diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/email/EmailVerificationStatus.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/email/EmailVerificationStatus.svelte
index d977d148c..65eb64b61 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/email/EmailVerificationStatus.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/email/EmailVerificationStatus.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts" context="module">
-  import type { Writable } from 'svelte/store';
+  import { writable, type Writable } from 'svelte/store';
   import { defineContext } from '$lib/util/context';
 
-  export const { use: useRequestedEmail, init: initRequestedEmail } = defineContext<Writable<string | null>>();
-  export const { use: useEmailResult, init: initEmailResult } = defineContext<Writable<EmailResult | null>>();
+  export const { use: useRequestedEmail, init: initRequestedEmail } = defineContext<Writable<string | null>>(() => writable());
+  export const { use: useEmailResult, init: initEmailResult } = defineContext<Writable<EmailResult | null>>(() => writable());
 </script>
 
 <script lang="ts">
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/error/index.ts b/frontend/src/lib/error/index.ts
index 2fa76685b..b048b1a6b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/error/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/error/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { browser, dev } from '$app/environment';
 import { isObject, isRedirect } from '$lib/util/types';
 
-import type { Writable } from 'svelte/store';
+import { writable, type Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import { defineContext } from '$lib/util/context';
 import { ensureErrorIsTraced } from '$lib/otel';
 import { getStores } from '$app/stores';
 
 export const { use: useError, init: initErrorStore } =
-  defineContext<Writable<App.Error | null>>('ERROR_STORE_KEY', setupGlobalErrorHandlers);
+  defineContext<Writable<App.Error | null>, [App.Error | null]>(
+    (error: App.Error | null) => writable(error),
+    { onInit: setupGlobalErrorHandlers });
 
 //we can't just have a `dismiss` function because we need to be able to call it from the template
 //but we can't use `error()` after a component is created, so we need to define a hook function which is called once
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/layout/Layout.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/layout/Layout.svelte
index 625f3c537..ec2665899 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/layout/Layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/layout/Layout.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   import { beforeNavigate } from '$app/navigation';
   import { page } from '$app/stores';
   import type { LayoutData } from '../../routes/$types';
-  import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
   let menuToggle = false;
   $: data = $page.data as LayoutData;
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@
   });
   beforeNavigate(() => close());
 
-  initRequestedEmail(writable());
-  initEmailResult(writable());
+  initRequestedEmail();
+  initEmailResult();
 </script>
 
 <svelte:window on:keydown={closeOnEscape} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/notify/Notify.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/notify/Notify.svelte
index 39dc05c2b..1d0bd4ca7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/notify/Notify.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/notify/Notify.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { notifications, removeAllNotifications, removeNotification } from '.';
   import t from '$lib/i18n';
   import { BadgeButton } from '$lib/components/Badges';
   import { slide, blur } from 'svelte/transition';
+  import { useNotifications } from '.';
+
+  const { notifications, removeAllNotifications, removeNotification } = useNotifications();
 </script>
 
 {#if $notifications.length > 0}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/notify/index.ts b/frontend/src/lib/notify/index.ts
index a4519a796..bed372ffc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/notify/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/notify/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { readonly, writable } from 'svelte/store';
+import { writable, type Readable, type Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
 import { Duration } from '$lib/util/time';
+import { defineContext } from '$lib/util/context';
 
 export interface Notification {
   message: string;
@@ -8,36 +9,39 @@ export interface Notification {
   duration: number;
 }
 
-const _notifications = writable<Notification[]>([]);
-// _notifications.set([{ message: 'Test notification', duration: 4 }, { message: 'Test notification', duration: 4 }])
+export const { use: useNotifications, init: initNotificationService } =
+  defineContext<NotificationService>(() => new NotificationService(writable([])));
 
-export const notifications = readonly(_notifications);
+export class NotificationService {
 
-export function notifySuccess(
-  message: string,
-  duration = Duration.Default,
-): void {
-  addNotification({ message, duration });
-}
+  get notifications(): Readable<Notification[]> {
+    return this._notifications;
+  }
 
-export function notifyWarning( // in case we need them to be different colors in the future this is its own function
-  message: string,
-  duration = Duration.Default,
-): void {
-  addNotification({ message, duration, category: 'alert-warning' });
-}
+  constructor(private readonly _notifications: Writable<Notification[]>) {
+    // _notifications.set([{ message: 'Test notification', duration: 4 }, { message: 'Test notification', duration: 4 }])
+  }
 
-function addNotification(notification: Notification): void {
-  _notifications.update((currentNotifications) => [...currentNotifications, notification]);
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    removeNotification(notification);
-  }, notification.duration);
-}
+  notifySuccess = (message: string, duration = Duration.Default): void => {
+    this.addNotification({ message, duration });
+  }
 
-export function removeNotification(notification: Notification): void {
-  _notifications.update((currentNotifications) => currentNotifications.filter((n: Notification) => n !== notification));
-}
+  notifyWarning = (message: string, duration = Duration.Default): void => {
+    this.addNotification({ message, duration, category: 'alert-warning' });
+  }
+
+  removeNotification = (notification: Notification): void => {
+    this._notifications.update((currentNotifications) => currentNotifications.filter((n: Notification) => n !== notification));
+  }
+
+  removeAllNotifications = (): void => {
+    this._notifications.set([]);
+  }
 
-export function removeAllNotifications(): void {
-  _notifications.set([]);
+  private addNotification(notification: Notification): void {
+    this._notifications.update((currentNotifications) => [...currentNotifications, notification]);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.removeNotification(notification);
+    }, notification.duration);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/user.ts b/frontend/src/lib/user.ts
index a4145c7b3..de69c82e1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/user.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/user.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { browser } from '$app/environment'
 import { redirect, type Cookies } from '@sveltejs/kit'
 import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode'
-import { removeAllNotifications } from './notify'
 import { deleteCookie, getCookie } from './util/cookies'
 import {hash} from '$lib/util/hash';
 import { ensureErrorIsTraced } from './otel'
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ function jwtToUser(user: JwtTokenUser): LexAuthUser {
 
 export function logout(cookies?: Cookies): void {
   cookies && deleteCookie('.LexBoxAuth', cookies);
-  removeAllNotifications();
   if (browser && window.location.pathname !== '/login') {
     throw redirect(307, '/login');
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/util/context.ts b/frontend/src/lib/util/context.ts
index 72ce2c5aa..606b5bcfa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/util/context.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/util/context.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 import { getContext, setContext } from 'svelte';
 
-interface ContextDefinition<T> {
+interface ContextConfig<T> {
+  key: string | symbol,
+  onInit?: (value: T) => void
+}
+
+interface ContextDefinition<T, P extends unknown[]> {
   use: () => T;
-  init: (value: T) => T;
+  init: (...args: P) => T;
 }
 
-export function defineContext<T>(key: string | symbol = Symbol(), onInit?: (value: T) => void): ContextDefinition<T> {
+export function defineContext<T, P extends unknown[] = []>(
+  initializer: (...args: P) => T,
+  { key = Symbol(), onInit }: Partial<ContextConfig<T>> = {},
+): ContextDefinition<T, P> {
   return {
     use(): T {
       return getContext<T>(key);
     },
-    init(value: T): T {
+    init(...args: P): T {
+      const value = initializer(...args);
       setContext(key, value);
       onInit?.(value);
       return value;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/admin/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/admin/+page.svelte
index 933c7ee40..9abbbe114 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/admin/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   import type { PageData } from './$types';
   import DeleteUserModal from '$lib/components/DeleteUserModal.svelte';
   import EditUserAccount from './EditUserAccount.svelte';
-  import { notifySuccess, notifyWarning } from '$lib/notify';
+  import { useNotifications } from '$lib/notify';
   import { DialogResponse } from '$lib/components/modals';
   import { Duration } from '$lib/util/time';
   import { Icon } from '$lib/icons';
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   $: allProjects = data.projects;
   $: userData = data.users;
 
+  const { notifySuccess, notifyWarning } = useNotifications();
+
   const queryParams = getSearchParams<AdminSearchParams>({
     userSearch: queryParam.string<string>(''),
     showDeletedProjects: queryParam.boolean<boolean>(false),
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/admin/ProjectTable.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/admin/ProjectTable.svelte
index ad6e80e5a..e7d94f086 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/admin/ProjectTable.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/admin/ProjectTable.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {getProjectTypeI18nKey, ProjectTypeIcon} from '$lib/components/ProjectTyp
 import {_FILTER_PAGE_SIZE, type AdminSearchParams, type Project} from './+page';
 import {_deleteProject} from '$lib/gql/mutations';
 import {DialogResponse} from '$lib/components/modals';
-import {notifyWarning} from '$lib/notify';
+import { useNotifications } from '$lib/notify';
 import ConfirmDeleteModal from '$lib/components/modals/ConfirmDeleteModal.svelte';
 import Dropdown from '$lib/components/Dropdown.svelte';
 import TrashIcon from '$lib/icons/TrashIcon.svelte';
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export let queryParams: QueryParams<AdminSearchParams>;
 $: filters = queryParams.queryParamValues;
 $: defaultFilters = queryParams.defaultQueryParamValues;
 
+const { notifyWarning } = useNotifications();
+
 const projectFilterKeys = new Set(['projectSearch', 'projectType', 'showDeletedProjects', 'userEmail'] as const) satisfies Set<keyof AdminSearchParams>;
 let projectFilterLimit = _FILTER_PAGE_SIZE;
 let hasActiveProjectFilter: boolean;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.svelte
index 930e2b6c0..8188c0621 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/+page.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   import AddProjectMember from './AddProjectMember.svelte';
   import ChangeMemberRoleModal from './ChangeMemberRoleModal.svelte';
   import { CircleArrowIcon, TrashIcon } from '$lib/icons';
-  import { notifySuccess, notifyWarning } from '$lib/notify';
+  import { useNotifications } from '$lib/notify';
   import { DialogResponse } from '$lib/components/modals';
   import type { ErrorMessage } from '$lib/forms';
   import ResetProjectModal from './ResetProjectModal.svelte';
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
     ? `http://hg.${$page.url.host}/${data.code}`
     : `https://hg-${$page.url.host.replace('depot', 'forge')}/${data.code}`;
 
+  const { notifySuccess, notifyWarning } = useNotifications();
+
   let changeMemberRoleModal: ChangeMemberRoleModal;
   async function changeMemberRole(projectUser: ProjectUser): Promise<void> {
     const { response } = await changeMemberRoleModal.open({
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/AddProjectMember.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/AddProjectMember.svelte
index 9d5fae3b2..eef516e7e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/AddProjectMember.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/[project_code]/AddProjectMember.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   import t from '$lib/i18n';
   import { z } from 'zod';
   import { _addProjectMember } from './+page';
-  import { notifySuccess } from '$lib/notify';
+  import { useNotifications } from '$lib/notify';
 
   export let projectId: string;
   const schema = z.object({
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   let formModal: FormModal<typeof schema>;
   $: form = formModal?.form();
 
+  const { notifySuccess } = useNotifications();
+
   async function openModal(): Promise<void> {
     const { response, formState } = await formModal.open(async () => {
       const { error } = await _addProjectMember({
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/create/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/create/+page.svelte
index a7ea4816f..315e543f2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/create/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/project/create/+page.svelte
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
   import { z } from 'zod';
   import { _createProject } from './+page';
   import AdminContent from '$lib/layout/AdminContent.svelte';
-  import { notifySuccess } from '$lib/notify';
+  import { useNotifications } from '$lib/notify';
   import { Duration } from '$lib/util/time';
 
   export let data;
+
+  const { notifySuccess } = useNotifications();
+
   const formSchema = z.object({
     name: z.string().min(1, $t('project.create.name_missing')),
     description: z.string().min(1, $t('project.create.description_missing')),
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/resetPassword/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/resetPassword/+page.svelte
index 97107aa3a..3057d4c4c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/resetPassword/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/resetPassword/+page.svelte
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
   import Page from '$lib/layout/Page.svelte';
   import { hash } from '$lib/util/hash';
   import { z } from 'zod';
-  import { notifySuccess } from '$lib/notify';
+  import { useNotifications } from '$lib/notify';
   import type { PageData } from './$types';
   import { passwordFormRules } from '$lib/forms/utils';
 
   export let data: PageData;
 
+  const { notifySuccess } = useNotifications();
+
   const formSchema = z.object({
     password: passwordFormRules($t),
   });
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/user/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/user/+page.svelte
index ebb08210d..173ebd5d3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/user/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/user/+page.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   import t from '$lib/i18n';
   import { Page } from '$lib/layout';
   import { _changeUserAccountData } from './+page';
-  import { notifySuccess, notifyWarning } from '$lib/notify';
+  import { useNotifications } from '$lib/notify';
   import z from 'zod';
   import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
   import DeleteUserModal from '$lib/components/DeleteUserModal.svelte';
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
   const requestedEmail = useRequestedEmail();
   $: if (data.emailResult) emailResult.set(data.emailResult);
 
+  const { notifySuccess, notifyWarning } = useNotifications();
+
   async function openDeleteModal(): Promise<void> {
     let { response } = await deleteModal.open(user);
     if (response == DialogResponse.Submit) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index eff79487b..aef53e2fa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
   import type { LayoutData } from './$types';
   import Notify from '$lib/notify/Notify.svelte';
   import { Footer } from '$lib/layout';
-  import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
-  import { notifyWarning } from '$lib/notify';
+  import { initNotificationService } from '$lib/notify';
   import { Duration } from '$lib/util/time';
   import { browser } from '$app/environment';
   import t from '$lib/i18n';
@@ -16,7 +15,9 @@
   export let data: LayoutData;
   const { page, updated } = getStores();
 
-  const error = initErrorStore(writable($page.error));
+  const { notifyWarning } = initNotificationService();
+
+  const error = initErrorStore($page.error);
   $: $error = $page.error;
   $: {
     if (browser && $updated) {