All HomeKit certified devices require ability to work without internet access. Add them to your home, then do any updates via firmware that is wanted and then lock them from the internet. As long as your hub has internet , you should be able to access them.
this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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Oh, I didn’t realise that! Question still stands, but that’s very interesting and might enable me to relax my policies for future purchases. Thank you!
Same applies for Matter devices. They still might provide additional cloud-based features though.