I remember some IoT switches that just had lamp and switch connector and outside of control did just that - worked as dumb switch so if all else failed lights still worked as usual.
It is still adding one extra component that could fail, but it was at least immune to "controller died, nothing works" problem.
Christmas/holiday lights, mood lighting, under counter lighting, all that is controlled by automation.
Now, primary lighting for the room, there's a switch on the wall for that.