diff --git a/.changeset/wild-moose-dream.md b/.changeset/wild-moose-dream.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..429d74734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-moose-dream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@quilted/preact-browser': patch
+'@quilted/create': patch
+---
+
+Make browser context creation implicit on the client
diff --git a/packages/create/templates/app-basic/browser.tsx b/packages/create/templates/app-basic/browser.tsx
index 33ee7220d..c5c484971 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/app-basic/browser.tsx
+++ b/packages/create/templates/app-basic/browser.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,15 @@
 import '@quilted/quilt/globals';
-import {hydrate} from 'preact';
-import {Browser, BrowserContext} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
+import {hydrate} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
 import {Router} from '@quilted/quilt/navigation';
 
 import type {AppContext} from '~/shared/context.ts';
 import {App} from './App.tsx';
 
-const element = document.querySelector('#app')!;
-const browser = new Browser();
-
 const context = {
-  router: new Router(browser.request.url),
+  router: new Router(),
 } satisfies AppContext;
 
 // Makes key parts of the app available in the browser console
 Object.assign(globalThis, {app: context});
 
-hydrate(
-  <BrowserContext browser={browser}>
-    <App context={context} />
-  </BrowserContext>,
-  element,
-);
+hydrate(<App context={context} />);
diff --git a/packages/create/templates/app-basic/tests/render/render.tsx b/packages/create/templates/app-basic/tests/render/render.tsx
index 46bcddef3..5a2c742c2 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/app-basic/tests/render/render.tsx
+++ b/packages/create/templates/app-basic/tests/render/render.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import {createRender} from '@quilted/quilt/testing';
-import {BrowserContext, BrowserTestMock} from '@quilted/quilt/browser/testing';
+import {
+  BrowserDetailsContext,
+  BrowserTestMock,
+} from '@quilted/quilt/browser/testing';
 import {Navigation, TestRouter} from '@quilted/quilt/navigation/testing';
 import {Localization} from '@quilted/quilt/localize';
 
@@ -29,11 +32,11 @@ export const renderApp = createRender<
 
     return (
       <AppContextReact.Provider value={context}>
-        <BrowserContext browser={browser}>
+        <BrowserDetailsContext.Provider value={browser}>
           <Localization locale={locale}>
             <Navigation router={router}>{element}</Navigation>
           </Localization>
-        </BrowserContext>
+        </BrowserDetailsContext.Provider>
       </AppContextReact.Provider>
     );
   },
diff --git a/packages/create/templates/app-graphql/browser.tsx b/packages/create/templates/app-graphql/browser.tsx
index dcc712427..ec9f43fbd 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/app-graphql/browser.tsx
+++ b/packages/create/templates/app-graphql/browser.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 import '@quilted/quilt/globals';
 
-import {hydrate} from 'preact';
-import {createGraphQLFetch, GraphQLCache} from '@quilted/quilt/graphql';
-import {Browser, BrowserContext} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
+import {hydrate} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
 import {Router} from '@quilted/quilt/navigation';
+import {createGraphQLFetch, GraphQLCache} from '@quilted/quilt/graphql';
 
 import type {AppContext} from '~/shared/context.ts';
 
 import {App} from './App.tsx';
 
-const element = document.querySelector('#app')!;
-const browser = new Browser();
-
 const graphQLFetch = createGraphQLFetch({url: '/api/graphql'});
 const graphQLCache = new GraphQLCache({fetch: graphQLFetch});
 
 const context = {
-  router: new Router(browser.request.url),
+  router: new Router(),
   graphql: {
     fetch: graphQLFetch,
     cache: graphQLCache,
@@ -26,9 +22,4 @@ const context = {
 // Makes key parts of the app available in the browser console
 Object.assign(globalThis, {app: context});
 
-hydrate(
-  <BrowserContext browser={browser}>
-    <App context={context} />
-  </BrowserContext>,
-  element,
-);
+hydrate(<App context={context} />);
diff --git a/packages/create/templates/app-graphql/tests/render/render.tsx b/packages/create/templates/app-graphql/tests/render/render.tsx
index e9bf3da36..dbd63abd9 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/app-graphql/tests/render/render.tsx
+++ b/packages/create/templates/app-graphql/tests/render/render.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import {Suspense} from 'preact/compat';
 
 import {createRender} from '@quilted/quilt/testing';
-import {BrowserContext, BrowserTestMock} from '@quilted/quilt/browser/testing';
+import {
+  BrowserDetailsContext,
+  BrowserTestMock,
+} from '@quilted/quilt/browser/testing';
 import {Navigation, TestRouter} from '@quilted/quilt/navigation/testing';
 import {Localization} from '@quilted/quilt/localize';
 import {GraphQLCache} from '@quilted/quilt/graphql';
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ export const renderApp = createRender<
 
     return (
       <AppContextReact.Provider value={context}>
-        <BrowserContext browser={browser}>
+        <BrowserDetailsContext.Provider value={browser}>
           <Localization locale={locale}>
             <Navigation router={router}>
               <GraphQLTesting
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ export const renderApp = createRender<
               </GraphQLTesting>
             </Navigation>
           </Localization>
-        </BrowserContext>
+        </BrowserDetailsContext.Provider>
       </AppContextReact.Provider>
     );
   },
diff --git a/packages/create/templates/app-trpc/browser.tsx b/packages/create/templates/app-trpc/browser.tsx
index 7a0f8e28b..32c74a2ab 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/app-trpc/browser.tsx
+++ b/packages/create/templates/app-trpc/browser.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
 import '@quilted/quilt/globals';
 
-import {hydrate} from 'preact';
+import {hydrate} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
+import {Router} from '@quilted/quilt/navigation';
+
 import {httpBatchLink} from '@trpc/client';
 import {QueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import {Browser, BrowserContext} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
-import {Router} from '@quilted/quilt/navigation';
 
 import type {AppContext} from '~/shared/context.ts';
 import {trpc} from '~/shared/trpc.ts';
 
 import {App} from './App.tsx';
 
-const element = document.querySelector('#app')!;
-const browser = new Browser();
-
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 const trpcClient = trpc.createClient({
   links: [httpBatchLink({url: new URL('/api', window.location.href).href})],
 });
 
 const context = {
-  router: new Router(browser.request.url),
+  router: new Router(),
   trpc: trpcClient,
   queryClient,
 } satisfies AppContext;
@@ -28,9 +25,4 @@ const context = {
 // Makes key parts of the app available in the browser console
 Object.assign(globalThis, {app: context});
 
-hydrate(
-  <BrowserContext browser={browser}>
-    <App context={context} />
-  </BrowserContext>,
-  element,
-);
+hydrate(<App context={context} />);
diff --git a/packages/create/templates/app-trpc/tests/render/render.tsx b/packages/create/templates/app-trpc/tests/render/render.tsx
index a05eefff4..3da113aa5 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/app-trpc/tests/render/render.tsx
+++ b/packages/create/templates/app-trpc/tests/render/render.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import {createRender} from '@quilted/quilt/testing';
-import {BrowserContext, BrowserTestMock} from '@quilted/quilt/browser/testing';
+import {
+  BrowserDetailsContext,
+  BrowserTestMock,
+} from '@quilted/quilt/browser/testing';
 import {Navigation, TestRouter} from '@quilted/quilt/navigation/testing';
 import {Localization} from '@quilted/quilt/localize';
 
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ export const renderApp = createRender<
 
     return (
       <AppContextReact.Provider value={context}>
-        <BrowserContext browser={browser}>
+        <BrowserDetailsContext.Provider value={browser}>
           <Localization locale={locale}>
             <Navigation router={router}>
               <trpc.Provider client={trpcClient} queryClient={queryClient}>
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ export const renderApp = createRender<
               </trpc.Provider>
             </Navigation>
           </Localization>
-        </BrowserContext>
+        </BrowserDetailsContext.Provider>
       </AppContextReact.Provider>
     );
   },
diff --git a/packages/preact-browser/source/browser.tsx b/packages/preact-browser/source/browser.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dd023250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/preact-browser/source/browser.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import {
+  hydrate as preactHydrate,
+  render as preactRender,
+  type ComponentChild,
+} from 'preact';
+
+import {Browser} from '@quilted/browser';
+
+import {BrowserDetailsContext} from './context.ts';
+
+export function render(
+  component: ComponentChild,
+  {element}: {element?: string | Element} = {},
+) {
+  const browser = new Browser();
+
+  return preactRender(
+    <BrowserDetailsContext.Provider value={browser}>
+      {component}
+    </BrowserDetailsContext.Provider>,
+    resolveContainerNode(element),
+  );
+}
+
+export function hydrate(
+  component: ComponentChild,
+  {element}: {element?: string | Element} = {},
+) {
+  const browser = new Browser();
+
+  return preactHydrate(
+    <BrowserDetailsContext.Provider value={browser}>
+      {component}
+    </BrowserDetailsContext.Provider>,
+    resolveContainerNode(element),
+  );
+}
+
+function resolveContainerNode(selectorOrElement: string | Element = '#app') {
+  if (typeof selectorOrElement !== 'string') return selectorOrElement;
+
+  const element = document.querySelector(selectorOrElement);
+
+  if (element == null) {
+    throw new Error(`No element found for selector: ${selectorOrElement}`);
+  }
+
+  return element;
+}
diff --git a/packages/preact-browser/source/components/BrowserContext.tsx b/packages/preact-browser/source/components/BrowserContext.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d98fe6f8..000000000
--- a/packages/preact-browser/source/components/BrowserContext.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import type {RenderableProps} from 'preact';
-import type {BrowserDetails} from '@quilted/browser';
-import {BrowserDetailsContext} from '../context.ts';
-
-/**
- * Provides details about the browser to your React app.
- */
-export function BrowserContext({
-  browser,
-  children,
-}: RenderableProps<{browser: BrowserDetails}>) {
-  return (
-    <BrowserDetailsContext.Provider value={browser}>
-      {children}
-    </BrowserDetailsContext.Provider>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/packages/preact-browser/source/index.ts b/packages/preact-browser/source/index.ts
index 44db01eb6..f7ff65854 100644
--- a/packages/preact-browser/source/index.ts
+++ b/packages/preact-browser/source/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export * from '@quilted/browser';
 
+export {render, hydrate} from './browser.tsx';
 export {BrowserDetailsContext, useBrowserDetails} from './context.ts';
 
 export {useAlternateUrl} from './hooks/alternate-url.ts';
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ export {useThemeColor} from './hooks/theme-color.ts';
 export {useTitle} from './hooks/title.ts';
 
 export {Alternate} from './components/Alternate.tsx';
-export {BrowserContext} from './components/BrowserContext.tsx';
 export {BodyAttributes} from './components/BodyAttributes.tsx';
 export {HTMLAttributes} from './components/HTMLAttributes.tsx';
 export {Link} from './components/Link.tsx';
diff --git a/packages/preact-browser/source/testing.ts b/packages/preact-browser/source/testing.ts
index 672c8dff7..fc2f73fea 100644
--- a/packages/preact-browser/source/testing.ts
+++ b/packages/preact-browser/source/testing.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export * from '@quilted/browser/testing';
-export {BrowserContext} from './components/BrowserContext.tsx';
+export {BrowserDetailsContext} from './context.ts';
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/basic-app/browser.tsx b/tests/e2e/fixtures/basic-app/browser.tsx
index aca1fc678..5d3eeb88d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures/basic-app/browser.tsx
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/basic-app/browser.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 import '@quilted/quilt/globals';
-import {hydrate} from 'preact';
-import {Browser, BrowserContext} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
+import {hydrate} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
 
 import App from './App.tsx';
 
-const element = document.querySelector('#app')!;
-const browser = new Browser();
-
-hydrate(
-  <BrowserContext browser={browser}>
-    <App />
-  </BrowserContext>,
-  element,
-);
+hydrate(<App />);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/integrations/trpc.test.ts b/tests/e2e/integrations/trpc.test.ts
index d183e865c..da68170f3 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/integrations/trpc.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/integrations/trpc.test.ts
@@ -58,20 +58,18 @@ describe('trpc', () => {
       `,
       'browser.tsx': multiline`
         import '@quilted/quilt/globals';
-        import {hydrate} from 'preact';
-        import {Browser, BrowserContext} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
+        import {hydrate} from '@quilted/quilt/browser';
         import {httpBatchLink} from '@trpc/client';
         import {QueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
         import {App, trpc} from './App.tsx';
 
         const element = document.querySelector('#app')!;
-        const browser = new Browser();
 
         const trpcClient = trpc.createClient({
           links: [
             httpBatchLink({
-              url: new URL('/api', browser.request.url).href,
+              url: new URL('/api').href,
             }),
           ],
         });
@@ -79,10 +77,7 @@ describe('trpc', () => {
         const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
         hydrate(
-          <BrowserContext browser={browser}>
-            <App trpcClient={trpcClient} queryClient={queryClient} />
-          </BrowserContext>,
-          element,
+          <App trpcClient={trpcClient} queryClient={queryClient} />,
         );
       `,
       'server.tsx': multiline`