diff --git a/examples/ssr/src/pages/js-test.tsx b/examples/ssr/src/pages/js-test.tsx
index aaf9481..065b8ca 100644
--- a/examples/ssr/src/pages/js-test.tsx
+++ b/examples/ssr/src/pages/js-test.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { frontend as fe } from 'hype'
+import { fe } from 'hype'
 
-fe(function test() {
+const test = fe(() => {
   alert('ding dong')
 })
 
 export default () => (
   <section>
-    <a href="#" onclick="test()">test</a>
+    <a href="#" onclick={test}>test</a>
   </section>
 )
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diff --git a/src/frontend.ts b/src/frontend.ts
index 0b9b497..4ff25a8 100644
--- a/src/frontend.ts
+++ b/src/frontend.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,48 @@
 import { AsyncLocalStorage } from 'async_hooks'
 
-export const fnStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage<{ fns: string[] }>()
+export const fnStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage<{
+  fns: Map<string, string>
+  counter: number
+}>()
 
-// Designate a function in a .tsx file as frontend
-export function frontend(code: Function) {
+export function fe<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  fn: (args?: T) => void,
+  args?: T
+): string {
   const store = fnStorage.getStore()
-  store?.fns.push(code.toString())
+  if (!store) {
+    // Fallback to IIFE if outside request context
+    return args
+      ? `(${fn.toString()})(${JSON.stringify(args)})`
+      : `(${fn.toString()})()`
+  }
+
+  const fnStr = fn.toString()
+
+  // Dedupe by function body
+  for (const [name, body] of store.fns)
+    if (body === fnStr)
+      return args ? `${name}(${JSON.stringify(args)})` : `${name}()`
+
+  const name = `frontendFn${store.counter++}`
+  store.fns.set(name, fnStr)
+
+  return args ? `${name}(${JSON.stringify(args)})` : `${name}()`
 }
 
 export function feFunctions(): string[] {
   const store = fnStorage.getStore()
-  return store?.fns ?? []
+  if (!store?.fns.size) return []
+
+  return [...store.fns.entries()].map(([name, body]) => {
+    // Handle arrow functions vs regular functions
+    if (body.startsWith('(') || body.startsWith('async ('))
+      return `const ${name} = ${body};`
+
+    // Named function - rename it
+    return body.replace(/^(async\s+)?function\s*\w*/, `$1function ${name}`)
+  })
 }
+
+// Keep for backwards compat
+export const frontend = fe
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diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index da5f62c..753d244 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const CSS_RESET = await Bun.file(join(import.meta.dir, '/css/reset.css')).text()
 const PICO_CSS = await Bun.file(join(import.meta.dir, '/css/pico.css')).text()
 
 export * from './utils'
-export { frontend } from './frontend'
+export { frontend, frontend as fe } from './frontend'
 export type { Context } from 'hono'
 
 const pageCache = new Map()
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class Hype<
 
     // serve frontend js
     this.use('*', async (c, next) => {
-      await fnStorage.run({ fns: [] }, async () => {
+      await fnStorage.run({ fns: new Map(), counter: 0 }, async () => {
         await next()
 
         const contentType = c.res.headers.get('content-type')