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Combining React Context with Astro

How to correctly share state across your interactive islands.

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Alice Johnson

March 19, 2026

Combining React Context with Astro

To use React Context in Astro, you must wrap your components inside a single React island.

The Problem

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The Solution

You need a wrapper component. This ensures the React Context is preserved properly across the tree.

  • Ensure all providers are housed in the same file.
  • Export the newly wrapped component.
  • Import it into your .astro file and pass the required props.

Remember: Astro Islands isolate state by default! Keep context providers together.