Add managed firmware update system

[bharvey88]

Ports the managed OTA update system from R_PRO-1 to all MTR-1 variants, so devices can self-update from the GitHub Pages manifests directly in Home Assistant.

Changes

• update: http_request component (Firmware Update entity in HA) + ota: http_request platform on all three variants, pulling from the existing GitHub Pages manifests
• safe_mode for boot-loop recovery after a bad flash
• http_request with verify_ssl: true (esp-idf TLS, same as R_PRO-1)
• BLE variant is now built and published by CI to its own firmware-ble/ manifest, and MTR-1_BLE.yaml updates from it — without this, a BLE device taking an update would be silently converted to the factory (non-BLE) firmware and lose Bluetooth proxy
• Manifest check triggered on wifi.on_connect: the update component's first 6-hour poll fires before the network is up and skips silently, leaving the entity stale for ~6h after every boot (R_PRO-1 has this today). The trigger makes the entity accurate within seconds of boot.
• min_version raised to 2025.11.0 to match the floor R_PRO-1 set when this system landed there

Testing

Tested end to end on a physical MTR-1 (both the factory-path and BLE-path manifests): flash → update offered in HA with release notes → OTA install from Pages → reboot on new version → Bluetooth proxy intact on the BLE variant. Verified across seven consecutive mock releases on a fork.

Note for support: devices need outbound HTTPS (443) to apolloautomation.github.io — isolated IoT VLANs that block egress will show "up to date" forever with ESP_ERR_HTTP_CONNECT in debug logs.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added a BLE firmware variant alongside the factory firmware.
  • Devices now use an HTTP-based firmware update flow that checks for updates automatically on Wi‑Fi connect.

• Chores

  • Bumped minimum ESPHome requirement to 2025.11.0.
  • CI/release workflow updated to build/publish the additional BLE firmware and adjusted release formatting.

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• .github/release-drafter.yml

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Walkthrough

The PR adds a BLE firmware to the build workflow, bumps ESPHome min_version to 2025.11.0 across device configs, migrates OTA to http_request-based updates with wifi-triggered checks, and updates the release-drafter template.

Changes

ESPHome OTA Migration and BLE Build Integration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
BLE Firmware Build Integration .github/workflows/build.yml	Workflow extends the yaml-files input to include Integrations/ESPHome/MTR-1_BLE.yaml, enabling the BLE variant to be built and published alongside factory firmware.
ESPHome Minimum Version Requirements Integrations/ESPHome/MTR-1.yaml, Integrations/ESPHome/MTR-1_BLE.yaml, Integrations/ESPHome/MTR-1_Factory.yaml	All three device configurations update esphome.min_version from 2025.8.0 to 2025.11.0.
HTTP Request-Based OTA and WiFi Update Triggers Integrations/ESPHome/MTR-1.yaml, Integrations/ESPHome/MTR-1_BLE.yaml, Integrations/ESPHome/MTR-1_Factory.yaml	Replace ota: platform: esphome with ota: platform: http_request, add http_request with verify_ssl: true, define update components that use a manifest.json source, add safe_mode, and trigger update checks via wifi.on_connect -> component.update.

Release Drafter

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Release template formatting .github/release-drafter.yml	Add category-template to bold category titles and simplify the "What's Changed" template, removing the full changelog compare link and a promotional line.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~25 minutes

Suggested reviewers

• TrevorSchirmer

Poem

🐰 A rabbit hops through configs with glee,
HTTP updates flowing wild and free,
BLE joins the build with a joyful bound,
OTA now checks when Wi‑Fi's found,
Firmware flowers fall without a sound.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'Add managed firmware update system' accurately reflects the main objective of the PR, which is to add a managed OTA update system across all MTR-1 variants enabling self-updates from GitHub Pages manifests.
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