Drop dead stub enum, gate get_modem_pins error ack on client 1.16, clarify ack comment

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.github/actions/restore-python/action.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ runs:
       # detects the activated venv via ``VIRTUAL_ENV`` so the venv layout
       # downstream jobs rely on is preserved.
       if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
       with:
         enable-cache: true
         # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can

.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/detectors.js

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ async function isStackedPr(github, context) {
 async function detectMergeBranch(github, context) {
   const labels = new Set();
   const baseRef = context.payload.pull_request.base.ref;
+  const defaultBranch = context.payload.repository.default_branch;
 
   if (baseRef === 'release') {
     labels.add('merging-to-release');
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ async function detectMergeBranch(github, context) {
   } else if (await isStackedPr(github, context)) {
     // GitHub manages the merge order for a stack, so these are not blocked.
     labels.add('stacked-pr');
-  } else if (baseRef !== 'dev') {
+  } else if (baseRef !== defaultBranch) {
     // A chain built by hand: it must not merge until its base branch does.
     labels.add('chained-pr');
   }

.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/tests/detectors.test.js

@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ const WITHOUT_SCHEMA = 'CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]';
 
 // Builds a fresh context for detectMergeBranch tests instead of mutating the
 // shared CONTEXT fixture above (which other describe blocks rely on).
-function makeMergeContext(baseRef, { stack } = {}) {
+function makeMergeContext(baseRef, { stack, defaultBranch = 'dev' } = {}) {
   const pull_request = { number: 1, base: { ref: baseRef } };
   if (stack !== undefined) {
     pull_request.stack = stack;
   }
   return {
     repo: { owner: 'esphome', repo: 'esphome' },
-    payload: { pull_request }
+    payload: { pull_request, repository: { default_branch: defaultBranch } }
   };
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +136,21 @@ describe('detectMergeBranch', () => {
     assert.deepEqual(Array.from(labels).sort(), ['chained-pr']);
     assert.equal(state.calls, 1);
   });
+
+  it('base ref matches default branch adds no labels', async () => {
+    const { github } = makeStackGithub({ stack: null });
+    const context = makeMergeContext('other', { defaultBranch: 'other' });
+    const labels = await detectMergeBranch(github, context);
+    assert.deepEqual(Array.from(labels).sort(), []);
+  });
+
+  it('base ref dev when the default branch is main adds chained-pr', async () => {
+    const { github } = makeStackGithub({ stack: null });
+    const context = makeMergeContext('dev', { defaultBranch: 'main' });
+    const labels = await detectMergeBranch(github, context);
+    assert.deepEqual(Array.from(labels).sort(), ['chained-pr']);
+  });
+
 });
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

.github/workflows/ci-api-proto.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up uv
         # ``--system`` (below) installs into the setup-python interpreter;
         # no venv is created or restored by this workflow.
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pull-request-only workflow: a save could never be shared and

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         # detects the activated venv via ``VIRTUAL_ENV`` so downstream jobs
         # that ``. venv/bin/activate`` see an identical layout.
         if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up uv
         # Only needed on cache miss to populate the venv.
         if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can
@@ -445,8 +445,12 @@ jobs:
       - common
       - determine-jobs
     if: >-
-      (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'dev') ||
-      (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.determine-jobs.outputs.benchmarks == 'true')
+      github.repository == 'esphome/esphome' && (
+        (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'dev') ||
+        (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.determine-jobs.outputs.benchmarks == 'true')
+      )
+    # CodSpeed benchmarks require a CodSpeed account linked to the repository to run
+    # (https://codspeed.io) -- disabled on forks that aren't esphome/esphome itself.
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
@@ -1091,7 +1095,7 @@ jobs:
         # install step (order-of-magnitude faster on cold boots,
         # with its own wheel cache). actions/setup-python still
         # provides the interpreter.
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4.37.6
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4.37.7
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4.37.6
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4.37.7
         with:
           category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/lock.yml

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       issues: write         # issues.lock on closed issues
       pull-requests: write  # issues.lock on closed pull requests
-    uses: esphome/workflows/.github/workflows/lock.yml@9f6577fd37b5cf773ab1b9be929714a0dcd15661  # 2026.7.0
+    uses: esphome/workflows/.github/workflows/lock.yml@0fdd5e311b7e744069166696072a1a9cbc5fbeb6  # 2026.8.1

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     # No GITHUB_TOKEN permissions: the reusable workflow mints an ESPHome
     # GitHub App token so the labels, comments and closures come from
     # esphome[bot] instead of github-actions[bot].
-    uses: esphome/workflows/.github/workflows/stale.yml@61fd37a044cad4e9aa4303027b2a61b6a34da855  # main
+    uses: esphome/workflows/.github/workflows/stale.yml@a1c1485ab46ef41a84a6a9d8abd7fa4b7628fd70  # main
     secrets:
       ESPHOME_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.ESPHOME_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     with:

.github/workflows/sync-device-classes.yml

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         # setup-python interpreter so subsequent ``prek`` /
         # ``script/run-in-env.py`` steps find the deps without a
         # ``uv run`` prefix.
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pin uv version so the action does not have to fetch the

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ci:
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     # Ruff version.
-    rev: v0.16.0
+    rev: v0.16.3
     hooks:
       # Run the linter.
       - id: ruff

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         = 2026.8.0b4
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.9.0-dev
 
 # 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

esphome/__main__.py

@@ -2732,7 +2732,8 @@ def run_esphome(argv):
                 conf_path.name,
             )
 
-    if config is None:
+    cache_missed = config is None
+    if cache_missed:
         from esphome.config import read_config
 
         config = read_config(
@@ -2741,26 +2742,25 @@ def run_esphome(argv):
             # Snapshot only needed by `esphome config --no-defaults`.
             snapshot_user_config=getattr(args, "no_defaults", False),
         )
-        # Refresh the cache so the next upload/logs hits the fast path
-        # instead of re-running read_config. Skip when the storage
-        # sidecar is absent (no compile has run): the cache would
-        # never be loaded back, so writing secrets to disk is wasted.
-        if cache_eligible and config is not None:
-            from esphome.compiled_config import save_compiled_config
-            from esphome.storage_json import ext_storage_path
-
-            if ext_storage_path(conf_path.name).exists():
-                save_compiled_config(config)
-    if config is None:
-        return 2
+        if config is None:
+            return 2
     CORE.config = config
 
     # Fallback for platforms whose validators didn't set the toolchain
     # (only the esp32 component reads esp32.framework.toolchain). All
-    # other platforms only support PlatformIO today.
+    # other platforms only support PlatformIO today. Must run before the
+    # cache refresh below so its sidecar records the same toolchain a
+    # compile would.
     if CORE.toolchain is None:
         CORE.toolchain = Toolchain.PLATFORMIO
 
+    # Refresh the cache so the next upload/logs hits the fast path
+    # instead of re-running read_config.
+    if cache_eligible and cache_missed:
+        from esphome.compiled_config import save_compiled_config_and_sidecar
+
+        save_compiled_config_and_sidecar(config)
+
     if args.command not in POST_CONFIG_ACTIONS:
         safe_print(f"Unknown command {args.command}")
         return 1

esphome/compiled_config.py

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 from esphome.const import __version__ as ESPHOME_VERSION
-from esphome.core import CORE, Lambda
+from esphome.core import CORE, EsphomeError, Lambda
 from esphome.helpers import write_file
-from esphome.storage_json import StorageJSON, ext_storage_path
+from esphome.storage_json import StorageJSON, ext_storage_path, storage_path
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -65,7 +65,71 @@ def save_compiled_config(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         # non-basic dict key), so every upload/logs pays the slow path.
         _LOGGER.warning("Cannot cache the validated config: %s", err)
     except Exception as err:  # noqa: BLE001  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-        _LOGGER.debug("Skipping compiled config cache write: %s", err)
+        # Likely persistent (permissions, full disk): every upload/logs
+        # pays the slow path until it clears, so surface it.
+        _LOGGER.warning("Skipping compiled config cache write: %s", err)
+
+
+def save_compiled_config_and_sidecar(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    """Refresh the cache from the upload/logs fallback (CORE.config must be set).
+
+    The cache is only written when a complete sidecar is on disk:
+    load_compiled_config can't use it otherwise, and it holds resolved
+    secrets.
+    """
+    if _refresh_sidecar():
+        save_compiled_config(config)
+
+
+def _refresh_sidecar() -> bool:
+    """Ensure a complete sidecar is on disk; True when one is.
+
+    Writes one (without claiming a build) when missing or wizard-only.
+    Failures are non-fatal; the next upload/logs pays the slow path again.
+    """
+    try:
+        path = storage_path()
+        try:
+            old = StorageJSON.load_strict(path)
+        except Exception as err:  # noqa: BLE001  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            # Present but unreadable: it may hold a real build's metadata,
+            # and a fresh rewrite would also stop the next compile from
+            # cleaning a possibly incoherent build tree.
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "Not caching: storage sidecar %s is unreadable (%s)", path, err
+            )
+            return False
+        if old is not None and old.can_apply_to_core():
+            # Compile-written; nothing to refresh.
+            return True
+        if CORE.build_path is not None and CORE.build_path.exists():
+            # An unvalidated build tree: its absent or mismatched sidecar
+            # is what makes the next compile wipe it, so don't vouch for
+            # a build this run never saw.
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "Not caching: build tree %s has no matching sidecar; "
+                "'esphome compile' will settle it",
+                CORE.build_path,
+            )
+            return False
+        new = StorageJSON.from_esphome_core(CORE, old, claim_build=False)
+        if not new.can_apply_to_core():
+            _LOGGER.warning("Not caching: rebuilt storage sidecar is still incomplete")
+            return False
+        new.save(path)
+        return True
+    except (OSError, EsphomeError) as err:
+        # write_file wraps OSError into EsphomeError. Persistent
+        # (unwritable storage dir), so surface that every upload/logs
+        # pays the slow path.
+        _LOGGER.warning("Could not refresh the storage sidecar: %s", err)
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        # A structural bug; keep the traceback so it isn't mistaken
+        # for the I/O failure above.
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "Unexpected error refreshing the storage sidecar", exc_info=True
+        )
+    return False
 
 
 def load_compiled_config(conf_path: Path) -> ConfigType | None:
@@ -98,11 +162,8 @@ def load_compiled_config(conf_path: Path) -> ConfigType | None:
         return None
 
     storage = StorageJSON.load(ext_storage_path(conf_path.name))
-    if storage is None:
-        return None
-    # apply_to_core assumes a real compile wrote the sidecar; wizard-only
-    # sidecars leave both of these unset and can't drive upload/logs.
-    if not storage.core_platform and not storage.target_platform:
+    if storage is None or not storage.can_apply_to_core():
+        _LOGGER.debug("Ignoring compiled config cache: sidecar missing or incomplete")
         return None
     storage.apply_to_core()
     return config

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_common.cpp

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.common";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 const LogString *sampling_mode_to_str(SamplingMode mode) {
   switch (mode) {

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_esp32.cpp

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.esp32";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 adc_oneshot_unit_handle_t ADCSensor::shared_adc_handles[2] = {nullptr, nullptr};
 

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_esp8266.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ADC_MODE(ADC_VCC)
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.esp8266";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 void ADCSensor::setup() {
 #ifndef USE_ADC_SENSOR_VCC

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_libretiny.cpp

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.libretiny";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 void ADCSensor::setup() {
 #ifndef USE_ADC_SENSOR_VCC

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_rp2.cpp

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.rp2";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 // The on-die temperature sensor sits on the last ADC channel: input 4 on RP2040
 // and RP2350A, but input 8 on RP2350B, which has eight external channels rather

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_zephyr.cpp

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.zephyr";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 void ADCSensor::setup() {
   if (!adc_is_ready_dt(this->channel_)) {

esphome/components/api/__init__.py

@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
             # and plaintext disabled. Only a factory reset can remove it.
             cg.add_define("USE_API_PLAINTEXT")
         cg.add_define("USE_API_NOISE")
-        cg.add_library("esphome/noise-c", "0.1.11")
+        cg.add_library("esphome/noise-c", "0.1.18")
         # Enable optimized memzero/memcmp in libsodium instead of volatile byte loops
         cg.add_build_flag("-DHAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS=1")
         cg.add_build_flag("-DHAVE_INLINE_ASM=1")

esphome/components/api/api.proto

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ enum SerialProxyPortType {
 message SerialProxyInfo {
   string name = 1;                    // Human-readable port name
   SerialProxyPortType port_type = 2;  // Port type (RS232, RS485)
+  uint32 configured_line_states = 3;  // Bitmask of SerialProxyLineStateFlags this instance can drive
 }
 
 // DeviceInfoResponse max_data_length values:
@@ -2622,6 +2623,22 @@ message ZWaveProxyRequest {
   bytes data = 2;
 }
 
+enum ZWaveProxyStatus {
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_OK = 0;             // Request completed successfully
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_IN_USE = 1;         // Denied: another client is already subscribed
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 2;  // Request type not supported
+}
+
+// Acknowledges a ZWaveProxyRequest (subscribe/unsubscribe). Sent since API 1.16.
+message ZWaveProxyRequestResponse {
+  option (id) = 151;
+  option (source) = SOURCE_SERVER;
+  option (ifdef) = "USE_ZWAVE_PROXY";
+
+  ZWaveProxyRequestType type = 1;  // Which request type this responds to
+  ZWaveProxyStatus status = 2;     // Result status
+}
+
 // ==================== INFRARED ====================
 // Note: Feature and capability flag enums are defined in
 // esphome/components/infrared/infrared.h
@@ -2765,12 +2782,18 @@ message SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse {
 
   uint32 instance = 1;          // Instance index (0-based)
   uint32 line_states = 2;       // Bitmask of SerialProxyLineStateFlags
+  SerialProxyStatus status = 3; // INVALID_ARGUMENT if the instance index is out of range (since API 1.16)
 }
 
 enum SerialProxyRequestType {
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE = 0;   // Subscribe to receive data from this serial proxy instance
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE = 1; // Unsubscribe from this serial proxy instance
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH = 2;       // Flush the serial port (block until all TX data is sent)
+  // Values below are only valid in SerialProxyRequestResponse.type, identifying which
+  // operation is being acknowledged. Sending them in SerialProxyRequest.type is an
+  // error the device answers with INVALID_ARGUMENT.
+  SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE = 3;      // Acknowledges a SerialProxyConfigureRequest
+  SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS = 4; // Acknowledges a SerialProxySetModemPinsRequest
 }
 
 enum SerialProxyStatus {
@@ -2779,6 +2802,8 @@ enum SerialProxyStatus {
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR = 2;           // Driver or hardware error
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT = 3;         // Timed out before TX completed
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 4;   // Request type not supported by this instance
+  SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE = 5;     // Denied: another client holds the port
+  SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT = 6; // Invalid instance index or parameter value
 }
 
 // Generic request message for simple serial proxy operations
@@ -2791,7 +2816,9 @@ message SerialProxyRequest {
   SerialProxyRequestType type = 2;      // Request type
 }
 
-// Response to a SerialProxyRequest (e.g. flush completion or failure)
+// Acknowledges a serial proxy operation; the type field identifies which
+// operation is being acknowledged. Flush has been acknowledged since the
+// message was introduced; all other acknowledgements are sent since API 1.16.
 message SerialProxyRequestResponse {
   option (id) = 147;
   option (source) = SOURCE_SERVER;

esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp

@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ APIConnection::APIConnection(std::unique_ptr<socket::Socket> sock, APIServer *pa
 #else
 #error "No frame helper defined"
 #endif
-#ifdef USE_CAMERA
-  if (camera::Camera::instance() != nullptr) {
-    this->image_reader_ = std::unique_ptr<camera::CameraImageReader>{camera::Camera::instance()->create_image_reader()};
-  }
-#endif
 }
 
 void APIConnection::start() {
@@ -1140,6 +1135,7 @@ void APIConnection::try_send_camera_image_() {
   if (!this->image_reader_)
     return;
 
+  const auto *cam = camera::Camera::instance();
   // Send as many chunks as possible without blocking
   while (this->image_reader_->available()) {
     if (!this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking())
@@ -1149,11 +1145,11 @@ void APIConnection::try_send_camera_image_() {
     bool done = this->image_reader_->available() == to_send;
 
     CameraImageResponse msg;
-    msg.key = camera::Camera::instance()->get_object_id_hash();
+    msg.key = cam->get_object_id_hash();
     msg.set_data(this->image_reader_->peek_data_buffer(), to_send);
     msg.done = done;
 #ifdef USE_DEVICES
-    msg.device_id = camera::Camera::instance()->get_device_id();
+    msg.device_id = cam->get_device_id();
 #endif
 
     if (!this->send_message(msg)) {
@@ -1169,15 +1165,19 @@ void APIConnection::try_send_camera_image_() {
 void APIConnection::set_camera_state(std::shared_ptr<camera::CameraImage> image) {
   if (!this->flags_.state_subscription)
     return;
-  if (!this->image_reader_)
+  if (this->image_reader_ && this->image_reader_->available())
     return;
-  if (this->image_reader_->available())
+  if (!image->was_requested_by(esphome::camera::API_REQUESTER) && !image->was_requested_by(esphome::camera::IDLE))
     return;
-  if (image->was_requested_by(esphome::camera::API_REQUESTER) || image->was_requested_by(esphome::camera::IDLE)) {
-    this->image_reader_->set_image(std::move(image));
-    // Try to send immediately to reduce latency
-    this->try_send_camera_image_();
+  if (!this->image_reader_) {
+    // Created on the first image this connection will send, so connections
+    // that never receive one never pay for a reader. Only a registered
+    // camera's listener can reach this, so instance() is non-null here.
+    this->image_reader_ = std::unique_ptr<camera::CameraImageReader>{camera::Camera::instance()->create_image_reader()};
   }
+  this->image_reader_->set_image(std::move(image));
+  // Try to send immediately to reduce latency
+  this->try_send_camera_image_();
 }
 uint16_t APIConnection::try_send_camera_info(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *conn, uint32_t remaining_size) {
   auto *camera = static_cast<camera::Camera *>(entity);
@@ -1384,7 +1384,12 @@ void APIConnection::on_z_wave_proxy_frame(const ZWaveProxyFrame &msg) {
 }
 
 void APIConnection::on_z_wave_proxy_request(const ZWaveProxyRequest &msg) {
-  zwave_proxy::global_zwave_proxy->zwave_proxy_request(this, msg.type);
+  ZWaveProxyRequestResponse resp{};
+  resp.type = msg.type;
+  resp.status = zwave_proxy::global_zwave_proxy->zwave_proxy_request(this, msg.type);
+  if (!this->send_message(resp)) {
+    API_LOG_MSG_DROPPED(TAG, "Z-Wave proxy response");
+  }
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1553,15 +1558,50 @@ void APIConnection::send_infrared_rf_receive_event(const InfraredRFReceiveEvent
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_SERIAL_PROXY
+static enums::SerialProxyStatus serial_proxy_result_to_status(serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult result) {
+  switch (result) {
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_OK:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_OK;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_ASSUMED_SUCCESS:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ASSUMED_SUCCESS;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_PORT_IN_USE:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_TIMEOUT:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_ERROR:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR;
+  }
+  return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR;  // Unreachable; all enum values handled above
+}
+
+static void send_serial_proxy_ack(APIConnection *conn, uint32_t instance, enums::SerialProxyRequestType type,
+                                  enums::SerialProxyStatus status) {
+  SerialProxyRequestResponse resp{};
+  resp.instance = instance;
+  resp.type = type;
+  resp.status = status;
+  if (!conn->send_message(resp)) {
+    API_LOG_MSG_DROPPED(TAG, "Serial proxy response");
+  }
+}
+
 void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_configure_request(const SerialProxyConfigureRequest &msg) {
   auto &proxies = App.get_serial_proxies();
   if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range (max %" PRIu32 ")", msg.instance,
              static_cast<uint32_t>(proxies.size()));
+    send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE,
+                          enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
     return;
   }
-  proxies[msg.instance]->configure(this, msg.baudrate, msg.flow_control, static_cast<uint8_t>(msg.parity),
-                                   msg.stop_bits, msg.data_size);
+  serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult result = proxies[msg.instance]->configure(
+      this, msg.baudrate, msg.flow_control, static_cast<uint8_t>(msg.parity), msg.stop_bits, msg.data_size);
+  send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE,
+                        serial_proxy_result_to_status(result));
 }
 
 void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_write_request(const SerialProxyWriteRequest &msg) {
@@ -1577,20 +1617,30 @@ void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_set_modem_pins_request(const SerialProxySetM
   auto &proxies = App.get_serial_proxies();
   if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range", msg.instance);
+    send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS,
+                          enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
     return;
   }
-  proxies[msg.instance]->set_modem_pins(this, msg.line_states);
+  serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult result = proxies[msg.instance]->set_modem_pins(this, msg.line_states);
+  send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS,
+                        serial_proxy_result_to_status(result));
 }
 
 void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_get_modem_pins_request(const SerialProxyGetModemPinsRequest &msg) {
   auto &proxies = App.get_serial_proxies();
-  if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range", msg.instance);
-    return;
-  }
   SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse resp{};
   resp.instance = msg.instance;
-  resp.line_states = proxies[msg.instance]->get_modem_pins();
+  if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range", msg.instance);
+    // Pre-1.16 clients do not read the status field and would take this error
+    // for a successful "both pins deasserted" answer; let them time out as before
+    if (!this->client_supports_api_version(1, 16)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+  } else {
+    resp.line_states = proxies[msg.instance]->get_modem_pins();
+  }
   if (!this->send_message(resp)) {
     API_LOG_MSG_DROPPED(TAG, "Serial proxy response");
   }
@@ -1600,40 +1650,31 @@ void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_request(const SerialProxyRequest &msg) {
   auto &proxies = App.get_serial_proxies();
   if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range", msg.instance);
+    send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, msg.type, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
     return;
   }
+  auto *proxy = proxies[msg.instance];
+  enums::SerialProxyStatus status;
   switch (msg.type) {
     case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE:
     case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE:
-      proxies[msg.instance]->serial_proxy_request(this, msg.type);
+      status = serial_proxy_result_to_status(proxy->serial_proxy_request(this, msg.type));
       break;
-    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH: {
-      SerialProxyRequestResponse resp{};
-      resp.instance = msg.instance;
-      resp.type = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH;
-      switch (proxies[msg.instance]->flush_port()) {
-        case uart::UARTFlushResult::UART_FLUSH_RESULT_SUCCESS:
-          resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_OK;
-          break;
-        case uart::UARTFlushResult::UART_FLUSH_RESULT_ASSUMED_SUCCESS:
-          resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ASSUMED_SUCCESS;
-          break;
-        case uart::UARTFlushResult::UART_FLUSH_RESULT_TIMEOUT:
-          resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
-          break;
-        case uart::UARTFlushResult::UART_FLUSH_RESULT_FAILED:
-          resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR;
-          break;
-      }
-      if (!this->send_message(resp)) {
-        API_LOG_MSG_DROPPED(TAG, "Serial proxy response");
-      }
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH:
+      status = serial_proxy_result_to_status(proxy->flush_port(this));
+      break;
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE:
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS:
+      // Response-only discriminators; never valid in a request
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Response-only serial proxy request type: %" PRIu32, static_cast<uint32_t>(msg.type));
+      status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
       break;
-    }
     default:
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Unknown serial proxy request type: %" PRIu32, static_cast<uint32_t>(msg.type));
+      status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
       break;
   }
+  send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, msg.type, status);
 }
 
 void APIConnection::send_serial_proxy_data(const SerialProxyDataReceived &msg) {
@@ -1760,7 +1801,7 @@ bool APIConnection::send_hello_response_(const HelloRequest &msg) {
 
   HelloResponse resp;
   resp.api_version_major = 1;
-  resp.api_version_minor = 15;
+  resp.api_version_minor = 16;
   // Send only the version string - the client only logs this for debugging and doesn't use it otherwise
   resp.server_info = ESPHOME_VERSION_REF;
   resp.name = StringRef(App.get_name());
@@ -1894,6 +1935,7 @@ bool APIConnection::send_device_info_response_() {
     auto &info = resp.serial_proxies[serial_proxy_index++];
     info.name = StringRef(proxy->get_name());
     info.port_type = proxy->get_port_type();
+    info.configured_line_states = proxy->get_configured_modem_pins();
   }
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_API_NOISE
@@ -1954,6 +1996,7 @@ bool APIConnection::send_device_capabilities_response_() {
     auto &info = resp.serial_proxies[serial_proxy_index++];
     info.name = StringRef(proxy->get_name());
     info.port_type = proxy->get_port_type();
+    info.configured_line_states = proxy->get_configured_modem_pins();
   }
 #endif
   return this->send_message(resp);

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp

@@ -591,18 +591,21 @@ APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::write_frame_(const uint8_t *data, uint16_t len) {
  */
 APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::init_handshake_() {
   int err;
-  memset(&nid_, 0, sizeof(nid_));
-  // const char *proto = "Noise_NNpsk0_25519_ChaChaPoly_SHA256";
-  // err = noise_protocol_name_to_id(&nid_, proto, strlen(proto));
-  nid_.pattern_id = NOISE_PATTERN_NN;
-  nid_.cipher_id = NOISE_CIPHER_CHACHAPOLY;
-  nid_.dh_id = NOISE_DH_CURVE25519;
-  nid_.prefix_id = NOISE_PREFIX_STANDARD;
-  nid_.hybrid_id = NOISE_DH_NONE;
-  nid_.hash_id = NOISE_HASH_SHA256;
-  nid_.modifier_ids[0] = NOISE_MODIFIER_PSK0;
+  // Noise_NNpsk0_25519_ChaChaPoly_SHA256, built on the stack:
+  // noise_handshakestate_new_by_id copies it, so a member would waste
+  // 104 bytes per connection, and a static const would sit in RAM on
+  // ESP8266 (.rodata is DRAM there).
+  const NoiseProtocolId nid = {
+      .prefix_id = NOISE_PREFIX_STANDARD,
+      .pattern_id = NOISE_PATTERN_NN,
+      .modifier_ids = {NOISE_MODIFIER_PSK0},
+      .dh_id = NOISE_DH_CURVE25519,
+      .cipher_id = NOISE_CIPHER_CHACHAPOLY,
+      .hash_id = NOISE_HASH_SHA256,
+      .hybrid_id = NOISE_DH_NONE,
+  };
 
-  err = noise_handshakestate_new_by_id(&handshake_, &nid_, NOISE_ROLE_RESPONDER);
+  err = noise_handshakestate_new_by_id(&handshake_, &nid, NOISE_ROLE_RESPONDER);
   APIError aerr =
       handle_noise_error_(err, LOG_STR("noise_handshakestate_new_by_id"), APIError::HANDSHAKESTATE_SETUP_FAILED);
   if (aerr != APIError::OK)

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.h

@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class APINoiseFrameHelper final : public APIFrameHelper {
   // Buffer for noise handshake prologue (released after handshake)
   APIBuffer prologue_;
 
-  // NoiseProtocolId (size depends on implementation)
-  NoiseProtocolId nid_;
-
   // Group small types together
   // Fixed-size header buffer for noise protocol:
   // 1 byte for indicator + 2 bytes for message size (16-bit value, not varint)

esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp

@@ -102,12 +102,14 @@ uint8_t *SerialProxyInfo::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PAR
   uint8_t *__restrict__ pos = buffer.get_pos();
   ProtoEncode::encode_string(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 1, this->name);
   ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 2, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->port_type));
+  ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 3, this->configured_line_states);
   return pos;
 }
 uint32_t SerialProxyInfo::calculate_size() const {
   uint32_t size = 0;
   size += ProtoSize::calc_length(1, this->name.size());
   size += this->port_type ? 2 : 0;
+  size += ProtoSize::calc_uint32(1, this->configured_line_states);
   return size;
 }
 #endif
@@ -3945,6 +3947,18 @@ uint32_t ZWaveProxyRequest::calculate_size() const {
   size += ProtoSize::calc_length(1, this->data_len);
   return size;
 }
+uint8_t *ZWaveProxyRequestResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const {
+  uint8_t *__restrict__ pos = buffer.get_pos();
+  ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 1, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->type));
+  ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 2, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->status));
+  return pos;
+}
+uint32_t ZWaveProxyRequestResponse::calculate_size() const {
+  uint32_t size = 0;
+  size += this->type ? 2 : 0;
+  size += this->status ? 2 : 0;
+  return size;
+}
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_INFRARED
 uint8_t *ListEntitiesInfraredResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const {
@@ -4187,12 +4201,14 @@ uint8_t *SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_
   uint8_t *__restrict__ pos = buffer.get_pos();
   ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 1, this->instance);
   ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 2, this->line_states);
+  ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 3, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->status));
   return pos;
 }
 uint32_t SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse::calculate_size() const {
   uint32_t size = 0;
   size += ProtoSize::calc_uint32(1, this->instance);
   size += ProtoSize::calc_uint32(1, this->line_states);
+  size += this->status ? 2 : 0;
   return size;
 }
 bool SerialProxyRequest::decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, proto_varint_value_t value) {

esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h

@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ enum ZWaveProxyRequestType : uint32_t {
   ZWAVE_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE = 1,
   ZWAVE_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_HOME_ID_CHANGE = 2,
 };
+enum ZWaveProxyStatus : uint32_t {
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_OK = 0,
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_IN_USE = 1,
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 2,
+};
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SERIAL_PROXY
 enum SerialProxyParity : uint32_t {
@@ -345,6 +350,8 @@ enum SerialProxyRequestType : uint32_t {
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE = 0,
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE = 1,
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH = 2,
+  SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE = 3,
+  SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS = 4,
 };
 enum SerialProxyStatus : uint32_t {
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_OK = 0,
@@ -352,6 +359,8 @@ enum SerialProxyStatus : uint32_t {
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR = 2,
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT = 3,
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 4,
+  SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE = 5,
+  SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT = 6,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -523,6 +532,7 @@ class SerialProxyInfo final : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   StringRef name{};
   enums::SerialProxyPortType port_type{};
+  uint32_t configured_line_states{0};
   uint8_t *encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const;
   uint32_t calculate_size() const;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
@@ -3130,6 +3140,23 @@ class ZWaveProxyRequest final : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
   bool decode_length(uint32_t field_id, ProtoLengthDelimited value) override;
   bool decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, proto_varint_value_t value) override;
 };
+class ZWaveProxyRequestResponse final : public ProtoMessage {
+ public:
+  static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 151;
+  static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 4;
+#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
+  const LogString *message_name() const override { return LOG_STR("z_wave_proxy_request_response"); }
+#endif
+  enums::ZWaveProxyRequestType type{};
+  enums::ZWaveProxyStatus status{};
+  uint8_t *encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const;
+  uint32_t calculate_size() const;
+#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
+  const char *dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const override;
+#endif
+
+ protected:
+};
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_INFRARED
 class ListEntitiesInfraredResponse final : public InfoResponseProtoMessage {
@@ -3314,12 +3341,13 @@ class SerialProxyGetModemPinsRequest final : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
 class SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse final : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 143;
-  static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 8;
+  static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 10;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
   const LogString *message_name() const override { return LOG_STR("serial_proxy_get_modem_pins_response"); }
 #endif
   uint32_t instance{0};
   uint32_t line_states{0};
+  enums::SerialProxyStatus status{};
   uint8_t *encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const;
   uint32_t calculate_size() const;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP

esphome/components/api/api_pb2_dump.cpp

@@ -816,6 +816,18 @@ template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::ZWaveProxyRequestType>(enums:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("UNKNOWN");
   }
 }
+template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::ZWaveProxyStatus>(enums::ZWaveProxyStatus value) {
+  switch (value) {
+    case enums::ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_OK:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_OK");
+    case enums::ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_IN_USE:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_IN_USE");
+    case enums::ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED");
+    default:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("UNKNOWN");
+  }
+}
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SERIAL_PROXY
 template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::SerialProxyParity>(enums::SerialProxyParity value) {
@@ -838,6 +850,10 @@ template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::SerialProxyRequestType>(enums
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE");
     case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH");
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE");
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS");
     default:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("UNKNOWN");
   }
@@ -854,6 +870,10 @@ template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::SerialProxyStatus>(enums::Ser
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT");
     case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED");
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE");
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT");
     default:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("UNKNOWN");
   }
@@ -914,6 +934,7 @@ const char *SerialProxyInfo::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
   MessageDumpHelper helper(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("SerialProxyInfo"));
   dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("name"), this->name);
   dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("port_type"), static_cast<enums::SerialProxyPortType>(this->port_type));
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("configured_line_states"), this->configured_line_states);
   return out.c_str();
 }
 #endif
@@ -2644,6 +2665,12 @@ const char *ZWaveProxyRequest::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
   dump_bytes_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("data"), this->data, this->data_len);
   return out.c_str();
 }
+const char *ZWaveProxyRequestResponse::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
+  MessageDumpHelper helper(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("ZWaveProxyRequestResponse"));
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("type"), static_cast<enums::ZWaveProxyRequestType>(this->type));
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("status"), static_cast<enums::ZWaveProxyStatus>(this->status));
+  return out.c_str();
+}
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_INFRARED
 const char *ListEntitiesInfraredResponse::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
@@ -2753,6 +2780,7 @@ const char *SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
   MessageDumpHelper helper(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse"));
   dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("instance"), this->instance);
   dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("line_states"), this->line_states);
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("status"), static_cast<enums::SerialProxyStatus>(this->status));
   return out.c_str();
 }
 const char *SerialProxyRequest::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {

esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/__init__.py

@@ -68,12 +68,11 @@ def _unsupported_family_message(family: str) -> str | None:
     return None
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     # Warn only: a hard error here would break the validate-only CI fixtures,
     # which run on a BLE 4.2 board. The hard error is raised at codegen.
     if msg := _unsupported_family_message(libretiny.get_libretiny_family()):
         _LOGGER.warning("%s (this configuration cannot compile)", msg)
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_bluedroid.cpp

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::bluetooth_connection {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "bluetooth_connection.bluedroid";
+static const char *const TAG = "bluetooth_connection";
 
 using ble_device_base::FAST_CONN_TIMEOUT;
 using ble_device_base::FAST_MAX_CONN_INTERVAL;

esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_rp2.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::bluetooth_connection {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "bluetooth_connection.rp2";
+static const char *const TAG = "bluetooth_connection";
 
 using ble_device_base::ESPBTUUID;
 using ble_device_base::GATT_ERR_NOT_CONNECTED;

esphome/components/camera/camera.h

@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ struct CameraImageSpec {
 /** Abstract camera base class. Collaborates with API.
  *  1) API server starts and registers as a listener (add_listener)
  *     to receive new images from the camera.
- *  2) New API client connects and creates a new image reader (create_image_reader).
+ *  2) API connection creates an image reader (create_image_reader) when it receives
+ *     the first image it will send.
  *  3) API connection receives protobuf CameraImageRequest and calls request_image.
  *  3.a) API connection receives protobuf CameraImageRequest and calls start_stream.
  *  4) Camera implementation provides JPEG data in the CameraImage and notifies listeners.

esphome/components/captive_portal/__init__.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     wifi_conf = full_config.get("wifi")
 
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     socket.consume_sockets(3, "captive_portal")(config)
     socket.consume_sockets(1, "captive_portal", socket.SocketType.UDP)(config)
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
 

esphome/components/const/__init__.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONF_GYROSCOPE_ODR = "gyroscope_odr"
 CONF_GYROSCOPE_RANGE = "gyroscope_range"
 CONF_IAQ = "iaq"
 CONF_IGNORE_NOT_FOUND = "ignore_not_found"
+CONF_LABEL = "label"
 CONF_LIBRETINY = "libretiny"
 CONF_LOOP = "loop"
 CONF_NOX_INDEX = "nox_index"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ CONF_REQUEST_HEADERS = "request_headers"
 CONF_ROWS = "rows"
 CONF_SCAN_PARAMETERS = "scan_parameters"
 CONF_SHA256 = "sha256"
+CONF_SLOT = "slot"
 CONF_STATE_SAVE_INTERVAL = "state_save_interval"
 CONF_STOP_BITS = "stop_bits"
 CONF_TARGET_COUNT = "target_count"

esphome/components/deep_sleep/deep_sleep_bk72xx.cpp

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::deep_sleep {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "deep_sleep.bk72xx";
+static const char *const TAG = "deep_sleep";
 
 #ifdef USE_DEEP_SLEEP_ON_WAKE
 WakeupCause get_wakeup_cause() {

esphome/components/display_menu_base/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import re
 from esphome import automation, core
 from esphome.automation import maybe_simple_id
 import esphome.codegen as cg
+from esphome.components.const import CONF_LABEL
 from esphome.components.number import Number
 from esphome.components.select import Select
 from esphome.components.switch import Switch
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ display_menu_base_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("display_menu_base")
 
 CONF_ROTARY = "rotary"
 CONF_JOYSTICK = "joystick"
-CONF_LABEL = "label"
 CONF_MENU = "menu"
 CONF_BACK = "back"
 CONF_SELECT = "select"

esphome/components/dsmr/__init__.py

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add_library("esphome/dsmr_parser", "1.9.0")
 
 
-def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
 
     for uart_conf in full_config["uart"]:
@@ -102,7 +102,5 @@ def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
                 )
             break
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate

esphome/components/emontx/__init__.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
 
     # Count sensors registered to this hub (IDs are resolved at final_validate stage)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
         parity="NONE",
         stop_bits=1,
     )
-    return schema(config)
+    schema(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate

esphome/components/epaper_spi/display.py

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def customise_schema(config):
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = customise_schema
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     spi.final_validate_device_schema(
         "epaper_spi", require_miso=False, require_mosi=True
     )(config)
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
             config[CONF_SHOW_TEST_CARD] = True
     elif CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL not in config:
         config[CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL] = update_interval("1min")
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py

@@ -570,6 +570,9 @@ def get_download_types(storage_json):
     the shape stable so the download panel
     doesn't have to special-case per-platform schemas.
     """
+    # No recorded firmware path means nothing was built; no downloads.
+    if storage_json.firmware_bin_path is None:
+        return []
     return [
         {
             "title": "Factory format (Previously Modern)",
@@ -1365,7 +1368,7 @@ def _validate_signed_ota_keys(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     return config
 
 
-def final_validate(config):
+def final_validate(config) -> None:
     # Imported locally to avoid circular import issues
     from esphome.components.psram import DOMAIN as PSRAM_DOMAIN
 
@@ -1626,8 +1629,6 @@ def final_validate(config):
     if errs:
         raise cv.MultipleInvalid(errs)
 
-    return config
-
 
 CONF_SDKCONFIG_OPTIONS = "sdkconfig_options"
 CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_DHCP_SERVER = "enable_lwip_dhcp_server"

esphome/components/esp32_ble/__init__.py

@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def validate_connection_slots(max_connections: int) -> None:
     )
 
 
-def final_validation(config):
+def final_validation(config) -> None:
     validate_variant(config)
     if (name := config.get(CONF_NAME)) is not None:
         full_config = fv.full_config.get()
@@ -514,8 +514,6 @@ def final_validation(config):
     # For newer chips (C3/S3/etc), different configs are used automatically
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_BTDM_CTRL_BLE_MAX_CONN", max_connections)
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validation
 

esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/__init__.py

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def create_device_information_service(config):
     return config
 
 
-def final_validate_config(config):
+def final_validate_config(config) -> None:
     # Validate max_clients does not exceed esp32_ble max_connections
     max_clients = config[CONF_MAX_CLIENTS]
     if max_clients > 1:
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ def final_validate_config(config):
             raise cv.Invalid(
                 f"Characteristic {char_config[CONF_UUID]} has both a set_value action and a templated value"
             )
-    return config
 
 
 def validate_value_type(value_config):

esphome/components/esp32_hosted/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from esphome import pins
 from esphome.components import esp32
-from esphome.components.const import CONF_USE_PSRAM
+from esphome.components.const import CONF_SLOT, CONF_USE_PSRAM
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_CLK_PIN,
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_VARIANT,
 )
 from esphome.cpp_generator import add_define
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@swoboda1337"]
+DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 # esp32_ble raises the task watchdog around the remote BT controller bring-up
 AUTO_LOAD = ["watchdog"]
 
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ CONF_DATA_READY_PIN = "data_ready_pin"
 CONF_HANDSHAKE_ACTIVE_HIGH = "handshake_active_high"
 CONF_HANDSHAKE_PIN = "handshake_pin"
 CONF_SDIO_FREQUENCY = "sdio_frequency"
-CONF_SLOT = "slot"
 CONF_SPI_MODE = "spi_mode"
 
 # Shared fields for both transport modes
@@ -125,6 +126,21 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.typed_schema(
 )
 
 
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    # The esp_hosted releases compatible with older ESP-IDF versions crash at
+    # boot with a heap double free in the SDIO RX path (fixed in esp_hosted
+    # 2.11.0, which requires ESP-IDF 5.3), so reject them at validation time.
+    if (idf_ver := esp32.idf_version()) < cv.Version(5, 3, 0):
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"esp32_hosted requires ESP-IDF 5.3 or newer, got {idf_ver}. "
+            "Remove the framework version from your configuration to use the "
+            "recommended version, or pin a version at or above 5.3."
+        )
+
+
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
+
+
 def _configure_sdio(config):
     slot = config[CONF_SLOT]
     esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
@@ -252,18 +268,14 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if config[CONF_USE_PSRAM]:
         esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_MEMPOOL_PREFER_SPIRAM", True)
 
-    # Library versions
+    # Library versions; this component set requires ESP-IDF 5.3 or newer,
+    # which is enforced at validation time.
     idf_ver = esp32.idf_version()
     os.environ["ESP_IDF_VERSION"] = f"{idf_ver.major}.{idf_ver.minor}"
-    if idf_ver >= cv.Version(5, 5, 0):
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_wifi_remote", ref="1.6.3")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/wifi_remote_over_eppp", ref="0.3.3")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/eppp_link", ref="1.1.5")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_hosted", ref="2.12.12")
-    else:
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_wifi_remote", ref="0.13.0")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/eppp_link", ref="0.2.0")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_hosted", ref="2.0.11")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_wifi_remote", ref="1.6.3")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/wifi_remote_over_eppp", ref="0.3.3")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/eppp_link", ref="1.1.5")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_hosted", ref="2.12.12")
     esp32.add_extra_script(
         "post",
         "esp32_hosted.py",

esphome/components/esp8266/__init__.py

@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ def get_download_types(storage_json):
     the shape stable so the download panel
     doesn't have to special-case per-platform schemas.
     """
+    # No recorded firmware path means nothing was built; no downloads.
+    if storage_json.firmware_bin_path is None:
+        return []
     return [
         {
             "title": "Standard format",

esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py

@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def _validate(config):
                     "  clk:\n"
                     "    mode: %s\n"
                     "    pin: %s\n"
-                    "Removal scheduled for 2026.9.0.",
+                    "Removal scheduled for 2026.11.0.",
                     config[CONF_CLK_MODE],
                     mode,
                     pin,
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ def _final_validate_rmii_pins(config: ConfigType) -> None:
             raise cv.Invalid(error_msg, path=pin_path)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Final validation for Ethernet component."""
     # Allow ethernet + wifi coexistence only when both are declared in network: priority:.
     if "wifi" in fv.full_config.get():
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 
     _final_validate_spi(config)
     _final_validate_rmii_pins(config)
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/factory_reset/__init__.py

@@ -60,14 +60,13 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     if CORE.is_esp8266 and CONF_RESETS_REQUIRED in config:
         fconfig = full_config.get()
         if not fconfig.get_config_for_path([KEY_ESP8266, CONF_RESTORE_FROM_FLASH]):
             raise cv.Invalid(
                 "'resets_required' needs 'restore_from_flash' to be enabled in the  'esp8266' configuration"
             )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/file/image.py

@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def image_schema(class_: MockObjClass = Image_) -> cv.Schema:
     )
 
 
-def validate_image_final(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def validate_image_final(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Per-entry final validation, shared by file-backed image platforms.
 
     For LVGL 9 the default byte order for RGB565 images is little-endian, so
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ def validate_image_final(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
             )
     else:
         config[CONF_BYTE_ORDER] = "LITTLE_ENDIAN"
-    return config
 
 
 async def new_image(config: ConfigType) -> MockObj:

esphome/components/gpio/binary_sensor/__init__.py

@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ def _pin_shared_only_with_deep_sleep(pin_num: int) -> bool:
     return any(path and path[0] == "deep_sleep" for path, _, _ in pin_users)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     use_interrupt = config[CONF_USE_INTERRUPT]
     if not use_interrupt:
-        return config
+        return
 
     # Expander pins (e.g. PCF8574, MCP23017) don't support direct interrupt
     # attachment — only internal/native GPIO pins do.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _final_validate(config):
             config.get(CONF_NAME, config[CONF_ID]),
         )
         config[CONF_USE_INTERRUPT] = False
-        return config
+        return
 
     pin_num = config[CONF_PIN][CONF_NUMBER]
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def _final_validate(config):
             config.get(CONF_NAME, config[CONF_ID]),
         )
         config[CONF_USE_INTERRUPT] = False
-        return config
+        return
 
     # When a pin is shared, interrupts can interfere with other components
     # (e.g., duty_cycle sensor) that need to monitor the pin's state changes.
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
                 pin_num,
             )
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
 

esphome/components/growatt_solar/sensor.py

@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("growatt_solar", role="client")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("growatt_solar", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/haier/climate.py

@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ async def power_action_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     if CONF_LOGGER in full_config:
         _level = "NONE"
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
         raise cv.Invalid(
             f"No WiFi configured, if you want to use haier climate without WiFi add {CONF_WIFI_SIGNAL}: false to climate configuration"
         )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/haier/switch/__init__.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     for switch_type in [CONF_BEEPER, CONF_QUIET_MODE]:
         # Check switches that are only supported for HonClimate
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
                 raise cv.Invalid(
                     f"{switch_type} switch is only supported for hon climate"
                 )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/havells_solar/sensor.py

@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("havells_solar", role="client")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("havells_solar", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::http_request {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "http_request.arduino";
+static const char *const TAG = "http_request";
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
 // ESP8266 Arduino core (WiFiClientSecureBearSSL.cpp) returns -1000 on OOM
 static constexpr int ESP8266_SSL_ERR_OOM = -1000;

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.cpp

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::http_request {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "http_request.host";
+static const char *const TAG = "http_request";
 
 std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestHost::perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method,
                                                         const std::string &body,

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::http_request {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "http_request.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "http_request";
 static constexpr uint32_t ERROR_DURATION_MS = 1000;
 
 void HttpRequestIDF::dump_config() {

esphome/components/hub75/display.py

@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def _validate_config(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     return config
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Validate requirements when using HUB75 display."""
     # Local imports to avoid circular dependencies
     from esphome.components.esp32 import get_esp32_variant
@@ -381,8 +381,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     if errs:
         raise cv.MultipleInvalid(errs)
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(_final_validate)
 

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::i2c {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "i2c.arduino";
+static const char *const TAG = "i2c";
 
 // Maximum bytes to log in hex format (truncates larger transfers)
 static constexpr size_t I2C_MAX_LOG_BYTES = 32;

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::i2c {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "i2c.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "i2c";
 
 // Maximum bytes to log in hex format (truncates larger transfers)
 static constexpr size_t I2C_MAX_LOG_BYTES = 32;

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_host.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::i2c {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "i2c.host";
+static const char *const TAG = "i2c";
 
 HostI2CBus::~HostI2CBus() {
   if (this->file_descriptor_ != -1) {

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_zephyr.cpp

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::i2c {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "i2c.zephyr";
+static const char *const TAG = "i2c";
 
 static const char *get_speed(uint32_t dev_config) {
   switch (I2C_SPEED_GET(dev_config)) {

esphome/components/improv_serial/__init__.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def validate_logger(config):
+def validate_logger(config) -> None:
     logger_conf = fv.full_config.get()[CONF_LOGGER]
     if logger_conf[CONF_BAUD_RATE] == 0:
         raise cv.Invalid("improv_serial requires the logger baud_rate to be not 0")
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def validate_logger(config):
         raise cv.Invalid(
             "improv_serial does not support the selected logger hardware_uart"
         )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_logger

esphome/components/inkplate/display.py

@@ -146,13 +146,12 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
-def _validate_cpu_frequency(config):
+def _validate_cpu_frequency(config) -> None:
     esp32_config = fv.full_config.get()[PLATFORM_ESP32]
     if esp32_config[CONF_CPU_FREQUENCY] != "240MHZ":
         raise cv.Invalid(
             "Inkplate requires 240MHz CPU frequency (set in esp32 component)"
         )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _validate_cpu_frequency

esphome/components/internal_temperature/internal_temperature_bk72xx.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ uint32_t temp_single_get_current_temperature(uint32_t *temp_value);
 
 namespace esphome::internal_temperature {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature.bk72xx";
+static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature";
 
 void InternalTemperatureSensor::update() {
   float temperature = NAN;

esphome/components/internal_temperature/internal_temperature_esp32.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ uint8_t temprature_sens_read();
 
 namespace esphome::internal_temperature {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature.esp32";
+static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature";
 
 void InternalTemperatureSensor::update() {
   float temperature = NAN;

esphome/components/internal_temperature/internal_temperature_rp2.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::internal_temperature {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature.rp2";
+static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature";
 
 // The on-die temperature sensor sits on the last ADC channel: input 4 on RP2040
 // and RP2350A, but input 8 on RP2350B, which has eight external channels rather

esphome/components/internal_temperature/internal_temperature_zephyr.cpp

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::internal_temperature {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature.zephyr";
+static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature";
 
 static const struct device *const DIE_TEMPERATURE_SENSOR = DEVICE_DT_GET_ONE(nordic_nrf_temp);
 

esphome/components/it8951/display.py

@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def _customise_schema(config):
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = _customise_schema
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     # IT8951 reads from SPI (DevInfo, VCOM, register reads) so MISO is required.
     spi.final_validate_device_schema("it8951", require_miso=True, require_mosi=True)(
         config
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
                 config[CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL] = update_interval("never")
         else:
             config[CONF_SHOW_TEST_CARD] = True
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/kuntze/sensor.py

@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("kuntze", role="client")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("kuntze", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/ld2420/ld2420.cpp

@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ static int32_t get_firmware_int(const char *version_string) {
   return result;
 }
 
-float LD2420Component::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::BUS; }
-
 void LD2420Component::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "LD2420:\n"

esphome/components/ld2420/ld2420.h

@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ class LD2420Component final : public Component, public uart::UARTDevice {
   void apply_config_action();
   void factory_reset_action();
   void revert_config_action();
-  float get_setup_priority() const override;
   int send_cmd_from_array(CmdFrameT cmd_frame);
   void report_gate_data();
   void handle_cmd_error(uint16_t error);

esphome/components/ld6002b/button/__init__.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 )
 
 
-def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     hub_id = config[CONF_LD6002B_ID]
 
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
                 path=[CONF_WAKE],
             )
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate
 

esphome/components/ld6002b/number/__init__.py

@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 )
 
 
-def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     if config.get(CONF_AREA_CONFIG) is None:
-        return config
+        return
 
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     hub_id = config[CONF_LD6002B_ID]
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
             path=[CONF_AREA_CONFIG],
         )
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate
 

esphome/components/libretiny/__init__.py

@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ def get_download_types(storage_json: StorageJSON = None):
     the shape stable so the download panel
     doesn't have to special-case per-platform schemas.
     """
+    # No recorded firmware path means nothing was built; no downloads.
+    if storage_json.firmware_bin_path is None:
+        return []
     types = [
         {
             "title": "UF2 package (recommended)",

esphome/components/light/__init__.py

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def available_effects_str(effects: list) -> str:
     return ", ".join(f"'{name}'" for name in available) if available else "none"
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Validate all recorded effect name references against their target lights.
 
     This runs once per light platform instance. If no light platform is configured,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     """
     data = _get_data()
     if not data.effect_refs and not data.effect_cycle_refs:
-        return config
+        return
 
     # Drain the lists so we only validate once even though
     # FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA runs for each light platform instance.
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
                 path=[cv.ROOT_CONFIG_PATH] + ref.component_path,
             )
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
 

esphome/components/lvgl/lvgl_esphome.cpp

@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ LVTouchListener::LVTouchListener(uint16_t long_press_time, uint16_t long_press_r
   lv_indev_set_type(this->drv_, LV_INDEV_TYPE_POINTER);
   lv_indev_set_disp(this->drv_, parent->get_disp());
   lv_indev_set_long_press_time(this->drv_, long_press_time);
-  // long press repeat time TBD
+  lv_indev_set_long_press_repeat_time(this->drv_, long_press_repeat_time);
   lv_indev_set_user_data(this->drv_, this);
   lv_indev_set_read_cb(this->drv_, [](lv_indev_t *d, lv_indev_data_t *data) {
     auto *l = static_cast<LVTouchListener *>(lv_indev_get_user_data(d));

esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/label.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from esphome.components.const import CONF_LABEL
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_TEXT
 
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ from ..schemas import TEXT_SCHEMA
 from ..types import LvText
 from . import Widget, WidgetType
 
-CONF_LABEL = "label"
-
 
 class LabelType(WidgetType):
     def __init__(self):

esphome/components/mcp4461/output/__init__.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ CONF_NONVOLATILE_WRITE_DELAY = "nonvolatile_write_delay"
 VOLATILE_CHANNELS = ("A", "B", "C", "D")
 
 
-def _validate_nonvolatile(config):
+def _validate_nonvolatile(config) -> None:
     channel = str(config[CONF_CHANNEL])
 
     # Channels E-H address the nonvolatile registers directly — the mirroring options only
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def _validate_nonvolatile(config):
                 f"enabling '{CONF_NONVOLATILE}' or setting '{CONF_NONVOLATILE_WRITE_DELAY}' is only valid for the "
                 f"volatile channels A-D; channels E-H are the nonvolatile registers themselves"
             )
-        return config
+        return
 
     config.setdefault(CONF_NONVOLATILE, True)
     if config[CONF_NONVOLATILE]:
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ def _validate_nonvolatile(config):
         raise cv.Invalid(
             f"'{CONF_NONVOLATILE_WRITE_DELAY}' requires '{CONF_NONVOLATILE}: true'"
         )
-    return config
 
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = output.FLOAT_OUTPUT_SCHEMA.extend(

esphome/components/mdns/__init__.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def _consume_mdns_sockets(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     return config
 
 
-def _require_network_interface(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _require_network_interface(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Require a network interface for mDNS on Arduino/LEAmDNS platforms.
 
     On ESP8266 and RP2040 the C++ implementation needs at least one IP state
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def _require_network_interface(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     that never initializes.
     """
     if config.get(CONF_DISABLED) or not (CORE.is_esp8266 or CORE.is_rp2):
-        return config
+        return
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     has_wifi = "wifi" in full_config
     has_ethernet = CORE.is_rp2 and "ethernet" in full_config
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ def _require_network_interface(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
             "mdns on this platform requires a network interface — "
             f"add a {options} component to your configuration."
         )
-    return config
 
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(

esphome/components/mipi_dsi/display.py

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def _config_schema(config):
     return config
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     global_config = full_config.get()
 
     from esphome.components.lvgl import DOMAIN as LVGL_DOMAIN
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
     if not requires_buffer(config) and LVGL_DOMAIN not in global_config:
         # If no drawing methods are configured, and LVGL is not enabled, show a test card
         config[CONF_SHOW_TEST_CARD] = True
-    return config
 
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = _config_schema

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/display.py

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def _config_schema(config):
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = _config_schema
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     global_config = full_config.get()
 
     from esphome.components.lvgl import DOMAIN as LVGL_DOMAIN
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
         config = spi.final_validate_device_schema(
             "mipi_rgb", require_miso=False, require_mosi=True
         )(config)
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/mitsubishi_cn105/climate.py

@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ def CONFIG_SCHEMA(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 
 
 # Legacy climate-owned hub compatibility. Remove in 2027.2.0.
-def _legacy_final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _legacy_final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     if CONF_MITSUBISHI_CN105_ID in config:
-        return config
+        return
 
-    return uart.final_validate_device_schema(
+    uart.final_validate_device_schema(
         DOMAIN,
         require_rx=True,
         require_tx=True,

esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py

@@ -135,10 +135,8 @@ def validate_modbus_register(config):
     return config
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("modbus_controller", role="client")(
-        config
-    )
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("modbus_controller", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/modbus_server/__init__.py

@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("modbus_server", role="server")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("modbus_server", role="server")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_backend_esp32.cpp

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::mqtt {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "mqtt.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "mqtt";
 
 bool MQTTBackendESP32::initialize_() {
   mqtt_cfg_.broker.address.hostname = this->host_.c_str();

esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_arduino.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::nextion {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "nextion.upload.arduino";
+static const char *const TAG = "nextion.upload";
 static constexpr size_t NEXTION_MAX_RESPONSE_LOG_BYTES = 16;
 
 // Timeout for display acknowledgment during TFT upload (ms).

esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload_esp32.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::nextion {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "nextion.upload.esp32";
+static const char *const TAG = "nextion.upload";
 static constexpr size_t NEXTION_MAX_RESPONSE_LOG_BYTES = 16;
 
 // Timeout for display acknowledgment during TFT upload (ms).

esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py

@@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ def copy_files() -> None:
 
 def get_download_types(storage_json: StorageJSON) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
     """Get the download types for the firmware."""
+    # No recorded firmware path means nothing was built; no downloads.
+    if storage_json.firmware_bin_path is None:
+        return []
     types = []
     UF2_PATH = "zephyr/zephyr.uf2"
     DFU_PATH = "firmware.zip"

esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_arduino_libretiny.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::ota {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "ota.arduino_libretiny";
+static const char *const TAG = "ota";
 
 std::unique_ptr<ArduinoLibreTinyOTABackend> make_ota_backend() { return make_unique<ArduinoLibreTinyOTABackend>(); }
 

esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_arduino_rp2.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::ota {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "ota.arduino_rp2";
+static const char *const TAG = "ota";
 
 std::unique_ptr<ArduinoRP2OTABackend> make_ota_backend() { return make_unique<ArduinoRP2OTABackend>(); }
 

esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_esp8266.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static constexpr size_t MIN_BUFFER_SIZE = 256;
 
 namespace esphome::ota {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "ota.esp8266";
+static const char *const TAG = "ota";
 
 std::unique_ptr<ESP8266OTABackend> make_ota_backend() { return make_unique<ESP8266OTABackend>(); }
 

esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::ota {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "ota.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "ota";
 
 std::unique_ptr<IDFOTABackend> make_ota_backend() { return make_unique<IDFOTABackend>(); }
 

esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_host.cpp

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace esphome::ota {
 
 namespace {
 
-const char *const TAG = "ota.host";
+const char *const TAG = "ota";
 
 constexpr size_t MAX_OTA_SIZE = 256u * 1024u * 1024u;  // 256 MiB
 constexpr size_t HEADER_PEEK_SIZE = 64;

esphome/components/ota/ota_bootloader_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::ota {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "ota.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "ota";
 
 OTAResponseTypes IDFOTABackend::register_and_validate_bootloader_part_() {
   // Register the bootloader partition

esphome/components/ota/ota_partitions_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::ota {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "ota.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "ota";
 
 static inline bool check_overlap(uint32_t a_offset, size_t a_size, uint32_t b_offset, size_t b_size) {
   return (a_offset + a_size > b_offset && b_offset + b_size > a_offset);

esphome/components/ota/ota_signature_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::ota {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "ota.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "ota";
 
 // Route the "Signature check: " prefix (and its per-block form) through one
 // shared format string each, so the prefix is pooled once by the linker instead

esphome/components/packet_transport/binary_sensor.py

@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.typed_schema(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     if config[CONF_TYPE] != CONF_STATUS:
         # Only run this validation if a status sensor is being configured
-        return config
+        return
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     transport_path = full_config.get_path_for_id(config[CONF_TRANSPORT_ID])[:-1]
     transport_config = full_config.get_config_for_path(transport_path)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def _final_validate(config):
         for p in transport_config[CONF_PROVIDERS]
         if p[CONF_NAME] == config[CONF_PROVIDER]
     ):
-        return config
+        return
     raise cv.Invalid(
         "Status sensor requires ping-pong to be enabled and the nominated provider to use encryption."
     )

esphome/components/provisioning/__init__.py

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Validate the provisioning setup once every component has been processed.
 
     Sources register during their own config validation, so by final validation
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
             "hardcoding them makes the window pointless.",
             ", ".join(sorted(data.hardcoded_credentials)),
         )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/pzemac/sensor.py

@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ async def reset_energy_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("pzemac", role="client")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("pzemac", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/pzemdc/sensor.py

@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ async def reset_energy_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("pzemdc", role="client")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("pzemdc", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_rmt.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::remote_receiver {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "remote_receiver.esp32";
+static const char *const TAG = "remote_receiver";
 
 static bool IRAM_ATTR HOT rmt_callback(rmt_channel_handle_t channel, const rmt_rx_done_event_data_t *event, void *arg) {
   RemoteReceiverComponentStore *store = (RemoteReceiverComponentStore *) arg;

esphome/components/router/speaker/__init__.py

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     # Validate every configured output speaker can accept the router's format.
     # Switching to an output that can't reproduce the format the producer is
     # already sending would otherwise fail silently at runtime.
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
             channels=config[CONF_NUM_CHANNELS],
             sample_rate=config[CONF_SAMPLE_RATE],
         )(proxy)
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate