esphome

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Is esphome safe to use?

Based on the latest brin safety scan, no vulnerabilities or threats were detected for esphome v2026.1.5. Trust score: 65/100. No known CVE vulnerabilities, no detected threat patterns, and no suspicious capabilities identified. This is an automated, point-in-time assessment.

Install (safety-checked)

esphome Passed Security Checks

No security concerns detected

clean
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

No Concerns Detected

No security concerns detected in the latest brin assessment. This is an automated, point-in-time evaluation — security posture may change.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

esphome Capabilities & Permissions

What esphome can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

api.registry.platformio.orgbeta.esphome.iobit.lydatasheets.raspberrypi.comdocs.espressif.comdocs.libretiny.eudocs.platformio.orgdocumentation.espressif.comen.cppreference.comesp32trinity.com+28 more
Protocols: http, https

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

.env (r).env (rw).env (rw).env (rw).env (rw).env (rw).env (rw).env (rw)+3 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

ENV_DEVESPHOME_DASHBOARD_RELATIVE_URLESPHOME_DEFAULT_COMPILE_PROCESS_LIMITESPHOME_LOG_LEVELESPHOME_SERIAL_LOGGING_RESETESPHOME_SKIP_CLEAN_BUILDESPHOME_TRUSTED_DOMAINSESPHOME_UPLOAD_SPEEDESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESSESP_IDF_VERSION+9 more

Native Modules

Contains native code that runs outside the JavaScript sandbox.

cryptographynative extension

AGENTS.md for esphome

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esphome Documentation & Source Code

For the full esphome README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

Frequently asked questions about esphome safety

Weekly Downloads

N/A

Version

2026.1.5

Last Scanned

Feb 10, 2026

Trust Score

65/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: api.registry.platformio.org, beta.esphome.io, bit.ly...

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: ENV_DEV, ESPHOME_DASHBOARD_RELATIVE_URL, ESPHOME_DEFAULT_COMPILE_PROCESS_LIMIT...

Native

Contains native modules

Is esphome Safe? | PyPI Safety Scan - brin