diff --git a/src/runtime/components/prose/Accordion.vue b/src/runtime/components/prose/Accordion.vue
index 6c409ed52a..02f39309da 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/prose/Accordion.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/prose/Accordion.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface ProseAccordionSlots {
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, ref, onBeforeUpdate } from 'vue'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { useAppConfig } from '#imports'
 import { useComponentUI } from '../../composables/useComponentUI'
 import { transformUI } from '../../utils'
@@ -36,18 +36,12 @@ const uiProp = useComponentUI('prose.accordion', props)
 // eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
 const ui = computed(() => tv({ extend: tv(theme), ...(appConfig.ui?.prose?.accordion || {}) }))
 
-const rerenderCount = ref(1)
-
-const items = computed<{
-  index: number
-  label: string
-  icon: string
-  component: any
-}[]>(() => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions
-  rerenderCount.value
+// Slot children are collected and transformed via getItems(), called from the template
+// (render function). This ensures slots.default?.() is invoked during the render phase,
+// avoiding: "[Vue warn]: Slot "default" invoked outside of the render function"
+function getItems() {
   return slots.default?.()?.flatMap(transformSlot).filter(Boolean) || []
-})
+}
 
 function transformSlot(slot: any, index: number) {
   if (typeof slot.type === 'symbol') {
@@ -62,12 +56,10 @@ function transformSlot(slot: any, index: number) {
     component: slot
   }
 }
-
-onBeforeUpdate(() => rerenderCount.value++)
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <UAccordion :type="type" :items="items" :unmount-on-hide="false" :class="props.class" :ui="transformUI(ui(), uiProp)">
+  <UAccordion :type="type" :items="getItems()" :unmount-on-hide="false" :class="props.class" :ui="transformUI(ui(), uiProp)">
     <template #content="{ item }">
       <component :is="item.component" />
     </template>
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/prose/CodeGroup.vue b/src/runtime/components/prose/CodeGroup.vue
index 49733f481d..d656b8a84d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/prose/CodeGroup.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/prose/CodeGroup.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export interface ProseCodeGroupSlots {
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, watch, onMounted, ref, onBeforeUpdate } from 'vue'
+import { computed, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { TabsRoot, TabsList, TabsIndicator, TabsTrigger, TabsContent } from 'reka-ui'
 import { useState, useAppConfig } from '#imports'
 import { useComponentUI } from '../../composables/useComponentUI'
@@ -45,18 +45,12 @@ const uiProp = useComponentUI('prose.codeGroup', props)
 // eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
 const ui = computed(() => tv({ extend: tv(theme), ...(appConfig.ui?.prose?.codeGroup || {}) })())
 
-const rerenderCount = ref(1)
-
-const items = computed<{
-  index: number
-  label: string
-  icon: string
-  component: any
-}[]>(() => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions
-  rerenderCount.value
+// Slot children are collected and transformed via getItems(), called from the template
+// (render function). This ensures slots.default?.() is invoked during the render phase,
+// avoiding: "[Vue warn]: Slot "default" invoked outside of the render function"
+function getItems() {
   return slots.default?.()?.flatMap(transformSlot).filter(Boolean) || []
-})
+}
 
 function transformSlot(slot: any, index: number) {
   if (typeof slot.type === 'symbol') {
@@ -89,8 +83,6 @@ onMounted(() => {
     })
   }
 })
-
-onBeforeUpdate(() => rerenderCount.value++)
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -98,14 +90,14 @@ onBeforeUpdate(() => rerenderCount.value++)
     <TabsList :class="ui.list({ class: uiProp?.list })">
       <TabsIndicator :class="ui.indicator({ class: uiProp?.indicator })" />
 
-      <TabsTrigger v-for="(item, index) of items" :key="index" :value="String(index)" :class="ui.trigger({ class: uiProp?.trigger })">
+      <TabsTrigger v-for="(item, index) of getItems()" :key="index" :value="String(index)" :class="ui.trigger({ class: uiProp?.trigger })">
         <UCodeIcon :icon="item.icon" :filename="item.label" :class="ui.triggerIcon({ class: uiProp?.triggerIcon })" />
 
         <span :class="ui.triggerLabel({ class: uiProp?.triggerLabel })">{{ item.label }}</span>
       </TabsTrigger>
     </TabsList>
 
-    <TabsContent v-for="(item, index) of items" :key="index" :value="String(index)" as-child>
+    <TabsContent v-for="(item, index) of getItems()" :key="index" :value="String(index)" as-child>
       <component :is="item.component" hide-header tabindex="-1" />
     </TabsContent>
   </TabsRoot>
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/prose/CodeTree.vue b/src/runtime/components/prose/CodeTree.vue
index 4464ebd2e3..25167419df 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/prose/CodeTree.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/prose/CodeTree.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export interface ProseCodeTreeSlots {
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, watch, onBeforeUpdate, ref } from 'vue'
+import { computed, watch, ref } from 'vue'
 import { TreeRoot, TreeItem } from 'reka-ui'
 import { createReusableTemplate } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { useAppConfig } from '#imports'
@@ -92,16 +92,48 @@ watch(() => props.modelValue, (value) => {
     }
   }
 })
-const rerenderCount = ref(1)
+// Slot children are collected and transformed via getTreeItems(), called from the
+// template (render function). This ensures slots.default?.() is invoked during the
+// render phase, avoiding:
+// "[Vue warn]: Slot "default" invoked outside of the render function"
+// Mutable state is wrapped inside the IIFE closure to prevent Vue from exposing it
+// to the template context, which would cause devalue serialization errors during SSR
+// (VNodes are non-POJO objects).
+const { getTreeItems, getFlatItems } = (() => {
+  let flatItems: TreeItem[] = []
+  let treeItems: TreeNode[] = []
+  let prevLabels = ''
+
+  function getTreeItems() {
+    const newFlatItems: TreeItem[] = props.items || slots.default?.()?.flatMap(transformSlot).filter(Boolean) || []
+    const newLabels = newFlatItems.map(i => i.label).join('\n')
+
+    if (newLabels !== prevLabels) {
+      // Re-expand all when flatItems actually change and expandAll is true
+      if (prevLabels && props.expandAll) {
+        expanded.value = getExpandedPaths(undefined, newFlatItems)
+      }
 
-const flatItems = computed<TreeItem[]>(() => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions
-  rerenderCount.value
-  return props.items || slots.default?.()?.flatMap(transformSlot).filter(Boolean) || []
-})
+      flatItems = newFlatItems
+      treeItems = buildTree(newFlatItems)
+      prevLabels = newLabels
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
-const items = computed(() => buildTree(flatItems.value))
+      // Update lastSelectedItem when items change
+      const selectedItem = newFlatItems.find(item => model.value?.path === item.label)
+      if (selectedItem?.component) {
+        lastSelectedItem.value = selectedItem
+      }
+    }
+
+    return treeItems
+  }
+
+  function getFlatItems() {
+    return flatItems
+  }
+
+  return { getTreeItems, getFlatItems }
+})()
 
 function buildTree(items: { label: string }[]): TreeNode[] {
   const map = new Map<string, TreeNode>()
@@ -147,10 +179,10 @@ function transformSlot(slot: any, index: number): TreeItem {
   }
 }
 
-function getExpandedPaths(path?: string) {
+function getExpandedPaths(path?: string, items?: TreeItem[]) {
   if (props.expandAll) {
     const allPaths = new Set<string>()
-    flatItems.value.forEach((item) => {
+    ;(items || getFlatItems()).forEach((item) => {
       const parts = item.label.split('/')
       for (let i = 1; i < parts.length; i++) {
         allPaths.add(parts.slice(0, i).join('/'))
@@ -169,27 +201,12 @@ function getExpandedPaths(path?: string) {
 
 const expanded = ref(getExpandedPaths(model.value?.path))
 
-// Re-expand all when flatItems actually change and expandAll is true
-watch(flatItems, (newItems, oldItems) => {
-  if (!props.expandAll) return
-
-  // Compare labels to detect actual changes (not just re-renders from rerenderCount)
-  const newLabels = newItems.map(i => i.label).join('\n')
-  const oldLabels = oldItems?.map(i => i.label).join('\n') ?? ''
-
-  if (newLabels !== oldLabels) {
-    expanded.value = getExpandedPaths()
-  }
-})
-
 watch(model, (value) => {
-  const item = flatItems.value.find(item => value?.path === item.label)
+  const item = getFlatItems().find(item => value?.path === item.label)
   if (item?.component) {
     lastSelectedItem.value = item
   }
-}, { immediate: true })
-
-onBeforeUpdate(() => rerenderCount.value++)
+})
 </script>
 
 <!-- eslint-disable vue/no-template-shadow -->
@@ -250,10 +267,10 @@ onBeforeUpdate(() => rerenderCount.value++)
       v-model="model"
       v-model:expanded="expanded"
       :class="ui.list({ class: uiProp?.list })"
-      :items="items"
+      :items="getTreeItems()"
       :get-key="(item) => item.path"
     >
-      <ReuseTreeTemplate :items="items" :level="1" />
+      <ReuseTreeTemplate :items="getTreeItems()" :level="1" />
     </TreeRoot>
 
     <div :class="ui.content({ class: uiProp?.content })">
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/prose/Tabs.vue b/src/runtime/components/prose/Tabs.vue
index ff4f4f3de1..081113efa1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/prose/Tabs.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/prose/Tabs.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface ProseTabsSlots {
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, watch, onMounted, ref, onBeforeUpdate } from 'vue'
+import { computed, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useState, useAppConfig } from '#imports'
 import { useComponentUI } from '../../composables/useComponentUI'
 import { transformUI } from '../../utils'
@@ -50,18 +50,12 @@ const uiProp = useComponentUI('prose.tabs', props)
 // eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
 const ui = computed(() => tv({ extend: tv(theme), ...(appConfig.ui?.prose?.tabs || {}) }))
 
-const rerenderCount = ref(1)
-
-const items = computed<{
-  index: number
-  label: string
-  icon: string
-  component: any
-}[]>(() => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions
-  rerenderCount.value
+// Slot children are collected and transformed via getItems(), called from the template
+// (render function). This ensures slots.default?.() is invoked during the render phase,
+// avoiding: "[Vue warn]: Slot "default" invoked outside of the render function"
+function getItems() {
   return slots.default?.()?.flatMap(transformSlot).filter(Boolean) || []
-})
+}
 
 function transformSlot(slot: any, index: number) {
   if (typeof slot.type === 'symbol') {
@@ -105,8 +99,6 @@ async function onUpdateModelValue() {
     }, 200)
   }
 }
-
-onBeforeUpdate(() => rerenderCount.value++)
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -114,7 +106,7 @@ onBeforeUpdate(() => rerenderCount.value++)
     v-model="model"
     color="primary"
     variant="link"
-    :items="items"
+    :items="getItems()"
     :class="props.class"
     :unmount-on-hide="false"
     :ui="transformUI(ui(), uiProp)"