install_device_configuration
Compile + OTA flash (destructive)
How to use it
Project documentation lists install_device_configuration 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 LISTINGOther tools in ESPHome MCP (13)
Is a firmware update available?
Decode a crash backtrace into source locations
Save YAML (then auto-validate)
Read a device's YAML
Stream recent device logs
Online/offline + address
Deployed vs current version
Component schema for a version
Respell legacy YAML keys for the installed ESPHome (dry run by default)
Search every device's YAML for a string
Live connectivity probe (DNS, mDNS, ping)
Recompile + OTA flash to latest (destructive)
Full ESPHome validation, no save