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So I've been getting into coreboot and libreboot but mostly on older hardware. For modern hardware I know coreboot can work since companies like system 76 are using it.
I think for libreboot it is possible but stripping out binary blobs is getting harder on newer Intels.
I do know AMD has plans for an open firmware implantation on Sen 6 and if that comes to pass we might see more modern options gain support.
I have libreboot on an old chromebook that I converted a year or two ago. I followed a guide. Minor disassembly but nothing weird.
The computer boots just fine with one issue that is hardly worth mentioning. I accidentally left some cruft around when I switched from one distro to another, so it fails to boot to the old system before successfully booting the current one. That's a 'me being lazy' problem, not a 'libreboot' problem.
I tell a lie: the specific computer that I mention in the above post has a cleaned-up version of coreboot on it, not libreboot.
I had a much smaller chromebook with libreboot on in a few years ago. Booting was fine, the rest of the hardware was too weak for my daily use. It was an Asus C201. I vaguely remember having to disconnect the battery and bridge some board contacts to get it switched over.
I have an Asus KGPE-D16 that I bought years ago specifically for Libreboot compatibility. I swear, one of these days I'll finally get around to installing it.
Good luck with the docs, parsing through the libreboot docs to find the info you need is like assembling the dead sea scrolls.
You want coreboot + heads