diff --git a/libs/sdk-js/src/client.ts b/libs/sdk-js/src/client.ts
index 5fd611c47..15598eab8 100644
--- a/libs/sdk-js/src/client.ts
+++ b/libs/sdk-js/src/client.ts
@@ -1320,6 +1320,40 @@ export class StoreClient extends BaseClient {
   }
 }
 
+class UiClient extends BaseClient {
+  private static promiseCache: Record<string, Promise<unknown> | undefined> =
+    {};
+
+  private static getOrCached<T>(key: string, fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    if (UiClient.promiseCache[key] != null) {
+      return UiClient.promiseCache[key] as Promise<T>;
+    }
+
+    const promise = fn();
+    UiClient.promiseCache[key] = promise;
+    return promise;
+  }
+
+  async getComponent(assistantId: string, agentName: string): Promise<string> {
+    return UiClient["getOrCached"](
+      `${this.apiUrl}-${assistantId}-${agentName}`,
+      async () => {
+        const response = await this.asyncCaller.fetch(
+          ...this.prepareFetchOptions(`/ui/${assistantId}`, {
+            headers: {
+              Accept: "text/html",
+              "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            },
+            method: "POST",
+            json: { name: agentName },
+          }),
+        );
+        return response.text();
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export class Client<
   TStateType = DefaultValues,
   TUpdateType = TStateType,
@@ -1350,11 +1384,18 @@ export class Client<
    */
   public store: StoreClient;
 
+  /**
+   * The client for interacting with the UI.
+   * @internal Used by LoadExternalComponent and the API might change in the future.
+   */
+  public "~ui": UiClient;
+
   constructor(config?: ClientConfig) {
     this.assistants = new AssistantsClient(config);
     this.threads = new ThreadsClient(config);
     this.runs = new RunsClient(config);
     this.crons = new CronsClient(config);
     this.store = new StoreClient(config);
+    this["~ui"] = new UiClient(config);
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/sdk-js/src/react-ui/client.tsx b/libs/sdk-js/src/react-ui/client.tsx
index f30f442d5..b1ca064ac 100644
--- a/libs/sdk-js/src/react-ui/client.tsx
+++ b/libs/sdk-js/src/react-ui/client.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"use client";
+
 import { useStream } from "../react/index.js";
 import type { UIMessage } from "./types.js";
 
@@ -105,19 +107,11 @@ class ComponentStore {
 }
 
 const COMPONENT_STORE = new ComponentStore();
-const COMPONENT_PROMISE_CACHE: Record<string, Promise<string> | undefined> = {};
-
 const EXT_STORE_SYMBOL = Symbol.for("LGUI_EXT_STORE");
 const REQUIRE_SYMBOL = Symbol.for("LGUI_REQUIRE");
 
 interface LoadExternalComponentProps
   extends Pick<React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, "style" | "className"> {
-  /** API URL of the LangGraph Platform */
-  apiUrl?: string;
-
-  /** ID of the assistant */
-  assistantId: string;
-
   /** Stream of the assistant */
   stream: ReturnType<typeof useStream>;
 
@@ -137,29 +131,7 @@ interface LoadExternalComponentProps
   components?: Record<string, React.FunctionComponent | React.ComponentClass>;
 }
 
-function fetchComponent(
-  apiUrl: string,
-  assistantId: string,
-  agentName: string,
-): Promise<string> {
-  const cacheKey = `${apiUrl}-${assistantId}-${agentName}`;
-  if (COMPONENT_PROMISE_CACHE[cacheKey] != null) {
-    return COMPONENT_PROMISE_CACHE[cacheKey] as Promise<string>;
-  }
-
-  const request: Promise<string> = fetch(`${apiUrl}/ui/${assistantId}`, {
-    headers: { Accept: "text/html", "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-    method: "POST",
-    body: JSON.stringify({ name: agentName }),
-  }).then((a) => a.text());
-
-  COMPONENT_PROMISE_CACHE[cacheKey] = request;
-  return request;
-}
-
 export function LoadExternalComponent({
-  apiUrl = "http://localhost:2024",
-  assistantId,
   stream,
   message,
   meta,
@@ -180,9 +152,10 @@ export function LoadExternalComponent({
   const clientComponent = components?.[message.name];
   const hasClientComponent = clientComponent != null;
 
+  const uiClient = stream.client["~ui"];
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (hasClientComponent) return;
-    fetchComponent(apiUrl, assistantId, message.name).then((html) => {
+    uiClient.getComponent(stream.assistantId, message.name).then((html) => {
       const dom = ref.current;
       if (!dom) return;
       const root = dom.shadowRoot ?? dom.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
@@ -193,7 +166,13 @@ export function LoadExternalComponent({
         );
       root.appendChild(fragment);
     });
-  }, [apiUrl, assistantId, message.name, shadowRootId, hasClientComponent]);
+  }, [
+    uiClient,
+    stream.assistantId,
+    message.name,
+    shadowRootId,
+    hasClientComponent,
+  ]);
 
   if (hasClientComponent) {
     return React.createElement(clientComponent, message.content);
diff --git a/libs/sdk-js/src/react/stream.tsx b/libs/sdk-js/src/react/stream.tsx
index 773876f7e..fdd84f740 100644
--- a/libs/sdk-js/src/react/stream.tsx
+++ b/libs/sdk-js/src/react/stream.tsx
@@ -563,6 +563,16 @@ export interface UseStream<
     message: Message,
     index?: number,
   ) => MessageMetadata<StateType> | undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * LangGraph SDK client used to send request and receive responses.
+   */
+  client: Client;
+
+  /**
+   * The ID of the assistant to use.
+   */
+  assistantId: string;
 }
 
 type ConfigWithConfigurable<ConfigurableType extends Record<string, unknown>> =
@@ -632,6 +642,7 @@ export function useStream<
       options.defaultHeaders,
     ],
   );
+
   const [threadId, onThreadId] = useControllableThreadId(options);
 
   const [branch, setBranch] = useState<string>("");
@@ -919,6 +930,9 @@ export function useStream<
       return values;
     },
 
+    client,
+    assistantId,
+
     error,
     isLoading,