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HTMX relies solely on client-side behavior, but it definitely supports falling back on server-side behavior:

https://htmx.org/docs/#boosting

> Why even bother to use it? HTML is not perfect, but it is well tested, can work without js [...]

I agree completely. Still you can use HTMX for some cases where you would need client-side JS anyway, but without actually having to write .js code.

> which may lead your company to be sued

OP specifically said 'Given its home lab style stuff', I think HTMX would be a good fit for that.