[ci] Update component-test CI for ESP-IDF default toolchain (#16383)

Co-authored-by: Jesse Hills <3060199+jesserockz@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/actions/cache-esp-idf/action.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ name: Cache ESP-IDF
 description: >
   Resolve the pinned ESP-IDF version and cache the native ESP-IDF install
   (toolchains + source) at ~/.esphome-idf. Every job that installs ESP-IDF
-  natively (clang-tidy for IDF/Arduino and the native-IDF component build)
+  natively (clang-tidy for IDF/Arduino and the component test batches) shares
-  shares one cache, since the install is identical (ESPHOME_IDF_DEFAULT_TARGETS
+  one cache, since the install is identical (ESPHOME_IDF_DEFAULT_TARGETS
   defaults to "all", so all toolchains are present regardless of the chip).
   Callers must set env ESPHOME_ESP_IDF_PREFIX: ~/.esphome-idf and have the
   Python venv already restored.
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ inputs:
   framework:
     description: 'Which pinned IDF version to key on: "espidf" (recommended) or "arduino".'
     default: espidf
+  restore-only:
+    description: >
+      When "true", only restore -- never save the cache, even on dev. Use from
+      jobs that may not produce an ESP-IDF install (e.g. a component batch with
+      no esp32 target), so a partial/empty install is never written to the key.
+    default: "false"
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -33,13 +39,13 @@ runs:
     # PRs), and PRs are restore-only -- they never push multi-GB artifacts into
     # their own scope / the repo quota (e.g. on a version-bump PR).
     - name: Cache ESP-IDF install (write on dev)
-      if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
+      if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' && inputs.restore-only != 'true'
       uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
       with:
         path: ~/.esphome-idf
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-esphome-idf-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
     - name: Cache ESP-IDF install (restore-only off dev)
-      if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev'
+      if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' || inputs.restore-only == 'true'
       uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
       with:
         path: ~/.esphome-idf

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ jobs:
       python-linters: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.python-linters }}
       import-time: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.import-time }}
       device-builder: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.device-builder }}
-      native-idf: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.native-idf }}
+      esp32-platformio: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.esp32-platformio }}
-      native-idf-components: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.native-idf-components }}
+      esp32-platformio-components: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.esp32-platformio-components }}
       changed-components: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.changed-components }}
       changed-components-with-tests: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.changed-components-with-tests }}
       directly-changed-components-with-tests: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.directly-changed-components-with-tests }}
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "python-linters=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.python_linters')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "import-time=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.import_time')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "device-builder=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.device_builder')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "native-idf=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.native_idf')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "esp32-platformio=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.esp32_platformio')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "native-idf-components=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.native_idf_components')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "esp32-platformio-components=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.esp32_platformio_components')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "changed-components=$(echo "$output" | jq -c '.changed_components')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "changed-components-with-tests=$(echo "$output" | jq -c '.changed_components_with_tests')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "directly-changed-components-with-tests=$(echo "$output" | jq -c '.directly_changed_components_with_tests')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ jobs:
           key: platformio-${{ matrix.pio_cache_key }}-${{ hashFiles('platformio.ini') }}
 
       - name: Cache ESP-IDF install
-        # Shared with the IDF tidy + native-IDF build jobs (same install).
         if: matrix.cache_idf
         uses: ./.github/actions/cache-esp-idf
         with:
@@ -592,7 +591,6 @@ jobs:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.common.outputs.cache-key }}
 
       - name: Cache ESP-IDF install
-        # Shared with the Arduino tidy + native-IDF build jobs (same install).
         uses: ./.github/actions/cache-esp-idf
 
       - name: Register problem matchers
@@ -673,7 +671,6 @@ jobs:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.common.outputs.cache-key }}
 
       - name: Cache ESP-IDF install
-        # Shared with the Arduino tidy + native-IDF build jobs (same install).
         uses: ./.github/actions/cache-esp-idf
 
       - name: Register problem matchers
@@ -758,7 +755,6 @@ jobs:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.common.outputs.cache-key }}
 
       - name: Cache ESP-IDF install
-        # Shared with the IDF/Arduino clang-tidy jobs + native-IDF build (same install).
         uses: ./.github/actions/cache-esp-idf
 
       - name: Register problem matchers
@@ -805,6 +801,10 @@ jobs:
       - common
       - determine-jobs
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && fromJSON(needs.determine-jobs.outputs.component-test-count) > 0
+    env:
+      # esp32 component builds use the native ESP-IDF toolchain (default), so
+      # share the tidy jobs' install location -- the restore below lands here.
+      ESPHOME_ESP_IDF_PREFIX: ~/.esphome-idf
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: ${{ (startsWith(github.base_ref, 'beta') || startsWith(github.base_ref, 'release')) && 8 || 4 }}
@@ -832,6 +832,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
           cache-key: ${{ needs.common.outputs.cache-key }}
+      - name: Cache ESP-IDF install (restore-only)
+        # A batch may contain no esp32 build, so never save -- just reuse the
+        # shared install the dev tidy jobs already cached when present.
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cache-esp-idf
+        with:
+          restore-only: true
       - name: Validate and compile components with intelligent grouping
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
@@ -935,20 +941,19 @@ jobs:
             echo "All components in this batch are validate-only -- skipping compile stage."
           fi
 
-  test-native-idf:
+  test-esp32-platformio:
-    name: Test components with native ESP-IDF
+    name: Test esp32 components with PlatformIO
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs:
       - common
       - determine-jobs
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.determine-jobs.outputs.native-idf == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.determine-jobs.outputs.esp32-platformio == 'true'
     env:
-      ESPHOME_ESP_IDF_PREFIX: ~/.esphome-idf
+      # Comma-joined subset of the esp32 PlatformIO representative component list,
-      # Comma-joined subset of the native-IDF representative component list,
+      # computed by script/determine-jobs.py (esp32_platformio_components_to_test).
-      # computed by script/determine-jobs.py (native_idf_components_to_test).
       # Single source of truth -- the full list lives in
-      # script/determine-jobs.py::NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS.
+      # script/determine-jobs.py::ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS.
-      TEST_COMPONENTS: ${{ needs.determine-jobs.outputs.native-idf-components }}
+      TEST_COMPONENTS: ${{ needs.determine-jobs.outputs.esp32-platformio-components }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
@@ -959,66 +964,22 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
           cache-key: ${{ needs.common.outputs.cache-key }}
 
-      - name: Prepare build storage on /mnt
+      - name: Run PlatformIO compile test
-        # Bind-mount the larger /mnt disk over the IDF install + build dirs BEFORE
-        # restoring the cache, so the ~4.5GB restore lands on the roomier volume
-        # instead of being shadowed by a mount set up later in the run step.
-        run: |
-          root_avail=$(df -k / | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}')
-          mnt_avail=$(df -k /mnt 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}')
-          echo "Available space: / has ${root_avail}KB, /mnt has ${mnt_avail}KB"
-          if [ -n "$mnt_avail" ] && [ "$mnt_avail" -gt "$root_avail" ]; then
-            echo "Using /mnt for build files (more space available)"
-            sudo mkdir -p /mnt/esphome-idf
-            sudo chown $USER:$USER /mnt/esphome-idf
-            mkdir -p ~/.esphome-idf
-            sudo mount --bind /mnt/esphome-idf ~/.esphome-idf
-            sudo mkdir -p /mnt/test_build_components_build
-            sudo chown $USER:$USER /mnt/test_build_components_build
-            mkdir -p tests/test_build_components/build
-            sudo mount --bind /mnt/test_build_components_build tests/test_build_components/build
-          else
-            echo "Using / for build files (more space available than /mnt or /mnt unavailable)"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Cache ESP-IDF install
-        # Shared with the IDF/Arduino clang-tidy jobs (same install); restores
-        # into the /mnt bind-mount prepared above when present.
-        uses: ./.github/actions/cache-esp-idf
-
-      - name: Run native ESP-IDF compile test
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
 
           echo "Testing components: $TEST_COMPONENTS"
           echo ""
 
-          # Show disk space before validation
-          echo "Disk space before config validation:"
-          df -h
-          echo ""
-
           # Run config validation (auto-grouped by test_build_components.py)
-          python3 script/test_build_components.py -e config -t esp32-idf -c "$TEST_COMPONENTS" -f --toolchain esp-idf
+          python3 script/test_build_components.py -e config -t esp32-idf -c "$TEST_COMPONENTS" -f --toolchain platformio
 
           echo ""
           echo "Config validation passed! Starting compilation..."
           echo ""
 
-          # Show disk space before compilation
-          echo "Disk space before compilation:"
-          df -h
-          echo ""
-
           # Run compilation (auto-grouped by test_build_components.py)
-          python3 script/test_build_components.py -e compile -t esp32-idf -c "$TEST_COMPONENTS" -f --toolchain esp-idf
+          python3 script/test_build_components.py -e compile -t esp32-idf -c "$TEST_COMPONENTS" -f --toolchain platformio
-
-      - name: Save ESPHome cache
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
-        with:
-          path: ~/.esphome-idf
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-esphome-${{ needs.common.outputs.cache-key }}
 
   pre-commit-ci-lite:
     name: pre-commit.ci lite
@@ -1353,7 +1314,7 @@ jobs:
       - determine-jobs
       - device-builder
       - test-build-components-split
-      - test-native-idf
+      - test-esp32-platformio
       - pre-commit-ci-lite
       - memory-impact-target-branch
       - memory-impact-pr-branch

script/determine-jobs.py

@@ -466,11 +466,11 @@ def should_run_device_builder(branch: str | None = None) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-# Components tested by the native ESP-IDF compile-test job. This is the
+# Components tested by the PlatformIO compile-test job. This is the
 # single source of truth: the workflow reads the comma-joined list from the
-# `native-idf-components` output of `determine-jobs` and uses it as the
+# `esp32-platformio-components` output of `determine-jobs` and uses it as the
-# `TEST_COMPONENTS` env on the `test-native-idf` job.
+# `TEST_COMPONENTS` env on the `test-esp32-platformio` job.
-NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS = frozenset(
+ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS = frozenset(
     {
         "esp32",
         "api",
@@ -490,53 +490,75 @@ NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS = frozenset(
     }
 )
 
-# Path prefixes whose changes always trigger the native ESP-IDF compile
+# Path prefixes whose changes always trigger the PlatformIO compile test:
-# test: anything under esphome/espidf/ (the native IDF runner / API /
+# anything under esphome/platformio/ (the PlatformIO runner / toolchain that
-# framework / component generator).
+# drives every PlatformIO build). The esp32 platform component is already in
-NATIVE_IDF_TRIGGER_PATH_PREFIXES = ("esphome/espidf/",)
+# ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS, so its changes are covered by the normal
+# component-narrowing path.
+ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TRIGGER_PATH_PREFIXES = ("esphome/platformio/",)
 
-# Standalone files that, when changed, also trigger the native ESP-IDF
+# Standalone files that, when changed, trigger the PlatformIO compile test:
-# compile test:
+#   - esphome/build_gen/platformio.py -- the PlatformIO build generator
-#   - esphome/build_gen/espidf.py -- the native IDF build generator
-#     (other files under build_gen/ target PlatformIO and don't affect
-#     the native IDF path)
 #   - script/test_build_components.py -- the harness the job invokes
 #   - .github/workflows/ci.yml -- the job's own definition
-NATIVE_IDF_TRIGGER_FILES = frozenset(
+ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TRIGGER_FILES = frozenset(
     {
-        "esphome/build_gen/espidf.py",
+        "esphome/build_gen/platformio.py",
         "script/test_build_components.py",
         ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
     }
 )
 
 
-def _native_idf_path_or_file_trigger(files: list[str]) -> bool:
+def _esp32_platformio_path_or_file_trigger(files: list[str]) -> bool:
-    """Whether any changed file is a native IDF infrastructure / harness trigger."""
+    """Whether any changed file is a PlatformIO infrastructure / harness trigger."""
     for file in files:
-        if file in NATIVE_IDF_TRIGGER_FILES:
+        if file in ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TRIGGER_FILES:
             return True
-        if any(file.startswith(prefix) for prefix in NATIVE_IDF_TRIGGER_PATH_PREFIXES):
+        if any(
+            file.startswith(prefix) for prefix in ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TRIGGER_PATH_PREFIXES
+        ):
             return True
     return False
 
 
-def native_idf_components_to_test(branch: str | None = None) -> list[str]:
+# ESP-IDF infra: changes under esphome/espidf/ or to the IDF build generator
-    """Subset of ``NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS`` the job needs to compile.
+# affect every esp32 IDF build (now the default toolchain) but aren't
+# components, so the component matrix wouldn't otherwise force any esp32
+# compile. When they change we fold the `esp32` component into the matrix so
+# the default native-IDF build path is still compiled on an infra-only PR.
+ESP_IDF_INFRA_TRIGGER_PATH_PREFIXES = ("esphome/espidf/",)
+ESP_IDF_INFRA_TRIGGER_FILES = frozenset({"esphome/build_gen/espidf.py"})
 
-    The job builds components with the native ESP-IDF toolchain (no
+
-    PlatformIO). When only a specific component (or something it depends
+def _esp_idf_infra_changed(files: list[str]) -> bool:
-    on) changed, there's no value in re-building every other unrelated
+    """Whether any changed file is ESP-IDF build/runner infrastructure."""
-    component in the test list -- the regular ``component-test`` matrix
+    for file in files:
-    already covers them via PlatformIO. So we narrow to the intersection
+        if file in ESP_IDF_INFRA_TRIGGER_FILES:
-    of ``NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS`` and the changed-component dependency
+            return True
+        if any(
+            file.startswith(prefix) for prefix in ESP_IDF_INFRA_TRIGGER_PATH_PREFIXES
+        ):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def esp32_platformio_components_to_test(branch: str | None = None) -> list[str]:
+    """Subset of ``ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS`` the job needs to compile.
+
+    The job builds components with the PlatformIO toolchain. When only a
+    specific component (or something it depends on) changed, there's no
+    value in re-building every other unrelated component in the test list --
+    the regular ``component-test`` matrix already covers them via the
+    default toolchain. So we narrow to the intersection of
+    ``ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS`` and the changed-component dependency
     closure.
 
     Returns the full list (sorted) when we can't safely narrow:
 
     1. Core C++/Python files changed (``esphome/core/*``).
-    2. Native IDF infrastructure changed (``esphome/espidf/*`` or
+    2. PlatformIO infrastructure changed (``esphome/platformio/*`` or
-       ``esphome/build_gen/espidf.py``).
+       ``esphome/build_gen/platformio.py``).
     3. The test harness or workflow itself changed
        (``script/test_build_components.py``, ``.github/workflows/ci.yml``).
 
@@ -558,31 +580,31 @@ def native_idf_components_to_test(branch: str | None = None) -> list[str]:
     """
     files = changed_files(branch)
 
-    if core_changed(files) or _native_idf_path_or_file_trigger(files):
+    if core_changed(files) or _esp32_platformio_path_or_file_trigger(files):
-        return sorted(NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS)
+        return sorted(ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS)
 
     component_files = [f for f in files if filter_component_and_test_files(f)]
     changed = get_components_with_dependencies(component_files, True)
 
-    return sorted(NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS & set(changed))
+    return sorted(ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS & set(changed))
 
 
-def should_run_native_idf(branch: str | None = None) -> bool:
+def should_run_esp32_platformio(branch: str | None = None) -> bool:
-    """Determine if the `test-native-idf` compile-test job should run.
+    """Determine if the `test-esp32-platformio` compile-test job should run.
 
-    Runs whenever ``native_idf_components_to_test()`` returns a non-empty
+    Runs whenever ``esp32_platformio_components_to_test()`` returns a non-empty
     list. Skipping the job on unrelated Python-only PRs avoids ~5 min of
     CI per PR (worse on cold caches). The regular ``component-test``
-    matrix still exercises the same components through PlatformIO when
+    matrix still exercises the same components through the default
-    those components change.
+    toolchain when those components change.
 
     Args:
         branch: Branch to compare against. If None, uses default.
 
     Returns:
-        True if the native ESP-IDF compile test should run, False otherwise.
+        True if the PlatformIO compile test should run, False otherwise.
     """
-    return bool(native_idf_components_to_test(branch))
+    return bool(esp32_platformio_components_to_test(branch))
 
 
 def determine_cpp_unit_tests(
@@ -1162,8 +1184,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         run_python_linters = True
         run_import_time = True
         run_device_builder = True
-        native_idf_components = sorted(NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS)
+        esp32_platformio_components = sorted(ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS)
-        run_native_idf = True
+        run_esp32_platformio = True
     else:
         integration_run_all, integration_test_files = determine_integration_tests(
             args.branch
@@ -1173,8 +1195,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         run_python_linters = should_run_python_linters(args.branch)
         run_import_time = should_run_import_time(args.branch)
         run_device_builder = should_run_device_builder(args.branch)
-        native_idf_components = native_idf_components_to_test(args.branch)
+        esp32_platformio_components = esp32_platformio_components_to_test(args.branch)
-        run_native_idf = bool(native_idf_components)
+        run_esp32_platformio = bool(esp32_platformio_components)
     run_integration, integration_test_buckets = _compute_integration_test_buckets(
         integration_run_all, integration_test_files
     )
@@ -1228,6 +1250,18 @@ def main() -> None:
             if _component_has_tests(component)
         ]
 
+    # ESP-IDF build-gen/runner changed but no component pulled esp32 in: fold the
+    # `esp32` component into the matrix so the default native-IDF build path is
+    # still compiled on an infra-only PR. force_all/core already test everything,
+    # so skip there. Runs grouped (not added to directly-changed).
+    if (
+        not is_core_change
+        and _esp_idf_infra_changed(changed)
+        and "esp32" not in changed_components_with_tests
+        and _component_has_tests("esp32")
+    ):
+        changed_components_with_tests.append("esp32")
+
     # Get directly changed components with tests (for isolated testing)
     # These will be tested WITHOUT --testing-mode in CI to enable full validation
     # (pin conflicts, etc.) since they contain the actual changes being reviewed
@@ -1345,8 +1379,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         "python_linters": run_python_linters,
         "import_time": run_import_time,
         "device_builder": run_device_builder,
-        "native_idf": run_native_idf,
+        "esp32_platformio": run_esp32_platformio,
-        "native_idf_components": ",".join(native_idf_components),
+        "esp32_platformio_components": ",".join(esp32_platformio_components),
         "changed_components": changed_components,
         "changed_components_with_tests": changed_components_with_tests,
         "directly_changed_components_with_tests": list(directly_changed_with_tests),

tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py

@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ def mock_should_run_device_builder() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mock_native_idf_components_to_test() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
+def mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
-    """Mock native_idf_components_to_test from determine_jobs.
+    """Mock esp32_platformio_components_to_test from determine_jobs.
 
-    main() drives both the ``native_idf`` boolean output and the
+    main() drives both the ``esp32_platformio`` boolean output and the
-    ``native_idf_components`` CSV from this one function.
+    ``esp32_platformio_components`` CSV from this one function.
     """
-    with patch.object(determine_jobs, "native_idf_components_to_test") as mock:
+    with patch.object(determine_jobs, "esp32_platformio_components_to_test") as mock:
         yield mock
 
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def test_main_all_tests_should_run(
     mock_should_run_python_linters: Mock,
     mock_should_run_import_time: Mock,
     mock_should_run_device_builder: Mock,
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test: Mock,
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test: Mock,
     mock_changed_files: Mock,
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests: Mock,
     capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def test_main_all_tests_should_run(
     mock_should_run_python_linters.return_value = True
     mock_should_run_import_time.return_value = True
     mock_should_run_device_builder.return_value = True
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test.return_value = ["api", "esp32"]
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test.return_value = ["api", "esp32"]
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests.return_value = (False, ["wifi", "api", "sensor"])
 
     # Mock changed_files to return non-component files (to avoid memory impact)
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ def test_main_all_tests_should_run(
     assert output["python_linters"] is True
     assert output["import_time"] is True
     assert output["device_builder"] is True
-    assert output["native_idf"] is True
+    assert output["esp32_platformio"] is True
-    assert output["native_idf_components"] == "api,esp32"
+    assert output["esp32_platformio_components"] == "api,esp32"
     assert output["changed_components"] == ["wifi", "api", "sensor"]
     # changed_components_with_tests will only include components that actually have test files
     assert "changed_components_with_tests" in output
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def test_main_no_tests_should_run(
     mock_should_run_python_linters: Mock,
     mock_should_run_import_time: Mock,
     mock_should_run_device_builder: Mock,
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test: Mock,
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test: Mock,
     mock_changed_files: Mock,
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests: Mock,
     capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def test_main_no_tests_should_run(
     mock_should_run_python_linters.return_value = False
     mock_should_run_import_time.return_value = False
     mock_should_run_device_builder.return_value = False
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test.return_value = []
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test.return_value = []
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests.return_value = (False, [])
 
     # Mock changed_files to return no component files
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ def test_main_no_tests_should_run(
     assert output["python_linters"] is False
     assert output["import_time"] is False
     assert output["device_builder"] is False
-    assert output["native_idf"] is False
+    assert output["esp32_platformio"] is False
-    assert output["native_idf_components"] == ""
+    assert output["esp32_platformio_components"] == ""
     assert output["changed_components"] == []
     assert output["changed_components_with_tests"] == []
     assert output["component_test_count"] == 0
@@ -322,6 +322,65 @@ def test_main_no_tests_should_run(
     assert output["component_test_batches"] == []
 
 
+def test_main_esp_idf_infra_change_folds_esp32(
+    mock_determine_integration_tests: Mock,
+    mock_should_run_clang_tidy: Mock,
+    mock_should_run_clang_format: Mock,
+    mock_should_run_python_linters: Mock,
+    mock_should_run_import_time: Mock,
+    mock_should_run_device_builder: Mock,
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test: Mock,
+    mock_changed_files: Mock,
+    mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests: Mock,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """An ESP-IDF infra-only change folds the `esp32` component into the matrix,
+    so the default native-IDF build path is still compiled."""
+    monkeypatch.delenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS", raising=False)
+
+    mock_determine_integration_tests.return_value = (False, [])
+    mock_should_run_clang_tidy.return_value = False
+    mock_should_run_clang_format.return_value = False
+    mock_should_run_python_linters.return_value = False
+    mock_should_run_import_time.return_value = False
+    mock_should_run_device_builder.return_value = False
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test.return_value = []
+    mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests.return_value = (False, [])
+
+    # IDF build generator changed; no component changed.
+    mock_changed_files.return_value = ["esphome/build_gen/espidf.py"]
+
+    with (
+        patch("sys.argv", ["determine-jobs.py"]),
+        patch.object(determine_jobs, "get_changed_components", return_value=[]),
+        patch.object(
+            determine_jobs, "filter_component_and_test_files", return_value=False
+        ),
+        patch.object(
+            determine_jobs, "get_components_with_dependencies", return_value=[]
+        ),
+        # esp32 has tests on disk, but pin it so the fold-in isn't coupled to layout.
+        patch.object(determine_jobs, "_component_has_tests", return_value=True),
+        patch.object(
+            determine_jobs,
+            "detect_memory_impact_config",
+            return_value={"should_run": "false"},
+        ),
+        patch.object(
+            determine_jobs, "create_intelligent_batches", return_value=([], {})
+        ),
+    ):
+        determine_jobs.main()
+
+    output = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out)
+    # Only `esp32` is folded in (not the whole representative set), and it's
+    # grouped, not isolated (infra changed, not the component).
+    assert output["changed_components_with_tests"] == ["esp32"]
+    assert output["directly_changed_components_with_tests"] == []
+    assert output["component_test_count"] == 1
+
+
 def test_main_with_branch_argument(
     mock_determine_integration_tests: Mock,
     mock_should_run_clang_tidy: Mock,
@@ -329,7 +388,7 @@ def test_main_with_branch_argument(
     mock_should_run_python_linters: Mock,
     mock_should_run_import_time: Mock,
     mock_should_run_device_builder: Mock,
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test: Mock,
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test: Mock,
     mock_changed_files: Mock,
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests: Mock,
     capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
@@ -345,7 +404,7 @@ def test_main_with_branch_argument(
     mock_should_run_python_linters.return_value = True
     mock_should_run_import_time.return_value = True
     mock_should_run_device_builder.return_value = True
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test.return_value = ["esp32"]
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test.return_value = ["esp32"]
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests.return_value = (False, ["mqtt"])
 
     # Mock changed_files to return non-component files (to avoid memory impact)
@@ -384,7 +443,7 @@ def test_main_with_branch_argument(
     mock_should_run_python_linters.assert_called_once_with("main")
     mock_should_run_import_time.assert_called_once_with("main")
     mock_should_run_device_builder.assert_called_once_with("main")
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test.assert_called_once_with("main")
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test.assert_called_once_with("main")
 
     # Check output
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
@@ -398,8 +457,8 @@ def test_main_with_branch_argument(
     assert output["python_linters"] is True
     assert output["import_time"] is True
     assert output["device_builder"] is True
-    assert output["native_idf"] is True
+    assert output["esp32_platformio"] is True
-    assert output["native_idf_components"] == "esp32"
+    assert output["esp32_platformio_components"] == "esp32"
     assert output["changed_components"] == ["mqtt"]
     # changed_components_with_tests will only include components that actually have test files
     assert "changed_components_with_tests" in output
@@ -916,23 +975,22 @@ def test_should_run_device_builder_skips_beta_release(target_branch: str) -> Non
         mock_changed.assert_not_called()
 
 
-_NATIVE_IDF_FULL_LIST_FILES = [
+_ESP32_PLATFORMIO_FULL_LIST_FILES = [
     # Core C++/Python changes -- caught by core_changed()
     ["esphome/core/component.cpp"],
     ["esphome/core/config.py"],
-    # Native IDF infrastructure paths
+    # PlatformIO subsystem (path-prefix trigger) + build generator
-    ["esphome/espidf/framework.py"],
+    ["esphome/platformio/runner.py"],
-    ["esphome/espidf/component.py"],
+    ["esphome/platformio/toolchain.py"],
-    ["esphome/espidf/api.py"],
+    ["esphome/build_gen/platformio.py"],
-    ["esphome/build_gen/espidf.py"],
     # Workflow / harness files
     ["script/test_build_components.py"],
     [".github/workflows/ci.yml"],
 ]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("changed_files", _NATIVE_IDF_FULL_LIST_FILES)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("changed_files", _ESP32_PLATFORMIO_FULL_LIST_FILES)
-def test_native_idf_components_to_test_returns_full_list_on_infrastructure(
+def test_esp32_platformio_components_to_test_returns_full_list_on_infrastructure(
     changed_files: list[str],
 ) -> None:
     """Infrastructure / core / harness changes fall back to the full component list."""
@@ -944,8 +1002,8 @@ def test_native_idf_components_to_test_returns_full_list_on_infrastructure(
             determine_jobs, "get_components_with_dependencies", return_value=["wifi"]
         ),
     ):
-        result = determine_jobs.native_idf_components_to_test()
+        result = determine_jobs.esp32_platformio_components_to_test()
-        assert result == sorted(determine_jobs.NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS)
+        assert result == sorted(determine_jobs.ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -965,7 +1023,7 @@ def test_native_idf_components_to_test_returns_full_list_on_infrastructure(
             ["ble_scanner", "esp32_ble", "esp32_ble_tracker"],
         ),
         # api in the test set -- narrow to [api] even though the closure
-        # has other (unrelated to native-IDF coverage) entries.
+        # has other (unrelated to PlatformIO coverage) entries.
         (
             ["esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp"],
             ["api", "logger"],
@@ -979,15 +1037,15 @@ def test_native_idf_components_to_test_returns_full_list_on_infrastructure(
         ),
         # Pure Python-only change outside trigger paths -> empty.
         (["esphome/yaml_util.py"], [], []),
-        # Non-IDF files in esphome/build_gen/ do NOT trigger the full
+        # Non-PlatformIO files in esphome/build_gen/ do NOT trigger the
-        # list -- only esphome/build_gen/espidf.py is a trigger.
+        # full list -- only esphome/build_gen/platformio.py is a trigger.
-        (["esphome/build_gen/platformio.py"], [], []),
+        (["esphome/build_gen/espidf.py"], [], []),
         # Docs / unrelated files -> empty.
         (["README.md"], [], []),
         ([], [], []),
     ],
 )
-def test_native_idf_components_to_test_narrowing(
+def test_esp32_platformio_components_to_test_narrowing(
     changed_files: list[str],
     dependency_closure: list[str],
     expected: list[str],
@@ -1001,12 +1059,12 @@ def test_native_idf_components_to_test_narrowing(
             return_value=dependency_closure,
         ),
     ):
-        result = determine_jobs.native_idf_components_to_test()
+        result = determine_jobs.esp32_platformio_components_to_test()
         assert result == expected
 
 
-def test_native_idf_components_to_test_with_branch() -> None:
+def test_esp32_platformio_components_to_test_with_branch() -> None:
-    """native_idf_components_to_test passes branch argument through.
+    """esp32_platformio_components_to_test passes branch argument through.
 
     Regression test: an earlier version called ``get_changed_components()``,
     which silently ignored the branch argument because that helper re-runs
@@ -1021,7 +1079,7 @@ def test_native_idf_components_to_test_with_branch() -> None:
         ),
     ):
         mock_changed.return_value = []
-        determine_jobs.native_idf_components_to_test("release")
+        determine_jobs.esp32_platformio_components_to_test("release")
         mock_changed.assert_called_once_with("release")
 
 
@@ -1033,25 +1091,46 @@ def test_native_idf_components_to_test_with_branch() -> None:
         (["esp32", "api"], True),
     ],
 )
-def test_should_run_native_idf(components_to_test: list[str], expected: bool) -> None:
+def test_should_run_esp32_platformio(
-    """should_run_native_idf is a thin wrapper around the component list."""
+    components_to_test: list[str], expected: bool
+) -> None:
+    """should_run_esp32_platformio is a thin wrapper around the component list."""
     with patch.object(
         determine_jobs,
-        "native_idf_components_to_test",
+        "esp32_platformio_components_to_test",
         return_value=components_to_test,
     ):
-        assert determine_jobs.should_run_native_idf() is expected
+        assert determine_jobs.should_run_esp32_platformio() is expected
 
 
-def test_should_run_native_idf_with_branch() -> None:
+def test_should_run_esp32_platformio_with_branch() -> None:
-    """Test should_run_native_idf passes branch argument through."""
+    """Test should_run_esp32_platformio passes branch argument through."""
     with patch.object(
-        determine_jobs, "native_idf_components_to_test", return_value=[]
+        determine_jobs, "esp32_platformio_components_to_test", return_value=[]
     ) as mock_inner:
-        determine_jobs.should_run_native_idf("release")
+        determine_jobs.should_run_esp32_platformio("release")
         mock_inner.assert_called_once_with("release")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("changed_files", "expected"),
+    [
+        # ESP-IDF runner / framework / build generator -> trigger
+        (["esphome/espidf/runner.py"], True),
+        (["esphome/espidf/framework.py"], True),
+        (["esphome/build_gen/espidf.py"], True),
+        # PlatformIO build gen and esp32 component are NOT IDF-infra triggers
+        (["esphome/build_gen/platformio.py"], False),
+        (["esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py"], False),
+        (["README.md"], False),
+        ([], False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_esp_idf_infra_changed(changed_files: list[str], expected: bool) -> None:
+    """ESP-IDF build/runner infra paths are detected; other paths are not."""
+    assert determine_jobs._esp_idf_infra_changed(changed_files) is expected
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("changed_files", "expected_result"),
     [
@@ -2751,7 +2830,7 @@ def test_main_force_all_overrides_detection(
     mock_should_run_python_linters: Mock,
     mock_should_run_import_time: Mock,
     mock_should_run_device_builder: Mock,
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test: Mock,
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test: Mock,
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests: Mock,
     mock_changed_files: Mock,
     capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
@@ -2772,7 +2851,7 @@ def test_main_force_all_overrides_detection(
     mock_should_run_python_linters.return_value = False
     mock_should_run_import_time.return_value = False
     mock_should_run_device_builder.return_value = False
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test.return_value = []
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test.return_value = []
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests.return_value = (False, [])
     mock_changed_files.return_value = []
 
@@ -2813,9 +2892,9 @@ def test_main_force_all_overrides_detection(
     assert output["python_linters"] is True
     assert output["import_time"] is True
     assert output["device_builder"] is True
-    assert output["native_idf"] is True
+    assert output["esp32_platformio"] is True
-    # native_idf_components is a CSV of NATIVE_IDF_TEST_COMPONENTS
+    # esp32_platformio_components is a CSV of ESP32_PLATFORMIO_TEST_COMPONENTS
-    assert "esp32" in output["native_idf_components"].split(",")
+    assert "esp32" in output["esp32_platformio_components"].split(",")
     assert output["cpp_unit_tests_run_all"] is True
     assert output["cpp_unit_tests_components"] == []
     assert output["benchmarks"] is True
@@ -2826,7 +2905,7 @@ def test_main_force_all_overrides_detection(
     mock_should_run_python_linters.assert_not_called()
     mock_should_run_import_time.assert_not_called()
     mock_should_run_device_builder.assert_not_called()
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test.assert_not_called()
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test.assert_not_called()
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests.assert_not_called()
     # Component matrix is populated from disk (tests/components/ in the repo)
     assert output["component_test_count"] > 0
@@ -2840,7 +2919,7 @@ def test_main_force_all_off_uses_detection(
     mock_should_run_python_linters: Mock,
     mock_should_run_import_time: Mock,
     mock_should_run_device_builder: Mock,
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test: Mock,
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test: Mock,
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests: Mock,
     mock_changed_files: Mock,
     capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
@@ -2855,7 +2934,7 @@ def test_main_force_all_off_uses_detection(
     mock_should_run_python_linters.return_value = False
     mock_should_run_import_time.return_value = False
     mock_should_run_device_builder.return_value = False
-    mock_native_idf_components_to_test.return_value = []
+    mock_esp32_platformio_components_to_test.return_value = []
     mock_determine_cpp_unit_tests.return_value = (False, [])
     mock_changed_files.return_value = []
 
@@ -2886,7 +2965,7 @@ def test_main_force_all_off_uses_detection(
     assert output["clang_tidy"] is False
     assert output["clang_format"] is False
     assert output["python_linters"] is False
-    assert output["native_idf"] is False
+    assert output["esp32_platformio"] is False
     assert output["component_test_count"] == 0
     mock_determine_integration_tests.assert_called_once()
     mock_should_run_clang_tidy.assert_called_once()