diff --git a/shared/sexp/jinja_bridge.py b/shared/sexp/jinja_bridge.py
index fd62049..0d9b076 100644
--- a/shared/sexp/jinja_bridge.py
+++ b/shared/sexp/jinja_bridge.py
@@ -201,6 +201,40 @@ def _get_request_context():
 # Quart integration
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+def client_components_tag(*names: str) -> str:
+    """Emit a <script type="text/sexp"> tag with component definitions.
+
+    Reads the source definitions from loaded .sexpr files and sends them
+    to the client so sexp.js can render them identically.
+
+    Usage in Python::
+
+        body_end_html = client_components_tag("test-filter-card", "test-row")
+
+    Or send all loaded components::
+
+        body_end_html = client_components_tag()
+    """
+    from .parser import serialize
+    parts = []
+    for key, val in _COMPONENT_ENV.items():
+        if not isinstance(val, Component):
+            continue
+        if names and val.name not in names and key.lstrip("~") not in names:
+            continue
+        # Reconstruct defcomp source from the Component object
+        param_strs = ["&key"] + list(val.params)
+        if val.has_children:
+            param_strs.extend(["&rest", "children"])
+        params_sexp = "(" + " ".join(param_strs) + ")"
+        body_sexp = serialize(val.body, pretty=True)
+        parts.append(f"(defcomp ~{val.name} {params_sexp} {body_sexp})")
+    if not parts:
+        return ""
+    source = "\n".join(parts)
+    return f'<script type="text/sexp" data-components>{source}</script>'
+
+
 def setup_sexp_bridge(app: Any) -> None:
     """Register s-expression helpers with a Quart app's Jinja environment.
 
diff --git a/shared/sexp/templates/layout.sexp b/shared/sexp/templates/layout.sexp
index 416c640..42924f3 100644
--- a/shared/sexp/templates/layout.sexp
+++ b/shared/sexp/templates/layout.sexp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
                     (when content-html (raw! content-html))
                     (div :class "pb-8"))))))
           (when body-end-html (raw! body-end-html))
+          (script :src (str asset-url "/scripts/sexp.js"))
           (script :src (str asset-url "/scripts/body.js")))))))
 
 (defcomp ~oob-response (&key oobs-html filter-html aside-html menu-html content-html)
diff --git a/shared/sexp/tests/test_sexp_js.py b/shared/sexp/tests/test_sexp_js.py
index a783116..c2e4fd9 100644
--- a/shared/sexp/tests/test_sexp_js.py
+++ b/shared/sexp/tests/test_sexp_js.py
@@ -133,6 +133,36 @@ class TestComponents:
         assert html == '<div><span>hi</span></div>'
 
 
+class TestClientComponentsTag:
+    """client_components_tag() generates valid sexp for JS consumption."""
+
+    def test_emits_script_tag(self):
+        from shared.sexp.jinja_bridge import client_components_tag, register_components, _COMPONENT_ENV
+        # Register a test component
+        register_components('(defcomp ~test-cct (&key label) (span label))')
+        try:
+            tag = client_components_tag("test-cct")
+            assert tag.startswith('<script type="text/sexp" data-components>')
+            assert tag.endswith('</script>')
+            assert "defcomp ~test-cct" in tag
+        finally:
+            _COMPONENT_ENV.pop("~test-cct", None)
+
+    def test_roundtrip_through_js(self):
+        """Component emitted by client_components_tag renders identically in JS."""
+        from shared.sexp.jinja_bridge import client_components_tag, register_components, _COMPONENT_ENV
+        register_components('(defcomp ~test-rt (&key title) (div :class "rt" title))')
+        try:
+            tag = client_components_tag("test-rt")
+            # Extract the sexp source from the script tag
+            sexp_source = tag.replace('<script type="text/sexp" data-components>', '').replace('</script>', '')
+            js_html = _js_render('(~test-rt :title "hello")', sexp_source)
+            py_html = py_render(parse('(~test-rt :title "hello")'), _COMPONENT_ENV)
+            assert js_html == py_html
+        finally:
+            _COMPONENT_ENV.pop("~test-rt", None)
+
+
 class TestPythonParity:
     """JS string renderer matches Python renderer output."""
 
diff --git a/shared/static/scripts/sexp.js b/shared/static/scripts/sexp.js
index 8a8a991..3537af6 100644
--- a/shared/static/scripts/sexp.js
+++ b/shared/static/scripts/sexp.js
@@ -1141,6 +1141,54 @@
     isTruthy: isSexpTruthy,
     isNil: isNil,
 
+    /**
+     * Mount a sexp expression into a DOM element, replacing its contents.
+     *   Sexp.mount(el, '(~card :title "Hi")')
+     *   Sexp.mount("#target", '(~card :title "Hi")')
+     *   Sexp.mount(el, '(~card :title name)', {name: "Jo"})
+     */
+    mount: function (target, exprOrText, extraEnv) {
+      var el = typeof target === "string" ? document.querySelector(target) : target;
+      if (!el) return;
+      var node = Sexp.render(exprOrText, extraEnv);
+      el.textContent = "";
+      el.appendChild(node);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Process all <script type="text/sexp"> tags in the document.
+     * Tags with data-components load component definitions.
+     * Tags with data-mount="<selector>" render into that element.
+     */
+    processScripts: function (root) {
+      var scripts = (root || document).querySelectorAll('script[type="text/sexp"]');
+      for (var i = 0; i < scripts.length; i++) {
+        var s = scripts[i];
+        if (s._sexpProcessed) continue;
+        s._sexpProcessed = true;
+
+        var text = s.textContent;
+        if (!text || !text.trim()) continue;
+
+        // data-components: load as component definitions
+        if (s.hasAttribute("data-components")) {
+          Sexp.loadComponents(text);
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // data-mount="<selector>": render into target
+        var mountSel = s.getAttribute("data-mount");
+        if (mountSel) {
+          var target = document.querySelector(mountSel);
+          if (target) Sexp.mount(target, text);
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // Default: load as components
+        Sexp.loadComponents(text);
+      }
+    },
+
     // For testing
     _types: { NIL: NIL, Symbol: Symbol, Keyword: Keyword, Lambda: Lambda, Component: Component, RawHTML: RawHTML },
     _eval: sexpEval,
@@ -1150,4 +1198,23 @@
 
   global.Sexp = Sexp;
 
+  // =========================================================================
+  // Auto-init in browser
+  // =========================================================================
+
+  if (typeof document !== "undefined") {
+    // Process sexp scripts on DOMContentLoaded
+    function init() { Sexp.processScripts(); }
+    if (document.readyState === "loading") {
+      document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);
+    } else {
+      init();
+    }
+
+    // Re-process after HTMX swaps (new sexp scripts may have arrived)
+    document.addEventListener("htmx:afterSwap", function (e) {
+      Sexp.processScripts(e.detail.target);
+    });
+  }
+
 })(typeof window !== "undefined" ? window : this);