diff --git a/esphome/components/climate_ir/__init__.py b/esphome/components/climate_ir/__init__.py
index 0cf1339971..c7c286d679 100644
--- a/esphome/components/climate_ir/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/climate_ir/__init__.py
@@ -1,38 +1,37 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.components import (
-    climate,
-    remote_transmitter,
-    remote_receiver,
-    sensor,
-    remote_base,
-)
-from esphome.components.remote_base import CONF_RECEIVER_ID, CONF_TRANSMITTER_ID
+from esphome.components import climate, sensor, remote_base
 from esphome.const import CONF_SUPPORTS_COOL, CONF_SUPPORTS_HEAT, CONF_SENSOR
 
+DEPENDENCIES = ["remote_transmitter"]
 AUTO_LOAD = ["sensor", "remote_base"]
 CODEOWNERS = ["@glmnet"]
 
 climate_ir_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("climate_ir")
 ClimateIR = climate_ir_ns.class_(
-    "ClimateIR", climate.Climate, cg.Component, remote_base.RemoteReceiverListener
+    "ClimateIR",
+    climate.Climate,
+    cg.Component,
+    remote_base.RemoteReceiverListener,
+    remote_base.RemoteTransmittable,
 )
 
-CLIMATE_IR_SCHEMA = climate.CLIMATE_SCHEMA.extend(
-    {
-        cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRANSMITTER_ID): cv.use_id(
-            remote_transmitter.RemoteTransmitterComponent
-        ),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_SUPPORTS_COOL, default=True): cv.boolean,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_SUPPORTS_HEAT, default=True): cv.boolean,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_SENSOR): cv.use_id(sensor.Sensor),
-    }
-).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+CLIMATE_IR_SCHEMA = (
+    climate.CLIMATE_SCHEMA.extend(
+        {
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SUPPORTS_COOL, default=True): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SUPPORTS_HEAT, default=True): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SENSOR): cv.use_id(sensor.Sensor),
+        }
+    )
+    .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+    .extend(remote_base.REMOTE_TRANSMITTABLE_SCHEMA)
+)
 
 CLIMATE_IR_WITH_RECEIVER_SCHEMA = CLIMATE_IR_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
-        cv.Optional(CONF_RECEIVER_ID): cv.use_id(
-            remote_receiver.RemoteReceiverComponent
+        cv.Optional(remote_base.CONF_RECEIVER_ID): cv.use_id(
+            remote_base.RemoteReceiverBase
         ),
     }
 )
@@ -41,15 +40,11 @@ CLIMATE_IR_WITH_RECEIVER_SCHEMA = CLIMATE_IR_SCHEMA.extend(
 async def register_climate_ir(var, config):
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await climate.register_climate(var, config)
-
+    await remote_base.register_transmittable(var, config)
     cg.add(var.set_supports_cool(config[CONF_SUPPORTS_COOL]))
     cg.add(var.set_supports_heat(config[CONF_SUPPORTS_HEAT]))
+    if remote_base.CONF_RECEIVER_ID in config:
+        await remote_base.register_listener(var, config)
     if sensor_id := config.get(CONF_SENSOR):
         sens = await cg.get_variable(sensor_id)
         cg.add(var.set_sensor(sens))
-    if receiver_id := config.get(CONF_RECEIVER_ID):
-        receiver = await cg.get_variable(receiver_id)
-        cg.add(receiver.register_listener(var))
-
-    transmitter = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_TRANSMITTER_ID])
-    cg.add(var.set_transmitter(transmitter))
diff --git a/esphome/components/climate_ir/climate_ir.h b/esphome/components/climate_ir/climate_ir.h
index 5be4fc06f5..ea0656121f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/climate_ir/climate_ir.h
+++ b/esphome/components/climate_ir/climate_ir.h
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ namespace climate_ir {
     Likewise to decode a IR into the AC state, implement
       bool RemoteReceiverListener::on_receive(remote_base::RemoteReceiveData data) and return true
 */
-class ClimateIR : public climate::Climate, public Component, public remote_base::RemoteReceiverListener {
+class ClimateIR : public Component,
+                  public climate::Climate,
+                  public remote_base::RemoteReceiverListener,
+                  public remote_base::RemoteTransmittable {
  public:
   ClimateIR(float minimum_temperature, float maximum_temperature, float temperature_step = 1.0f,
             bool supports_dry = false, bool supports_fan_only = false, std::set<climate::ClimateFanMode> fan_modes = {},
@@ -35,9 +38,6 @@ class ClimateIR : public climate::Climate, public Component, public remote_base:
 
   void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
-  void set_transmitter(remote_transmitter::RemoteTransmitterComponent *transmitter) {
-    this->transmitter_ = transmitter;
-  }
   void set_supports_cool(bool supports_cool) { this->supports_cool_ = supports_cool; }
   void set_supports_heat(bool supports_heat) { this->supports_heat_ = supports_heat; }
   void set_sensor(sensor::Sensor *sensor) { this->sensor_ = sensor; }
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class ClimateIR : public climate::Climate, public Component, public remote_base:
   std::set<climate::ClimateSwingMode> swing_modes_ = {};
   std::set<climate::ClimatePreset> presets_ = {};
 
-  remote_transmitter::RemoteTransmitterComponent *transmitter_;
   sensor::Sensor *sensor_{nullptr};
 };
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/coolix/coolix.cpp b/esphome/components/coolix/coolix.cpp
index f4309419a4..22b3431c3e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/coolix/coolix.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/coolix/coolix.cpp
@@ -102,11 +102,7 @@ void CoolixClimate::transmit_state() {
     }
   }
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Sending coolix code: 0x%06" PRIX32, remote_state);
-
-  auto transmit = this->transmitter_->transmit();
-  auto *data = transmit.get_data();
-  remote_base::CoolixProtocol().encode(data, remote_state);
-  transmit.perform();
+  this->transmit_<remote_base::CoolixProtocol>(remote_state);
 }
 
 bool CoolixClimate::on_coolix(climate::Climate *parent, remote_base::RemoteReceiveData data) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/heatpumpir/ir_sender_esphome.h b/esphome/components/heatpumpir/ir_sender_esphome.h
index 7546d990ea..944d0e859c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/heatpumpir/ir_sender_esphome.h
+++ b/esphome/components/heatpumpir/ir_sender_esphome.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO
 
 #include "esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h"
-#include "esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h"
 #include <IRSender.h>  // arduino-heatpump library
 
 namespace esphome {
@@ -11,14 +10,13 @@ namespace heatpumpir {
 
 class IRSenderESPHome : public IRSender {
  public:
-  IRSenderESPHome(remote_transmitter::RemoteTransmitterComponent *transmitter)
-      : IRSender(0), transmit_(transmitter->transmit()){};
+  IRSenderESPHome(remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase *transmitter) : IRSender(0), transmit_(transmitter->transmit()){};
   void setFrequency(int frequency) override;  // NOLINT(readability-identifier-naming)
   void space(int space_length) override;
   void mark(int mark_length) override;
 
  protected:
-  remote_transmitter::RemoteTransmitterComponent::TransmitCall transmit_;
+  remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase::TransmitCall transmit_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace heatpumpir
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/__init__.py b/esphome/components/remote_base/__init__.py
index 25dedd71d8..a2411b1b12 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/__init__.py
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ RemoteReceiverTrigger = ns.class_(
     "RemoteReceiverTrigger", automation.Trigger, RemoteReceiverListener
 )
 RemoteTransmitterDumper = ns.class_("RemoteTransmitterDumper")
+RemoteTransmittable = ns.class_("RemoteTransmittable")
 RemoteTransmitterActionBase = ns.class_(
-    "RemoteTransmitterActionBase", automation.Action
+    "RemoteTransmitterActionBase", RemoteTransmittable, automation.Action
 )
 RemoteReceiverBase = ns.class_("RemoteReceiverBase")
 RemoteTransmitterBase = ns.class_("RemoteTransmitterBase")
@@ -68,11 +69,30 @@ def templatize(value):
     return cv.Schema(ret)
 
 
+REMOTE_LISTENER_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(CONF_RECEIVER_ID): cv.use_id(RemoteReceiverBase),
+    }
+)
+
+
+REMOTE_TRANSMITTABLE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRANSMITTER_ID): cv.use_id(RemoteTransmitterBase),
+    }
+)
+
+
 async def register_listener(var, config):
     receiver = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_RECEIVER_ID])
     cg.add(receiver.register_listener(var))
 
 
+async def register_transmittable(var, config):
+    transmitter_ = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_TRANSMITTER_ID])
+    cg.add(var.set_transmitter(transmitter_))
+
+
 def register_binary_sensor(name, type, schema):
     return BINARY_SENSOR_REGISTRY.register(name, type, schema)
 
@@ -129,10 +149,9 @@ def validate_repeat(value):
 
 BASE_REMOTE_TRANSMITTER_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
-        cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRANSMITTER_ID): cv.use_id(RemoteTransmitterBase),
         cv.Optional(CONF_REPEAT): validate_repeat,
     }
-)
+).extend(REMOTE_TRANSMITTABLE_SCHEMA)
 
 
 def register_action(name, type_, schema):
@@ -143,9 +162,8 @@ def register_action(name, type_, schema):
 
     def decorator(func):
         async def new_func(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-            transmitter = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_TRANSMITTER_ID])
             var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
-            cg.add(var.set_parent(transmitter))
+            await register_transmittable(var, config)
             if CONF_REPEAT in config:
                 conf = config[CONF_REPEAT]
                 template_ = await cg.templatable(conf[CONF_TIMES], args, cg.uint32)
@@ -1539,7 +1557,7 @@ MIDEA_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 
 @register_binary_sensor("midea", MideaBinarySensor, MIDEA_SCHEMA)
 def midea_binary_sensor(var, config):
-    cg.add(var.set_code(config[CONF_CODE]))
+    cg.add(var.set_data(config[CONF_CODE]))
 
 
 @register_trigger("midea", MideaTrigger, MideaData)
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/midea_protocol.h b/esphome/components/remote_base/midea_protocol.h
index 6925686b34..94fb6f3d94 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/midea_protocol.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/midea_protocol.h
@@ -67,20 +67,7 @@ class MideaProtocol : public RemoteProtocol<MideaData> {
   void dump(const MideaData &data) override;
 };
 
-class MideaBinarySensor : public RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase {
- public:
-  bool matches(RemoteReceiveData src) override {
-    auto data = MideaProtocol().decode(src);
-    return data.has_value() && data.value() == this->data_;
-  }
-  void set_code(const std::vector<uint8_t> &code) { this->data_ = code; }
-
- protected:
-  MideaData data_;
-};
-
-using MideaTrigger = RemoteReceiverTrigger<MideaProtocol, MideaData>;
-using MideaDumper = RemoteReceiverDumper<MideaProtocol, MideaData>;
+DECLARE_REMOTE_PROTOCOL(Midea)
 
 template<typename... Ts> class MideaAction : public RemoteTransmitterActionBase<Ts...> {
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(std::vector<uint8_t>, code)
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/rc_switch_protocol.h b/esphome/components/remote_base/rc_switch_protocol.h
index fc465dbd5d..96cbbd1467 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/rc_switch_protocol.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/rc_switch_protocol.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ struct RCSwitchData {
 
 class RCSwitchBase {
  public:
+  using ProtocolData = RCSwitchData;
+
   RCSwitchBase() = default;
   RCSwitchBase(uint32_t sync_high, uint32_t sync_low, uint32_t zero_high, uint32_t zero_low, uint32_t one_high,
                uint32_t one_low, bool inverted);
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ class RCSwitchDumper : public RemoteReceiverDumperBase {
   bool dump(RemoteReceiveData src) override;
 };
 
-using RCSwitchTrigger = RemoteReceiverTrigger<RCSwitchBase, RCSwitchData>;
+using RCSwitchTrigger = RemoteReceiverTrigger<RCSwitchBase>;
 
 }  // namespace remote_base
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h b/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
index a456007655..ebbb528a23 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ class RemoteTransmitterBase : public RemoteComponentBase {
     this->temp_.reset();
     return TransmitCall(this);
   }
+  template<typename Protocol>
+  void transmit(const typename Protocol::ProtocolData &data, uint32_t send_times = 1, uint32_t send_wait = 0) {
+    auto call = this->transmit();
+    Protocol().encode(call.get_data(), data);
+    call.set_send_times(send_times);
+    call.set_send_wait(send_wait);
+    call.perform();
+  }
 
  protected:
   void send_(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t send_wait);
@@ -184,12 +192,13 @@ class RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase : public binary_sensor::BinarySensorInitial
 
 template<typename T> class RemoteProtocol {
  public:
-  virtual void encode(RemoteTransmitData *dst, const T &data) = 0;
-  virtual optional<T> decode(RemoteReceiveData src) = 0;
-  virtual void dump(const T &data) = 0;
+  using ProtocolData = T;
+  virtual void encode(RemoteTransmitData *dst, const ProtocolData &data) = 0;
+  virtual optional<ProtocolData> decode(RemoteReceiveData src) = 0;
+  virtual void dump(const ProtocolData &data) = 0;
 };
 
-template<typename T, typename D> class RemoteReceiverBinarySensor : public RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase {
+template<typename T> class RemoteReceiverBinarySensor : public RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase {
  public:
   RemoteReceiverBinarySensor() : RemoteReceiverBinarySensorBase() {}
 
@@ -201,13 +210,14 @@ template<typename T, typename D> class RemoteReceiverBinarySensor : public Remot
   }
 
  public:
-  void set_data(D data) { data_ = data; }
+  void set_data(typename T::ProtocolData data) { data_ = data; }
 
  protected:
-  D data_;
+  typename T::ProtocolData data_;
 };
 
-template<typename T, typename D> class RemoteReceiverTrigger : public Trigger<D>, public RemoteReceiverListener {
+template<typename T>
+class RemoteReceiverTrigger : public Trigger<typename T::ProtocolData>, public RemoteReceiverListener {
  protected:
   bool on_receive(RemoteReceiveData src) override {
     auto proto = T();
@@ -220,28 +230,36 @@ template<typename T, typename D> class RemoteReceiverTrigger : public Trigger<D>
   }
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class RemoteTransmitterActionBase : public Action<Ts...> {
+class RemoteTransmittable {
  public:
-  void set_parent(RemoteTransmitterBase *parent) { this->parent_ = parent; }
+  RemoteTransmittable() {}
+  RemoteTransmittable(RemoteTransmitterBase *transmitter) : transmitter_(transmitter) {}
+  void set_transmitter(RemoteTransmitterBase *transmitter) { this->transmitter_ = transmitter; }
 
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint32_t, send_times);
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint32_t, send_wait);
+ protected:
+  template<typename Protocol>
+  void transmit_(const typename Protocol::ProtocolData &data, uint32_t send_times = 1, uint32_t send_wait = 0) {
+    this->transmitter_->transmit<Protocol>(data, send_times, send_wait);
+  }
+  RemoteTransmitterBase *transmitter_;
+};
 
+template<typename... Ts> class RemoteTransmitterActionBase : public RemoteTransmittable, public Action<Ts...> {
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint32_t, send_times)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint32_t, send_wait)
+
+ protected:
   void play(Ts... x) override {
-    auto call = this->parent_->transmit();
+    auto call = this->transmitter_->transmit();
     this->encode(call.get_data(), x...);
     call.set_send_times(this->send_times_.value_or(x..., 1));
     call.set_send_wait(this->send_wait_.value_or(x..., 0));
     call.perform();
   }
-
- protected:
   virtual void encode(RemoteTransmitData *dst, Ts... x) = 0;
-
-  RemoteTransmitterBase *parent_{};
 };
 
-template<typename T, typename D> class RemoteReceiverDumper : public RemoteReceiverDumperBase {
+template<typename T> class RemoteReceiverDumper : public RemoteReceiverDumperBase {
  public:
   bool dump(RemoteReceiveData src) override {
     auto proto = T();
@@ -254,9 +272,9 @@ template<typename T, typename D> class RemoteReceiverDumper : public RemoteRecei
 };
 
 #define DECLARE_REMOTE_PROTOCOL_(prefix) \
-  using prefix##BinarySensor = RemoteReceiverBinarySensor<prefix##Protocol, prefix##Data>; \
-  using prefix##Trigger = RemoteReceiverTrigger<prefix##Protocol, prefix##Data>; \
-  using prefix##Dumper = RemoteReceiverDumper<prefix##Protocol, prefix##Data>;
+  using prefix##BinarySensor = RemoteReceiverBinarySensor<prefix##Protocol>; \
+  using prefix##Trigger = RemoteReceiverTrigger<prefix##Protocol>; \
+  using prefix##Dumper = RemoteReceiverDumper<prefix##Protocol>;
 #define DECLARE_REMOTE_PROTOCOL(prefix) DECLARE_REMOTE_PROTOCOL_(prefix)
 
 }  // namespace remote_base
diff --git a/esphome/components/rp2040/__init__.py b/esphome/components/rp2040/__init__.py
index 62f199b040..d027f48244 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rp2040/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/rp2040/__init__.py
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ def _format_framework_arduino_version(ver: cv.Version) -> str:
 # The default/recommended arduino framework version
 #  - https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico/releases
 #  - https://api.registry.platformio.org/v3/packages/earlephilhower/tool/framework-arduinopico
-RECOMMENDED_ARDUINO_FRAMEWORK_VERSION = cv.Version(3, 4, 0)
+RECOMMENDED_ARDUINO_FRAMEWORK_VERSION = cv.Version(3, 6, 0)
 
 # The platformio/raspberrypi version to use for arduino frameworks
 #  - https://github.com/platformio/platform-raspberrypi/releases
 #  - https://api.registry.platformio.org/v3/packages/platformio/platform/raspberrypi
-ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION = cv.Version(1, 9, 0)
+ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION = cv.Version(1, 10, 0)
 
 
 def _arduino_check_versions(value):
diff --git a/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp b/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
index d15d702d4b..fc5dd6e4e4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,11 @@ void VoiceAssistant::on_event(const api::VoiceAssistantEventResponse &msg) {
       if (code == "wake-word-timeout" || code == "wake_word_detection_aborted") {
         // Don't change state here since either the "tts-end" or "run-end" events will do it.
         return;
+      } else if (code == "wake-provider-missing" || code == "wake-engine-missing") {
+        // Wake word is not set up or not ready on Home Assistant so stop and do not retry until user starts again.
+        this->request_stop();
+        this->error_trigger_->trigger(code, message);
+        return;
       }
       ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error: %s - %s", code.c_str(), message.c_str());
       if (this->state_ != State::IDLE) {
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 73cd7c65c8..cbd87155be 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ board_build.filesystem_size = 0.5m
 platform = https://github.com/maxgerhardt/platform-raspberrypi.git
 platform_packages =
     ; earlephilhower/framework-arduinopico@~1.20602.0 ; Cannot use the platformio package until old releases stop getting deleted
-    earlephilhower/framework-arduinopico@https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico/releases/download/3.4.0/rp2040-3.4.0.zip
+    earlephilhower/framework-arduinopico@https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico/releases/download/3.6.0/rp2040-3.6.0.zip
 
 framework = arduino
 lib_deps =
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 51799bc685..3140d0a8a3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ esptool==4.6.2
 click==8.1.7
 esphome-dashboard==20231107.0
 aioesphomeapi==18.4.0
-zeroconf==0.122.3
+zeroconf==0.126.0
 
 # esp-idf requires this, but doesn't bundle it by default
 # https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/blob/220590d599e134d7a5e7f1e683cc4550349ffbf8/requirements.txt#L24
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index 32e92440c1..61d28faf73 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -3050,6 +3050,9 @@ remote_receiver:
   on_coolix:
     then:
       delay: !lambda "return x.first + x.second;"
+  on_rc_switch:
+    then:
+      delay: !lambda "return uint32_t(x.code) + x.protocol;"
 
 status_led:
   pin: GPIO2