diff --git a/esphome/components/device/__init__.py b/esphome/components/device/__init__.py
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+from esphome import config_validation as cv
+from esphome import codegen as cg
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_NAME
+
+DeviceStruct = cg.esphome_ns.struct("Device")
+
+MULTI_CONF = True
+
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+    {
+        cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(DeviceStruct),
+        cv.Required(CONF_NAME): cv.string,
+        # cv.Exclusive(CONF_RED, "red"): cv.percentage,
+        # cv.Exclusive(CONF_RED_INT, "red"): cv.uint8_t,
+        # cv.Exclusive(CONF_GREEN, "green"): cv.percentage,
+        # cv.Exclusive(CONF_GREEN_INT, "green"): cv.uint8_t,
+        # cv.Exclusive(CONF_BLUE, "blue"): cv.percentage,
+        # cv.Exclusive(CONF_BLUE_INT, "blue"): cv.uint8_t,
+        # cv.Exclusive(CONF_WHITE, "white"): cv.percentage,
+        # cv.Exclusive(CONF_WHITE_INT, "white"): cv.uint8_t,
+    }).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    # paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_WEB_SERVER_BASE_ID])
+    # var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID], paren)
+    # await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    # cg.add_define("USE_CAPTIVE_PORTAL")
+
+    cg.new_variable(
+        config[CONF_ID],
+        cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_NAME]),
+    )
+    # cg.add_define("USE_DEVICE_ID")