diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/example-components/Header/Header.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/example-components/Header/Header.svelte
index 75ec5053..edf34a58 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/example-components/Header/Header.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/example-components/Header/Header.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
   const routes = [
     'overview',
-    'stress'
+    'stress',
+    'usesvelteflow'
   ];
 
   const onChange = (event: Event) => {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
index c4944a02..3de2050c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   export let selected: $$Props['selected'] = false;
   export let label: $$Props['label'] = undefined;
 
-  const { edgeTypes, edges } = useStore();
+  const { edges, edgeTypes } = useStore();
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
 
   const edgeComponent: typeof SvelteComponentTyped<EdgeProps> = $edgeTypes[type!] || BezierEdge;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/KeyHandler/KeyHandler.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/KeyHandler/KeyHandler.svelte
index 8f800add..9b2747db 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/KeyHandler/KeyHandler.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/KeyHandler/KeyHandler.svelte
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
   import type { KeyHandlerProps } from './types';
   import type { KeyDefinition, KeyDefinitionObject } from '$lib/types';
 
-  const { selectionKeyPressed, deleteKeyPressed } = useStore();
-
   type $$Props = KeyHandlerProps;
 
   export let selectionKey: $$Props['selectionKey'] = 'Shift';
   export let deleteKey: $$Props['deleteKey'] = 'Backspace';
 
+  const { selectionKeyPressed, deleteKeyPressed } = useStore();
+
   function isKeyObject(key?: KeyDefinition): key is KeyDefinitionObject {
     return typeof key === 'object';
   }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/SvelteFlowProvider.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/SvelteFlowProvider.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee448ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/SvelteFlowProvider.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { setContext } from 'svelte';
+  
+  import { createStore, key } from '$lib/store';
+
+  const store = createStore();
+
+  setContext(key, {
+    getStore: () => store
+  });
+</script>
+
+<slot />
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38389c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { default as SvelteFlowProvider } from './SvelteFlowProvider.svelte';
+export type { SvelteFlowProviderProps } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/types.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b102f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import type { SvelteFlowProps } from '$lib/container/SvelteFlow/types';
+
+export type SvelteFlowProviderProps = Pick<
+  SvelteFlowProps,
+  'nodes' | 'edges' | 'fitView' | 'nodeTypes'
+>;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/NodeRenderer/NodeRenderer.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/NodeRenderer/NodeRenderer.svelte
index c6b74015..4d6432fd 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/NodeRenderer/NodeRenderer.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/NodeRenderer/NodeRenderer.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
+  import { getPositionWithOrigin } from '@reactflow/utils';
 
   import { NodeWrapper } from '$lib/components/NodeWrapper';
   import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
-    import { getPositionWithOrigin } from '@reactflow/utils';
-    import { Position } from '@reactflow/system';
 
   const { nodes, nodeOrigin, updateNodeDimensions } = useStore();
+
   const resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null =
     typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined'
       ? null
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
             nodeElement: entry.target as HTMLDivElement,
             forceUpdate: true
           }));
-
           updateNodeDimensions(updates);
         });
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
index 73784dec..f200b5e6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { setContext, onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import { onMount, setContext } from 'svelte';
   import cc from 'classcat';
 
-  import { key, createStore } from '$lib/store';
   import { Zoom } from '$lib/container/Zoom';
   import { Pane } from '$lib/container/Pane';
   import { Viewport } from '$lib/container/Viewport';
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@
   import { NodeSelection } from '$lib/components/NodeSelection';
   import { KeyHandler } from '$lib/components/KeyHandler';
   import { ConnectionLine } from '$lib/components/ConnectionLine';
+  import { createStore, key, useStore } from '$lib/store';
   import type { SvelteFlowProps, SvelteFlowEvents } from './types';
 
   type $$Props = SvelteFlowProps;
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
     nodes,
     edges,
     fitView,
-    nodeTypes
   });
 
+  // we overwrite the context to be able to use the nodes and edges stores passed by the user 
   setContext(key, {
     getStore: () => store
   });
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
   $: {
     if (nodeTypes !== undefined) {
-      store.setNodeTypes(nodeTypes);
+     store.setNodeTypes(nodeTypes);
     }
 
     if (edgeTypes !== undefined) {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/Wrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/Wrapper.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb703fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/Wrapper.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { hasContext } from 'svelte';
+  import { key } from '$lib/store';
+
+  import SvelteFlow from './SvelteFlow.svelte';
+  import { SvelteFlowProvider } from '$lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider';
+  import type { SvelteFlowProps } from './types';
+  
+  type $$Props = SvelteFlowProps;
+
+  // @todo how to do this typing right?
+  const props = $$props as SvelteFlowProps;
+</script>
+
+{#if hasContext(key)}
+  <SvelteFlow {...props}>
+    <slot />
+  </SvelteFlow>
+{:else}
+  <SvelteFlowProvider>
+    <SvelteFlow {...props}>
+      <slot />
+    </SvelteFlow>
+  </SvelteFlowProvider>
+{/if}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/index.ts
index eaec432b..e0b8153e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export { default as SvelteFlow } from './SvelteFlow.svelte';
+export { default as SvelteFlow } from './Wrapper.svelte';
 export * from './types';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60fdd3ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { ZoomInOut } from '@reactflow/system';
+
+import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
+import type { FitViewOptions } from '$lib/types';
+
+export function useSvelteFlow(): {
+  zoomIn: ZoomInOut;
+  zoomOut: ZoomInOut;
+  fitView: (options?: FitViewOptions) => void;
+} {
+  // how to get the new context here? fit view doesn't work, because the store is not updated (uses old nodes store)
+  const { zoomIn, zoomOut, fitView } = useStore();
+
+  return {
+    zoomIn,
+    zoomOut,
+    fitView
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
index 7cbf7b23..6b1dad92 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { SvelteFlow } from '$lib/container/SvelteFlow';
 export * from '$lib/container/SvelteFlow';
 export * from '$lib/container/Panel';
 
+export * from '$lib/components/SvelteFlowProvider';
+
 export * from '$lib/plugins/Controls';
 export * from '$lib/plugins/Background';
 export * from '$lib/plugins/Minimap';
@@ -10,4 +12,6 @@ export * from '$lib/plugins/Minimap';
 export * from '$lib/types';
 export * from '$lib/utils';
 
+export * from '$lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow';
+
 export default SvelteFlow;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
index ee39094c..1c1f1a43 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ import { getContext } from 'svelte';
 import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 import { zoomIdentity } from 'd3-zoom';
 import {
-  type Transform,
   type NodeDragItem,
   type NodeDimensionUpdate,
   internalsSymbol,
-  type NodeOrigin,
   type ViewportHelperFunctionOptions,
   type Connection,
   type XYPosition,
@@ -30,30 +28,15 @@ import {
   initialStoreState
 } from './initial-store';
 import type { SvelteFlowStore } from './types';
-import type { SvelteFlowProps } from '$lib/container/SvelteFlow/types';
 
 export const key = Symbol();
 
-type CreateStoreProps = {
-  nodes: SvelteFlowProps['nodes'];
-  edges: SvelteFlowProps['edges'];
-  fitView?: boolean;
-  nodeOrigin?: NodeOrigin;
-  transform?: Transform;
-  nodeTypes?: NodeTypes;
-  edgeTypes?: EdgeTypes;
-  id?: string;
-};
+type CreateStoreParams = Pick<SvelteFlowStore, 'nodes' | 'edges'> & { fitView?: boolean };
 
-export function createStore({
-  fitView: fitViewOnInit = false,
-  nodes,
-  edges
-}: CreateStoreProps): SvelteFlowStore {
+export function createStore(params?: CreateStoreParams): SvelteFlowStore {
   const store = {
     ...initialStoreState,
-    nodes,
-    edges
+    ...(params !== undefined ? params : {})
   };
 
   let fitViewOnInitDone = false;
@@ -105,7 +88,6 @@ export function createStore({
 
     const style = window.getComputedStyle(viewportNode);
     const { m22: zoom } = new window.DOMMatrixReadOnly(style.transform);
-
     const nextNodes = get(store.nodes).map((node) => {
       const update = updates.find((u) => u.id === node.id);
 
@@ -139,7 +121,7 @@ export function createStore({
     const { zoom: d3Zoom, selection: d3Selection } = get(store.d3);
 
     fitViewOnInitDone =
-      fitViewOnInitDone || (fitViewOnInit && !!d3Zoom && !!d3Selection && fitView());
+      fitViewOnInitDone || (!!params?.fitView && !!d3Zoom && !!d3Selection && fitView());
 
     store.nodes.set(nextNodes);
   }
@@ -333,7 +315,13 @@ export function createStore({
 }
 
 export function useStore(): SvelteFlowStore {
-  const { getStore } = getContext<{ getStore: () => SvelteFlowStore }>(key);
+  const store = getContext<{ getStore: () => SvelteFlowStore }>(key);
 
-  return getStore();
+  if (!store) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'In order to use useStore you need to wrap your component in a <SvelteFlowProvider />'
+    );
+  }
+
+  return store.getStore();
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/initial-store.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/initial-store.ts
index 13b407db..ee22e0cf 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/initial-store.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/initial-store.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import OutputNode from '$lib/components/nodes/OutputNode.svelte';
 import BezierEdge from '$lib/components/edges/BezierEdge.svelte';
 import StraightEdge from '$lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte';
 import SmoothStepEdge from '$lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte';
-import type { ConnectionData, NodeTypes, EdgeTypes, EdgeLayouted } from '$lib/types';
+import type { ConnectionData, NodeTypes, EdgeTypes, EdgeLayouted, Edge, Node } from '$lib/types';
 
 export const initConnectionData = {
   nodeId: null,
@@ -40,11 +40,14 @@ export const initialEdgeTypes = {
 
 export const initialStoreState = {
   id: writable<string | null>(null),
+  nodes: writable<Node[]>([]),
+  edges: writable<Edge[]>([]),
   edgesLayouted: readable<EdgeLayouted[]>([]),
   height: writable<number>(500),
   width: writable<number>(500),
   minZoom: writable<number>(0.5),
   maxZoom: writable<number>(2),
+  fitViewOnInit: false,
   nodeOrigin: writable<NodeOrigin>([0, 0]),
   d3: writable<{ zoom: D3ZoomInstance | null; selection: D3SelectionInstance | null }>({
     zoom: null,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/general.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/general.ts
index 7dccd4f2..a329c840 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/general.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { ShortcutModifierDefinition } from '@svelte-put/shortcut';
-import type { HandleProps, HandleType, XYPosition } from '@reactflow/system';
+import type { FitViewOptionsBase, HandleProps, HandleType, XYPosition } from '@reactflow/system';
+
+import type { Node } from './nodes';
 
 export type KeyModifier = ShortcutModifierDefinition;
 export type KeyDefinitionObject = { key: string; modifier?: KeyModifier };
@@ -17,3 +19,5 @@ export type HandleComponentProps = HandleProps & {
   class?: string;
   style?: string;
 };
+
+export type FitViewOptions = FitViewOptionsBase<Node>;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 44117aff..bc95f151 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -2,5 +2,21 @@
   import { Header } from '../example-components/Header'
 </script>
 
-<Header />
-<slot />
\ No newline at end of file
+<div class="app">
+  <Header />
+  <div class="flow">
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .app {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    height: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .flow {
+    flex: 1;
+  }
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/routes/usesvelteflow/+page.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/routes/usesvelteflow/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c80a3eae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/routes/usesvelteflow/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import {
+    SvelteFlowProvider,
+  } from '../../lib/index';
+
+  import Flow from './Flow.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<SvelteFlowProvider>
+  <Flow />
+</SvelteFlowProvider>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/routes/usesvelteflow/Flow.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/routes/usesvelteflow/Flow.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58bec508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/routes/usesvelteflow/Flow.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import SvelteFlow, {
+    Controls,
+    Background,
+    BackgroundVariant,
+    Minimap,
+    Panel,
+    createNodes,
+    createEdges,
+    useSvelteFlow
+  } from '../../lib/index';
+ 
+  const nodes = createNodes([
+    {
+      id: '1',
+      type: 'input',
+      data: { label: 'Input Node' },
+      position: { x: 150, y: 5 }
+    },
+    {
+      id: '2',
+      type: 'default',
+      data: { label: 'Node' },
+      position: { x: 0, y: 150 }
+    },
+    {
+      id: '3',
+      type: 'output',
+      data: { label: 'Output Node' },
+      position: { x: 300, y: 150 }
+    }
+  ]);
+
+  const edges = createEdges([
+    {
+      id: '1-2',
+      type: 'default',
+      source: '1',
+      target: '2',
+      label: 'Edge Text'
+    },
+    {
+      id: '1-3',
+      type: 'smoothstep',
+      source: '1',
+      target: '3'
+    }
+  ]);
+
+  const svelteFlow = useSvelteFlow();
+</script>
+
+<SvelteFlow
+  {nodes}
+  {edges}
+>
+  <Controls />
+  <Background variant={BackgroundVariant.Dots} />
+  <Minimap />
+  <Panel position="top-right">
+    <button on:click={() => svelteFlow.zoomIn()}>zoom in</button>
+    <button on:click={() => svelteFlow.zoomOut({ duration: 1000 })}>zoom out transition</button>
+    <button on:click={() => svelteFlow.fitView()}>fitView</button>
+  </Panel>
+</SvelteFlow>
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/graph.ts b/packages/utils/src/graph.ts
index 165bba31..404c3e75 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/graph.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/graph.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-import type { Selection as D3Selection } from 'd3';
 import { zoomIdentity } from 'd3-zoom';
 
 import { boxToRect, clamp, devWarn, getBoundsOfBoxes, getOverlappingArea, rectToBox } from './utils';
@@ -11,10 +10,11 @@ import {
   type XYPosition,
   type Rect,
   type NodeOrigin,
-  BaseNode,
-  BaseEdge,
-  FitViewParamsBase,
-  FitViewOptionsBase,
+  type BaseNode,
+  type BaseEdge,
+  type FitViewParamsBase,
+  type FitViewOptionsBase,
+  type D3SelectionInstance,
 } from '@reactflow/system';
 
 export const isEdgeBase = <NodeType extends BaseNode = BaseNode, EdgeType extends BaseEdge = BaseEdge>(
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export const getTransformForBounds = (
   return [x, y, clampedZoom];
 };
 
-export const getD3Transition = (selection: D3Selection<Element, unknown, null, undefined>, duration = 0) => {
+export const getD3Transition = (selection: D3SelectionInstance, duration = 0) => {
   return selection.transition().duration(duration);
 };