Philosophy

1. Standard HTML first — native button, input, dialog, popover are the primary API.
2. Light DOM first — no Shadow DOM; htmx attributes and forms work normally.
3. Semantic classes — hc-button over long utility lists.
4. State in HTML attributes — data-*, aria-*, native attributes drive styling.
5. htmx owns network behavior — behaviors do not wrap fetch().
6. Behaviors stay small — confirm, toast, close dialog, focus management.
7. DTCG tokens are the visual source of truth — CSS consumes custom properties.
8. Macros are optional — every macro documents its expanded HTML.