decode_device_backtrace

MCP tool from ESPHome MCP by loryanstrant

Decode a crash backtrace into source locations

How to use it

Project documentation lists decode_device_backtrace for the ESPHome MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

FULL ESPHOME MCP LISTING

Other tools in ESPHome MCP (13)

check_device_update

Is a firmware update available?

edit_device_configuration

Save YAML (then auto-validate)

get_device_configuration

Read a device's YAML

get_device_logs

Stream recent device logs

get_device_status

Online/offline + address

get_device_version

Deployed vs current version

get_esphome_schema

Component schema for a version

install_device_configuration

Compile + OTA flash (destructive)

migrate_device_configuration

Respell legacy YAML keys for the installed ESPHome (dry run by default)

search_device_configurations

Search every device's YAML for a string

troubleshoot_device

Live connectivity probe (DNS, mDNS, ping)

update_device

Recompile + OTA flash to latest (destructive)

validate_device_configuration

Full ESPHome validation, no save