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home-assistant-esphome

ESPHome + Home Assistant workflows for provisioning, adoption, entity naming, encryption keys (noisepsk / api encryption), OTA updates, and troubleshooting offline devices. Use when working with ESPHome Device Builder, the HA ESPHome integration, or when generating ESPHome YAML and validating entities in HA.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/bradsjm/hassio-addons --skill home-assistant-esphome
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads home-assistant-esphome automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

ESPHome + Home Assistant

Workflow

  • Identify the task: new device/adopt, offline troubleshooting, or YAML feature changes.
  • For HA-side validation, discover ESPHome entities and map to devices before changing names.
  • For YAML changes, edit in ESPHome Device Builder (UI-first), validate, then install (USB first flash, OTA thereafter).
  • When building automations from ESPHome entities, follow home-assistant-best-practices for automation patterns.

HA-side discovery (common)

  • Check integration state: ha_get_integration(query="esphome")
  • Find entities by name or area: ha_search_entities(query="kitchen", limit=50)
  • Map entity to device: ha_get_device(entity_id="...")

Local helper (bundled)

All reference and script files are relative to the location of this SKILL.md file.

  • Generate a new base64 32-byte key:
    • Raw: python3 scripts/gen_esphome_noise_psk.py
    • YAML block: python3 scripts/gen_esphome_noise_psk.py --yaml

References

  • Core resources and docs: references/resources.md
  • YAML snippets and naming patterns: references/snippets.md
  • Troubleshooting: references/troubleshooting.md
  • HA config flow specifics: references/ha-config-flow.md

FAQ

What does the home-assistant-esphome skill do?

ESPHome + Home Assistant workflows for provisioning, adoption, entity naming, encryption keys (noisepsk / api encryption), OTA updates, and troubleshooting offline devices. Use when working with ESPHome Device Builder, the HA ESPHome integration, or when generating ESPHome YAML and validating entities in HA.

How do I install home-assistant-esphome?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/bradsjm/hassio-addons --skill home-assistant-esphome in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/home-assistant-esphome/ (personal) or .claude/skills/home-assistant-esphome/ (project).

Which AI agents can use home-assistant-esphome?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is home-assistant-esphome safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains home-assistant-esphome?

It is published by bradsjm in bradsjm/hassio-addons. It has 652 recorded installs.

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