From ac530c33b0c41fbbb923e0945ba6067ec30a5ca4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "dependabot[bot]" <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 08:08:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 01/16] Bump actions/stale from 10.2.0 to 10.3.0 (#16544)

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/stale.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 2e57093bbb9..7003f6c4824 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Stale
-        uses: actions/stale@b5d41d4e1d5dceea10e7104786b73624c18a190f # v10.2.0
+        uses: actions/stale@eb5cf3af3ac0a1aa4c9c45633dd1ae542a27a899 # v10.3.0
         with:
           debug-only: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' }} # Dry-run when not run on dev branch
           remove-stale-when-updated: true

From 99de741f99eff9690ba1e4e5b827c2afaf304194 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "dependabot[bot]" <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 08:08:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 02/16] Bump docker/build-push-action from 7.1.0 to 7.2.0 in
 /.github/actions/build-image (#16545)

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
---
 .github/actions/build-image/action.yaml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/build-image/action.yaml b/.github/actions/build-image/action.yaml
index 52d72544d3e..2081264b911 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-image/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-image/action.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Build and push to ghcr by digest
       id: build-ghcr
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@f9f3042f7e2789586610d6e8b85c8f03e5195baf # v7.2.0
       env:
         DOCKER_BUILD_SUMMARY: false
         DOCKER_BUILD_RECORD_UPLOAD: false
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Build and push to dockerhub by digest
       id: build-dockerhub
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@f9f3042f7e2789586610d6e8b85c8f03e5195baf # v7.2.0
       env:
         DOCKER_BUILD_SUMMARY: false
         DOCKER_BUILD_RECORD_UPLOAD: false

From 680c9fc9c0bc651bdf1dbd7890310e96742964e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 08:49:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 03/16] [dashboard] Fix flaky test_websocket_refresh_command on
 Windows CI (#16565)

---
 tests/dashboard/test_web_server.py | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/dashboard/test_web_server.py b/tests/dashboard/test_web_server.py
index 626aea02162..0ee841e68c2 100644
--- a/tests/dashboard/test_web_server.py
+++ b/tests/dashboard/test_web_server.py
@@ -1503,13 +1503,18 @@ async def test_websocket_refresh_command(
 ) -> None:
     """Test WebSocket refresh command triggers dashboard update."""
     with patch("esphome.dashboard.web_server.DASHBOARD_SUBSCRIBER") as mock_subscriber:
-        mock_subscriber.request_refresh = Mock()
+        # Signal an asyncio.Event when request_refresh is invoked so the
+        # test can deterministically wait for the server-side handler to run
+        # instead of relying on a fixed sleep (flaky on Windows CI under load).
+        called = asyncio.Event()
+        mock_subscriber.request_refresh = Mock(side_effect=called.set)
 
         # Send refresh command
         await websocket_client.write_message(json.dumps({"event": "refresh"}))
 
-        # Give it a moment to process
-        await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
+        # Wait for the server to process the message and invoke request_refresh
+        async with asyncio.timeout(5):
+            await called.wait()
 
         # Verify request_refresh was called
         mock_subscriber.request_refresh.assert_called_once()

From 94b10981e1c78e1a82690edd4ac05a37fa318981 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Edvard=20Filistovi=C4=8D?= <efilistovic@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 22:09:32 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 04/16] [libretiny] Fix LN882H IRAM_ATTR injection point in
 patch_linker.py (#16570)

---
 esphome/components/libretiny/patch_linker.py.script | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/libretiny/patch_linker.py.script b/esphome/components/libretiny/patch_linker.py.script
index 282a31d3f2f..3a8a4787ed2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/libretiny/patch_linker.py.script
+++ b/esphome/components/libretiny/patch_linker.py.script
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import subprocess
 # - RTL8710B: hal.h uses section(".image2.ram.text"); stock linker consumes it.
 # - RTL8720C: hal.h uses section(".sram.text"); stock linker consumes it.
 # - LN882H: stock linker has no glob for ".sram.text", so we inject
-#   KEEP(*(.sram.text*)) into ".flash_copysection" (> RAM0 AT> FLASH).
+#   KEEP(*(.sram.text*)) into ".flash_copysection" (> RAM0 AT> FLASH)
+#   immediately after KEEP(*(.vectors)), so the vector table stays at
+#   __copysection_ram0_start (0x20000000) for correct Cortex-M4 VTOR alignment.
 #
 # All families also get a post-link summary showing where IRAM_ATTR landed.
 
@@ -27,7 +29,11 @@ _KEEP_LINE = (
     "__esphome_sram_text_end = .; "
     + _MARKER + "\n"
 )
-_LN_COPY = re.compile(r"(\.flash_copysection\s*:\s*\{\s*\n)")
+# Inject after KEEP(*(.vectors)) so the vector table stays at
+# __copysection_ram0_start (0x20000000). Cortex-M4 VTOR requires a 512-byte-
+# aligned address; injecting before the vectors would push them to an
+# unaligned offset and mis-route every IRQ handler.
+_LN_COPY = re.compile(r"(KEEP\(\*\(\.vectors\)\)[^\n]*\n)")
 
 
 def _detect(env):
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ KNOWN_VARIANTS = frozenset({
 
 
 def _inject_keep(host_section):
-    """Return a patcher that injects _KEEP_LINE at the top of `host_section`."""
+    """Return a patcher that injects _KEEP_LINE after `host_section` match."""
     def patch(content):
         if _MARKER in content:
             return content

From 64e32ebe046d8e145ddf2fc7f32f9b6d6844cc0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:28 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 05/16] [esp8266] Use os_timer-based esp_delay() in delay()
 (#16563)

---
 esphome/components/esp8266/hal.cpp | 24 ++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/esp8266/hal.cpp b/esphome/components/esp8266/hal.cpp
index e8f472dc8a6..3501c518593 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp8266/hal.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp8266/hal.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include <core_esp8266_features.h>
+#include <coredecls.h>
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <user_interface.h>
@@ -71,23 +72,22 @@ uint32_t IRAM_ATTR HOT millis() {
   return result;
 }
 
-// Poll-based delay that avoids ::delay() — Arduino's __delay has an intra-object
-// call to the original millis() that --wrap can't intercept, so calling ::delay()
-// would keep the slow Arduino millis body alive in IRAM. optimistic_yield still
-// enters esp_schedule()/esp_suspend_within_cont() via yield(), so SDK tasks and
-// WiFi run correctly. Theoretically less power-efficient than Arduino's
-// os_timer-based delay() for long waits, but nearly all ESPHome delays are short
-// (sensor/I²C/SPI settling in the 1–100 ms range) where the difference is
-// negligible.
+// Delegate to Arduino's 1-arg esp_delay(), which uses os_timer + esp_suspend to
+// suspend the cont task for `ms` milliseconds without polling millis(). This
+// matches pre-2026.5.0 behavior (when esphome::delay() forwarded to ::delay())
+// and lets the SDK run freely while we wait, which timing-sensitive
+// interrupt-driven code (e.g. ESP8266 software-serial RX in components like
+// fingerprint_grow) depends on. The poll-based busy-wait that this replaced
+// rarely yielded inside short waits like delay(1), starving WiFi/SDK tasks and
+// extending interrupt latency. Unlike ::delay(), esp_delay()'s 1-arg form does
+// not call millis(), so the slow Arduino millis() body is not pulled into IRAM
+// by this path (the --wrap=millis goal of #15662 is preserved).
 void HOT delay(uint32_t ms) {
   if (ms == 0) {
     optimistic_yield(1000);
     return;
   }
-  uint32_t start = millis();
-  while (millis() - start < ms) {
-    optimistic_yield(1000);
-  }
+  esp_delay(ms);
 }
 
 void arch_restart() {

From 7182b1a8ae5a727c76f7ad5aebfb4dfa69342e4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:43 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 06/16] [uart] Wake main loop on ESP8266 software serial RX
 (#16562)

---
 esphome/components/uart/__init__.py               |  9 +++++----
 .../components/uart/uart_component_esp8266.cpp    | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py b/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
index 70752287436..4ea32e26a31 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
@@ -513,10 +513,11 @@ async def uart_write_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 @coroutine_with_priority(CoroPriority.FINAL)
 async def final_step():
     """Final code generation step to configure optional UART features."""
-    if CORE.is_esp32 and CORE.has_networking:
-        # Wake-on-RX is essentially free on ESP32 (just an ISR function pointer
-        # registration) — enable by default to reduce RX buffer overflow risk
-        # by waking the main loop immediately when data arrives.
+    if (CORE.is_esp32 or CORE.is_esp8266) and CORE.has_networking:
+        # Wake-on-RX is essentially free (just an ISR function pointer
+        # registration on ESP32, an inline flag set on ESP8266 software
+        # serial) — enable by default to reduce RX buffer overflow risk by
+        # waking the main loop immediately when data arrives.
         cg.add_define("USE_UART_WAKE_LOOP_ON_RX")
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp8266.cpp
index 0ea79307605..fc1509f7370 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp8266.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#ifdef USE_UART_WAKE_LOOP_ON_RX
+#include "esphome/core/wake.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef USE_LOGGER
 #include "esphome/components/logger/logger.h"
@@ -149,7 +152,11 @@ void ESP8266UartComponent::dump_config() {
   if (this->hw_serial_ != nullptr) {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Using hardware serial interface.");
   } else {
-    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Using software serial");
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Using software serial"
+#ifdef USE_UART_WAKE_LOOP_ON_RX
+                       "\n  Wake on data RX: ENABLED"
+#endif
+    );
   }
   this->check_logger_conflict();
 }
@@ -266,6 +273,12 @@ void IRAM_ATTR ESP8266SoftwareSerial::gpio_intr(ESP8266SoftwareSerial *arg) {
   arg->rx_in_pos_ = (arg->rx_in_pos_ + 1) % arg->rx_buffer_size_;
   // Clear RX pin so that the interrupt doesn't re-trigger right away again.
   arg->rx_pin_.clear_interrupt();
+#ifdef USE_UART_WAKE_LOOP_ON_RX
+  // Wake the main loop so the consuming component drains the byte promptly
+  // instead of waiting for the next loop_interval_ tick. Important for timing
+  // sensitive setups that poll read() in a tight loop (e.g. fingerprint_grow).
+  wake_loop_isrsafe();
+#endif
 }
 void IRAM_ATTR HOT ESP8266SoftwareSerial::write_byte(uint8_t data) {
   if (this->gpio_tx_pin_ == nullptr) {

From c3bef24389d9cf57598fee58efb58d550730c973 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Ahrendt <kevin.ahrendt@openhomefoundation.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 15:43:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 07/16] [i2s_audio] Reset dout GPIO when stopping speaker
 driver (#16573)

---
 .../components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp
index 680ca069c0e..691f68e912f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
+#include <driver/gpio.h>
 #include <driver/i2s_std.h>
 
 #include "esphome/components/audio/audio.h"
@@ -299,6 +300,15 @@ void I2SAudioSpeakerBase::stop_i2s_driver_() {
     i2s_channel_disable(this->tx_handle_);
     i2s_del_channel(this->tx_handle_);
     this->tx_handle_ = nullptr;
+
+    // i2s_del_channel() leaves dout wired to this port's data-out signal in the GPIO matrix: it only
+    // clears an internal reservation mask, never the esp_rom_gpio_connect_out_signal() routing that
+    // setup installed. If another speaker reuses this port (shared bus), its audio still reaches our
+    // dout. Detach the pin and drive it low so a stale output stops driving downstream hardware: a
+    // SPDIF optical transmitter would otherwise stay lit, and an analog DAC would emit noise.
+    gpio_reset_pin(this->dout_pin_);
+    gpio_set_direction(this->dout_pin_, GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT);
+    gpio_set_level(this->dout_pin_, 0);
   }
   this->parent_->unlock();
 }

From 4a78c8d45a4a4cc2152e96d994528cdbdbb0beb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "dependabot[bot]" <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 15:55:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 08/16] Bump pytest-codspeed from 5.0.2 to 5.0.3 (#16575)

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
---
 requirements_test.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
index dbdea1d9357..102a9cae6e7 100644
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_test.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ hypothesis==6.92.1
 # CodSpeed benchmarks under tests/benchmarks/python/
 # (skipped via pytest.importorskip when missing -- only required for the
 # benchmarks job in .github/workflows/ci.yml)
-pytest-codspeed==5.0.2
+pytest-codspeed==5.0.3
 
 # Used by the import-time regression check (.github/workflows/ci.yml → import-time job)
 importtime-waterfall==1.0.0

From f85fdb475ad46673d3de9ee01a8a0da3b93183ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Clyde Stubbs <2366188+clydebarrow@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 07:37:51 +0930
Subject: [PATCH 09/16] [homeassistant] Reduce log spam for sensors (#16555)

---
 .../components/homeassistant/sensor/homeassistant_sensor.cpp  | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/homeassistant/sensor/homeassistant_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/homeassistant/sensor/homeassistant_sensor.cpp
index 112795a4ff8..b79a56953ae 100644
--- a/esphome/components/homeassistant/sensor/homeassistant_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/homeassistant/sensor/homeassistant_sensor.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ void HomeassistantSensor::setup() {
     }
 
     if (this->attribute_ != nullptr) {
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s::%s': Got attribute state %.2f", this->entity_id_, this->attribute_, *val);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "'%s::%s': Got attribute state %.2f", this->entity_id_, this->attribute_, *val);
     } else {
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s': Got state %.2f", this->entity_id_, *val);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "'%s': Got state %.2f", this->entity_id_, *val);
     }
     this->publish_state(*val);
   });

From a58b4edb6ac12204274d021652f6bbffd82a37a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 18:39:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 10/16] [ci] Gate unconditional CI jobs on a single
 determine-jobs output instead of a path filter (#16580)

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml            | 17 +++---
 script/determine-jobs.py            | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 170 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 43b03aec858..53516db9138 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ on:
     branches: [dev, beta, release]
 
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "**"
-      - "!.github/workflows/*.yml"
-      - "!.github/actions/build-image/*"
-      - ".github/workflows/ci.yml"
-      - "!.yamllint"
-      - "!.github/dependabot.yml"
-      - "!docker/**"
   merge_group:
 
 permissions:
@@ -101,6 +93,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs:
       - common
+      - determine-jobs
+    if: needs.determine-jobs.outputs.core-ci == 'true'
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
@@ -223,6 +217,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     needs:
       - common
+      - determine-jobs
+    if: needs.determine-jobs.outputs.core-ci == 'true'
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
@@ -261,6 +257,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - common
     outputs:
+      core-ci: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.core-ci }}
       integration-tests: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.integration-tests }}
       integration-test-buckets: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.integration-test-buckets }}
       clang-tidy: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.clang-tidy }}
@@ -314,6 +311,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "$output" | jq
 
           # Extract individual fields
+          echo "core-ci=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.core_ci')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "integration-tests=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.integration_tests')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "integration-test-buckets=$(echo "$output" | jq -c '.integration_test_buckets')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "clang-tidy=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.clang_tidy')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -969,7 +967,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - common
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !startsWith(github.base_ref, 'beta') && !startsWith(github.base_ref, 'release')
+      - determine-jobs
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !startsWith(github.base_ref, 'beta') && !startsWith(github.base_ref, 'release') && needs.determine-jobs.outputs.core-ci == 'true'
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
diff --git a/script/determine-jobs.py b/script/determine-jobs.py
index 3259fb5836d..ef2175eb792 100755
--- a/script/determine-jobs.py
+++ b/script/determine-jobs.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This script is a centralized way to determine which CI jobs need to run based on
 what files have changed. It outputs JSON with the following structure:
 
 {
+  "core_ci": true/false,
   "integration_tests": true/false,
   "integration_test_buckets": [{"name": "1/3", "tests": ["tests/integration/test_foo.py", ...]}, ...],
   "clang_tidy": true/false,
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ what files have changed. It outputs JSON with the following structure:
 }
 
 The CI workflow uses this information to:
+- Gate the unconditional jobs (ci-custom, pytest, pre-commit-ci-lite) via core_ci;
+  false when a pull_request only touches CI-irrelevant meta paths (other workflow
+  files, .github/actions/build-image/*, .yamllint, .github/dependabot.yml, docker/**)
+  so workflow-only PRs satisfy the required CI Status check without running the
+  unconditional jobs. Always true on non-pull_request events and under --force-all.
 - Skip or run integration tests
 - Skip or run clang-tidy (and whether to do a full scan)
 - Skip or run clang-format
@@ -712,6 +718,69 @@ def should_run_benchmarks(branch: str | None = None) -> bool:
     return any(get_component_from_path(f) in benchmarked_components for f in files)
 
 
+# Files / path patterns whose changes alone don't warrant running the
+# unconditional CI jobs (`ci-custom`, `pytest`, `pre-commit-ci-lite`).
+# Single source of truth for what we treat as "CI-irrelevant" on
+# pull_request events; ci.yml used to encode this in its own
+# `pull_request.paths` filter, but that hid the required `CI Status`
+# check on PRs that only touched these files (dependabot Action bumps,
+# dependabot.yml edits, docker/ changes, etc.) and forced admin
+# force-merges.
+#
+# ci.yml itself is deliberately *not* ignored — editing the CI workflow
+# must still run CI. Workflows that have their own dedicated triggers
+# (codeql.yml, ci-docker.yml, ...) are matched via the
+# `.github/workflows/*.yml` prefix below and exclude ci.yml explicitly.
+CI_IRRELEVANT_EXACT_FILES = frozenset(
+    {
+        ".yamllint",
+        ".github/dependabot.yml",
+    }
+)
+
+
+def _is_ci_irrelevant_path(path: str) -> bool:
+    """Whether a single changed path is irrelevant to the unconditional CI jobs."""
+    if path in CI_IRRELEVANT_EXACT_FILES:
+        return True
+    # docker/** — all descendants
+    if path.startswith("docker/"):
+        return True
+    # .github/workflows/*.yml — top-level workflow files other than ci.yml
+    # (ci.yml itself must still trigger full CI when edited).
+    if path.startswith(".github/workflows/") and path.endswith(".yml"):
+        if path == ".github/workflows/ci.yml":
+            return False
+        if "/" not in path[len(".github/workflows/") :]:
+            return True
+    # .github/actions/build-image/* — direct children only, matches the
+    # single-star glob the workflow used to encode.
+    if path.startswith(".github/actions/build-image/"):
+        rest = path[len(".github/actions/build-image/") :]
+        if rest and "/" not in rest:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def should_run_core_ci(branch: str | None = None) -> bool:
+    """Determine if the unconditional CI jobs (ci-custom/pytest/pre-commit-ci-lite) should run.
+
+    Returns False only when every changed file is in the CI-irrelevant set
+    above (see ``_is_ci_irrelevant_path``). Empty diffs return True so we
+    never accidentally skip CI when the diff probe fails.
+
+    Args:
+        branch: Branch to compare against. If None, uses default.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the unconditional CI jobs should run, False otherwise.
+    """
+    files = changed_files(branch)
+    if not files:
+        return True
+    return any(not _is_ci_irrelevant_path(f) for f in files)
+
+
 def _any_changed_file_endswith(branch: str | None, extensions: tuple[str, ...]) -> bool:
     """Check if a changed file ends with any of the specified extensions."""
     return any(file.endswith(extensions) for file in changed_files(branch))
@@ -1075,6 +1144,16 @@ def main() -> None:
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # Determine what should run
+    # core_ci gates the unconditional jobs in ci.yml (ci-custom, pytest,
+    # pre-commit-ci-lite). Non-pull_request events (push to dev/beta/release
+    # and merge_group) always run them so behavior like venv-cache saves on
+    # push to dev is preserved.
+    event_name = os.environ.get("GITHUB_EVENT_NAME", "")
+    run_core_ci = (
+        True
+        if args.force_all or event_name != "pull_request"
+        else should_run_core_ci(args.branch)
+    )
     if args.force_all:
         integration_run_all, integration_test_files = True, []
         run_clang_tidy = True
@@ -1255,6 +1334,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         component_test_batches = []
 
     output: dict[str, Any] = {
+        "core_ci": run_core_ci,
         "integration_tests": run_integration,
         "integration_test_buckets": integration_test_buckets,
         "clang_tidy": run_clang_tidy,
diff --git a/tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py b/tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py
index 202ae9030f9..7bb9fe2543f 100644
--- a/tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py
@@ -775,6 +775,88 @@ def test_should_run_import_time_with_branch() -> None:
         mock_changed.assert_called_once_with("release")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("path", "expected_result"),
+    [
+        # Exact-file matches in the CI-irrelevant set.
+        (".yamllint", True),
+        (".github/dependabot.yml", True),
+        # Other top-level workflow files are irrelevant; ci.yml itself is not.
+        (".github/workflows/codeql.yml", True),
+        (".github/workflows/release.yml", True),
+        (".github/workflows/ci.yml", False),
+        # Nested files under workflows/ are not matched by the single-star glob.
+        (".github/workflows/matchers/gcc.json", False),
+        # build-image action: direct children only (single-star glob).
+        (".github/actions/build-image/action.yml", True),
+        (".github/actions/build-image/nested/file.yml", False),
+        # Other actions are CI-relevant.
+        (".github/actions/restore-python/action.yml", False),
+        # docker/** covers everything under docker/.
+        ("docker/Dockerfile", True),
+        ("docker/scripts/run.sh", True),
+        # Regular source files are CI-relevant.
+        ("esphome/__main__.py", False),
+        ("esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp", False),
+        ("README.md", False),
+        ("tests/script/test_determine_jobs.py", False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_is_ci_irrelevant_path(path: str, expected_result: bool) -> None:
+    """Test _is_ci_irrelevant_path mirrors the historic ci.yml path filter."""
+    assert determine_jobs._is_ci_irrelevant_path(path) == expected_result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("changed_files", "expected_result"),
+    [
+        # Empty diffs default to True — don't accidentally skip CI on a
+        # broken probe.
+        ([], True),
+        # Any CI-relevant file flips the result to True.
+        (["esphome/__main__.py"], True),
+        (["esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp"], True),
+        (["README.md"], True),
+        # All-irrelevant diffs return False.
+        ([".github/workflows/codeql.yml"], False),
+        (
+            [".github/workflows/codeql.yml", ".github/workflows/release.yml"],
+            False,
+        ),
+        ([".yamllint"], False),
+        ([".github/dependabot.yml"], False),
+        (["docker/Dockerfile"], False),
+        (
+            [
+                ".github/workflows/codeql.yml",
+                ".github/dependabot.yml",
+                "docker/Dockerfile",
+            ],
+            False,
+        ),
+        # Mixed diffs always trigger CI.
+        (
+            [".github/workflows/codeql.yml", "esphome/__main__.py"],
+            True,
+        ),
+        # ci.yml itself is treated as CI-relevant.
+        ([".github/workflows/ci.yml"], True),
+    ],
+)
+def test_should_run_core_ci(changed_files: list[str], expected_result: bool) -> None:
+    """Test should_run_core_ci function."""
+    with patch.object(determine_jobs, "changed_files", return_value=changed_files):
+        assert determine_jobs.should_run_core_ci() == expected_result
+
+
+def test_should_run_core_ci_with_branch() -> None:
+    """Test should_run_core_ci passes the branch through to changed_files."""
+    with patch.object(determine_jobs, "changed_files") as mock_changed:
+        mock_changed.return_value = []
+        determine_jobs.should_run_core_ci("release")
+        mock_changed.assert_called_once_with("release")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("changed_files", "expected_result"),
     [

From 71550bb3bee1980f7edaa71e68445aa05a007984 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 18:39:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/16] [lvgl] Memoize and lazily build container_schema
 (#16567)

---
 esphome/components/lvgl/schemas.py            | 42 ++++++---
 .../lvgl/test_container_schema_cache.py       | 87 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_container_schema_cache.py

diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/schemas.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/schemas.py
index 553e0f7398d..58ef88d6a8b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/schemas.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/schemas.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any
 
 from esphome import config_validation as cv
 from esphome.automation import Trigger, validate_automation
@@ -534,7 +535,16 @@ def strip_defaults(schema: cv.Schema):
     return cv.Schema({cv.Optional(k): v for k, v in schema.schema.items()})
 
 
-def container_schema(widget_type: WidgetType, extras=None):
+# Keyed by (id(widget_type), id(extras)); strong refs in the value keep both
+# alive so id() can't be recycled.
+_CONTAINER_SCHEMA_CACHE: dict[
+    tuple[int, int], tuple[Any, Any, Callable[[Any], Any]]
+] = {}
+
+
+def container_schema(
+    widget_type: WidgetType, extras: Any = None
+) -> Callable[[Any], Any]:
     """
     Create a schema for a container widget of a given type. All obj properties are available, plus
     the extras passed in, plus any defined for the specific widget being specified.
@@ -542,19 +552,31 @@ def container_schema(widget_type: WidgetType, extras=None):
     :param extras:  Additional options to be made available, e.g. layout properties for children
     :return: The schema for this type of widget.
     """
-    schema = obj_schema(widget_type).extend(
-        {cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(widget_type.w_type)}
-    )
-    if extras:
-        schema = schema.extend(extras)
-    # Delayed evaluation for recursion
+    cache_key = (id(widget_type), id(extras))
+    cached = _CONTAINER_SCHEMA_CACHE.get(cache_key)
+    if cached is not None:
+        cached_widget_type, cached_extras, cached_validator = cached
+        if cached_widget_type is widget_type and cached_extras is extras:
+            return cached_validator
 
-    schema = schema.extend(widget_type.schema)
+    cached_schema: cv.Schema | None = None
 
-    def validator(value):
+    def get_schema() -> cv.Schema:
+        nonlocal cached_schema
+        if cached_schema is None:
+            schema = obj_schema(widget_type).extend(
+                {cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(widget_type.w_type)}
+            )
+            if extras:
+                schema = schema.extend(extras)
+            cached_schema = schema.extend(widget_type.schema)
+        return cached_schema
+
+    def validator(value: Any) -> Any:
         value = value or {}
-        return append_layout_schema(schema, value)(value)
+        return append_layout_schema(get_schema(), value)(value)
 
+    _CONTAINER_SCHEMA_CACHE[cache_key] = (widget_type, extras, validator)
     return validator
 
 
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_container_schema_cache.py b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_container_schema_cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39e623d7205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_container_schema_cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"""Tests for container_schema() memoization and lazy build."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Generator
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from esphome import config_validation as cv
+import esphome.components.lvgl  # noqa: F401
+from esphome.components.lvgl import schemas as lvgl_schemas
+from esphome.components.lvgl.schemas import WIDGET_TYPES, container_schema
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _clear_container_schema_cache() -> Generator[None]:
+    cache = getattr(lvgl_schemas, "_CONTAINER_SCHEMA_CACHE", None)
+    if cache is not None:
+        cache.clear()
+    yield
+    if cache is not None:
+        cache.clear()
+
+
+def _widget_type(name: str = "obj"):
+    wt = WIDGET_TYPES.get(name)
+    assert wt is not None, f"widget type {name!r} not registered"
+    return wt
+
+
+def test_same_args_return_same_validator() -> None:
+    wt = _widget_type("obj")
+    assert container_schema(wt) is container_schema(wt)
+
+
+def test_extras_none_vs_truthy_get_different_validators() -> None:
+    wt = _widget_type("obj")
+    no_extras = container_schema(wt)
+    extras = {cv.Optional("custom_extra"): cv.string}
+    assert no_extras is not container_schema(wt, extras)
+
+
+def test_different_widget_types_get_different_validators() -> None:
+    assert container_schema(_widget_type("obj")) is not container_schema(
+        _widget_type("label")
+    )
+
+
+def test_schema_build_is_deferred_until_first_validation() -> None:
+    wt = _widget_type("obj")
+    with patch.object(
+        lvgl_schemas, "obj_schema", wraps=lvgl_schemas.obj_schema
+    ) as obj_schema_mock:
+        validator = container_schema(wt)
+        assert obj_schema_mock.call_count == 0
+        validator({})
+        assert obj_schema_mock.call_count == 1
+        validator({})
+        assert obj_schema_mock.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_cached_validator_produces_equivalent_output() -> None:
+    wt = _widget_type("obj")
+    cached = container_schema(wt)
+    cached_result = cached({})
+    lvgl_schemas._CONTAINER_SCHEMA_CACHE.clear()
+    reference = container_schema(wt)
+    assert cached is not reference
+    assert cached_result == reference({})
+
+
+def test_id_recycling_is_caught_by_identity_guard() -> None:
+    wt = _widget_type("obj")
+    real_extras = {cv.Optional("a"): cv.int_}
+    validator_a = container_schema(wt, real_extras)
+
+    cache_key = (id(wt), id(real_extras))
+    cached_entry = lvgl_schemas._CONTAINER_SCHEMA_CACHE[cache_key]
+    sentinel = {cv.Optional("a"): cv.int_}
+    lvgl_schemas._CONTAINER_SCHEMA_CACHE[cache_key] = (
+        cached_entry[0],
+        sentinel,
+        cached_entry[2],
+    )
+
+    assert container_schema(wt, real_extras) is not validator_a

From 55f4e5cb7553c4a77e65e0d987c2fe29817dee67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "dependabot[bot]" <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 19:18:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/16] Bump the docker-actions group across 1 directory with 2
 updates (#16578)

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/ci-docker.yml |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/release.yml   | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
index 3fd17888c7c..89fbec54206 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5 # v4.1.0
 
       - name: Set TAG
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9799f882dbd..344bd416c6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5 # v4.1.0
 
       - name: Log in to docker hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
       - name: Log in to the GitHub container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -178,17 +178,17 @@ jobs:
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5 # v4.1.0
 
       - name: Log in to docker hub
         if: matrix.registry == 'dockerhub'
-        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
       - name: Log in to the GitHub container registry
         if: matrix.registry == 'ghcr'
-        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}

From 9930b3c216cefdd69599a53da337d42652ffbdce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "dependabot[bot]" <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 19:18:31 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 13/16] Bump github/codeql-action from 4.35.5 to 4.36.0
 (#16579)

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/codeql.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index fbef0f51577..dfc0e08bfa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@9e0d7b8d25671d64c341c19c0152d693099fb5ba # v4.35.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@7211b7c8077ea37d8641b6271f6a365a22a5fbfa # v4.36.0
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@9e0d7b8d25671d64c341c19c0152d693099fb5ba # v4.35.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@7211b7c8077ea37d8641b6271f6a365a22a5fbfa # v4.36.0
         with:
           category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

From 2b422cbd991d26125986a3f5caa40d2edda60198 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 19:20:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 14/16] [lvgl] Build widget update action schemas lazily
 (#16569)

Co-authored-by: Clyde Stubbs <2366188+clydebarrow@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py   | 36 +++++++++++--
 .../lvgl/test_update_action_lazy.py           | 53 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_update_action_lazy.py

diff --git a/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py b/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py
index ab1c61ff88f..400f7c709b0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+from collections.abc import Callable
 import sys
+from typing import Any
 
 from esphome import codegen as cg, config_validation as cv
 from esphome.automation import register_action
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
 from esphome.core import ID, EsphomeError, TimePeriod
 from esphome.coroutine import FakeAwaitable
 from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObj
+from esphome.schema_extractors import EnableSchemaExtraction
 from esphome.types import Expression
 
 from ..defines import (
@@ -73,6 +76,34 @@ from ..types import (
 EVENT_LAMB = "event_lamb__"
 
 
+def _build_update_schema(widget_type: "WidgetType") -> Schema:
+    # Local import: ..schemas imports WidgetType from this module.
+    from ..schemas import base_update_schema
+
+    return base_update_schema(widget_type, widget_type.parts).extend(
+        widget_type.modify_schema
+    )
+
+
+def _update_action_schema(
+    widget_type: "WidgetType",
+) -> Schema | Callable[[Any], Any]:
+    # Eager when extracting so build_language_schema.py sees the mapping;
+    # lazy otherwise to skip ~200 ms of import-time voluptuous work.
+    if EnableSchemaExtraction:
+        return _build_update_schema(widget_type)
+
+    cached: Schema | None = None
+
+    def validator(value: Any) -> Any:
+        nonlocal cached
+        if cached is None:
+            cached = _build_update_schema(widget_type)
+        return cached(value)
+
+    return validator
+
+
 class WidgetType:
     """
     Describes a type of Widget, e.g. "bar" or "line"
@@ -113,18 +144,17 @@ class WidgetType:
 
         # Local import to avoid circular import
         from ..automation import update_to_code
-        from ..schemas import WIDGET_TYPES, base_update_schema
+        from ..schemas import WIDGET_TYPES
 
         if not is_mock:
             if self.name in WIDGET_TYPES:
                 raise EsphomeError(f"Duplicate definition of widget type '{self.name}'")
             WIDGET_TYPES[self.name] = self
 
-            # Register the update action automatically, adding widget-specific properties
             register_action(
                 f"lvgl.{self.name}.update",
                 ObjUpdateAction,
-                base_update_schema(self, self.parts).extend(self.modify_schema),
+                _update_action_schema(self),
                 synchronous=True,
             )(update_to_code)
 
diff --git a/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_update_action_lazy.py b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_update_action_lazy.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7fcdc149cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/component_tests/lvgl/test_update_action_lazy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Tests for lvgl.<widget>.update lazy schema build."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from esphome.automation import ACTION_REGISTRY
+import esphome.components.lvgl  # noqa: F401
+from esphome.components.lvgl.schemas import WIDGET_TYPES
+from esphome.components.lvgl.widgets import _update_action_schema
+from esphome.config_validation import Schema
+
+
+def _widget_type(name: str = "obj"):
+    wt = WIDGET_TYPES.get(name)
+    assert wt is not None, f"widget type {name!r} not registered"
+    return wt
+
+
+def test_registry_entry_uses_lazy_validator() -> None:
+    entry = ACTION_REGISTRY["lvgl.label.update"]
+    assert callable(entry.raw_schema)
+    assert not isinstance(entry.raw_schema, Schema)
+
+
+def test_lazy_validator_defers_build_until_first_call() -> None:
+    wt = _widget_type("label")
+    with patch(
+        "esphome.components.lvgl.widgets._build_update_schema",
+        wraps=lambda w: Schema({}),
+    ) as build_mock:
+        validator = _update_action_schema(wt)
+        assert build_mock.call_count == 0
+        validator({})
+        assert build_mock.call_count == 1
+        validator({})
+        assert build_mock.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_eager_build_when_schema_extraction_enabled() -> None:
+    wt = _widget_type("label")
+    with patch("esphome.components.lvgl.widgets.EnableSchemaExtraction", True):
+        result = _update_action_schema(wt)
+    assert isinstance(result, Schema)
+
+
+def test_lazy_and_eager_produce_equivalent_validation() -> None:
+    wt = _widget_type("label")
+    with patch("esphome.components.lvgl.widgets.EnableSchemaExtraction", True):
+        eager = _update_action_schema(wt)
+    lazy = _update_action_schema(wt)
+    sample = {"id": "label_id"}
+    assert lazy(sample) == eager(sample)

From b0dc688c148b5bc1c5c22459c5271b60952dfd6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Swoboda <154711427+swoboda1337@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 20:30:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 15/16] [esp32] Demote IDF #warning deprecations from error
 under ESP-IDF toolchain (#16584)

---
 esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
index 274cc6fdb3d..24312d64ade 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
@@ -1821,6 +1821,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.add_build_flag("-Wno-error=overloaded-virtual")
         cg.add_build_flag("-Wno-error=reorder")
         cg.add_build_flag("-Wno-error=volatile")
+        cg.add_build_flag("-Wno-error=cpp")
         # -Wno- (not -Wno-error=): suppress entirely, too noisy on C++ aggregates
         cg.add_build_flag("-Wno-missing-field-initializers")
 

From 7d2698dd0a6ce1d8d624c2ed2c232a2f8938a932 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 22:16:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 16/16] [esp32_ble_client] Re-enable loop in set_disconnecting_
 so safety timeout fires

---
 esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
index 4e0b22cc299..8a491a898ef 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   void set_disconnecting_() {
     this->disconnecting_started_ = millis();
     this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::DISCONNECTING);
+    // BluetoothConnection::loop() disables the component loop after service discovery
+    // completes, so the DISCONNECTING timeout check in loop() would never run if CLOSE_EVT
+    // gets lost. Re-enable the loop so the 10s safety timeout can force IDLE.
+    this->enable_loop();
   }
   // Compact error logging helpers to reduce flash usage
   void log_error_(const char *message);