Merge pull request #19334 from esphome/bump-2026.9.0b5

2026.9.0b5

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         = 2026.9.0b3
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.9.0b5
 
 # 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==1.14.5
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache-dir esphome-device-builder==1.14.9
 
 RUN \
     platformio settings set enable_telemetry No \

esphome/components/api/__init__.py

@@ -350,10 +350,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                 ln882x=5,  # Moderate RAM
                 nrf52=4,  # ~256KB RAM, BSD sockets, Thread (single HA controller)
             ): cv.int_range(min=1, max=20),
-            # Maximum queued send buffers per connection before dropping connection
-            # Each buffer uses ~8-12 bytes overhead plus actual message size
+            # Max queued messages per connection, and 2 KB of backlog per slot up
+            # to 64 KB (a lone message is exempt), before the connection is dropped
             # Platform defaults based on available RAM and typical message rates:
-            # CONF_MAX_SEND_QUEUE defaults are power of 2 for efficient modulo
             cv.SplitDefault(
                 CONF_MAX_SEND_QUEUE,
                 esp8266=4,  # Limited RAM, need to fail fast

esphome/components/api/api_buffer.cpp

@@ -1,20 +1,37 @@
 #include "api_buffer.h"
-#include <new>
+#ifdef ESPHOME_DEBUG_API
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#endif
 
 namespace esphome::api {
 
+#ifdef ESPHOME_DEBUG_API
+void APIBuffer::debug_check_drop_(size_t drop) const {
+  if (drop > this->size_) {
+    ESP_LOGE("api.buffer", "drop_front: drop=%zu size=%u", drop, this->size_);
+    abort();
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
 bool APIBuffer::grow_(size_t n) {
-  // nothrow (no zero-fill) so OOM is reportable; plain new aborts instead
-  // (NEW_OOM_ABORT on ESP8266 Arduino, exception stub on ESP-IDF).
-  // RAMAllocator is no fit here: unique_ptr needs delete[]-compatible memory.
-  std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> new_data(new (std::nothrow) uint8_t[n]);
-  if (new_data == nullptr)
+  if (n > MAX_SIZE)
     return false;
-  if (this->size_)
-    std::memcpy(new_data.get(), this->data_.get(), this->size_);
-  this->data_ = std::move(new_data);
+  // realloc extends in place when it can, avoiding the copy
+  uint8_t *grown = RAMAllocator<uint8_t>().reallocate(this->data_.get(), n);
+  if (grown == nullptr)
+    return false;
+  (void) this->data_.release();  // realloc already freed or reused the old block
+  this->data_.reset(grown);
   this->capacity_ = n;
   return true;
 }
 
+uint8_t *APIBuffer::append(size_t n) {
+  const size_t old_size = this->size_;
+  if (!this->resize(old_size + n))
+    return nullptr;
+  return this->data_.get() + old_size;
+}
+
 }  // namespace esphome::api

esphome/components/api/api_buffer.h

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace esphome::api {
 /// writes in debug builds.
 class APIBuffer {
  public:
+  static constexpr size_t MAX_SIZE = UINT16_MAX;  // API frames carry 16 bit lengths
   void clear() { this->size_ = 0; }
   /// Returns false if allocation fails; the buffer is left unchanged.
   [[nodiscard]] inline bool reserve(size_t n) ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE { return n <= this->capacity_ || this->grow_(n); }
@@ -36,9 +37,19 @@ class APIBuffer {
   [[nodiscard]] inline bool reserve_and_resize(size_t reserve_size, size_t new_size) ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE {
     if (!this->reserve(std::max(reserve_size, new_size)))
       return false;
-    this->size_ = new_size;
+    this->size_ = static_cast<uint16_t>(new_size);
     return true;
   }
+  /// Grow by n bytes; returns the new bytes, or nullptr on allocation failure.
+  [[nodiscard]] uint8_t *append(size_t n);
+  /// Drop the first `drop` bytes, sliding the rest down. Precondition: drop <= size().
+  void drop_front(size_t drop) {
+#ifdef ESPHOME_DEBUG_API
+    this->debug_check_drop_(drop);
+#endif
+    this->size_ -= drop;
+    std::memmove(this->data_.get(), this->data_.get() + drop, this->size_);
+  }
   uint8_t *data() { return this->data_.get(); }
   const uint8_t *data() const { return this->data_.get(); }
   size_t size() const { return this->size_; }
@@ -55,9 +66,14 @@ class APIBuffer {
 
  protected:
   bool grow_(size_t n);
-  std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> data_;
-  size_t size_{0};
-  size_t capacity_{0};
+#ifdef ESPHOME_DEBUG_API
+  void debug_check_drop_(size_t drop) const;
+#endif
+  // RAMAllocator: PSRAM when available, and it reports failure where
+  // new (std::nothrow) still aborts on ESP-IDF without exceptions
+  RAMUniquePtr<uint8_t[]> data_;
+  uint16_t size_{0};
+  uint16_t capacity_{0};
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::api

esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp

@@ -364,7 +364,10 @@ void APIConnection::check_keepalive_(uint32_t now) {
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Sending keepalive PING");
     PingRequest req;
     this->flags_.sent_ping = this->send_message(req);
-    if (!this->flags_.sent_ping) {
+    if (this->flags_.sent_ping) {
+      // Quiet for a keepalive period and the ping is on its way: a one-off stall's storage can go
+      this->helper_->release_overflow_buffer();
+    } else {
       // If we can't send the ping request directly (tx_buffer full),
       // schedule it at the front of the batch so it will be sent with priority
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Buffer full, ping queued");

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ APIError APIFrameHelper::write_raw_iov_(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, uin
     return APIError::OK;
 
   // Queue unsent data into overflow buffer
-  if (!this->overflow_buf_.enqueue_iov(iov, iovcnt, total_write_len, static_cast<uint16_t>(sent))) {
+  if (!this->overflow_buf_.enqueue_iov(iov, iovcnt, total_write_len, sent)) {
     HELPER_LOG("Overflow buffer full or out of memory, dropping connection");
     this->state_ = State::FAILED;
     return APIError::SOCKET_WRITE_FAILED;

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h

@@ -219,7 +219,10 @@ class APIFrameHelper {
     if (this->rx_buf_len_ == 0) {
       this->rx_buf_.release();
     }
+    this->release_overflow_buffer();
   }
+  // Free the send backlog storage once it has drained
+  void release_overflow_buffer() { this->overflow_buf_.release(); }
 
  protected:
   // Drain backlogged overflow data to the socket and handle errors.

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp

@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::init() {
   }
 
   // init prologue
-  size_t old_size = prologue_.size();
-  if (!prologue_.resize(old_size + PROLOGUE_INIT_LEN)) [[unlikely]] {
+  uint8_t *dst = prologue_.append(PROLOGUE_INIT_LEN);
+  if (dst == nullptr) [[unlikely]] {
     state_ = State::FAILED;
     return APIError::OUT_OF_MEMORY;
   }
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
-  memcpy_P(prologue_.data() + old_size, PROLOGUE_INIT, PROLOGUE_INIT_LEN);
+  memcpy_P(dst, PROLOGUE_INIT, PROLOGUE_INIT_LEN);
 #else
-  std::memcpy(prologue_.data() + old_size, PROLOGUE_INIT, PROLOGUE_INIT_LEN);
+  std::memcpy(dst, PROLOGUE_INIT, PROLOGUE_INIT_LEN);
 #endif
 
   state_ = State::CLIENT_HELLO;
@@ -272,17 +272,17 @@ APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::state_action_client_hello_() {
     return handle_handshake_frame_error_(aerr);
   }
   // ignore contents, may be used in future for flags
-  // Resize for: existing prologue + 2 size bytes + frame data
-  size_t old_size = this->prologue_.size();
+  // Append 2 size bytes + frame data to the prologue
   size_t rx_size = this->rx_buf_.size();
-  if (!this->prologue_.resize(old_size + 2 + rx_size)) [[unlikely]] {
+  uint8_t *dst = this->prologue_.append(2 + rx_size);
+  if (dst == nullptr) [[unlikely]] {
     state_ = State::FAILED;
     return APIError::OUT_OF_MEMORY;
   }
-  this->prologue_[old_size] = (uint8_t) (rx_size >> 8);
-  this->prologue_[old_size + 1] = (uint8_t) rx_size;
+  dst[0] = (uint8_t) (rx_size >> 8);
+  dst[1] = (uint8_t) rx_size;
   if (rx_size > 0) {
-    std::memcpy(this->prologue_.data() + old_size + 2, this->rx_buf_.data(), rx_size);
+    std::memcpy(dst + 2, this->rx_buf_.data(), rx_size);
   }
 
   state_ = State::SERVER_HELLO;

esphome/components/api/api_overflow_buffer.cpp

@@ -1,98 +1,91 @@
 #include "api_overflow_buffer.h"
 #ifdef USE_API
 #include <cstring>
-#include <new>
 
 namespace esphome::api {
 
-APIOverflowBuffer::~APIOverflowBuffer() {
-  for (auto *entry : this->queue_) {
-    if (entry != nullptr)
-      Entry::destroy(entry);
-  }
-}
-
 ssize_t APIOverflowBuffer::try_drain(socket::Socket *socket) {
-  // socket->write() can re-enter this function: a log message emitted from an
-  // lwip callback during the write goes out over the API and lands back in the
-  // frame helper's write/drain path. If a nested drain ran here it would send
-  // and free the entry the outer drain is still holding, causing a double free.
-  // Report "no progress" instead; the outer drain keeps draining, and the
-  // nested send is enqueued behind the existing backlog.
+  // Nested call from inside socket->write(); see draining_
   if (this->draining_)
     return 0;
 
-  // RAII so the flag is cleared on every return path
   struct DrainGuard {
-    explicit DrainGuard(bool &flag) : flag_(flag) { flag_ = true; }
-    ~DrainGuard() { this->flag_ = false; }
-    bool &flag_;
-  } guard(this->draining_);
+    APIOverflowBuffer &owner;
+    ~DrainGuard() { this->owner.draining_ = false; }
+  } guard{*this};
+  this->draining_ = true;
 
   while (this->count_ > 0) {
-    Entry *front = this->queue_[this->head_];
+    uint8_t *msg = this->buf_.data() + this->head_;
+    size_t len = msg[0] | (msg[1] << 8);
 
-    ssize_t sent = socket->write(front->current_data(), front->remaining());
-
-    if (sent <= 0) {
-      // -1 = error (caller checks errno for EWOULDBLOCK vs hard error)
-      // 0 = nothing sent (treat as no progress)
+    ssize_t sent = socket->write(msg + LEN_PREFIX, len);
+    if (sent <= 0)
+      return sent;
+    if (static_cast<size_t>(sent) < len) {
+      // Step past the sent bytes and rewrite the prefix there; it lands on bytes already sent
+      this->head_ += sent;
+      len -= sent;
+      msg += sent;
+      msg[0] = len;
+      msg[1] = len >> 8;
       return sent;
     }
-
-    if (static_cast<uint16_t>(sent) < front->remaining()) {
-      // Partially sent, update offset and stop
-      front->offset += static_cast<uint16_t>(sent);
-      return sent;
-    }
-
-    // Entry fully sent — unlink it before freeing so a freed pointer is never
-    // reachable from the queue
-    this->queue_[this->head_] = nullptr;
-    this->head_ = (this->head_ + 1) % API_MAX_SEND_QUEUE;
+    this->head_ += LEN_PREFIX + len;
     this->count_--;
-    Entry::destroy(front);
   }
 
-  return 0;  // All drained
+  this->head_ = 0;
+  if (this->release_when_drained_) {
+    this->release_when_drained_ = false;
+    this->buf_.release();
+  } else {
+    this->buf_.clear();
+  }
+  return 0;
 }
 
-bool APIOverflowBuffer::enqueue_iov(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, uint16_t total_len, uint16_t skip) {
+bool APIOverflowBuffer::enqueue_iov(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, size_t total_len, size_t skip) {
   if (this->count_ >= API_MAX_SEND_QUEUE)
     return false;
 
-  uint16_t buffer_size = total_len - skip;
-  // nothrow: a failed allocation returns nullptr so the connection is dropped
-  // cleanly instead of plain new's crash or abort on OOM
-  // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  auto *data = new (std::nothrow) uint8_t[buffer_size];
-  if (data == nullptr)
-    return false;
-  // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  auto *entry = new (std::nothrow) Entry{data, buffer_size, 0};
-  if (entry == nullptr) {
-    delete[] data;
+  const size_t new_len = total_len - skip;
+  const size_t new_bytes = LEN_PREFIX + new_len;
+  const size_t live = this->buf_.size() - this->head_;
+  // A lone message is only bound by the buffer; refusing it would just drop the connection
+  if (live + new_bytes > (this->count_ > 0 ? MAX_BYTES : MAX_LONE_BYTES))
     return false;
+
+  if (this->buf_.size() + new_bytes > this->buf_.capacity()) {
+    // Storage would move under an outer drain's write()
+    if (this->draining_)
+      return false;
+    if (this->head_ > 0) {
+      // Reclaim the sent prefix before growing
+      this->buf_.drop_front(this->head_);
+      this->head_ = 0;
+    }
+    if (!this->buf_.reserve(reserve_for(live + new_bytes)))
+      return false;
   }
 
-  uint16_t to_skip = skip;
-  uint16_t write_pos = 0;
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < iovcnt; i++) {
-    if (to_skip >= iov[i].iov_len) {
-      to_skip -= static_cast<uint16_t>(iov[i].iov_len);
+  uint8_t *dst = this->buf_.append(new_bytes);
+  if (dst == nullptr)
+    return false;
+  dst[0] = new_len;
+  dst[1] = new_len >> 8;
+  dst += LEN_PREFIX;
+  for (const struct iovec *end = iov + iovcnt; iov != end; iov++) {
+    if (skip >= iov->iov_len) {
+      skip -= iov->iov_len;
     } else {
-      const uint8_t *src = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(iov[i].iov_base) + to_skip;
-      uint16_t len = static_cast<uint16_t>(iov[i].iov_len) - to_skip;
-      std::memcpy(entry->data + write_pos, src, len);
-      write_pos += len;
-      to_skip = 0;
+      const size_t len = iov->iov_len - skip;
+      std::memcpy(dst, static_cast<const uint8_t *>(iov->iov_base) + skip, len);
+      dst += len;
+      skip = 0;
     }
   }
 
-  // Publish only after the copy completes so a half-built entry is never reachable
-  this->queue_[this->tail_] = entry;
-  this->tail_ = (this->tail_ + 1) % API_MAX_SEND_QUEUE;
   this->count_++;
   return true;
 }

esphome/components/api/api_overflow_buffer.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
-#include <array>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -8,71 +9,57 @@
 
 #include "esphome/components/socket/headers.h"
 #include "esphome/components/socket/socket.h"
-#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "api_buffer.h"
 
 namespace esphome::api {
 
-/// Circular queue of heap-allocated byte buffers used as a TCP send backlog.
-///
-/// Under normal operation this buffer is **never used** — data goes straight
-/// from the frame helper to the socket.  It only fills when the LWIP TCP
-/// send buffer is full (slow client, congested network, heavy logging).
-/// The queue drains automatically on subsequent write/loop calls once the
-/// socket becomes writable again.
-///
-/// Capacity is compile-time-fixed via API_MAX_SEND_QUEUE (set from Python
-/// config).  If the queue fills completely the connection is marked failed.
+/// TCP send backlog, only used when the socket send buffer is full.
+/// One contiguous buffer per connection, allocated on the first stall and
+/// kept at its high-water mark so a lossy link does not churn the heap.
+/// Messages are stored as a 2 byte length prefix plus payload.
+/// API_MAX_SEND_QUEUE bounds queued messages and, at 2 KB per slot, queued
+/// bytes; exceeding either fails the connection.
 class APIOverflowBuffer {
  public:
-  /// A single heap-allocated send-backlog entry.
-  /// Lifetime is manually managed — see destroy().
-  struct Entry {
-    uint8_t *data;
-    uint16_t size;    // Total size of the buffer
-    uint16_t offset;  // Current send offset within the buffer
-
-    uint16_t remaining() const { return this->size - this->offset; }
-    const uint8_t *current_data() const { return this->data + this->offset; }
-
-    /// Free this entry and its data buffer.
-    static ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE void destroy(Entry *entry) {
-      delete[] entry->data;
-      delete entry;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-    }
-  };
-
-  ~APIOverflowBuffer();
-
   /// True when no backlogged data is waiting.
   bool empty() const { return this->count_ == 0; }
 
-  /// True when the queue has no room for another entry.
-  bool full() const { return this->count_ >= API_MAX_SEND_QUEUE; }
-
-  /// Number of entries currently queued.
-  uint8_t count() const { return this->count_; }
-
-  /// Try to drain queued data to the socket.
-  /// Returns bytes-written > 0 on success/partial, 0 if all drained or no progress,
-  /// -1 on error (caller must check errno to distinguish EWOULDBLOCK from hard errors).
-  /// Callers only need to act on -1; 0 and positive values both mean "no error".
-  /// Frees entries as they are fully sent.
+  /// Drain queued messages to the socket.
+  /// Returns bytes written, 0 for a re-entrant call, -1 on error (check errno
+  /// for EWOULDBLOCK); callers only need to act on -1.
   ssize_t try_drain(socket::Socket *socket);
 
-  /// Enqueue unsent IOV data into the backlog.
-  /// Copies iov data starting at byte offset `skip` into a new entry.
-  /// Returns false if the queue is full or allocation fails (caller should fail the connection).
-  bool enqueue_iov(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, uint16_t total_len, uint16_t skip);
+  /// Queue iov data from byte offset `skip` as one message.
+  /// Returns false when a limit is hit, allocation fails, or storage would move
+  /// during a drain; the caller should fail the connection.
+  bool enqueue_iov(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, size_t total_len, size_t skip);
+
+  /// Free the retained storage, now if empty, otherwise once it has drained.
+  void release() {
+    if (this->count_ == 0) {
+      this->buf_.release();
+    } else {
+      this->release_when_drained_ = true;
+    }
+  }
 
  protected:
-  std::array<Entry *, API_MAX_SEND_QUEUE> queue_{};
-  uint8_t head_{0};
-  uint8_t tail_{0};
+  static constexpr size_t LEN_PREFIX = 2;
+  static constexpr size_t BYTES_PER_SLOT = 2048;
+  // Reserve in 256 byte steps so a creeping high-water mark settles quickly
+  static constexpr size_t GROW_QUANTUM = 256;
+  // Lone message ceiling, rounded down so reserve_for() never exceeds the buffer limit
+  static constexpr size_t MAX_LONE_BYTES = APIBuffer::MAX_SIZE & ~(GROW_QUANTUM - 1);
+  static constexpr size_t MAX_BYTES = std::min(API_MAX_SEND_QUEUE * BYTES_PER_SLOT, MAX_LONE_BYTES);
+  static constexpr size_t reserve_for(size_t want) { return (want + GROW_QUANTUM - 1) & ~(GROW_QUANTUM - 1); }
+
+  APIBuffer buf_;
+  uint16_t head_{0};  // offset of the front message's length prefix; bytes before it are sent
   uint8_t count_{0};
-  // Guards against re-entrant drains: socket->write() can re-enter the API
-  // send path (e.g. a log message emitted from an lwip callback), and a nested
-  // drain would free the entry the outer drain is still holding.
-  bool draining_{false};
+  // socket->write() can re-enter the send path (log from an lwip callback):
+  // a nested drain makes no progress and a nested enqueue never moves storage
+  bool draining_ : 1 {false};
+  bool release_when_drained_ : 1 {false};
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::api

esphome/components/binary_sensor/__init__.py

@@ -452,7 +452,9 @@ _BINARY_SENSOR_SCHEMA = (
             cv.Optional(
                 CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
             ): validate_device_class,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_FILTERS): validate_filters,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_FILTERS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_filters,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_PRESS): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_RELEASE): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_CLICK): cv.All(

esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/__init__.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public ble_api.h.
 import logging
 
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import libretiny
+from esphome.components import libretiny, wifi
 from esphome.components.libretiny.const import (
     FAMILY_BK7231N,
     FAMILY_BK7231Q,
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     # 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)
+    # Any wifi power_save_mode other than NONE also arms the Beken SDK's MCU
+    # sleep. With the BLE controller running, that sleep never wakes up once the
+    # station is stopped (adapter restart after failed roams, wifi.disable): the
+    # device is dead until a power cycle (esphome#18592). Keep power save off
+    # until LibreTiny ships the SDK-side fix (libretiny-eu/libretiny#414).
+    wifi.force_power_save_off(
+        "with BLE running, the Beken SDK's MCU sleep halts the device once the "
+        "station is stopped (https://github.com/esphome/esphome/issues/18592)"
+    )
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_bluedroid.cpp

@@ -45,15 +45,7 @@ void BluedroidGattClient::setup() {
 
 void BluedroidGattClient::loop() {
   if (!esp32_ble::global_ble->is_active()) {
-    // Stack down: no CLOSE_EVT will come. Settle a live link so the consumer
-    // frees its slot, then re-register the app on the next enable.
-    auto down_st = this->state();
-    if (down_st != ClientState::IDLE && down_st != ClientState::INIT) {
-      this->release_services();
-      this->set_idle_();
-      this->listener_->on_connection_state(false, 0, ble_device_base::GATT_ERR_NOT_CONNECTED);
-    }
-    this->set_state(ClientState::INIT);
+    // ble_before_disabled_event_handler() settles the slot.
     return;
   }
   auto st = this->state();
@@ -65,7 +57,7 @@ void BluedroidGattClient::loop() {
       ESP_LOGE(TAG, "gattc app register failed: app_id=%d code=%d", this->app_id, ret);
       this->mark_failed();
     }
-    // Do not wait for REG_EVT; a dropped event must not wedge the slot.
+    // Do not wait for REG_EVT; connect() rejects until it lands.
     this->set_idle_();
   } else if (st == ClientState::DISCONNECTING || this->disconnect_pending()) {
     // The one teardown safety net: a lost CLOSE_EVT, or a scheduled
@@ -78,8 +70,8 @@ void BluedroidGattClient::loop() {
       this->listener_->on_connection_state(false, 0, ESP_GATT_CONN_TIMEOUT);
     }
   } else {
-    // The loop stays on while a link exists (stack-down watch, pre-started
-    // search flush); it settles only back at IDLE.
+    // The loop stays on while a link exists (pre-started search flush); it
+    // settles only back at IDLE.
     this->deliver_pending_search_();
     if (this->state() == ClientState::IDLE) {
       this->disable_loop();
@@ -87,6 +79,22 @@ void BluedroidGattClient::loop() {
   }
 }
 
+// Stack down: no CLOSE_EVT will come. Settle a live link so the consumer
+// frees its slot, then register the app again on the next enable.
+void BluedroidGattClient::ble_before_disabled_event_handler() {
+  auto st = this->state();
+  if (st != ClientState::IDLE && st != ClientState::INIT) {
+    this->release_services();
+    this->set_idle_();
+    this->listener_->on_connection_state(false, 0, ble_device_base::GATT_ERR_NOT_CONNECTED);
+  }
+  // The interface belongs to the torn-down stack.
+  this->gattc_if_ = ESP_GATT_IF_NONE;
+  this->set_state(ClientState::INIT);
+  // An idle slot runs no loop; the INIT branch must run to register again.
+  this->enable_loop();
+}
+
 void BluedroidGattClient::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Bluedroid GATT client %d", this->connection_index_);
   if (this->is_failed()) {
@@ -97,6 +105,11 @@ void BluedroidGattClient::dump_config() {
 // ---- contract ops ----
 
 int BluedroidGattClient::connect(uint64_t address, uint8_t addr_type) {
+  if (this->gattc_if_ == ESP_GATT_IF_NONE) {
+    // Bluedroid drops an open on an unknown interface without any event.
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%d] Connect rejected, GATT app not registered", this->connection_index_);
+    return ble_device_base::GATT_ERR_NOT_CONNECTED;
+  }
   // Only from idle: clobbering DISCONNECTING would open a new link the
   // stale CLOSE_EVT then tears down.
   if (this->state() != ClientState::IDLE) {

esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_bluedroid.h

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class BluedroidGattClient final : public esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTClient, public
   void gap_event_handler(esp_gap_ble_cb_event_t event, esp_ble_gap_cb_param_t *param) override;
   void connect() override;
   void disconnect() override;
+  void ble_before_disabled_event_handler() override;
   bool wants_parsed_advertisements() override { return false; }
   void on_scan_end() override {}
   bool parse_device(const ble_device_base::ESPBTDevice &device) override { return false; }

esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp

@@ -83,18 +83,23 @@ void ESP32BLE::setup() {
   }
 }
 
-void ESP32BLE::enable() {
-  if (this->state_ != BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED)
-    return;
-
-  this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ENABLE;
-}
-
-void ESP32BLE::disable() {
-  if (this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED)
-    return;
-
-  this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLE;
+// Queue the transition for loop(). A pending transition the other way is
+// cancelled instead, since nothing was torn down or brought up yet; any other
+// state is already there or on its way.
+void ESP32BLE::request_state_(bool enable) {
+  if (enable) {
+    if (this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED) {
+      this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ENABLE;
+    } else if (this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLE) {
+      this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ACTIVE;
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ACTIVE) {
+      this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLE;
+    } else if (this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ENABLE) {
+      this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_ADVERTISING
@@ -580,7 +585,11 @@ void ESP32BLE::loop_handle_state_transition_not_active_() {
       this->mark_failed();
       return;
     }
-    this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED;
+    this->drain_ble_events_();
+    // A status callback may have asked for BLE back; the stack is down now, so
+    // that request becomes a bring-up.
+    this->state_ =
+        this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ACTIVE ? BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ENABLE : BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED;
   } else if (this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ENABLE) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Enabling");
     this->state_ = BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_OFF;

esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.h

@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class ESP32BLE final : public Component {
   }
   uint32_t get_advertising_cycle_time() const { return this->advertising_cycle_time_; }
 
-  void enable();
-  void disable();
+  void enable() { this->request_state_(true); }
+  void disable() { this->request_state_(false); }
   ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE bool is_active() { return this->state_ == BLE_COMPONENT_STATE_ACTIVE; }
   void setup() override;
   void loop() override;
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ class ESP32BLE final : public Component {
 
   bool ble_setup_();
   bool ble_dismantle_();
+  void request_state_(bool enable);
+  // Drop what the old stack queued; the next stack reuses the same interface ids.
+  void drain_ble_events_() {
+    BLEEvent *ble_event;
+    while ((ble_event = this->ble_events_.pop()) != nullptr) {
+      this->ble_event_pool_.release(ble_event);
+    }
+    this->ble_events_.get_and_reset_dropped_count();
+  }
   bool ble_pre_setup_();
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_ADVERTISING
   void advertising_init_();

esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void BLEClientBase::set_state(espbt::ClientState st) {
 
 void BLEClientBase::loop() {
   if (!esp32_ble::global_ble->is_active()) {
-    this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::INIT);
+    // ble_before_disabled_event_handler() resets the client.
     return;
   }
   if (this->state() == espbt::ClientState::INIT) {
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ void BLEClientBase::loop() {
 
 float BLEClientBase::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::AFTER_BLUETOOTH; }
 
+void BLEClientBase::ble_before_disabled_event_handler() {
+  auto st = this->state();
+  if (st != espbt::ClientState::IDLE && st != espbt::ClientState::INIT) {
+    // No CLOSE_EVT will come: free the services and settle the link.
+    this->release_services();
+    this->set_idle_();
+    this->on_disconnect_complete(ESP_GATT_CONN_TERMINATE_LOCAL_HOST);
+  }
+  // The interface belongs to the torn-down stack.
+  this->gattc_if_ = ESP_GATT_IF_NONE;
+  this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::INIT);
+  // An idle client runs no loop; the INIT branch must run to register again.
+  this->enable_loop();
+}
+
 void BLEClientBase::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "  Address: %s\n"
@@ -93,6 +108,10 @@ bool BLEClientBase::parse_device(const espbt::ESPBTDevice &device) {
     return false;
   if (this->state() != espbt::ClientState::IDLE)
     return false;
+  // Not registered on this stack yet; promoting now would stop the scan for a
+  // connect that connect() rejects anyway.
+  if (this->gattc_if_ == ESP_GATT_IF_NONE)
+    return false;
 
   this->log_event_("Found device");
   if (ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG)
@@ -117,6 +136,15 @@ void BLEClientBase::connect() {
              this->connection_index_, this->address_str_);
     return;
   }
+  if (this->gattc_if_ == ESP_GATT_IF_NONE) {
+    // Bluedroid drops an open on an unknown interface without any event.
+    this->log_warning_("Connect rejected, GATT app not registered");
+    // INIT stays so loop() still registers; only a promoted client goes back.
+    if (this->state() == espbt::ClientState::DISCOVERED) {
+      this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::IDLE);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] 0x%02x Connecting", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, this->remote_addr_type_);
   this->paired_ = false;
   // A registration whose event never arrived must not block this connection's release.
@@ -199,7 +227,10 @@ void BLEClientBase::release_services() {
 #ifndef CONFIG_BT_GATTC_CACHE_NVS_FLASH
   // Only the cache clean makes the stack's database unsafe to walk.
   this->services_released_ = true;
-  esp_ble_gattc_cache_clean(this->remote_bda_);
+  // A stack on its way down frees its own cache.
+  if (esp32_ble::global_ble->is_active()) {
+    esp_ble_gattc_cache_clean(this->remote_bda_);
+  }
 #endif
 }
 

esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   void connect() override;
   esp_err_t pair();
   void disconnect() override;
+  void ble_before_disabled_event_handler() override;
   void unconditional_disconnect();
   void release_services();
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
 #endif
 
   // Group 3: 4-byte types
-  int gattc_if_;
+  int gattc_if_{ESP_GATT_IF_NONE};
   esp_gatt_status_t status_{ESP_GATT_OK};
 
   // Group 4: Arrays
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   uint8_t pending_notify_regs_{0};
   bool auto_connect_{false};
   bool paired_{false};
-  // Set only when release_services() cleans the stack's GATT cache, which no API may then walk
+  // Set by release_services() on RAM-cache builds; the stack's GATT database must not be walked after it
   bool services_released_{false};
   // 8 bytes used, no padding
 
@@ -155,10 +156,11 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   void log_connection_params_(const char *param_type);
   void handle_connection_result_(esp_err_t ret);
   /// Hook called once a connection has been fully torn down (after release_services() and
-  /// set_idle_()), from both the CLOSE_EVT handler and the DISCONNECTING safety timeout.
+  /// set_idle_()): CLOSE_EVT, the DISCONNECTING safety timeout, or the BLE stack going down.
   /// Subclasses with extra per-connection accounting (e.g. bluetooth_proxy slot state)
-  /// override this to release that state. `reason` is the controller reason code, or
-  /// ESP_GATT_CONN_TIMEOUT for the safety-timeout path.
+  /// override this to release that state. `reason` is the controller reason code,
+  /// ESP_GATT_CONN_TIMEOUT for the safety timeout, or ESP_GATT_CONN_TERMINATE_LOCAL_HOST
+  /// for the stack going down.
   virtual void on_disconnect_complete(esp_err_t reason) {}
   /// Transition to IDLE and reset conn_id — call when the connection is fully dead.
   void set_idle_() {

esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::on_ota_global_state(ota::OTAState state, float progress, u
     for (auto *client : this->clients_) {
       client->disconnect();
     }
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_SOFTWARE_COEXISTENCE
+    // The OTA transfer blocks the main loop, so the revert in loop() cannot run. No
+    // active-connection gate here: every client was just told to disconnect.
+    this->update_coex_preference_(false);
+#endif
 #endif
   } else if ((state == ota::OTA_ERROR || state == ota::OTA_ABORT) && this->scan_continuous_before_ota_) {
     this->scan_continuous_before_ota_ = false;
@@ -74,11 +79,11 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::on_ota_global_state(ota::OTAState state, float progress, u
 
 void ESP32BLETracker::loop() {
   if (!this->parent_->is_active()) {
-    this->ble_was_disabled_ = true;
     return;
-  } else if (this->ble_was_disabled_) {
+  }
+  if (this->ble_was_disabled_) {
     this->ble_was_disabled_ = false;
-    // If the BLE stack was disabled, we need to start the scan again.
+    // First start after boot or after the stack came back.
     if (this->scan_continuous_) {
       this->start_scan();
     }
@@ -218,7 +223,27 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::stop_scan() {
   this->stop_scan_();
 }
 
-void ESP32BLETracker::ble_before_disabled_event_handler() { this->stop_scan_(); }
+void ESP32BLETracker::ble_before_disabled_event_handler() {
+  // Tell the controller to stop; a scan still starting has nothing to stop yet.
+  if (this->scanner_state_ == ScannerState::RUNNING || this->scanner_state_ == ScannerState::FAILED) {
+    this->stop_scan_();
+  }
+#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
+  for (auto *client : this->clients_) {
+    client->ble_before_disabled_event_handler();
+  }
+  this->skip_next_scan_end_ = false;
+#endif
+  // The stop above never completes (stack torn down, events dropped); settle
+  // here so start_scan_() sees IDLE once the stack is back.
+  if (this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::IDLE) {
+    this->cleanup_scan_state_(true);
+  }
+  // A failure latched by the old stack must not be handled against the next.
+  this->scan_start_failed_ = ESP_BT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  this->scan_set_param_failed_ = ESP_BT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  this->ble_was_disabled_ = true;
+}
 
 bool ESP32BLETracker::stop_scan_() {
   if (this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::RUNNING && this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::FAILED) {

esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h

@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ class ESPBTClient : public ESPBTDeviceListener {
   virtual void gap_event_handler(esp_gap_ble_cb_event_t event, esp_ble_gap_cb_param_t *param) = 0;
   virtual void connect() = 0;
   virtual void disconnect() = 0;
+  /// Called right before the BLE stack is dismantled. Nothing in flight will
+  /// complete, and the GATT app must register again once the stack is back.
+  virtual void ble_before_disabled_event_handler() {}
   bool disconnect_pending() const { return this->want_disconnect_; }
   void cancel_pending_disconnect() { this->want_disconnect_ = false; }
 

esphome/components/esp8266_pwm/esp8266_pwm.h

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ESP8266PWM final : public output::FloatOutput, public Component {
   void write_state(float state) override;
 
   InternalGPIOPin *pin_;
-  float frequency_{1000.0};
+  float frequency_{1000.0};  // Keep in sync with DEFAULT_FREQUENCY in output.py
   /// Cache last output level for dynamic frequency updating
   float last_output_{0.0};
 };

esphome/components/esp8266_pwm/output.py

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ ESP8266PWM = esp8266_pwm_ns.class_("ESP8266PWM", output.FloatOutput, cg.Componen
 SetFrequencyAction = esp8266_pwm_ns.class_("SetFrequencyAction", automation.Action)
 validate_frequency = cv.All(cv.frequency, cv.float_range(min=1.0e-6))
 
+# Schema default that also matches the C++ initializer in esp8266_pwm.h; codegen
+# skips the setter when the config equals it.
+DEFAULT_FREQUENCY = 1000.0
+
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     output.FLOAT_OUTPUT_SCHEMA.extend(
         {
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Required(CONF_PIN): cv.All(
                 pins.internal_gpio_output_pin_schema, valid_pwm_pin
             ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_FREQUENCY, default="1kHz"): validate_frequency,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_FREQUENCY, default=DEFAULT_FREQUENCY): validate_frequency,
         }
     ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA),
     cv.require_framework_version(
@@ -48,7 +52,9 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_PIN])
     cg.add(var.set_pin(pin))
 
-    cg.add(var.set_frequency(config[CONF_FREQUENCY]))
+    # Skip the setter when the config matches the C++ initializer (DEFAULT_FREQUENCY).
+    if (frequency := config[CONF_FREQUENCY]) != DEFAULT_FREQUENCY:
+        cg.add(var.set_frequency(frequency))
 
 
 @automation.register_action(

esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp

@@ -842,7 +842,14 @@ bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::handle_auth_send_() {
     const size_t hex_size = hasher.get_size() * 2;
     const size_t nonce_len = hasher.get_size() / 4;
     const size_t auth_buf_size = 1 + 3 * hex_size;
-    this->auth_buf_ = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(auth_buf_size);
+    // Internal RAM first: 128 of these bytes go straight into the hardware SHA engine
+    this->auth_buf_ =
+        RAMAllocator<uint8_t>(RAMAllocator<uint8_t>::PREFER_INTERNAL).make_unique_array_for_overwrite(auth_buf_size);
+    if (!this->auth_buf_) {
+      this->log_auth_warning_(LOG_STR("No memory"));
+      this->send_error_and_cleanup_(ota::OTA_RESPONSE_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+      return false;
+    }
     this->auth_buf_pos_ = 0;
 
     char *buf = reinterpret_cast<char *>(this->auth_buf_.get() + 1);

esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.h

@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ class ESPHomeOTAComponent final : public ota::OTAComponent {
 
 #ifdef USE_OTA_PASSWORD
   std::string password_;
-  std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> auth_buf_;
+  RAMUniquePtr<uint8_t[]> auth_buf_;
 #endif  // USE_OTA_PASSWORD
 #ifdef USE_OTA_ENCRYPTION
 #ifndef USE_OTA_ENCRYPTION_FROM_API
   noise::NoiseContext noise_ctx_;
 #endif
-  std::unique_ptr<NoiseSession> noise_;
+  RAMUniquePtr<NoiseSession> noise_;
 #endif  // USE_OTA_ENCRYPTION
 
   socket::ListenSocket *server_{nullptr};

esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome_noise.cpp

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 #include <cstring>
-#include <new>
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
 #include <pgmspace.h>
@@ -43,9 +42,8 @@ ESPHomeOTAComponent::NoiseSession::~NoiseSession() {
 bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::noise_start_session_(uint8_t server_feature_flags) {
   // A provisioned key cleared between the offer and here is not guarded: the
   // session runs on the zero key load_psk fills in and fails the client's MAC.
-  // Default-init: the frame buffer is written before it is read
-  // NOLINTNEXTLINE(clang-analyzer-cplusplus.NewDeleteLeaks)
-  this->noise_ = std::unique_ptr<NoiseSession>(new (std::nothrow) NoiseSession);
+  // Default placement, PSRAM first where present: the session only lives for one upload
+  this->noise_ = RAMAllocator<NoiseSession>().make_unique();
   static constexpr size_t PROLOGUE_ACK_LEN = 2;  // OTA_RESPONSE_OK + version
   static constexpr size_t PROLOGUE_CLIENT_FEATURES_LEN = 1;
   static constexpr size_t PROLOGUE_FEATURE_ACK_LEN = 2;  // OTA_RESPONSE_FEATURE_FLAGS + server flags

esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py

@@ -420,7 +420,9 @@ def _validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 BASE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(EthernetComponent),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_MANUAL_IP): MANUAL_IP_SCHEMA,
+        cv.Optional(
+            CONF_MANUAL_IP, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+        ): MANUAL_IP_SCHEMA,
         cv.Optional(CONF_DOMAIN, default=".local"): cv.domain_name,
         cv.Optional(CONF_USE_ADDRESS): cv.string_strict,
         cv.Optional(CONF_MAC_ADDRESS): cv.mac_address,

esphome/components/ethernet/w5500_custom_spi.cpp

@@ -6,17 +6,21 @@
 #include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
 #include <freertos/semphr.h>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <new>
 
 namespace esphome::ethernet {
 
 namespace {
 
-// Per-device context returned by init() and handed back to read/write/deinit.
+// Context returned by init() and handed back to read/write/deinit. There is one W5500 per device, so a
+// single static instance replaces a heap allocation that could fail. It is always clear when init() runs:
+// esp_eth_mac_new_w5500() calls deinit() on every failure after init() succeeded, and nothing else
+// uninstalls the driver
 struct W5500CustomSpiContext {
   spi_device_handle_t handle;
   SemaphoreHandle_t lock;
 };
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables) - intentional mutable state
+W5500CustomSpiContext w5500_context{};
 
 // Transfers up to the ESP32 SPI hardware FIFO size (64 bytes) stay on the polling path; larger
 // transfers (the frame payloads) use the blocking, DMA-backed transmit.
@@ -25,23 +29,20 @@ constexpr uint32_t W5500_SPI_LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS = 50;
 
 void *w5500_custom_spi_init(const void *spi_config) {
   const auto *config = static_cast<const eth_w5500_config_t *>(spi_config);
-  auto *ctx = new (std::nothrow) W5500CustomSpiContext{};
-  if (ctx == nullptr) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
+  auto *ctx = &w5500_context;
   // The W5500 SPI frame carries the 16-bit address in the command phase and the 8-bit control
   // byte in the address phase; mirror what the stock driver configures.
   spi_device_interface_config_t devcfg = *config->spi_devcfg;
   devcfg.command_bits = 16;
   devcfg.address_bits = 8;
   if (spi_bus_add_device(config->spi_host_id, &devcfg, &ctx->handle) != ESP_OK) {
-    delete ctx;
+    ctx->handle = nullptr;
     return nullptr;
   }
   ctx->lock = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
   if (ctx->lock == nullptr) {
     spi_bus_remove_device(ctx->handle);
-    delete ctx;
+    ctx->handle = nullptr;
     return nullptr;
   }
   return ctx;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ esp_err_t w5500_custom_spi_deinit(void *spi_ctx) {
   auto *ctx = static_cast<W5500CustomSpiContext *>(spi_ctx);
   spi_bus_remove_device(ctx->handle);
   vSemaphoreDelete(ctx->lock);
-  delete ctx;
+  *ctx = {};
   return ESP_OK;
 }
 

esphome/components/file/image.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_TYPE,
     CONF_URL,
 )
-from esphome.core import CORE, HexInt
+from esphome.core import HexInt
 from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObj, MockObjClass
 from esphome.external_files import RemoteFile
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
@@ -76,16 +76,18 @@ def compute_local_image_path(value: str | ConfigType) -> Path:
     return external_files.compute_local_file_path(DOMAIN, url)
 
 
-def local_path(value: str | ConfigType) -> str:
-    value = value[CONF_PATH] if isinstance(value, dict) else value
-    return str(CORE.relative_config_path(value))
+def local_path(value: Path | ConfigType) -> Path:
+    # cv.file_ has already resolved the path against the config dir.
+    return value[CONF_PATH] if isinstance(value, dict) else value
 
 
-def download_file(url: str, path: Path) -> str:
+def download_file(url: str, path: Path) -> Path:
     # The shared NETWORK_TIMEOUT applies; a per-caller timeout would be
     # silently ignored on a per-run memo hit anyway (memos key by path).
     external_files.download_content(url, path)
-    return str(path)
+    # Keep the Path: config-hash normalizes Path values under the data dir,
+    # which a str would dump verbatim and break the CLI/add-on comparison.
+    return path
 
 
 def _gh_svg_url_path(mdi_id: str, source: str) -> tuple[str, Path]:
@@ -93,13 +95,13 @@ def _gh_svg_url_path(mdi_id: str, source: str) -> tuple[str, Path]:
     return MDI_SOURCES[source] + mdi_id + ".svg", base_dir / f"{mdi_id}.svg"
 
 
-def download_gh_svg(value: str | ConfigType, source: str) -> str:
+def download_gh_svg(value: str | ConfigType, source: str) -> Path:
     mdi_id = value[CONF_ICON] if isinstance(value, dict) else value
     url, path = _gh_svg_url_path(mdi_id, source)
     return download_file(url, path)
 
 
-def download_image(value: str | ConfigType) -> str:
+def download_image(value: str | ConfigType) -> Path:
     value = value[CONF_URL] if isinstance(value, dict) else value
     return download_file(value, compute_local_image_path(value))
 
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ def _extract_entry_ref(entry: ConfigType) -> RemoteFile | None:
 PREFETCH_FILES = external_files.single_stage_prefetch(_extract_entry_ref)
 
 
-def validate_file_shorthand(value: Any) -> str:
+def validate_file_shorthand(value: Any) -> Path:
     value = cv.string_strict(value)
     if (remote := _parse_remote_shorthand(value)) is not None:
         return download_file(remote.url, remote.path)
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ LOCAL_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 
 
 def mdi_schema(source: str) -> cv.All:
-    def validate_mdi(value: ConfigType) -> str:
+    def validate_mdi(value: ConfigType) -> Path:
         return download_gh_svg(value, source)
 
     return cv.All(

esphome/components/gpio/switch/__init__.py

@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     .extend(
         {
             cv.Required(CONF_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_INTERLOCK): cv.ensure_list(cv.use_id(switch.Switch)),
             cv.Optional(
-                CONF_INTERLOCK_WAIT_TIME, default="0ms"
+                CONF_INTERLOCK, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): cv.ensure_list(cv.use_id(switch.Switch)),
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_INTERLOCK_WAIT_TIME,
+                default="0ms",
+                visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED,
             ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
         }
     )

esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp

@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ void I2SAudioSpeakerBase::dump_config() {
 void I2SAudioSpeakerBase::loop() {
   uint32_t event_group_bits = xEventGroupGetBits(this->event_group_);
 
+  // A stop that arrives while stopped cancels any start that has not been processed yet
+  constexpr uint32_t stop_bits = SpeakerEventGroupBits::COMMAND_STOP | SpeakerEventGroupBits::COMMAND_STOP_GRACEFULLY;
+  if ((event_group_bits & stop_bits) && (this->state_ == speaker::STATE_STOPPED)) {
+    xEventGroupClearBits(this->event_group_, stop_bits | SpeakerEventGroupBits::COMMAND_START);
+    event_group_bits &= ~(stop_bits | SpeakerEventGroupBits::COMMAND_START);
+  }
+
   if ((event_group_bits & SpeakerEventGroupBits::COMMAND_START) && (this->state_ == speaker::STATE_STOPPED)) {
     this->state_ = speaker::STATE_STARTING;
     xEventGroupClearBits(this->event_group_, SpeakerEventGroupBits::COMMAND_START);
@@ -239,8 +246,6 @@ void I2SAudioSpeakerBase::start() {
   if ((this->state_ == speaker::STATE_STARTING) || (this->state_ == speaker::STATE_RUNNING))
     return;
 
-  // Mark STARTING immediately to avoid transient STOPPED observations before loop() processes COMMAND_START.
-  this->state_ = speaker::STATE_STARTING;
   xEventGroupSetBits(this->event_group_, SpeakerEventGroupBits::COMMAND_START);
 }
 
@@ -249,11 +254,10 @@ void I2SAudioSpeakerBase::stop() { this->stop_(false); }
 void I2SAudioSpeakerBase::finish() { this->stop_(true); }
 
 void I2SAudioSpeakerBase::stop_(bool wait_on_empty) {
-  if (this->is_failed())
-    return;
-  if (this->state_ == speaker::STATE_STOPPED)
+  if (!this->is_ready() || this->is_failed())
     return;
 
+  // Always set the bit, even when stopped, so loop() can cancel a start that is still pending
   if (wait_on_empty) {
     xEventGroupSetBits(this->event_group_, SpeakerEventGroupBits::COMMAND_STOP_GRACEFULLY);
   } else {

esphome/components/light/__init__.py

@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ RESTORE_MODES = {
     "RESTORE_AND_ON": LightRestoreMode.LIGHT_RESTORE_AND_ON,
 }
 
+# Schema default that also matches the C++ initializer in light_state.h; codegen
+# skips the setter when the config equals it.
+DEFAULT_FLASH_TRANSITION_LENGTH = "0s"
+
 LIGHT_SCHEMA = (
     cv.ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(web_server.WEBSERVER_SORTING_SCHEMA)
     .extend(cv.MQTT_COMMAND_COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
@@ -387,7 +391,7 @@ BRIGHTNESS_ONLY_LIGHT_SCHEMA = LIGHT_SCHEMA.extend(
             CONF_DEFAULT_TRANSITION_LENGTH, default="1s"
         ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
         cv.Optional(
-            CONF_FLASH_TRANSITION_LENGTH, default="0s"
+            CONF_FLASH_TRANSITION_LENGTH, default=DEFAULT_FLASH_TRANSITION_LENGTH
         ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
         cv.Optional(CONF_EFFECTS): validate_effects(MONOCHROMATIC_EFFECTS),
     }
@@ -502,9 +506,12 @@ async def setup_light_core_(light_var, config, output_var):
         default_transition_length := config.get(CONF_DEFAULT_TRANSITION_LENGTH)
     ) is not None:
         cg.add(light_var.set_default_transition_length(default_transition_length))
+    # Skip the setter when the config matches the C++ initializer.
     if (
         flash_transition_length := config.get(CONF_FLASH_TRANSITION_LENGTH)
-    ) is not None:
+    ) is not None and flash_transition_length != cv.time_period(
+        DEFAULT_FLASH_TRANSITION_LENGTH
+    ):
         cg.add(light_var.set_flash_transition_length(flash_transition_length))
     if (gamma_correct := config.get(CONF_GAMMA_CORRECT)) is not None:
         cg.add(light_var.set_gamma_correct(gamma_correct))
@@ -514,7 +521,8 @@ async def setup_light_core_(light_var, config, output_var):
     effects = await cg.build_registry_list(
         EFFECTS_REGISTRY, config.get(CONF_EFFECTS, [])
     )
-    cg.add(light_var.add_effects(effects))
+    if effects:
+        cg.add(light_var.add_effects(effects))
 
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_TURN_ON, []):
         trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], light_var)

esphome/components/light/light_state.h

@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class LightState : public EntityBase, public Component {
   /// Default transition length for all transitions in ms.
   uint32_t default_transition_length_{};
   /// Transition length to use for flash transitions.
-  uint32_t flash_transition_length_{};
+  uint32_t flash_transition_length_{};  // Keep in sync with DEFAULT_FLASH_TRANSITION_LENGTH in __init__.py
   /// Gamma correction factor for the light.
   float gamma_correct_{};
 #ifdef USE_LIGHT_GAMMA_LUT

esphome/components/logger/__init__.py

@@ -362,12 +362,13 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     # pre_setup() switches on uart_ to decide which hardware to initialize
     # (e.g. UART0 vs USB_SERIAL_JTAG). Without this, uart_ is still the
     # default UART_SELECTION_UART0 and the wrong hardware gets initialized.
-    if CONF_HARDWARE_UART in config:
-        cg.add(
-            log.set_uart_selection(
-                HARDWARE_UART_TO_UART_SELECTION[config[CONF_HARDWARE_UART]]
-            )
-        )
+    # uart_ is UART0 in C++ except on LibreTiny where it is DEFAULT; skip the
+    # setter when the config matches it.
+    cpp_default_uart = DEFAULT if CORE.is_libretiny else UART0
+    if (
+        hardware_uart := config.get(CONF_HARDWARE_UART)
+    ) is not None and hardware_uart != cpp_default_uart:
+        cg.add(log.set_uart_selection(HARDWARE_UART_TO_UART_SELECTION[hardware_uart]))
     # pre_setup() sets global_logger and must run before any other code
     # that may call ESP_LOG* (e.g. setup_preferences contains ESP_LOGVV).
     cg.add(log.pre_setup())

esphome/components/logger/logger.h

@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ class Logger final : public Component {
   // Group smaller types together at the end
   uint8_t current_level_{ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERY_VERBOSE};
 #if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2) || defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
-  UARTSelection uart_{UART_SELECTION_UART0};
+  UARTSelection uart_{UART_SELECTION_UART0};  // Must match cpp_default_uart in __init__.py
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_LIBRETINY
-  UARTSelection uart_{UART_SELECTION_DEFAULT};
+  UARTSelection uart_{UART_SELECTION_DEFAULT};  // Must match cpp_default_uart in __init__.py
 #endif
 #if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_HOST) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
   bool main_task_recursion_guard_{false};

esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/lv_list.py

@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ LIST_ID_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(lv_list_t)})
 )
 async def list_add_text_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     widgets = await get_widgets(config)
+    await _wait_list_triggers_completed()
 
     async def do_add_text(w: Widget):
         text = await lv_text.process(config[CONF_TEXT])
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ async def list_add_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     _register_lv_uses(w_type_name, w_conf)
     _register_dynamic_widget_style_uses(w_conf)
     widgets = await get_widgets(config)
+    await _wait_list_triggers_completed()
 
     async def do_add(w: Widget):
         index = None
@@ -503,6 +505,7 @@ LIST_REMOVE_SCHEMA = LIST_ID_SCHEMA.extend(
 )
 async def list_remove_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     widgets = await get_widgets(config)
+    await _wait_list_triggers_completed()
 
     async def do_remove(w: Widget):
         index = await lv_int.process(config[CONF_INDEX])
@@ -536,6 +539,7 @@ async def list_remove_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 )
 async def list_clear_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     widgets = await get_widgets(config)
+    await _wait_list_triggers_completed()
 
     async def do_clear(w: Widget):
         await _wait_list_triggers_completed()

esphome/components/modbus/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from collections.abc import Callable
 import logging
 from typing import Any, Literal, NamedTuple
 
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ ModbusServerDevice = modbus_ns.class_("ModbusServerDevice")
 CommandOptions = modbus_ns.struct("CommandOptions")
 MULTI_CONF = True
 
+CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ = "allow_broadcast_read"
+CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE = "expect_broadcast_write_response"
 CONF_ROLE = "role"
 CONF_MODBUS_ID = "modbus_id"
 CONF_SEND_WAIT_TIME = "send_wait_time"
@@ -56,6 +59,28 @@ CONF_TURNAROUND_TIME = "turnaround_time"
 MODBUS_ROLES = ["client", "server"]
 
 
+# The write (mutating) function codes, matching modbus::helpers::is_function_code_write(). 0x17
+# (read/write multiple) is included: it mutates, so the hub treats it as a write despite its read half.
+_WRITE_FUNCTION_CODES = frozenset({0x05, 0x06, 0x0F, 0x10, 0x16, 0x17})
+
+# Codes the hub refuses at address 0; keep in sync with modbus::helpers::is_function_code_broadcastable().
+_NON_BROADCASTABLE_FUNCTION_CODES = frozenset(
+    {0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x14, 0x15, 0x17, 0x18}
+)
+
+
+def is_function_code_write(function_code: int) -> bool:
+    """True if the Modbus function code writes (mutates). The exception bit (0x80) is masked off first,
+    so an exception-flagged code still classifies by its base code (the runtime hub never queues one:
+    queue_pdu() refuses them). Keep in sync with modbus::helpers::is_function_code_write()."""
+    return function_code & 0x7F in _WRITE_FUNCTION_CODES
+
+
+def is_function_code_broadcastable(function_code: int) -> bool:
+    """True if the hub accepts the function code at address 0 without allow_broadcast_read."""
+    return function_code & 0x7F not in _NON_BROADCASTABLE_FUNCTION_CODES
+
+
 class _CommandOption(NamedTuple):
     """One per-command option forwarded to the hub (modbus::CommandOptions)."""
 
@@ -64,14 +89,47 @@ class _CommandOption(NamedTuple):
     validator: Any  # the static (non-templatable) validator for the key
     cpp_type: Any  # the C++ type the value is generated as
     default: Any
+    # Function codes the hub honours the option on; it is stripped from any other.
+    applies_to: Callable[[int], bool]
+    requires_broadcast_address: bool = False
 
 
-# Per-direction command options. Single-sourcing the schema and the setter generation here keeps
-# them from drifting; the C++ side must add the matching field per the rules documented on
-# CommandOptions (modbus.h).
+def _not_write(function_code: int) -> bool:
+    return not is_function_code_write(function_code)
+
+
+def _not_broadcastable(function_code: int) -> bool:
+    return not is_function_code_broadcastable(function_code)
+
+
+# Per-direction command options, single-sourced so the schema, setters and applicability rule cannot
+# drift; the C++ side adds the matching field per the rules on CommandOptions (modbus.h).
 _COMMAND_OPTIONS: dict[str, list[_CommandOption]] = {
-    "read": [_CommandOption(CONF_CONTINUOUS, "continuous", cv.boolean, bool, False)],
-    "write": [],
+    "read": [
+        _CommandOption(
+            CONF_CONTINUOUS, "continuous", cv.boolean, bool, False, _not_write
+        ),
+        _CommandOption(
+            CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ,
+            "allow_broadcast_read",
+            cv.boolean,
+            bool,
+            False,
+            _not_broadcastable,
+            requires_broadcast_address=True,
+        ),
+    ],
+    "write": [
+        _CommandOption(
+            CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE,
+            "expect_broadcast_write_response",
+            cv.boolean,
+            bool,
+            False,
+            is_function_code_broadcastable,
+            requires_broadcast_address=True,
+        ),
+    ],
 }
 
 
@@ -82,32 +140,75 @@ def _command_options(direction: str) -> list[_CommandOption]:
         raise ValueError(f"unknown command-options direction {direction!r}") from None
 
 
-# The write (mutating) function codes, matching modbus::helpers::is_function_code_write(). 0x17
-# (read/write multiple) is included: it mutates, so the hub treats it as a write despite its read half.
-_WRITE_FUNCTION_CODES = frozenset({0x05, 0x06, 0x0F, 0x10, 0x16, 0x17})
+def broadcast_only_option_keys() -> list[str]:
+    return [
+        option.conf_key
+        for options in _COMMAND_OPTIONS.values()
+        for option in options
+        if option.requires_broadcast_address
+    ]
 
 
-def is_function_code_write(function_code: int) -> bool:
-    """True if the Modbus function code writes (mutates). The exception bit (0x80) is masked off first,
-    so an exception-flagged code still classifies by its base code (the runtime hub never queues one:
-    queue_pdu() refuses them). Keep in sync with modbus::helpers::is_function_code_write()."""
-    return function_code & 0x7F in _WRITE_FUNCTION_CODES
+def reject_broadcast_options_for_unicast(
+    address_key: str,
+) -> Callable[[ConfigType], ConfigType]:
+    """Reject a broadcast-only option set true on a literal address other than 0."""
+
+    def validator(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+        address = config.get(address_key)
+        if not isinstance(address, int) or address == BROADCAST_ADDRESS:
+            return config
+        for key in broadcast_only_option_keys():
+            if config.get(key) is True:
+                raise cv.Invalid(
+                    f"'{key}' only applies to the broadcast address; set '{address_key}: 0' or "
+                    f"remove the option.",
+                    path=[key],
+                )
+        return config
+
+    return validator
+
+
+def reject_inapplicable_command_options(
+    pdu_key: str,
+) -> Callable[[ConfigType], ConfigType]:
+    """Reject an option set true that the hub would strip from a literal PDU's function code."""
+
+    def validator(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+        pdu = config[pdu_key]
+        if not isinstance(pdu, list):
+            return config
+        for direction in _COMMAND_OPTIONS:
+            for option in _command_options(direction):
+                if config.get(option.conf_key) is True and not option.applies_to(
+                    pdu[0]
+                ):
+                    raise cv.Invalid(
+                        f"'{option.conf_key}: true' does not apply to function code "
+                        f"0x{pdu[0]:02X}",
+                        path=[option.conf_key],
+                    )
+        return config
+
+    return validator
 
 
 def command_options_schema(
-    *, direction: Literal["read", "write"], templatable: bool = False
+    *,
+    direction: Literal["read", "write"],
+    templatable: bool = False,
+    function_code: int | None = None,
 ) -> dict[cv.Optional, Any]:
-    """Schema fragment for the per-command options a component forwards to the hub
-    (modbus::CommandOptions). Extend this into any schema that queues commands. Keys are
-    direction-specific so a schema never offers an option the hub would strip (e.g.
-    continuous on a write); the write side has no options yet. For actions (templatable=True the
-    keys also accept lambdas), register the values with register_templatable_command_options().
+    """Schema fragment for the per-command options of one direction; `function_code` (a typed
+    action's fixed code) leaves out the options that do not apply to it.
     """
     return {
         cv.Optional(option.conf_key, default=option.default): (
             cv.templatable(option.validator) if templatable else option.validator
         )
         for option in _command_options(direction)
+        if function_code is None or option.applies_to(function_code)
     }
 
 
@@ -130,6 +231,25 @@ def command_options_expression(
     )
 
 
+def add_command_options(
+    var: MockObj,
+    setter: str,
+    config: ConfigType,
+    *,
+    direction: Literal["read", "write"],
+) -> None:
+    """Emit `var.<setter>(<options>)` for a config validated with command_options_schema() of the
+    same direction, skipped when every option is at its C++ default."""
+    if all(
+        config.get(option.conf_key, option.default) == option.default
+        for option in _command_options(direction)
+    ):
+        return
+    cg.add(
+        getattr(var, setter)(command_options_expression(config, direction=direction))
+    )
+
+
 async def register_templatable_command_options(
     var: MockObj, config: ConfigType, args: TemplateArgsType, direction: str
 ) -> None:

esphome/components/modbus/modbus.cpp

@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ void ModbusClientHub::send_next_frame_() {
   }
 
   cmd->sent();
-  if (cmd->frame.address() == BROADCAST_ADDRESS) {
+  if (cmd->fire_and_forget()) {
     // A broadcast (address 0) is never answered (Modbus 4.1), so it is fire-and-forget: on_sent above
     // reports the transmission, and the entry then retires with no terminal callback instead of
     // occupying the waiting slot until the send-wait timeout expires. The turnaround delay already
@@ -1074,11 +1074,6 @@ bool ModbusClientHub::queue_pdu(uint8_t address, std::span<const uint8_t> pdu, M
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (address == BROADCAST_ADDRESS && !helpers::is_function_code_broadcastable(pdu[0])) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Broadcast refused for function 0x%X: a broadcast (address 0) is never answered", pdu[0]);
-    return false;
-  }
-
   // Normalize the caller's options in place (the param is a by-value copy) so everything stored or
   // merged below carries effective options, never the raw request.
   // continuous is ignored for every mutating code (re-writing a value forever is never intended).
@@ -1086,6 +1081,24 @@ bool ModbusClientHub::queue_pdu(uint8_t address, std::span<const uint8_t> pdu, M
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "continuous is ignored for a mutating function (0x%X, address %" PRIu8 ")", pdu[0], address);
     options.continuous = false;
   }
+  if (address != BROADCAST_ADDRESS) {
+    options.allow_broadcast_read = false;
+    options.expect_broadcast_write_response = false;
+  } else {
+    const bool broadcastable = helpers::is_function_code_broadcastable(pdu[0]);
+    if (options.allow_broadcast_read && broadcastable) {
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "allow_broadcast_read is ignored for function 0x%X: it is broadcastable", pdu[0]);
+      options.allow_broadcast_read = false;
+    }
+    if (options.expect_broadcast_write_response && !broadcastable) {
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "expect_broadcast_write_response is ignored for function 0x%X: it is not broadcastable", pdu[0]);
+      options.expect_broadcast_write_response = false;
+    }
+    if (!broadcastable && !options.allow_broadcast_read) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Broadcast refused for function 0x%X: a broadcast (address 0) is never answered", pdu[0]);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
 
   // A duplicate of a live entry with the same owner is not queued twice; it resolves against that
   // entry: anonymous -> dropped; continuous incoming -> convert the entry to a poll; one-shot onto a
@@ -1126,6 +1139,7 @@ bool ModbusClientHub::queue_pdu(uint8_t address, std::span<const uint8_t> pdu, M
       ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Frame already active for %" PRIu8 ", request absorbed (pending %" PRIu8 ")", address,
                item.pending);
     }
+    item.options.expect_broadcast_write_response |= options.expect_broadcast_write_response;
     return true;
   }
 

esphome/components/modbus/modbus.h

@@ -111,11 +111,15 @@ enum class FrameState : uint8_t {
 // Per-command send options. Append-only; pass via designated initializers ({.continuous = true}).
 // A new field reaches the queue with no plumbing but arrives inert until it defines three rules:
 // normalization in queue_pdu(), a merge rule for duplicate absorption, and teardown in
-// retire()/silent_retire().
+// retire()/silent_retire(). Bit-packed: stored per entry, controller and writer entity, passed by value.
 struct CommandOptions {
   // A continuous poll lives in the queue until cancelled or failed; ignored for mutating codes.
-  bool continuous{false};
+  bool continuous : 1 {false};
+  // Wait for the reply to a read sent to address 0, for a device that answers the broadcast address.
+  bool allow_broadcast_read : 1 {false};
+  bool expect_broadcast_write_response : 1 {false};
 };
+static_assert(sizeof(CommandOptions) == 1, "CommandOptions must stay one byte");
 
 struct ModbusDeviceCommand {
   ModbusClientDevice *device;
@@ -158,6 +162,10 @@ struct ModbusDeviceCommand {
     this->pending = 0;
     this->device = nullptr;
   }
+  bool fire_and_forget() const {
+    return this->frame.address() == BROADCAST_ADDRESS && !this->options.allow_broadcast_read &&
+           !this->options.expect_broadcast_write_response;
+  }
   // Fire-and-forget completion for a broadcast (address 0): the frame was transmitted (on_sent already
   // fired), but a broadcast is never answered (Modbus 4.1), so the entry retires with no terminal callback.
   void complete_broadcast() {
@@ -191,7 +199,8 @@ struct ModbusDeviceCommand {
     } else if (!this->waiting_state()) {  // an already-retired shell stays put; off the wire -> RETIRED
       this->state = FrameState::RETIRED;
     }
-    this->options = {};  // reset every option
+    // Only continuous ends with the clear; the delivery flags must survive for a granted retry.
+    this->options.continuous = false;
   }
 
   // True while the entry is still waiting for a response
@@ -534,27 +543,27 @@ class ModbusClientDevice {
     return this->queue_pdu(
         helpers::create_read_pdu(FunctionCode::READ_DISCRETE_INPUTS, start_address, number_of_inputs), options);
   }
-  bool write_single_register(uint16_t start_address, uint16_t value) {
-    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_single_register_pdu(start_address, value));
+  bool write_single_register(uint16_t start_address, uint16_t value, CommandOptions options = {}) {
+    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_single_register_pdu(start_address, value), options);
   }
-  bool write_single_coil(uint16_t address, bool value) {
-    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_single_coil_pdu(address, value));
+  bool write_single_coil(uint16_t address, bool value, CommandOptions options = {}) {
+    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_single_coil_pdu(address, value), options);
   }
-  bool write_multiple_registers(uint16_t start_address, std::span<const uint16_t> values) {
+  bool write_multiple_registers(uint16_t start_address, std::span<const uint16_t> values, CommandOptions options = {}) {
     // Empty goes to the full-size builder so the rejection log names this method's limit, not the small one's.
     if (!values.empty() && values.size() <= helpers::MAX_FEW_REGISTERS)
-      return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_few_registers_pdu(start_address, values));
-    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_registers_pdu(start_address, values));
+      return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_few_registers_pdu(start_address, values), options);
+    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_registers_pdu(start_address, values), options);
   }
   /// Note: std::vector<bool> cannot bind to std::span<const bool>; use a contiguous bool container or the packed
   /// overload.
-  bool write_multiple_coils(uint16_t start_address, std::span<const bool> values) {
-    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_coils_pdu(start_address, values));
+  bool write_multiple_coils(uint16_t start_address, std::span<const bool> values, CommandOptions options = {}) {
+    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_coils_pdu(start_address, values), options);
   }
   /// Packed variant: a PackedBits view (the same layout on_read_coils() delivers), so
   /// read-modify-write needs no unpack/repack.
-  bool write_multiple_coils(uint16_t start_address, PackedBits bits) {
-    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_coils_pdu(start_address, bits));
+  bool write_multiple_coils(uint16_t start_address, PackedBits bits, CommandOptions options = {}) {
+    return this->queue_pdu(helpers::create_write_coils_pdu(start_address, bits), options);
   }
   /// FC 0x17: the read-back is delivered through on_read_holding_registers(), and a device exception
   /// (typically a rejected write half) arrives there too via its status - one callback handles both

esphome/components/modbus_client/__init__.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from esphome.components import modbus
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ADDRESS,
-    CONF_CONTINUOUS,
     CONF_COUNT,
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_ON_ERROR,
@@ -158,24 +157,6 @@ _ACTION_BASE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 )
 
 
-def _no_continuous_on_write(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    """Reject `continuous: true` on a static write PDU: continuous polling only applies to reads.
-    Only the fully-static case is decidable here; the hub strips the flag from mutating PDUs at
-    runtime, so a templated pdu or continuous falls through to that backstop."""
-    pdu = config[CONF_PDU]
-    if (
-        isinstance(pdu, list)
-        and config.get(CONF_CONTINUOUS) is True
-        and modbus.is_function_code_write(pdu[0])
-    ):
-        raise cv.Invalid(
-            f"'{CONF_CONTINUOUS}: true' does not apply to a write PDU (function code "
-            f"0x{pdu[0]:02X}); continuous polling only applies to reads",
-            path=[CONF_CONTINUOUS],
-        )
-    return config
-
-
 MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     _ACTION_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
         {
@@ -186,10 +167,12 @@ MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                 )
             ),
             **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="read", templatable=True),
+            **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write", templatable=True),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_RESPONSE): _handler_schema(),
         }
     ),
-    _no_continuous_on_write,
+    modbus.reject_inapplicable_command_options(CONF_PDU),
+    modbus.reject_broadcast_options_for_unicast(CONF_ADDRESS),
 )
 
 
@@ -261,8 +244,7 @@ async def register_client_action(
             var.get_not_sent_trigger(), [(_PDU_SPAN, "request")], not_sent_conf
         )
     # Wire any command options the action's schema opted into (e.g. continuous on reads). Pass the
-    # matching direction so a write action never generates a read option's setter; the write side
-    # has no options yet, so this is a no-op there.
+    # matching direction so a write action never generates a read option's setter.
     await modbus.register_templatable_command_options(
         var, config, args, command_direction
     )
@@ -279,6 +261,8 @@ async def modbus_client_send_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
     template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_PDU], args, _PDU_BUFFER)
     cg.add(var.set_pdu(template_))
+    # The read set is wired by register_client_action() below.
+    await modbus.register_templatable_command_options(var, config, args, "write")
     return await register_client_action(
         var,
         config,
@@ -353,6 +337,7 @@ def _read_schema(max_count: int) -> cv.All:
             }
         ),
         _no_address_overflow(CONF_COUNT),
+        modbus.reject_broadcast_options_for_unicast(CONF_ADDRESS),
     )
 
 
@@ -364,21 +349,35 @@ def _write_multiple_schema(item: Callable[[Any], Any], max_values: int) -> cv.Al
                 cv.Required(CONF_VALUES): cv.templatable(
                     cv.All(cv.ensure_list(item), cv.Length(min=1, max=max_values))
                 ),
+                **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write", templatable=True),
             }
         ),
         _no_address_overflow(CONF_VALUES),
+        modbus.reject_broadcast_options_for_unicast(CONF_ADDRESS),
     )
 
 
 _READ_REGISTERS_SCHEMA = _read_schema(modbus.MAX_NUM_OF_REGISTERS_TO_READ)
 
-_WRITE_SINGLE_REGISTER_SCHEMA = _TYPED_ACTION_SCHEMA.extend(
-    {cv.Required(CONF_VALUE): cv.templatable(cv.hex_uint16_t)}
+_WRITE_SINGLE_REGISTER_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    _TYPED_ACTION_SCHEMA.extend(
+        {
+            cv.Required(CONF_VALUE): cv.templatable(cv.hex_uint16_t),
+            **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write", templatable=True),
+        }
+    ),
+    modbus.reject_broadcast_options_for_unicast(CONF_ADDRESS),
 )
 
 # A coil is one bit, so the value is a boolean - the wire only carries 0x0000 or 0xFF00.
-_WRITE_SINGLE_COIL_SCHEMA = _TYPED_ACTION_SCHEMA.extend(
-    {cv.Required(CONF_VALUE): cv.templatable(cv.boolean)}
+_WRITE_SINGLE_COIL_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    _TYPED_ACTION_SCHEMA.extend(
+        {
+            cv.Required(CONF_VALUE): cv.templatable(cv.boolean),
+            **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write", templatable=True),
+        }
+    ),
+    modbus.reject_broadcast_options_for_unicast(CONF_ADDRESS),
 )
 
 
@@ -542,10 +541,15 @@ _READ_WRITE_MULTIPLE_REGISTERS_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                     cv.Length(min=1, max=modbus.MAX_NUM_OF_REGISTERS_TO_WRITE_RW),
                 )
             ),
+            # 0x17 counts as a read at address 0, so it takes allow_broadcast_read only.
+            **modbus.command_options_schema(
+                direction="read", templatable=True, function_code=0x17
+            ),
         }
     ),
     _no_address_overflow(CONF_READ_COUNT, CONF_READ_ADDRESS),
     _no_address_overflow(CONF_VALUES, CONF_WRITE_ADDRESS),
+    modbus.reject_broadcast_options_for_unicast(CONF_ADDRESS),
 )
 
 

esphome/components/modbus_client/modbus_client.h

@@ -85,18 +85,36 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ClientActionBase : public Action<Ts...>, public m
 /// builds its static struct; declaring the values here instead of per action means a new read option
 /// costs one TEMPLATABLE_VALUE plus one field below, and every read action picks it up.
 /// The read/write split mirrors _COMMAND_OPTIONS in the modbus component's Python
-/// (command_options_schema(direction="read") adds exactly these keys). When a write-side option
-/// arrives it gets a WriteCommandOptions twin, so write actions never carry read-only members.
+/// (command_options_schema(direction="read") adds exactly these keys); WriteCommandOptions is the twin.
 template<typename... Ts> class ReadCommandOptions {
  public:
   // Poll: re-queue after each success until downgraded (replay with false) or failed. The hub strips
   // it for mutating function codes at the door (see modbus::CommandOptions).
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, continuous)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, allow_broadcast_read)
 
  protected:
   /// The options for this send, with every templatable value resolved against the action's arguments.
   modbus::CommandOptions command_options_(const Ts &...x) const {
-    return {.continuous = this->continuous_.value(x...)};
+    return {.continuous = this->continuous_.value(x...),
+            .allow_broadcast_read = this->allow_broadcast_read_.value(x...)};
+  }
+};
+
+/// The write-side per-command options (command_options_schema(direction="write") adds exactly these keys).
+template<typename... Ts> class WriteCommandOptions {
+ public:
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, expect_broadcast_write_response)
+
+ protected:
+  /// Resolves every write option into `options`, so send's merge of both sets stays exhaustive.
+  void apply_write_command_options_(modbus::CommandOptions &options, const Ts &...x) const {
+    options.expect_broadcast_write_response = this->expect_broadcast_write_response_.value(x...);
+  }
+  modbus::CommandOptions write_command_options_(const Ts &...x) const {
+    modbus::CommandOptions options{};
+    this->apply_write_command_options_(options, x...);
+    return options;
   }
 };
 
@@ -107,8 +125,11 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ReadCommandOptions {
 /// modbus::helpers::create_*_pdu() builders and return it directly (smaller builder results convert).
 /// A PduBuffer drops bytes past modbus::MAX_PDU_SIZE without reporting it (the hub's oversize check
 /// cannot fire - that limit is the capacity), so an over-long lambda-built PDU is silently truncated.
+/// A raw PDU may be a read or a write, so this action carries both option sets.
 template<typename... Ts>
-class ModbusClientSendAction : public ClientActionBase<Ts...>, public ReadCommandOptions<Ts...> {
+class ModbusClientSendAction : public ClientActionBase<Ts...>,
+                               public ReadCommandOptions<Ts...>,
+                               public WriteCommandOptions<Ts...> {
  public:
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(modbus::helpers::PduBuffer, pdu)
 
@@ -116,7 +137,11 @@ class ModbusClientSendAction : public ClientActionBase<Ts...>, public ReadComman
     return &this->response_trigger_;
   }
 
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->send_or_resolve_(this->pdu_.value(x...), this->command_options_(x...)); }
+  void play(const Ts &...x) override {
+    modbus::CommandOptions options = this->command_options_(x...);
+    this->apply_write_command_options_(options, x...);
+    this->send_or_resolve_(this->pdu_.value(x...), options);
+  }
 
   void on_response(std::span<const uint8_t> request_pdu, std::span<const uint8_t> response_pdu) override {
     this->response_trigger_.trigger(request_pdu, response_pdu);
@@ -218,7 +243,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ReadBitsAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts.
 
 /// modbus_client.write_single_register: on_response is the acknowledgement (the ack only echoes the
 /// request, so it carries no arguments).
-template<typename... Ts> class WriteSingleRegisterAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...> {
+template<typename... Ts>
+class WriteSingleRegisterAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...>, public WriteCommandOptions<Ts...> {
  public:
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, start_address)
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, value)
@@ -227,7 +253,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WriteSingleRegisterAction : public TypedClientAct
 
   void play(const Ts &...x) override {
     this->send_or_resolve_(
-        modbus::helpers::create_write_single_register_pdu(this->start_address_.value(x...), this->value_.value(x...)));
+        modbus::helpers::create_write_single_register_pdu(this->start_address_.value(x...), this->value_.value(x...)),
+        this->write_command_options_(x...));
   }
   void on_write_single_register(uint16_t address, uint16_t value, modbus::ResponseStatus status) override {
     if (modbus::succeeded(status))
@@ -240,7 +267,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WriteSingleRegisterAction : public TypedClientAct
 
 /// modbus_client.write_single_coil: on_response is the acknowledgement (no arguments). A coil holds one
 /// bit, so the value is a bool - the wire only ever carries 0x0000 or 0xFF00.
-template<typename... Ts> class WriteSingleCoilAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...> {
+template<typename... Ts>
+class WriteSingleCoilAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...>, public WriteCommandOptions<Ts...> {
  public:
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, start_address)
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, value)
@@ -249,7 +277,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WriteSingleCoilAction : public TypedClientActionB
 
   void play(const Ts &...x) override {
     this->send_or_resolve_(
-        modbus::helpers::create_write_single_coil_pdu(this->start_address_.value(x...), this->value_.value(x...)));
+        modbus::helpers::create_write_single_coil_pdu(this->start_address_.value(x...), this->value_.value(x...)),
+        this->write_command_options_(x...));
   }
   void on_write_single_coil(uint16_t address, bool value, modbus::ResponseStatus status) override {
     if (modbus::succeeded(status))
@@ -264,7 +293,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WriteSingleCoilAction : public TypedClientActionB
 /// A `values:` list is emitted as a flash array and sent straight from there; only a lambda builds a
 /// vector, and only when it runs. Same split as canbus's send action, and for the same reason: a static
 /// list must not allocate on every play().
-template<typename... Ts> class WriteMultipleRegistersAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...> {
+template<typename... Ts>
+class WriteMultipleRegistersAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...>, public WriteCommandOptions<Ts...> {
  public:
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, start_address)
 
@@ -288,11 +318,13 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WriteMultipleRegistersAction : public TypedClient
     // the empty PDU then resolves via on_not_sent like any refused send.
     if (this->len_ >= 0) {
       this->send_or_resolve_(modbus::helpers::create_write_registers_pdu(
-          start, std::span<const uint16_t>(this->values_.data, static_cast<size_t>(this->len_))));
+                                 start, std::span<const uint16_t>(this->values_.data, static_cast<size_t>(this->len_))),
+                             this->write_command_options_(x...));
       return;
     }
     const std::vector<uint16_t> values = this->values_.func(x...);
-    this->send_or_resolve_(modbus::helpers::create_write_registers_pdu(start, std::span<const uint16_t>(values)));
+    this->send_or_resolve_(modbus::helpers::create_write_registers_pdu(start, std::span<const uint16_t>(values)),
+                           this->write_command_options_(x...));
   }
   void on_write_multiple_registers(uint16_t start_address, std::span<const uint16_t> registers,
                                    modbus::ResponseStatus status) override {
@@ -313,7 +345,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WriteMultipleRegistersAction : public TypedClient
 /// A `values:` list is packed into wire layout at code-generation time and stored in flash, so play()
 /// neither allocates nor packs. A lambda returns std::vector<bool> - already a bit per coil rather than
 /// a byte - and is packed into a stack buffer on the way to the builder.
-template<typename... Ts> class WriteMultipleCoilsAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...> {
+template<typename... Ts>
+class WriteMultipleCoilsAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...>, public WriteCommandOptions<Ts...> {
  public:
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, start_address)
 
@@ -334,13 +367,16 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WriteMultipleCoilsAction : public TypedClientActi
     const uint16_t start = this->start_address_.value(x...);
     if (this->count_ >= 0) {
       const auto count = static_cast<uint16_t>(this->count_);
-      this->send_or_resolve_(modbus::helpers::create_write_coils_pdu(
-          start,
-          modbus::PackedBits(std::span<const uint8_t>(this->values_.packed, modbus::packed_bit_bytes(count)), count)));
+      this->send_or_resolve_(
+          modbus::helpers::create_write_coils_pdu(
+              start, modbus::PackedBits(std::span<const uint8_t>(this->values_.packed, modbus::packed_bit_bytes(count)),
+                                        count)),
+          this->write_command_options_(x...));
       return;
     }
     // The builder packs and bound-checks; an over-long set is rejected and logged there.
-    this->send_or_resolve_(modbus::helpers::create_write_coils_pdu(start, this->values_.func(x...)));
+    this->send_or_resolve_(modbus::helpers::create_write_coils_pdu(start, this->values_.func(x...)),
+                           this->write_command_options_(x...));
   }
   void on_write_multiple_coils(uint16_t start_address, modbus::PackedBits bits,
                                modbus::ResponseStatus status) override {
@@ -359,7 +395,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WriteMultipleCoilsAction : public TypedClientActi
 
 /// modbus_client.read_write_multiple_registers (FC 0x17): writes one register block and reads another back in
 /// one transaction (write first, per Modbus 6.17). on_response delivers the read-back words as `values`.
-template<typename... Ts> class ReadWriteMultipleRegistersAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...> {
+template<typename... Ts>
+class ReadWriteMultipleRegistersAction : public TypedClientActionBase<Ts...>, public ReadCommandOptions<Ts...> {
  public:
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, read_address)
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, read_count)
@@ -385,13 +422,15 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ReadWriteMultipleRegistersAction : public TypedCl
     // An out-of-range read/write count builds an empty PDU (the builder logs why), resolving via on_not_sent.
     if (this->len_ >= 0) {
       this->send_or_resolve_(modbus::helpers::create_read_write_multiple_registers_pdu(
-          read_start, read_count, write_start,
-          std::span<const uint16_t>(this->values_.data, static_cast<size_t>(this->len_))));
+                                 read_start, read_count, write_start,
+                                 std::span<const uint16_t>(this->values_.data, static_cast<size_t>(this->len_))),
+                             this->command_options_(x...));
       return;
     }
     const std::vector<uint16_t> values = this->values_.func(x...);
     this->send_or_resolve_(modbus::helpers::create_read_write_multiple_registers_pdu(
-        read_start, read_count, write_start, std::span<const uint16_t>(values)));
+                               read_start, read_count, write_start, std::span<const uint16_t>(values)),
+                           this->command_options_(x...));
   }
   // The 0x17 response carries only the read block, so the hub dispatch delivers it as a holding-register read.
   void on_read_registers(modbus::EntityType entity_type, uint16_t start_address, std::span<const uint16_t> registers,

esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py

@@ -103,12 +103,20 @@ def _warn_removed_options(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 
 
 def _reject_broadcast_address(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    """A modbus_controller polls one device, so its address cannot be the broadcast address (0):
-    a broadcast is never answered (Modbus 4.1), so no register could ever read back."""
+    """Address 0 is rejected unless allow_broadcast_read, which in turn requires address 0."""
+    if config[modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ]:
+        if config.get(CONF_ADDRESS) != modbus.BROADCAST_ADDRESS:
+            raise cv.Invalid(
+                f"'{modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ}' only applies to the broadcast address; "
+                f"set 'address: 0' or remove the option.",
+                [modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ],
+            )
+        return config
     modbus.reject_broadcast_address(
         config.get(CONF_ADDRESS),
         "a modbus_controller device address",
-        "Assign the unit address of the device you want to poll.",
+        "Assign the unit address of the device you want to poll, or set allow_broadcast_read if "
+        "it answers address 0.",
         [CONF_ADDRESS],
     )
     return config
@@ -346,12 +354,52 @@ def _reject_continuous_write_custom_pdu(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         )
 
 
+def _reject_broadcastable_custom_pdu(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    """A broadcastable custom_pdu under an address-0 controller is a real broadcast, never answered."""
+    pdu = config.get(CONF_CUSTOM_PDU)
+    if pdu is None or not modbus.is_function_code_broadcastable(pdu[0]):
+        return
+    fconf = fv.full_config.get()
+    path = fconf.get_path_for_id(config[CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID])[:-1]
+    controller = fconf.get_config_for_path(path)
+    if (
+        controller.get(CONF_ADDRESS) == modbus.BROADCAST_ADDRESS
+        and controller.get(modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ) is True
+    ):
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"a '{CONF_CUSTOM_PDU}' with function code 0x{pdu[0] & 0x7F:02X} is a real broadcast at "
+            f"address 0 and is never answered, so it can't be polled through the "
+            f"'{controller[CONF_ID]}' modbus_controller; use a read function code.",
+            [CONF_CUSTOM_PDU],
+        )
+
+
 def validate_custom_pdu_item(config: ConfigType) -> None:
-    """Final-validate for the read platforms that accept custom_pdu (sensor, binary_sensor,
-    text_sensor): migrate the deprecated custom_command, then reject a write-coded custom_pdu under a
-    continuously-polling controller."""
+    """Final-validate for the platforms that accept custom_pdu."""
     migrate_custom_command(config)
     _reject_continuous_write_custom_pdu(config)
+    _reject_broadcastable_custom_pdu(config)
+
+
+def _reject_write_option_off_broadcast(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    if not any(config.get(key) is True for key in modbus.broadcast_only_option_keys()):
+        return
+    fconf = fv.full_config.get()
+    path = fconf.get_path_for_id(config[CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID])[:-1]
+    controller = fconf.get_config_for_path(path)
+    if controller.get(CONF_ADDRESS) != modbus.BROADCAST_ADDRESS:
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"'{modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE}' only applies when the "
+            f"'{controller[CONF_ID]}' modbus_controller is at address 0; remove the option.",
+            [modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE],
+        )
+
+
+def validate_writer_item(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    """Final-validate for the writer platforms (number, output, select, switch)."""
+    if CONF_CUSTOM_PDU in config or CONF_CUSTOM_COMMAND in config:
+        validate_custom_pdu_item(config)
+    _reject_write_option_off_broadcast(config)
 
 
 def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
@@ -448,11 +496,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     cg.add(var.set_max_cmd_retries(config[CONF_MAX_CMD_RETRIES]))
     cg.add(var.set_offline_skip_updates(config[CONF_OFFLINE_SKIP_UPDATES]))
-    cg.add(
-        var.set_read_options(
-            modbus.command_options_expression(config, direction="read")
-        )
-    )
+    modbus.add_command_options(var, "set_read_options", config, direction="read")
     await automation.build_callback_automations(var, config, _CALLBACK_AUTOMATIONS)
 
 

esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.cpp

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void WriterDevice::warn_write_buffer_deprecated(const LogString *platform, uint1
 bool WriterDevice::send_raw_frame_deprecated(std::span<const uint8_t> frame) {
   if (frame.empty())
     return false;
-  return this->parent_->queue_pdu(frame[0], frame.subspan(1), this);
+  return this->parent_->queue_pdu(frame[0], frame.subspan(1), this, this->write_options_);
 }
 
 void ControllerDevice::set_controller(ModbusController *controller) {
@@ -234,10 +234,13 @@ void ModbusCommandItem::on_sent(std::span<const uint8_t> request_pdu) {
   // (frame[0]), which may differ from this controller's. (unqueue_command() is a no-op for a poll.)
   // A custom polling command sends its PDU to this controller's own address, so only a factory custom
   // command (a raw frame staged in payload) can carry a different address byte.
+  // An address-0 read with allow_broadcast_read is answered, so it keeps its terminal callback.
   uint8_t wire_address = this->address_;
   if (this->function_code_ == FunctionCode::CUSTOM && !this->payload.empty())
     wire_address = this->payload.data()[0];
-  if (wire_address == modbus::BROADCAST_ADDRESS)
+  const bool answered = this->controller_->read_options().allow_broadcast_read &&
+                        !modbus::helpers::is_function_code_broadcastable(request_pdu[0]);
+  if (wire_address == modbus::BROADCAST_ADDRESS && !answered)
     this->controller_->unqueue_command(this);
 }
 
@@ -285,8 +288,8 @@ void ModbusController::queue_command(ModbusCommandItem command) {
   this->one_shot_command_items_.push_back(make_unique<ModbusCommandItem>(std::move(command)));
   // A refused frame gets no terminal callback (see the hub contract), so reclaim the item here.
   auto &item = this->one_shot_command_items_.back();
-  // We intentionally do not pass read_options_ here, because one-shot commands are usually writes, and are non-polling.
-  if (!item->send()) {
+  // One-shots never poll, so only the broadcast flag is passed (the hub strips it from writes).
+  if (!item->send({.allow_broadcast_read = this->read_options_.allow_broadcast_read})) {
     // The caller (e.g. a write entity) has usually already published optimistically - surface the loss.
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Command refused by hub: type=0x%X address=0x%X", static_cast<uint8_t>(item->register_type()),
              item->register_address());
@@ -340,7 +343,7 @@ void ModbusController::update() {
   if (this->can_send()) {
     for (auto &poll : this->polling_devices_) {
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Updating range 0x%X", poll.register_address());
-      // read_options_ carries the controller's continuous flag (the offline probe above sends it too).
+      // read_options_ carries the controller's read-side flags (the offline probe above sends them too).
       // A refusal is already logged by the hub; note the affected range for controller-level diagnostics.
       if (!poll.queue(this->read_options_)) {
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Poll refused by hub for range 0x%X", poll.register_address());

esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h

@@ -280,10 +280,11 @@ class ControllerDevice : protected modbus::ModbusClientDevice {
 
   void notify_online_(std::span<const uint8_t> request_pdu);
 
-  /// Write-path state owned by WriterEntity's forwarders, stored here so both bools land in the base's
-  /// tail padding instead of adding a word to every writer entity. The warn flag leaves in 2027.3.0.
-  bool dispatched_{false};
-  bool write_buffer_deprecated_warned_{false};
+  /// Write-path state for WriterEntity's forwarders, packed into the base's tail padding. The warn flag
+  /// leaves in 2027.3.0.
+  bool dispatched_ : 1 {false};
+  bool write_buffer_deprecated_warned_ : 1 {false};
+  modbus::CommandOptions write_options_{};
   ModbusController *controller_{nullptr};
 };
 
@@ -305,6 +306,8 @@ class WriterDevice final : public ControllerDevice {
   bool dispatched() const { return this->dispatched_; }
   void set_dispatched() { this->dispatched_ = true; }
   void clear_dispatched() { this->dispatched_ = false; }
+  modbus::CommandOptions write_options() const { return this->write_options_; }
+  void set_write_options(modbus::CommandOptions options) { this->write_options_ = options; }
   /// Warn once per entity that filling the write_lambda buffer parameter is deprecated (the entity is now the
   /// command - call a write helper / queue_pdu() on `item` instead). The buffer parameter is removed in 2027.3.0.
   void warn_write_buffer_deprecated(const LogString *platform, uint16_t address);
@@ -326,27 +329,29 @@ class WriterEntity {
   /// Whether the lambda called a request helper since the last clear_dispatched_(). Deliberately records
   /// the call, not the hub's accept/refuse: a refused lambda write must not fall through to the default write.
   bool dispatched() const { return this->device_.dispatched(); }
+  void set_write_options(modbus::CommandOptions options) { this->device_.set_write_options(options); }
   bool write_single_register(uint16_t address, uint16_t value) {
     this->device_.set_dispatched();
-    return this->device_.write_single_register(address, value);
+    return this->device_.write_single_register(address, value, this->device_.write_options());
   }
   bool write_single_coil(uint16_t address, bool value) {
     this->device_.set_dispatched();
-    return this->device_.write_single_coil(address, value);
+    return this->device_.write_single_coil(address, value, this->device_.write_options());
   }
   bool write_multiple_registers(uint16_t address, std::span<const uint16_t> values) {
     this->device_.set_dispatched();
-    return this->device_.write_multiple_registers(address, values);
+    return this->device_.write_multiple_registers(address, values, this->device_.write_options());
   }
   bool write_multiple_coils(uint16_t address, std::span<const bool> values) {
     this->device_.set_dispatched();
-    return this->device_.write_multiple_coils(address, values);
+    return this->device_.write_multiple_coils(address, values, this->device_.write_options());
   }
   bool write_multiple_coils(uint16_t address, modbus::PackedBits bits) {
     this->device_.set_dispatched();
-    return this->device_.write_multiple_coils(address, bits);
+    return this->device_.write_multiple_coils(address, bits, this->device_.write_options());
   }
-  bool queue_pdu(std::span<const uint8_t> pdu, modbus::CommandOptions options = {}) {
+  bool queue_pdu(std::span<const uint8_t> pdu) { return this->queue_pdu(pdu, this->device_.write_options()); }
+  bool queue_pdu(std::span<const uint8_t> pdu, modbus::CommandOptions options) {
     this->device_.set_dispatched();
     return this->device_.queue_pdu(pdu, options);
   }

esphome/components/modbus_controller/number/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import number
+from esphome.components import modbus, number
 from esphome.components.modbus.helpers import (
     MODBUS_WRITE_REGISTER_TYPE,
     SENSOR_VALUE_TYPE,
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ from .. import (
     add_modbus_base_properties,
     modbus_calc_properties,
     modbus_controller_ns,
-    validate_custom_pdu_item,
     validate_range_reuse_migration,
+    validate_writer_item,
 )
 from ..const import (
     CONF_BITMASK,
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_STEP, default=1): cv.positive_float,
             cv.Optional(CONF_MULTIPLY, default=1.0): cv.float_,
             cv.Optional(CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write"),
         }
     ),
     validate_min_max,
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     validate_range_reuse_migration,
 )
 
-FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_custom_pdu_item
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_writer_item
 
 
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add(parent.add_sensor_item(var))
     await add_modbus_base_properties(var, config, ModbusNumber)
     cg.add(var.set_use_write_mutiple(config[CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE]))
+    modbus.add_command_options(var, "set_write_options", config, direction="write")
     if CONF_WRITE_LAMBDA in config:
         template_ = await cg.process_lambda(
             config[CONF_WRITE_LAMBDA],

esphome/components/modbus_controller/output/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import output
+from esphome.components import modbus, output
 from esphome.components.modbus.helpers import (
     SENSOR_VALUE_TYPE,
     PduBuffer,
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .. import (
     modbus_calc_properties,
     modbus_controller_ns,
     reject_odd_holding_write_offset,
+    validate_writer_item,
 )
 from ..const import (
     CONF_CUSTOM_COMMAND,
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                     ),
                     cv.Optional(CONF_WRITE_LAMBDA): cv.returning_lambda,
                     cv.Optional(CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                    **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write"),
                 }
             ),
             "holding": cv.All(
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                         cv.Optional(CONF_WRITE_LAMBDA): cv.returning_lambda,
                         cv.Optional(CONF_MULTIPLY, default=1.0): cv.float_,
                         cv.Optional(CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                        **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write"),
                     }
                 ),
                 reject_odd_holding_write_offset,
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_writer_item
+
+
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     byte_offset = modbus_calc_properties(config)
     # Binary Output
@@ -153,6 +159,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     await output.register_output(var, config)
     parent = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID])
     cg.add(var.set_use_write_mutiple(config[CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE]))
+    modbus.add_command_options(var, "set_write_options", config, direction="write")
     cg.add(var.set_parent(parent))
     if write_template:
         cg.add(var.set_write_template(write_template))

esphome/components/modbus_controller/select/__init__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any
 
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import select
+from esphome.components import modbus, select
 from esphome.components.modbus.helpers import SENSOR_VALUE_TYPE, RegisterValues
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ADDRESS, CONF_ID, CONF_LAMBDA, CONF_OPTIMISTIC
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from .. import (
     modbus_controller_ns,
     validate_range_reuse_migration,
     validate_skip_updates_deprecated,
+    validate_writer_item,
 )
 from ..const import (
     CONF_FORCE_NEW_RANGE,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_REGISTER_COUNT): cv.positive_int,
             cv.Required(CONF_OPTIONSMAP): ensure_option_map(),
             cv.Optional(CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write"),
             cv.Optional(CONF_OPTIMISTIC, default=False): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_LAMBDA): cv.returning_lambda,
             cv.Optional(CONF_WRITE_LAMBDA): cv.returning_lambda,
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_writer_item
+
+
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     options_map = config[CONF_OPTIONSMAP]
 
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add(parent.add_sensor_item(var))
     cg.add(var.set_parent(parent))
     cg.add(var.set_use_write_mutiple(config[CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE]))
+    modbus.add_command_options(var, "set_write_options", config, direction="write")
     cg.add(var.set_optimistic(config[CONF_OPTIMISTIC]))
 
     if CONF_LAMBDA in config:

esphome/components/modbus_controller/switch/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import switch
+from esphome.components import modbus, switch
 from esphome.components.modbus.helpers import MODBUS_REGISTER_TYPE, PduBuffer
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ADDRESS, CONF_ASSUMED_STATE, CONF_ID
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ from .. import (
     modbus_calc_properties,
     modbus_controller_ns,
     reject_odd_holding_write_offset,
-    validate_custom_pdu_item,
     validate_modbus_register,
     validate_range_reuse_migration,
+    validate_writer_item,
 )
 from ..const import (
     CONF_BITMASK,
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_ASSUMED_STATE, default=False): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_REGISTER_TYPE): cv.enum(MODBUS_REGISTER_TYPE),
             cv.Optional(CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            **modbus.command_options_schema(direction="write"),
             cv.Optional(CONF_WRITE_LAMBDA): cv.returning_lambda,
         }
     ),
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     validate_range_reuse_migration,
 )
 
-FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_custom_pdu_item
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_writer_item
 
 
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID])
     cg.add(var.set_parent(paren))
     cg.add(var.set_use_write_mutiple(config[CONF_USE_WRITE_MULTIPLE]))
+    modbus.add_command_options(var, "set_write_options", config, direction="write")
     assumed_state = config[CONF_ASSUMED_STATE]
     cg.add(var.set_assumed_state(assumed_state))
     if not assumed_state:

esphome/components/network/util.h

@@ -26,30 +26,34 @@ namespace esphome::network {
 
 /// Return whether the node is connected to the network (through wifi, eth, ...)
 ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE inline bool is_connected() {
+  // With a single interface enabled the checks below collapse to `if (x) return true; return false;`, which
+  // clang-tidy wants folded into one return. Keep the per-interface form so every enabled interface is checked.
+  // NOLINTBEGIN(readability-simplify-boolean-expr)
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET
   if (ethernet::global_eth_component != nullptr && ethernet::global_eth_component->is_connected())
     return true;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_MODEM
-  if (modem::global_modem_component != nullptr)
-    return modem::global_modem_component->is_connected();
+  if (modem::global_modem_component != nullptr && modem::global_modem_component->is_connected())
+    return true;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_WIFI
-  if (wifi::global_wifi_component != nullptr)
-    return wifi::global_wifi_component->is_connected();
+  if (wifi::global_wifi_component != nullptr && wifi::global_wifi_component->is_connected())
+    return true;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_OPENTHREAD
-  if (openthread::global_openthread_component != nullptr)
-    return openthread::global_openthread_component->is_connected();
+  if (openthread::global_openthread_component != nullptr && openthread::global_openthread_component->is_connected())
+    return true;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_HOST
   return true;  // Assume it's connected
 #endif
   return false;
+  // NOLINTEND(readability-simplify-boolean-expr)
 }
 
 /// Return whether the network is disabled: every configured interface with a

esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ namespace esphome::nextion {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "nextion";
 
+// A user entity may be named sleep_wake too; only the internal NO_RESULT command clears the sleeping flag
+static bool is_sleep_wake_command(const NextionComponentBase *component) {
+  return component->get_queue_type() == NextionQueueType::NO_RESULT && component->get_variable_name() == "sleep_wake";
+}
+
 // Nextion command terminator: three consecutive 0xFF bytes (per Nextion Instruction Set v1.1).
 static constexpr uint8_t COMMAND_DELIMITER[3] = {0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF};
 static constexpr size_t DELIMITER_SIZE = sizeof(COMMAND_DELIMITER);
@@ -163,6 +168,17 @@ bool Nextion::check_connect_() {
 #endif  // USE_NEXTION_CONFIG_SKIP_CONNECTION_HANDSHAKE
 }
 
+// NO_RESULT components are owned by their entry; every other component is a user entity. Entry and
+// component storage comes from RAMAllocator, so delete is not valid for either.
+void Nextion::release_queue_entry_(NextionQueue *nb) {
+  if (nb->component != nullptr && nb->component->get_queue_type() == NextionQueueType::NO_RESULT) {
+    nb->component->~NextionComponentBase();
+    RAMAllocator<NextionComponentBase>().deallocate(nb->component, 1);
+  }
+  nb->~NextionQueue();
+  RAMAllocator<NextionQueue>().deallocate(nb, 1);
+}
+
 void Nextion::reset_(bool reset_nextion) {
   uint8_t d;
 
@@ -170,15 +186,12 @@ void Nextion::reset_(bool reset_nextion) {
     this->read_byte(&d);
   }
   for (auto *entry : this->nextion_queue_) {
-    if (entry->component != nullptr && entry->component->get_queue_type() == NextionQueueType::NO_RESULT) {
-      delete entry->component;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-    }
-    delete entry;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+    this->release_queue_entry_(entry);
   }
   this->nextion_queue_.clear();
 #ifdef USE_NEXTION_WAVEFORM
   for (auto *entry : this->waveform_queue_) {
-    delete entry;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+    this->release_queue_entry_(entry);
   }
   this->waveform_queue_.clear();
 #endif  // USE_NEXTION_WAVEFORM
@@ -421,6 +434,9 @@ bool Nextion::remove_from_q_(bool report_empty) {
   NextionQueue *nb = this->nextion_queue_.front();
   if (!nb || !nb->component) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid queue");
+    if (nb != nullptr) {
+      this->release_queue_entry_(nb);
+    }
     this->nextion_queue_.pop_front();
     return false;
   }
@@ -428,13 +444,10 @@ bool Nextion::remove_from_q_(bool report_empty) {
 
   ESP_LOGN(TAG, "Removed: %s", component->get_variable_name().c_str());
 
-  if (component->get_queue_type() == NextionQueueType::NO_RESULT) {
-    if (component->get_variable_name() == "sleep_wake") {
-      this->is_sleeping_ = false;
-    }
-    delete component;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+  if (is_sleep_wake_command(component)) {
+    this->is_sleeping_ = false;
   }
-  delete nb;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+  this->release_queue_entry_(nb);
   this->nextion_queue_.pop_front();
   return true;
 }
@@ -544,7 +557,7 @@ void Nextion::process_nextion_commands_() {
           ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Invalid waveform ID %d/ch %d", component->get_component_id(),
                    component->get_wave_channel_id());
           ESP_LOGN(TAG, "Remove waveform ID %d/ch %d", component->get_component_id(), component->get_wave_channel_id());
-          delete nb;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+          this->release_queue_entry_(nb);
           this->waveform_queue_.pop();
         }
 #else   // USE_NEXTION_WAVEFORM
@@ -647,6 +660,9 @@ void Nextion::process_nextion_commands_() {
         NextionQueue *nb = this->nextion_queue_.front();
         if (!nb || !nb->component) {
           ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid queue entry");
+          if (nb != nullptr) {
+            this->release_queue_entry_(nb);
+          }
           this->nextion_queue_.pop_front();
           return;
         }
@@ -660,7 +676,7 @@ void Nextion::process_nextion_commands_() {
           component->set_state_from_string(to_process, true, false);
         }
 
-        delete nb;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+        this->release_queue_entry_(nb);
         this->nextion_queue_.pop_front();
 
         break;
@@ -687,6 +703,9 @@ void Nextion::process_nextion_commands_() {
         NextionQueue *nb = this->nextion_queue_.front();
         if (!nb || !nb->component) {
           ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid queue");
+          if (nb != nullptr) {
+            this->release_queue_entry_(nb);
+          }
           this->nextion_queue_.pop_front();
           return;
         }
@@ -703,7 +722,7 @@ void Nextion::process_nextion_commands_() {
           component->set_state_from_int(value, true, false);
         }
 
-        delete nb;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+        this->release_queue_entry_(nb);
         this->nextion_queue_.pop_front();
 
         break;
@@ -890,7 +909,7 @@ void Nextion::process_nextion_commands_() {
         ESP_LOGN(TAG, "Send waveform: component id %d, waveform id %d, size %zu", component->get_component_id(),
                  component->get_wave_channel_id(), buffer_to_send);
         component->clear_wave_buffer(buffer_to_send);
-        delete nb;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+        this->release_queue_entry_(nb);
         this->waveform_queue_.pop();
 #else   // USE_NEXTION_WAVEFORM
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Waveform transmit ready but waveform not enabled");
@@ -920,14 +939,10 @@ void Nextion::purge_stale_queue_entries_() {
         ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Remove old queue '%s':'%s'", component->get_queue_type_string(),
                  component->get_variable_name().c_str());
 
-        if (component->get_queue_type() == NextionQueueType::NO_RESULT) {
-          if (component->get_variable_name() == "sleep_wake") {
-            this->is_sleeping_ = false;
-          }
-          delete component;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+        if (is_sleep_wake_command(component)) {
+          this->is_sleeping_ = false;
         }
-
-        delete *it;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+        this->release_queue_entry_(*it);
         it = this->nextion_queue_.erase(it);
 
       } else {
@@ -1079,6 +1094,34 @@ uint16_t Nextion::recv_ret_string_(std::string &response, uint32_t timeout, bool
   return response.length();
 }
 
+// Allocates a queue entry owning a bare NO_RESULT component; nullptr when the queue is full or memory is out
+NextionQueue *Nextion::make_no_result_entry_(const std::string &variable_name) {
+#ifdef USE_NEXTION_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE
+  if (this->max_queue_size_ > 0 && this->nextion_queue_.size() >= this->max_queue_size_) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Queue full (%zu), drop: %s", this->nextion_queue_.size(), variable_name.c_str());
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  auto *nextion_queue = RAMAllocator<nextion::NextionQueue>().allocate(1);
+  if (nextion_queue == nullptr) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Queue alloc failed");
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  new (nextion_queue) nextion::NextionQueue;
+
+  nextion_queue->component = RAMAllocator<nextion::NextionComponentBase>().allocate(1);
+  if (nextion_queue->component == nullptr) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Component alloc failed");
+    this->release_queue_entry_(nextion_queue);
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  new (nextion_queue->component) nextion::NextionComponentBase;
+  nextion_queue->component->set_variable_name(variable_name);
+  nextion_queue->queue_time = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
+  return nextion_queue;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Add a command to the Nextion queue that expects no response.
  *
@@ -1090,36 +1133,11 @@ uint16_t Nextion::recv_ret_string_(std::string &response, uint32_t timeout, bool
  * @param variable_name Name of the variable or component associated with the command.
  */
 void Nextion::add_no_result_to_queue_(const std::string &variable_name) {
-#ifdef USE_NEXTION_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE
-  if (this->max_queue_size_ > 0 && this->nextion_queue_.size() >= this->max_queue_size_) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Queue full (%zu), drop: %s", this->nextion_queue_.size(), variable_name.c_str());
+  auto *nextion_queue = this->make_no_result_entry_(variable_name);
+  if (nextion_queue == nullptr)
     return;
-  }
-#endif
-
-  RAMAllocator<nextion::NextionQueue> allocator;
-  nextion::NextionQueue *nextion_queue = allocator.allocate(1);
-  if (nextion_queue == nullptr) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Queue alloc failed");
-    return;
-  }
-  new (nextion_queue) nextion::NextionQueue();
-
-  // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  nextion_queue->component = new (std::nothrow) nextion::NextionComponentBase;
-  if (nextion_queue->component == nullptr) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Component alloc failed");
-    nextion_queue->~NextionQueue();
-    allocator.deallocate(nextion_queue, 1);
-    return;
-  }
-  nextion_queue->component->set_variable_name(variable_name);
-
-  nextion_queue->queue_time = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
-
   this->nextion_queue_.push_back(nextion_queue);
-
-  ESP_LOGN(TAG, "Queue NORESULT: %s", nextion_queue->component->get_variable_name().c_str());
+  ESP_LOGN(TAG, "Queue NORESULT: %s", variable_name.c_str());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1153,32 +1171,10 @@ void Nextion::add_no_result_to_queue_with_command_(const std::string &variable_n
 #ifdef USE_NEXTION_COMMAND_SPACING
 void Nextion::add_no_result_to_queue_with_pending_command_(const std::string &variable_name,
                                                            const std::string &command) {
-#ifdef USE_NEXTION_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE
-  if (this->max_queue_size_ > 0 && this->nextion_queue_.size() >= this->max_queue_size_) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Queue full (%zu), drop: %s", this->nextion_queue_.size(), variable_name.c_str());
+  auto *nextion_queue = this->make_no_result_entry_(variable_name);
+  if (nextion_queue == nullptr)
     return;
-  }
-#endif
-
-  RAMAllocator<nextion::NextionQueue> allocator;
-  nextion::NextionQueue *nextion_queue = allocator.allocate(1);
-  if (nextion_queue == nullptr) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Queue alloc failed");
-    return;
-  }
-  new (nextion_queue) nextion::NextionQueue();
-
-  nextion_queue->component = new (std::nothrow) nextion::NextionComponentBase;
-  if (nextion_queue->component == nullptr) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Component alloc failed");
-    nextion_queue->~NextionQueue();
-    allocator.deallocate(nextion_queue, 1);
-    return;
-  }
-  nextion_queue->component->set_variable_name(variable_name);
-  nextion_queue->queue_time = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
   nextion_queue->pending_command = command;  // Store command for retry
-
   this->nextion_queue_.push_back(nextion_queue);
   ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Queue with pending command: %s", variable_name.c_str());
 }
@@ -1312,7 +1308,7 @@ void Nextion::add_to_get_queue(NextionComponentBase *component) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Queue alloc failed");
     return;
   }
-  new (nextion_queue) nextion::NextionQueue();
+  new (nextion_queue) nextion::NextionQueue;
 
   nextion_queue->component = component;
   nextion_queue->queue_time = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
@@ -1334,7 +1330,7 @@ void Nextion::add_to_get_queue(NextionComponentBase *component) {
   if (this->send_command_(command)) {
     this->nextion_queue_.push_back(nextion_queue);
   } else {
-    delete nextion_queue;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+    this->release_queue_entry_(nextion_queue);
   }
 #endif  // USE_NEXTION_COMMAND_SPACING
 }
@@ -1355,14 +1351,14 @@ void Nextion::add_addt_command_to_queue(NextionComponentBase *component) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Queue alloc failed");
     return;
   }
-  new (nextion_queue) nextion::NextionQueue();
+  new (nextion_queue) nextion::NextionQueue;
 
   nextion_queue->component = component;
   nextion_queue->queue_time = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
 
   if (!this->waveform_queue_.push(nextion_queue)) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Waveform queue full, drop");
-    delete nextion_queue;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+    this->release_queue_entry_(nextion_queue);
     return;
   }
   if (this->waveform_queue_.size() == 1)

esphome/components/nextion/nextion.h

@@ -1469,6 +1469,8 @@ class Nextion final : public NextionBase, public PollingComponent, public uart::
   void all_components_send_state_(bool force_update = false);
   uint32_t comok_sent_ = 0;
   bool remove_from_q_(bool report_empty = true);
+  void release_queue_entry_(NextionQueue *nb);
+  NextionQueue *make_no_result_entry_(const std::string &variable_name);
 
   /**
    * @brief Status flags for Nextion display state management

esphome/components/nextion/nextion_component_base.h

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class NextionComponentBase;
 
 class NextionQueue {
  public:
-  virtual ~NextionQueue() = default;
-  NextionComponentBase *component;
+  NextionComponentBase *component{nullptr};
   uint32_t queue_time = 0;
 
   // Store command for retry if spacing blocked it
@@ -105,6 +104,6 @@ class NextionComponentBase {
   int wave_max_length_ = 255;
 #endif  // USE_NEXTION_WAVEFORM
 
-  bool needs_to_send_update_;
+  bool needs_to_send_update_{false};
 };
 }  // namespace esphome::nextion

esphome/components/noise/__init__.py

@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ def encryption_schema(config: ConfigType | None) -> ConfigType:
 
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add_define("USE_NOISE")
-    cg.add_library("esphome/noise-c", "0.1.26")
+    cg.add_library("esphome/noise-c", "0.1.30")
     # noise-c depends on libsodium, but declaring it here too lets the
     # library manager see the full set up front instead of discovering
     # libsodium only after noise-c has downloaded, so the two can download
     # in parallel. The version must match noise-c's library.json.
-    cg.add_library("esphome/libsodium", "1.10021.8")
+    cg.add_library("esphome/libsodium", "1.10021.11")
     # 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/number/__init__.py

@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ NumberInRangeCondition = number_ns.class_(
 
 NumberMode = number_ns.enum("NumberMode")
 
+# Schema default that also matches the C++ initializer in number_traits.h; codegen
+# skips the setter when the config equals it.
+DEFAULT_MODE = "AUTO"
+
 NUMBER_MODES = {
     "AUTO": NumberMode.NUMBER_MODE_AUTO,
     "BOX": NumberMode.NUMBER_MODE_BOX,
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@ _NUMBER_SCHEMA = (
                 CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
             ): validate_unit_of_measurement,
             cv.Optional(
-                CONF_MODE, default="AUTO", visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+                CONF_MODE, default=DEFAULT_MODE, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
             ): cv.enum(NUMBER_MODES, upper=True),
             cv.Optional(
                 CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
@@ -286,10 +290,10 @@ async def setup_number_core_(
     cg.add(var.traits.set_max_value(max_value))
     cg.add(var.traits.set_step(step))
 
-    # Only set if non-default to avoid bloating setup() function
-    # (mode_ is initialized to NUMBER_MODE_AUTO in the header)
-    if config[CONF_MODE] != NumberMode.NUMBER_MODE_AUTO:
-        cg.add(var.traits.set_mode(config[CONF_MODE]))
+    # Skip the setter when the config matches the C++ initializer (DEFAULT_MODE).
+    # The validated value is the enum key string, not the C++ enum expression.
+    if (mode := config[CONF_MODE]) != DEFAULT_MODE:
+        cg.add(var.traits.set_mode(mode))
 
     CORE.add_job(_build_number_automations, var, config)
 

esphome/components/number/number_traits.h

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class NumberTraits {
   float min_value_ = NAN;
   float max_value_ = NAN;
   float step_ = NAN;
-  NumberMode mode_{NUMBER_MODE_AUTO};
+  NumberMode mode_{NUMBER_MODE_AUTO};  // Keep in sync with DEFAULT_MODE in __init__.py
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/ota/ota_signature_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <memory>
-#include <new>
 #include <esp_image_format.h>
 #include <esp_partition.h>
 #include <esp_rom_crc.h>
@@ -235,9 +234,11 @@ bool IDFOTABackend::verify_signed_image_(const esp_partition_t *incoming) {
   // runs mid-OTA on the loop task, on top of the caller's live 1 KB OTA buffer
   // and mbedtls's own ~1 KB verify scratch, so keeping it off the stack widens
   // a thin margin. One short-lived allocation right before reboot is not the
-  // fragmentation pattern the project guards against. nothrow so an OOM here
-  // fails closed like every other error path, rather than aborting.
-  std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> block(new (std::nothrow) uint8_t[SIG_BLOCK_SIZE]);
+  // fragmentation pattern the project guards against. An OOM returns nullptr
+  // and fails closed like every other error path. Internal RAM first: the
+  // block is an esp_partition_read target.
+  auto block =
+      RAMAllocator<uint8_t>(RAMAllocator<uint8_t>::PREFER_INTERNAL).make_unique_array_for_overwrite(SIG_BLOCK_SIZE);
   if (!block) {
     OTA_IDF_SIG_LOG(ESP_LOGE, "out of memory");
     return false;

esphome/components/output/__init__.py

@@ -53,12 +53,17 @@ async def setup_output_platform_(obj, config):
     if CONF_POWER_SUPPLY in config:
         power_supply_ = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_POWER_SUPPLY])
         cg.add(obj.set_power_supply(power_supply_))
-    if CONF_MAX_POWER in config:
+    # The C++ initializers are max_power 1.0 and min_power 0.0; skip the setter when
+    # the config matches them. The define stays whenever the key is present because
+    # platforms such as ac_dimmer read the scaling fields directly.
+    if (max_power := config.get(CONF_MAX_POWER)) is not None:
         cg.add_define("USE_OUTPUT_FLOAT_POWER_SCALING")
-        cg.add(obj.set_max_power(config[CONF_MAX_POWER]))
-    if CONF_MIN_POWER in config:
+        if max_power != 1.0:
+            cg.add(obj.set_max_power(max_power))
+    if (min_power := config.get(CONF_MIN_POWER)) is not None:
         cg.add_define("USE_OUTPUT_FLOAT_POWER_SCALING")
-        cg.add(obj.set_min_power(config[CONF_MIN_POWER]))
+        if min_power != 0.0:
+            cg.add(obj.set_min_power(min_power))
     # Only emit when zero_means_zero is actually enabled. The schema defaults to False
     # so this key is always present; emitting unconditionally would force
     # USE_OUTPUT_FLOAT_POWER_SCALING on for every output, defeating the gate.

esphome/components/output/float_output.h

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class FloatOutput : public BinaryOutput {
   virtual void write_state(float state) = 0;
 
 #ifdef USE_OUTPUT_FLOAT_POWER_SCALING
+  // Codegen skips the setters for these values; keep in sync with output/__init__.py
   float max_power_{1.0f};
   float min_power_{0.0f};
   bool zero_means_zero_{false};

esphome/components/pmsa003i/pmsa003i.cpp

@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ void PMSA003IComponent::update() {
 bool PMSA003IComponent::read_data_(PM25AQIData *data) {
   uint8_t buffer[COUNT_DATA_BYTES];
 
-  this->read_bytes_raw(buffer, COUNT_DATA_BYTES);
+  const i2c::ErrorCode error = this->read(buffer, COUNT_DATA_BYTES);
+  if (error != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "I2C error %d", error);
+    return false;
+  }
 
   // https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_PM25AQI
 

esphome/components/router/speaker/router_speaker.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
+#include "esphome/core/application.h"
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 #include "esp_timer.h"
@@ -12,6 +14,9 @@ namespace esphome::router {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "router.speaker";
 
+// Maximum time to wait for the active output to report running after start() before giving up
+static const uint32_t STATE_TRANSITION_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
+
 static inline uint32_t atomic_subtract_clamped(std::atomic<uint32_t> &var, uint32_t amount) {
   uint32_t current = var.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
   uint32_t subtracted = 0;
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ void Router::loop() {
 
       this->apply_cached_state_to_active_();
       this->state_ = speaker::STATE_STARTING;
+      this->state_start_ms_ = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
       active->start();
     }
     return;
@@ -86,10 +92,17 @@ void Router::loop() {
   // set_audio_stream_info() and never reaches the output on its own; if the format
   // changed while stopped, only start()'s apply_cached_state_to_active_() pushes it
   // down before the output's play()-side auto-start locks in the stale format.
-  if (active->is_stopped()) {
+  // While STARTING, ignore a transient stopped report as speaker running state
+  // is set asynchronously from start(). Timeout if the speaker never transitions.
+  if (this->state_ == speaker::STATE_STARTING) {
+    if (active->is_running()) {
+      this->state_ = speaker::STATE_RUNNING;
+    } else if ((App.get_loop_component_start_time() - this->state_start_ms_) > STATE_TRANSITION_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Active output did not start; giving up");
+      this->state_ = speaker::STATE_STOPPED;
+    }
+  } else if (active->is_stopped()) {
     this->state_ = speaker::STATE_STOPPED;
-  } else if (this->state_ == speaker::STATE_STARTING && active->is_running()) {
-    this->state_ = speaker::STATE_RUNNING;
   }
 }
 
@@ -133,6 +146,8 @@ void Router::start() {
   this->frames_in_pipeline_.store(0, std::memory_order_release);
   this->apply_cached_state_to_active_();
   this->state_ = speaker::STATE_STARTING;
+  // May run on a producer task, so the cached loop timestamp is not usable here
+  this->state_start_ms_ = millis();
   this->get_active_output()->start();
 }
 

esphome/components/router/speaker/router_speaker.h

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class Router final : public Component, public speaker::Speaker {
   // frames_in_pipeline_.
   std::atomic<uint32_t> frames_in_pipeline_{0};
 
+  // Set when entering STATE_STARTING; used to time out a start the output never acts on
+  uint32_t state_start_ms_{0};
+
   bool cached_pause_{false};
 
   void apply_cached_state_to_active_();

esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         player_cfg = data.player_config
         sample_rate = player_cfg[CONF_SAMPLE_RATE]
 
-        codecs = player_cfg[CONF_CODECS]
+        codecs = [CODECS[codec] for codec in player_cfg[CONF_CODECS]]
 
         def _audio_format(codec: MockObj, channels: int) -> cg.StructInitializer:
             return cg.StructInitializer(

esphome/components/sensor/__init__.py

@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ _SENSOR_SCHEMA = (
                 cv.requires_component("mqtt"),
                 cv.Any(None, cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds),
             ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_FILTERS): validate_filters,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_FILTERS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_filters,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_VALUE): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_RAW_VALUE): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_VALUE_RANGE): automation.validate_automation(

esphome/components/template/water_heater/template_water_heater.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "template_water_heater.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
+#include <cmath>
+
 namespace esphome::template_ {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "template.water_heater";
@@ -45,9 +47,12 @@ water_heater::WaterHeaterTraits TemplateWaterHeater::traits() {
 void TemplateWaterHeater::loop() {
   bool changed = false;
 
+  // NAN is passed through so a source that has no value yet shows as unknown, but NAN never
+  // equals NAN, so an already-NAN value must not count as a change or it would republish forever.
   auto curr_temp = this->current_temperature_f_.call();
   if (curr_temp.has_value()) {
-    if (*curr_temp != this->current_temperature_) {
+    if (*curr_temp != this->current_temperature_ &&
+        !(std::isnan(*curr_temp) && std::isnan(this->current_temperature_))) {
       this->current_temperature_ = *curr_temp;
       changed = true;
     }
@@ -55,7 +60,8 @@ void TemplateWaterHeater::loop() {
 
   auto target_temp = this->target_temperature_f_.call();
   if (target_temp.has_value()) {
-    if (*target_temp != this->target_temperature_) {
+    if (*target_temp != this->target_temperature_ &&
+        !(std::isnan(*target_temp) && std::isnan(this->target_temperature_))) {
       this->target_temperature_ = *target_temp;
       changed = true;
     }

esphome/components/text_sensor/__init__.py

@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ _TEXT_SENSOR_SCHEMA = (
             cv.Optional(
                 CONF_DEVICE_CLASS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
             ): validate_device_class,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_FILTERS): validate_filters,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_FILTERS, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): validate_filters,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_VALUE): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_RAW_VALUE): automation.validate_automation({}),
         }

esphome/components/web_server/__init__.py

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ CONF_SORTING_GROUPS = "sorting_groups"
 CONF_SORTING_WEIGHT = "sorting_weight"
 CONF_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = "allowed_origins"
 
+# Schema default that also matches the C++ initializer in web_server_base.h; codegen
+# skips the setter when the config equals it.
+DEFAULT_PORT = 80
+
 
 web_server_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("web_server")
 WebServer = web_server_ns.class_("WebServer", cg.Component, cg.Controller)
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     cv.Schema(
         {
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(WebServer),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_PORT, default=80): cv.port,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_PORT, default=DEFAULT_PORT): cv.port,
             cv.Optional(CONF_VERSION, default=2): cv.one_of(1, 2, 3, int=True),
             cv.Optional(CONF_CSS_URL): cv.string,
             cv.Optional(CONF_CSS_INCLUDE): cv.file_,
@@ -379,9 +383,11 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
 
     version = config[CONF_VERSION]
 
-    cg.add(paren.set_port(config[CONF_PORT]))
+    # Skip the setter when the config matches the C++ initializer (DEFAULT_PORT).
+    if (port := config[CONF_PORT]) != DEFAULT_PORT:
+        cg.add(paren.set_port(port))
     cg.add_define("USE_WEBSERVER")
-    cg.add_define("USE_WEBSERVER_PORT", config[CONF_PORT])
+    cg.add_define("USE_WEBSERVER_PORT", port)
     cg.add_define("USE_WEBSERVER_VERSION", version)
     if version >= 2:
         # Don't compress the index HTML as the data sizes are almost the same.
@@ -395,9 +401,11 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     # Captive portal will still be able to perform OTA updates even when this is set
     if config.get(CONF_OTA) is False:
         cg.add_define("USE_WEBSERVER_OTA_DISABLED")
-    cg.add(var.set_expose_log(config[CONF_LOG]))
+    # expose_log_ is true in C++; only emit the setter to turn it off.
     if config[CONF_LOG]:
         request_log_listener()  # Request a log listener slot for web server log streaming
+    else:
+        cg.add(var.set_expose_log(False))
     if config[CONF_ENABLE_PRIVATE_NETWORK_ACCESS]:
         cg.add_define("USE_WEBSERVER_PRIVATE_NETWORK_ACCESS")
     if (allowed_origins := config.get(CONF_ALLOWED_ORIGINS)) is not None:
@@ -433,7 +441,9 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         path = CORE.relative_config_path(config[CONF_JS_INCLUDE])
         with path.open(encoding="utf-8") as js_file:
             add_resource_as_progmem("JS_INCLUDE", js_file.read())
-    cg.add(var.set_include_internal(config[CONF_INCLUDE_INTERNAL]))
+    # include_internal_ is false in C++; only emit the setter to turn it on.
+    if config[CONF_INCLUDE_INTERNAL]:
+        cg.add(var.set_include_internal(True))
     if CONF_LOCAL in config and config[CONF_LOCAL]:
         cg.add_define("USE_WEBSERVER_LOCAL")
     if config[CONF_COMPRESSION] == "gzip":

esphome/components/web_server_base/web_server_base.h

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class WebServerBase final {
 
  protected:
   uint8_t initialized_{0};
-  uint16_t port_{80};
+  uint16_t port_{80};  // Keep in sync with DEFAULT_PORT in web_server/__init__.py
   AsyncWebServer *server_{nullptr};
   std::vector<AsyncWebHandler *> handlers_;
 #ifdef USE_WEBSERVER_AUTH

esphome/components/wifi/__init__.py

@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ MAX_WIFI_NETWORKS = 127
 # get best-effort connection attempts. Longer timeout ensures we exhaust all options
 # before falling back to AP mode. Aligned with improv wifi_timeout default.
 DEFAULT_AP_TIMEOUT = "90s"
+DEFAULT_REBOOT_TIMEOUT = "15min"
+# Both defaults also match the C++ initializers in wifi_component.h; codegen skips
+# the setter when the config equals them.
 
 wifi_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("wifi")
 EAPAuth = wifi_ns.struct("EAPAuth")
@@ -285,7 +288,9 @@ WIFI_NETWORK_BASE = cv.Schema(
         cv.Optional(CONF_SSID): cv.sensitive(cv.ssid),
         cv.Optional(CONF_PASSWORD): cv.sensitive(validate_password),
         cv.Optional(CONF_CHANNEL): validate_channel,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_MANUAL_IP): STA_MANUAL_IP_SCHEMA,
+        cv.Optional(
+            CONF_MANUAL_IP, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+        ): STA_MANUAL_IP_SCHEMA,
     }
 )
 
@@ -484,12 +489,14 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             ),
             cv.Optional(CONF_SSID): cv.sensitive(cv.ssid),
             cv.Optional(CONF_PASSWORD): cv.sensitive(validate_password),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_MANUAL_IP): STA_MANUAL_IP_SCHEMA,
+            cv.Optional(
+                CONF_MANUAL_IP, visibility=cv.Visibility.ADVANCED
+            ): STA_MANUAL_IP_SCHEMA,
             cv.Optional(CONF_EAP): EAP_AUTH_SCHEMA,
             cv.Optional(CONF_AP): wifi_network_ap,
             cv.Optional(CONF_DOMAIN, default=".local"): cv.domain_name,
             cv.Optional(
-                CONF_REBOOT_TIMEOUT, default="15min"
+                CONF_REBOOT_TIMEOUT, default=DEFAULT_REBOOT_TIMEOUT
             ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
             cv.SplitDefault(
                 CONF_POWER_SAVE_MODE,
@@ -599,7 +606,8 @@ def wifi_network(config, ap, static_ip):
         cg.add(ap.set_channel(config[CONF_CHANNEL]))
     if static_ip is not None:
         cg.add(ap.set_manual_ip(manual_ip(static_ip)))
-    if CONF_PRIORITY in config:
+    # priority_ is 0 in C++; skip the setter when the config matches it.
+    if config.get(CONF_PRIORITY, 0) != 0:
         cg.add(ap.set_priority(config[CONF_PRIORITY]))
 
     return ap
@@ -623,6 +631,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
     networks = config.get(CONF_NETWORKS, [])
     if networks:
         cg.add(var.init_sta(len(networks)))
+        if len(networks) > 1:
+            # The ESP32 scan can filter one SSID in the driver; with several the whole list is kept
+            cg.add_define("USE_WIFI_MULTI_SSID")
 
         def add_sta(ap: cg.MockObj, network: dict) -> None:
             ip_config = network.get(CONF_MANUAL_IP, config.get(CONF_MANUAL_IP))
@@ -645,7 +656,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
             WiFiAP(),
             lambda ap: cg.add(var.set_ap(wifi_network(conf, ap, ip_config))),
         )
-        cg.add(var.set_ap_timeout(conf[CONF_AP_TIMEOUT]))
+        # Skip the setter when the config matches the C++ initializer.
+        if (ap_timeout := conf[CONF_AP_TIMEOUT]) != cv.time_period(DEFAULT_AP_TIMEOUT):
+            cg.add(var.set_ap_timeout(ap_timeout))
         cg.add_define("USE_WIFI_AP")
 
     # ESP32: register the WiFi stack with the esp32 sdkconfig reconciler, which
@@ -661,10 +674,27 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if has_manual_ip:
         cg.add_define("USE_WIFI_MANUAL_IP")
 
-    cg.add(var.set_reboot_timeout(config[CONF_REBOOT_TIMEOUT]))
-    cg.add(var.set_power_save_mode(config[CONF_POWER_SAVE_MODE]))
-    if CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE in config:
-        cg.add(var.set_min_auth_mode(config[CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE]))
+    # The C++ initializers are DEFAULT_REBOOT_TIMEOUT, power save NONE and minimum
+    # auth WPA2; skip the setters when the config matches them.
+    if (reboot_timeout := config[CONF_REBOOT_TIMEOUT]) != cv.time_period(
+        DEFAULT_REBOOT_TIMEOUT
+    ):
+        cg.add(var.set_reboot_timeout(reboot_timeout))
+    if (power_save_mode := config[CONF_POWER_SAVE_MODE]) != "NONE":
+        if reasons := CORE.data.get(POWER_SAVE_OFF_REASONS_KEY):
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "power_save_mode %s is not applied: %s",
+                power_save_mode,
+                "; ".join(reasons),
+            )
+        else:
+            cg.add(var.set_power_save_mode(power_save_mode))
+    # From here on force_power_save_off() can no longer take effect
+    CORE.data[POWER_SAVE_APPLIED_KEY] = True
+    if (
+        min_auth_mode := config.get(CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE)
+    ) is not None and min_auth_mode != "WPA2":
+        cg.add(var.set_min_auth_mode(min_auth_mode))
     fast_connect = config[CONF_FAST_CONNECT]
     if fast_connect[CONF_ENABLED]:
         cg.add_define("USE_WIFI_FAST_CONNECT")
@@ -822,6 +852,8 @@ async def wifi_disable_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 
 KEEP_SCAN_RESULTS_KEY = "wifi_keep_scan_results"
 RUNTIME_POWER_SAVE_KEY = "wifi_runtime_power_save"
+POWER_SAVE_OFF_REASONS_KEY = "wifi_power_save_off_reasons"
+POWER_SAVE_APPLIED_KEY = "wifi_power_save_applied"
 RUNTIME_ROAMING_SUPPRESSION_KEY = "wifi_runtime_roaming_suppression"
 # Keys for listener counts
 IP_STATE_LISTENERS_KEY = "wifi_ip_state_listeners"
@@ -854,6 +886,25 @@ def request_wifi_scan_results_lock() -> None:
     CORE.data[SCAN_RESULTS_LOCK_KEY] = True
 
 
+def force_power_save_off(reason: str) -> None:
+    """Keep the station out of WiFi power save regardless of power_save_mode.
+
+    Components whose platform cannot run power save safely call this from their
+    final validation (FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA), which always runs before any code
+    generation. Every distinct reason is kept; when the configured mode is not
+    NONE, wifi's code generation logs them and skips the mode. Calling it once
+    wifi has generated its code is too late and raises.
+    """
+    if POWER_SAVE_APPLIED_KEY in CORE.data:
+        raise EsphomeError(
+            "wifi.force_power_save_off() must be called from final validation, "
+            "before wifi generates its code"
+        )
+    reasons: list[str] = CORE.data.setdefault(POWER_SAVE_OFF_REASONS_KEY, [])
+    if reason not in reasons:
+        reasons.append(reason)
+
+
 def enable_runtime_power_save_control():
     """Enable runtime WiFi power save control.
 

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp

@@ -1498,8 +1498,8 @@ void WiFiComponent::check_scanning_finished() {
     return;
   }
   this->scan_done_ = false;
-  this->has_completed_scan_after_captive_portal_start_ =
-      true;  // Track that we've done a scan since captive portal started
+  // A driver filtered scan saw one SSID; a portal that started during it still needs a full scan
+  this->has_completed_scan_after_captive_portal_start_ = !this->is_scan_driver_filtered_();
   this->retry_hidden_mode_ = RetryHiddenMode::SCAN_BASED;
 
   if (this->scan_result_.empty()) {
@@ -2415,7 +2415,7 @@ void WiFiComponent::handle_driver_roam_(const bssid_t &bssid, uint8_t channel) {
 void WiFiComponent::release_scan_results_() {
   if (!this->keep_scan_results_) {
     ScanResultsLock lock(this);
-#if defined(USE_RP2) || defined(USE_ESP32)
+#if defined(USE_RP2)
     // std::vector - use swap trick since shrink_to_fit is non-binding
     decltype(this->scan_result_)().swap(this->scan_result_);
 #else

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h

@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ struct EAPAuth {
 
 using bssid_t = std::array<uint8_t, 6>;
 
-/// Initial reserve size for filtered scan results (typical: 1-3 matching networks per SSID)
-static constexpr size_t WIFI_SCAN_RESULT_FILTERED_RESERVE = 8;
+// ESP32 with one configured network: the driver filters the scan by its SSID and only this many of
+// its BSSIDs are kept, the strongest ones
+static constexpr size_t WIFI_SCAN_RESULT_BOUND = 12;
 
-// Use std::vector for RP2040 (callback-based) and ESP32 (destructive scan API)
-// Use FixedVector for ESP8266 and LibreTiny where two-pass exact allocation is possible
-#if defined(USE_RP2) || defined(USE_ESP32)
+// RP2040's callback delivers results one at a time with no count, so it needs a growable vector
+#if defined(USE_RP2)
 template<typename T> using wifi_scan_vector_t = std::vector<T>;
 #else
 template<typename T> using wifi_scan_vector_t = FixedVector<T>;
@@ -913,11 +913,11 @@ class WiFiComponent final : public Component {
   float output_power_{NAN};
   uint32_t action_started_;
   uint32_t last_connected_{0};
-  uint32_t reboot_timeout_{};
+  uint32_t reboot_timeout_{900000};  // Keep in sync with DEFAULT_REBOOT_TIMEOUT in __init__.py
   uint32_t roaming_last_check_{0};
   uint32_t roaming_scan_end_{0};  // Timestamp when last roaming scan completed
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_AP
-  uint32_t ap_timeout_{};
+  uint32_t ap_timeout_{90000};  // Keep in sync with DEFAULT_AP_TIMEOUT in __init__.py
 #endif
 
   // 1-byte enums and integers
@@ -948,6 +948,12 @@ class WiFiComponent final : public Component {
   uint8_t num_ipv6_addresses_{0};
 #endif /* USE_NETWORK_IPV6 */
   bool error_from_callback_{false};
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && !defined(USE_WIFI_MULTI_SSID)
+  bool scan_driver_filtered_{false};
+  bool is_scan_driver_filtered_() const { return this->scan_driver_filtered_; }
+#else
+  constexpr bool is_scan_driver_filtered_() const { return false; }
+#endif
 #if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
   // Platform-specific STA state enum, defined in platform cpp file.
   // On ESP8266, written from SDK system context (wifi_event_callback) —

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp

@@ -773,7 +773,11 @@ void WiFiComponent::wifi_scan_done_callback_(void *arg, STATUS status) {
     }
   }
 
-  this->scan_result_.init(count);  // Exact allocation
+  if (!this->scan_result_.try_init(count)) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No memory for %zu scan results", count);
+    this->scan_done_ = true;
+    return;
+  }
 
   // Second pass: store matching networks
   for (bss_info *it = head; it != nullptr; it = STAILQ_NEXT(it, next)) {

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ void WiFiComponent::wifi_process_event_(IDFWiFiEvent *data) {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Scan done: status=%" PRIu32 " number=%u scan_id=%u", it.status, it.number, it.scan_id);
 
     uint16_t number = it.number;
-    bool needs_full = this->needs_full_scan_results_();
+    const bool filtered = this->is_scan_driver_filtered_();
+    const bool needs_full = this->needs_full_scan_results_();
     {
       // Mutate in place under the lock; blocking a portal request is fine and
       // avoids scratch buffers
@@ -926,8 +927,14 @@ void WiFiComponent::wifi_process_event_(IDFWiFiEvent *data) {
         return;
       }
 
-      // Smart reserve: full capacity if needed, small reserve otherwise
-      this->scan_result_.reserve(needs_full ? number : WIFI_SCAN_RESULT_FILTERED_RESERVE);
+      const size_t wanted = filtered ? std::min<size_t>(number, WIFI_SCAN_RESULT_BOUND) : number;
+      // Storage is reused across the scans of one retry cycle and freed on connect; an exhausted
+      // heap drops this scan and the retry logic scans again
+      if (this->scan_result_.capacity() < wanted && !this->scan_result_.try_init(wanted)) {
+        esp_wifi_clear_ap_list();
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No memory for %zu scan results", wanted);
+        return;
+      }
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_HOSTED
       // getting records one at a time fails on P4 with hosted esp32 WiFi coprocessor
@@ -955,22 +962,38 @@ void WiFiComponent::wifi_process_event_(IDFWiFiEvent *data) {
         }
 #endif  // USE_ESP32_HOSTED
 
-        // Check C string first - avoid std::string construction for non-matching networks
         const char *ssid_cstr = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(record.ssid);
-
-        // Only construct std::string and store if needed
-        if (needs_full || this->matches_configured_network_(ssid_cstr, record.bssid)) {
-          bssid_t bssid;
-          std::copy(record.bssid, record.bssid + 6, bssid.begin());
+        if (!needs_full && !this->matches_configured_network_(ssid_cstr, record.bssid)) {
+          this->log_discarded_scan_result_(ssid_cstr, record.bssid, record.rssi, record.primary);
+          continue;
+        }
+        bssid_t bssid;
+        std::copy(record.bssid, record.bssid + 6, bssid.begin());
+        if (this->scan_result_.size() < wanted) {
           this->scan_result_.emplace_back(bssid, ssid_cstr, strlen(ssid_cstr), record.primary, record.rssi,
                                           record.authmode != WIFI_AUTH_OPEN, ssid_cstr[0] == '\0');
-        } else {
-          this->log_discarded_scan_result_(ssid_cstr, record.bssid, record.rssi, record.primary);
+          continue;
         }
+        // Records arrive in scan order, not by signal, so a bounded store keeps the strongest by
+        // replacing its weakest entry. Only SSID and signal decide here; a channel or auth constrained
+        // network hidden behind 12 stronger APs of its own SSID is not a real deployment
+        WiFiScanResult *weakest = &this->scan_result_[0];
+        for (auto &res : this->scan_result_) {
+          if (res.get_rssi() < weakest->get_rssi())
+            weakest = &res;
+        }
+        if (record.rssi <= weakest->get_rssi()) {
+          this->log_discarded_scan_result_(ssid_cstr, record.bssid, record.rssi, record.primary);
+          continue;
+        }
+        // Rebuilt in place rather than assigned; assignment pulls in CompactString's operators, 104 B of flash
+        weakest->~WiFiScanResult();
+        new (weakest) WiFiScanResult(bssid, ssid_cstr, strlen(ssid_cstr), record.primary, record.rssi,
+                                     record.authmode != WIFI_AUTH_OPEN, ssid_cstr[0] == '\0');
       }
     }
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Scan complete: %u found, %zu stored%s", number, this->scan_result_.size(),
-             needs_full ? "" : " (filtered)");
+             filtered ? LOG_STR_LITERAL(" (driver filtered)") : LOG_STR_LITERAL(""));
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_SCAN_RESULTS_LISTENERS
     this->notify_scan_results_listeners_();
 #endif
@@ -1047,6 +1070,16 @@ bool WiFiComponent::wifi_scan_start_(bool passive) {
   wifi_scan_config_t config{};
   config.ssid = nullptr;
   config.bssid = nullptr;
+#ifndef USE_WIFI_MULTI_SSID
+  // One configured network with an SSID: let the driver keep only its APs, so the WiFi library
+  // holds fewer records during the scan. Full results (portal, provisioning, listeners) and a
+  // network configured by BSSID alone still scan everything
+  this->scan_driver_filtered_ =
+      !this->needs_full_scan_results_() && this->sta_.size() == 1 && !this->sta_[0].get_ssid().empty();
+  if (this->scan_driver_filtered_) {
+    config.ssid = const_cast<uint8_t *>(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(this->sta_[0].get_ssid().c_str()));
+  }
+#endif
   config.channel = 0;
   config.show_hidden = true;
   config.scan_type = passive ? WIFI_SCAN_TYPE_PASSIVE : WIFI_SCAN_TYPE_ACTIVE;

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp

@@ -709,7 +709,11 @@ void WiFiComponent::wifi_scan_done_callback_() {
       }
     }
 
-    this->scan_result_.init(count);  // Exact allocation
+    if (!this->scan_result_.try_init(count)) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No memory for %zu scan results", count);
+      WiFi.scanDelete();
+      return;
+    }
 
     // Second pass: store matching networks
     for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {

esphome/config_validation.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from ipaddress import (
     ip_network,
 )
 import logging
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 from string import ascii_letters, digits
@@ -1967,38 +1968,51 @@ def _remap_bundle_path(value: str) -> Path | None:
     return remap_bundle_path(value)
 
 
-def directory(value: object) -> Path:
-    value = string(value)
-    path = CORE.relative_config_path(value)
+def _declaring_document(value: str) -> Path | None:
+    """Return the on-disk YAML file *value* was loaded from, absolute, or None."""
+    esp_range = getattr(value, "esp_range", None)
+    if esp_range is None:
+        return None
+    document = Path(esp_range.start_mark.document).absolute()
+    return document if document.is_file() else None
 
-    if not path.exists():
-        remapped = _remap_bundle_path(value)
-        if remapped is None:
+
+def _existing_path(value: str, kind: str, is_kind: Callable[[Path], bool]) -> Path:
+    """Resolve *value* to a *kind* entry: config dir, then declaring document, then bundle remap."""
+    path = CORE.relative_config_path(value)
+    if is_kind(path):
+        return path
+    candidates = [path]
+    tried_document: Path | None = None
+    if (document := _declaring_document(value)) is not None:
+        beside_document = document.parent / Path(value).expanduser()
+        if os.path.normpath(beside_document) != os.path.normpath(path):
+            candidates.append(beside_document)
+            tried_document = document
+    if (remapped := _remap_bundle_path(value)) is not None:
+        candidates.append(remapped)
+    for candidate in candidates:
+        if is_kind(candidate):
+            return candidate
+    for candidate in candidates:
+        if candidate.exists():
             raise Invalid(
-                f"Could not find directory '{path}'. Please make sure it exists (full path: {path.resolve()})."
+                f"Path '{candidate}' is not a {kind} (full path: {candidate.resolve()})."
             )
-        path = remapped
-    if not path.is_dir():
-        raise Invalid(
-            f"Path '{path}' is not a directory (full path: {path.resolve()})."
-        )
-    return path
+    also = (
+        f" Also looked next to {tried_document}." if tried_document is not None else ""
+    )
+    raise Invalid(
+        f"Could not find {kind} '{path}'. Please make sure it exists (full path: {path.resolve()}).{also}"
+    )
+
+
+def directory(value: object) -> Path:
+    return _existing_path(string(value), "directory", Path.is_dir)
 
 
 def file_(value: object) -> Path:
-    value = string(value)
-    path = CORE.relative_config_path(value)
-
-    if not path.exists():
-        remapped = _remap_bundle_path(value)
-        if remapped is None:
-            raise Invalid(
-                f"Could not find file '{path}'. Please make sure it exists (full path: {path.resolve()})."
-            )
-        path = remapped
-    if not path.is_file():
-        raise Invalid(f"Path '{path}' is not a file (full path: {path.resolve()}).")
-    return path
+    return _existing_path(string(value), "file", Path.is_file)
 
 
 ENTITY_ID_CHARACTERS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789_"

esphome/const.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 from esphome.enum import StrEnum
 
-__version__ = "2026.9.0b3"
+__version__ = "2026.9.0b5"
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"
 VALID_SUBSTITUTIONS_CHARACTERS = (

esphome/core/__init__.py

@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ class EsphomeCore:
         self.defines = set()
         self.platformio_options = {}
         self.loaded_integrations = set()
+        self.loaded_platforms = set()
         self.component_ids = set()
         self.platform_counts = defaultdict(int)
         self.unique_ids = {}

esphome/core/defines.h

@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO
 #define USE_PROMETHEUS
 #define USE_WIFI_WPA2_EAP
+// Kept in the Arduino block so clang-tidy sees both scan storage paths
+#define USE_WIFI_MULTI_SSID
 #endif
 
 // Platforms with native 64-bit time sources (no rollover tracking needed)

esphome/core/entity_base.cpp

@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ void EntityBase::configure_entity_(const char *name, uint32_t object_id_hash, ui
   this->flags_.entity_category = (entity_fields >> ENTITY_FIELD_ENTITY_CATEGORY_SHIFT) & 0x3;
 }
 
+void EntityBase::set_internal(bool internal) {
+  // Remove the after-setup path in 2027.3.0 and ignore the call instead.
+  if (App.is_setup_complete()) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "'%s': set_internal() after setup is undefined behavior, stops working in 2027.3.0",
+             this->get_name().c_str());
+  }
+  this->flags_.internal = internal;
+}
+
 // Weak default lookup functions — overridden by generated code in main.cpp
 __attribute__((weak)) const char *entity_device_class_lookup(uint8_t) { return ""; }
 __attribute__((weak)) const char *entity_uom_lookup(uint8_t) { return ""; }

esphome/core/entity_base.h

@@ -88,13 +88,26 @@ class EntityBase {
   // Get whether this Entity should be hidden outside ESPHome
   bool is_internal() const { return this->flags_.internal; }
 
-  // Deprecated: Calling set_internal() at runtime is undefined behavior. Components and clients
-  // are NOT notified of the change, the flag may have already been read during setup, and there
-  // is NO guarantee any consumer will observe the new value. Use the 'internal:' YAML key instead.
-  ESPDEPRECATED("set_internal() is undefined behavior at runtime — components and Home Assistant are NOT "
-                "notified. Use the 'internal:' YAML key instead. Will be removed in 2027.3.0.",
-                "2026.3.0")
-  void set_internal(bool internal) { this->flags_.internal = internal; }
+  // Set whether this Entity should be hidden outside ESPHome. Prefer the 'internal:' YAML key
+  // whenever possible: it is guaranteed and has none of the limitations below. Use this only when
+  // the decision can only be made at boot. Must be called before MQTT and the API read the flag:
+  // from on_boot at the default priority, or a setup() that runs above setup_priority::AFTER_WIFI.
+  // If the answer comes from a device handshake, hold setup with can_proceed() until it arrives.
+  // Calls after setup finishes are undefined behavior: the flag is still written and an error is
+  // logged, and from 2027.3.0 the call will be ignored.
+  //
+  // Known limitations. Not bugs, so no issue reports please; a PR that removes one with no RAM
+  // or performance cost would be considered.
+  // - No consumer is notified of a change, so the flag can only be decided once per boot.
+  // - The guard is coarse: a call from a priority below AFTER_WIFI (an on_boot with a low priority,
+  //   or a setup() at LATE) still passes, but the API camera listener is already registered, MQTT
+  //   (AFTER_CONNECTION) has cached the flag, and an API client that connected while setup was
+  //   stalled on a slow component has already listed the entities, so they keep the old value.
+  // - Un-hiding an entity declared 'internal: true' in YAML skips the duplicate name check that
+  //   codegen runs for exposed entities, so a name collision can surface at runtime. Entities with
+  //   only an 'id:' are forced internal and use the id as their name.
+  // - Zigbee codegen skips YAML internal entities entirely, so un-hiding cannot add them to Zigbee.
+  void set_internal(bool internal);
 
   // Check if this object is declared to be disabled by default.
   // That means that when the device gets added to Home Assistant (or other clients) it should

esphome/core/helpers.h

@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdarg>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <functional>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
+#include <new>
 #include <span>
 #include <string>
 #include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 #include <concepts>
 #include <strings.h>
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#include <esp_system.h>
 #include <esp_heap_caps.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -539,7 +544,15 @@ template<typename T, size_t N> inline void init_array_from(std::array<T, N> &des
   }
 }
 
-/// Fixed-capacity vector - allocates once at runtime, never reallocates
+// Abort with a reason that reaches the panic output on ESP32. Elsewhere the literal is dropped
+// before it can land in rodata, which is RAM on ESP8266
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#define ESPHOME_ABORT_WITH_REASON(reason) esp_system_abort(reason)
+#else
+#define ESPHOME_ABORT_WITH_REASON(reason) abort()
+#endif
+
+/// Fixed-capacity vector - sized once through init() or try_init(); push_back never reallocates
 /// This avoids std::vector template overhead (_M_realloc_insert, _M_default_append)
 /// when size is known at initialization but not at compile time
 template<typename T> class FixedVector {
@@ -562,8 +575,7 @@ template<typename T> class FixedVector {
   void cleanup_() {
     if (data_ != nullptr) {
       destroy_elements_();
-      // Free raw memory
-      ::operator delete(data_);
+      free(data_);  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory,cppcoreguidelines-no-malloc)
     }
   }
 
@@ -632,16 +644,27 @@ template<typename T> class FixedVector {
   // Allocate capacity - can be called multiple times to reinit
   // IMPORTANT: After calling init(), you MUST use push_back() to add elements.
   // Direct assignment via operator[] does NOT update the size counter.
+  // Aborts on exhaustion; use try_init() to handle failure.
   void init(size_t n) {
+    if (!try_init(n))
+      ESPHOME_ABORT_WITH_REASON("FixedVector: out of memory");
+  }
+
+  // Same as init(), but returns false when memory is exhausted; the previous storage is freed either way
+  bool try_init(size_t n) {
     cleanup_();
     reset_();
-    if (n > 0) {
-      // Allocate raw memory without calling constructors
-      // sizeof(T) is correct here for any type T (value types, pointers, etc.)
-      // NOLINTNEXTLINE(bugprone-sizeof-expression)
-      data_ = static_cast<T *>(::operator new(n * sizeof(T)));
-      capacity_ = n;
-    }
+    if (n == 0)
+      return true;
+    if (n > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(T))
+      return false;  // the byte count would wrap into a small block
+    // sizeof(T) is correct here for any type T (value types, pointers, etc.)
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(bugprone-sizeof-expression,cppcoreguidelines-no-malloc,cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+    data_ = static_cast<T *>(malloc(n * sizeof(T)));
+    if (data_ == nullptr)
+      return false;
+    capacity_ = n;
+    return true;
   }
 
   // Clear the vector (destroy all elements, reset size to 0, keep capacity)
@@ -738,14 +761,22 @@ template<typename T> class FixedVector {
 template<size_t STACK_SIZE, typename T = uint8_t> class SmallBufferWithHeapFallback {
  public:
   explicit SmallBufferWithHeapFallback(size_t size) {
+    static_assert(std::is_trivially_default_constructible_v<T> && std::is_trivially_destructible_v<T>,
+                  "the heap fallback leaves elements unconstructed");
     if (size <= STACK_SIZE) {
       this->buffer_ = this->stack_buffer_;
     } else {
-      this->heap_buffer_ = new T[size];
+      if (size <= SIZE_MAX / sizeof(T)) {
+        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(bugprone-sizeof-expression,cppcoreguidelines-no-malloc,cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+        this->heap_buffer_ = static_cast<T *>(malloc(size * sizeof(T)));
+      }
+      // Callers write through get() unchecked, so exhaustion aborts like the new[] it replaces
+      if (this->heap_buffer_ == nullptr)
+        ESPHOME_ABORT_WITH_REASON("SmallBufferWithHeapFallback: out of memory");
       this->buffer_ = this->heap_buffer_;
     }
   }
-  ~SmallBufferWithHeapFallback() { delete[] this->heap_buffer_; }
+  ~SmallBufferWithHeapFallback() { free(this->heap_buffer_); }  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-no-malloc)
 
   // Delete copy and move operations to prevent double-delete
   SmallBufferWithHeapFallback(const SmallBufferWithHeapFallback &) = delete;
@@ -2095,6 +2126,10 @@ void delay_microseconds_safe(uint32_t us);
 /// @name Memory management
 ///@{
 
+template<typename T> struct RAMDeleter;
+/// unique_ptr over RAMAllocator storage
+template<typename T> using RAMUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<T, RAMDeleter<T>>;
+
 /** An STL allocator that uses SPI or internal RAM.
  * Returns `nullptr` in case no memory is available.
  *
@@ -2165,6 +2200,26 @@ template<class T> class RAMAllocator {
     free(p);  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory,cppcoreguidelines-no-malloc)
   }
 
+  /// Value initialize one T; empty on exhaustion. new (std::nothrow) aborts on ESP-IDF instead.
+  /// Default flags prefer PSRAM; pass PREFER_INTERNAL to keep an object where plain new put it.
+  template<typename... Args> RAMUniquePtr<T> make_unique(Args &&...args) {
+    static_assert(alignof(T) <= alignof(std::max_align_t), "malloc storage cannot hold an over aligned type");
+    T *p = this->allocate(1);
+    if (p == nullptr)
+      return {};
+    // ::new so a class scoped operator new cannot hide the global placement form
+    return RAMUniquePtr<T>(::new (p) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+  }
+
+  /// n elements left uninitialized, as std::make_unique_for_overwrite does; empty on exhaustion, overflow, and n == 0
+  RAMUniquePtr<T[]> make_unique_array_for_overwrite(size_t n) {
+    static_assert(std::is_trivially_default_constructible_v<T>, "elements are left unconstructed");
+    static_assert(alignof(T) <= alignof(std::max_align_t), "malloc storage cannot hold an over aligned type");
+    if (n == 0 || n > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(T))
+      return {};
+    return RAMUniquePtr<T[]>(this->allocate(n));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the total heap space available via this allocator
    */
@@ -2227,6 +2282,19 @@ template<class T> class RAMAllocator {
 
 template<class T> using ExternalRAMAllocator = RAMAllocator<T>;
 
+/// Destroys and frees RAMAllocator storage. Not convertible: free() needs the address malloc returned
+template<typename T> struct RAMDeleter {
+  void operator()(T *p) const {
+    p->~T();
+    RAMAllocator<T>().deallocate(p, 1);
+  }
+};
+/// Array form: elements must be trivial, the count is not stored so only the storage is freed
+template<typename T> struct RAMDeleter<T[]> {
+  static_assert(std::is_trivially_destructible_v<T>, "RAMUniquePtr<T[]> is for trivially destructible elements");
+  void operator()(T *p) const { RAMAllocator<T>().deallocate(p, 1); }
+};
+
 /**
  * Functions to constrain the range of arithmetic values.
  */

platformio.ini

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ lib_deps_base =
 lib_deps =
     ${common.lib_deps_base}
     https://github.com/dudanov/MideaUART.git#eeea6c3e9b4474f067054592b435be1c4e466815 ; midea
-    esphome/noise-c@0.1.26                 ; noise (api, ota)
+    esphome/noise-c@0.1.30                 ; noise (api, ota)
     improv/Improv@1.2.7                    ; improv_serial / esp32_improv
     kikuchan98/pngle@1.1.0                 ; online_image
     ; Using the repository directly, otherwise ESP-IDF can't use the library
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ lib_deps =
     ${common:idf-component-libs.lib_deps}
     ESP32Async/ESPAsyncWebServer@3.9.6    ; web_server_base
     droscy/esp_wireguard@0.4.5            ; wireguard
-    esphome/noise-c@0.1.26                ; noise (api, ota)
+    esphome/noise-c@0.1.30                ; noise (api, ota)
     ESP32Async/AsyncTCP@3.4.5             ; async_tcp
     DNSServer                             ; captive_portal
     heman/AsyncMqttClient-esphome@2.0.0   ; mqtt
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ build_unflags =
 extends = common
 platform = platformio/native
 lib_deps =
-    esphome/noise-c@0.1.26  ; used by noise (api, ota)
+    esphome/noise-c@0.1.30  ; used by noise (api, ota)
     lvgl/lvgl@9.5.0         ; lvgl
 build_flags =
     ${common.build_flags}

script/cpp_unit_test.py

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ PLATFORMIO_OPTIONS = {
 
 
 def run_tests(selected_components: list[str]) -> int:
-    os.environ["ASAN_OPTIONS"] = "detect_leaks=0"
+    # allocator_may_return_null: an oversized request must come back empty, not abort the run
+    os.environ["ASAN_OPTIONS"] = "detect_leaks=0:allocator_may_return_null=1"
     return build_and_run(
         selected_components=selected_components,
         tests_dir=COMPONENTS_TESTS_DIR,

tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble/config/test_power_save.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+esphome:
+  name: bk-power-save
+
+bk72xx:
+  board: cb2s
+
+wifi:
+  ssid: test
+  password: testtest
+  power_save_mode: high
+
+bk72xx_ble:

tests/component_tests/bk72xx_ble/test_power_save.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+"""bk72xx_ble keeps WiFi power save off: the Beken SDK's MCU sleep does not
+wake up once the station is stopped while the BLE controller runs."""
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_power_save_mode_is_not_applied_with_ble(
+    generate_main: Callable[[str | Path], str],
+    component_config_path: Callable[[str], Path],
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+) -> None:
+    main_cpp = generate_main(component_config_path("test_power_save.yaml"))
+
+    assert "bk72xx_ble::BK72xxBLE" in main_cpp
+    assert "set_power_save_mode(" not in main_cpp
+    assert "power_save_mode HIGH is not applied" in caplog.text
+    assert "issues/18592" in caplog.text

tests/component_tests/config_validation/test_advanced_visibility.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Power-user fields are marked as advanced on the shared schemas.
+
+``filters``, ``manual_ip`` and the GPIO switch interlock options are knobs
+whose defaults suit nearly every user, so a schema-aware editor should keep
+them behind its "advanced settings" disclosure rather than on the main form.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib
+
+import pytest
+
+from esphome.components import binary_sensor, ethernet, sensor, text_sensor, wifi
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+
+
+def _markers(schema: cv.Schema) -> dict[str, object]:
+    s = schema
+    if hasattr(s, "validators"):
+        # cv.All -> the schema is the first validator.
+        s = s.validators[0]
+    return {str(k): k for k in s.schema}
+
+
+def _gpio_switch_schema() -> cv.Schema:
+    return importlib.import_module("esphome.components.gpio.switch").CONFIG_SCHEMA
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("label", "schema_factory", "fields"),
+    [
+        ("sensor", sensor.sensor_schema, ["filters"]),
+        ("binary_sensor", binary_sensor.binary_sensor_schema, ["filters"]),
+        ("text_sensor", text_sensor.text_sensor_schema, ["filters"]),
+        ("wifi_network", lambda: wifi.WIFI_NETWORK_BASE, ["manual_ip"]),
+        ("wifi", lambda: wifi.CONFIG_SCHEMA, ["manual_ip"]),
+        ("ethernet", lambda: ethernet.BASE_SCHEMA, ["manual_ip"]),
+        ("gpio_switch", _gpio_switch_schema, ["interlock", "interlock_wait_time"]),
+    ],
+)
+def test_power_user_fields_are_advanced(
+    label: str, schema_factory, fields: list[str]
+) -> None:
+    markers = _markers(schema_factory())
+    for field in fields:
+        assert markers[field].visibility is cv.Visibility.ADVANCED, f"{label}.{field}"
+
+
+def test_interlock_wait_time_keeps_its_default() -> None:
+    """Marking the field advanced must not drop its default."""
+    markers = _markers(_gpio_switch_schema())
+    assert markers["interlock_wait_time"].default() == "0ms"

tests/component_tests/esp8266_pwm/config/frequency.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+esphome:
+  name: test
+
+esp8266:
+  board: d1_mini
+
+output:
+  - platform: esp8266_pwm
+    id: default_frequency
+    pin: GPIO4
+    frequency: 1kHz
+  - platform: esp8266_pwm
+    id: custom_frequency
+    pin: GPIO5
+    frequency: 2kHz
+  - platform: esp8266_pwm
+    id: schema_default_frequency
+    pin: GPIO12

tests/component_tests/esp8266_pwm/test_esp8266_pwm.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""Tests for the esp8266_pwm output codegen."""
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def test_default_frequency_is_not_emitted(
+    generate_main: Callable[[str | Path], str],
+    component_config_path: Callable[[str], Path],
+) -> None:
+    """The 1 kHz default already lives in the C++ initializer."""
+    main_cpp = generate_main(component_config_path("frequency.yaml"))
+
+    assert "default_frequency->set_frequency(" not in main_cpp
+    assert "schema_default_frequency->set_frequency(" not in main_cpp
+    assert "custom_frequency->set_frequency(2000.0f);" in main_cpp

tests/component_tests/light/config/transitions.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+esphome:
+  name: test
+
+esp32:
+  board: esp32dev
+
+output:
+  - platform: ledc
+    id: out_a
+    pin: GPIO4
+  - platform: ledc
+    id: out_b
+    pin: GPIO5
+
+light:
+  - platform: monochromatic
+    id: plain_light
+    output: out_a
+    flash_transition_length: 0s
+  - platform: monochromatic
+    id: fancy_light
+    output: out_b
+    flash_transition_length: 500ms
+    effects:
+      - pulse:
+  - platform: monochromatic
+    id: bare_light
+    output: out_a

tests/component_tests/light/test_default_setters.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""Tests that light codegen skips setters for default values."""
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def test_default_flash_length_and_empty_effects_are_not_emitted(
+    generate_main: Callable[[str | Path], str],
+    component_config_path: Callable[[str], Path],
+) -> None:
+    """A 0 ms flash transition and an empty effect list match the C++ defaults."""
+    main_cpp = generate_main(component_config_path("transitions.yaml"))
+
+    assert "plain_light->set_flash_transition_length(" not in main_cpp
+    assert "plain_light->add_effects(" not in main_cpp
+    assert "bare_light->set_flash_transition_length(" not in main_cpp
+    assert "bare_light->add_effects(" not in main_cpp
+    assert "fancy_light->set_flash_transition_length(500);" in main_cpp
+    assert "fancy_light->add_effects({" in main_cpp

tests/component_tests/logger/test_logger.py

@@ -52,3 +52,35 @@ def test_logger_pre_setup_before_other_components(generate_main):
             f"Component allocation '{alloc.group()}' at position {alloc.start()} "
             f"appears before logger pre_setup() at position {logger_pre_setup.start()}"
         )
+
+
+def test_default_uart_selection_is_not_emitted(generate_main):
+    """UART0 is the C++ initializer on ESP8266, so the setter is skipped."""
+    main_cpp = generate_main("tests/component_tests/logger/test_logger.yaml")
+
+    assert "set_uart_selection(" not in main_cpp
+
+
+def test_custom_uart_selection_is_emitted(generate_main):
+    """A non default UART still reaches the setter before pre_setup()."""
+    main_cpp = generate_main("tests/component_tests/logger/test_logger_uart1.yaml")
+
+    assert "set_uart_selection(logger::UART_SELECTION_UART1);" in main_cpp
+
+
+def test_libretiny_default_uart_selection_is_not_emitted(generate_main):
+    """DEFAULT is the C++ initializer on LibreTiny, so the setter is skipped."""
+    main_cpp = generate_main(
+        "tests/component_tests/logger/test_logger_libretiny_default.yaml"
+    )
+
+    assert "set_uart_selection(" not in main_cpp
+
+
+def test_libretiny_uart0_is_emitted(generate_main):
+    """UART0 is not the LibreTiny initializer, so it must still be set."""
+    main_cpp = generate_main(
+        "tests/component_tests/logger/test_logger_libretiny_uart0.yaml"
+    )
+
+    assert "set_uart_selection(logger::UART_SELECTION_UART0);" in main_cpp

tests/component_tests/logger/test_logger_libretiny_default.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+esphome:
+  name: test
+
+rtl87xx:
+  board: generic-rtl8710bn-2mb-788k
+
+logger:

tests/component_tests/logger/test_logger_libretiny_uart0.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+esphome:
+  name: test
+
+rtl87xx:
+  board: generic-rtl8710bn-2mb-788k
+
+logger:
+  hardware_uart: UART0

tests/component_tests/logger/test_logger_uart1.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+esphome:
+  name: test
+
+esp8266:
+  board: d1_mini_lite
+
+logger:
+  hardware_uart: UART1

tests/component_tests/modbus/test_modbus.py

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def test_server_schema_rejects_address_zero() -> None:
 
 
 def test_client_schema_still_accepts_address_zero() -> None:
-    # Not rejected for clients today, but not supported either: a client broadcast gets no reply and
-    # stalls the hub for the full send-wait.
+    # A client may address 0: writes are broadcast, and reads are allowed with allow_broadcast_read.
     schema = modbus.modbus_device_schema(0x01)
     assert schema({CONF_MODBUS_ID: "hub", CONF_ADDRESS: 0})[CONF_ADDRESS] == 0

tests/component_tests/modbus_client/test_modbus_client.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ guard is a safety property: these tests pin it to every handler slot.
 import pytest
 
 from esphome import config_validation as cv
-from esphome.components import modbus_client
+from esphome.components import modbus, modbus_client
 from esphome.components.modbus_client import (
     CONF_ON_NO_RESPONSE,
     CONF_ON_NOT_SENT,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def test_on_no_response_retry_lambda_accepted() -> None:
 
 def test_continuous_on_write_pdu_rejected() -> None:
     """A literal write-code PDU with continuous: true is rejected at config time (reads only)."""
-    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="does not apply to a write PDU"):
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="does not apply to function code"):
         MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
             {
                 CONF_ADDRESS: 0x01,
@@ -185,3 +185,145 @@ def test_multi_conf_no_default_is_set() -> None:
     """
     assert modbus_client.MULTI_CONF is True
     assert modbus_client.MULTI_CONF_NO_DEFAULT is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", [CONF_CONTINUOUS, modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ])
+def test_send_rejects_read_option_on_static_write_pdu(key: str) -> None:
+    # A read option set true on a static write PDU is refused at validation, naming the key.
+    config = {
+        CONF_ADDRESS: 1,
+        CONF_PDU: [0x06, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x01],
+        key: True,
+    }
+    with pytest.raises(
+        cv.Invalid, match=f"'{key}: true' does not apply to function code"
+    ):
+        MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(config)
+
+
+def test_send_accepts_allow_broadcast_read_on_read_pdu() -> None:
+    # allow_broadcast_read defaults to False and is accepted on a read PDU to address 0.
+    config = MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+        {CONF_ADDRESS: 0, CONF_PDU: [0x03, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x02]}
+    )
+    assert config[modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ] is False
+    config = MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+        {
+            CONF_ADDRESS: 0,
+            CONF_PDU: [0x03, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x02],
+            modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ: True,
+        }
+    )
+    assert config[modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ] is True
+
+
+def test_send_rejects_write_option_on_static_read_pdu() -> None:
+    # The write-side option is refused on a static read PDU, the mirror of the read-option check.
+    key = modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE
+    with pytest.raises(
+        cv.Invalid, match=f"'{key}: true' does not apply to function code"
+    ):
+        MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+            {CONF_ADDRESS: 0, CONF_PDU: [0x03, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x02], key: True}
+        )
+
+
+def test_send_accepts_write_option_on_static_write_pdu() -> None:
+    config = MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+        {
+            CONF_ADDRESS: 0,
+            CONF_PDU: [0x06, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x01],
+            modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE: True,
+        }
+    )
+    assert config[modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE] is True
+
+
+def test_write_actions_offer_write_option_only() -> None:
+    # Every write action takes expect_broadcast_write_response and none of the read options.
+    from esphome.components.modbus_client import (
+        _WRITE_MULTIPLE_COILS_SCHEMA,
+        _WRITE_MULTIPLE_REGISTERS_SCHEMA,
+        _WRITE_SINGLE_COIL_SCHEMA,
+        _WRITE_SINGLE_REGISTER_SCHEMA,
+        CONF_START_ADDRESS,
+        CONF_VALUE,
+        CONF_VALUES,
+    )
+
+    write_key = modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE
+    base = {CONF_ADDRESS: 0, CONF_START_ADDRESS: 0x10, write_key: True}
+    for schema, extra in (
+        (_WRITE_SINGLE_REGISTER_SCHEMA, {CONF_VALUE: 1}),
+        (_WRITE_SINGLE_COIL_SCHEMA, {CONF_VALUE: True}),
+        (_WRITE_MULTIPLE_REGISTERS_SCHEMA, {CONF_VALUES: [1, 2]}),
+        (_WRITE_MULTIPLE_COILS_SCHEMA, {CONF_VALUES: [True, False]}),
+    ):
+        config = schema({**base, **extra})
+        assert config[write_key] is True
+        assert modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ not in config
+        with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid):
+            schema({**base, **extra, modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ: True})
+
+
+def test_send_options_follow_the_hub_classification() -> None:
+    # A vendor code is broadcastable, so it takes the write-side flag and refuses the read-side one;
+    # 0x17 is a read for broadcast purposes, so the reverse holds.
+    write_key = modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE
+    read_key = modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ
+    assert MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+        {CONF_ADDRESS: 0, CONF_PDU: [0x41, 0x01], write_key: True}
+    )[write_key]
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match=f"'{read_key}: true' does not apply"):
+        MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+            {CONF_ADDRESS: 0, CONF_PDU: [0x41, 0x01], read_key: True}
+        )
+    pdu_0x17 = [0x17, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x00, 0x01]
+    assert MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+        {CONF_ADDRESS: 0, CONF_PDU: pdu_0x17, read_key: True}
+    )[read_key]
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match=f"'{write_key}: true' does not apply"):
+        MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+            {CONF_ADDRESS: 0, CONF_PDU: pdu_0x17, write_key: True}
+        )
+
+
+def test_read_write_multiple_offers_allow_broadcast_read_only() -> None:
+    from esphome.components.modbus_client import (
+        _READ_WRITE_MULTIPLE_REGISTERS_SCHEMA,
+        CONF_READ_ADDRESS,
+        CONF_VALUES,
+        CONF_WRITE_ADDRESS,
+    )
+
+    config = _READ_WRITE_MULTIPLE_REGISTERS_SCHEMA(
+        {
+            CONF_ADDRESS: 0,
+            CONF_READ_ADDRESS: 0x10,
+            CONF_WRITE_ADDRESS: 0x20,
+            CONF_VALUES: [1],
+            modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ: True,
+        }
+    )
+    assert config[modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ] is True
+    assert CONF_CONTINUOUS not in config
+    assert modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE not in config
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "key",
+    [modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ, modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE],
+)
+def test_broadcast_options_rejected_on_literal_unicast_address(key: str) -> None:
+    # A broadcast-only option on a literal non-zero address would be silently dropped by the hub.
+    if key == modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ:
+        pdu = [0x03, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x01]
+    else:
+        pdu = [0x06, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x01]
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="only applies to the broadcast address"):
+        MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA({CONF_ADDRESS: 1, CONF_PDU: pdu, key: True})
+    # A templated address is not decidable at validation and passes through.
+    config = MODBUS_CLIENT_SEND_SCHEMA(
+        {CONF_ADDRESS: Lambda("return 1;"), CONF_PDU: pdu, key: True}
+    )
+    assert config[key] is True

tests/component_tests/modbus_controller/test_broadcast_address.py

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""A modbus_controller cannot poll the broadcast address (0) unless allow_broadcast_read says the
+device answers it."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from esphome import config_validation as cv
+from esphome.components import modbus
+from esphome.components.modbus_controller import CONFIG_SCHEMA
+from esphome.const import CONF_ADDRESS
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
+
+
+def _controller(address: int, **extra: object) -> ConfigType:
+    return CONFIG_SCHEMA({modbus.CONF_MODBUS_ID: "bus", CONF_ADDRESS: address, **extra})
+
+
+def test_address_zero_rejected_by_default() -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="broadcast address"):
+        _controller(0)
+
+
+def test_address_zero_accepted_with_allow_broadcast_read() -> None:
+    config = _controller(0, **{modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ: True})
+    assert config[CONF_ADDRESS] == 0
+    assert config[modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ] is True
+
+
+def test_allow_broadcast_read_defaults_false() -> None:
+    assert _controller(1)[modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ] is False
+
+
+def test_writer_entity_takes_expect_broadcast_write_response() -> None:
+    # The write-side option lives on the writing platforms, not the controller.
+    from esphome.components.modbus_controller.const import CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID
+    from esphome.components.modbus_controller.switch import (
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA as SWITCH_SCHEMA,
+    )
+    from esphome.const import CONF_NAME
+
+    key = modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE
+    base = {
+        CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID: "ctl",
+        CONF_NAME: "Switch",
+        "register_type": "coil",
+        CONF_ADDRESS: 0x20,
+    }
+    assert SWITCH_SCHEMA(base)[key] is False
+    assert SWITCH_SCHEMA({**base, CONF_NAME: "Switch 2", key: True})[key] is True
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid):
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA({modbus.CONF_MODBUS_ID: "bus", CONF_ADDRESS: 1, key: True})
+
+
+def test_allow_broadcast_read_requires_address_zero() -> None:
+    # The option only means something at address 0; elsewhere it would be silently inert.
+    with pytest.raises(cv.Invalid, match="only applies to the broadcast address"):
+        _controller(5, **{modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ: True})
+
+
+def test_add_command_options_skips_defaults() -> None:
+    # The setter is only emitted when an option differs from its C++ default.
+    import esphome.codegen as cg
+    from esphome.const import CONF_CONTINUOUS
+
+    var = cg.MockObj("ctl")
+    emitted: list = []
+    original = cg.add
+    cg.add = emitted.append
+    try:
+        modbus.add_command_options(
+            var, "set_read_options", {CONF_CONTINUOUS: False}, direction="read"
+        )
+        assert emitted == []
+        modbus.add_command_options(
+            var, "set_read_options", {CONF_CONTINUOUS: True}, direction="read"
+        )
+        assert len(emitted) == 1
+        assert "set_read_options" in str(emitted[0])
+    finally:
+        cg.add = original

tests/component_tests/modbus_controller/test_custom_pdu.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ test cannot: a write-coded custom_pdu polled continuously is rejected there.
 import pytest
 from voluptuous import Invalid, MultipleInvalid
 
+from esphome.components import modbus
 from esphome.components.modbus_controller import (
     ModbusItemBaseSchema,
     validate_custom_pdu_item,
@@ -55,14 +56,21 @@ def test_custom_pdu_rejects_non_byte_values() -> None:
         ModbusItemBaseSchema({CONF_CUSTOM_PDU: [0x0103, 0x002A]})
 
 
-def _controller_full_config(*, continuous: bool) -> Config:
+def _controller_full_config(
+    *, continuous: bool, allow_broadcast_read: bool = False
+) -> Config:
     """A minimal full-config graph with one modbus_controller declaring id 'ctl', enough for the
-    final-validate to resolve the controller (and its continuous flag) from an item's
+    final-validate to resolve the controller (and its option flags) from an item's
     modbus_controller_id."""
     ctl_id = ID("ctl", is_declaration=True)
     config = Config()
     config["modbus_controller"] = [
-        {CONF_ID: ctl_id, CONF_ADDRESS: 1, CONF_CONTINUOUS: continuous}
+        {
+            CONF_ID: ctl_id,
+            CONF_ADDRESS: 0 if allow_broadcast_read else 1,
+            CONF_CONTINUOUS: continuous,
+            modbus.CONF_ALLOW_BROADCAST_READ: allow_broadcast_read,
+        }
     ]
     config.declare_ids.append((ctl_id, ["modbus_controller", 0, CONF_ID]))
     return config
@@ -98,3 +106,64 @@ def test_continuous_read_custom_pdu_allowed(reset_full_config) -> None:
             CONF_CUSTOM_PDU: [0x03, 0x00, 0x2A, 0x00, 0x01],
         }
     )
+
+
+def test_broadcastable_custom_pdu_rejected_under_broadcast_controller(
+    reset_full_config,
+) -> None:
+    """A vendor-coded custom_pdu under an allow_broadcast_read controller would be a real broadcast,
+    never answered, so it is rejected at final validate."""
+    fv.full_config.set(
+        _controller_full_config(continuous=False, allow_broadcast_read=True)
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(Invalid, match="is a real broadcast at address 0"):
+        validate_custom_pdu_item(
+            {
+                CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID: ID("ctl"),
+                CONF_CUSTOM_PDU: [0x41, 0x00, 0x03],
+            }
+        )
+
+
+def test_read_custom_pdu_allowed_under_broadcast_controller(reset_full_config) -> None:
+    """A read-coded custom_pdu (0x03) is answered under allow_broadcast_read, so it is fine."""
+    fv.full_config.set(
+        _controller_full_config(continuous=False, allow_broadcast_read=True)
+    )
+    validate_custom_pdu_item(
+        {
+            CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID: ID("ctl"),
+            CONF_CUSTOM_PDU: [0x03, 0x00, 0x2A, 0x00, 0x01],
+        }
+    )
+
+
+def test_write_option_rejected_under_unicast_controller(reset_full_config) -> None:
+    """expect_broadcast_write_response on a writer entity whose controller is not at address 0 is
+    rejected at final validate, where the controller's address is known."""
+    from esphome.components.modbus_controller import validate_writer_item
+
+    fv.full_config.set(_controller_full_config(continuous=False))
+    with pytest.raises(
+        Invalid, match="only applies when the 'ctl' modbus_controller is at address 0"
+    ):
+        validate_writer_item(
+            {
+                CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID: ID("ctl"),
+                modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE: True,
+            }
+        )
+
+
+def test_write_option_allowed_under_broadcast_controller(reset_full_config) -> None:
+    from esphome.components.modbus_controller import validate_writer_item
+
+    fv.full_config.set(
+        _controller_full_config(continuous=False, allow_broadcast_read=True)
+    )
+    validate_writer_item(
+        {
+            CONF_MODBUS_CONTROLLER_ID: ID("ctl"),
+            modbus.CONF_EXPECT_BROADCAST_WRITE_RESPONSE: True,
+        }
+    )

tests/component_tests/number/config/mode.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+esphome:
+  name: test
+
+esp32:
+  board: esp32dev
+
+number:
+  - platform: template
+    id: auto_number
+    min_value: 0
+    max_value: 10
+    step: 1
+    optimistic: true
+  - platform: template
+    id: box_number
+    min_value: 0
+    max_value: 10
+    step: 1
+    mode: box
+    optimistic: true
+  - platform: template
+    id: explicit_auto_number
+    min_value: 0
+    max_value: 10
+    step: 1
+    mode: auto
+    optimistic: true