diff --git a/packages/fastui-bootstrap/src/index.tsx b/packages/fastui-bootstrap/src/index.tsx
index e57a93bf..d998439f 100644
--- a/packages/fastui-bootstrap/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui-bootstrap/src/index.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export const classNameGenerator: ClassNameGenerator = ({ props, fullPath, subEle
       return navbarClassName(subElement)
     case 'Link':
       return linkClassName(props, fullPath)
+    case 'LinkList':
+      return linkListClassName(props, subElement)
   }
 }
 
@@ -89,5 +91,22 @@ function navbarClassName(subElement?: string): ClassName {
 }
 
 function linkClassName(props: components.LinkProps, fullPath: string): ClassName {
-  return { active: pathMatch(props.active, fullPath), 'nav-link': props.mode === 'navbar' }
+  return {
+    active: pathMatch(props.active, fullPath),
+    'nav-link': props.mode === 'navbar' || props.mode === 'tabs',
+  }
+}
+
+function linkListClassName(props: components.LinkListProps, subElement?: string): ClassName {
+  if (subElement === 'link-list-item' && props.mode) {
+    return 'nav-item'
+  }
+  switch (props.mode) {
+    case 'tabs':
+      return 'nav nav-underline'
+    case 'vertical':
+      return 'nav flex-column'
+    default:
+      return ''
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/fastui-bootstrap/src/modal.tsx b/packages/fastui-bootstrap/src/modal.tsx
index 79f13a18..2d8d73c5 100644
--- a/packages/fastui-bootstrap/src/modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui-bootstrap/src/modal.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
 import { FC } from 'react'
-import { components, events, renderClassName } from 'fastui'
+import { components, events, renderClassName, EventContextProvider } from 'fastui'
 import BootstrapModal from 'react-bootstrap/Modal'
 
 export const Modal: FC<components.ModalProps> = (props) => {
-  const { className, title, body, footer, openTrigger } = props
+  const { className, title, body, footer, openTrigger, openContext } = props
 
-  const [open, toggle] = events.useEventListenerToggle(openTrigger, props.open)
+  const { eventContext, clear } = events.usePageEventListen(openTrigger, openContext)
 
   return (
-    <BootstrapModal className={renderClassName(className)} show={open} onHide={toggle}>
-      <BootstrapModal.Header closeButton>
-        <BootstrapModal.Title>{title}</BootstrapModal.Title>
-      </BootstrapModal.Header>
-      <BootstrapModal.Body>
-        <components.AnyCompList propsList={body} />
-      </BootstrapModal.Body>
-      {footer && (
-        <BootstrapModal.Footer className="modal-footer">
-          <components.AnyCompList propsList={footer} />
-        </BootstrapModal.Footer>
-      )}
-    </BootstrapModal>
+    <EventContextProvider context={eventContext}>
+      <BootstrapModal className={renderClassName(className)} show={!!eventContext} onHide={clear}>
+        <BootstrapModal.Header closeButton>
+          <BootstrapModal.Title>{title}</BootstrapModal.Title>
+        </BootstrapModal.Header>
+        <BootstrapModal.Body>
+          <components.AnyCompList propsList={body} />
+        </BootstrapModal.Body>
+        {footer && (
+          <BootstrapModal.Footer className="modal-footer">
+            <components.AnyCompList propsList={footer} />
+          </BootstrapModal.Footer>
+        )}
+      </BootstrapModal>
+    </EventContextProvider>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/LinkList.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/LinkList.tsx
index 91cc12ff..0baea4fc 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/LinkList.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/LinkList.tsx
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ export interface LinkListProps {
   className?: ClassName
 }
 
-export const LinkListComp = (props: LinkListProps) => (
-  <div className={useClassName(props)}>
-    {props.links.map((link, i) => (
-      <LinkComp key={i} {...link} />
-    ))}
-  </div>
-)
+export const LinkListComp = (props: LinkListProps) => {
+  const itemClassName = useClassName(props, { el: 'link-list-item' })
+  return (
+    <div className={useClassName(props)}>
+      {props.links.map((link, i) => (
+        <div key={i} className={itemClassName}>
+          <LinkComp {...{ ...link, mode: props.mode }} />
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/MarkdownLazy.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/MarkdownLazy.tsx
index 110d172e..8ef0a823 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/MarkdownLazy.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/MarkdownLazy.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm'
 import type { MarkdownProps } from './Markdown'
 
 import { useClassName } from '../hooks/className'
-import { useFireEvent, AnyEvent } from '../hooks/events'
+import { useFireEvent, AnyEvent } from '../events'
 import { useCustomRender } from '../hooks/config'
 
 import { CodeProps, CodeComp } from './Code'
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/ServerLoad.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/ServerLoad.tsx
index 5564bb36..0f5a31da 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/ServerLoad.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/ServerLoad.tsx
@@ -1,42 +1,69 @@
 import { FC, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { ErrorContext } from '../hooks/error'
-import { ReloadContext } from '../hooks/dev'
 import { useRequest } from '../tools'
 import { DefaultLoading } from '../DefaultLoading'
 import { ConfigContext } from '../hooks/config'
+import { PageEvent, usePageEventListen } from '../events'
+import { EventContextProvider, useEventContext } from '../hooks/eventContext'
 
 import { AnyCompList, FastProps } from './index'
 
 export interface ServerLoadProps {
   type: 'ServerLoad'
-  url: string
+  path: string
+  components?: FastProps[]
+  loadTrigger?: PageEvent
+}
+export const ServerLoadComp: FC<ServerLoadProps> = ({ path, components, loadTrigger }) => {
+  if (components) {
+    return <ServerLoadDefer path={path} components={components} loadTrigger={loadTrigger} />
+  } else {
+    return <ServerLoadDirect path={path} />
+  }
+}
+
+const ServerLoadDefer: FC<{ path: string; components: FastProps[]; loadTrigger?: PageEvent }> = ({
+  components,
+  path,
+  loadTrigger,
+}) => {
+  const { eventContext } = usePageEventListen(loadTrigger)
+
+  if (eventContext) {
+    return (
+      <EventContextProvider context={eventContext}>
+        <ServerLoadDirect path={path} />
+      </EventContextProvider>
+    )
+  } else {
+    return <AnyCompList propsList={components} />
+  }
 }
 
-export const ServerLoadComp: FC<ServerLoadProps> = ({ url }) => {
+export const ServerLoadDirect: FC<{ path: string; devReload?: number }> = ({ path, devReload }) => {
   const [componentProps, setComponentProps] = useState<FastProps[] | null>(null)
 
-  const { error, setError } = useContext(ErrorContext)
-  const reloadValue = useContext(ReloadContext)
+  const { error } = useContext(ErrorContext)
   const { rootUrl, pathSendMode, Loading } = useContext(ConfigContext)
   const request = useRequest()
+  const applyContext = useEventContext()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let fetchUrl = rootUrl
+    const requestPath = applyContext(path)
     if (pathSendMode === 'query') {
-      fetchUrl += `?path=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`
+      fetchUrl += `?path=${encodeURIComponent(requestPath)}`
     } else {
-      fetchUrl += url
+      fetchUrl += requestPath
     }
-
     const promise = request({ url: fetchUrl })
-
     promise.then(([, data]) => setComponentProps(data as FastProps[]))
 
     return () => {
       promise.then(() => null)
     }
-  }, [rootUrl, pathSendMode, url, setError, reloadValue, request])
+  }, [rootUrl, pathSendMode, path, applyContext, request, devReload])
 
   if (componentProps === null) {
     if (error) {
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/button.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/button.tsx
index 31ed1361..fc73bbec 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/button.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/button.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FC } from 'react'
 
 import { ClassName, useClassName } from '../hooks/className'
-import { useFireEvent, AnyEvent } from '../hooks/events'
+import { useFireEvent, AnyEvent } from '../events'
 
 export interface ButtonProps {
   type: 'Button'
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/form.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/form.tsx
index 25ae6f48..f268b31f 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/form.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/form.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FC, FormEvent, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { ClassName, useClassName } from '../hooks/className'
-import { useFireEvent, AnyEvent } from '../hooks/events'
+import { useFireEvent, AnyEvent } from '../events'
 import { useRequest } from '../tools'
 
 import { FastProps, AnyCompList } from './index'
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/link.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/link.tsx
index ddc8fc0e..091d0419 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/link.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/link.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FC, MouseEventHandler, ReactNode } from 'react'
 
 import { ClassName, useClassName } from '../hooks/className'
-import { useFireEvent, AnyEvent } from '../hooks/events'
+import { useFireEvent, AnyEvent } from '../events'
 
 import { FastProps, AnyCompList } from './index'
 
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/modal.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/modal.tsx
index d4459fb8..3d804a4c 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/modal.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { FC, useEffect } from 'react'
 
-import { ClassName } from '../hooks/className'
-import { PageEvent, useEventListenerToggle } from '../hooks/events'
+import type { FastProps } from './index'
+import type { ContextType } from '../hooks/eventContext'
 
-import { FastProps } from './index'
+import { ClassName } from '../hooks/className'
+import { PageEvent, usePageEventListen } from '../events'
 
 export interface ModalProps {
   type: 'Modal'
@@ -11,23 +12,24 @@ export interface ModalProps {
   body: FastProps[]
   footer?: FastProps[]
   openTrigger?: PageEvent
-  open?: boolean
+  openContext?: ContextType
   className?: ClassName
 }
 
 export const ModalComp: FC<ModalProps> = (props) => {
-  const { title, openTrigger } = props
+  const { title, openTrigger, openContext } = props
 
-  const [open, toggle] = useEventListenerToggle(openTrigger, props.open)
+  const { eventContext, clear } = usePageEventListen(openTrigger, openContext)
+  const open = !!eventContext
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (open) {
       setTimeout(() => {
         alert(`${title}\n\nNote: modals are not implemented by pure FastUI, implement a component for 'ModalProps'.`)
-        toggle()
+        clear()
       })
     }
-  }, [open, title, toggle])
+  }, [open, title, clear])
 
   return <></>
 }
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/navbar.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/navbar.tsx
index 1c1e9d13..da7054eb 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ClassName, useClassName } from '../hooks/className'
-import { AnyEvent } from '../hooks/events'
+import { AnyEvent } from '../events'
 
 import { LinkProps, LinkComp, LinkRender } from './link'
 
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/components/table.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/components/table.tsx
index 3c0c4f1a..5c74ff99 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/components/table.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/components/table.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { JsonData } from './Json'
 
 import { DisplayChoices, asTitle } from '../display'
 import { ClassName, useClassName } from '../hooks/className'
-import { AnyEvent } from '../hooks/events'
+import { AnyEvent } from '../events'
 
 import { DisplayComp } from './display'
 import { LinkRender } from './link'
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/controller.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/controller.tsx
index 098b79a8..461c8720 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/controller.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/controller.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
-import { useContext } from 'react'
+import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { LocationContext } from './hooks/locationContext'
-import { ServerLoadComp } from './components/ServerLoad'
+import { ServerLoadDirect } from './components/ServerLoad'
+import { loadEvent, LoadEventDetail } from './events'
 
 export function FastUIController() {
   const { fullPath } = useContext(LocationContext)
+  const [path, setPath] = useState(fullPath)
+  const [reloadValue, setReloadValue] = useState(0)
 
-  return <ServerLoadComp type="ServerLoad" url={fullPath} />
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function onEvent(e: Event) {
+      const { path, reloadValue } = (e as CustomEvent<LoadEventDetail>).detail
+
+      setPath(path ?? fullPath)
+      setReloadValue(reloadValue ?? 0)
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener(loadEvent, onEvent)
+
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener(loadEvent, onEvent)
+    }
+  }, [fullPath])
+
+  return <ServerLoadDirect path={path} devReload={reloadValue} />
 }
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/hooks/dev.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/dev.tsx
similarity index 62%
rename from packages/fastui/src/hooks/dev.tsx
rename to packages/fastui/src/dev.tsx
index 9fe75ae5..4c6e3d52 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/hooks/dev.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/dev.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
-import { createContext, FC, ReactNode, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { FC, useContext, useEffect } from 'react'
 
-import { ErrorContext } from './error'
+import { sleep } from './tools'
+import { ErrorContext } from './hooks/error'
+import { fireLoadEvent } from './events'
 
-export const ReloadContext = createContext<number>(0)
 let devConnected = false
 
-export const DevReloadProvider: FC<{ children: ReactNode; enabled?: boolean }> = ({ children, enabled }) => {
-  const [value, setValue] = useState<number>(0)
-  const { setError } = useContext(ErrorContext)
+export const DevReload: FC<{ enabled?: boolean }> = ({ enabled }) => {
   if (typeof enabled === 'undefined') {
     enabled = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
   }
 
+  if (enabled) {
+    return <DevReloadActive />
+  } else {
+    return <></>
+  }
+}
+
+const DevReloadActive = () => {
+  const { setError } = useContext(ErrorContext)
+
   useEffect(() => {
     let listening = true
+    let lastValue = 0
+
     async function listen() {
       let count = 0
       let failCount = 0
@@ -32,17 +43,20 @@ export const DevReloadProvider: FC<{ children: ReactNode; enabled?: boolean }> =
         }
         // await like this means we wait for the entire response to be received
         const text = await response.text()
-        const value = parseInt(text.replace(/\./g, '')) || 0
         if (response.status === 404) {
           console.log('dev reload endpoint not found, disabling dev reload')
           return count
         } else if (response.ok) {
           failCount = 0
-          // wait long enough for the server to be back online
-          await sleep(300)
-          console.debug('dev reloading')
-          setValue(value)
-          setError(null)
+          const value = parseInt(text.replace(/\./g, '')) || 0
+          if (value !== lastValue) {
+            lastValue = value
+            // wait long enough for the server to be back online
+            await sleep(300)
+            console.debug('dev reloading')
+            fireLoadEvent({ reloadValue: value })
+            setError(null)
+          }
         } else {
           failCount++
           await sleep(2000)
@@ -50,7 +64,7 @@ export const DevReloadProvider: FC<{ children: ReactNode; enabled?: boolean }> =
       }
     }
 
-    if (enabled && !devConnected) {
+    if (!devConnected) {
       devConnected = true
       listen().then((count) => count > 0 && console.debug('dev reload disconnected.'))
       return () => {
@@ -58,11 +72,6 @@ export const DevReloadProvider: FC<{ children: ReactNode; enabled?: boolean }> =
         devConnected = false
       }
     }
-  }, [enabled, setError])
-
-  return <ReloadContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</ReloadContext.Provider>
-}
-
-async function sleep(ms: number) {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+  }, [setError])
+  return <></>
 }
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/events.ts b/packages/fastui/src/events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13409f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { useContext, useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
+
+import { LocationContext } from './hooks/locationContext'
+import { ContextType } from './hooks/eventContext'
+
+export interface PageEvent {
+  type: 'page'
+  name: string
+  pushPath?: string
+  context?: ContextType
+  clear?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface GoToEvent {
+  type: 'go-to'
+  url: string
+}
+
+export interface BackEvent {
+  type: 'back'
+}
+
+export type AnyEvent = PageEvent | GoToEvent | BackEvent
+
+export interface PageEventDetail {
+  clear: boolean
+  context?: ContextType
+}
+
+function pageEventType(event: PageEvent): string {
+  return `fastui:${event.name}`
+}
+
+export function useFireEvent(): { fireEvent: (event?: AnyEvent) => void } {
+  const location = useContext(LocationContext)
+
+  function fireEvent(event?: AnyEvent) {
+    if (!event) {
+      return
+    }
+    console.debug('firing event', event)
+    const { type } = event
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'page': {
+        if (event.pushPath) {
+          location.gotoCosmetic(event.pushPath)
+        }
+        const detail: PageEventDetail = { clear: event.clear || false, context: event.context }
+        document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(pageEventType(event), { detail }))
+        break
+      }
+      case 'go-to':
+        location.goto(event.url)
+        break
+      case 'back':
+        location.back()
+        break
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { fireEvent }
+}
+
+export const loadEvent = 'fastui:load'
+
+export interface LoadEventDetail {
+  path?: string
+  reloadValue?: number
+}
+
+export function fireLoadEvent(detail: LoadEventDetail) {
+  document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(loadEvent, { detail }))
+}
+
+export function usePageEventListen(
+  event?: PageEvent,
+  initialContext: ContextType | null = null,
+): { eventContext: ContextType | null; clear: () => void } {
+  const [eventContext, setEventContext] = useState<ContextType | null>(initialContext)
+
+  const onEvent = useCallback((e: Event) => {
+    const { context, clear } = (e as CustomEvent<PageEventDetail>).detail
+    if (clear) {
+      setEventContext(null)
+    } else {
+      setEventContext(context ?? {})
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!event) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const eventType = pageEventType(event)
+
+    document.addEventListener(eventType, onEvent)
+    return () => document.removeEventListener(eventType, onEvent)
+  }, [event, onEvent])
+
+  return {
+    eventContext,
+    clear: useCallback(() => setEventContext(null), []),
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/hooks/eventContext.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/hooks/eventContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65ca50ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/hooks/eventContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { createContext, FC, ReactNode, useCallback, useContext } from 'react'
+
+export type ContextType = Record<string, string | number>
+
+const EventContext = createContext<ContextType | null>(null)
+
+export const useEventContext = (): ((template: string) => string) => {
+  const context = useContext(EventContext)
+
+  return useCallback((template: string): string => applyContext(template, context), [context])
+}
+
+export const EventContextProvider: FC<{ children: ReactNode; context: ContextType | null }> = ({
+  children,
+  context,
+}) => {
+  return <EventContext.Provider value={context}>{children}</EventContext.Provider>
+}
+
+const applyContext = (template: string, context: ContextType | null): string => {
+  if (!context) {
+    return template
+  }
+
+  return template.replace(/{(.+?)}/g, (_, key: string): string => {
+    const v = context[key]
+    if (v === undefined) {
+      throw new Error(`field "${key}" not found in ${JSON.stringify(context)}`)
+    } else {
+      return v.toString()
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/hooks/events.ts b/packages/fastui/src/hooks/events.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 95fc6202..00000000
--- a/packages/fastui/src/hooks/events.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-import { useContext, useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
-
-import { LocationContext } from './locationContext'
-
-export interface PageEvent {
-  type: 'page'
-  name: string
-}
-
-export interface GoToEvent {
-  type: 'go-to'
-  url: string
-}
-
-export interface BackEvent {
-  type: 'back'
-}
-
-export type AnyEvent = PageEvent | GoToEvent | BackEvent
-
-function pageEventType(event: PageEvent): string {
-  return `fastui:${event.name}`
-}
-
-export function useFireEvent(): { fireEvent: (event?: AnyEvent) => void } {
-  const location = useContext(LocationContext)
-
-  function fireEvent(event?: AnyEvent) {
-    if (!event) {
-      return
-    }
-    console.debug('firing event', event)
-    const { type } = event
-    switch (type) {
-      case 'page':
-        document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(pageEventType(event)))
-        break
-      case 'go-to':
-        location.goto(event.url)
-        break
-      case 'back':
-        location.back()
-        break
-    }
-  }
-
-  return { fireEvent }
-}
-
-export function useEventListenerToggle(event?: PageEvent, initialState = false): [boolean, () => void] {
-  const [state, setState] = useState(initialState)
-
-  const toggle = useCallback(() => setState((state) => !state), [])
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!event) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    const eventType = pageEventType(event)
-
-    document.addEventListener(eventType, toggle)
-    return () => document.removeEventListener(eventType, toggle)
-  }, [event, toggle])
-
-  return [state, toggle]
-}
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/hooks/locationContext.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/hooks/locationContext.tsx
index cb06c465..6c49d245 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/hooks/locationContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/hooks/locationContext.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { createContext, ReactNode, useEffect, useState, useCallback, useContext } from 'react'
 
+import { fireLoadEvent } from '../events'
+
 import { ErrorContext } from './error'
 
 function parseLocation(): string {
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ function parseLocation(): string {
 export interface LocationState {
   fullPath: string
   goto: (pushPath: string) => void
+  // like `goto`, but does not fire `fireLoadEvent`
+  gotoCosmetic: (pushPath: string) => void
   back: () => void
 }
 
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ const initialPath = parseLocation()
 const initialState = {
   fullPath: initialPath,
   goto: () => null,
+  gotoCosmetic: () => null,
   back: () => null,
 }
 
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ export function LocationProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     const fullPath = parseLocation()
     setError(null)
     setFullPath(fullPath)
+    fireLoadEvent({ path: fullPath })
   }, [setError, setFullPath])
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -41,34 +47,48 @@ export function LocationProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     }
   }, [onPopState])
 
-  const value: LocationState = {
-    fullPath,
-    goto: useCallback(
-      (pushPath: string) => {
-        let newPath = pushPath
-        if (!newPath.startsWith('/')) {
-          // get rid of `.` and `./` at the beginning of the path
-          if (newPath.startsWith('.')) {
+  const pushPath = useCallback(
+    (newPath: string): string => {
+      if (!newPath.startsWith('/')) {
+        // get rid of `.` and `./` at the beginning of the path
+        if (newPath.startsWith('.')) {
+          newPath = newPath.slice(1)
+          if (newPath.startsWith('/')) {
             newPath = newPath.slice(1)
-            if (newPath.startsWith('/')) {
-              newPath = newPath.slice(1)
-            }
           }
+        }
 
-          const oldPath = new URL(window.location.href).pathname
-          // we're now sure newPath does not start with a `/`
-          if (oldPath.endsWith('/')) {
-            newPath = oldPath + newPath
-          } else {
-            newPath = oldPath + '/' + newPath
-          }
+        const oldPath = new URL(window.location.href).pathname
+        // we're now sure newPath does not start with a `/`
+        if (oldPath.endsWith('/')) {
+          newPath = oldPath + newPath
+        } else {
+          newPath = oldPath + '/' + newPath
         }
+      }
 
-        window.history.pushState(null, '', newPath)
-        setError(null)
-        setFullPath(newPath)
+      window.history.pushState(null, '', newPath)
+      setError(null)
+      setFullPath(newPath)
+      return newPath
+    },
+    [setError],
+  )
+
+  const value: LocationState = {
+    fullPath,
+    goto: useCallback(
+      (newPath: string) => {
+        const path = pushPath(newPath)
+        fireLoadEvent({ path })
+      },
+      [pushPath],
+    ),
+    gotoCosmetic: useCallback(
+      (newPath: string) => {
+        pushPath(newPath)
       },
-      [setError],
+      [pushPath],
     ),
     back: useCallback(() => {
       window.history.back()
@@ -84,7 +104,7 @@ export function pathMatch(matchPath: string | boolean | undefined, fullPath: str
       const regex = new RegExp(matchPath.slice(6))
       return regex.test(fullPath)
     } else if (matchPath.startsWith('startswith:')) {
-      return fullPath.startsWith(matchPath.slice(12))
+      return fullPath.startsWith(matchPath.slice(11))
     } else {
       return fullPath === matchPath
     }
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/index.tsx b/packages/fastui/src/index.tsx
index 6e2de5fb..23218fa1 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/index.tsx
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import { ClassNameContext, ClassNameGenerator } from './hooks/className'
 import { ErrorContextProvider } from './hooks/error'
 import { ConfigContext } from './hooks/config'
 import { FastProps } from './components'
-import { DevReloadProvider } from './hooks/dev'
-
+import { DevReload } from './dev'
 export * as components from './components'
-export * as events from './hooks/events'
+export * as events from './events'
 export type { DisplayChoices } from './display'
 export type { ClassName, ClassNameGenerator } from './hooks/className'
 export { useClassName, renderClassName } from './hooks/className'
 export { pathMatch } from './hooks/locationContext'
+export { EventContextProvider } from './hooks/eventContext'
 
 export type CustomRender = (props: FastProps) => FC | void
 
@@ -36,15 +36,14 @@ export function FastUI(props: FastUIProps) {
   return (
     <div className="fastui">
       <ErrorContextProvider DisplayError={DisplayError}>
-        <DevReloadProvider enabled={devMode}>
-          <LocationProvider>
-            <ClassNameContext.Provider value={classNameGenerator ?? null}>
-              <ConfigContext.Provider value={rest}>
-                <FastUIController />
-              </ConfigContext.Provider>
-            </ClassNameContext.Provider>
-          </LocationProvider>
-        </DevReloadProvider>
+        <LocationProvider>
+          <ClassNameContext.Provider value={classNameGenerator ?? null}>
+            <ConfigContext.Provider value={rest}>
+              <DevReload enabled={devMode} />
+              <FastUIController />
+            </ConfigContext.Provider>
+          </ClassNameContext.Provider>
+        </LocationProvider>
       </ErrorContextProvider>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/packages/fastui/src/tools.ts b/packages/fastui/src/tools.ts
index 201952d7..32eac513 100644
--- a/packages/fastui/src/tools.ts
+++ b/packages/fastui/src/tools.ts
@@ -138,3 +138,7 @@ export function debounce<C extends Callable>(fn: C, delay: number): C {
     timerId = setTimeout(() => fn(...args), delay)
   }
 }
+
+export async function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+}
diff --git a/python/demo/main.py b/python/demo/main.py
index 0b3a29d3..0468efad 100644
--- a/python/demo/main.py
+++ b/python/demo/main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from fastui import AnyComponent, FastUI, dev_fastapi_app
 from fastui import components as c
 from fastui.display import Display
-from fastui.events import BackEvent, GoToEvent, PageEvent
+from fastui.events import GoToEvent, PageEvent
 from fastui.forms import FormFile, FormResponse, SelectSearchResponse, fastui_form
 from httpx import AsyncClient
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, SecretStr, field_validator
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def navbar() -> AnyComponent:
         links=[
             c.Link(components=[c.Text(text='Home')], on_click=GoToEvent(url='/'), active='/'),
             c.Link(components=[c.Text(text='Table')], on_click=GoToEvent(url='/table'), active='/table'),
-            c.Link(components=[c.Text(text='Forms')], on_click=GoToEvent(url='/form'), active='/form'),
+            c.Link(components=[c.Text(text='Forms')], on_click=GoToEvent(url='/form/one'), active='startswith:/form'),
         ],
     )
 
@@ -84,15 +84,15 @@ def read_root() -> list[AnyComponent]:
                     title='Static Modal',
                     body=[c.Paragraph(text='This is some static content in a modal.')],
                     footer=[
-                        c.Button(text='Close', on_click=PageEvent(name='static-modal')),
+                        c.Button(text='Close', on_click=PageEvent(name='static-modal', clear=True)),
                     ],
                     open_trigger=PageEvent(name='static-modal'),
                 ),
                 c.Modal(
                     title='Dynamic Modal',
-                    body=[c.ServerLoad(url='/modal')],
+                    body=[c.ServerLoad(path='/modal')],
                     footer=[
-                        c.Button(text='Close', on_click=PageEvent(name='dynamic-modal')),
+                        c.Button(text='Close', on_click=PageEvent(name='dynamic-modal', clear=True)),
                     ],
                     open_trigger=PageEvent(name='dynamic-modal'),
                 ),
@@ -200,15 +200,50 @@ async def search_view(q: str) -> SelectSearchResponse:
     return SelectSearchResponse(options=options)
 
 
-@app.get('/api/form', response_model=FastUI, response_model_exclude_none=True)
-def form_view() -> list[AnyComponent]:
+@app.get('/api/form/{kind}', response_model=FastUI, response_model_exclude_none=True)
+def form_view(kind: Literal['one', 'two', 'three']) -> list[AnyComponent]:
     return [
         navbar(),
         c.PageTitle(text='FastUI Demo - Form Examples'),
         c.Page(
             components=[
                 c.Heading(text='Form'),
-                c.Link(components=[c.Text(text='Back')], on_click=BackEvent()),
+                c.LinkList(
+                    links=[
+                        c.Link(
+                            components=[c.Text(text='Form One')],
+                            on_click=PageEvent(name='change-form', push_path='/form/one', context={'kind': 'one'}),
+                            active='/form/one',
+                        ),
+                        c.Link(
+                            components=[c.Text(text='Form Two')],
+                            on_click=PageEvent(name='change-form', push_path='/form/two', context={'kind': 'two'}),
+                            active='/form/two',
+                        ),
+                        c.Link(
+                            components=[c.Text(text='Form Three')],
+                            on_click=PageEvent(name='change-form', push_path='/form/three', context={'kind': 'three'}),
+                            active='/form/three',
+                        ),
+                    ],
+                    mode='tabs',
+                ),
+                c.ServerLoad(
+                    path='/form/content/{kind}',
+                    load_trigger=PageEvent(name='change-form'),
+                    components=form_content(kind),
+                ),
+            ]
+        ),
+    ]
+
+
+@app.get('/api/form/content/{kind}', response_model=FastUI, response_model_exclude_none=True)
+def form_content(kind: Literal['one', 'two', 'three']):
+    match kind:
+        case 'one':
+            return [
+                c.Heading(text='Form One', level=2),
                 c.ModelForm[MyFormModel](
                     submit_url='/api/form',
                     success_event=PageEvent(name='form_success'),
@@ -218,8 +253,24 @@ def form_view() -> list[AnyComponent]:
                     # ]
                 ),
             ]
-        ),
-    ]
+        case 'two':
+            return [
+                c.Heading(text='Form Two', level=2),
+                c.ModelForm[MyFormModel](
+                    submit_url='/api/form',
+                    success_event=PageEvent(name='form_success'),
+                ),
+            ]
+        case 'three':
+            return [
+                c.Heading(text='Form Three', level=2),
+                c.ModelForm[MyFormModel](
+                    submit_url='/api/form',
+                    success_event=PageEvent(name='form_success'),
+                ),
+            ]
+        case _:
+            raise ValueError(f'Invalid kind {kind!r}')
 
 
 @app.post('/api/form')
diff --git a/python/fastui/components/__init__.py b/python/fastui/components/__init__.py
index ec530c02..c0db39fb 100644
--- a/python/fastui/components/__init__.py
+++ b/python/fastui/components/__init__.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Modal(pydantic.BaseModel, extra='forbid'):
     body: list[AnyComponent]
     footer: list[AnyComponent] | None = None
     open_trigger: events.PageEvent | None = pydantic.Field(default=None, serialization_alias='openTrigger')
-    open: bool = False
+    open_context: events.EventContext | None = pydantic.Field(default=None, serialization_alias='openContext')
     class_name: extra.ClassName = None
     type: typing.Literal['Modal'] = 'Modal'
 
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ class ServerLoad(pydantic.BaseModel, extra='forbid'):
     A component that will be replaced by the server with the component returned by the given URL.
     """
 
-    url: str
-    class_name: extra.ClassName = None
+    path: str
+    load_trigger: events.PageEvent | None = pydantic.Field(default=None, serialization_alias='loadTrigger')
+    components: list[AnyComponent] | None = None
     type: typing.Literal['ServerLoad'] = 'ServerLoad'
 
 
diff --git a/python/fastui/events.py b/python/fastui/events.py
index 8cf424a3..50fcbf3d 100644
--- a/python/fastui/events.py
+++ b/python/fastui/events.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-from typing import Annotated, Literal
+from typing import Annotated, Literal, TypeAlias
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
+EventContext: TypeAlias = dict[str, str | int]
+
 
 class PageEvent(BaseModel):
     name: str
+    push_path: str | None = Field(default=None, serialization_alias='pushPath')
+    context: EventContext | None = None
+    clear: bool | None = None
     type: Literal['page'] = 'page'