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-practicesfor 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
- •Raw:
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