priority dialogs and modals using a dynamic queue system.',
-		imports: ['Modal', 'modalStore'],
+		imports: ['Modal', 'getModalStore'],
 		types: ['ModalSettings', 'ModalComponent'],
 		source: 'utilities/Modal',
 		aria: 'https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/dialog-modal/',
@@ -147,8 +149,21 @@
 				<button class="btn variant-filled" on:click={modalDemo}>Show Modal</button>
 			</svelte:fragment>
 			<svelte:fragment slot="source">
-				<p>Implement a single instance of the modal component in your app's root layout above the App Shell (if present).</p>
+				<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+				<p>
+					Implement the following in the root layout of your application. This is required only once when implementing Skeleton's Drawer, Modal, or Toast features, and will prevent known issues with <a class="anchor" href="https://github.com/skeletonlabs/skeleton/wiki/SvelteKit-SSR-Warning" target="_blank">SvelteKit SSR</a>.
+				</p>
+				<CodeBlock
+					language="typescript"
+					code={`
+import { Modal, initializeStores } from "@skeletonlabs/skeleton";
+
+initializeStores();
+`}
+				/>
+				<p>Implement a single instance of the modal component in your app's root layout, above the App Shell (if present).</p>
 				<CodeBlock language="html" code={`<Modal />\n\n<!-- <AppShell>...</AppShell> -->`} />
+				<p>We'll cover triggering this feature on-demand in the documentation below.</p>
 			</svelte:fragment>
 		</DocsPreview>
 	</svelte:fragment>
@@ -166,8 +181,18 @@
 		</aside>
 		<section class="space-y-4">
 			<h2 class="h2">Modal Store</h2>
-			<p>When you wish to trigger a modal, import the <code class="code">modalStore</code>, which acts as the modal queue.</p>
-			<CodeBlock language="ts" code={`import { modalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';`} />
+			<p>
+				When you wish to trigger a modal, import the <code class="code">getModalStore</code> function and invoke it to retrieve the
+				<code class="code">modalStore</code>, which is a Svelte store that acts as the modal queue.
+			</p>
+			<CodeBlock
+				language="ts"
+				code={`
+import { getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+			
+const modalStore = getModalStore();
+			`}
+			/>
 			<h3 class="h3">Trigger</h3>
 			<p>
 				The <code class="code">title</code>, <code class="code">body</code>, and <code class="code">image</code> are available to all modals.
@@ -469,16 +494,5 @@ modalStore.trigger(modal);
 			<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 			<p>Skeleton <u>does not</u> provide a means to disable the backdrop's click to close feature, as this would be harmful to accessibility. View the <a class="anchor" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/dialogmodal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ARIA APG guidelines</a> to learn more about modal accessibility.</p>
 		</section>
-		<!-- SvelteKit SSR Warning -->
-		<!-- prettier-ignore -->
-		<section class="space-y-4">
-			<h2 class="h2">SvelteKit SSR Warning</h2>
-			<div class="space-y-4">
-				<div class="!flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between items-center space-y-4 md:space-y-0 md:space-x-4">
-					<p>There are known security risks when using Svelte writable stores within SvelteKit load functions.</p>
-					<a class="btn variant-filled" href="https://github.com/skeletonlabs/skeleton/wiki/SvelteKit-SSR-Warning" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Details &rarr;</a>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</section>
 	</svelte:fragment>
 </DocsShell>
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/toasts/+page.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/toasts/+page.svelte
index 113103061..8fb449943 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/toasts/+page.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/(inner)/utilities/toasts/+page.svelte
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 	import { DocsFeature, type DocsShellSettings } from '$lib/layouts/DocsShell/types';
 	import DocsPreview from '$lib/components/DocsPreview/DocsPreview.svelte';
 	import { CodeBlock } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+
 	// Toasts
-	import { toastStore, type ToastSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getToastStore, type ToastSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	const toastStore = getToastStore();
+
 	// Sveld
 	import sveldToast from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton/utilities/Toast/Toast.svelte?raw&sveld';
 
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@
 		feature: DocsFeature.Utility,
 		name: 'Toasts',
 		description: 'Simple notifications utilizing a dynamic queue system.',
-		imports: ['Toast', 'toastStore'],
+		imports: ['Toast', 'getToastStore'],
 		types: ['ToastSettings'],
 		source: 'utilities/Toast',
 		components: [{ sveld: sveldToast }],
@@ -138,11 +141,14 @@
 				</div>
 			</svelte:fragment>
 			<svelte:fragment slot="source">
+				<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 				<p>
-					Import and add a single instance of the Toast component in your app's root layout. Since this is in global scope it will be
-					possible to reuse this feature throughout your entire application.
+					Implement the following in the root layout of your application. This is required only once when implementing Skeleton's Drawer, Modal, or Toast features, and will prevent known issues with <a class="anchor" href="https://github.com/skeletonlabs/skeleton/wiki/SvelteKit-SSR-Warning" target="_blank">SvelteKit SSR</a>.
 				</p>
-				<CodeBlock language="html" code={`<Toast />`} />
+				<CodeBlock language="ts" code={`import { initializeStores } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';\n\ninitializeStores();`} />
+				<p>Implement a single instance of the toast component in your app's root layout, above the App Shell (if present).</p>
+				<CodeBlock language="html" code={`<Toast />\n\n<!-- <AppShell>...</AppShell> -->`} />
+				<p>We'll cover triggering this feature on-demand in the documentation below.</p>
 			</svelte:fragment>
 		</DocsPreview>
 	</svelte:fragment>
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@
 			<p>The Toast Store acts as a queue for your toast messages.</p>
 			<CodeBlock
 				language="ts"
-				code={`import { toastStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+				code={`import { getToastStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';\n\nconst toastStore = getToastStore();
 			`}
 			/>
 			<!-- Trigger -->
@@ -415,16 +421,5 @@ const t: ToastSettings = {
 `}
 			/>
 		</section>
-		<!-- SvelteKit SSR Warning -->
-		<!-- prettier-ignore -->
-		<section class="space-y-4">
-			<h2 class="h2">SvelteKit SSR Warning</h2>
-			<div class="space-y-4">
-				<div class="!flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between items-center space-y-4 md:space-y-0 md:space-x-4">
-					<p>There are known security risks when using Svelte writable stores within SvelteKit load functions.</p>
-					<a class="btn variant-filled" href="https://github.com/skeletonlabs/skeleton/wiki/SvelteKit-SSR-Warning" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Details &rarr;</a>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</section>
 	</svelte:fragment>
 </DocsShell>
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 448de661b..2e96378da 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 	import { storePreview } from '$lib/layouts/DocsThemer/stores';
 
 	// Components & Utilities
-	import { AppShell, Modal, Toast } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { AppShell, Modal, Toast, initializeStores } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	initializeStores();
 
 	// Docs Components
 	import DocsAppBar from '$lib/components/DocsAppBar/DocsAppBar.svelte';
@@ -144,7 +145,6 @@
 			meta.twitter.image = post.twitter_image || post.feature_image;
 		}
 	});
-
 	// Reactive
 	// Disable left sidebar on homepage
 	$: slotSidebarLeft = matchPathWhitelist($page.url.pathname) ? 'w-0' : 'bg-surface-50-900-token lg:w-auto';
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte
index acdb8cb74..7f6841718 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 	import type { PageData } from './$types';
 	export let data: PageData;
 
-	import { toastStore, type ToastSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getToastStore, type ToastSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	const toastStore = getToastStore();
 
 	// Blog Utils
 	import { getBlogList, blogDateFormatter } from './blog-service';
diff --git a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/home-partials/HomeSvelteKit.svelte b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/home-partials/HomeSvelteKit.svelte
index edf282192..3176e9b30 100644
--- a/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/home-partials/HomeSvelteKit.svelte
+++ b/sites/skeleton.dev/src/routes/home-partials/HomeSvelteKit.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	import DocsPreview from '$lib/components/DocsPreview/DocsPreview.svelte';
 	import { getImageLink } from '$lib/images';
 	// Utilities
-	import { modalStore, type ModalSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { getModalStore, type ModalSettings } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 	// Components
 	import { Accordion, AccordionItem, ListBox, ListBoxItem } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 	// Actions
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	// Local
 	let showcase = 'components';
 	const imgPlaceholder = `${getImageLink({ id: 'YOErFW8AfkI', w: 200, h: 200 })}`;
+	const modalStore = getModalStore();
 
 	function modalDemo(): void {
 		const modal: ModalSettings = {