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 Supports the **ESP32**, **ESP32-C2/C3/C6**, **ESP32-H2**, **ESP32-P4**, and **ESP32-S2/S3**.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Espressif considers espflash and cargo-espflash to be feature-complete at this time. This does not mean we will stop maintaining them; contributions are still welcome. However, we do not plan to pursue further development at this point in time.
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 ## [cargo-espflash](./cargo-espflash/)
 
 A cargo extension for flashing Espressif devices.