From 4d4283bcfa1fa9f7d1139a45206418b476b07a7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:50:23 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 01/12] [udp] Store addresses in flash instead of heap (#13330)

---
 esphome/components/udp/__init__.py            |   3 +-
 esphome/components/udp/udp_component.cpp      |  12 +-
 esphome/components/udp/udp_component.h        |  14 +-
 tests/components/udp/common.yaml              |   5 +-
 .../fixtures/udp_send_receive.yaml            |  33 ++++
 tests/integration/test_udp.py                 | 171 ++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 222 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/integration/fixtures/udp_send_receive.yaml
 create mode 100644 tests/integration/test_udp.py

diff --git a/esphome/components/udp/__init__.py b/esphome/components/udp/__init__.py
index 69abf4b989..9be196d420 100644
--- a/esphome/components/udp/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/udp/__init__.py
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.add(var.set_broadcast_port(conf_port[CONF_BROADCAST_PORT]))
     if (listen_address := str(config[CONF_LISTEN_ADDRESS])) != "255.255.255.255":
         cg.add(var.set_listen_address(listen_address))
-    for address in config[CONF_ADDRESSES]:
-        cg.add(var.add_address(str(address)))
+    cg.add(var.set_addresses([str(addr) for addr in config[CONF_ADDRESSES]]))
     if on_receive := config.get(CONF_ON_RECEIVE):
         on_receive = on_receive[0]
         trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(on_receive[CONF_TRIGGER_ID])
diff --git a/esphome/components/udp/udp_component.cpp b/esphome/components/udp/udp_component.cpp
index 4474efeb77..947a59dfa9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/udp/udp_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/udp/udp_component.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 #include "esphome/components/network/util.h"
 #include "udp_component.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace udp {
+namespace esphome::udp {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "udp";
 
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ void UDPComponent::setup() {
   // 8266 and RP2040 `Duino
   for (const auto &address : this->addresses_) {
     auto ipaddr = IPAddress();
-    ipaddr.fromString(address.c_str());
+    ipaddr.fromString(address);
     this->ipaddrs_.push_back(ipaddr);
   }
   if (this->should_listen_)
@@ -130,8 +129,8 @@ void UDPComponent::dump_config() {
                 "  Listen Port: %u\n"
                 "  Broadcast Port: %u",
                 this->listen_port_, this->broadcast_port_);
-  for (const auto &address : this->addresses_)
-    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Address: %s", address.c_str());
+  for (const char *address : this->addresses_)
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Address: %s", address);
   if (this->listen_address_.has_value()) {
     char addr_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Listen address: %s", this->listen_address_.value().str_to(addr_buf));
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ void UDPComponent::send_packet(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
   }
 #endif
 }
-}  // namespace udp
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::udp
 
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/udp/udp_component.h b/esphome/components/udp/udp_component.h
index 065789ae28..9967e4dbbb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/udp/udp_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/udp/udp_component.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #ifdef USE_NETWORK
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/components/network/ip_address.h"
 #if defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS) || defined(USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_SOCKETS)
 #include "esphome/components/socket/socket.h"
@@ -9,15 +10,17 @@
 #ifdef USE_SOCKET_IMPL_LWIP_TCP
 #include <WiFiUdp.h>
 #endif
+#include <initializer_list>
 #include <vector>
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace udp {
+namespace esphome::udp {
 
 static const size_t MAX_PACKET_SIZE = 508;
 class UDPComponent : public Component {
  public:
-  void add_address(const char *addr) { this->addresses_.emplace_back(addr); }
+  void set_addresses(std::initializer_list<const char *> addresses) { this->addresses_ = addresses; }
+  /// Prevent accidental use of std::string which would dangle
+  void set_addresses(std::initializer_list<std::string> addresses) = delete;
   void set_listen_address(const char *listen_addr) { this->listen_address_ = network::IPAddress(listen_addr); }
   void set_listen_port(uint16_t port) { this->listen_port_ = port; }
   void set_broadcast_port(uint16_t port) { this->broadcast_port_ = port; }
@@ -49,11 +52,10 @@ class UDPComponent : public Component {
   std::vector<IPAddress> ipaddrs_{};
   WiFiUDP udp_client_{};
 #endif
-  std::vector<std::string> addresses_{};
+  FixedVector<const char *> addresses_{};
 
   optional<network::IPAddress> listen_address_{};
 };
 
-}  // namespace udp
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::udp
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/components/udp/common.yaml b/tests/components/udp/common.yaml
index 98546d49ef..3466e8d2ee 100644
--- a/tests/components/udp/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/udp/common.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ wifi:
 udp:
   id: my_udp
   listen_address: 239.0.60.53
-  addresses: ["239.0.60.53"]
+  addresses:
+    - "239.0.60.53"
+    - "192.168.1.255"
+    - "10.0.0.255"
   on_receive:
     - logger.log:
         format: "Received %d bytes"
diff --git a/tests/integration/fixtures/udp_send_receive.yaml b/tests/integration/fixtures/udp_send_receive.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..155d932722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/fixtures/udp_send_receive.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+esphome:
+  name: udp-test
+
+host:
+
+api:
+  services:
+    - service: send_udp_message
+      then:
+        - udp.write:
+            id: test_udp
+            data: "HELLO_UDP_TEST"
+    - service: send_udp_bytes
+      then:
+        - udp.write:
+            id: test_udp
+            data: [0x55, 0x44, 0x50, 0x5F, 0x42, 0x59, 0x54, 0x45, 0x53]  # "UDP_BYTES"
+
+logger:
+  level: DEBUG
+
+udp:
+  - id: test_udp
+    addresses:
+      - "127.0.0.1"
+      - "127.0.0.2"
+    port:
+      listen_port: UDP_LISTEN_PORT_PLACEHOLDER
+      broadcast_port: UDP_BROADCAST_PORT_PLACEHOLDER
+    on_receive:
+      - logger.log:
+          format: "Received UDP: %d bytes"
+          args: [data.size()]
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_udp.py b/tests/integration/test_udp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74c7ef60e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/test_udp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+"""Integration test for UDP component."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+import contextlib
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+import socket
+
+import pytest
+
+from .types import APIClientConnectedFactory, RunCompiledFunction
+
+
+@dataclass
+class UDPReceiver:
+    """Collects UDP messages received."""
+
+    messages: list[bytes] = field(default_factory=list)
+    message_received: asyncio.Event = field(default_factory=asyncio.Event)
+
+    def on_message(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        """Called when a message is received."""
+        self.messages.append(data)
+        self.message_received.set()
+
+    async def wait_for_message(self, timeout: float = 5.0) -> bytes:
+        """Wait for a message to be received."""
+        await asyncio.wait_for(self.message_received.wait(), timeout=timeout)
+        return self.messages[-1]
+
+    async def wait_for_content(self, content: bytes, timeout: float = 5.0) -> bytes:
+        """Wait for a specific message content."""
+        deadline = asyncio.get_event_loop().time() + timeout
+        while True:
+            for msg in self.messages:
+                if content in msg:
+                    return msg
+            remaining = deadline - asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
+            if remaining <= 0:
+                raise TimeoutError(
+                    f"Content {content!r} not found in messages: {self.messages}"
+                )
+            try:
+                await asyncio.wait_for(self.message_received.wait(), timeout=remaining)
+                self.message_received.clear()
+            except TimeoutError:
+                raise TimeoutError(
+                    f"Content {content!r} not found in messages: {self.messages}"
+                ) from None
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def udp_listener(port: int = 0) -> AsyncGenerator[tuple[int, UDPReceiver]]:
+    """Async context manager that listens for UDP messages.
+
+    Args:
+        port: Port to listen on. 0 for auto-assign.
+
+    Yields:
+        Tuple of (port, UDPReceiver) where port is the UDP port being listened on.
+    """
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+    sock.bind(("127.0.0.1", port))
+    sock.setblocking(False)
+    actual_port = sock.getsockname()[1]
+
+    receiver = UDPReceiver()
+
+    async def receive_messages() -> None:
+        """Background task to receive UDP messages."""
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                data = await loop.sock_recv(sock, 4096)
+                if data:
+                    receiver.on_message(data)
+            except BlockingIOError:
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
+            except Exception:
+                break
+
+    task = asyncio.create_task(receive_messages())
+    try:
+        yield actual_port, receiver
+    finally:
+        task.cancel()
+        with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await task
+        sock.close()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_udp_send_receive(
+    yaml_config: str,
+    run_compiled: RunCompiledFunction,
+    api_client_connected: APIClientConnectedFactory,
+) -> None:
+    """Test UDP component can send messages with multiple addresses configured."""
+    # Track log lines to verify dump_config output
+    log_lines: list[str] = []
+
+    def on_log_line(line: str) -> None:
+        log_lines.append(line)
+
+    async with udp_listener() as (udp_port, receiver):
+        # Replace placeholders in the config
+        config = yaml_config.replace("UDP_LISTEN_PORT_PLACEHOLDER", str(udp_port + 1))
+        config = config.replace("UDP_BROADCAST_PORT_PLACEHOLDER", str(udp_port))
+
+        async with (
+            run_compiled(config, line_callback=on_log_line),
+            api_client_connected() as client,
+        ):
+            # Verify device is running
+            device_info = await client.device_info()
+            assert device_info is not None
+            assert device_info.name == "udp-test"
+
+            # Get services
+            _, services = await client.list_entities_services()
+
+            # Test sending string message
+            send_message_service = next(
+                (s for s in services if s.name == "send_udp_message"), None
+            )
+            assert send_message_service is not None, (
+                "send_udp_message service not found"
+            )
+
+            await client.execute_service(send_message_service, {})
+
+            try:
+                msg = await receiver.wait_for_content(b"HELLO_UDP_TEST", timeout=5.0)
+                assert b"HELLO_UDP_TEST" in msg
+            except TimeoutError:
+                pytest.fail(
+                    f"UDP string message not received. Got: {receiver.messages}"
+                )
+
+            # Test sending bytes
+            send_bytes_service = next(
+                (s for s in services if s.name == "send_udp_bytes"), None
+            )
+            assert send_bytes_service is not None, "send_udp_bytes service not found"
+
+            await client.execute_service(send_bytes_service, {})
+
+            try:
+                msg = await receiver.wait_for_content(b"UDP_BYTES", timeout=5.0)
+                assert b"UDP_BYTES" in msg
+            except TimeoutError:
+                pytest.fail(f"UDP bytes message not received. Got: {receiver.messages}")
+
+            # Verify we received at least 2 messages (string + bytes)
+            assert len(receiver.messages) >= 2, (
+                f"Expected at least 2 messages, got {len(receiver.messages)}"
+            )
+
+            # Verify dump_config logged all configured addresses
+            # This tests that FixedVector<const char*> stores addresses correctly
+            log_text = "\n".join(log_lines)
+            assert "Address: 127.0.0.1" in log_text, (
+                f"Address 127.0.0.1 not found in dump_config. Log: {log_text[-2000:]}"
+            )
+            assert "Address: 127.0.0.2" in log_text, (
+                f"Address 127.0.0.2 not found in dump_config. Log: {log_text[-2000:]}"
+            )

From 0a1e7ee50b1eae6a32e1318a3cf34b6cd5d2f1f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:50:42 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 02/12] [pipsolar] Store command strings in flash (#13336)

---
 .../components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.cpp  |  2 +-
 .../components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.h    |  8 +++++---
 .../components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.cpp  | 11 +++--------
 .../components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.h    | 13 ++++++++-----
 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.cpp b/esphome/components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.cpp
index 163fbf4eb2..ebfb9a7bbc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ static const char *const TAG = "pipsolar.output";
 
 void PipsolarOutput::write_state(float state) {
   char tmp[10];
-  sprintf(tmp, this->set_command_.c_str(), state);
+  snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), this->set_command_, state);
 
   if (std::find(this->possible_values_.begin(), this->possible_values_.end(), state) != this->possible_values_.end()) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Will write: %s out of value %f / %02.0f", tmp, state, state);
diff --git a/esphome/components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.h b/esphome/components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.h
index b4b8000962..66eda8e391 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pipsolar/output/pipsolar_output.h
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ class PipsolarOutput : public output::FloatOutput {
  public:
   PipsolarOutput() {}
   void set_parent(Pipsolar *parent) { this->parent_ = parent; }
-  void set_set_command(const std::string &command) { this->set_command_ = command; };
+  void set_set_command(const char *command) { this->set_command_ = command; }
+  /// Prevent accidental use of std::string which would dangle
+  void set_set_command(const std::string &command) = delete;
   void set_possible_values(std::vector<float> possible_values) { this->possible_values_ = std::move(possible_values); }
-  void set_value(float value) { this->write_state(value); };
+  void set_value(float value) { this->write_state(value); }
 
  protected:
   void write_state(float state) override;
-  std::string set_command_;
+  const char *set_command_{nullptr};
   Pipsolar *parent_;
   std::vector<float> possible_values_;
 };
diff --git a/esphome/components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.cpp b/esphome/components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.cpp
index 649d951618..512587511b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.cpp
@@ -9,14 +9,9 @@ static const char *const TAG = "pipsolar.switch";
 
 void PipsolarSwitch::dump_config() { LOG_SWITCH("", "Pipsolar Switch", this); }
 void PipsolarSwitch::write_state(bool state) {
-  if (state) {
-    if (!this->on_command_.empty()) {
-      this->parent_->queue_command(this->on_command_);
-    }
-  } else {
-    if (!this->off_command_.empty()) {
-      this->parent_->queue_command(this->off_command_);
-    }
+  const char *command = state ? this->on_command_ : this->off_command_;
+  if (command != nullptr) {
+    this->parent_->queue_command(command);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.h b/esphome/components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.h
index 11ff6c853a..bb62d4794a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pipsolar/switch/pipsolar_switch.h
@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@ namespace pipsolar {
 class Pipsolar;
 class PipsolarSwitch : public switch_::Switch, public Component {
  public:
-  void set_parent(Pipsolar *parent) { this->parent_ = parent; };
-  void set_on_command(const std::string &command) { this->on_command_ = command; };
-  void set_off_command(const std::string &command) { this->off_command_ = command; };
+  void set_parent(Pipsolar *parent) { this->parent_ = parent; }
+  void set_on_command(const char *command) { this->on_command_ = command; }
+  void set_off_command(const char *command) { this->off_command_ = command; }
+  /// Prevent accidental use of std::string which would dangle
+  void set_on_command(const std::string &command) = delete;
+  void set_off_command(const std::string &command) = delete;
   void dump_config() override;
 
  protected:
   void write_state(bool state) override;
-  std::string on_command_;
-  std::string off_command_;
+  const char *on_command_{nullptr};
+  const char *off_command_{nullptr};
   Pipsolar *parent_;
 };
 

From ee2a81923b4900edd3d8156f3049690af07c8e53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:51:01 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 03/12] [sun] Store text sensor format string in flash (#13335)

---
 esphome/components/sun/text_sensor/sun_text_sensor.h | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/sun/text_sensor/sun_text_sensor.h b/esphome/components/sun/text_sensor/sun_text_sensor.h
index 9345a32223..c3b60ffd65 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sun/text_sensor/sun_text_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sun/text_sensor/sun_text_sensor.h
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ class SunTextSensor : public text_sensor::TextSensor, public PollingComponent {
   void set_parent(Sun *parent) { parent_ = parent; }
   void set_elevation(double elevation) { elevation_ = elevation; }
   void set_sunrise(bool sunrise) { sunrise_ = sunrise; }
-  void set_format(const std::string &format) { format_ = format; }
+  void set_format(const char *format) { this->format_ = format; }
+  /// Prevent accidental use of std::string which would dangle
+  void set_format(const std::string &format) = delete;
 
   void update() override {
     optional<ESPTime> res;
@@ -29,14 +31,14 @@ class SunTextSensor : public text_sensor::TextSensor, public PollingComponent {
     }
 
     char buf[ESPTime::STRFTIME_BUFFER_SIZE];
-    size_t len = res->strftime_to(buf, this->format_.c_str());
+    size_t len = res->strftime_to(buf, this->format_);
     this->publish_state(buf, len);
   }
 
   void dump_config() override;
 
  protected:
-  std::string format_{};
+  const char *format_{nullptr};
   Sun *parent_;
   double elevation_;
   bool sunrise_;

From ed58b9372f90e834e23f1a86e6c5320b8da4bb67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:51:12 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 04/12] [template] Store text initial_value in flash and avoid
 heap allocation in setup (#13332)

---
 .../template/text/template_text.cpp           | 25 ++++++++++++-------
 .../components/template/text/template_text.h  |  6 +++--
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.cpp b/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.cpp
index 32ed8f047b..5acbb6e15a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.cpp
@@ -8,16 +8,23 @@ static const char *const TAG = "template.text";
 void TemplateText::setup() {
   if (this->f_.has_value())
     return;
-  std::string value = this->initial_value_;
-  if (!this->pref_) {
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "State from initial: %s", value.c_str());
-  } else {
-    uint32_t key = this->get_preference_hash();
-    key += this->traits.get_min_length() << 2;
-    key += this->traits.get_max_length() << 4;
-    key += fnv1_hash(this->traits.get_pattern_c_str()) << 6;
-    this->pref_->setup(key, value);
+
+  if (this->pref_ == nullptr) {
+    // No restore - use const char* directly, no heap allocation needed
+    if (this->initial_value_ != nullptr && this->initial_value_[0] != '\0') {
+      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "State from initial: %s", this->initial_value_);
+      this->publish_state(this->initial_value_);
+    }
+    return;
   }
+
+  // Need std::string for pref_->setup() to fill from flash
+  std::string value{this->initial_value_ != nullptr ? this->initial_value_ : ""};
+  uint32_t key = this->get_preference_hash();
+  key += this->traits.get_min_length() << 2;
+  key += this->traits.get_max_length() << 4;
+  key += fnv1_hash(this->traits.get_pattern_c_str()) << 6;
+  this->pref_->setup(key, value);
   if (!value.empty())
     this->publish_state(value);
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.h b/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.h
index 178b410ed2..e5e5e4f4a8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/text/template_text.h
@@ -70,13 +70,15 @@ class TemplateText final : public text::Text, public PollingComponent {
 
   Trigger<std::string> *get_set_trigger() const { return this->set_trigger_; }
   void set_optimistic(bool optimistic) { this->optimistic_ = optimistic; }
-  void set_initial_value(const std::string &initial_value) { this->initial_value_ = initial_value; }
+  void set_initial_value(const char *initial_value) { this->initial_value_ = initial_value; }
+  /// Prevent accidental use of std::string which would dangle
+  void set_initial_value(const std::string &initial_value) = delete;
   void set_value_saver(TemplateTextSaverBase *restore_value_saver) { this->pref_ = restore_value_saver; }
 
  protected:
   void control(const std::string &value) override;
   bool optimistic_ = false;
-  std::string initial_value_;
+  const char *initial_value_{nullptr};
   Trigger<std::string> *set_trigger_ = new Trigger<std::string>();
   TemplateLambda<std::string> f_{};
 

From 4cc0f874f75b1d83245ae2de67512df1ea385223 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:51:26 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 05/12] [wireguard] Store configuration strings in flash
 instead of heap (#13331)

---
 esphome/components/wireguard/__init__.py   | 15 ++++-
 esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp | 71 ++++++++++++----------
 esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h   | 61 ++++++++++++-------
 3 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/wireguard/__init__.py b/esphome/components/wireguard/__init__.py
index 50c7980215..124d9a8c32 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wireguard/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/wireguard/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ _WG_KEY_REGEX = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9+/]{42}[AEIMQUYcgkosw480]=$")
 
 wireguard_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("wireguard")
 Wireguard = wireguard_ns.class_("Wireguard", cg.Component, cg.PollingComponent)
+AllowedIP = wireguard_ns.struct("AllowedIP")
 WireguardPeerOnlineCondition = wireguard_ns.class_(
     "WireguardPeerOnlineCondition", automation.Condition
 )
@@ -108,8 +109,18 @@ async def to_code(config):
         )
     )
 
-    for ip in allowed_ips:
-        cg.add(var.add_allowed_ip(str(ip.network_address), str(ip.netmask)))
+    cg.add(
+        var.set_allowed_ips(
+            [
+                cg.StructInitializer(
+                    AllowedIP,
+                    ("ip", str(ip.network_address)),
+                    ("netmask", str(ip.netmask)),
+                )
+                for ip in allowed_ips
+            ]
+        )
+    )
 
     cg.add(var.set_srctime(await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_TIME_ID])))
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp b/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp
index 7810a40ae1..2022e25b6c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 #include <esp_wireguard.h>
 #include <esp_wireguard_err.h>
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace wireguard {
+namespace esphome::wireguard {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "wireguard";
 
@@ -28,16 +27,16 @@ static const char *const LOGMSG_ONLINE = "online";
 static const char *const LOGMSG_OFFLINE = "offline";
 
 void Wireguard::setup() {
-  this->wg_config_.address = this->address_.c_str();
-  this->wg_config_.private_key = this->private_key_.c_str();
-  this->wg_config_.endpoint = this->peer_endpoint_.c_str();
-  this->wg_config_.public_key = this->peer_public_key_.c_str();
+  this->wg_config_.address = this->address_;
+  this->wg_config_.private_key = this->private_key_;
+  this->wg_config_.endpoint = this->peer_endpoint_;
+  this->wg_config_.public_key = this->peer_public_key_;
   this->wg_config_.port = this->peer_port_;
-  this->wg_config_.netmask = this->netmask_.c_str();
+  this->wg_config_.netmask = this->netmask_;
   this->wg_config_.persistent_keepalive = this->keepalive_;
 
-  if (!this->preshared_key_.empty())
-    this->wg_config_.preshared_key = this->preshared_key_.c_str();
+  if (this->preshared_key_ != nullptr)
+    this->wg_config_.preshared_key = this->preshared_key_;
 
   this->publish_enabled_state();
 
@@ -131,6 +130,10 @@ void Wireguard::update() {
 }
 
 void Wireguard::dump_config() {
+  char private_key_masked[MASK_KEY_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  char preshared_key_masked[MASK_KEY_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  mask_key_to(private_key_masked, sizeof(private_key_masked), this->private_key_);
+  mask_key_to(preshared_key_masked, sizeof(preshared_key_masked), this->preshared_key_);
   // clang-format off
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(
       TAG,
@@ -142,13 +145,13 @@ void Wireguard::dump_config() {
       "  Peer Port: " LOG_SECRET("%d") "\n"
       "  Peer Public Key: " LOG_SECRET("%s") "\n"
       "  Peer Pre-shared Key: " LOG_SECRET("%s"),
-      this->address_.c_str(), this->netmask_.c_str(), mask_key(this->private_key_).c_str(),
-      this->peer_endpoint_.c_str(), this->peer_port_, this->peer_public_key_.c_str(),
-      (!this->preshared_key_.empty() ? mask_key(this->preshared_key_).c_str() : "NOT IN USE"));
+      this->address_, this->netmask_, private_key_masked,
+      this->peer_endpoint_, this->peer_port_, this->peer_public_key_,
+      (this->preshared_key_ != nullptr ? preshared_key_masked : "NOT IN USE"));
   // clang-format on
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Peer Allowed IPs:");
-  for (auto &allowed_ip : this->allowed_ips_) {
-    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    - %s/%s", std::get<0>(allowed_ip).c_str(), std::get<1>(allowed_ip).c_str());
+  for (const AllowedIP &allowed_ip : this->allowed_ips_) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    - %s/%s", allowed_ip.ip, allowed_ip.netmask);
   }
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Peer Persistent Keepalive: %d%s", this->keepalive_,
                 (this->keepalive_ > 0 ? "s" : " (DISABLED)"));
@@ -176,18 +179,6 @@ time_t Wireguard::get_latest_handshake() const {
   return result;
 }
 
-void Wireguard::set_address(const std::string &address) { this->address_ = address; }
-void Wireguard::set_netmask(const std::string &netmask) { this->netmask_ = netmask; }
-void Wireguard::set_private_key(const std::string &key) { this->private_key_ = key; }
-void Wireguard::set_peer_endpoint(const std::string &endpoint) { this->peer_endpoint_ = endpoint; }
-void Wireguard::set_peer_public_key(const std::string &key) { this->peer_public_key_ = key; }
-void Wireguard::set_peer_port(const uint16_t port) { this->peer_port_ = port; }
-void Wireguard::set_preshared_key(const std::string &key) { this->preshared_key_ = key; }
-
-void Wireguard::add_allowed_ip(const std::string &ip, const std::string &netmask) {
-  this->allowed_ips_.emplace_back(ip, netmask);
-}
-
 void Wireguard::set_keepalive(const uint16_t seconds) { this->keepalive_ = seconds; }
 void Wireguard::set_reboot_timeout(const uint32_t seconds) { this->reboot_timeout_ = seconds; }
 void Wireguard::set_srctime(time::RealTimeClock *srctime) { this->srctime_ = srctime; }
@@ -274,9 +265,8 @@ void Wireguard::start_connection_() {
 
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Configuring allowed IPs list");
   bool allowed_ips_ok = true;
-  for (std::tuple<std::string, std::string> ip : this->allowed_ips_) {
-    allowed_ips_ok &=
-        (esp_wireguard_add_allowed_ip(&(this->wg_ctx_), std::get<0>(ip).c_str(), std::get<1>(ip).c_str()) == ESP_OK);
+  for (const AllowedIP &ip : this->allowed_ips_) {
+    allowed_ips_ok &= (esp_wireguard_add_allowed_ip(&(this->wg_ctx_), ip.ip, ip.netmask) == ESP_OK);
   }
 
   if (allowed_ips_ok) {
@@ -299,8 +289,25 @@ void Wireguard::stop_connection_() {
   }
 }
 
-std::string mask_key(const std::string &key) { return (key.substr(0, 5) + "[...]="); }
+void mask_key_to(char *buffer, size_t len, const char *key) {
+  // Format: "XXXXX[...]=\0" = MASK_KEY_BUFFER_SIZE chars minimum
+  if (len < MASK_KEY_BUFFER_SIZE || key == nullptr) {
+    if (len > 0)
+      buffer[0] = '\0';
+    return;
+  }
+  // Copy first 5 characters of the key
+  size_t i = 0;
+  for (; i < 5 && key[i] != '\0'; ++i) {
+    buffer[i] = key[i];
+  }
+  // Append "[...]="
+  const char *suffix = "[...]=";
+  for (size_t j = 0; suffix[j] != '\0' && (i + j) < len - 1; ++j) {
+    buffer[i + j] = suffix[j];
+  }
+  buffer[i + 6] = '\0';
+}
 
-}  // namespace wireguard
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::wireguard
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h b/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h
index f8f79b835d..e8470c75cd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wireguard/wireguard.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #ifdef USE_WIREGUARD
 #include <ctime>
-#include <vector>
-#include <tuple>
+#include <initializer_list>
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@
 
 #include <esp_wireguard.h>
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace wireguard {
+namespace esphome::wireguard {
+
+/// Allowed IP entry for WireGuard peer configuration.
+struct AllowedIP {
+  const char *ip;
+  const char *netmask;
+};
 
 /// Main Wireguard component class.
 class Wireguard : public PollingComponent {
@@ -37,15 +42,25 @@ class Wireguard : public PollingComponent {
 
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return esphome::setup_priority::BEFORE_CONNECTION; }
 
-  void set_address(const std::string &address);
-  void set_netmask(const std::string &netmask);
-  void set_private_key(const std::string &key);
-  void set_peer_endpoint(const std::string &endpoint);
-  void set_peer_public_key(const std::string &key);
-  void set_peer_port(uint16_t port);
-  void set_preshared_key(const std::string &key);
+  void set_address(const char *address) { this->address_ = address; }
+  void set_netmask(const char *netmask) { this->netmask_ = netmask; }
+  void set_private_key(const char *key) { this->private_key_ = key; }
+  void set_peer_endpoint(const char *endpoint) { this->peer_endpoint_ = endpoint; }
+  void set_peer_public_key(const char *key) { this->peer_public_key_ = key; }
+  void set_peer_port(uint16_t port) { this->peer_port_ = port; }
+  void set_preshared_key(const char *key) { this->preshared_key_ = key; }
 
-  void add_allowed_ip(const std::string &ip, const std::string &netmask);
+  /// Prevent accidental use of std::string which would dangle
+  void set_address(const std::string &address) = delete;
+  void set_netmask(const std::string &netmask) = delete;
+  void set_private_key(const std::string &key) = delete;
+  void set_peer_endpoint(const std::string &endpoint) = delete;
+  void set_peer_public_key(const std::string &key) = delete;
+  void set_preshared_key(const std::string &key) = delete;
+
+  void set_allowed_ips(std::initializer_list<AllowedIP> ips) { this->allowed_ips_ = ips; }
+  /// Prevent accidental use of std::string which would dangle
+  void set_allowed_ips(std::initializer_list<std::tuple<std::string, std::string>> ips) = delete;
 
   void set_keepalive(uint16_t seconds);
   void set_reboot_timeout(uint32_t seconds);
@@ -83,14 +98,14 @@ class Wireguard : public PollingComponent {
   time_t get_latest_handshake() const;
 
  protected:
-  std::string address_;
-  std::string netmask_;
-  std::string private_key_;
-  std::string peer_endpoint_;
-  std::string peer_public_key_;
-  std::string preshared_key_;
+  const char *address_{nullptr};
+  const char *netmask_{nullptr};
+  const char *private_key_{nullptr};
+  const char *peer_endpoint_{nullptr};
+  const char *peer_public_key_{nullptr};
+  const char *preshared_key_{nullptr};
 
-  std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, std::string>> allowed_ips_;
+  FixedVector<AllowedIP> allowed_ips_;
 
   uint16_t peer_port_;
   uint16_t keepalive_;
@@ -142,8 +157,11 @@ class Wireguard : public PollingComponent {
 void suspend_wdt();
 void resume_wdt();
 
+/// Size of buffer required for mask_key_to: 5 chars + "[...]=" + null = 12
+static constexpr size_t MASK_KEY_BUFFER_SIZE = 12;
+
 /// Strip most part of the key only for secure printing
-std::string mask_key(const std::string &key);
+void mask_key_to(char *buffer, size_t len, const char *key);
 
 /// Condition to check if remote peer is online.
 template<typename... Ts> class WireguardPeerOnlineCondition : public Condition<Ts...>, public Parented<Wireguard> {
@@ -169,6 +187,5 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WireguardDisableAction : public Action<Ts...>, pu
   void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->disable(); }
 };
 
-}  // namespace wireguard
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::wireguard
 #endif

From d6a0c8ffbb5859fb2f02b583657228a6343919d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:52:06 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 06/12] [template] Store alarm control panel codes in flash
 instead of heap (#13329)

---
 .../template/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py       |  3 +--
 .../template_alarm_control_panel.cpp               |  8 +++++++-
 .../template_alarm_control_panel.h                 | 14 +++++++++-----
 tests/components/alarm_control_panel/common.yaml   |  3 +++
 4 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py
index 256c7f276a..59624a5f53 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/__init__.py
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
     var = await alarm_control_panel.new_alarm_control_panel(config)
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     if CONF_CODES in config:
-        for acode in config[CONF_CODES]:
-            cg.add(var.add_code(acode))
+        cg.add(var.set_codes(config[CONF_CODES]))
         if CONF_REQUIRES_CODE_TO_ARM in config:
             cg.add(var.set_requires_code_to_arm(config[CONF_REQUIRES_CODE_TO_ARM]))
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.cpp b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.cpp
index 50e43da8d5..028d6f0879 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,13 @@ bool TemplateAlarmControlPanel::is_code_valid_(optional<std::string> code) {
   if (!this->codes_.empty()) {
     if (code.has_value()) {
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Checking code: %s", code.value().c_str());
-      return (std::count(this->codes_.begin(), this->codes_.end(), code.value()) == 1);
+      // Use strcmp for const char* comparison
+      const char *code_cstr = code.value().c_str();
+      for (const char *stored_code : this->codes_) {
+        if (strcmp(stored_code, code_cstr) == 0)
+          return true;
+      }
+      return false;
     }
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "No code provided");
     return false;
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.h b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.h
index 2038d8f1b0..df3b64fb6e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.h
+++ b/esphome/components/template/alarm_control_panel/template_alarm_control_panel.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cinttypes>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
@@ -86,11 +87,14 @@ class TemplateAlarmControlPanel final : public alarm_control_panel::AlarmControl
                   AlarmSensorType type = ALARM_SENSOR_TYPE_DELAYED);
 #endif
 
-  /** add a code
+  /** Set the codes (from initializer list).
    *
-   * @param code The code
+   * @param codes The list of valid codes
    */
-  void add_code(const std::string &code) { this->codes_.push_back(code); }
+  void set_codes(std::initializer_list<const char *> codes) { this->codes_ = codes; }
+
+  // Deleted overload to catch incorrect std::string usage at compile time
+  void set_codes(std::initializer_list<std::string> codes) = delete;
 
   /** set requires a code to arm
    *
@@ -155,8 +159,8 @@ class TemplateAlarmControlPanel final : public alarm_control_panel::AlarmControl
   uint32_t pending_time_;
   // the time in trigger
   uint32_t trigger_time_;
-  // a list of codes
-  std::vector<std::string> codes_;
+  // a list of codes (const char* pointers to string literals in flash)
+  FixedVector<const char *> codes_;
   // requires a code to arm
   bool requires_code_to_arm_ = false;
   bool supports_arm_home_ = false;
diff --git a/tests/components/alarm_control_panel/common.yaml b/tests/components/alarm_control_panel/common.yaml
index 142bf3c7e6..39d5739255 100644
--- a/tests/components/alarm_control_panel/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/alarm_control_panel/common.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ alarm_control_panel:
     name: Alarm Panel
     codes:
       - "1234"
+      - "5678"
+      - "0000"
     requires_code_to_arm: true
     arming_home_time: 1s
     arming_night_time: 1s
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ alarm_control_panel:
     name: Alarm Panel 2
     codes:
       - "1234"
+      - "9999"
     requires_code_to_arm: true
     arming_home_time: 1s
     arming_night_time: 1s

From 01cdc4ed58465610cf307b48ed5573834190e837 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:52:19 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 07/12] [core] Add fnv1_hash_extend() string overloads, use in
 atm90e32 (#13326)

---
 esphome/components/atm90e32/atm90e32.cpp |  9 ++++++---
 esphome/core/helpers.h                   | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/atm90e32/atm90e32.cpp b/esphome/components/atm90e32/atm90e32.cpp
index 634260b5e9..f4c199cb98 100644
--- a/esphome/components/atm90e32/atm90e32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/atm90e32/atm90e32.cpp
@@ -158,12 +158,14 @@ void ATM90E32Component::setup() {
 
   if (this->enable_offset_calibration_) {
     // Initialize flash storage for offset calibrations
-    uint32_t o_hash = fnv1_hash(std::string("_offset_calibration_") + this->cs_summary_);
+    uint32_t o_hash = fnv1_hash("_offset_calibration_");
+    o_hash = fnv1_hash_extend(o_hash, this->cs_summary_);
     this->offset_pref_ = global_preferences->make_preference<OffsetCalibration[3]>(o_hash, true);
     this->restore_offset_calibrations_();
 
     // Initialize flash storage for power offset calibrations
-    uint32_t po_hash = fnv1_hash(std::string("_power_offset_calibration_") + this->cs_summary_);
+    uint32_t po_hash = fnv1_hash("_power_offset_calibration_");
+    po_hash = fnv1_hash_extend(po_hash, this->cs_summary_);
     this->power_offset_pref_ = global_preferences->make_preference<PowerOffsetCalibration[3]>(po_hash, true);
     this->restore_power_offset_calibrations_();
   } else {
@@ -183,7 +185,8 @@ void ATM90E32Component::setup() {
 
   if (this->enable_gain_calibration_) {
     // Initialize flash storage for gain calibration
-    uint32_t g_hash = fnv1_hash(std::string("_gain_calibration_") + this->cs_summary_);
+    uint32_t g_hash = fnv1_hash("_gain_calibration_");
+    g_hash = fnv1_hash_extend(g_hash, this->cs_summary_);
     this->gain_calibration_pref_ = global_preferences->make_preference<GainCalibration[3]>(g_hash, true);
     this->restore_gain_calibrations_();
 
diff --git a/esphome/core/helpers.h b/esphome/core/helpers.h
index 409c691cb1..cdc051fc90 100644
--- a/esphome/core/helpers.h
+++ b/esphome/core/helpers.h
@@ -395,6 +395,28 @@ constexpr uint32_t FNV1_OFFSET_BASIS = 2166136261UL;
 /// FNV-1 32-bit prime
 constexpr uint32_t FNV1_PRIME = 16777619UL;
 
+/// Extend a FNV-1 hash with an integer (hashes each byte).
+template<std::integral T> constexpr uint32_t fnv1_hash_extend(uint32_t hash, T value) {
+  using UnsignedT = std::make_unsigned_t<T>;
+  UnsignedT uvalue = static_cast<UnsignedT>(value);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(T); i++) {
+    hash *= FNV1_PRIME;
+    hash ^= (uvalue >> (i * 8)) & 0xFF;
+  }
+  return hash;
+}
+/// Extend a FNV-1 hash with additional string data.
+constexpr uint32_t fnv1_hash_extend(uint32_t hash, const char *str) {
+  if (str) {
+    while (*str) {
+      hash *= FNV1_PRIME;
+      hash ^= *str++;
+    }
+  }
+  return hash;
+}
+inline uint32_t fnv1_hash_extend(uint32_t hash, const std::string &str) { return fnv1_hash_extend(hash, str.c_str()); }
+
 /// Extend a FNV-1a hash with additional string data.
 constexpr uint32_t fnv1a_hash_extend(uint32_t hash, const char *str) {
   if (str) {

From 728236270cdb25f3887f6e2bbf4918d29b0aba68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:53:01 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 08/12] [weikai] Replace bitset to_string with format_bin_to
 (#13297)

---
 esphome/components/weikai/weikai.cpp         | 49 +++++++++++---------
 esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h           |  1 -
 esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.cpp | 25 +++++-----
 esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.h   |  1 -
 4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.cpp b/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.cpp
index 3384a0572f..197b516bb2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.cpp
@@ -4,19 +4,13 @@
 /// @details The classes declared in this file can be used by the Weikai family
 
 #include "weikai.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace weikai {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "weikai";
 
-/// @brief convert an int to binary representation as C++ std::string
-/// @param val integer to convert
-/// @return a std::string
-inline std::string i2s(uint8_t val) { return std::bitset<8>(val).to_string(); }
-/// Convert std::string to C string
-#define I2S2CS(val) (i2s(val).c_str())
-
 /// @brief measure the time elapsed between two calls
 /// @param last_time time of the previous call
 /// @return the elapsed time in milliseconds
@@ -170,17 +164,18 @@ void WeikaiComponent::test_gpio_input_() {
   static bool init_input{false};
   static uint8_t state{0};
   uint8_t value;
+  char bin_buf[9];  // 8 binary digits + null
   if (!init_input) {
     init_input = true;
     // set all pins in input mode
     this->reg(WKREG_GPDIR, 0) = 0x00;
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "initializing all pins to input mode");
     state = this->reg(WKREG_GPDAT, 0);
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "initial input data state = %02X (%s)", state, I2S2CS(state));
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "initial input data state = %02X (%s)", state, format_bin_to(bin_buf, state));
   }
   value = this->reg(WKREG_GPDAT, 0);
   if (value != state) {
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Input data changed from %02X to %02X (%s)", state, value, I2S2CS(value));
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Input data changed from %02X to %02X (%s)", state, value, format_bin_to(bin_buf, value));
     state = value;
   }
 }
@@ -188,6 +183,7 @@ void WeikaiComponent::test_gpio_input_() {
 void WeikaiComponent::test_gpio_output_() {
   static bool init_output{false};
   static uint8_t state{0};
+  char bin_buf[9];  // 8 binary digits + null
   if (!init_output) {
     init_output = true;
     // set all pins in output mode
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ void WeikaiComponent::test_gpio_output_() {
   }
   state = ~state;
   this->reg(WKREG_GPDAT, 0) = state;
-  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Flipping all outputs to %02X (%s)", state, I2S2CS(state));
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Flipping all outputs to %02X (%s)", state, format_bin_to(bin_buf, state));
   delay(100);  // NOLINT
 }
 #endif
@@ -208,7 +204,9 @@ void WeikaiComponent::test_gpio_output_() {
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool WeikaiComponent::read_pin_val_(uint8_t pin) {
   this->input_state_ = this->reg(WKREG_GPDAT, 0);
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "reading input pin %u = %u in_state %s", pin, this->input_state_ & (1 << pin), I2S2CS(input_state_));
+  char bin_buf[9];
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "reading input pin %u = %u in_state %s", pin, this->input_state_ & (1 << pin),
+            format_bin_to(bin_buf, this->input_state_));
   return this->input_state_ & (1 << pin);
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +216,9 @@ void WeikaiComponent::write_pin_val_(uint8_t pin, bool value) {
   } else {
     this->output_state_ &= ~(1 << pin);
   }
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "writing output pin %d with %d out_state %s", pin, uint8_t(value), I2S2CS(this->output_state_));
+  char bin_buf[9];
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "writing output pin %d with %d out_state %s", pin, uint8_t(value),
+            format_bin_to(bin_buf, this->output_state_));
   this->reg(WKREG_GPDAT, 0) = this->output_state_;
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ void WeikaiComponent::set_pin_direction_(uint8_t pin, gpio::Flags flags) {
       ESP_LOGE(TAG, "pin %d direction invalid", pin);
     }
   }
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "setting pin %d direction to %d pin_config=%s", pin, flags, I2S2CS(this->pin_config_));
+  char bin_buf[9];
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "setting pin %d direction to %d pin_config=%s", pin, flags, format_bin_to(bin_buf, this->pin_config_));
   this->reg(WKREG_GPDIR, 0) = this->pin_config_;  // TODO check ~
 }
 
@@ -241,7 +242,6 @@ void WeikaiGPIOPin::setup() {
                 flags_ == gpio::FLAG_INPUT          ? "Input"
                 : this->flags_ == gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT ? "Output"
                                                     : "NOT SPECIFIED");
-  // ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting GPIO pins mode to '%s' %02X", I2S2CS(this->flags_), this->flags_);
   this->pin_mode(this->flags_);
 }
 
@@ -297,8 +297,9 @@ void WeikaiChannel::set_line_param_() {
       break;  // no parity 000x
   }
   this->reg(WKREG_LCR) = lcr;  // write LCR
+  char bin_buf[9];
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "    line config: %d data_bits, %d stop_bits, parity %s register [%s]", this->data_bits_,
-           this->stop_bits_, p2s(this->parity_), I2S2CS(lcr));
+           this->stop_bits_, p2s(this->parity_), format_bin_to(bin_buf, lcr));
 }
 
 void WeikaiChannel::set_baudrate_() {
@@ -334,7 +335,8 @@ size_t WeikaiChannel::tx_in_fifo_() {
   if (tfcnt == 0) {
     uint8_t const fsr = this->reg(WKREG_FSR);
     if (fsr & FSR_TFFULL) {
-      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "tx FIFO full FSR=%s", I2S2CS(fsr));
+      char bin_buf[9];
+      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "tx FIFO full FSR=%s", format_bin_to(bin_buf, fsr));
       tfcnt = FIFO_SIZE;
     }
   }
@@ -346,14 +348,15 @@ size_t WeikaiChannel::rx_in_fifo_() {
   size_t available = this->reg(WKREG_RFCNT);
   uint8_t const fsr = this->reg(WKREG_FSR);
   if (fsr & (FSR_RFOE | FSR_RFLB | FSR_RFFE | FSR_RFPE)) {
+    char bin_buf[9];
     if (fsr & FSR_RFOE)
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Receive data overflow FSR=%s", I2S2CS(fsr));
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Receive data overflow FSR=%s", format_bin_to(bin_buf, fsr));
     if (fsr & FSR_RFLB)
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Receive line break FSR=%s", I2S2CS(fsr));
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Receive line break FSR=%s", format_bin_to(bin_buf, fsr));
     if (fsr & FSR_RFFE)
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Receive frame error FSR=%s", I2S2CS(fsr));
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Receive frame error FSR=%s", format_bin_to(bin_buf, fsr));
     if (fsr & FSR_RFPE)
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Receive parity error FSR=%s", I2S2CS(fsr));
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Receive parity error FSR=%s", format_bin_to(bin_buf, fsr));
   }
   if ((available == 0) && (fsr & FSR_RFDAT)) {
     // here we should be very careful because we can have something like this:
@@ -362,11 +365,13 @@ size_t WeikaiChannel::rx_in_fifo_() {
     // -  so to be sure we need to do another read of RFCNT and if it is still zero -> buffer full
     available = this->reg(WKREG_RFCNT);
     if (available == 0) {  // still zero ?
-      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "rx FIFO is full FSR=%s", I2S2CS(fsr));
+      char bin_buf[9];
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "rx FIFO is full FSR=%s", format_bin_to(bin_buf, fsr));
       available = FIFO_SIZE;
     }
   }
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "rx FIFO contain %d bytes - FSR status=%s", available, I2S2CS(fsr));
+  char bin_buf2[9];
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "rx FIFO contain %d bytes - FSR status=%s", available, format_bin_to(bin_buf2, fsr));
   return available;
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h b/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h
index a27c14106d..4440d9414e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h
+++ b/esphome/components/weikai/weikai.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 ///                 wk2132_i2c, wk2168_i2c, wk2204_i2c, wk2212_i2c
 
 #pragma once
-#include <bitset>
 #include <memory>
 #include <cinttypes>
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
diff --git a/esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.cpp b/esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.cpp
index 7bcb817f09..20671a5815 100644
--- a/esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ namespace weikai_spi {
 using namespace weikai;
 static const char *const TAG = "weikai_spi";
 
-/// @brief convert an int to binary representation as C++ std::string
-/// @param val integer to convert
-/// @return a std::string
-inline std::string i2s(uint8_t val) { return std::bitset<8>(val).to_string(); }
-/// Convert std::string to C string
-#define I2S2CS(val) (i2s(val).c_str())
-
 /// @brief measure the time elapsed between two calls
 /// @param last_time time of the previous call
 /// @return the elapsed time in microseconds
@@ -107,7 +100,8 @@ uint8_t WeikaiRegisterSPI::read_reg() const {
   spi_comp->write_byte(cmd);
   uint8_t val = spi_comp->read_byte();
   spi_comp->disable();
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "WeikaiRegisterSPI::read_reg() cmd=%s(%02X) reg=%s ch=%d buf=%02X", I2S2CS(cmd), cmd,
+  char bin_buf[9];
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "WeikaiRegisterSPI::read_reg() cmd=%s(%02X) reg=%s ch=%d buf=%02X", format_bin_to(bin_buf, cmd), cmd,
             reg_to_str(this->register_, this->comp_->page1()), this->channel_, val);
   return val;
 }
@@ -120,8 +114,9 @@ void WeikaiRegisterSPI::read_fifo(uint8_t *data, size_t length) const {
   spi_comp->read_array(data, length);
   spi_comp->disable();
 #ifdef ESPHOME_LOG_HAS_VERY_VERBOSE
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "WeikaiRegisterSPI::read_fifo() cmd=%s(%02X) ch=%d len=%d buffer", I2S2CS(cmd), cmd, this->channel_,
-            length);
+  char bin_buf[9];
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "WeikaiRegisterSPI::read_fifo() cmd=%s(%02X) ch=%d len=%d buffer", format_bin_to(bin_buf, cmd), cmd,
+            this->channel_, length);
   print_buffer(data, length);
 #endif
 }
@@ -132,8 +127,9 @@ void WeikaiRegisterSPI::write_reg(uint8_t value) {
   spi_comp->enable();
   spi_comp->write_array(buf, 2);
   spi_comp->disable();
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "WeikaiRegisterSPI::write_reg() cmd=%s(%02X) reg=%s ch=%d buf=%02X", I2S2CS(buf[0]), buf[0],
-            reg_to_str(this->register_, this->comp_->page1()), this->channel_, buf[1]);
+  char bin_buf[9];
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "WeikaiRegisterSPI::write_reg() cmd=%s(%02X) reg=%s ch=%d buf=%02X", format_bin_to(bin_buf, buf[0]),
+            buf[0], reg_to_str(this->register_, this->comp_->page1()), this->channel_, buf[1]);
 }
 
 void WeikaiRegisterSPI::write_fifo(uint8_t *data, size_t length) {
@@ -145,8 +141,9 @@ void WeikaiRegisterSPI::write_fifo(uint8_t *data, size_t length) {
   spi_comp->disable();
 
 #ifdef ESPHOME_LOG_HAS_VERY_VERBOSE
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "WeikaiRegisterSPI::write_fifo() cmd=%s(%02X) ch=%d len=%d buffer", I2S2CS(cmd), cmd, this->channel_,
-            length);
+  char bin_buf[9];
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "WeikaiRegisterSPI::write_fifo() cmd=%s(%02X) ch=%d len=%d buffer", format_bin_to(bin_buf, cmd), cmd,
+            this->channel_, length);
   print_buffer(data, length);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.h b/esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.h
index dd0dc8d495..a75b85dc8e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.h
+++ b/esphome/components/weikai_spi/weikai_spi.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ///          wk2124_spi, wk2132_spi, wk2168_spi, wk2204_spi, wk2212_spi,
 
 #pragma once
-#include <bitset>
 #include <memory>
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/components/uart/uart.h"

From 21794e28e554155c3e8bc2462ae0aeb956dc2c47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:26:51 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 09/12] [modbus_controller] Use stack buffers instead of
 heap-allocating string helpers (#13221)

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: pre-commit-ci-lite[bot] <117423508+pre-commit-ci-lite[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h        | 15 +++++++++++----
 .../text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.cpp            | 16 ++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h
index 6ed05715cb..fca2926568 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h
@@ -271,24 +271,31 @@ class ServerRegister {
 
   // Formats a raw value into a string representation based on the value type for debugging
   std::string format_value(int64_t value) const {
+    // max 44: float with %.1f can be up to 42 chars (3.4e38 → 39 integer digits + sign + decimal + 1 digit)
+    // plus null terminator = 43, rounded to 44 for 4-byte alignment
+    char buf[44];
     switch (this->value_type) {
       case SensorValueType::U_WORD:
       case SensorValueType::U_DWORD:
       case SensorValueType::U_DWORD_R:
       case SensorValueType::U_QWORD:
       case SensorValueType::U_QWORD_R:
-        return std::to_string(static_cast<uint64_t>(value));
+        buf_append_printf(buf, sizeof(buf), 0, "%" PRIu64, static_cast<uint64_t>(value));
+        return buf;
       case SensorValueType::S_WORD:
       case SensorValueType::S_DWORD:
       case SensorValueType::S_DWORD_R:
       case SensorValueType::S_QWORD:
       case SensorValueType::S_QWORD_R:
-        return std::to_string(value);
+        buf_append_printf(buf, sizeof(buf), 0, "%" PRId64, value);
+        return buf;
       case SensorValueType::FP32_R:
       case SensorValueType::FP32:
-        return str_sprintf("%.1f", bit_cast<float>(static_cast<uint32_t>(value)));
+        buf_append_printf(buf, sizeof(buf), 0, "%.1f", bit_cast<float>(static_cast<uint32_t>(value)));
+        return buf;
       default:
-        return std::to_string(value);
+        buf_append_printf(buf, sizeof(buf), 0, "%" PRId64, value);
+        return buf;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.cpp b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.cpp
index 89e86741b0..b26411b72e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.cpp
@@ -16,12 +16,20 @@ void ModbusTextSensor::parse_and_publish(const std::vector<uint8_t> &data) {
   while ((items_left > 0) && index < data.size()) {
     uint8_t b = data[index];
     switch (this->encode_) {
-      case RawEncoding::HEXBYTES:
-        output_str += str_snprintf("%02x", 2, b);
+      case RawEncoding::HEXBYTES: {
+        // max 3: 2 hex digits + null
+        char hex_buf[3];
+        snprintf(hex_buf, sizeof(hex_buf), "%02x", b);
+        output_str += hex_buf;
         break;
-      case RawEncoding::COMMA:
-        output_str += str_sprintf(index != this->offset ? ",%d" : "%d", b);
+      }
+      case RawEncoding::COMMA: {
+        // max 5: optional ','(1) + uint8(3) + null, for both ",%d" and "%d"
+        char dec_buf[5];
+        snprintf(dec_buf, sizeof(dec_buf), index != this->offset ? ",%d" : "%d", b);
+        output_str += dec_buf;
         break;
+      }
       case RawEncoding::ANSI:
         if (b < 0x20)
           break;

From db0b32bfc9b15031ee3399ac8c560aaabf42892a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:06:54 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 10/12] [network] Fix IPAddress::str_to() to lowercase IPv6 hex
 digits (#13325)

---
 esphome/components/network/ip_address.h | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/network/ip_address.h b/esphome/components/network/ip_address.h
index b719d1a70e..3dfcf0cb64 100644
--- a/esphome/components/network/ip_address.h
+++ b/esphome/components/network/ip_address.h
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ namespace network {
 /// Buffer size for IP address string (IPv6 max: 39 chars + null)
 static constexpr size_t IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE = 40;
 
+/// Lowercase hex digits in IP address string (A-F -> a-f for IPv6 per RFC 5952)
+inline void lowercase_ip_str(char *buf) {
+  for (char *p = buf; *p; ++p) {
+    if (*p >= 'A' && *p <= 'F')
+      *p += 32;
+  }
+}
+
 struct IPAddress {
  public:
 #ifdef USE_HOST
@@ -52,10 +60,15 @@ struct IPAddress {
   }
   IPAddress(const std::string &in_address) { inet_aton(in_address.c_str(), &ip_addr_); }
   IPAddress(const ip_addr_t *other_ip) { ip_addr_ = *other_ip; }
-  std::string str() const { return str_lower_case(inet_ntoa(ip_addr_)); }
+  std::string str() const {
+    char buf[IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    this->str_to(buf);
+    return buf;
+  }
   /// Write IP address to buffer. Buffer must be at least IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE bytes.
   char *str_to(char *buf) const {
-    return const_cast<char *>(inet_ntop(AF_INET, &ip_addr_, buf, IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE));
+    inet_ntop(AF_INET, &ip_addr_, buf, IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    return buf;  // IPv4 only, no hex letters to lowercase
   }
 #else
   IPAddress() { ip_addr_set_zero(&ip_addr_); }
@@ -134,9 +147,18 @@ struct IPAddress {
   bool is_ip4() const { return IP_IS_V4(&ip_addr_); }
   bool is_ip6() const { return IP_IS_V6(&ip_addr_); }
   bool is_multicast() const { return ip_addr_ismulticast(&ip_addr_); }
-  std::string str() const { return str_lower_case(ipaddr_ntoa(&ip_addr_)); }
+  std::string str() const {
+    char buf[IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    this->str_to(buf);
+    return buf;
+  }
   /// Write IP address to buffer. Buffer must be at least IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE bytes.
-  char *str_to(char *buf) const { return ipaddr_ntoa_r(&ip_addr_, buf, IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE); }
+  /// Output is lowercased per RFC 5952 (IPv6 hex digits a-f).
+  char *str_to(char *buf) const {
+    ipaddr_ntoa_r(&ip_addr_, buf, IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    lowercase_ip_str(buf);
+    return buf;
+  }
   bool operator==(const IPAddress &other) const { return ip_addr_cmp(&ip_addr_, &other.ip_addr_); }
   bool operator!=(const IPAddress &other) const { return !ip_addr_cmp(&ip_addr_, &other.ip_addr_); }
   IPAddress &operator+=(uint8_t increase) {

From 680e92a226b7c643157ed2eb7d5d679a95879adc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@koston.org>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 08:36:56 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 11/12] [core] Add str_endswith_ignore_case to avoid heap
 allocation in audio file type detection (#13313)

---
 esphome/components/audio/audio_reader.cpp | 8 +++-----
 esphome/core/helpers.cpp                  | 7 +++++++
 esphome/core/helpers.h                    | 9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/audio/audio_reader.cpp b/esphome/components/audio/audio_reader.cpp
index 7794187a69..4e4bd31f9b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/audio/audio_reader.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/audio/audio_reader.cpp
@@ -185,18 +185,16 @@ esp_err_t AudioReader::start(const std::string &uri, AudioFileType &file_type) {
       return err;
     }
 
-    std::string url_string = str_lower_case(url);
-
-    if (str_endswith(url_string, ".wav")) {
+    if (str_endswith_ignore_case(url, ".wav")) {
       file_type = AudioFileType::WAV;
     }
 #ifdef USE_AUDIO_MP3_SUPPORT
-    else if (str_endswith(url_string, ".mp3")) {
+    else if (str_endswith_ignore_case(url, ".mp3")) {
       file_type = AudioFileType::MP3;
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_AUDIO_FLAC_SUPPORT
-    else if (str_endswith(url_string, ".flac")) {
+    else if (str_endswith_ignore_case(url, ".flac")) {
       file_type = AudioFileType::FLAC;
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/core/helpers.cpp b/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
index 4e3761675d..44c20845e8 100644
--- a/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ bool str_endswith(const std::string &str, const std::string &end) {
   return str.rfind(end) == (str.size() - end.size());
 }
 #endif
+
+bool str_endswith_ignore_case(const char *str, size_t str_len, const char *suffix, size_t suffix_len) {
+  if (suffix_len > str_len)
+    return false;
+  return strncasecmp(str + str_len - suffix_len, suffix, suffix_len) == 0;
+}
+
 std::string str_truncate(const std::string &str, size_t length) {
   return str.length() > length ? str.substr(0, length) : str;
 }
diff --git a/esphome/core/helpers.h b/esphome/core/helpers.h
index cdc051fc90..8b581eb97a 100644
--- a/esphome/core/helpers.h
+++ b/esphome/core/helpers.h
@@ -545,6 +545,15 @@ bool str_startswith(const std::string &str, const std::string &start);
 /// Check whether a string ends with a value.
 bool str_endswith(const std::string &str, const std::string &end);
 
+/// Case-insensitive check if string ends with suffix (no heap allocation).
+bool str_endswith_ignore_case(const char *str, size_t str_len, const char *suffix, size_t suffix_len);
+inline bool str_endswith_ignore_case(const char *str, const char *suffix) {
+  return str_endswith_ignore_case(str, strlen(str), suffix, strlen(suffix));
+}
+inline bool str_endswith_ignore_case(const std::string &str, const char *suffix) {
+  return str_endswith_ignore_case(str.c_str(), str.size(), suffix, strlen(suffix));
+}
+
 /// Truncate a string to a specific length.
 /// @warning Allocates heap memory. Avoid in new code - causes heap fragmentation on long-running devices.
 std::string str_truncate(const std::string &str, size_t length);

From 4ed68c68849e907cf6bed0949546434dd0b871ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:16:18 -1000
Subject: [PATCH 12/12] [wifi] ESP8266: Use direct SDK calls to reduce flash
 and heap allocation

---
 .../wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp           | 31 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
index 6fb5dd5769..de0600cf5b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
@@ -920,7 +920,16 @@ bssid_t WiFiComponent::wifi_bssid() {
   }
   return bssid;
 }
-std::string WiFiComponent::wifi_ssid() { return WiFi.SSID().c_str(); }
+std::string WiFiComponent::wifi_ssid() {
+  struct station_config conf {};
+  if (!wifi_station_get_config(&conf)) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  // conf.ssid is uint8[32], not null-terminated if full
+  auto *ssid_s = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(conf.ssid);
+  size_t len = strnlen(ssid_s, sizeof(conf.ssid));
+  return {ssid_s, len};
+}
 const char *WiFiComponent::wifi_ssid_to(std::span<char, SSID_BUFFER_SIZE> buffer) {
   struct station_config conf {};
   if (!wifi_station_get_config(&conf)) {
@@ -934,16 +943,24 @@ const char *WiFiComponent::wifi_ssid_to(std::span<char, SSID_BUFFER_SIZE> buffer
   return buffer.data();
 }
 int8_t WiFiComponent::wifi_rssi() {
-  if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED)
+  if (wifi_station_get_connect_status() != STATION_GOT_IP)
     return WIFI_RSSI_DISCONNECTED;
-  int8_t rssi = WiFi.RSSI();
+  sint8 rssi = wifi_station_get_rssi();
   // Values >= 31 are error codes per NONOS SDK API, not valid RSSI readings
   return rssi >= 31 ? WIFI_RSSI_DISCONNECTED : rssi;
 }
-int32_t WiFiComponent::get_wifi_channel() { return WiFi.channel(); }
-network::IPAddress WiFiComponent::wifi_subnet_mask_() { return {(const ip_addr_t *) WiFi.subnetMask()}; }
-network::IPAddress WiFiComponent::wifi_gateway_ip_() { return {(const ip_addr_t *) WiFi.gatewayIP()}; }
-network::IPAddress WiFiComponent::wifi_dns_ip_(int num) { return {(const ip_addr_t *) WiFi.dnsIP(num)}; }
+int32_t WiFiComponent::get_wifi_channel() { return wifi_get_channel(); }
+network::IPAddress WiFiComponent::wifi_subnet_mask_() {
+  struct ip_info ip {};
+  wifi_get_ip_info(STATION_IF, &ip);
+  return network::IPAddress(&ip.netmask);
+}
+network::IPAddress WiFiComponent::wifi_gateway_ip_() {
+  struct ip_info ip {};
+  wifi_get_ip_info(STATION_IF, &ip);
+  return network::IPAddress(&ip.gw);
+}
+network::IPAddress WiFiComponent::wifi_dns_ip_(int num) { return network::IPAddress(dns_getserver(num)); }
 void WiFiComponent::wifi_loop_() {}
 
 }  // namespace esphome::wifi