diff --git a/packages/react/spec/auto/PolarisAutoForm.spec.tsx b/packages/react/spec/auto/PolarisAutoForm.spec.tsx
index c10a5c408..7aa6858bb 100644
--- a/packages/react/spec/auto/PolarisAutoForm.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/spec/auto/PolarisAutoForm.spec.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { UserEvent } from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import { userEvent } from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import React from "react";
-import { TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage } from "../../src/auto/AutoFormActionValidators.js";
+import { MissingApiTriggerErrorMessage } from "../../src/auto/AutoFormActionValidators.js";
 import { PolarisAutoForm } from "../../src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoForm.js";
 import { PolarisAutoInput } from "../../src/auto/polaris/inputs/PolarisAutoInput.js";
 import { PolarisAutoSubmit } from "../../src/auto/polaris/submit/PolarisAutoSubmit.js";
@@ -676,13 +676,13 @@ describe("PolarisAutoForm", () => {
       it("throws an error when a model action without triggers", () => {
         expect(() => {
           render(<PolarisAutoForm action={api.autoTableTest.noTriggerAction as any} />, { wrapper: PolarisMockedProviders });
-        }).toThrow(TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage);
+        }).toThrow(MissingApiTriggerErrorMessage);
       });
 
       it("throws an error when a global action without triggers", () => {
         expect(() => {
           render(<PolarisAutoForm action={api.noTriggerGlobalAction as any} />, { wrapper: PolarisMockedProviders });
-        }).toThrow(TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage);
+        }).toThrow(MissingApiTriggerErrorMessage);
       });
     });
     describe("Has triggers in api client but no triggers in action metadata", () => {
@@ -690,14 +690,14 @@ describe("PolarisAutoForm", () => {
         expect(() => {
           render(<PolarisAutoForm action={api.widget.create as any} />, { wrapper: PolarisMockedProviders });
           loadMockWidgetCreateMetadata({ triggers: [{ specID: "non/api/trigger", __typename: "GadgetTrigger" }] });
-        }).toThrow(TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage);
+        }).toThrow(MissingApiTriggerErrorMessage);
       });
 
       it("throws an error when a global action without triggers", () => {
         expect(() => {
           render(<PolarisAutoForm action={api.flipAll as any} />, { wrapper: PolarisMockedProviders });
           loadMockFlipAllMetadata({ triggers: [{ specID: "non/api/trigger", __typename: "GadgetTrigger" }] });
-        }).toThrow(TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage);
+        }).toThrow(MissingApiTriggerErrorMessage);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/react/spec/auto/form/PolarisAutoFormErrors.stories.jsx b/packages/react/spec/auto/form/PolarisAutoFormErrors.stories.jsx
index 99163b13e..992b6937e 100644
--- a/packages/react/spec/auto/form/PolarisAutoFormErrors.stories.jsx
+++ b/packages/react/spec/auto/form/PolarisAutoFormErrors.stories.jsx
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ export default {
   ],
 };
 
+export const InvalidModelAction = {
+  args: {
+    action: api.autoTableTest.invalidAction,
+  },
+};
+
+export const MissingActionProp = {
+  args: {},
+};
+
 export const FieldNameCustomParamCollisionError = {
   args: {
     findBy: "1",
diff --git a/packages/react/spec/auto/table/PolarisAutoTable.spec.tsx b/packages/react/spec/auto/table/PolarisAutoTable.spec.tsx
index e55bce590..1136b6dcb 100644
--- a/packages/react/spec/auto/table/PolarisAutoTable.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/spec/auto/table/PolarisAutoTable.spec.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { act, render } from "@testing-library/react";
 import type { UserEvent } from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import { userEvent } from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import React from "react";
+import { InvalidModelErrorMessage } from "../../../src/auto/AutoTableValidators.js";
 import { GadgetFieldType } from "../../../src/internal/gql/graphql.js";
 import type { TableColumn } from "../../../src/use-table/types.js";
 import { testApi as api } from "../../apis.js";
@@ -451,4 +452,14 @@ describe("PolarisAutoTable", () => {
       expect(firstRowCells[1].innerHTML).not.toContain("...");
     });
   });
+
+  describe("invalid model", () => {
+    it("throws an error when the model is not valid", () => {
+      expect(() => {
+        render(<PolarisAutoTable model={(api as any).invalidModel} />, {
+          wrapper: PolarisMockedProviders,
+        });
+      }).toThrow(InvalidModelErrorMessage);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/auto/AutoForm.ts b/packages/react/src/auto/AutoForm.ts
index 76c8e7dff..4aa9fc9d9 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/auto/AutoForm.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/auto/AutoForm.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ import type { FieldErrors, FieldValues } from "../useActionForm.js";
 import { useActionForm } from "../useActionForm.js";
 import { get, getFlattenedObjectKeys, type OptionsType } from "../utils.js";
 import { validationSchema } from "../validationSchema.js";
-import { validateNonBulkAction, validateTriggersFromApiClient, validateTriggersFromMetadata } from "./AutoFormActionValidators.js";
+import {
+  validateAutoFormProps,
+  validateNonBulkAction,
+  validateTriggersFromApiClient,
+  validateTriggersFromMetadata,
+} from "./AutoFormActionValidators.js";
 
 /** The props that any <AutoForm/> component accepts */
 export type AutoFormProps<
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ export const useAutoForm = <
 ) => {
   const { action, record, onSuccess, onFailure, findBy } = props;
 
+  validateAutoFormProps(props);
   validateNonBulkAction(action);
   validateTriggersFromApiClient(action);
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/auto/AutoFormActionValidators.ts b/packages/react/src/auto/AutoFormActionValidators.ts
index 361911e16..e71eabb69 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/auto/AutoFormActionValidators.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/auto/AutoFormActionValidators.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { ActionFunction, GlobalActionFunction } from "@gadgetinc/api-client-core";
 import type { ActionMetadata, GlobalActionMetadata } from "../metadata.js";
+import type { useAutoForm } from "./AutoForm.js";
 
 export const validateNonBulkAction = (action: ActionFunction<any, any, any, any, any> | GlobalActionFunction<any>) => {
   if (action.isBulk) {
@@ -8,14 +9,28 @@ export const validateNonBulkAction = (action: ActionFunction<any, any, any, any,
 };
 
 const GadgetApiTriggerSpecId = "gadget/trigger/graphql_api";
-export const TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage = `"action" must be a valid Gadget action with an API trigger to be used in AutoForms`;
+
+export const MissingActionPropErrorMessage = "Specify a valid Gagdet action to use AutoForm";
+export const InvalidActionErrorMessage = `"action" is not a valid Gadget action`;
+export const MissingApiTriggerErrorMessage = `"action" requires an API trigger to be used in AutoForm`;
+
 const validActionTypes = ["globalAction", "action"];
 
 export const validateTriggersFromApiClient = (action: ActionFunction<any, any, any, any, any> | GlobalActionFunction<any>) => {
   if (!validActionTypes.includes(action.type)) {
     // When the API client is built with an action without the API trigger, the type will be "stubbedAction"
     // action.type === "globalAction" | "action" // Only when the action has the API trigger when the api client is built
-    throw new Error(TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage);
+    throw new Error(MissingApiTriggerErrorMessage);
+  }
+};
+
+export const validateAutoFormProps = (props: Parameters<typeof useAutoForm>[0]) => {
+  if (!("action" in props)) {
+    throw new Error(MissingActionPropErrorMessage);
+  }
+
+  if (!props.action) {
+    throw new Error(InvalidActionErrorMessage);
   }
 };
 
@@ -32,7 +47,7 @@ export const validateTriggersFromMetadata = (metadata?: ActionMetadata | GlobalA
 
     const hasApiTrigger = triggersAsArray.some((trigger) => trigger.specID === GadgetApiTriggerSpecId);
     if (!hasApiTrigger) {
-      throw new Error(TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage);
+      throw new Error(MissingApiTriggerErrorMessage);
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/react/src/auto/AutoTableValidators.ts b/packages/react/src/auto/AutoTableValidators.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a887d2397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/auto/AutoTableValidators.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import type { useTable } from "../useTable.js";
+
+export const InvalidModelErrorMessage = `"model" is not a valid Gadget model`;
+
+export const validateAutoTableProps = (manager: Parameters<typeof useTable>[0]) => {
+  if (!manager) {
+    throw new Error(InvalidModelErrorMessage);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/react/src/auto/mui/MUIAutoForm.tsx b/packages/react/src/auto/mui/MUIAutoForm.tsx
index b32269688..257a3be9a 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/auto/mui/MUIAutoForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/auto/mui/MUIAutoForm.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import React from "react";
 import { FormProvider } from "react-hook-form";
 import { humanizeCamelCase, type OptionsType } from "../../utils.js";
 import { useAutoForm, type AutoFormProps } from "../AutoForm.js";
-import { TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage } from "../AutoFormActionValidators.js";
 import { AutoFormMetadataContext } from "../AutoFormContext.js";
 import { MUIAutoInput } from "./inputs/MUIAutoInput.js";
 import { MUIAutoSubmit } from "./submit/MUIAutoSubmit.js";
@@ -36,10 +35,6 @@ export const MUIAutoForm = <
 ) => {
   const { action, findBy } = props as MUIAutoFormProps<GivenOptions, SchemaT, ActionFunc> & { findBy: any };
 
-  if (!action) {
-    throw new Error(TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage);
-  }
-
   // Component key to force re-render when the action or findBy changes
   const componentKey = `${action.modelApiIdentifier ?? ""}.${action.operationName}.${findBy}`;
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoForm.tsx b/packages/react/src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoForm.tsx
index 80221b3d8..17e0b35e4 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoForm.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { FormProvider } from "react-hook-form";
 import { humanizeCamelCase, type OptionsType } from "../../utils.js";
 import type { AutoFormProps } from "../AutoForm.js";
 import { useAutoForm } from "../AutoForm.js";
-import { TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage } from "../AutoFormActionValidators.js";
 import { AutoFormMetadataContext } from "../AutoFormContext.js";
 import { PolarisAutoInput } from "./inputs/PolarisAutoInput.js";
 import { PolarisAutoSubmit } from "./submit/PolarisAutoSubmit.js";
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ export const PolarisAutoForm = <
   const { action, findBy } = props as AutoFormProps<GivenOptions, SchemaT, ActionFunc> &
     Omit<Partial<FormProps>, "action"> & { findBy: any };
 
-  if (!action) {
-    throw new Error(TriggerableActionRequiredErrorMessage);
-  }
-
   // Component key to force re-render when the action or findBy changes
   const componentKey = `${action.modelApiIdentifier ?? ""}.${action.operationName}.${findBy}`;
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoTable.tsx b/packages/react/src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoTable.tsx
index 88c8b63f7..938393718 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/auto/polaris/PolarisAutoTable.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { useTable } from "../../useTable.js";
 import type { ColumnValueType, OptionsType } from "../../utils.js";
 import type { AutoTableProps } from "../AutoTable.js";
 import { AutoTableContext } from "../AutoTableContext.js";
+import { validateAutoTableProps } from "../AutoTableValidators.js";
 import type { BulkActionOption } from "../hooks/useTableBulkActions.js";
 import { useTableBulkActions } from "../hooks/useTableBulkActions.js";
 import { PolarisAutoBulkActionModal } from "./PolarisAutoBulkActionModal.js";
@@ -65,7 +66,10 @@ export const PolarisAutoTable = <
   props: AutoTableProps<GivenOptions, SchemaT, FinderFunction, Options>
 ) => {
   const { model } = props;
-  const componentKey = `${[model.findMany.namespace, model.findMany.modelApiIdentifier].join("_")}AutoTable`;
+
+  const componentKey = model
+    ? `${[model.findMany.namespace, model.findMany.modelApiIdentifier].join("_")}AutoTable`
+    : "undefinedModelAutoTable";
 
   return <PolarisAutoTableComponent key={componentKey} {...props} />;
 };
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ const PolarisAutoTableComponent = <
   const searchable = props.searchable ?? true;
   const paginate = props.paginate ?? true;
 
+  validateAutoTableProps(props.model);
+
   const [methods, refresh] = useTable<GivenOptions, SchemaT, FinderFunction, Options>(props.model, {
     select: props.select,
     columns: props.columns,