diff --git a/sx/sx/layouts.sx b/sx/sx/layouts.sx
index 666fa46..7000e31 100644
--- a/sx/sx/layouts.sx
+++ b/sx/sx/layouts.sx
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@
 
 ;; Standalone OOB: delegate to shared layout for proper OOB swap structure.
 ;; The content (with nav + header island) goes into #main-panel via sx-swap-oob.
-(defcomp ~layouts/standalone-docs-layout-oob (&key content) :affinity :server
+;; No :affinity — let aser serialize the component call for client-side rendering.
+(defcomp ~layouts/standalone-docs-layout-oob (&key content)
   (~shared:layout/oob-sx :content content))
 
 ;; Standalone mobile: nothing — nav is in content.