diff --git a/docs/core/shared/_installation.mdx b/docs/core/shared/_installation.mdx
index 3fe14137d35b..e26f4cc5c6b3 100644
--- a/docs/core/shared/_installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/core/shared/_installation.mdx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
 import PkgTabs from '@site/src/components/PkgTabs';
 import PkgInstall from '@site/src/components/PkgInstall';
 import Link from '@docusaurus/Link';
+import ProviderSetupCode from '@site/src/components/ProviderSetupCode';
 
 ::::react
 
@@ -19,16 +20,7 @@ values={[
 
 <TabItem value="web">
 
-```tsx title="index.tsx"
-import { DataProvider } from '@data-client/react';
-import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
-
-createRoot(document.body).render(
-  <DataProvider>
-    <App />
-  </DataProvider>,
-);
-```
+<ProviderSetupCode platform="web" />
 
 Alternatively [integrate state with redux](../guides/redux.md)
 
@@ -36,17 +28,7 @@ Alternatively [integrate state with redux](../guides/redux.md)
 
 <TabItem value="native">
 
-```tsx title="index.tsx"
-import { DataProvider } from '@data-client/react';
-import { AppRegistry } from 'react-native';
-
-const Root = () => (
-  <DataProvider>
-    <App />
-  </DataProvider>
-);
-AppRegistry.registerComponent('MyApp', () => Root);
-```
+<ProviderSetupCode platform="native" />
 
 Alternatively [integrate state with redux](../guides/redux.md)
 
@@ -58,43 +40,13 @@ Alternatively [integrate state with redux](../guides/redux.md)
   <Link className="button button--primary" to="../guides/ssr#nextjs">Full NextJS Guide</Link>
 </div>
 
-```tsx title="app/layout.tsx"
-// highlight-next-line
-import { DataProvider } from '@data-client/react/nextjs';
-
-export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
-  return (
-    <html>
-      <body>
-        // highlight-next-line
-        <DataProvider>{children}</DataProvider>
-      </body>
-    </html>
-  );
-}
-```
+<ProviderSetupCode platform="nextjs" />
 
 </TabItem>
+
 <TabItem value="expo">
 
-```tsx title="app/_layout.tsx"
-import { Stack } from 'expo-router';
-import { DataProvider } from '@data-client/react';
-
-export default function RootLayout() {
-  return (
-    // highlight-start
-    <DataProvider>
-      // highlight-end
-      <Stack>
-        <Stack.Screen name="index" />
-      </Stack>
-      // highlight-start
-    </DataProvider>
-    // highlight-end
-  );
-}
-```
+<ProviderSetupCode platform="expo" />
 
 </TabItem>
 
@@ -118,21 +70,8 @@ Anansi includes Reactive Data Client automatically.
 
 <PkgInstall pkgs="@data-client/vue @data-client/rest" />
 
-```tsx title="main.ts"
-import { createApp } from 'vue';
-import { DataClientPlugin } from '@data-client/vue';
-
-const app = createApp(App);
+<ProviderSetupCode platform="vue" />
 
-app.use(DataClientPlugin, {
-  // optional overrides
-  // managers: getDefaultManagers(),
-  // initialState,
-  // Controller,
-  // gcPolicy,
-});
-
-app.mount('#app');
-```
+`app.use(DataClientPlugin, options)` optionally overrides [`managers`](../api/getDefaultManagers.md), `initialState`, `Controller`, and `gcPolicy`.
 
 ::::
diff --git a/website/src/components/ProviderSetupCode.tsx b/website/src/components/ProviderSetupCode.tsx
index 8a66cd4f4060..64d6ac164446 100644
--- a/website/src/components/ProviderSetupCode.tsx
+++ b/website/src/components/ProviderSetupCode.tsx
@@ -3,105 +3,140 @@ import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 import { parseCodeDocuments } from './Playground/editor/codeModel';
 
+interface Setup {
+  title: string;
+  imports: string[];
+  body: string;
+}
+
 const PLATFORMS = {
-  web: {
+  web: (names, managers) => ({
     title: 'index.tsx',
-    imports: (names: string[]) => [
+    imports: [
       ...importLine(['DataProvider', ...names], '@data-client/react'),
       "import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';",
     ],
     body: `createRoot(document.body).render(
-  <DataProvider managers={managers}>
+  <DataProvider${managersProp(managers)}>
     <App />
   </DataProvider>,
 );`,
-  },
-  native: {
+  }),
+  native: (names, managers) => ({
     title: 'index.tsx',
-    imports: (names: string[]) => [
+    imports: [
       ...importLine(['DataProvider', ...names], '@data-client/react'),
       "import { AppRegistry } from 'react-native';",
     ],
     body: `const Root = () => (
-  <DataProvider managers={managers}>
+  <DataProvider${managersProp(managers)}>
     <App />
   </DataProvider>
 );
 AppRegistry.registerComponent('MyApp', () => Root);`,
-  },
-  nextjs: {
-    title: 'app/Provider.tsx',
-    imports: (names: string[]) => [
-      "'use client';",
-      ...importLine(names, '@data-client/react'),
-      "import { DataProvider } from '@data-client/react/nextjs';",
-    ],
-    body: `export default function Provider({
+  }),
+  // managers are client-only, so they need their own 'use client' Provider
+  nextjs: (names, managers) =>
+    managers ?
+      {
+        title: 'app/Provider.tsx',
+        imports: [
+          "'use client';",
+          ...importLine(names, '@data-client/react'),
+          "import { DataProvider } from '@data-client/react/nextjs';",
+        ],
+        body: `export default function Provider({
   children,
 }: {
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) {
   return <DataProvider managers={managers}>{children}</DataProvider>;
 }`,
-  },
-  expo: {
+      }
+    : {
+        title: 'app/layout.tsx',
+        imports: ["import { DataProvider } from '@data-client/react/nextjs';"],
+        body: `export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
+  return (
+    <html>
+      <body>
+        <DataProvider>{children}</DataProvider>
+      </body>
+    </html>
+  );
+}`,
+      },
+  expo: (names, managers) => ({
     title: 'app/_layout.tsx',
-    imports: (names: string[]) => [
+    imports: [
       "import { Stack } from 'expo-router';",
       ...importLine(['DataProvider', ...names], '@data-client/react'),
     ],
     body: `export default function RootLayout() {
   return (
-    <DataProvider managers={managers}>
+    <DataProvider${managersProp(managers)}>
       <Stack>
         <Stack.Screen name="index" />
       </Stack>
     </DataProvider>
   );
 }`,
-  },
-  vue: {
+  }),
+  vue: (names, managers) => ({
     title: 'main.ts',
-    imports: (names: string[]) => [
+    imports: [
       "import { createApp } from 'vue';",
       ...importLine(['DataClientPlugin', ...names], '@data-client/vue'),
       "import App from './App.vue';",
     ],
     body: `const app = createApp(App);
-app.use(DataClientPlugin, { managers });
+app.use(DataClientPlugin${managers ? ', { managers }' : ''});
 app.mount('#app');`,
-  },
-};
+  }),
+} satisfies Record<string, (names: string[], managers: boolean) => Setup>;
 
 /**
- * App setup file that passes `managers` to DataProvider (React) or
- * DataClientPlugin (Vue). Used by docs/core/shared/_provider_managers.mdx
+ * App setup file that renders DataProvider (React) or DataClientPlugin (Vue),
+ * passing `managers` when given.
+ * Used by docs/core/shared/_provider_managers.mdx and _installation.mdx
  *
  * @param imports names imported from `@data-client/react` or `@data-client/vue`
- * @param children code block defining `managers`
+ * @param children optional code block defining `managers`
  */
 export default function ProviderSetupCode({
   platform,
-  imports,
+  imports = [],
   children,
 }: {
   platform: keyof typeof PLATFORMS;
-  imports: string[];
-  children: ReactNode;
+  imports?: string[];
+  children?: ReactNode;
 }) {
-  const managers = parseCodeDocuments(children)[0]?.value;
-  // nothing to show without a managers block (e.g. the partial rendered alone)
-  if (!managers) return null;
-  const { title, imports: importLines, body } = PLATFORMS[platform];
+  const managers =
+    children ? parseCodeDocuments(children)[0]?.value : undefined;
+  if (children && !managers)
+    throw new Error('<ProviderSetupCode> children must be a code block');
+  const {
+    title,
+    imports: importLines,
+    body,
+  } = PLATFORMS[platform](imports, !!managers);
+  const header = importLines.join('\n');
   // the managers block's own imports continue the import list
-  const gap = managers.startsWith('import ') ? '\n' : '\n\n';
+  const sep = managers?.startsWith('import ') ? '\n' : '\n\n';
   return (
     <CodeBlock language={platform === 'vue' ? 'ts' : 'tsx'} title={title}>
-      {`${importLines(imports).join('\n')}${gap}${managers}\n\n${body}`}
+      {managers ?
+        `${header}${sep}${managers}\n\n${body}`
+      : `${header}\n\n${body}`}
     </CodeBlock>
   );
 }
 
+function managersProp(managers: boolean) {
+  return managers ? ' managers={managers}' : '';
+}
+
 /** Matches prettier's import wrapping at printWidth 80 */
 function importLine(names: string[], pkg: string): string[] {
   if (!names.length) return [];