Simplify tests

Author: edwardtfn

.github/workflows/esphome_build.yml

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build_customizations_latest:
     name: Customizations (latest)
-    needs: build_climate_heat_latest
+    needs: build_core_latest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -311,9 +311,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build_climate_ble_proxy_latest:
     name: Climate Cool + Bluetooth Proxy (latest)
-    needs:
-      - build_climate_cool_latest
-      - build_bluetooth_proxy_latest
+    needs: build_core_latest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -572,7 +570,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build_customizations_dev:
     name: Customizations (dev)
-    needs: build_climate_heat_dev
+    needs: build_core_dev
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -598,9 +596,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build_climate_ble_proxy_dev:
     name: Climate Cool + Bluetooth Proxy (dev)
-    needs:
-      - build_climate_cool_dev
-      - build_bluetooth_proxy_dev
+    needs: build_core_dev
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository

.github/workflows/validate_esphome.yml

@@ -84,15 +84,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@main
 
       - name: Build Core Firmware
-        if: needs.setup_dependencies.outputs.cache-hit-idf != 'true'
         uses: esphome/build-action@main
         with:
           yaml-file: ".test/esphome_ard_basic.yaml"
 
   # ESP-IDF Framework Chain (Production focuses on ESP-IDF only)
   build_core:
     name: Core
-    needs: [code_scan, setup_dependencies]
+    needs: setup_dependencies
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository