Does ESPHome Device Builder affect installed Voice PEs?

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I’m planning to add DIY roller shades to HA (with ESP32 microcontrollers). I understand that I will have to install ESPHome Device Builder, which I have zero experience with, but I’ve been reading & doing my research so I’ll figure it out.

The ESPHome integration is already installed on my system. I did NOT install it…it was automatically installed when I installed my first Voice PE. So, I also have zero experience with ESPHome…it’s just there lol. I like the “set it & forget it” aspect of the Voice PEs and I’m not interested in taking control of them.

My question is:

When I install ESPHome Device Builder, how will that affect the Voice PEs? Will I have to take control of them or will they continue to be “set it & forget it”?

Installation method Home Assistant OS
Core 2025.12.5
Supervisor 2026.02.1
Operating System 17.0
Frontend 20251203.3

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Edit: Found this post while searching for answer to my question. Looks like ESPHome Builder discovers the PEs and gives you the option to take control. Thanks @Michaelwacey for sharing that screenshot!

Edit2: Found the official guide, not sure why I couldn’t find this before, but here it is

I installed it and yes, it discovers the Voice PEs and gives option to “take control” or ignore.

Yaaay!