diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
index 112faa27e5..f21b5028c7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/__init__.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
         cv.Schema(
             {
                 cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(BluetoothProxy),
-                cv.Optional(CONF_ACTIVE, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_ACTIVE, default=True): cv.boolean,
                 cv.SplitDefault(CONF_CACHE_SERVICES, esp32_idf=True): cv.All(
                     cv.only_with_esp_idf, cv.boolean
                 ),
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
index 47832a08ae..12d84dd4b3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from esphome.cpp_generator import RawExpression
 import esphome.final_validate as fv
 from esphome.helpers import copy_file_if_changed, mkdir_p, write_file_if_changed
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
+from esphome.writer import clean_cmake_cache
 
 from .boards import BOARDS, STANDARD_BOARDS
 from .const import (  # noqa
@@ -840,6 +841,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if conf[CONF_ADVANCED][CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_CUSTOM_MAC]:
         cg.add_define("USE_ESP32_IGNORE_EFUSE_CUSTOM_MAC")
 
+    for clean_var in ("IDF_PATH", "IDF_TOOLS_PATH"):
+        os.environ.pop(clean_var, None)
+
     add_extra_script(
         "post",
         "post_build.py",
@@ -1074,7 +1078,11 @@ def _write_idf_component_yml():
         contents = yaml_util.dump({"dependencies": dependencies})
     else:
         contents = ""
-    write_file_if_changed(yml_path, contents)
+    if write_file_if_changed(yml_path, contents):
+        dependencies_lock = CORE.relative_build_path("dependencies.lock")
+        if os.path.isfile(dependencies_lock):
+            os.remove(dependencies_lock)
+        clean_cmake_cache()
 
 
 # Called by writer.py
diff --git a/esphome/components/i2c/i2c.cpp b/esphome/components/i2c/i2c.cpp
index e66ab8ba73..48e1cf8aca 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2c/i2c.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/i2c/i2c.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ ErrorCode I2CDevice::write_register(uint8_t a_register, const uint8_t *data, siz
 
 ErrorCode I2CDevice::write_register16(uint16_t a_register, const uint8_t *data, size_t len) const {
   std::vector<uint8_t> v(len + 2);
-  v.push_back(a_register >> 8);
-  v.push_back(a_register);
-  v.insert(v.end(), data, data + len);
+  v[0] = a_register >> 8;
+  v[1] = a_register;
+  std::copy(data, data + len, v.begin() + 2);
   return bus_->write_readv(this->address_, v.data(), v.size(), nullptr, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/__init__.py b/esphome/components/wifi/__init__.py
index 7943911021..c63a12f879 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ from . import wpa2_eap
 
 AUTO_LOAD = ["network"]
 
-NO_WIFI_VARIANTS = [const.VARIANT_ESP32H2]
+NO_WIFI_VARIANTS = [const.VARIANT_ESP32H2, const.VARIANT_ESP32P4]
 CONF_SAVE = "save"
 
 wifi_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("wifi")
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ WIFI_NETWORK_STA = WIFI_NETWORK_BASE.extend(
 def validate_variant(_):
     if CORE.is_esp32:
         variant = get_esp32_variant()
-        if variant in NO_WIFI_VARIANTS:
-            raise cv.Invalid(f"{variant} does not support WiFi")
+        if variant in NO_WIFI_VARIANTS and "esp32_hosted" not in fv.full_config.get():
+            raise cv.Invalid(f"WiFi requires component esp32_hosted on {variant}")
 
 
 def final_validate(config):
diff --git a/esphome/writer.py b/esphome/writer.py
index 4b25a25f7e..b8fe44abdd 100644
--- a/esphome/writer.py
+++ b/esphome/writer.py
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ def clean_build():
     if os.path.isdir(piolibdeps):
         _LOGGER.info("Deleting %s", piolibdeps)
         shutil.rmtree(piolibdeps)
+    dependencies_lock = CORE.relative_build_path("dependencies.lock")
+    if os.path.isfile(dependencies_lock):
+        _LOGGER.info("Deleting %s", dependencies_lock)
+        os.remove(dependencies_lock)
 
 
 GITIGNORE_CONTENT = """# Gitignore settings for ESPHome
diff --git a/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py b/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
index 511d70d3ec..205bac4937 100755
--- a/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
+++ b/script/api_protobuf/api_protobuf.py
@@ -1059,7 +1059,9 @@ def _generate_array_dump_content(
     # Check if underlying type can use dump_field
     if ti.can_use_dump_field():
         # For types that have dump_field overloads, use them with extra indent
-        o += f'  dump_field(out, "{name}", {ti.dump_field_value("it")}, 4);\n'
+        # std::vector<bool> iterators return proxy objects, need explicit cast
+        value_expr = "static_cast<bool>(it)" if is_bool else ti.dump_field_value("it")
+        o += f'  dump_field(out, "{name}", {value_expr}, 4);\n'
     else:
         # For complex types (messages, bytes), use the old pattern
         o += f'  out.append("  {name}: ");\n'
diff --git a/tests/integration/fixtures/parallel_script_delays.yaml b/tests/integration/fixtures/parallel_script_delays.yaml
index 6887045913..71d5b904e9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/fixtures/parallel_script_delays.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/fixtures/parallel_script_delays.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ esphome:
 host:
 
 logger:
-  level: DEBUG
+  level: VERY_VERBOSE
 
 api:
   actions: