Merge pull request #17532 from esphome/bump-2026.7.0b2

2026.7.0b2

Doxyfile

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = ESPHome
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.7.0b1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.7.0b2
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a

docker/Dockerfile

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN \
     -r /requirements.txt
 
 # Install the ESPHome Device Builder dashboard.
-RUN uv pip install --no-cache-dir esphome-device-builder==1.3.1
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache-dir esphome-device-builder==1.4.3
 
 RUN \
     platformio settings set enable_telemetry No \

esphome/components/api/__init__.py

@@ -488,8 +488,11 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
             cg.add_define("USE_API_NOISE_PSK_FROM_YAML")
         else:
             # No key provided, but encryption desired
-            # This will allow a plaintext client to provide a noise key,
+            # Until a key is set, the device accepts both Noise connections
-            # send it to the device, and then switch to noise.
+            # using the well-known all-zeros PSK (preferred: the key travels
+            # encrypted, protecting against passive sniffing) and plaintext
+            # connections (deprecated, remove after 2027.2.0) so a client can
+            # provide a noise key and the device then switches to noise only.
             # The key will be saved in flash and used for future connections
             # and plaintext disabled. Only a factory reset can remove it.
             cg.add_define("USE_API_PLAINTEXT")

esphome/components/api/api.proto

@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ message DeviceInfoResponse {
 
   // Serial proxy instance metadata
   repeated SerialProxyInfo serial_proxies = 25 [(field_ifdef) = "USE_SERIAL_PROXY", (fixed_array_size_define) = "SERIAL_PROXY_COUNT"];
+
+  // Device is unprovisioned and accepts Noise handshakes with the well-known
+  // all-zeros PSK, so the api encryption key can be provisioned without being
+  // sent in plaintext (protects against passive sniffing, not active MITM)
+  bool api_encryption_provisionable = 26 [(field_ifdef) = "USE_API_NOISE"];
 }
 
 message ListEntitiesRequest {

esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp

@@ -198,6 +198,29 @@ APIConnection::~APIConnection() {
 #endif
 }
 
+#if defined(USE_API_NOISE) && defined(USE_API_PLAINTEXT)
+void APIConnection::upgrade_helper_to_noise_() {
+  // The client opened with a Noise hello while this device has no encryption
+  // key set. Replace the plaintext helper with a Noise helper so the key can
+  // be provisioned over an encrypted channel: the noise context PSK is all
+  // zeros when unprovisioned, and NNpsk0 still runs a fresh ephemeral X25519
+  // exchange, so a passive listener cannot read the session. A publicly known
+  // PSK authenticates nobody; this protects against sniffing only.
+  auto *plaintext = static_cast<APIPlaintextFrameHelper *>(this->helper_.get());
+  uint8_t header[3];
+  uint8_t header_len = plaintext->get_consumed_header(header);
+  auto *noise = new APINoiseFrameHelper(plaintext->release_socket_for_switch(), this->parent_->get_noise_ctx());
+  // Carry over the peername-based client name (Hello has not arrived yet)
+  const char *name = plaintext->get_client_name();
+  noise->set_client_name(name, strlen(name));
+  this->helper_.reset(noise);  // destroys the plaintext helper
+  APIError err = noise->init_from_handoff(header, header_len);
+  if (err != APIError::OK) {
+    this->fatal_error_with_log_(LOG_STR("Noise handoff failed"), err);
+  }
+}
+#endif  // USE_API_NOISE && USE_API_PLAINTEXT
+
 void APIConnection::destroy_active_iterator_() {
   switch (this->active_iterator_) {
     case ActiveIterator::LIST_ENTITIES:
@@ -256,6 +279,15 @@ void APIConnection::loop() {
         // No more data available
         break;
       } else if (err != APIError::OK) {
+#if defined(USE_API_NOISE) && defined(USE_API_PLAINTEXT)
+        // Checked inside the error branch to keep the hot err == OK path
+        // free of it; this can only fire on the first bytes of a plaintext
+        // helper on an unprovisioned device
+        if (err == APIError::PROTOCOL_SWITCH_TO_NOISE) {
+          this->upgrade_helper_to_noise_();
+          return;
+        }
+#endif
         this->fatal_error_with_log_(LOG_STR("Reading failed"), err);
         return;
       } else {
@@ -1351,7 +1383,7 @@ void APIConnection::on_voice_assistant_set_configuration(const VoiceAssistantSet
 
 #ifdef USE_ZWAVE_PROXY
 void APIConnection::on_z_wave_proxy_frame(const ZWaveProxyFrame &msg) {
-  zwave_proxy::global_zwave_proxy->send_frame(msg.data, msg.data_len);
+  zwave_proxy::global_zwave_proxy->send_frame(this, msg.data, msg.data_len);
 }
 
 void APIConnection::on_z_wave_proxy_request(const ZWaveProxyRequest &msg) {
@@ -1860,6 +1892,12 @@ bool APIConnection::send_device_info_response_() {
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_API_NOISE
   resp.api_encryption_supported = true;
+#ifndef USE_API_NOISE_PSK_FROM_YAML
+  // No key from YAML: while no key is set, the key can be provisioned over a
+  // zero-PSK Noise connection. Gated on the YAML define (not the plaintext
+  // one) so this advertisement survives the plaintext removal in 2027.2.0.
+  resp.api_encryption_provisionable = !this->parent_->get_noise_ctx().has_psk();
+#endif
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_DEVICES
   size_t device_index = 0;
@@ -2037,10 +2075,21 @@ bool APIConnection::send_noise_encryption_set_key_response_(const NoiseEncryptio
     }
   } else if (base64_decode(msg.key, msg.key_len, psk.data(), psk.size()) != psk.size()) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Invalid encryption key length");
+  } else if (APINoiseContext::is_all_zeros(psk)) {
+    // Accepting the reserved provisioning PSK would report success without
+    // enabling encryption (or silently clear an existing key)
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Rejecting all-zero encryption key");
   } else if (!this->parent_->save_noise_psk(psk, true)) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to save encryption key");
   } else {
     resp.success = true;
+#ifdef USE_API_PLAINTEXT
+    if (this->helper_->frame_footer_size() == 0) {
+      // Plaintext transport has no frame footer; Noise always has the MAC footer.
+      // Remove after 2027.2.0 together with plaintext support on keyless devices.
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Key received over plaintext; deprecated, will be removed in 2027.2.0");
+    }
+#endif
   }
 
   return this->send_message(resp);

esphome/components/api/api_connection.h

@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnectionBase {
   void destroy_active_iterator_();
   void begin_iterator_(ActiveIterator type);
   void finalize_iterator_sync_();
+#if defined(USE_API_NOISE) && defined(USE_API_PLAINTEXT)
+  // Swap the plaintext helper for a Noise helper after the client opened
+  // with a Noise hello on an unprovisioned device (zero-PSK provisioning).
+  void upgrade_helper_to_noise_();
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_CAMERA
   std::unique_ptr<camera::CameraImageReader> image_reader_;
 #endif

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp

@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ const LogString *api_error_to_logstr(APIError err) {
     return LOG_STR("BAD_HANDSHAKE_ERROR_BYTE");
   }
 #endif
+  // PROTOCOL_SWITCH_TO_NOISE is intercepted in APIConnection::loop() before
+  // any logging can happen, so it intentionally has no entry here.
   return LOG_STR("UNKNOWN");
 }
 

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h

@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ enum class APIError : uint16_t {
   HANDSHAKESTATE_SPLIT_FAILED = 1020,
   BAD_HANDSHAKE_ERROR_BYTE = 1021,
 #endif
+#if defined(USE_API_NOISE) && defined(USE_API_PLAINTEXT)
+  // Not an error: an unprovisioned device received a Noise client hello on a
+  // plaintext connection; the caller must hand the socket off to a Noise helper.
+  PROTOCOL_SWITCH_TO_NOISE = 1023,
+#endif
 };
 
 const LogString *api_error_to_logstr(APIError err);
@@ -200,6 +205,12 @@ class APIFrameHelper {
   // or track that they stopped early and retry without this check.
   // See Socket::ready() for details.
   bool is_socket_ready() const { return socket_ != nullptr && socket_->ready(); }
+#if defined(USE_API_NOISE) && defined(USE_API_PLAINTEXT)
+  // Move the socket out of this helper so a replacement helper can take it
+  // over (plaintext to Noise handoff on unprovisioned devices). The drained
+  // helper must be destroyed right after.
+  std::unique_ptr<socket::Socket> release_socket_for_switch() { return std::move(this->socket_); }
+#endif
   // Release excess memory from internal buffers after initial sync
   void release_buffers() {
     // rx_buf_: Safe to clear only if no partial read in progress.

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp

@@ -109,6 +109,40 @@ APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::init() {
   state_ = State::CLIENT_HELLO;
   return APIError::OK;
 }
+#ifdef USE_API_PLAINTEXT
+APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::init_from_handoff(const uint8_t *header, uint8_t header_len) {
+  APIError err = this->init();
+  if (err != APIError::OK) {
+    return err;
+  }
+  // Seed the header bytes the plaintext helper consumed before detecting the
+  // Noise indicator; try_read_frame_ resumes from rx_header_buf_len_.
+  std::memcpy(this->rx_header_buf_, header, header_len);
+  this->rx_header_buf_len_ = header_len;
+  // Pump the handshake without gating on socket_->ready(): on LWIP the
+  // plaintext helper's partial read can drain rcvevent while the rest of the
+  // client hello sits in the lastdata cache, so ready() may report false even
+  // though data is available.
+  return this->pump_handshake_();
+}
+#endif  // USE_API_PLAINTEXT
+
+/// Drive the handshake state machine until DATA, WOULD_BLOCK, or a fatal
+/// error. WOULD_BLOCK is not an error: reads stop naturally on EWOULDBLOCK
+/// and resume on the next loop().
+APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::pump_handshake_() {
+  while (this->state_ != State::DATA) {
+    APIError err = this->state_action_();
+    if (err == APIError::WOULD_BLOCK) {
+      break;
+    }
+    if (err != APIError::OK) {
+      return err;
+    }
+  }
+  return APIError::OK;
+}
+
 // Helper for handling handshake frame errors
 APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::handle_handshake_frame_error_(APIError aerr) {
   if (aerr == APIError::BAD_INDICATOR) {
@@ -131,16 +165,13 @@ APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::handle_noise_error_(int err, const LogString *func
 
 /// Run through handshake messages (if in that phase)
 APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::loop() {
-  // Cache ready() outside the loop. On ESP8266 LWIP raw TCP, ready() returns false once
+  // Check ready() once, not per state transition. On ESP8266 LWIP raw TCP,
-  // the rx buffer is consumed. Re-checking each iteration would block handshake writes
+  // ready() returns false once the rx buffer is consumed. Re-checking each
-  // that must follow reads, deadlocking the handshake. state_action() will return
+  // iteration would block handshake writes that must follow reads,
-  // WOULD_BLOCK when no more data is available to read.
+  // deadlocking the handshake. pump_handshake_() stops on WOULD_BLOCK when
-  bool socket_ready = this->socket_->ready();
+  // no more data is available to read.
-  while (state_ != State::DATA && socket_ready) {
+  if (state_ != State::DATA && this->socket_->ready()) {
-    APIError err = state_action_();
+    APIError err = this->pump_handshake_();
-    if (err == APIError::WOULD_BLOCK) {
-      break;
-    }
     if (err != APIError::OK) {
       return err;
     }

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.h

@@ -22,12 +22,20 @@ class APINoiseFrameHelper final : public APIFrameHelper {
   }
   ~APINoiseFrameHelper() override;
   APIError init() override;
+#ifdef USE_API_PLAINTEXT
+  // Take over a connection whose first bytes were consumed by a plaintext
+  // helper on an unprovisioned device (see APIError::PROTOCOL_SWITCH_TO_NOISE).
+  // Seeds the already-read header bytes and pumps the handshake state machine
+  // until it would block.
+  APIError init_from_handoff(const uint8_t *header, uint8_t header_len);
+#endif
   APIError loop() override;
   APIError read_packet(ReadPacketBuffer *buffer) override;
   APIError write_protobuf_packet(uint8_t type, ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) override;
   APIError write_protobuf_messages(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer, std::span<const MessageInfo> messages) override;
 
  protected:
+  APIError pump_handshake_();
   APIError state_action_();
   APIError state_action_client_hello_();
   APIError state_action_server_hello_();

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_plaintext.cpp

@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ APIError APIPlaintextFrameHelper::try_read_frame_() {
     // If this was the first read, validate the indicator byte
     if (rx_header_buf_pos_ == 0 && received > 0) {
       if (rx_header_buf_[0] != 0x00) {
+#ifdef USE_API_NOISE
+        // Dual build (encryption supported but no key set): a 0x01 first byte
+        // is a Noise client hello. Hand the connection off to a Noise helper
+        // running the all-zeros provisioning PSK so the encryption key can be
+        // set without crossing the wire in plaintext. Preserve the bytes we
+        // already consumed; they are the start of the Noise 3-byte header.
+        if (rx_header_buf_[0] == 0x01) {
+          rx_header_buf_pos_ = static_cast<uint8_t>(received);
+          return APIError::PROTOCOL_SWITCH_TO_NOISE;
+        }
+#endif
         state_ = State::FAILED;
         HELPER_LOG("Bad indicator byte %u", rx_header_buf_[0]);
         return APIError::BAD_INDICATOR;

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_plaintext.h

@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ class APIPlaintextFrameHelper final : public APIFrameHelper {
   APIError read_packet(ReadPacketBuffer *buffer) override;
   APIError write_protobuf_packet(uint8_t type, ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) override;
   APIError write_protobuf_messages(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer, std::span<const MessageInfo> messages) override;
+#ifdef USE_API_NOISE
+  // After try_read_frame_ returned PROTOCOL_SWITCH_TO_NOISE: copy out the
+  // header bytes already consumed from the socket (at most 3, the size of the
+  // Noise fixed header) so the replacement Noise helper can be seeded with them.
+  uint8_t get_consumed_header(uint8_t out[3]) const {
+    memcpy(out, this->rx_header_buf_, this->rx_header_buf_pos_);
+    return this->rx_header_buf_pos_;
+  }
+#endif
 
  protected:
   APIError try_read_frame_();

esphome/components/api/api_noise_context.h

@@ -10,13 +10,20 @@ using psk_t = std::array<uint8_t, 32>;
 
 class APINoiseContext {
  public:
+  // The all-zeros PSK is reserved: it marks the device as unprovisioned and
+  // doubles as the well-known provisioning PSK that unprovisioned devices
+  // accept for Noise handshakes (passive-sniffing protection only, no
+  // authentication). It is never a valid real key.
+  static bool is_all_zeros(const psk_t &psk) {
+    uint8_t acc = 0;
+    for (uint8_t b : psk) {
+      acc |= b;
+    }
+    return acc == 0;
+  }
   void set_psk(psk_t psk) {
     this->psk_ = psk;
-    bool has_psk = false;
+    this->has_psk_ = !is_all_zeros(psk);
-    for (auto i : psk) {
-      has_psk |= i;
-    }
-    this->has_psk_ = has_psk;
   }
   const psk_t &get_psk() const { return this->psk_; }
   bool has_psk() const { return this->has_psk_; }

esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp

@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ uint8_t *DeviceInfoResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_
   for (const auto &it : this->serial_proxies) {
     ProtoEncode::encode_sub_message(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, buffer, 25, it);
   }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_API_NOISE
+  ProtoEncode::encode_bool(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 26, this->api_encryption_provisionable);
 #endif
   return pos;
 }
@@ -232,6 +235,9 @@ uint32_t DeviceInfoResponse::calculate_size() const {
   for (const auto &it : this->serial_proxies) {
     size += ProtoSize::calc_message_force(2, it.calculate_size());
   }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_API_NOISE
+  size += ProtoSize::calc_bool(2, this->api_encryption_provisionable);
 #endif
   return size;
 }

esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h

@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class SerialProxyInfo final : public ProtoMessage {
 class DeviceInfoResponse final : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 10;
-  static constexpr uint16_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 309;
+  static constexpr uint16_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 312;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
   const LogString *message_name() const override { return LOG_STR("device_info_response"); }
 #endif
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@ class DeviceInfoResponse final : public ProtoMessage {
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SERIAL_PROXY
   std::array<SerialProxyInfo, SERIAL_PROXY_COUNT> serial_proxies{};
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_API_NOISE
+  bool api_encryption_provisionable{false};
 #endif
   uint8_t *encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const;
   uint32_t calculate_size() const;

esphome/components/api/api_pb2_dump.cpp

@@ -982,6 +982,9 @@ const char *DeviceInfoResponse::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
     it.dump_to(out);
     out.append("\n");
   }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_API_NOISE
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("api_encryption_provisionable"), this->api_encryption_provisionable);
 #endif
   return out.c_str();
 }

esphome/components/binary_sensor/__init__.py

@@ -448,7 +448,9 @@ _BINARY_SENSOR_SCHEMA = (
             cv.Exclusive(
                 CONF_TRIGGER_ON_INITIAL_STATE, CONF_TRIGGER_ON_INITIAL_STATE
             ): cv.boolean,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): validate_device_class,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_device_class,
             cv.Optional(CONF_FILTERS): validate_filters,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_PRESS): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_RELEASE): automation.validate_automation({}),

esphome/components/button/__init__.py

@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ _BUTTON_SCHEMA = (
     .extend(
         {
             cv.OnlyWith(CONF_MQTT_ID, "mqtt"): cv.declare_id(mqtt.MQTTButtonComponent),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): validate_device_class,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_device_class,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_PRESS): automation.validate_automation({}),
         }
     )

esphome/components/cover/__init__.py

@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ _COVER_SCHEMA = (
             cv.Optional(CONF_MQTT_JSON_STATE_PAYLOAD): cv.All(
                 cv.requires_component("mqtt"), cv.boolean
             ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): cv.one_of(*DEVICE_CLASSES, lower=True),
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): cv.one_of(*DEVICE_CLASSES, lower=True),
             cv.Optional(CONF_POSITION_COMMAND_TOPIC): cv.All(
                 cv.requires_component("mqtt"), cv.subscribe_topic
             ),

esphome/components/deep_sleep/deep_sleep_zephyr.cpp

@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
 #include "deep_sleep_component.h"
 #ifdef USE_ZEPHYR
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/wake.h"
 #include <zephyr/sys/poweroff.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 namespace esphome::deep_sleep {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "deep_sleep";
 
+// The Zephyr watchdog has a short window (2s, or 10s with Zigbee) and
+// WDT_OPT_PAUSE_IN_SLEEP only pauses it during true hardware sleep — not while a
+// radio thread (e.g. the Zigbee stack) keeps the CPU busy in k_sem_take(). Feed
+// it at least this often while waiting so it does not reset the device.
+static const uint32_t WDT_FEED_INTERVAL_MS = 1000;
+
+static bool wakeable_delay_feed_wdt(uint32_t ms) {
+  while (ms > 0) {
+    const uint32_t step = std::min(ms, WDT_FEED_INTERVAL_MS);
+    esphome::internal::wakeable_delay(step);
+    esphome::arch_feed_wdt();
+    if (esphome::wake_request_take()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (ms != UINT32_MAX) {
+      ms -= step;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 optional<uint32_t> DeepSleepComponent::get_run_duration_() const { return this->run_duration_; }
 
 void DeepSleepComponent::dump_config_platform_() {}
@@ -15,8 +38,9 @@ void DeepSleepComponent::dump_config_platform_() {}
 bool DeepSleepComponent::prepare_to_sleep_() { return true; }
 
 void DeepSleepComponent::deep_sleep_() {
+  bool woke = false;
   if (this->sleep_duration_.has_value()) {
-    esphome::internal::wakeable_delay(static_cast<uint32_t>(*this->sleep_duration_ / 1000));
+    woke = wakeable_delay_feed_wdt(static_cast<uint32_t>(*this->sleep_duration_ / 1000));
   } else {
 #ifndef USE_ZIGBEE
     // the device can be woken up through one of the following signals:
@@ -29,10 +53,9 @@ void DeepSleepComponent::deep_sleep_() {
     // The system is reset when it wakes up from System OFF mode.
     sys_poweroff();
 #else
-    esphome::internal::wakeable_delay(UINT32_MAX);
+    woke = wakeable_delay_feed_wdt(UINT32_MAX);
 #endif
   }
-  const bool woke = esphome::wake_request_take();
   if (woke) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Woken up by another thread");
   } else {

esphome/components/event/__init__.py

@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ _EVENT_SCHEMA = (
         {
             cv.OnlyWith(CONF_MQTT_ID, "mqtt"): cv.declare_id(mqtt.MQTTEventComponent),
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(Event),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): validate_device_class,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_device_class,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_EVENT): automation.validate_automation({}),
         }
     )

esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp

@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ bool Mcp4461Component::increase_wiper_(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper) {
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Increasing wiper %u", wiper_idx);
   uint8_t addr = this->get_wiper_address_(wiper_idx);
   uint8_t reg = addr | static_cast<uint8_t>(Mcp4461Commands::INCREMENT);
-  auto err = this->write(&this->address_, reg);
+  auto err = this->write(&reg, 1);
   if (err != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
     this->error_code_ = MCP4461_STATUS_I2C_ERROR;
     this->status_set_warning();
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ bool Mcp4461Component::decrease_wiper_(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper) {
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Decreasing wiper %u", wiper_idx);
   uint8_t addr = this->get_wiper_address_(wiper_idx);
   uint8_t reg = addr | static_cast<uint8_t>(Mcp4461Commands::DECREMENT);
-  auto err = this->write(&this->address_, reg);
+  auto err = this->write(&reg, 1);
   if (err != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
     this->error_code_ = MCP4461_STATUS_I2C_ERROR;
     this->status_set_warning();

esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void MDNSComponent::setup_buffers_and_register_(PlatformRegisterFn platform_regi
   auto &services = services_storage;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_API
+#ifdef USE_MDNS_DEVICE_INFO_TXT
 #ifdef USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES
   get_mac_address_into_buffer(this->mac_address_);
   char *mac_ptr = this->mac_address_;
@@ -70,17 +70,20 @@ void MDNSComponent::setup_buffers_and_register_(PlatformRegisterFn platform_regi
   platform_register(this, services);
 }
 
-void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUNT> &services, char *mac_address_buf,
+void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUNT> &services,
-                                     char *config_hash_buf) {
+                                     const char *mac_address_buf, const char *config_hash_buf) {
   // IMPORTANT: The #ifdef blocks below must match COMPONENTS_WITH_MDNS_SERVICES
   // in mdns/__init__.py. If you add a new service here, update both locations.
 
+#ifdef USE_MDNS_DEVICE_INFO_TXT
+  MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_VERSION, "version");
+  MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_MAC, "mac");
+  MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_CONFIG_HASH, "config_hash");
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_API
   MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(SERVICE_ESPHOMELIB, "_esphomelib");
   MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_FRIENDLY_NAME, "friendly_name");
-  MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_VERSION, "version");
-  MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_CONFIG_HASH, "config_hash");
-  MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_MAC, "mac");
   MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_PLATFORM, "platform");
   MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_BOARD, "board");
   MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_NETWORK, "network");
@@ -107,7 +110,13 @@ void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUN
     txt_count++;  // network
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_API_NOISE
+    const bool api_has_psk = api::global_api_server->get_noise_ctx().has_psk();
     txt_count++;  // api_encryption or api_encryption_supported
+#ifndef USE_API_NOISE_PSK_FROM_YAML
+    if (!api_has_psk) {
+      txt_count++;  // api_provisioning
+    }
+#endif
 #endif
 #ifdef ESPHOME_PROJECT_NAME
     txt_count += 2;  // project_name and project_version
@@ -163,9 +172,18 @@ void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUN
     MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_API_ENCRYPTION, "api_encryption");
     MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_API_ENCRYPTION_SUPPORTED, "api_encryption_supported");
     MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(NOISE_ENCRYPTION, "Noise_NNpsk0_25519_ChaChaPoly_SHA256");
-    bool has_psk = api::global_api_server->get_noise_ctx().has_psk();
+    const char *encryption_key = api_has_psk ? TXT_API_ENCRYPTION : TXT_API_ENCRYPTION_SUPPORTED;
-    const char *encryption_key = has_psk ? TXT_API_ENCRYPTION : TXT_API_ENCRYPTION_SUPPORTED;
     txt_records.push_back({MDNS_STR(encryption_key), MDNS_STR(NOISE_ENCRYPTION)});
+#ifndef USE_API_NOISE_PSK_FROM_YAML
+    if (!api_has_psk) {
+      // Unprovisioned device without a YAML key: advertise that the encryption
+      // key can be provisioned over a zero-PSK Noise connection. Gated on the
+      // YAML define so this survives the plaintext removal in 2027.2.0.
+      MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_API_PROVISIONING, "api_provisioning");
+      MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(VALUE_ZERO_PSK, "zero-psk");
+      txt_records.push_back({MDNS_STR(TXT_API_PROVISIONING), MDNS_STR(VALUE_ZERO_PSK)});
+    }
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ESPHOME_PROJECT_NAME
@@ -212,12 +230,18 @@ void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUN
   web_service.service_type = MDNS_STR(SERVICE_HTTP);
   web_service.proto = MDNS_STR(SERVICE_TCP);
   web_service.port = []() -> uint16_t { return USE_WEBSERVER_PORT; };
+#ifndef USE_API
+  // Without the native API there is no _esphomelib service, so publish the
+  // device info here for the device builder to discover.
+  web_service.txt_records = {{MDNS_STR(TXT_VERSION), MDNS_STR(VALUE_VERSION)},
+                             {MDNS_STR(TXT_MAC), MDNS_STR(mac_address_buf)},
+                             {MDNS_STR(TXT_CONFIG_HASH), MDNS_STR(config_hash_buf)}};
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(USE_API) && !defined(USE_PROMETHEUS) && !defined(USE_SENDSPIN) && !defined(USE_WEBSERVER) && \
     !defined(USE_MDNS_EXTRA_SERVICES)
   MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(SERVICE_HTTP, "_http");
-  MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_VERSION, "version");
 
   // Publish "http" service if not using native API or any other services
   // This is just to have *some* mDNS service so that .local resolution works
@@ -225,7 +249,9 @@ void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUN
   fallback_service.service_type = MDNS_STR(SERVICE_HTTP);
   fallback_service.proto = MDNS_STR(SERVICE_TCP);
   fallback_service.port = []() -> uint16_t { return USE_WEBSERVER_PORT; };
-  fallback_service.txt_records = {{MDNS_STR(TXT_VERSION), MDNS_STR(VALUE_VERSION)}};
+  fallback_service.txt_records = {{MDNS_STR(TXT_VERSION), MDNS_STR(VALUE_VERSION)},
+                                  {MDNS_STR(TXT_MAC), MDNS_STR(mac_address_buf)},
+                                  {MDNS_STR(TXT_CONFIG_HASH), MDNS_STR(config_hash_buf)}};
 #endif
 }
 

esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.h

@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+// Device info TXT records (version, mac, config_hash) are published on the _esphomelib service
+// when the native API is enabled, otherwise on the _http service (web_server's or the fallback one).
+// When neither applies (only prometheus, sendspin or user-defined services are configured), no
+// device info records are published and the buffers below are not needed.
+#if defined(USE_API) || defined(USE_WEBSERVER) || \
+    (!defined(USE_PROMETHEUS) && !defined(USE_SENDSPIN) && !defined(USE_MDNS_EXTRA_SERVICES))
+#define USE_MDNS_DEVICE_INFO_TXT
+#endif
+
 namespace esphome::mdns {
 
 // Helper struct that identifies strings that may be stored in flash storage (similar to LogString)
@@ -136,7 +145,7 @@ class MDNSComponent final : public Component
   StaticVector<std::string, MDNS_DYNAMIC_TXT_COUNT> dynamic_txt_values_;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(USE_API) && defined(USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES)
+#if defined(USE_MDNS_DEVICE_INFO_TXT) && defined(USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES)
   /// Fixed buffer for MAC address (only needed when services are stored)
   char mac_address_[MAC_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
   /// Fixed buffer for config hash hex string (only needed when services are stored)
@@ -149,8 +158,8 @@ class MDNSComponent final : public Component
   // RP2040 defers MDNS.begin() until the first IP-up event; this tracks that.
   bool initialized_{false};
 #endif
-  void compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUNT> &services, char *mac_address_buf,
+  void compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUNT> &services, const char *mac_address_buf,
-                        char *config_hash_buf);
+                        const char *config_hash_buf);
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::mdns

esphome/components/mdns/mdns_host.cpp

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace esphome::mdns {
 
 void MDNSComponent::setup() {
 #ifdef USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES
-#ifdef USE_API
+#ifdef USE_MDNS_DEVICE_INFO_TXT
   get_mac_address_into_buffer(this->mac_address_);
   char *mac_ptr = this->mac_address_;
   format_hex_to(this->config_hash_str_, App.get_config_hash());

esphome/components/mipi/__init__.py

@@ -26,16 +26,22 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_OFFSET_HEIGHT,
     CONF_OFFSET_WIDTH,
     CONF_PAGES,
+    CONF_RESET_PIN,
     CONF_ROTATION,
     CONF_SWAP_XY,
     CONF_TRANSFORM,
     CONF_WIDTH,
 )
-from esphome.core import TimePeriod
+from esphome.core import CORE, TimePeriod
 from esphome.schema_extractors import SCHEMA_EXTRACT, schema_extractor
 
 LOGGER = cv.logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+CONF_TRANSFORMS = "transforms"
+
+# All axis transforms a model may support, in the order they appear in the schema.
+ALL_TRANSFORMS = (CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y, CONF_SWAP_XY)
+
 ColorOrder = display_ns.enum("ColorMode")
 
 NOP = 0x00
@@ -302,7 +308,8 @@ class DriverChip:
     """
     A class representing a MIPI DBI driver chip model.
     The parameters supplied as defaults will be used to provide default values for the display configuration.
-    Setting swap_xy to cv.UNDEFINED will indicate that the model does not support swapping X and Y axes.
+    Pass a ``transforms`` set to restrict which axis transforms (mirror_x, mirror_y, swap_xy) the model
+    supports; by default all three are available.
     """
 
     models: dict[str, Self] = {}
@@ -387,11 +394,15 @@ class DriverChip:
         """
         Return the available transforms for this model.
         """
+        if (transforms := self.get_default(CONF_TRANSFORMS, None)) is not None:
+            return transforms
         if self.get_default("no_transform", False):
             return set()
         if self.get_default(CONF_SWAP_XY) != cv.UNDEFINED:
             return {CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y, CONF_SWAP_XY}
-        return {CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y}
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Setting 'swap_xy' to 'cv.UNDEFINED' is no longer supported; set 'transforms' instead"
+        )
 
     def has_hardware_transform(self, config) -> bool:
         """
@@ -533,17 +544,31 @@ class DriverChip:
         transform[CONF_TRANSFORM] = self.rotation_as_transform(config)
         return transform
 
-    def swap_xy_schema(self):
+    def transform_schema(self):
-        uses_swap = self.get_default(CONF_SWAP_XY, None) != cv.UNDEFINED
+        """
+        Build the schema for the ``transform`` config option of this model.
 
-        def validator(value):
+        Each transform the model supports is a required boolean. A transform the model does not
-            if value:
+        support may be omitted or set to ``false``; setting it to ``true`` reports a clear error
-                raise cv.Invalid("Axis swapping not supported by this model")
+        naming the unsupported transform instead of a generic "extra keys not allowed".
-            return cv.boolean(value)
+        """
+        supported = self.transforms
 
-        if uses_swap:
+        def unsupported(name):
-            return {cv.Required(CONF_SWAP_XY): cv.boolean}
+            def validator(value):
-        return {cv.Optional(CONF_SWAP_XY, default=False): validator}
+                if cv.boolean(value):
+                    raise cv.Invalid(f"'{name}' is not supported by this model")
+                return False
+
+            return validator
+
+        schema = {}
+        for name in ALL_TRANSFORMS:
+            if name in supported:
+                schema[cv.Required(name)] = cv.boolean
+            else:
+                schema[cv.Optional(name, default=False)] = unsupported(name)
+        return cv.Any(cv.Schema(schema), cv.one_of(CONF_DISABLED, lower=True))
 
     def get_madctl(self, transform: dict, config: dict) -> int:
         """
@@ -577,12 +602,15 @@ class DriverChip:
         """
         return self.get_default(f"no_{command.lower()}", False)
 
-    def get_sequence(self, config, add_madctl=True) -> tuple[int, ...]:
+    def get_sequence(self, config, add_madctl=True, add_reset=False) -> tuple[int, ...]:
         """
         Create the init sequence for the display.
         Use the default sequence from the model, if any, and append any custom sequence provided in the config.
         Append SLPOUT (if not already in the sequence) and DISPON to the end of the sequence
         MADCTL will be set if add_madctl is True
+        If add_reset is True, a reset is prepended: a software reset when no reset pin
+        is configured (and the model doesn't skip it), followed by a settling delay that
+        both a software and a hardware reset require.
         Returns the init sequence
         """
         sequence = list(self.initsequence or ())
@@ -591,6 +619,15 @@ class DriverChip:
         # Ensure each command is a tuple
         sequence = [x if isinstance(x, tuple) else (x,) for x in sequence]
 
+        if add_reset:
+            reset: list = []
+            # A software reset is only needed when there is no hardware reset pin.
+            if CONF_RESET_PIN not in config and not self.skip_command("SWRESET"):
+                reset.append((SWRESET,))
+            # Both a software and a hardware reset need a settling delay before further commands.
+            reset.append(delay(10))
+            sequence = reset + sequence
+
         # Set pixel format if not already in the custom sequence
         pixel_mode = config[CONF_PIXEL_MODE]
         if not isinstance(pixel_mode, int):
@@ -611,13 +648,47 @@ class DriverChip:
             sequence.append((BRIGHTNESS, brightness))
         # Add a SLPOUT command if required.
         if not self.skip_command("SLPOUT"):
+            # A zero delay will delay until 120ms after reset
+            sequence.append(delay(0))
             sequence.append((SLPOUT,))
+            sequence.append(delay(10))
         sequence.append((DISPON,))
+        # Add a delay here because additional commands may be added after this at runtime.
+        sequence.append(delay(10))
 
         # Flatten the sequence into a list of bytes, with the length of each command
         # or the delay flag inserted where needed
         return flatten_sequence(sequence)
 
+    def check_requirements(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Raise a friendly error if any component this model requires is not configured.
+
+        This runs during schema validation (before ID references are resolved) so that a
+        model whose default pins live on a pin expander reports the missing expander clearly
+        instead of a cryptic "Couldn't find ID" from the unresolved pin reference.
+
+        Also logs a warning if the model is deprecated.
+        """
+        if deprecation_reason := self.get_default("deprecation_reason"):
+            LOGGER.warning(
+                "Display model %s is deprecated: %s", self.name, deprecation_reason
+            )
+        if requirements := self.get_default("requires", set()):
+            # ``raw_config`` is populated before any component schema runs during a real
+            # validation, so presence of a required component is simply a top-level key.
+            # When it is absent (e.g. a unit test that invokes the schema directly) there
+            # is no config to check against, so skip.
+            global_config = CORE.raw_config
+            if global_config is None:
+                return
+            missing = {x for x in requirements if x not in global_config}
+            if missing:
+                reqstr = ", ".join(f"'{x}'" for x in sorted(missing))
+                raise cv.Invalid(
+                    f"{self.name} requires component{'s' if len(missing) > 1 else ''} {reqstr} to be configured"
+                )
+
 
 def requires_buffer(config) -> bool:
     """

esphome/components/mipi_dsi/display.py

@@ -41,24 +41,21 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_AUTO_CLEAR_ENABLED,
     CONF_COLOR_ORDER,
     CONF_DIMENSIONS,
-    CONF_DISABLED,
     CONF_ENABLE_PIN,
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_INIT_SEQUENCE,
     CONF_INVERT_COLORS,
     CONF_LAMBDA,
-    CONF_MIRROR_X,
-    CONF_MIRROR_Y,
     CONF_MODEL,
     CONF_RESET_PIN,
     CONF_ROTATION,
-    CONF_SWAP_XY,
     CONF_TRANSFORM,
     CONF_WIDTH,
 )
 from esphome.final_validate import full_config
 
 from . import mipi_dsi_ns, models
+from .models import DsiDriverChip
 
 # Currently only ESP32-P4 is supported, so esp_ldo and psram are required
 DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32", "esp_ldo", "psram"]
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ ColorBitness = display.display_ns.enum("ColorBitness")
 CONF_LANE_BIT_RATE = "lane_bit_rate"
 CONF_LANES = "lanes"
 
-DriverChip("CUSTOM")
+DsiDriverChip("CUSTOM")
 
 # Import all models dynamically from the models package
 
@@ -90,19 +87,7 @@ COLOR_DEPTHS = {
 
 def model_schema(config):
     model = MODELS[config[CONF_MODEL].upper()]
-    model.defaults[CONF_SWAP_XY] = cv.UNDEFINED
+    transform = model.transform_schema()
-    transform = cv.Any(
-        cv.Schema(
-            {
-                cv.Required(CONF_MIRROR_X): cv.boolean,
-                cv.Required(CONF_MIRROR_Y): cv.boolean,
-                cv.Optional(CONF_SWAP_XY): cv.invalid(
-                    "Axis swapping not supported by DSI displays"
-                ),
-            }
-        ),
-        cv.one_of(CONF_DISABLED, lower=True),
-    )
     # CUSTOM model will need to provide a custom init sequence
     iseqconf = (
         cv.Required(CONF_INIT_SEQUENCE)
@@ -172,6 +157,7 @@ def _config_schema(config):
     )(config)
     config = model_schema(config)(config)
     model = MODELS[config[CONF_MODEL].upper()]
+    model.check_requirements()
     width, height, _offset_width, _offset_height, _pad_width, _pad_height = (
         model.get_dimensions(config)
     )

esphome/components/mipi_dsi/models/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+from esphome.const import CONF_SWAP_XY
+
+
+class DsiDriverChip(DriverChip):
+    """A driver chip for MIPI DSI displays."""
+
+    @property
+    def transforms(self) -> set[str]:
+        """
+        Return the set of transformations supported by this driver chip.
+        DSI displays do not support axis swapping, so this method removes CONF_SWAP_XY
+        """
+        return super().transforms - {CONF_SWAP_XY}

esphome/components/mipi_dsi/models/guition.py

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+from . import DsiDriverChip
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
 
 # fmt: off
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "JC1060P470",
     width=1024,
     height=600,
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=12,
     pclk_frequency="54MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="750Mbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     initsequence=[
         (0x30, 0x00), (0xF7, 0x49, 0x61, 0x02, 0x00), (0x30, 0x01), (0x04, 0x0C), (0x05, 0x00), (0x06, 0x00),
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ DriverChip(
 # * Horizontal Timing (hsync_pulse_width=12, hsync_back_porch=42, hsync_front_porch=42)
 # * Vertical Timing (vsync_pulse_width=2, vsync_back_porch=8, vsync_front_porch=166)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "JC4880P443",
     width=480,
     height=800,
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=166,
     pclk_frequency="34MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="500Mbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     reset_pin=5,
     initsequence=[
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ DriverChip(
 # * Horizontal Timing (hsync_pulse_width=20, hsync_back_porch=20, hsync_front_porch=40)
 # * Vertical Timing (vsync_pulse_width=4, vsync_back_porch=8, vsync_front_porch=20)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "JC8012P4A1",
     width=800,
     height=1280,
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@ DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=20,
     pclk_frequency="60MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="1Gbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     reset_pin=27,
     initsequence=[

esphome/components/mipi_dsi/models/m5stack.py

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+from . import DsiDriverChip
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
 
 # fmt: off
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "M5STACK-TAB5",
     height=1280,
     width=720,
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=20,
     pclk_frequency="60MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="730Mbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     initsequence=[
         (0xFF, 0x98, 0x81, 0x01),  # Select Page 1
@@ -56,8 +54,8 @@ DriverChip(
     ],
 )
 
-DriverChip(
+TAB5_ST7123 = DsiDriverChip(
-    "M5STACK-TAB5-V2",
+    "M5STACK-TAB5-ST7123",
     height=1280,
     width=720,
     hsync_back_porch=40,
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=220,
     pclk_frequency="80MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="960Mbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     initsequence=[
         (0x01,),
@@ -97,3 +94,58 @@ DriverChip(
         (0xC9, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0x1F, 0x36, 0x00, 0x5D, 0x04, 0x9D, 0x05, 0x10, 0xF2, 0x06, 0x60, 0x03, 0x11, 0xAD, 0x00, 0xEF, 0x01, 0x22, 0x2E, 0x0E, 0x74, 0x08, 0x32, 0xDC, 0x09, 0x33, 0x0F, 0xF3, 0x77, 0x0D, 0xB0, 0xDC, 0x03, 0xFF),
     ],
 )
+
+TAB5_ST7123.extend(
+    "M5STACK-TAB5-V2",
+    deprecation_reason="Use 'M5STACK-TAB5-ST7123' or 'M5STACK-TAB5-ST7121' instead."
+)
+
+# Some Tab5 "v2" units ship with an ST7121 controller instead of the ST7123.
+# The two are distinguishable at runtime by the touch controller firmware version (the M5
+# factory firmware branches on it), but ESPHome selects the panel at compile time, so ST7121
+# units must select this model explicitly. Values taken from M5's factory source
+# (m5stack/M5Tab5-UserDemo: m5stack_tab5.c is_st7121 path + esp_lcd_st7121.c default table).
+DsiDriverChip(
+    "M5STACK-TAB5-ST7121",
+    height=1280,
+    width=720,
+    hsync_back_porch=40,
+    hsync_pulse_width=2,
+    hsync_front_porch=40,
+    vsync_back_porch=24,
+    vsync_pulse_width=20,
+    vsync_front_porch=200,
+    pclk_frequency="70MHz",
+    lane_bit_rate="965Mbps",
+    color_order="RGB",
+    initsequence=[
+        (0x01,),
+        (0x60, 0x71, 0x21, 0xA2),
+        (0x60, 0x71, 0x21, 0xA3),
+        (0x60, 0x71, 0x21, 0xA4),
+        (0x78, 0x21),
+        (0x79, 0xEF),
+        (0xA4, 0x31),
+        (0xB7, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5F, 0x5F, 0x44, 0x1A),
+        (0xB0, 0x22, 0x6B, 0x11, 0x89, 0x25, 0x43, 0x43),
+        (0xBF, 0xA7, 0xA7),
+        (0xA5, 0xF0, 0x03),
+        (0xD7, 0x10, 0x2C, 0x14, 0x2A, 0x80, 0x80),
+        (0x90, 0x71, 0x23, 0x5A, 0x20, 0x24, 0x11, 0x21),
+        (0xA3, 0x80, 0x01, 0x8C, 0xFF, 0x45, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x46, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1E, 0x5C, 0x1E, 0x80, 0x10, 0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x46, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1E, 0x5C, 0x1E, 0x80, 0x10, 0xEF, 0x58, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF),
+        (0xA6, 0x0A, 0x00, 0x24, 0x71, 0x36, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x68, 0x91, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x24, 0x71, 0x37, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x68, 0x91, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x24, 0x71, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x68, 0x91, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x2C, 0x71, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x68, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x08, 0x80, 0x08, 0x80, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
+        (0xA7, 0x1A, 0x1A, 0xC0, 0x64, 0x40, 0x04, 0x15, 0x40, 0x00, 0x40, 0x00, 0x68, 0x68, 0x91, 0xFF, 0x08, 0x80, 0x64, 0x40, 0x26, 0x37, 0x40, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x68, 0x91, 0xFF, 0x08, 0x80, 0x64, 0x40, 0x8C, 0x9D, 0x40, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x68, 0x91, 0xFF, 0x08, 0x80, 0x64, 0x40, 0xAE, 0xBF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x68, 0x68, 0x91, 0xFF, 0x08, 0x80, 0x79),
+        (0xAC, 0x1D, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1D, 0x18, 0x19, 0x04, 0x1C, 0x1D, 0x08, 0x0A, 0x10, 0x12, 0x0C, 0x0E, 0x14, 0x16, 0x00, 0x1D, 0x1D, 0x1D, 0x1D, 0x1D, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1D, 0x18, 0x19, 0x06, 0x1C, 0x1D, 0x09, 0x0B, 0x11, 0x13, 0x0D, 0x0F, 0x15, 0x17, 0x02, 0x1D, 0x1D, 0x1D, 0x1D),
+        (0xAD, 0x0C, 0x40, 0x46, 0x00, 0x07, 0x4B, 0x4B, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xF0, 0x40, 0x0E, 0x01, 0x07, 0x42, 0x42, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF),
+        (0xAE, 0xF0, 0xFF, 0x03, 0xF0, 0xFF, 0x03, 0x00),
+        (0xB2, 0x15, 0x19, 0x05, 0x23, 0x49, 0x2D, 0x03, 0x2E, 0x5C, 0xD2, 0xFF, 0x10, 0x60, 0xFD, 0x20, 0xC0, 0x00),
+        (0xE8, 0x20, 0x60, 0x04, 0x8E, 0x8E, 0x3E, 0x04, 0xDC, 0xDC, 0x3E, 0x06, 0xFA, 0x26, 0x3E),
+        (0x75, 0x03, 0x04),
+        (0xE7, 0x4B, 0x00, 0x00, 0xBE, 0x4B, 0x8C, 0x20, 0x1A, 0xF0, 0x7D, 0x14, 0x7D, 0x14, 0x7D, 0x14, 0x7D, 0x14, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x32, 0x30, 0x73, 0x00, 0x00, 0xC8, 0x6A, 0xFF, 0x5A, 0x64, 0x38, 0x88, 0x15, 0xB1, 0x01, 0x01, 0x64, 0x01, 0x01, 0x7C, 0xFF, 0x1A, 0x51),
+        (0xE1, 0x0C, 0x0C),
+        (0xEA, 0x15, 0x00, 0x01),
+        (0xC8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x01, 0x39, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x78, 0x06, 0xE2, 0x02, 0x11, 0x33, 0x01, 0x7A, 0x0D, 0x21, 0xC4, 0x0B, 0x19, 0x08, 0x32, 0xA0, 0x08, 0x1A, 0x0A, 0xF3, 0x7F, 0x0E, 0xC5, 0xE8, 0x03, 0xFF),
+        (0xC9, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x01, 0x39, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x78, 0x06, 0xE2, 0x02, 0x11, 0x33, 0x01, 0x7A, 0x0D, 0x21, 0xC4, 0x0B, 0x19, 0x08, 0x32, 0xA0, 0x08, 0x1A, 0x0A, 0xF3, 0x7F, 0x0E, 0xC5, 0xE8, 0x03, 0xFF),
+        (0x60, 0x71, 0x21, 0x00),
+    ],
+)

esphome/components/mipi_dsi/models/seeed.py

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+from . import DsiDriverChip
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
 
 # Standalone display
 # Product page: https://www.seeedstudio.com/reTerminal-D1001-p-6729.html
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "SEEED-RETERMINAL-D1001",
     height=1280,
     width=800,
@@ -15,10 +14,10 @@ DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=30,
     pclk_frequency="80MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="1.5Gbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     enable_pin=[{"xl9535": None, "number": 0}, {"xl9535": None, "number": 7}],
     reset_pin={"xl9535": None, "number": 2},
+    requires={"psram", "xl9535"},
     initsequence=(
         (0xE0, 0x00),
         (0xE1, 0x93),

esphome/components/mipi_dsi/models/waveshare.py

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+from . import DsiDriverChip
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
 
 # fmt: off
 
 # Source for parameters and initsequence:
 #   https://github.com/waveshareteam/Waveshare-ESP32-components/tree/master/display/lcd/esp_lcd_jd9365_10_1
 # Product page: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/ESP32-P4-Nano-StartPage
-JD9365_10_1_DSI_TOUCH_A = DriverChip(
+JD9365_10_1_DSI_TOUCH_A = DsiDriverChip(
     "WAVESHARE-P4-NANO-10.1",
     height=1280,
     width=800,
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ JD9365_10_1_DSI_TOUCH_A = DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=30,
     pclk_frequency="80MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="1.5Gbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     initsequence=[
         (0xE0, 0x00),  # select userpage
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ JD9365_10_1_DSI_TOUCH_A.extend(
 # Source for parameters and initsequence:
 #   https://github.com/espressif/esp-iot-solution/tree/master/components/display/lcd/esp_lcd_st7703
 # Product page: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/ESP32-P4-86-Panel-ETH-2RO
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "WAVESHARE-P4-86-PANEL",
     height=720,
     width=720,
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=20,
     pclk_frequency="38MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="480Mbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     reset_pin=27,
     initsequence=[
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ DriverChip(
 # Source for parameters and initsequence:
 #   https://github.com/espressif/esp-iot-solution/tree/master/components/display/lcd/esp_lcd_ek79007
 # Product page: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/ESP32-P4-WIFI6-Touch-LCD-7B
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "WAVESHARE-ESP32-P4-WIFI6-TOUCH-LCD-7B",
     height=600,
     width=1024,
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ DriverChip(
 # Source for parameters and initsequence:
 #   https://github.com/waveshareteam/Waveshare-ESP32-components/tree/master/display/lcd/esp_lcd_jd9365
 # Product page: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/ESP32-P4-WIFI6-Touch-LCD-3.4C
-JD9365_3_4_DSI_TOUCH_C = DriverChip(
+JD9365_3_4_DSI_TOUCH_C = DsiDriverChip(
     "WAVESHARE-ESP32-P4-WIFI6-TOUCH-LCD-3.4C",
     height=800,
     width=800,
@@ -151,7 +148,6 @@ JD9365_3_4_DSI_TOUCH_C = DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=24,
     pclk_frequency="80MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="1.5Gbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     initsequence=[
         (0xE0, 0x00),  # select userpage
@@ -197,7 +193,7 @@ JD9365_3_4_DSI_TOUCH_C.extend(
 # Source for parameters and initsequence:
 #   https://github.com/waveshareteam/Waveshare-ESP32-components/tree/master/display/lcd/esp_lcd_jd9365
 # Product page: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/ESP32-P4-WIFI6-Touch-LCD-4C
-JD9365_4_DSI_TOUCH_C = DriverChip(
+JD9365_4_DSI_TOUCH_C = DsiDriverChip(
     "WAVESHARE-ESP32-P4-WIFI6-TOUCH-LCD-4C",
     height=720,
     width=720,
@@ -209,7 +205,6 @@ JD9365_4_DSI_TOUCH_C = DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=24,
     pclk_frequency="80MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="1.5Gbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     initsequence=[
         (0xE0, 0x00),  # select userpage
@@ -255,7 +250,7 @@ JD9365_4_DSI_TOUCH_C.extend(
 # Source for parameters and initsequence:
 #   https://github.com/waveshareteam/Waveshare-ESP32-components/tree/master/display/lcd/esp_lcd_jd9365
 # Product page: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/8-DSI-TOUCH-A
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "WAVESHARE-8-DSI-TOUCH-A",
     height=1280,
     width=800,
@@ -267,7 +262,6 @@ DriverChip(
     vsync_front_porch=30,
     pclk_frequency="80MHz",
     lane_bit_rate="1.5Gbps",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
     color_order="RGB",
     initsequence=[
         (0xE0, 0x00),  # select userpage
@@ -304,7 +298,7 @@ DriverChip(
 # Source for parameters and initsequence:
 #   https://github.com/waveshareteam/Waveshare-ESP32-components/tree/master/display/lcd/esp_lcd_ili9881c
 # Product page: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/7-DSI-TOUCH-A
-DriverChip(
+DsiDriverChip(
     "WAVESHARE-7-DSI-TOUCH-A",
     height=1280,
     width=720,

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/display.py

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from esphome.components.mipi import (
     CONF_HSYNC_BACK_PORCH,
     CONF_HSYNC_FRONT_PORCH,
     CONF_HSYNC_PULSE_WIDTH,
+    CONF_PCLK_FREQUENCY,
+    CONF_PCLK_INVERTED,
     CONF_PCLK_PIN,
     CONF_PIXEL_MODE,
     CONF_USE_AXIS_FLIPS,
@@ -34,9 +36,11 @@ from esphome.components.mipi import (
     power_of_two,
     requires_buffer,
 )
-from esphome.components.rpi_dpi_rgb.display import (
+from esphome.components.spi import (
-    CONF_PCLK_FREQUENCY,
+    CONF_SPI_MODE,
-    CONF_PCLK_INVERTED,
+    SPI_DATA_RATE_SCHEMA,
+    SPI_MODE_OPTIONS,
+    SPIComponent,
 )
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
@@ -48,7 +52,6 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_DATA_RATE,
     CONF_DC_PIN,
     CONF_DIMENSIONS,
-    CONF_DISABLED,
     CONF_ENABLE_PIN,
     CONF_GREEN,
     CONF_HSYNC_PIN,
@@ -57,8 +60,6 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_INIT_SEQUENCE,
     CONF_INVERT_COLORS,
     CONF_LAMBDA,
-    CONF_MIRROR_X,
-    CONF_MIRROR_Y,
     CONF_MODEL,
     CONF_NUMBER,
     CONF_RED,
@@ -72,10 +73,10 @@ from esphome.const import (
 )
 from esphome.final_validate import full_config
 
-from ..spi import CONF_SPI_MODE, SPI_DATA_RATE_SCHEMA, SPI_MODE_OPTIONS, SPIComponent
 from . import models
+from .models import RgbDriverChip
 
-DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32", "psram"]
+DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 
 mipi_rgb_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("mipi_rgb")
 mipi_rgb = mipi_rgb_ns.class_("MipiRgb", display.Display, cg.Component)
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ ColorOrder = display.display_ns.enum("ColorMode")
 
 DATA_PIN_SCHEMA = pins.internal_gpio_output_pin_schema
 
-DriverChip("CUSTOM")
+RgbDriverChip("CUSTOM")
 
 # Import all models dynamically from the models package
 
@@ -120,16 +121,7 @@ def data_pin_set(length):
 
 def model_schema(config):
     model = MODELS[config[CONF_MODEL].upper()]
-    transform = cv.Any(
+    transform = model.transform_schema()
-        cv.Schema(
-            {
-                cv.Required(CONF_MIRROR_X): cv.boolean,
-                cv.Required(CONF_MIRROR_Y): cv.boolean,
-                **model.swap_xy_schema(),
-            }
-        ),
-        cv.one_of(CONF_DISABLED, lower=True),
-    )
     # RPI model does not use an init sequence, indicates with empty list
     if model.initsequence is None:
         # Custom model requires an init sequence
@@ -235,6 +227,7 @@ def _config_schema(config):
         only_on_variant(supported=[VARIANT_ESP32S3, VARIANT_ESP32P4]),
     )(config)
     model = MODELS[config[CONF_MODEL].upper()]
+    model.check_requirements()
     width, height, _offset_width, _offset_height, _pad_width, _pad_height = (
         model.get_dimensions(config)
     )

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/models/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+from esphome.const import CONF_SWAP_XY
+
+
+class RgbDriverChip(DriverChip):
+    """A driver chip for MIPI RGB displays."""
+
+    @property
+    def transforms(self) -> set[str]:
+        """
+        Return the set of transformations supported by this driver chip.
+        RGB displays do not support axis swapping, so this method removes CONF_SWAP_XY
+        """
+        return super().transforms - {CONF_SWAP_XY}

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/models/guition.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ st7701s.extend(
     width=480,
     height=480,
     data_rate="2MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
     cs_pin=39,
     de_pin=18,
     hsync_pin=16,

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/models/lilygo.py

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from esphome.config_validation import UNDEFINED
-
 from .st7701s import ST7701S
 
 # fmt: off
@@ -8,10 +6,10 @@ ST7701S(
     width=480,
     height=480,
     invert_colors=False,
-    swap_xy=UNDEFINED,
     spi_mode="MODE3",
     cs_pin={"xl9535": None, "number": 17},
     reset_pin={"xl9535": None, "number": 5},
+    requires={"psram", "xl9535"},
     hsync_pin=39,
     vsync_pin=40,
     pclk_pin=41,
@@ -57,9 +55,9 @@ t_rgb = ST7701S(
     height=480,
     pixel_mode="18bit",
     invert_colors=False,
-    swap_xy=UNDEFINED,
     spi_mode="MODE3",
     cs_pin={"xl9535": None, "number": 3},
+    requires={"psram", "xl9535"},
     de_pin=45,
     hsync_pin=47,
     vsync_pin=41,

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/models/rpi.py

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+from . import RgbDriverChip
-from esphome.config_validation import UNDEFINED
 
 # A driver chip for Raspberry Pi MIPI RGB displays. These require no init sequence
-DriverChip(
+RgbDriverChip(
     "RPI",
-    swap_xy=UNDEFINED,
     initsequence=(),
 )

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/models/st7701s.py

@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
-from esphome.components.mipi import (
+from esphome.components.mipi import MADCTL, MADCTL_ML, MADCTL_XFLIP, MODE_BGR
-    MADCTL,
-    MADCTL_ML,
-    MADCTL_XFLIP,
-    MODE_BGR,
-    DriverChip,
-)
-from esphome.config_validation import UNDEFINED
 from esphome.const import CONF_COLOR_ORDER, CONF_HEIGHT, CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y
 
+from . import RgbDriverChip
+
 SDIR_CMD = 0xC7
 
 
-class ST7701S(DriverChip):
+class ST7701S(RgbDriverChip):
     # The ST7701s does not use the standard MADCTL bits for x/y mirroring
     def add_madctl(self, sequence: list, config: dict):
         transform = self.get_transform(config)
@@ -45,7 +40,6 @@ st7701s = ST7701S(
     "ST7701S",
     width=480,
     height=864,
-    swap_xy=UNDEFINED,
     hsync_front_porch=20,
     hsync_back_porch=10,
     hsync_pulse_width=10,
@@ -85,6 +79,7 @@ st7701s.extend(
     height=480,
     invert_colors=True,
     pixel_mode="18bit",
+    requires={"psram"},
     cs_pin=1,
     de_pin={
         "number": 45,
@@ -117,6 +112,7 @@ st7701s.extend(
     vsync_pulse_width=8,
     vsync_back_porch=20,
     cs_pin={"pca9554": None, "number": 4},
+    requires={"psram", "pca9554"},
     de_pin=18,
     hsync_pin=16,
     vsync_pin=17,
@@ -134,6 +130,7 @@ st7701s.extend(
     width=480,
     height=480,
     pixel_mode="18bit",
+    requires={"psram"},
     cs_pin=18,
     reset_pin=8,
     de_pin=17,
@@ -177,6 +174,7 @@ st7701s.extend(
     width=480,
     height=480,
     pixel_mode="18bit",
+    requires={"psram"},
     cs_pin=21,
     de_pin=39,
     vsync_pin=48,

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/models/sunton.py

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
+from . import RgbDriverChip
-from esphome.config_validation import UNDEFINED
 
 # fmt: off
-sunton = DriverChip(
+sunton = RgbDriverChip(
     "ESP32-8048S070",
-    swap_xy=UNDEFINED,
     initsequence=(),
     width=800,
     height=480,
     pclk_frequency="12.5MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
     de_pin=41,
     hsync_pin=39,
     vsync_pin=40,
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ sunton = DriverChip(
 
 sunton.extend(
     "ESP32-8048S050",
-    swap_xy=UNDEFINED,
     initsequence=(),
     width=800,
     height=480,

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/models/waveshare.py

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip, delay
+from esphome.components.mipi import delay
-from esphome.config_validation import UNDEFINED
 
+from . import RgbDriverChip
 from .st7701s import st7701s
 
 # fmt: off
-wave_4_3 = DriverChip(
+wave_4_3 = RgbDriverChip(
     "ESP32-S3-TOUCH-LCD-4.3",
-    swap_xy=UNDEFINED,
     initsequence=(),
     width=800,
     height=480,
     pclk_frequency="16MHz",
     reset_pin={"ch422g": None, "number": 3},
     enable_pin={"ch422g": None, "number": 2},
+    requires={"psram", "ch422g"},
     de_pin=5,
     hsync_pin={"number": 46, "ignore_strapping_warning": True},
     vsync_pin={"number": 3, "ignore_strapping_warning": True},
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ st7701s.extend(
     pclk_pin=41,
     pclk_frequency="12MHz",
     pclk_inverted=False,
+    requires={"psram"},
     data_pins={
         "red": [46, 3, 8, 18, 17],
         "green": [14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9],
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ st7701s.extend(
     "WAVESHARE-3.16-320X820",
     width=320,
     height=820,
+    requires={"psram"},
     de_pin=40,
     hsync_pin=38,
     vsync_pin=39,

esphome/components/mipi_spi/display.py

@@ -41,14 +41,11 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_DATA_RATE,
     CONF_DC_PIN,
     CONF_DIMENSIONS,
-    CONF_DISABLED,
     CONF_ENABLE_PIN,
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_INIT_SEQUENCE,
     CONF_INVERT_COLORS,
     CONF_LAMBDA,
-    CONF_MIRROR_X,
-    CONF_MIRROR_Y,
     CONF_MODEL,
     CONF_RESET_PIN,
     CONF_ROTATION,
@@ -138,16 +135,7 @@ def denominator(config):
 def model_schema(config):
     model = MODELS[config[CONF_MODEL]]
     bus_mode = config[CONF_BUS_MODE]
-    transform = cv.Any(
+    transform = model.transform_schema()
-        cv.Schema(
-            {
-                cv.Required(CONF_MIRROR_X): cv.boolean,
-                cv.Required(CONF_MIRROR_Y): cv.boolean,
-                **model.swap_xy_schema(),
-            }
-        ),
-        cv.one_of(CONF_DISABLED, lower=True),
-    )
     # CUSTOM model will need to provide a custom init sequence
     iseqconf = (
         cv.Required(CONF_INIT_SEQUENCE)
@@ -265,6 +253,7 @@ def customise_schema(config):
         extra=ALLOW_EXTRA,
     )(config)
     model = MODELS[config[CONF_MODEL]]
+    model.check_requirements()
     bus_modes = (TYPE_SINGLE, TYPE_QUAD, TYPE_OCTAL)
     config = cv.Schema(
         {
@@ -408,7 +397,7 @@ def get_instance(config):
 async def to_code(config):
     model = MODELS[config[CONF_MODEL]]
     var_id = config[CONF_ID]
-    init_sequence = model.get_sequence(config, False)
+    init_sequence = model.get_sequence(config, add_madctl=False, add_reset=True)
     var_id.type, templateargs = get_instance(config)
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(var_id, TemplateArguments(*templateargs))
     cg.add(var.set_init_sequence(init_sequence))

esphome/components/mipi_spi/mipi_spi.h

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ constexpr static const char *const TAG = "display.mipi_spi";
 
 // Maximum bytes to log for commands (truncated if larger)
 static constexpr size_t MIPI_SPI_MAX_CMD_LOG_BYTES = 64;
+
+// Command codes for MIPI SPI displays. Not all currently used, kept here for reference.
 static constexpr uint8_t SW_RESET_CMD = 0x01;
 static constexpr uint8_t SLEEP_OUT = 0x11;
 static constexpr uint8_t NORON = 0x13;
@@ -151,14 +153,11 @@ class MipiSpi : public display::Display,
       this->reset_pin_->digital_write(false);
       delay(5);
       this->reset_pin_->digital_write(true);
-    } else {
+      // required delay after reset is already in the init sequence, don't duplicate
-      // no reset pin, send software reset command
-      this->write_command_(SW_RESET_CMD);
     }
 
     // need to know when the display is ready for SLPOUT command - will be 120ms after reset
     auto when = millis() + 120;
-    delay(10);
     size_t index = 0;
     auto &vec = this->init_sequence_;
     while (index != vec.size()) {
@@ -170,6 +169,9 @@ class MipiSpi : public display::Display,
       uint8_t cmd = vec[index++];
       uint8_t x = vec[index++];
       if (x == DELAY_FLAG) {
+        if (cmd == 0) {
+          cmd = clamp_at_least((int) (when - millis()), 0);
+        }
         esph_log_d(TAG, "Delay %dms", cmd);
         delay(cmd);
       } else {
@@ -179,24 +181,9 @@ class MipiSpi : public display::Display,
           this->mark_failed();
           return;
         }
-        switch (cmd) {
-          case SLEEP_OUT: {
-            // are we ready, boots?
-            int duration = when - millis();
-            if (duration > 0) {
-              esph_log_d(TAG, "Sleep %dms", duration);
-              delay(duration);
-            }
-          } break;
-
-          default:
-            break;
-        }
         const auto *ptr = vec.data() + index;
         this->write_command_(cmd, ptr, num_args);
         index += num_args;
-        if (cmd == SLEEP_OUT)
-          delay(10);
       }
     }
     this->reset_params_();

esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/adafruit.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ST7789V.extend(
     mirror_x=True,
     mirror_y=True,
     data_rate="80MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 ST7789V.extend(
@@ -25,4 +26,5 @@ ST7789V.extend(
     dc_pin=39,
     reset_pin=40,
     invert_colors=True,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )

esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/amoled.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from esphome.components.mipi import (
     delay,
 )
 from esphome.components.spi import TYPE_QUAD
-from esphome.config_validation import UNDEFINED
+from esphome.const import CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y
 
 DriverChip(
     "T-DISPLAY-S3-AMOLED",
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ DriverChip(
     brightness=0xD0,
     color_order=MODE_RGB,
     no_slpout=True,  # SLPOUT is in the init sequence, early
+    requires={"psram"},
     initsequence=(SLPOUT,),
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ DriverChip(
     data_rate="40MHz",
     brightness=0xD0,
     color_order=MODE_RGB,
+    requires={"psram"},
     initsequence=(
         (PAGESEL, 4),
         (0x6A, 0x00),
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ T4_S3_AMOLED = RM690B0.extend(
     reset_pin=13,
     enable_pin=9,
     bus_mode=TYPE_QUAD,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 CO5300 = DriverChip(
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ CO5300 = DriverChip(
     color_order=MODE_RGB,
     bus_mode=TYPE_QUAD,
     no_slpout=True,
-    swap_xy=UNDEFINED,
+    transforms={CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y},
     width=480,
     height=480,
     initsequence=(

esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/ili.py

@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ DriverChip(
     data_rate="40MHz",
     dc_pin=4,
     cs_pin=5,
+    requires={"psram"},
     # reset_pin={CONF_INVERTED: True, CONF_NUMBER: 48},
     initsequence=(
         (0xEF, 0x03, 0x80, 0x02),
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ DriverChip(
     cs_pin=5,
     dc_pin=4,
     reset_pin=48,
+    requires={"psram"},
     initsequence=(
         (0xEF, 0x03, 0x80, 0x02),
         (0xCF, 0x00, 0xC1, 0x30),
@@ -711,6 +713,7 @@ ST7796.extend(
     reset_pin=4,
     dc_pin={"number": 0, "ignore_strapping_warning": True},
     invert_colors=True,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 ST7789V.extend(

esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/jc.py

@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 from esphome.components.mipi import MODE_RGB, DriverChip
 from esphome.components.spi import TYPE_QUAD
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.const import (
-from esphome.const import CONF_IGNORE_STRAPPING_WARNING, CONF_NUMBER
+    CONF_IGNORE_STRAPPING_WARNING,
+    CONF_MIRROR_X,
+    CONF_MIRROR_Y,
+    CONF_NUMBER,
+)
 
 AXS15231 = DriverChip(
     "AXS15231",
     draw_rounding=8,
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
+    transforms={CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y},
     color_order=MODE_RGB,
     bus_mode=TYPE_QUAD,
+    no_swreset=True,
     initsequence=(
         (0xBB, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5A, 0xA5),
         (0xC1, 0x33),
@@ -22,6 +27,7 @@ AXS15231.extend(
     height=480,
     cs_pin={CONF_NUMBER: 45, CONF_IGNORE_STRAPPING_WARNING: True},
     data_rate="40MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 DriverChip(
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@ DriverChip(
     color_order=MODE_RGB,
     bus_mode=TYPE_QUAD,
     data_rate="40MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
     initsequence=(
         (0xF0, 0x08),
         (0xF2, 0x08),
@@ -267,6 +274,7 @@ DriverChip(
     color_order=MODE_RGB,
     bus_mode=TYPE_QUAD,
     data_rate="40MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
     initsequence=(
         (0xF0, 0x28),
         (0xF2, 0x28),
@@ -495,6 +503,7 @@ DriverChip(
     color_order=MODE_RGB,
     bus_mode=TYPE_QUAD,
     data_rate="20MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
     initsequence=(
         (0xFF, 0xA5),
         (0x41, 0x03),

esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/lanbon.py

@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ ST7789V.extend(
     cs_pin=22,
     dc_pin=21,
     reset_pin=18,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )

esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/lilygo.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ST7789V.extend(
     dc_pin=13,
     reset_pin=9,
     data_rate="80MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 ST7789V.extend(
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ ST7789V.extend(
     enable_pin=[9, 15],
     data_rate="10MHz",
     bus_mode=TYPE_OCTAL,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 ST7796.extend(
@@ -55,4 +57,5 @@ ST7796.extend(
     dc_pin=9,
     backlight_pin=48,
     invert_colors=True,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )

esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/m5stack.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ ILI9341.extend(
     invert_colors=True,
     pixel_mode="18bit",
     data_rate="40MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 GC9107 = ST7789V.extend(
@@ -68,4 +69,5 @@ GC9107.extend(
     reset_pin=48,
     dc_pin=42,
     cs_pin=14,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )

esphome/components/mipi_spi/models/waveshare.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from esphome.components.mipi import (
     PWSET,
     DriverChip,
 )
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.const import CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y
 
 from .amoled import CO5300
 from .ili import ILI9488_A, ST7789V
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ ST7789P = DriverChip(
 
 ILI9488_A.extend(
     "PICO-RESTOUCH-LCD-3.5",
-    swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED,
+    transforms={CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y},
     spi_16=True,
     pixel_mode="16bit",
     mirror_x=True,
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ CO5300.extend(
     offset_width=6,
     cs_pin=12,
     reset_pin=39,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 # Waveshare ESP32-S3 Touch AMOLED 2.16" (CO5300 controller)
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ CO5300.extend(
     cs_pin=12,
     reset_pin=39,
     data_rate="40MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 AXS15231.extend(
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ AXS15231.extend(
     data_rate="80MHz",
     cs_pin=9,
     reset_pin=21,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 # Waveshare 1.83-v2
@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@ ST7789V.extend(
     offset_height=40,
     invert_colors=True,
     data_rate="40MHz",
+    requires={"psram"},
 )
 
 CO5300.extend(
@@ -291,4 +295,5 @@ CO5300.extend(
     cs_pin=9,
     reset_pin=21,
     enable_pin=1,
+    requires={"psram"},
 )

esphome/components/number/__init__.py

@@ -212,9 +212,15 @@ _NUMBER_SCHEMA = (
                 },
                 cv.has_at_least_one_key(CONF_ABOVE, CONF_BELOW),
             ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT): validate_unit_of_measurement,
+            cv.Optional(
-            cv.Optional(CONF_MODE, default="AUTO"): cv.enum(NUMBER_MODES, upper=True),
+                CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): validate_device_class,
+            ): validate_unit_of_measurement,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_MODE, default="AUTO", visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): cv.enum(NUMBER_MODES, upper=True),
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_device_class,
         }
     )
 )

esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py

@@ -321,13 +321,25 @@ _SENSOR_SCHEMA = (
         {
             cv.OnlyWith(CONF_MQTT_ID, "mqtt"): cv.declare_id(mqtt.MQTTSensorComponent),
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(Sensor),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT): validate_unit_of_measurement,
+            cv.Optional(
-            cv.Optional(CONF_ACCURACY_DECIMALS): validate_accuracy_decimals,
+                CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): validate_device_class,
+            ): validate_unit_of_measurement,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_STATE_CLASS): validate_state_class,
+            cv.Optional(
-            cv.Optional(CONF_ENTITY_CATEGORY): sensor_entity_category,
+                CONF_ACCURACY_DECIMALS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
-            cv.Optional(CONF_FORCE_UPDATE, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            ): validate_accuracy_decimals,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_EXPIRE_AFTER): cv.All(
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_device_class,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_STATE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_state_class,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_ENTITY_CATEGORY, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): sensor_entity_category,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_FORCE_UPDATE, default=False, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_EXPIRE_AFTER, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED): cv.All(
                 cv.requires_component("mqtt"),
                 cv.Any(None, cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds),
             ),

esphome/components/switch/__init__.py

@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ _SWITCH_SCHEMA = (
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_STATE): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_TURN_ON): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_TURN_OFF): automation.validate_automation({}),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): validate_device_class,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_device_class,
         }
     )
 )

esphome/components/text_sensor/__init__.py

@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ _TEXT_SENSOR_SCHEMA = (
         {
             cv.OnlyWith(CONF_MQTT_ID, "mqtt"): cv.declare_id(mqtt.MQTTTextSensor),
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(TextSensor),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): validate_device_class,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_device_class,
             cv.Optional(CONF_FILTERS): validate_filters,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_VALUE): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_RAW_VALUE): automation.validate_automation({}),

esphome/components/update/__init__.py

@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ _UPDATE_SCHEMA = (
     .extend(
         {
             cv.OnlyWith(CONF_MQTT_ID, "mqtt"): cv.declare_id(mqtt.MQTTUpdateComponent),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): cv.one_of(*DEVICE_CLASSES, lower=True),
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): cv.one_of(*DEVICE_CLASSES, lower=True),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_UPDATE_AVAILABLE): automation.validate_automation(
                 single=True
             ),
@@ -136,7 +138,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
     automation.maybe_simple_id(
         {
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.use_id(UpdateEntity),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_FORCE_UPDATE, default=False): cv.templatable(cv.boolean),
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_FORCE_UPDATE, default=False, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): cv.templatable(cv.boolean),
         }
     ),
     synchronous=True,

esphome/components/usb_uart/usb_uart.cpp

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void USBUartChannel::write_array(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
     }
     uint16_t chunk_len = std::min(len, UsbOutputChunk::MAX_CHUNK_SIZE);
     memcpy(chunk->data, data, chunk_len);
-    chunk->length = static_cast<uint8_t>(chunk_len);
+    chunk->length = chunk_len;
     // Push always succeeds: pool is sized to queue capacity (SIZE-1), so if
     // allocate() returned non-null, the queue cannot be full.
     this->output_queue_.push(chunk);

esphome/components/valve/__init__.py

@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ _VALVE_SCHEMA = (
         {
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(Valve),
             cv.OnlyWith(CONF_MQTT_ID, "mqtt"): cv.declare_id(mqtt.MQTTValveComponent),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): cv.one_of(*DEVICE_CLASSES, lower=True),
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): cv.one_of(*DEVICE_CLASSES, lower=True),
             cv.Optional(CONF_POSITION_COMMAND_TOPIC): cv.All(
                 cv.requires_component("mqtt"), cv.subscribe_topic
             ),

esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py

@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ sorting_group = {
 
 WEBSERVER_SORTING_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
-        cv.Optional(CONF_WEB_SERVER): cv.Schema(
+        # The per-entity web_server block is cosmetic dashboard ordering —
+        # mark the whole block advanced; the children inherit via the cascade.
+        cv.Optional(CONF_WEB_SERVER, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED): cv.Schema(
             {
                 cv.OnlyWith(CONF_WEB_SERVER_ID, "web_server"): cv.use_id(WebServer),
                 cv.Optional(CONF_SORTING_WEIGHT): cv.All(

esphome/components/web_server/web_server.cpp

@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ namespace esphome::web_server {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "web_server";
 
-// Longest: UPDATE AVAILABLE (16 chars + null terminator, rounded up)
+// View a state LogString as a ProgmemStr so ArduinoJson serializes it PROGMEM-aware on ESP8266.
-static constexpr size_t PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE = 18;
+[[maybe_unused]] static ProgmemStr json_state_str(const LogString *s) { return reinterpret_cast<ProgmemStr>(s); }
-#define PSTR_LOCAL(mode_s) ESPHOME_strncpy_P(buf, (ESPHOME_PGM_P) ((mode_s)), PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE - 1)
 
 // Parse URL and return match info
 // URL formats (disambiguated by HTTP method for 3-segment case):
@@ -578,9 +577,9 @@ static void set_json_value(JsonObject &root, EntityBase *obj, const char *prefix
   root[ESPHOME_F("value")] = value;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
+template<typename S, typename T>
-static void set_json_icon_state_value(JsonObject &root, EntityBase *obj, const char *prefix, const char *state,
+static void set_json_icon_state_value(JsonObject &root, EntityBase *obj, const char *prefix, S state, const T &value,
-                                      const T &value, JsonDetail start_config) {
+                                      JsonDetail start_config) {
   set_json_value(root, obj, prefix, value, start_config);
   root[ESPHOME_F("state")] = state;
 }
@@ -1073,8 +1072,7 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::cover_json_(cover::Cover *obj, JsonDetail
 
   set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "cover", obj->is_fully_closed() ? "CLOSED" : "OPEN", obj->position,
                             start_config);
-  char buf[PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE];
+  root[ESPHOME_F("current_operation")] = json_state_str(cover::cover_operation_to_str(obj->current_operation));
-  root[ESPHOME_F("current_operation")] = PSTR_LOCAL(cover::cover_operation_to_str(obj->current_operation));
 
   if (obj->get_traits().get_supports_position())
     root[ESPHOME_F("position")] = obj->position;
@@ -1530,17 +1528,16 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::climate_json_(climate::Climate *obj, Json
   const auto traits = obj->get_traits();
   int8_t target_accuracy = traits.get_target_temperature_accuracy_decimals();
   int8_t current_accuracy = traits.get_current_temperature_accuracy_decimals();
-  char buf[PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE];
   char temp_buf[VALUE_ACCURACY_MAX_LEN];
 
   if (start_config == DETAIL_ALL) {
     JsonArray opt = root[ESPHOME_F("modes")].to<JsonArray>();
     for (climate::ClimateMode m : traits.get_supported_modes())
-      opt.add(PSTR_LOCAL(climate::climate_mode_to_string(m)));
+      opt.add(json_state_str(climate::climate_mode_to_string(m)));
     if (traits.get_supports_fan_modes()) {
       JsonArray opt = root[ESPHOME_F("fan_modes")].to<JsonArray>();
       for (climate::ClimateFanMode m : traits.get_supported_fan_modes())
-        opt.add(PSTR_LOCAL(climate::climate_fan_mode_to_string(m)));
+        opt.add(json_state_str(climate::climate_fan_mode_to_string(m)));
     }
 
     if (!traits.get_supported_custom_fan_modes().empty()) {
@@ -1551,12 +1548,12 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::climate_json_(climate::Climate *obj, Json
     if (traits.get_supports_swing_modes()) {
       JsonArray opt = root[ESPHOME_F("swing_modes")].to<JsonArray>();
       for (auto swing_mode : traits.get_supported_swing_modes())
-        opt.add(PSTR_LOCAL(climate::climate_swing_mode_to_string(swing_mode)));
+        opt.add(json_state_str(climate::climate_swing_mode_to_string(swing_mode)));
     }
     if (traits.get_supports_presets()) {
       JsonArray opt = root[ESPHOME_F("presets")].to<JsonArray>();
       for (climate::ClimatePreset m : traits.get_supported_presets())
-        opt.add(PSTR_LOCAL(climate::climate_preset_to_string(m)));
+        opt.add(json_state_str(climate::climate_preset_to_string(m)));
     }
     if (!traits.get_supported_custom_presets().empty()) {
       JsonArray opt = root[ESPHOME_F("custom_presets")].to<JsonArray>();
@@ -1572,26 +1569,26 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::climate_json_(climate::Climate *obj, Json
   }
 
   bool has_state = false;
-  root[ESPHOME_F("mode")] = PSTR_LOCAL(climate_mode_to_string(obj->mode));
+  root[ESPHOME_F("mode")] = json_state_str(climate_mode_to_string(obj->mode));
   if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_ACTION)) {
-    root[ESPHOME_F("action")] = PSTR_LOCAL(climate_action_to_string(obj->action));
+    root[ESPHOME_F("action")] = json_state_str(climate_action_to_string(obj->action));
     root[ESPHOME_F("state")] = root[ESPHOME_F("action")];
     has_state = true;
   }
   if (traits.get_supports_fan_modes() && obj->fan_mode.has_value()) {
-    root[ESPHOME_F("fan_mode")] = PSTR_LOCAL(climate_fan_mode_to_string(obj->fan_mode.value()));
+    root[ESPHOME_F("fan_mode")] = json_state_str(climate_fan_mode_to_string(obj->fan_mode.value()));
   }
   if (!traits.get_supported_custom_fan_modes().empty() && obj->has_custom_fan_mode()) {
     root[ESPHOME_F("custom_fan_mode")] = obj->get_custom_fan_mode();
   }
   if (traits.get_supports_presets() && obj->preset.has_value()) {
-    root[ESPHOME_F("preset")] = PSTR_LOCAL(climate_preset_to_string(obj->preset.value()));
+    root[ESPHOME_F("preset")] = json_state_str(climate_preset_to_string(obj->preset.value()));
   }
   if (!traits.get_supported_custom_presets().empty() && obj->has_custom_preset()) {
     root[ESPHOME_F("custom_preset")] = obj->get_custom_preset();
   }
   if (traits.get_supports_swing_modes()) {
-    root[ESPHOME_F("swing_mode")] = PSTR_LOCAL(climate_swing_mode_to_string(obj->swing_mode));
+    root[ESPHOME_F("swing_mode")] = json_state_str(climate_swing_mode_to_string(obj->swing_mode));
   }
   if (traits.has_feature_flags(climate::CLIMATE_SUPPORTS_CURRENT_TEMPERATURE)) {
     root[ESPHOME_F("current_temperature")] =
@@ -1695,8 +1692,7 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::lock_json_(lock::Lock *obj, lock::LockSta
   json::JsonBuilder builder;
   JsonObject root = builder.root();
 
-  char buf[PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE];
+  set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "lock", json_state_str(lock::lock_state_to_string(value)), value, start_config);
-  set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "lock", PSTR_LOCAL(lock::lock_state_to_string(value)), value, start_config);
   if (start_config == DETAIL_ALL) {
     this->add_sorting_info_(root, obj);
   }
@@ -1777,8 +1773,7 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::valve_json_(valve::Valve *obj, JsonDetail
 
   set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "valve", obj->is_fully_closed() ? "CLOSED" : "OPEN", obj->position,
                             start_config);
-  char buf[PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE];
+  root[ESPHOME_F("current_operation")] = json_state_str(valve::valve_operation_to_str(obj->current_operation));
-  root[ESPHOME_F("current_operation")] = PSTR_LOCAL(valve::valve_operation_to_str(obj->current_operation));
 
   if (obj->get_traits().get_supports_position())
     root[ESPHOME_F("position")] = obj->position;
@@ -1863,9 +1858,8 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::alarm_control_panel_json_(alarm_control_p
   json::JsonBuilder builder;
   JsonObject root = builder.root();
 
-  char buf[PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE];
+  set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "alarm-control-panel",
-  set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "alarm-control-panel", PSTR_LOCAL(alarm_control_panel_state_to_string(value)),
+                            json_state_str(alarm_control_panel_state_to_string(value)), value, start_config);
-                            value, start_config);
   if (start_config == DETAIL_ALL) {
     this->add_sorting_info_(root, obj);
   }
@@ -1937,10 +1931,9 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::water_heater_all_json_generator(WebServer
 json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::water_heater_json_(water_heater::WaterHeater *obj, JsonDetail start_config) {
   json::JsonBuilder builder;
   JsonObject root = builder.root();
-  char buf[PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE];
 
   const auto mode = obj->get_mode();
-  const char *mode_s = PSTR_LOCAL(water_heater::water_heater_mode_to_string(mode));
+  ProgmemStr mode_s = json_state_str(water_heater::water_heater_mode_to_string(mode));
 
   set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "water_heater", mode_s, mode, start_config);
 
@@ -1949,7 +1942,7 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::water_heater_json_(water_heater::WaterHea
   if (start_config == DETAIL_ALL) {
     JsonArray modes = root[ESPHOME_F("modes")].to<JsonArray>();
     for (auto m : traits.get_supported_modes())
-      modes.add(PSTR_LOCAL(water_heater::water_heater_mode_to_string(m)));
+      modes.add(json_state_str(water_heater::water_heater_mode_to_string(m)));
     root[ESPHOME_F("min_temp")] = traits.get_min_temperature();
     root[ESPHOME_F("max_temp")] = traits.get_max_temperature();
     root[ESPHOME_F("step")] = traits.get_target_temperature_step();
@@ -2277,8 +2270,7 @@ json::SerializationBuffer<> WebServer::update_json_(update::UpdateEntity *obj, J
   json::JsonBuilder builder;
   JsonObject root = builder.root();
 
-  char buf[PSTR_LOCAL_SIZE];
+  set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "update", json_state_str(update::update_state_to_string(obj->state)),
-  set_json_icon_state_value(root, obj, "update", PSTR_LOCAL(update::update_state_to_string(obj->state)),
                             obj->update_info.latest_version, start_config);
   if (start_config == DETAIL_ALL) {
     root[ESPHOME_F("current_version")] = obj->update_info.current_version;

esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_attribute_esp32.cpp

@@ -50,25 +50,6 @@ void ZigbeeAttribute::report_(bool has_lock) {
   }
 }
 
-void ZigbeeAttribute::setup_reporting() {
-  ezb_zcl_reporting_info_t reporting_info = ezb_zcl_reporting_info_find(
-      this->endpoint_id_, this->cluster_id_, this->role_, this->attr_id_, EZB_ZCL_STD_MANUF_CODE);
-  if (reporting_info == EZB_ZCL_INVALID_REPORTING_INFO) {
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Could not find reporting info for attribute 0x%04X in cluster 0x%04X in endpoint %u", this->attr_id_,
-             this->cluster_id_, this->endpoint_id_);
-    this->report_enabled = false;
-    this->force_report_ = false;
-  } else {
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Found reporting info for attr 0x%04X in cluster 0x%04X", this->attr_id_, this->cluster_id_);
-    ezb_zcl_attr_variable_t delta = {.u64 = 0};
-    ezb_zcl_reporting_info_update_default_interval(reporting_info, 0, 65000);
-    ezb_zcl_reporting_info_update(reporting_info, 0, 65000, &delta);
-    if (ezb_zcl_reporting_start_attr_report(reporting_info) != EZB_ERR_NONE) {
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Could not start reporting for attribute");
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 void ZigbeeAttribute::set_report(ZigbeeReportT report) {
   this->report_enabled = true;
   if (report == ZigbeeReportT::ZIGBEE_REPORT_FORCE) {

esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_attribute_esp32.h

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class ZigbeeAttribute final : public Component {
         scale_(scale) {}
   void loop() override;
   template<typename T> void add_attr(T value);
-  void setup_reporting();
   template<typename T> void set_attr(const T &value);
   uint8_t attr_type() { return attr_type_; }
   void set_report(ZigbeeReportT report);

esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_ep_esp32.py

@@ -94,66 +94,73 @@ def get_next_ep_num(eps: list[int]) -> int:
     return ep_num
 
 
-def merge_endpoint(
+def compare_clusters(
     existing_ep: dict[str, Any],
-    ep_num: int | None,
     ep: dict[str, Any],
-    use_type: bool | None,
+) -> tuple[str | int, str] | None:
-    skip_error: bool,
-) -> bool:
-    add = True
     existing_clusters = [(cl[CONF_ID], cl[ROLE]) for cl in existing_ep[CONF_CLUSTERS]]
     for cl in [(cl[CONF_ID], cl[ROLE]) for cl in ep[CONF_CLUSTERS]]:
         if cl in existing_clusters:
-            if not skip_error:
+            return cl
-                raise cv.Invalid(
+    return None
-                    f"Endpoint {ep_num} has more than one cluster with cluster id {cl[0]} and role {cl[1]}."
+
-                )
+
-            add = False
+def merge_endpoints(
-            break
+    existing_ep: dict[str, Any],
-    if not add:
+    ep: dict[str, Any],
+    use_type: bool | None,
+) -> bool:
+    if compare_clusters(existing_ep, ep):
         return False
-    if (
-        use_type
-        and existing_ep.get(CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE)
-        and ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE) != existing_ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE)
-    ):
-        if not skip_error:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"Endpoint {ep_num} has a conflicting device type {existing_ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE, 'CUSTOM_ATTR')} and use_type is set for both."
-            )
-        return False
-    if use_type:
-        existing_ep[CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE] = use_type
-        if ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE):
-            existing_ep[DEVICE_TYPE] = ep[DEVICE_TYPE]
-        else:
-            existing_ep.pop(DEVICE_TYPE, None)
-        existing_ep[CONF_CLUSTERS].extend(ep[CONF_CLUSTERS])
-        return True
-    if existing_ep.get(CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE):
-        existing_ep[CONF_CLUSTERS].extend(ep[CONF_CLUSTERS])
-        return True
     if (
         ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE)
         and existing_ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE)
-        and ep[DEVICE_TYPE] != existing_ep[DEVICE_TYPE]
+        and ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE) != existing_ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE)
     ):
-        if not skip_error:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"Endpoint {ep_num} has already a conflicting device type {existing_ep[DEVICE_TYPE]} and use_type is not set for both."
-            )
         return False
+    if (
+        ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE)
+        and not existing_ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE)
+        and existing_ep.get(CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE)
+    ):
+        return False
+    if existing_ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE) and not ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE) and use_type:
+        return False
+    if use_type:
+        existing_ep[CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE] = use_type
     if ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE):
         existing_ep[DEVICE_TYPE] = ep[DEVICE_TYPE]
     existing_ep[CONF_CLUSTERS].extend(ep[CONF_CLUSTERS])
     return True
 
 
+def validate_endpoints(ep_dict: dict[int, dict]) -> None:
+    for num, ep in ep_dict.items():
+        types_dict = ep.get(CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE)
+        if not types_dict:
+            continue
+        if len(types_dict) == 1:
+            ep[DEVICE_TYPE] = list(types_dict.keys())[0]
+            del ep[CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE]
+            continue
+        types_list = [t[0] for t in types_dict.items() if t[1]]
+        if len(types_list) > 1:
+            raise cv.Invalid(
+                f"There is more than one component with endpoint: {num} and {CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE}: True"
+            )
+        if not types_list:
+            raise cv.Invalid(
+                f"Multiple device types on endpoint: {num}. Set {CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE}: True on one component."
+            )
+        ep[DEVICE_TYPE] = types_list[0]
+        del ep[CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE]
+
+
 def create_ep(router: bool) -> None:
     zb_data = CORE.data.setdefault(KEY_ZIGBEE, {})
     ep_dict: dict[int, dict] = zb_data.setdefault(KEY_ZIGBEE_EP, {})
     ep_list: list[dict] = zb_data.setdefault(KEY_ZIGBEE_EP_NO_NUM, [])
+    validate_endpoints(ep_dict)
     # create dummy endpoint if list is empty
     if not ep_dict and not ep_list:
         ep_type = "CUSTOM_ATTR"
@@ -166,9 +173,7 @@ def create_ep(router: bool) -> None:
         for ep in ep_list:
             added = False
             for existing_ep in ep_list_new:
-                if merge_endpoint(
+                if merge_endpoints(existing_ep, ep, ep.get(CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE)):
-                    existing_ep, None, ep, ep.get(CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE), True
-                ):
                     added = True
                     break
             if not added:
@@ -191,6 +196,8 @@ def create_ep(router: bool) -> None:
 
 def add_ep(ep: dict[str, Any], ep_num: int | None, use_type: bool | None) -> None:
     zb_data = CORE.data.setdefault(KEY_ZIGBEE, {})
+    if use_type is False:
+        ep.pop(DEVICE_TYPE, None)
     if ep_num is None:
         if use_type:
             ep[CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE] = use_type
@@ -201,8 +208,19 @@ def add_ep(ep: dict[str, Any], ep_num: int | None, use_type: bool | None) -> Non
         if ep_num in ep_dict:
             # check if the existing endpoint has same clusters
             existing_ep = ep_dict[ep_num]
-            merge_endpoint(existing_ep, ep_num, ep, use_type, False)
+            if cl := compare_clusters(
+                existing_ep,
+                ep,
+            ):
+                raise cv.Invalid(
+                    f"Endpoint {ep_num} has more than one cluster with cluster id {cl[0]} and role {cl[1]}."
+                )
+            if ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE) or use_type:
+                types_dict = existing_ep.setdefault(CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE, {})
+                if not types_dict.get(ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE)) or use_type:
+                    types_dict[ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE)] = use_type
+            existing_ep[CONF_CLUSTERS].extend(ep[CONF_CLUSTERS])
         else:
-            if use_type is not None:
+            if use_type or ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE):
-                ep[CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE] = use_type
+                ep[CONF_USE_DEVICE_TYPE] = {ep.get(DEVICE_TYPE): use_type}
             ep_dict[ep_num] = ep

esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_esp32.cpp

@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ bool ZigbeeComponent::app_signal_handler(const ezb_app_signal_t *app_signal) {
   switch (signal_type) {
     case EZB_ZDO_SIGNAL_SKIP_STARTUP:
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Zigbee stack initialized");
-      if (ezb_bdb_is_factory_new()) {
+      ezb_bdb_start_top_level_commissioning(EZB_BDB_MODE_INITIALIZATION);
-        global_zigbee->defer([]() { global_zigbee->setup_reporting(); });
-      } else {
-        ezb_bdb_start_top_level_commissioning(EZB_BDB_MODE_INITIALIZATION);
-      }
       break;
     case EZB_BDB_SIGNAL_DEVICE_FIRST_START:
     case EZB_BDB_SIGNAL_DEVICE_REBOOT: {
@@ -133,12 +129,12 @@ static void zb_action_handler(ezb_zcl_core_action_callback_id_t callback_id, voi
     case EZB_ZCL_CORE_SET_ATTR_VALUE_CB_ID:
       zb_attribute_handler((ezb_zcl_set_attr_value_message_t *) message);
       break;
-#ifdef ESPHOME_LOG_HAS_VERBOSE
     case EZB_ZCL_CORE_DEFAULT_RSP_CB_ID: {
+#ifdef ESPHOME_LOG_HAS_VERBOSE
       ezb_zcl_cmd_default_rsp_message_t *default_rsp = (ezb_zcl_cmd_default_rsp_message_t *) message;
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Received ZCL Default Response: 0x%02x", default_rsp->in.status_code);
-    } break;
 #endif
+    } break;
     default:
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Receive Zigbee action(0x%04x) callback", static_cast<unsigned>(callback_id));
       break;
@@ -206,21 +202,30 @@ void ZigbeeComponent::update_basic_cluster_(ezb_af_ep_desc_t ep_desc) {
   ezb_af_endpoint_add_cluster_desc(ep_desc, cluster_desc);
 }
 
-void ZigbeeComponent::setup_reporting() {
+bool ZigbeeComponent::register_device() {
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Setting up reporting for all attributes");
+  if (ezb_af_device_desc_register(this->dev_desc_) != EZB_ERR_NONE) {
-  esp_zigbee_lock_acquire(portMAX_DELAY);
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Could not register the endpoint list");
-  for (auto &[_, attribute] : this->attributes_) {
+    this->mark_failed();
-    attribute->setup_reporting();
+    return false;
   }
-  ezb_bdb_start_top_level_commissioning(EZB_BDB_MODE_INITIALIZATION);
+  return true;
-  esp_zigbee_lock_release();
 }
 
 static void ezb_task(void *pv_parameters) {
+  if (!global_zigbee->register_device()) {
+    vTaskDelete(NULL);
+    return;
+  }
   if (esp_zigbee_start(false) != ESP_OK) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Could not setup Zigbee");
+    global_zigbee->mark_failed();
     vTaskDelete(NULL);
+    return;  // vTaskDelete(NULL) never returns, but keep intent explicit
   }
+
+  // Increase priority to 5 to align with openthread or BLE
+  vTaskPrioritySet(NULL, 5);
+
   esp_zigbee_launch_mainloop();
 
   esp_zigbee_deinit();
@@ -274,12 +279,6 @@ void ZigbeeComponent::setup() {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (ezb_af_device_desc_register(this->dev_desc_) != EZB_ERR_NONE) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Could not register the endpoint list");
-    this->mark_failed();
-    return;
-  }
-
   ezb_zcl_core_action_handler_register(zb_action_handler);
 
   if (ezb_bdb_set_primary_channel_set(EZB_PRIMARY_CHANNEL_MASK) != ESP_OK) {
@@ -298,7 +297,8 @@ void ZigbeeComponent::setup() {
   };
   ezb_af_set_node_power_desc(&desc);
 
-  xTaskCreate(ezb_task, "Zigbee_main", 4096, NULL, 24, NULL);
+  // Start the Zigbee task with priority 1 to ensure main loop can still run even if Zigbee is busy
+  xTaskCreate(ezb_task, "Zigbee_main", 4096, NULL, 1, NULL);
   this->disable_loop();  // loop is only needed for processing events, so disable until we join a network
 }
 

esphome/components/zigbee/zigbee_esp32.h

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ZigbeeComponent final : public Component {
   void set_basic_cluster(const char *model, const char *manufacturer, uint8_t power_source);
   void add_cluster(uint8_t endpoint_id, uint16_t cluster_id, uint8_t role);
   void create_default_cluster(uint8_t endpoint_id, uint16_t device_id);
-  void setup_reporting();
+  bool register_device();
 
   template<typename T>
   void add_attr(ZigbeeAttribute *attr, uint8_t endpoint_id, uint16_t cluster_id, uint8_t role, uint16_t attr_id,

esphome/components/zwave_proxy/zwave_proxy.cpp

@@ -18,13 +18,22 @@ static const char *const TAG = "zwave_proxy";
 static constexpr size_t ZWAVE_MAX_LOG_BYTES = 168;
 
 static constexpr uint8_t ZWAVE_COMMAND_GET_NETWORK_IDS = 0x20;
-// GET_NETWORK_IDS response: [SOF][LENGTH][TYPE][CMD][HOME_ID(4)][NODE_ID][...]
+// GET_NETWORK_IDS response: [SOF][LENGTH][TYPE][CMD][HOME_ID(4)][NODE_ID(1 or 2)][...]
+// We only read the home ID, so the node ID (1 byte in 8-bit mode, 2 bytes in 16-bit mode) and
+// anything after it are not required to be present
 static constexpr uint8_t ZWAVE_COMMAND_TYPE_RESPONSE = 0x01;    // Response type field value
-static constexpr uint8_t ZWAVE_MIN_GET_NETWORK_IDS_LENGTH = 9;  // TYPE + CMD + HOME_ID(4) + NODE_ID + checksum
+static constexpr uint8_t ZWAVE_MIN_GET_NETWORK_IDS_LENGTH = 7;  // TYPE + CMD + HOME_ID(4) + checksum
+static constexpr uint8_t ZWAVE_MIN_FRAME_LENGTH = 3;            // TYPE + CMD + checksum (zero-payload frame)
+static constexpr uint32_t ZWAVE_FRAME_TIMEOUT_MS = 1500;        // Abandon a frame this long after its start (SOF) byte
 static constexpr uint32_t HOME_ID_TIMEOUT_MS = 100;             // Timeout for waiting for home ID during setup
 static constexpr uint32_t RECONNECT_DELAY_MS = 500;             // Delay between home ID query attempts after reconnect
 static constexpr uint8_t MAX_QUERY_RETRIES = 5;                 // Max attempts to query home ID after reconnect
 
+static constexpr bool is_bootloader_menu_byte(uint8_t byte) {
+  // Bootloader menu output is printable ASCII plus CR/LF, ending with a NUL terminator
+  return byte == 0 || byte == '\r' || byte == '\n' || (byte >= 0x20 && byte <= 0x7E);
+}
+
 static uint8_t calculate_frame_checksum(const uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
   // Calculate Z-Wave frame checksum
   // XOR all bytes between SOF and checksum position (exclusive)
@@ -74,6 +83,11 @@ bool ZWaveProxy::can_proceed() {
   const uint32_t now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
   if (now - this->setup_time_ > HOME_ID_TIMEOUT_MS) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Timeout reading Home ID during setup");
+    // The modem may simply still be booting; keep querying from loop() using the same retry
+    // machinery as a reconnect. This adds no setup delay — clients are notified of the home ID
+    // via the HOME_ID_CHANGE message whenever it finally arrives.
+    this->reconnect_time_ = now;
+    this->query_retries_ = 0;
     return true;  // Proceed anyway after timeout
   }
 
@@ -98,7 +112,18 @@ void ZWaveProxy::loop() {
   }
 
   this->process_uart_();
-  this->status_clear_warning();
+
+  // Abandon a stalled frame reception. The Z-Wave API specification requires a receiver to abort
+  // a data frame reception lasting more than 1500 ms after the SOF byte, without sending a NAK.
+  // Without this, the stale bytes would silently corrupt the next frame. Any SEND_* state was
+  // already resolved by response_handler_() above, so a state other than WAIT_START here always
+  // means we are mid-frame.
+  if (this->parsing_state_ != ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_START &&
+      App.get_loop_component_start_time() - this->frame_start_time_ > ZWAVE_FRAME_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Timeout waiting for frame data; resetting parser");
+    this->parsing_state_ = ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_START;
+    this->buffer_index_ = 0;
+  }
 }
 
 void ZWaveProxy::process_uart_slow_() {
@@ -112,19 +137,24 @@ void ZWaveProxy::process_uart_slow_() {
     }
     if (this->parse_byte_(byte)) {
       // Check if this is a GET_NETWORK_IDS response frame
-      // Frame format: [SOF][LENGTH][TYPE][CMD][HOME_ID(4)][NODE_ID][...]
+      // Frame format: [SOF][LENGTH][TYPE][CMD][HOME_ID(4)][NODE_ID(1 or 2)][...]
+      // Bootloader output is excluded up front: a completed bootloader "frame" is menu text, so
+      // buffer_[1..3] would be meaningless (and possibly never written). Outside bootloader mode,
+      // the parser guarantees a completed frame starts with SOF, so buffer_[0] needs no check.
       // We verify:
-      // - buffer_[0]: Start of frame marker (0x01)
+      // - buffer_[1]: Length field must be >= 7 so the frame contains the full home ID
-      // - buffer_[1]: Length field must be >= 9 to contain all required data
       // - buffer_[2]: Command type (0x01 for response)
       // - buffer_[3]: Command ID (0x20 for GET_NETWORK_IDS)
-      if (this->buffer_[3] == ZWAVE_COMMAND_GET_NETWORK_IDS && this->buffer_[2] == ZWAVE_COMMAND_TYPE_RESPONSE &&
+      if (!this->in_bootloader_ && this->buffer_[1] >= ZWAVE_MIN_GET_NETWORK_IDS_LENGTH &&
-          this->buffer_[1] >= ZWAVE_MIN_GET_NETWORK_IDS_LENGTH && this->buffer_[0] == ZWAVE_FRAME_TYPE_START) {
+          this->buffer_[2] == ZWAVE_COMMAND_TYPE_RESPONSE && this->buffer_[3] == ZWAVE_COMMAND_GET_NETWORK_IDS) {
         // Store the 4-byte Home ID, which starts at offset 4, and notify connected clients if it changed
         // The frame parser has already validated the checksum and ensured all bytes are present
         if (this->set_home_id_(&this->buffer_[4])) {
+          char hex_buf[format_hex_pretty_size(ZWAVE_HOME_ID_SIZE)];
+          ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Home ID: %s", format_hex_pretty_to(hex_buf, this->home_id_.data(), this->home_id_.size()));
           this->send_homeid_changed_msg_();
         }
+        this->home_id_ready_ = true;
       }
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Sending to client: %s", YESNO(this->api_connection_ != nullptr));
       if (this->api_connection_ != nullptr) {
@@ -140,14 +170,19 @@ void ZWaveProxy::process_uart_slow_() {
       }
     }
   } while (this->available());
+  // Reaching here means every read succeeded, so clear any earlier read-failure warning.
+  // (An early return on read failure skips this, leaving the warning visible until the
+  // next successful drain.)
+  this->status_clear_warning();
 }
 
 void ZWaveProxy::dump_config() {
   char hex_buf[format_hex_pretty_size(ZWAVE_HOME_ID_SIZE)];
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(
-                "Z-Wave Proxy:\n"
+      TAG,
-                "  Home ID: %s",
+      "Z-Wave Proxy:\n"
-                format_hex_pretty_to(hex_buf, this->home_id_.data(), this->home_id_.size()));
+      "  Home ID: %s",
+      this->home_id_ready_ ? format_hex_pretty_to(hex_buf, this->home_id_.data(), this->home_id_.size()) : "unknown");
 }
 
 void ZWaveProxy::api_connection_authenticated(api::APIConnection *conn) {
@@ -160,10 +195,20 @@ void ZWaveProxy::api_connection_authenticated(api::APIConnection *conn) {
 void ZWaveProxy::zwave_proxy_request(api::APIConnection *api_connection, api::enums::ZWaveProxyRequestType type) {
   switch (type) {
     case api::enums::ZWAVE_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE:
-      if (this->api_connection_ != nullptr) {
+      if (this->api_connection_ == api_connection) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Only one API subscription is allowed at a time");
+        ESP_LOGV(TAG, "API connection is already subscribed");
         return;
       }
+      if (this->api_connection_ != nullptr) {
+        // A living subscriber keeps exclusive access. Its connection may be dead without
+        // loop() having noticed yet (e.g. the client crashed and reconnected quickly);
+        // in that case let the new client take over instead of locking it out.
+        if (this->api_connection_->is_connection_setup()) {
+          ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Only one API subscription is allowed at a time");
+          return;
+        }
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Previous subscriber disconnected; taking over subscription");
+      }
       this->api_connection_ = api_connection;
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "API connection is now subscribed");
       break;
@@ -222,6 +267,7 @@ void ZWaveProxy::retry_home_id_query_() {
 void ZWaveProxy::clear_home_id_() {
   static constexpr uint8_t ZERO_HOME_ID[ZWAVE_HOME_ID_SIZE] = {};
   if (this->set_home_id_(ZERO_HOME_ID)) {
+    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Home ID cleared");
     this->send_homeid_changed_msg_();
   }
   this->home_id_ready_ = false;
@@ -237,13 +283,20 @@ bool ZWaveProxy::set_home_id_(const uint8_t *new_home_id) {
     return false;  // No change
   }
   std::memcpy(this->home_id_.data(), new_home_id, this->home_id_.size());
-  char hex_buf[format_hex_pretty_size(ZWAVE_HOME_ID_SIZE)];
-  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Home ID: %s", format_hex_pretty_to(hex_buf, this->home_id_.data(), this->home_id_.size()));
-  this->home_id_ready_ = true;
   return true;  // Home ID was changed
 }
 
-void ZWaveProxy::send_frame(const uint8_t *data, size_t length) {
+void ZWaveProxy::send_frame(api::APIConnection *api_connection, const uint8_t *data, size_t length) {
+  // Only the subscribed client may talk to the Z-Wave module; a frame from any other
+  // (authenticated but unsubscribed) client would interleave with the subscriber's traffic
+  if (api_connection != this->api_connection_) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Ignoring frame from unsubscribed client");
+    return;
+  }
+  this->send_frame_(data, length);
+}
+
+void ZWaveProxy::send_frame_(const uint8_t *data, size_t length) {
   // Safety: validate pointer before any access
   if (data == nullptr) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Null data pointer");
@@ -289,7 +342,7 @@ void ZWaveProxy::send_simple_command_(const uint8_t command_id) {
   // Where LENGTH=0x03 (3 bytes: TYPE + CMD + CHECKSUM)
   uint8_t cmd[] = {0x01, 0x03, 0x00, command_id, 0x00};
   cmd[4] = calculate_frame_checksum(cmd, sizeof(cmd));
-  this->send_frame(cmd, sizeof(cmd));
+  this->send_frame_(cmd, sizeof(cmd));
 }
 
 bool ZWaveProxy::parse_byte_(uint8_t byte) {
@@ -300,9 +353,12 @@ bool ZWaveProxy::parse_byte_(uint8_t byte) {
       this->parse_start_(byte);
       break;
     case ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_LENGTH:
-      if (!byte) {
+      if (byte < ZWAVE_MIN_FRAME_LENGTH) {
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Invalid LENGTH: %u", byte);
         this->parsing_state_ = ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_SEND_NAK;
+        // Send the NAK now; otherwise any bytes already buffered behind this one would be
+        // silently discarded by the SEND_NAK case below until the next loop() iteration
+        this->response_handler_();
         return false;
       }
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Received LENGTH: %u", byte);
@@ -319,7 +375,9 @@ bool ZWaveProxy::parse_byte_(uint8_t byte) {
     case ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_COMMAND_ID:
       this->buffer_[this->buffer_index_++] = byte;
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Received COMMAND ID: 0x%02X", byte);
-      this->parsing_state_ = ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_PAYLOAD;
+      // A zero-payload frame (LENGTH == 3) has its checksum immediately after the command ID
+      this->parsing_state_ = this->buffer_index_ >= this->end_frame_after_ ? ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_CHECKSUM
+                                                                           : ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_PAYLOAD;
       break;
     case ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_PAYLOAD:
       this->buffer_[this->buffer_index_++] = byte;
@@ -347,12 +405,24 @@ bool ZWaveProxy::parse_byte_(uint8_t byte) {
       break;
     }
     case ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_READ_BL_MENU:
-      if (this->buffer_index_ >= this->buffer_.size()) {
+      // This state is tentative (see parse_start_): bootloader mode is committed only when a
+      // plausible menu — printable text ending in a NUL terminator — completes. A byte that
+      // cannot be menu text means the 0x0D that started this state was not a menu after all,
+      // so re-parse that byte as a frame start; it may be the SOF/ACK/NAK of real traffic.
+      if (this->buffer_index_ >= this->buffer_.size() || !is_bootloader_menu_byte(byte)) {
         this->parsing_state_ = ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_START;
+        this->parse_start_(byte);
         break;
       }
       this->buffer_[this->buffer_index_++] = byte;
       if (!byte) {
+        if (!this->in_bootloader_) {
+          ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Entered bootloader mode");
+          this->in_bootloader_ = true;
+          // Reset response deduplication: in bootloader mode, single-byte client writes (XMODEM
+          // ACK/NAK/CAN) are raw data and must never be suppressed as duplicate responses
+          this->last_response_ = 0;
+        }
         this->parsing_state_ = ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_START;
         frame_completed = true;
       }
@@ -378,15 +448,16 @@ void ZWaveProxy::parse_start_(uint8_t byte) {
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Exited bootloader mode");
         this->in_bootloader_ = false;
       }
+      this->frame_start_time_ = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
       this->buffer_[this->buffer_index_++] = byte;
       this->parsing_state_ = ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_WAIT_LENGTH;
       return;
     case ZWAVE_FRAME_TYPE_BL_MENU:
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Received BL_MENU");
-      if (!this->in_bootloader_) {
+      // Read the menu tentatively: a stray 0x0D can equally appear in garbled data after the
-        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Entered bootloader mode");
+      // parser loses frame alignment, so bootloader mode is only committed once a plausible
-        this->in_bootloader_ = true;
+      // menu completes (see READ_BL_MENU handling in parse_byte_)
-      }
+      this->frame_start_time_ = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
       this->buffer_[this->buffer_index_++] = byte;
       this->parsing_state_ = ZWAVE_PARSING_STATE_READ_BL_MENU;
       return;
@@ -403,7 +474,7 @@ void ZWaveProxy::parse_start_(uint8_t byte) {
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Received CAN");
       break;
     default:
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Unrecognized START: 0x%02X", byte);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Unrecognized START: 0x%02X", byte);
       return;
   }
   // Forward response (ACK/NAK/CAN) back to client for processing

esphome/components/zwave_proxy/zwave_proxy.h

@@ -68,13 +68,16 @@ class ZWaveProxy final : public uart::UARTDevice, public Component {
     return encode_uint32(this->home_id_[0], this->home_id_[1], this->home_id_[2], this->home_id_[3]);
   }
 
-  void send_frame(const uint8_t *data, size_t length);
+  // Send a frame from an API client to the Z-Wave module. Frames from any connection other
+  // than the currently subscribed one are ignored.
+  void send_frame(api::APIConnection *api_connection, const uint8_t *data, size_t length);
 
  protected:
-  bool set_home_id_(const uint8_t *new_home_id);  // Store a new home ID. Returns true if it changed.
+  void send_frame_(const uint8_t *data, size_t length);  // Write a frame to the Z-Wave module
-  void clear_home_id_();                          // Clear home ID and notify API clients
+  bool set_home_id_(const uint8_t *new_home_id);         // Store a new home ID. Returns true if it changed.
-  void on_connection_changed_(bool connected);    // Handle modem connect/disconnect transitions
+  void clear_home_id_();                                 // Clear home ID and notify API clients
-  void retry_home_id_query_();                    // Retry home ID query after reconnect
+  void on_connection_changed_(bool connected);           // Handle modem connect/disconnect transitions
+  void retry_home_id_query_();                           // Retry home ID query after reconnect
   void send_homeid_changed_msg_(api::APIConnection *conn = nullptr);
   void send_simple_command_(uint8_t command_id);
   bool parse_byte_(uint8_t byte);  // Returns true if frame parsing was completed (a frame is ready in the buffer)
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ class ZWaveProxy final : public uart::UARTDevice, public Component {
   api::APIConnection *api_connection_{nullptr};  // Current subscribed client
   uint32_t setup_time_{0};                       // Time when setup() was called
   uint32_t reconnect_time_{0};                   // Timestamp of reconnect detection (0 = no pending query)
+  uint32_t frame_start_time_{0};                 // Timestamp of the current frame's start byte (reception timeout)
 
   // Small values (grouped by size to minimize padding)
   uint16_t buffer_index_{0};     // Index for populating the data buffer

esphome/config_validation.py

@@ -292,10 +292,14 @@ class Visibility(StrEnum):
     the same way. ESPHome itself ignores the value at runtime;
     consumers downstream of the schema dump act on it.
 
-    A field with no ``visibility`` set (the default) renders on the
+    Three points along a single axis of "how prominently to surface
-    editor's main form. The two values below are points along a
+    this", from least to most hidden:
-    single axis of "how prominently to surface this":
 
+    - ``UI`` — always render on the editor's main form. Use to
+      promote an ``Optional`` that would otherwise fall through to
+      the advanced disclosure (see the default rule below): the
+      "headline" config a user reaches for first (e.g. a sensor's
+      ``name`` or its primary pin/address).
     - ``ADVANCED`` — render under the editor's "advanced settings"
       disclosure. Use for fields whose default is right for ~all
       users (e.g. ``update_interval`` on time platforms — 15 min is
@@ -307,25 +311,35 @@ class Visibility(StrEnum):
       tweaks can break boot). The YAML escape hatch stays
       available for the rare power-user override.
 
-    The single-axis shape encodes "yaml-only is strictly stronger
+    Default when unset (``visibility=None``): resolved by the
-    than advanced" at the type level — there's no way to ask for
+    consumer, not encoded on the marker. A schema-aware editor
-    both at once, and no way to set a contradictory state like
+    treats an ``Optional`` with no setting as ``ADVANCED`` (most
-    "advanced=False, yaml_only=True".
+    optional knobs have sensible defaults and would clutter the
+    form), and a ``Required`` with no setting as ``UI`` (a required
+    field needs the user's attention). Pass an explicit value to
+    override either default — most commonly ``UI`` to keep a
+    high-value ``Optional`` on the main form.
+
+    The single-axis shape encodes the strictness ladder
+    (``UI`` < ``ADVANCED`` < ``YAML_ONLY``) at the type level —
+    there's no way to set a contradictory state.
 
     Per-field; the dumper walks recursively into nested schemas
-    and emits each field's setting independently. Cascading
+    and emits each field's setting independently, omitting the key
-    semantics — "a stricter parent makes its descendants at-least
+    when unset so the dump stays compact and the per-field default
-    as strict" — belong on the consumer side: the schema marker
+    is the consumer's to apply. Cascading semantics — "a stricter
-    is faithfully what the field author wrote, and a consumer that
+    parent makes its descendants at-least as strict" — belong on the
-    cares about effective visibility walks the parent chain and
+    consumer side: the schema marker is faithfully what the field
-    takes the strictest setting. ``YAML_ONLY`` is strictly stronger
+    author wrote, and a consumer that cares about effective
-    than ``ADVANCED``, which is strictly stronger than no setting.
+    visibility walks the parent chain and takes the strictest
-    Inner fields can declare their own visibility; an inner
+    setting. Inner fields can declare their own visibility; an inner
     ``YAML_ONLY`` under an ``ADVANCED`` parent stays ``YAML_ONLY``,
-    and the consumer's cascade keeps siblings under the parent at
+    and the consumer's cascade keeps a ``UI`` sibling under an
-    ``ADVANCED`` regardless of their own (less-strict) setting.
+    ``ADVANCED`` parent at ``ADVANCED`` regardless of its own
+    (less-strict) setting.
     """
 
+    UI = "ui"
     ADVANCED = "advanced"
     YAML_ONLY = "yaml_only"
 
@@ -347,6 +361,9 @@ class Optional(vol.Optional):
 
     See :class:`Visibility` for the ``visibility`` kwarg — a UI
     hint for schema-driven editors that doesn't affect validation.
+    Left unset, an ``Optional`` is treated as ``Visibility.ADVANCED``
+    by schema-aware editors; pass ``Visibility.UI`` to keep it on the
+    main form.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -369,9 +386,11 @@ class Required(vol.Required):
 
     See :class:`Visibility` for the ``visibility`` kwarg — a UI
     hint for schema-driven editors that doesn't affect validation.
-    Required fields rarely need it (a required field by definition
+    Required fields rarely need it: left unset, a ``Required`` is
-    needs the user's attention) but the kwarg is exposed for
+    treated as on the main form (``Visibility.UI``) by schema-aware
-    symmetry so consumers can apply uniform logic across key markers.
+    editors, since a required field needs the user's attention. The
+    kwarg is exposed for symmetry so consumers can apply uniform
+    logic across key markers.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -2274,16 +2293,25 @@ MQTT_COMPONENT_AVAILABILITY_SCHEMA = Schema(
     }
 )
 
+# Per-entity MQTT plumbing — integration metadata, never a primary UI field.
 MQTT_COMPONENT_SCHEMA = Schema(
     {
-        Optional(CONF_QOS): All(requires_component("mqtt"), mqtt_qos),
+        Optional(CONF_QOS, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): All(
-        Optional(CONF_RETAIN): All(requires_component("mqtt"), boolean),
+            requires_component("mqtt"), mqtt_qos
-        Optional(CONF_DISCOVERY): All(requires_component("mqtt"), boolean),
+        ),
-        Optional(CONF_SUBSCRIBE_QOS): All(requires_component("mqtt"), mqtt_qos),
+        Optional(CONF_RETAIN, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): All(
-        Optional(CONF_STATE_TOPIC): All(
+            requires_component("mqtt"), boolean
+        ),
+        Optional(CONF_DISCOVERY, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): All(
+            requires_component("mqtt"), boolean
+        ),
+        Optional(CONF_SUBSCRIBE_QOS, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): All(
+            requires_component("mqtt"), mqtt_qos
+        ),
+        Optional(CONF_STATE_TOPIC, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): All(
             requires_component("mqtt"), templatable(publish_topic)
         ),
-        Optional(CONF_AVAILABILITY): All(
+        Optional(CONF_AVAILABILITY, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): All(
             requires_component("mqtt"), Any(None, MQTT_COMPONENT_AVAILABILITY_SCHEMA)
         ),
     }
@@ -2291,10 +2319,12 @@ MQTT_COMPONENT_SCHEMA = Schema(
 
 MQTT_COMMAND_COMPONENT_SCHEMA = MQTT_COMPONENT_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
-        Optional(CONF_COMMAND_TOPIC): All(
+        Optional(CONF_COMMAND_TOPIC, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): All(
             requires_component("mqtt"), templatable(subscribe_topic)
         ),
-        Optional(CONF_COMMAND_RETAIN): All(requires_component("mqtt"), boolean),
+        Optional(CONF_COMMAND_RETAIN, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): All(
+            requires_component("mqtt"), boolean
+        ),
     }
 )
 
@@ -2369,12 +2399,16 @@ def string_no_slash(value):
 
 ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA = Schema(
     {
-        Optional(CONF_NAME): _validate_entity_name,
+        # The name is every entity's headline field — keep it on the
-        Optional(CONF_INTERNAL): boolean,
+        # main form rather than letting it fall through to advanced.
-        Optional(CONF_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT, default=False): boolean,
+        Optional(CONF_NAME, visibility=Visibility.UI): _validate_entity_name,
-        Optional(CONF_ICON): icon,
+        Optional(CONF_INTERNAL, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): boolean,
-        Optional(CONF_ENTITY_CATEGORY): entity_category,
+        Optional(
-        Optional(CONF_DEVICE_ID): sub_device_id,
+            CONF_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT, default=False, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED
+        ): boolean,
+        Optional(CONF_ICON, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): icon,
+        Optional(CONF_ENTITY_CATEGORY, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): entity_category,
+        Optional(CONF_DEVICE_ID, visibility=Visibility.ADVANCED): sub_device_id,
     }
 )
 

esphome/const.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 from esphome.enum import StrEnum
 
-__version__ = "2026.7.0b1"
+__version__ = "2026.7.0b2"
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"
 VALID_SUBSTITUTIONS_CHARACTERS = (

esphome/core/__init__.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import re
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_BUILD_PATH,
     CONF_COMMENT,
     CONF_ESPHOME,
     CONF_ETHERNET,
@@ -574,6 +575,9 @@ class EsphomeCore:
         self.build_path: Path | None = None
         # The validated configuration, this is None until the config has been validated
         self.config: ConfigType | None = None
+        # The raw configuration as read from YAML (after packages/substitutions),
+        # available during validation before the config is fully validated
+        self.raw_config: ConfigType | None = None
         # YAML frontmatter loaded from user YAML files. Frontmatter is a leading
         # YAML document separated by `---` from the actual configuration. It is
         # ignored by config validation and code generation, but kept here so it
@@ -650,6 +654,7 @@ class EsphomeCore:
         self.config_path = None
         self.build_path = None
         self.config = None
+        self.raw_config = None
         self.frontmatter = {}
         self.event_loop = _FakeEventLoop()
         self.task_counter = 0
@@ -727,12 +732,28 @@ class EsphomeCore:
 
         The hash is computed lazily and cached for performance.
         Uses sort_keys=True to ensure deterministic ordering.
+
+        The hash must be reproducible across machines so the device builder
+        can compare a locally computed hash against the one a device
+        advertises. Machine-local data is kept out of the input: build_path
+        (which embeds ESPHOME_BUILD_PATH and OS path separators) is excluded,
+        and Path values are dumped relative to the config directory.
         """
         if self._config_hash is None:
             from esphome import yaml_util
             from esphome.helpers import fnv1a_32bit_hash
 
-            config_str = yaml_util.dump(self.config, show_secrets=True, sort_keys=True)
+            config = dict(self.config)
+            if (esphome_conf := config.get(CONF_ESPHOME)) is not None:
+                esphome_conf = dict(esphome_conf)
+                esphome_conf.pop(CONF_BUILD_PATH, None)
+                config[CONF_ESPHOME] = esphome_conf
+            config_str = yaml_util.dump(
+                config,
+                show_secrets=True,
+                sort_keys=True,
+                relative_to=self.config_dir if self.config_path is not None else None,
+            )
             self._config_hash = fnv1a_32bit_hash(config_str)
         return self._config_hash
 

esphome/yaml_util.py

@@ -840,17 +840,22 @@ def _load_yaml_internal_with_type(
         loader.dispose()
 
 
-def dump(dict_, show_secrets=False, sort_keys=False):
+def dump(dict_, show_secrets=False, sort_keys=False, relative_to: Path | None = None):
-    """Dump YAML to a string and remove null."""
+    """Dump YAML to a string and remove null.
+
+    When ``relative_to`` is given, Path values are dumped relative to that
+    directory (POSIX form) so the output is machine independent.
+    """
     if show_secrets:
         _SECRET_VALUES.clear()
         _SECRET_CACHE.clear()
 
-    # Per-call subclass so the redaction flag doesn't leak across calls.
+    # Per-call subclass so the flags don't leak across calls.
     # (``_SECRET_VALUES`` / ``_SECRET_CACHE`` remain module globals; YAML
-    # processing is single-threaded today, so this isolates only the flag.)
+    # processing is single-threaded today, so this isolates only the flags.)
     class _Dumper(ESPHomeDumper):
         _redact_sensitive = not show_secrets
+        _relative_to = relative_to
 
     return yaml.dump(
         dict_,
@@ -1002,9 +1007,13 @@ def format_path(path: DocumentPath, current_obj: Any) -> str:
 
 
 class ESPHomeDumper(yaml.SafeDumper):
-    # Default for the base class; per-call subclass in ``dump()`` overrides.
+    # Defaults for the base class; per-call subclass in ``dump()`` overrides.
     # When True, ``represent_sensitive`` wraps values in ANSI conceal codes.
     _redact_sensitive: bool = False
+    # When set, ``represent_path`` dumps Path values relative to this
+    # directory (in POSIX form) so the output does not depend on where the
+    # config lives on the machine that produced it.
+    _relative_to: Path | None = None
 
     def represent_mapping(self, tag, mapping, flow_style=None):
         value = []
@@ -1040,6 +1049,21 @@ class ESPHomeDumper(yaml.SafeDumper):
             return self.represent_secret(value)
         return self.represent_scalar(tag="tag:yaml.org,2002:str", value=str(value))
 
+    def represent_path(self, value: Path) -> yaml.ScalarNode:
+        if self._relative_to is not None:
+            # Normalize both sides lexically (no symlink resolution) so ".."
+            # segments do not defeat the prefix match, and walk up so files
+            # referenced outside the anchor directory stay relative too. A
+            # path that still cannot be relativized (e.g. a different drive)
+            # keeps its POSIX form so separators stay stable across OSes.
+            path = Path(os.path.normpath(value))
+            with suppress(ValueError):
+                path = path.relative_to(
+                    os.path.normpath(self._relative_to), walk_up=True
+                )
+            return self.represent_stringify(path.as_posix())
+        return self.represent_stringify(value)
+
     def represent_sensitive(self, value: SensitiveStr) -> yaml.ScalarNode:
         # Only the redact-and-not-a-secret branch is unique to sensitive
         # values; otherwise let ``represent_stringify`` handle ``!secret``
@@ -1138,5 +1162,5 @@ ESPHomeDumper.add_multi_representer(Extend, ESPHomeDumper.represent_extend)
 ESPHomeDumper.add_multi_representer(Remove, ESPHomeDumper.represent_remove)
 ESPHomeDumper.add_multi_representer(core.ID, ESPHomeDumper.represent_id)
 ESPHomeDumper.add_multi_representer(uuid.UUID, ESPHomeDumper.represent_stringify)
-ESPHomeDumper.add_multi_representer(Path, ESPHomeDumper.represent_stringify)
+ESPHomeDumper.add_multi_representer(Path, ESPHomeDumper.represent_path)
 ESPHomeDumper.add_multi_representer(IncludeFile, ESPHomeDumper.represent_include_file)

requirements.txt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pyserial==3.5
 platformio==6.1.19
 esptool==5.3.1
 click==8.3.3
-aioesphomeapi==45.5.2
+aioesphomeapi==45.6.0
 zeroconf==0.150.0
 puremagic==2.2.0
 ruamel.yaml==0.19.1 # dashboard_import

script/analyze_component_buses.py

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ ISOLATED_COMPONENTS = {
     "openthread_info": "Conflicts with wifi: used by most components",
     "matrix_keypad": "Needs isolation due to keypad",
     "microphone": "Defines PDM microphone requiring I2S port 0 - conflicts with micro_wake_word PDM mic when merged",
+    "mipi_rgb": "RGB display occupies many GPIOs (including ones used by the shared i2c bus) that conflict when merged with other bus components",
     "modbus_controller": "Defines multiple modbus buses for testing client/server functionality - conflicts with package modbus bus",
     "neopixelbus": "RMT type conflict with ESP32 Arduino/ESP-IDF headers (enum vs struct rmt_channel_t)",
     "packages": "cannot merge packages",

tests/benchmarks/stubs/esphome/components/zwave_proxy/zwave_proxy.h

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ZWaveProxy {
  public:
   api::APIConnection *get_api_connection() { return nullptr; }
   void zwave_proxy_request(api::APIConnection *conn, api::enums::ZWaveProxyRequestType type) {}
-  void send_frame(const uint8_t *data, size_t length) {}
+  void send_frame(api::APIConnection *api_connection, const uint8_t *data, size_t length) {}
   void api_connection_authenticated(api::APIConnection *conn) {}
   uint32_t get_feature_flags() const { return 0; }
   uint32_t get_home_id() { return 0; }

tests/component_tests/animation/config/animation_platform_test.yaml

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ spi:
   mosi_pin: 6
   clk_pin: 7
 
+psram:
+  mode: quad
+
 display:
   - platform: mipi_spi
     id: lcd_display

tests/component_tests/animation/config/animation_test.yaml

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ spi:
   mosi_pin: 6
   clk_pin: 7
 
+psram:
+  mode: quad
+
 display:
   - platform: mipi_spi
     id: lcd_display

tests/component_tests/image/config/image_test.yaml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ esphome:
 esp32:
   board: esp32s3box
 
+psram:
+  mode: octal
+
 image:
   defaults:
     type: rgb565

tests/component_tests/mipi_dsi/test_mipi_dsi_config.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for mpi_dsi configuration validation."""
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
+import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
@@ -71,6 +72,18 @@ def test_configuration_errors(set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable) -> None:
             }
         )
 
+    # DSI displays cannot swap axes; enabling swap_xy reports a clear error.
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="'swap_xy' is not supported by this model"):
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA(
+            {
+                "model": "custom",
+                "init_sequence": [[0xA0, 0x01]],
+                "lane_bit_rate": "1.5Gbps",
+                "dimensions": {"width": 320, "height": 240},
+                "transform": {"mirror_x": True, "mirror_y": True, "swap_xy": True},
+            }
+        )
+
 
 def test_configuration_success(set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable) -> None:
     """Test successful configuration validation."""
@@ -116,6 +129,59 @@ def test_configuration_success(set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable) -> None:
         CONFIG_SCHEMA(config)
 
 
+def test_deprecated_model_warning(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+) -> None:
+    """The deprecated M5Stack-Tab5-v2 alias warns and points at the replacement models."""
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32-p4-evboard", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32P4},
+    )
+
+    from esphome.components.mipi_dsi.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA({"id": "deprecated_display", "model": "M5Stack-Tab5-v2"})
+    assert "M5STACK-TAB5-V2 is deprecated" in caplog.text
+    # The warning names the replacement models so users know what to switch to.
+    assert "M5STACK-TAB5-ST7123" in caplog.text
+
+    # The replacement models validate without emitting a deprecation warning.
+    caplog.clear()
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA({"id": "st7123_display", "model": "M5Stack-Tab5-ST7123"})
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA({"id": "st7121_display", "model": "M5Stack-Tab5-ST7121"})
+    assert "deprecated" not in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_metadata_records_rotation(set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable) -> None:
+    """A configured display rotation is recorded in the metadata.
+
+    LVGL relies on this to flag a rotation set in the display config (see the
+    mipi_spi tests for the end-to-end LVGL rejection).
+    """
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32-p4-evboard", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32P4},
+    )
+
+    from esphome.components.display import get_display_metadata
+    from esphome.components.mipi_dsi.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA
+
+    base = {
+        "model": "custom",
+        "init_sequence": [[0xA0, 0x01]],
+        "lane_bit_rate": "1.5Gbps",
+        "dimensions": {"width": 320, "height": 240},
+    }
+    config = CONFIG_SCHEMA({**base, "id": "rotated", "rotation": 90})
+    assert get_display_metadata(config["id"]).rotation == 90
+
+    config = CONFIG_SCHEMA({**base, "id": "unrotated"})
+    assert get_display_metadata(config["id"]).rotation == 0
+
+
 def test_code_generation(
     generate_main: Callable[[str | Path], str],
     component_fixture_path: Callable[[str], Path],

tests/component_tests/mipi_rgb/test_init.py

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"""Tests for mipi_rgb configuration validation, in particular the per-model
+``requires`` component check (see esphome.components.mipi.DriverChip.check_requirements)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+from esphome import config_validation as cv
+from esphome.components.esp32 import KEY_BOARD, KEY_VARIANT, VARIANT_ESP32S3
+from esphome.components.mipi_rgb.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA, FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA
+
+# Importing pca9554 registers its pin schema with pins.PIN_SCHEMA_REGISTRY so that
+# models (e.g. SEEED-INDICATOR-D1) that reference pca9554-backed pins in their
+# defaults can be validated by the mipi_rgb CONFIG_SCHEMA in this test.
+import esphome.components.pca9554  # noqa: F401
+from esphome.const import PlatformFramework
+from esphome.core import CORE
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
+from tests.component_tests.types import SetCoreConfigCallable
+
+
+def _validated(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+    """Run the component config schema followed by the final validation."""
+    config = CONFIG_SCHEMA(config)
+    FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA(config)
+    return config
+
+
+def test_model_requires_psram(set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable) -> None:
+    """A model known to have PSRAM on its board rejects a config without it.
+
+    RGB parallel displays always need a full framebuffer, so every model in this
+    component is expected to carry ``requires={"psram", ...}``. This board has no
+    other requirements, so its check is exercised in isolation here.
+    """
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32-s3-devkitc-1", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32S3},
+    )
+    CORE.raw_config = {}
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        cv.Invalid,
+        match=r"ESP32-8048S070 requires component 'psram' to be configured",
+    ):
+        _validated({"model": "ESP32-8048S070"})
+
+
+def test_model_requires_psram_satisfied(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+    set_component_config: Any,
+) -> None:
+    """The same board model validates once PSRAM is configured."""
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32-s3-devkitc-1", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32S3},
+    )
+    set_component_config("psram", True)
+    CORE.raw_config = {"psram": True}
+
+    config = _validated({"model": "ESP32-8048S070"})
+    assert config["model"] == "ESP32-8048S070"
+
+
+def test_model_requires_psram_and_expander(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+    set_component_config: Any,
+) -> None:
+    """A model that also depends on an I2C GPIO expander lists both when missing."""
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32-s3-devkitc-1", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32S3},
+    )
+    # Only satisfy one of the two requirements.
+    set_component_config("psram", True)
+    CORE.raw_config = {"psram": True}
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        cv.Invalid,
+        match=r"SEEED-INDICATOR-D1 requires component 'pca9554' to be configured",
+    ):
+        _validated(
+            {
+                "model": "SEEED-INDICATOR-D1",
+                "spi_id": "spi_bus",
+            }
+        )

tests/component_tests/mipi_rgb/test_mipi_rgb_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+"""Tests for mipi_rgb configuration validation."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from esphome import config_validation as cv
+
+# Importing these registers their pin schemas with pins.PIN_SCHEMA_REGISTRY so that
+# models referencing IO-expander-backed pins in their defaults (e.g. the LilyGO
+# T-RGB boards via xl9535, SEEED-INDICATOR-D1 via pca9554, or the Waveshare panels
+# via ch422g) can be validated by the mipi_rgb CONFIG_SCHEMA in this test.
+import esphome.components.ch422g  # noqa: F401
+from esphome.components.display import get_display_metadata
+from esphome.components.esp32 import KEY_BOARD, VARIANT_ESP32S3
+import esphome.components.pca9554  # noqa: F401
+import esphome.components.xl9535  # noqa: F401
+from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_BLUE,
+    CONF_DIMENSIONS,
+    CONF_GREEN,
+    CONF_HEIGHT,
+    CONF_INIT_SEQUENCE,
+    CONF_MIRROR_X,
+    CONF_MIRROR_Y,
+    CONF_RED,
+    CONF_SWAP_XY,
+    CONF_WIDTH,
+    KEY_VARIANT,
+    PlatformFramework,
+)
+from tests.component_tests.types import SetCoreConfigCallable
+
+# A generic set of data pins so that models without a default pin assignment
+# (e.g. CUSTOM and RPI) still validate.
+DATA_PINS = {
+    CONF_RED: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
+    CONF_GREEN: [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11],
+    CONF_BLUE: [12, 13, 14, 15, 16],
+}
+
+
+def _set_s3(set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable) -> None:
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={
+            KEY_BOARD: "esp32-s3-devkitc-1",
+            KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32S3,
+        },
+    )
+
+
+def test_configuration_success(set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable) -> None:
+    """Every predefined model validates once required defaults are supplied."""
+    _set_s3(set_core_config)
+
+    from esphome.components.mipi_rgb.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA, MODELS
+
+    for name, model in MODELS.items():
+        config = {"model": name, "data_pins": DATA_PINS, "pclk_pin": 21}
+        if model.initsequence is None:
+            config[CONF_INIT_SEQUENCE] = [[0xA0, 0x01]]
+        if not model.get_default(CONF_WIDTH):
+            config[CONF_DIMENSIONS] = {CONF_WIDTH: 480, CONF_HEIGHT: 480}
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA(config)
+
+
+def test_transform_matches_model_support(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+) -> None:
+    """The transform schema only accepts the axes a model actually supports."""
+    _set_s3(set_core_config)
+
+    from esphome.components.mipi_rgb.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA, MODELS
+
+    # ESP32-8048S070 supports both mirror axes but not swap_xy (RGB displays
+    # never support axis swapping).
+    model = MODELS["ESP32-8048S070"]
+    assert model.transforms == {CONF_MIRROR_X, CONF_MIRROR_Y}
+
+    base = {"model": "ESP32-8048S070", "data_pins": DATA_PINS, "pclk_pin": 21}
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA({**base, "transform": {"mirror_x": True, "mirror_y": False}})
+
+    # An unsupported axis may be explicitly disabled (a harmless no-op)...
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA(
+        {**base, "transform": {"mirror_x": True, "mirror_y": False, "swap_xy": False}}
+    )
+
+    # ...but enabling it reports a clear, model-specific error.
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="'swap_xy' is not supported by this model"):
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA(
+            {
+                **base,
+                "transform": {"mirror_x": True, "mirror_y": False, "swap_xy": True},
+            }
+        )
+
+
+def test_st7701s_only_supports_mirror_x(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+) -> None:
+    """ST7701S panels shorter than full height only expose mirror_x.
+
+    mirror_y only works at full height (864px), so the LilyGO 480px panels must
+    reject a mirror_y transform.
+    """
+    _set_s3(set_core_config)
+
+    from esphome.components.mipi_rgb.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA, MODELS
+
+    model = MODELS["T-RGB-2.1"]
+    assert model.transforms == {CONF_MIRROR_X}
+    assert CONF_SWAP_XY not in model.transforms
+
+    base = {"model": "T-RGB-2.1"}
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA({**base, "transform": {"mirror_x": True}})
+
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="'mirror_y' is not supported by this model"):
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA({**base, "transform": {"mirror_x": True, "mirror_y": True}})
+
+
+def test_metadata_records_rotation(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+) -> None:
+    """A configured display rotation is recorded in the metadata.
+
+    LVGL relies on this to flag a rotation set in the display config (see the
+    mipi_spi tests for the end-to-end LVGL rejection).
+    """
+    _set_s3(set_core_config)
+
+    from esphome.components.mipi_rgb.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA
+
+    base = {"model": "ESP32-8048S070", "data_pins": DATA_PINS, "pclk_pin": 21}
+    config = CONFIG_SCHEMA({**base, "id": "rotated", "rotation": 90})
+    assert get_display_metadata(config["id"]).rotation == 90
+
+    config = CONFIG_SCHEMA({**base, "id": "unrotated"})
+    assert get_display_metadata(config["id"]).rotation == 0

tests/component_tests/mipi_spi/test_display_metadata.py

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import pytest
+
+from esphome import config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components.const import BYTE_ORDER_BIG
 from esphome.components.display import get_all_display_metadata, get_display_metadata
 from esphome.components.esp32 import (
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ from esphome.components.esp32 import (
 )
 from esphome.components.mipi_spi.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA, FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA
 from esphome.const import PlatformFramework
+from esphome.core import ID
 from tests.component_tests.types import SetCoreConfigCallable
 
 
@@ -23,6 +27,18 @@ def validated_config(config):
     return config
 
 
+def _lvgl_config(display_id: str) -> dict:
+    """Build a minimal LVGL config dict referencing the given display id."""
+    return {
+        "displays": [ID(display_id, True)],
+        "log_level": "WARN",
+        "color_depth": 16,
+        "transparency_key": 0x000400,
+        "draw_rounding": 2,
+        "buffer_size": 0,
+    }
+
+
 def test_metadata_native_quad_default_test_card(
     set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
 ) -> None:
@@ -91,7 +107,7 @@ def test_metadata_no_swap_xy_not_full_hardware_rotation(
         PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
         platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32-s3-devkitc-1", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32S3},
     )
-    # JC3248W535 has swap_xy=cv.UNDEFINED -> transforms={mirror_x, mirror_y} only
+    # JC3248W535 has transforms={mirror_x, mirror_y} only
     config = CONFIG_SCHEMA({"model": "JC3248W535", "id": "jc3248w535"})
     meta = get_display_metadata(config["id"])
     assert meta is not None
@@ -166,3 +182,69 @@ def test_metadata_via_code_generation_lvgl(
     assert meta.height == 160
     assert meta.has_hardware_rotation is True
     assert meta.byte_order == BYTE_ORDER_BIG
+
+
+def test_metadata_records_rotation(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+) -> None:
+    """A configured display rotation is recorded in the metadata."""
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32dev", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32},
+    )
+    config = CONFIG_SCHEMA(
+        {"model": "ST7735", "dc_pin": 18, "id": "rotated", "rotation": 90}
+    )
+    meta = get_display_metadata(config["id"])
+    assert meta is not None
+    assert meta.rotation == 90
+
+
+def test_metadata_rotation_defaults_to_zero(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+) -> None:
+    """A display without a rotation reports rotation 0 in its metadata."""
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32dev", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32},
+    )
+    config = CONFIG_SCHEMA({"model": "ST7735", "dc_pin": 18, "id": "unrotated"})
+    meta = get_display_metadata(config["id"])
+    assert meta is not None
+    assert meta.rotation == 0
+
+
+def test_rotation_flagged_when_used_with_lvgl(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+) -> None:
+    """A display with a rotation is rejected when driven by LVGL.
+
+    LVGL manages its own rotation, so a rotation set in the display config must be
+    flagged and the user directed to configure it in the LVGL block instead. This
+    exercises the full chain: the mipi_spi schema records the rotation in the
+    display metadata, and LVGL's final validation reports it.
+    """
+    from esphome.components.lvgl import final_validation
+
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32dev", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32},
+    )
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA({"model": "ST7735", "dc_pin": 18, "id": "rotated", "rotation": 90})
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="rotation.*not compatible with LVGL"):
+        final_validation([_lvgl_config("rotated")])
+
+
+def test_no_rotation_accepted_with_lvgl(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+) -> None:
+    """A display without a rotation validates cleanly when driven by LVGL."""
+    from esphome.components.lvgl import final_validation
+
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32dev", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32},
+    )
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA({"model": "ST7735", "dc_pin": 18, "id": "unrotated"})
+    # Should not raise.
+    final_validation([_lvgl_config("unrotated")])

tests/component_tests/mipi_spi/test_final_validate.py

@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ from typing import Any
 
 import pytest
 
+from esphome import config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components.display import CONF_SHOW_TEST_CARD
 from esphome.components.esp32 import KEY_BOARD, KEY_VARIANT, VARIANT_ESP32
+from esphome.components.mipi import DriverChip
 from esphome.components.mipi_spi.display import CONFIG_SCHEMA, FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA
 from esphome.const import CONF_BUFFER_SIZE, PlatformFramework
+from esphome.core import CORE
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 from tests.component_tests.types import SetCoreConfigCallable
 
@@ -183,3 +186,77 @@ def test_buffer_size_selected_when_lvgl_with_test_card(
     )
 
     assert config[CONF_BUFFER_SIZE] == pytest.approx(1.0 / 4)
+
+
+def test_requires_missing_single_component_raises() -> None:
+    """A model that requires a single component raises when it is absent."""
+    CORE.raw_config = {}
+    chip = DriverChip("TEST-REQUIRES-PSRAM", requires={"psram"})
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        cv.Invalid,
+        match=r"TEST-REQUIRES-PSRAM requires component 'psram' to be configured",
+    ):
+        chip.check_requirements()
+
+
+def test_requires_missing_multiple_components_raises() -> None:
+    """A model that requires several components lists all the missing ones, pluralized."""
+    CORE.raw_config = {}
+    chip = DriverChip("TEST-REQUIRES-MULTI", requires={"psram", "pca9554"})
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        cv.Invalid,
+        match=r"TEST-REQUIRES-MULTI requires components '.*' to be configured",
+    ) as excinfo:
+        chip.check_requirements()
+    assert "psram" in str(excinfo.value)
+    assert "pca9554" in str(excinfo.value)
+
+
+def test_requires_satisfied_does_not_raise() -> None:
+    """No error is raised once all the required components are configured."""
+    CORE.raw_config = {"psram": True, "pca9554": []}
+    chip = DriverChip("TEST-REQUIRES-SATISFIED", requires={"psram", "pca9554"})
+
+    chip.check_requirements()  # Should not raise
+
+
+def test_requires_absent_does_not_raise() -> None:
+    """Models without a requires set are unaffected by the check."""
+    CORE.raw_config = {}
+    chip = DriverChip("TEST-REQUIRES-NONE")
+
+    chip.check_requirements()  # Should not raise
+
+
+def test_predefined_model_requires_psram(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+) -> None:
+    """A predefined board model known to have PSRAM rejects a config without it."""
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32dev", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32},
+    )
+    CORE.raw_config = {}
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        cv.Invalid, match=r"S3BOX requires component 'psram' to be configured"
+    ):
+        _validated({"model": "s3box"})
+
+
+def test_predefined_model_requires_psram_satisfied(
+    set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+    set_component_config: Any,
+) -> None:
+    """The same board model validates once PSRAM is configured."""
+    set_core_config(
+        PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
+        platform_data={KEY_BOARD: "esp32dev", KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32},
+    )
+    set_component_config("psram", True)
+    CORE.raw_config = {"psram": True}
+
+    config = _validated({"model": "s3box"})
+    assert config["model"] == "S3BOX"

tests/component_tests/mipi_spi/test_init.py

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_dimension_validation(
                 "model": "JC3248W535",
                 "transform": {"mirror_x": False, "mirror_y": True, "swap_xy": True},
             },
-            "Axis swapping not supported by this model",
+            "'swap_xy' is not supported by this model",
             id="axis_swapping_not_supported",
         ),
         pytest.param(
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ def test_native_generation(
         "mipi_spi::MipiSpiBuffer<uint16_t, mipi_spi::PIXEL_MODE_16, true, mipi_spi::PIXEL_MODE_16, mipi_spi::BUS_TYPE_QUAD, 360, 360, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, true, 1, 1>()"
         in main_cpp
     )
-    assert "set_init_sequence({240, 1, 8, 242" in main_cpp
+    # A 10ms post-reset delay ({10, 255}) is prepended ahead of the model commands.
+    assert "set_init_sequence({10, 255, 240, 1, 8, 242" in main_cpp
     assert "show_test_card();" in main_cpp
     assert "set_write_only(true);" in main_cpp
 
@@ -377,6 +378,76 @@ def test_lvgl_generation(
         "mipi_spi::MipiSpi<uint16_t, mipi_spi::PIXEL_MODE_16, true, mipi_spi::PIXEL_MODE_16, mipi_spi::BUS_TYPE_SINGLE, 128, 160, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true>();"
         in main_cpp
     )
-    assert "set_init_sequence({177, 3, 1, 44, 45, 178" in main_cpp
+    # A 10ms post-reset delay ({10, 255}) is prepended ahead of the model commands.
+    assert "set_init_sequence({10, 255, 177, 3, 1, 44, 45, 178" in main_cpp
     assert "show_test_card();" not in main_cpp
     assert "set_auto_clear(false);" in main_cpp
+
+
+# A 10ms delay (flattened to {10, 0xFF}, where 0xFF is the delay marker byte) is
+# always prepended to the init sequence, since both a software and a hardware reset
+# need to settle before further commands. A custom model has no reset_pin default
+# and does not set no_swreset, so when no reset pin is configured the SWRESET command
+# ({1, 0}: command 0x01 with no parameters) is prepended ahead of that delay.
+_SWRESET_YAML = """
+esphome:
+  name: swreset-test
+esp32:
+  board: esp32-s3-devkitc-1
+  framework:
+    type: esp-idf
+spi:
+  clk_pin: 1
+  mosi_pin: 2
+display:
+  - platform: mipi_spi
+    model: custom
+    id: {display_id}
+    dc_pin: 4
+    cs_pin: 8
+    dimensions:
+      width: 320
+      height: 240
+    init_sequence:
+      - [0xA0, 0x01]
+{reset_line}
+"""
+
+
+def test_swreset_prepended_without_reset_pin(
+    generate_main: Callable[[str | Path], str],
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """A model with no reset pin (and no no_swreset) gets SWRESET prepended."""
+    yaml_file = tmp_path / "swreset.yaml"
+    yaml_file.write_text(
+        _SWRESET_YAML.format(display_id="swreset_display", reset_line="")
+    )
+
+    main_cpp = generate_main(yaml_file)
+
+    # SWRESET ({1, 0}) followed by a 10ms delay ({10, 255}) is inserted ahead of
+    # the model's own commands.
+    assert "swreset_display->set_init_sequence({1, 0, 10, 255, 160, 1, 1," in main_cpp
+
+
+def test_swreset_not_prepended_with_reset_pin(
+    generate_main: Callable[[str | Path], str],
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """A hardware reset pin performs the reset, so SWRESET must not be prepended.
+
+    The post-reset delay is still required, so the sequence starts with the delay.
+    """
+    yaml_file = tmp_path / "hwreset.yaml"
+    yaml_file.write_text(
+        _SWRESET_YAML.format(
+            display_id="hwreset_display", reset_line="    reset_pin: 5"
+        )
+    )
+
+    main_cpp = generate_main(yaml_file)
+
+    # The delay ({10, 255}) is still present, but no leading SWRESET ({1, 0}).
+    assert "hwreset_display->set_init_sequence({10, 255, 160, 1, 1," in main_cpp
+    assert "hwreset_display->set_init_sequence({1, 0," not in main_cpp

tests/component_tests/mipi_spi/test_padding_and_offsets.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ class TestNewModelVariants:
     def test_m5core2_with_native_dimensions(
         self,
         set_core_config: SetCoreConfigCallable,
+        set_component_config: Callable[[str, Any], None],
     ) -> None:
         """Test M5CORE2 variant with reset native_width and native_height."""
         set_core_config(
@@ -231,6 +233,8 @@ class TestNewModelVariants:
                 KEY_VARIANT: VARIANT_ESP32S3,
             },
         )
+        # M5CORE2 has PSRAM on board and requires it to be configured
+        set_component_config("psram", True)
 
         # M5CORE2 should validate successfully
         config = validated_config({"model": "M5CORE2"})

tests/component_tests/online_image/config/online_image_platform_test.yaml

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ spi:
   mosi_pin: 6
   clk_pin: 7
 
+psram:
+  mode: quad
+
 display:
   - platform: mipi_spi
     id: lcd_display

tests/component_tests/online_image/config/online_image_test.yaml

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ spi:
   mosi_pin: 6
   clk_pin: 7
 
+psram:
+  mode: quad
+
 display:
   - platform: mipi_spi
     id: lcd_display

tests/components/api/test-dynamic-encryption.esp32-idf.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-<<: !include common-base.yaml
+packages:
+  common: !include common-base.yaml
 
 wifi:
   ssid: MySSID
   password: password1
+
+# Encryption enabled without a key: compiles both frame helpers so the key
+# can be provisioned at runtime (zero-PSK noise or deprecated plaintext)
+api:
+  encryption:

tests/components/mdns/test-fallback.esp32-idf.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# No api, web_server or extra services so the fallback _http service
+# (with version, mac and config_hash TXT records) is compiled.
+wifi:
+  ssid: MySSID
+  password: password1
+
+mdns:

tests/components/mdns/test-webserver-no-api.esp32-idf.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# web_server without the native api so the version, mac and config_hash
+# TXT records are attached to the web_server _http service.
+wifi:
+  ssid: MySSID
+  password: password1
+
+web_server:
+
+mdns:

tests/components/mipi_rgb/test.esp32-s3-idf.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 packages:
-  - !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-s3-idf.yaml
+  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-s3-idf.yaml
 
 psram:
   mode: octal

tests/components/zigbee/common_esp32.yaml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ binary_sensor:
   - platform: template
     name: "Garage Door Open 10"
     report: "default"
+    use_device_type: false
   - platform: template
     name: "Garage Door Open 12"
     report: "force"

tests/integration/fixtures/api_zero_psk_provisioning.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+esphome:
+  name: zero-psk-provision-test
+host:
+api:
+  encryption:
+logger:

tests/integration/fixtures/api_zero_psk_provisioning_plaintext.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+esphome:
+  name: zero-psk-plaintext-test
+host:
+api:
+  encryption:
+logger:

tests/integration/test_api_zero_psk_provisioning.py

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+"""Integration tests for provisioning the encryption key over a zero-PSK connection.
+
+A device with `api: encryption:` but no key accepts Noise handshakes using the
+well-known all-zeros PSK. The ephemeral X25519 exchange protects the key from
+passive sniffing while it is provisioned; plaintext provisioning still works
+but is deprecated.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import base64
+
+from aioesphomeapi import InvalidEncryptionKeyAPIError, RequiresEncryptionAPIError
+import pytest
+
+from .types import APIClientConnectedFactory, RunCompiledFunction
+
+# The well-known provisioning PSK: base64 of 32 zero bytes
+ZERO_PSK = base64.b64encode(bytes(32)).decode()
+# A real key to provision
+NEW_KEY = base64.b64encode(b"n" * 32)
+# Time for the device to activate a newly saved key (100ms timer plus margin)
+KEY_ACTIVATION_DELAY = 0.5
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def isolated_preferences(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path) -> None:
+    """Keep host preferences per-test so every run starts unprovisioned."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ESPHOME_PREFDIR", str(tmp_path / "prefs"))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_api_zero_psk_provisioning(
+    yaml_config: str,
+    run_compiled: RunCompiledFunction,
+    api_client_connected: APIClientConnectedFactory,
+) -> None:
+    """Exercise the reject paths, then provision a key over the zero-PSK channel."""
+    async with run_compiled(yaml_config):
+        # --- Pre-provisioning reject paths (device state is unchanged) ---
+
+        # A wrong (non-zero) PSK fails against the zero provisioning PSK
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidEncryptionKeyAPIError):
+            async with api_client_connected(
+                noise_psk=base64.b64encode(b"w" * 32).decode(), timeout=5
+            ) as client:
+                await client.device_info()
+
+        # A plaintext client and a zero-PSK client can be connected at the
+        # same time while the device is unprovisioned
+        async with (
+            api_client_connected() as plaintext_client,
+            api_client_connected(noise_psk=ZERO_PSK) as noise_client,
+        ):
+            plaintext_info = await plaintext_client.device_info()
+            noise_info = await noise_client.device_info()
+            # Both transports advertise provisioning support so old and new
+            # clients can decide how to provision
+            assert plaintext_info.api_encryption_provisionable is True
+            assert noise_info.api_encryption_provisionable is True
+
+            # The all-zeros key is reserved as the provisioning PSK and is
+            # rejected on both transports
+            zero_key = base64.b64encode(bytes(32))
+            assert await noise_client.noise_encryption_set_key(zero_key) is False
+            assert await plaintext_client.noise_encryption_set_key(zero_key) is False
+
+        # --- Provision over the zero-PSK channel ---
+
+        # The unprovisioned device accepts the all-zeros PSK; the handshake's
+        # ephemeral-ephemeral DH encrypts everything that follows
+        async with api_client_connected(noise_psk=ZERO_PSK) as client:
+            device_info = await client.device_info()
+            assert device_info.name == "zero-psk-provision-test"
+            assert device_info.api_encryption_supported is True
+            assert device_info.api_encryption_provisionable is True
+
+            assert await client.noise_encryption_set_key(NEW_KEY) is True
+
+        # The device activates the new key shortly after responding
+        await asyncio.sleep(KEY_ACTIVATION_DELAY)
+
+        # The new key now works, and the device is no longer provisionable
+        async with api_client_connected(noise_psk=NEW_KEY.decode()) as client:
+            device_info = await client.device_info()
+            assert device_info.name == "zero-psk-provision-test"
+            assert device_info.api_encryption_provisionable is False
+
+        # The zero PSK no longer works
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidEncryptionKeyAPIError):
+            async with api_client_connected(noise_psk=ZERO_PSK, timeout=5) as client:
+                await client.device_info()
+
+        # Plaintext no longer works
+        with pytest.raises(RequiresEncryptionAPIError):
+            async with api_client_connected(timeout=5) as client:
+                await client.device_info()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_api_zero_psk_provisioning_plaintext(
+    yaml_config: str,
+    run_compiled: RunCompiledFunction,
+    api_client_connected: APIClientConnectedFactory,
+) -> None:
+    """The legacy plaintext provisioning path still works and warns."""
+    log_lines: list[str] = []
+    async with run_compiled(yaml_config, line_callback=log_lines.append):
+        async with api_client_connected() as client:
+            device_info = await client.device_info()
+            assert device_info.name == "zero-psk-plaintext-test"
+
+            assert await client.noise_encryption_set_key(NEW_KEY) is True
+
+        await asyncio.sleep(KEY_ACTIVATION_DELAY)
+
+        # The deprecation warning was logged
+        assert any("deprecated" in line for line in log_lines)
+
+        # The new key works; the zero PSK does not
+        async with api_client_connected(noise_psk=NEW_KEY.decode()) as client:
+            assert (await client.device_info()).name == "zero-psk-plaintext-test"
+
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidEncryptionKeyAPIError):
+            async with api_client_connected(noise_psk=ZERO_PSK, timeout=5) as client:
+                await client.device_info()

tests/unit_tests/core/test_config.py

@@ -1113,6 +1113,48 @@ def test_config_hash_different_for_different_configs() -> None:
     assert hash1 != hash2
 
 
+def test_config_hash_ignores_build_path() -> None:
+    """Test that config_hash does not depend on the build_path value.
+
+    build_path embeds ESPHOME_BUILD_PATH and OS path separators, so it must
+    not make the hash differ between machines.
+    """
+    CORE.reset()
+    CORE.config = {"esphome": {"name": "test", "build_path": "build\\test"}}
+    hash1 = CORE.config_hash
+
+    CORE.reset()
+    CORE.config = {"esphome": {"name": "test", "build_path": "/build/test"}}
+    hash2 = CORE.config_hash
+
+    assert hash1 == hash2
+
+
+def test_config_hash_same_for_different_config_dirs(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Test that Path values under the config dir hash the same everywhere.
+
+    Simulates the same project checked out at two different locations; the
+    absolute paths differ but the layout relative to the config dir is the
+    same, so the hashes must match.
+    """
+    dir1 = tmp_path / "machine_a" / "project"
+    dir2 = tmp_path / "machine_b" / "somewhere" / "else"
+    dir1.mkdir(parents=True)
+    dir2.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    CORE.reset()
+    CORE.config_path = dir1 / "device.yaml"
+    CORE.config = {"esphome": {"name": "test"}, "file": dir1 / "fonts" / "arial.ttf"}
+    hash1 = CORE.config_hash
+
+    CORE.reset()
+    CORE.config_path = dir2 / "device.yaml"
+    CORE.config = {"esphome": {"name": "test"}, "file": dir2 / "fonts" / "arial.ttf"}
+    hash2 = CORE.config_hash
+
+    assert hash1 == hash2
+
+
 def test_make_app_name_cpp_no_mac_simple() -> None:
     """Test simple name without MAC suffix returns string literal."""
     cpp_expr, global_decl, byte_len = make_app_name_cpp(

tests/unit_tests/test_config_validation.py

@@ -1174,9 +1174,10 @@ def test_update_interval__never_passes_through() -> None:
 def test_optional_default_visibility_is_none() -> None:
     """An ``Optional`` with no ``visibility`` kwarg reports ``None``.
 
-    Consumers can read the attribute directly with plain attribute
+    The marker stays faithful to what the author wrote: ESPHome does
-    access; absence (``None``) means "render on the editor's main
+    not encode the default on it. Resolving ``None`` to an effective
-    form."
+    visibility is the consumer's job — a schema-aware editor treats an
+    unset ``Optional`` as ``ADVANCED`` (see :class:`Visibility`).
     """
     o = cv.Optional("foo")
     assert o.visibility is None
@@ -1194,6 +1195,17 @@ def test_optional_visibility_yaml_only() -> None:
     assert o.visibility is cv.Visibility.YAML_ONLY
 
 
+def test_optional_visibility_ui() -> None:
+    """``visibility=Visibility.UI`` is recorded on the marker.
+
+    ``UI`` promotes an ``Optional`` onto the editor's main form,
+    overriding the consumer's default of ``ADVANCED`` for unset
+    optionals.
+    """
+    o = cv.Optional("foo", visibility=cv.Visibility.UI)
+    assert o.visibility is cv.Visibility.UI
+
+
 def test_visibility_str_values_match_dump_emission() -> None:
     """``Visibility`` is a ``StrEnum`` whose values are the literal
     strings the schema dumper emits.
@@ -1203,6 +1215,7 @@ def test_visibility_str_values_match_dump_emission() -> None:
     field — pinning the on-the-wire spelling here keeps the dump
     contract stable.
     """
+    assert str(cv.Visibility.UI) == "ui"
     assert str(cv.Visibility.ADVANCED) == "advanced"
     assert str(cv.Visibility.YAML_ONLY) == "yaml_only"
 
@@ -1325,6 +1338,57 @@ def test_visibility_marker_is_per_field_no_mutation() -> None:
     assert inner_yaml_only.visibility is cv.Visibility.YAML_ONLY
 
 
+def test_entity_metadata_visibility_hints() -> None:
+    """Entity and value-describing metadata is classified for visual editors.
+
+    The headline ``name`` stays on the main form (``UI``); descriptive
+    metadata (device_class, unit, …), presentation options, and per-entity
+    integration plumbing (MQTT, web_server ordering) fall to the advanced
+    disclosure (``ADVANCED``).
+    """
+    advanced = cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+
+    entity_base = {str(k): k for k in cv.ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA.schema}
+    assert entity_base["name"].visibility is cv.Visibility.UI
+    for field in (
+        "icon",
+        "internal",
+        "disabled_by_default",
+        "entity_category",
+        "device_id",
+    ):
+        assert entity_base[field].visibility is advanced, field
+
+    mqtt = {str(k): k for k in cv.MQTT_COMPONENT_SCHEMA.schema}
+    for field in ("qos", "retain", "discovery", "state_topic", "availability"):
+        assert mqtt[field].visibility is advanced, field
+
+    from esphome.components import binary_sensor, number, sensor
+    from esphome.components.web_server import WEBSERVER_SORTING_SCHEMA
+
+    sensor_markers = {str(k): k for k in sensor.sensor_schema().schema}
+    for field in (
+        "unit_of_measurement",
+        "accuracy_decimals",
+        "device_class",
+        "state_class",
+        "force_update",
+    ):
+        assert sensor_markers[field].visibility is advanced, field
+
+    binary = {str(k): k for k in binary_sensor.binary_sensor_schema().schema}
+    assert binary["device_class"].visibility is advanced
+
+    number_markers = {str(k): k for k in number.number_schema(number.Number).schema}
+    assert number_markers["mode"].visibility is advanced
+    assert number_markers["device_class"].visibility is advanced
+
+    # The whole per-entity web_server block is advanced; children inherit
+    # via the consumer cascade, so only the parent key carries the hint.
+    web = {str(k): k for k in WEBSERVER_SORTING_SCHEMA.schema}
+    assert web["web_server"].visibility is advanced
+
+
 def _wrap_str(value: str) -> ESPHomeDataBase:
     """Wrap a raw string as an ESPHomeDataBase, mimicking a YAML-loaded value."""
     return make_data_base(value)

tests/unit_tests/test_main.py

@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ def setup_core(
     CORE.data[KEY_CORE] = {KEY_TARGET_PLATFORM: platform}
 
     if tmp_path is not None:
-        CORE.config_path = str(tmp_path / f"{name}.yaml")
+        CORE.config_path = tmp_path / f"{name}.yaml"
         CORE.name = name
-        CORE.build_path = str(tmp_path / ".esphome" / "build" / name)
+        CORE.build_path = tmp_path / ".esphome" / "build" / name
 
 
 @pytest.fixture

tests/unit_tests/test_yaml_util.py

@@ -1349,6 +1349,57 @@ def test_sensitive_str__is_a_str_subclass() -> None:
     assert value == "hunter2"
 
 
+def test_dump_path_without_relative_to_is_unchanged() -> None:
+    """Test that Path values dump as str(path) when relative_to is not given."""
+    path = Path("some") / "dir" / "file.ttf"
+    output = yaml_util.dump({"file": path})
+    assert output.strip() == f"file: {path}"
+
+
+def test_dump_path_relative_to_anchor_dir() -> None:
+    """Test that Path values under relative_to dump as relative POSIX paths."""
+    anchor = Path("/config/esphome").absolute()
+    data = {"file": anchor / "fonts" / "arial.ttf"}
+    output = yaml_util.dump(data, relative_to=anchor)
+    assert output.strip() == "file: fonts/arial.ttf"
+
+
+def test_dump_path_outside_anchor_dir_walks_up() -> None:
+    """Test that Path values outside relative_to walk up with ".." segments."""
+    anchor = Path("/config/esphome").absolute()
+    outside = Path("/config/fonts/file.ttf").absolute()
+    output = yaml_util.dump({"file": outside}, relative_to=anchor)
+    assert output.strip() == "file: ../fonts/file.ttf"
+
+
+def test_dump_path_with_dotdot_segments_is_normalized() -> None:
+    """Test that ".." segments do not defeat relativization.
+
+    A path like /config/other/../esphome/fonts/x.ttf is under the anchor
+    once normalized, so it must dump as a plain relative path.
+    """
+    anchor = Path("/config/esphome").absolute()
+    path = Path("/config/other/../esphome/fonts/x.ttf").absolute()
+    output = yaml_util.dump({"file": path}, relative_to=anchor)
+    assert output.strip() == "file: fonts/x.ttf"
+
+
+def test_dump_path_dotdot_reference_outside_anchor() -> None:
+    """Test the relative_config_path("../...") shape stays relative."""
+    anchor = Path("/config/esphome").absolute()
+    path = anchor / ".." / "shared" / "font.ttf"
+    output = yaml_util.dump({"file": path}, relative_to=anchor)
+    assert output.strip() == "file: ../shared/font.ttf"
+
+
+def test_dump_relative_to_does_not_leak_between_calls() -> None:
+    """Test that the relative_to flag is scoped to a single dump call."""
+    anchor = Path("/config/esphome").absolute()
+    path = anchor / "fonts" / "arial.ttf"
+    assert "fonts/arial.ttf" in yaml_util.dump({"file": path}, relative_to=anchor)
+    assert yaml_util.dump({"file": path}).strip() == f"file: {path}"
+
+
 def test_dump__redacts_sensitive_str_by_default() -> None:
     out = yaml_util.dump({"password": SensitiveStr("hunter2")})
     assert "\\033[8mhunter2\\033[28m" in out