diff --git a/esphome/core/event_pool.h b/esphome/core/event_pool.h
index 6d61e9a80d..7a206f823e 100644
--- a/esphome/core/event_pool.h
+++ b/esphome/core/event_pool.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <cstddef>
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ namespace esphome {
 
 // Event Pool - On-demand pool of objects to avoid heap fragmentation
 // Events are allocated on first use and reused thereafter, growing to peak usage
+// @tparam T The type of objects managed by the pool (must have a clear() method)
+// @tparam SIZE The maximum number of objects in the pool (1-255, limited by uint8_t)
 template<class T, uint8_t SIZE> class EventPool {
  public:
   EventPool() : total_created_(0) {}
 
   ~EventPool() {
     // Clean up any remaining events in the free list
+    // IMPORTANT: This destructor assumes no concurrent access. The EventPool must not
+    // be destroyed while any thread might still call allocate() or release().
+    // In practice, this is typically ensured by destroying the pool only during
+    // component shutdown when all producer/consumer threads have been stopped.
     T *event;
     RAMAllocator<T> allocator(RAMAllocator<T>::ALLOC_INTERNAL);
     while ((event = this->free_list_.pop()) != nullptr) {
@@ -67,9 +73,9 @@ template<class T, uint8_t SIZE> class EventPool {
 
  private:
   LockFreeQueue<T, SIZE> free_list_;  // Free events ready for reuse
-  uint8_t total_created_;             // Total events created (high water mark)
+  uint8_t total_created_;             // Total events created (high water mark, max 255)
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome
 
-#endif
+#endif  // defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
diff --git a/esphome/core/lock_free_queue.h b/esphome/core/lock_free_queue.h
index ede7496737..5460be0fae 100644
--- a/esphome/core/lock_free_queue.h
+++ b/esphome/core/lock_free_queue.h
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <cstddef>
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32)
 #include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
 #include <freertos/task.h>
+#elif defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+#include <FreeRTOS.h>
+#include <task.h>
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Lock-free queue for single-producer single-consumer scenarios.
@@ -13,9 +19,14 @@
  * blocking each other.
  *
  * This is a Single-Producer Single-Consumer (SPSC) lock-free ring buffer.
+ * Available on platforms with FreeRTOS support (ESP32, LibreTiny).
+ *
  * Common use cases:
  * - BLE events: BLE task produces, main loop consumes
  * - MQTT messages: main task produces, MQTT thread consumes
+ *
+ * @tparam T The type of elements stored in the queue (must be a pointer type)
+ * @tparam SIZE The maximum number of elements (1-255, limited by uint8_t indices)
  */
 
 namespace esphome {
@@ -56,6 +67,9 @@ template<class T, uint8_t SIZE> class LockFreeQueue {
         uint8_t head_after = head_.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
         if (head_after == current_tail) {
           // Consumer just caught up to where tail was - might go to sleep, must notify
+          // Note: There's a benign race here - between reading head_after and calling
+          // xTaskNotifyGive(), the consumer could advance further. This would result
+          // in an unnecessary wake-up, but is harmless and extremely rare in practice.
           xTaskNotifyGive(task_to_notify_);
         }
         // Otherwise: consumer is still behind, no need to notify
@@ -104,6 +118,8 @@ template<class T, uint8_t SIZE> class LockFreeQueue {
   // Atomic: written by producer (push/increment), read+reset by consumer (get_and_reset)
   std::atomic<uint16_t> dropped_count_;  // 65535 max - more than enough for drop tracking
   // Atomic: written by consumer (pop), read by producer (push) to check if full
+  // Using uint8_t limits queue size to 255 elements but saves memory and ensures
+  // atomic operations are efficient on all platforms
   std::atomic<uint8_t> head_;
   // Atomic: written by producer (push), read by consumer (pop) to check if empty
   std::atomic<uint8_t> tail_;
@@ -113,4 +129,4 @@ template<class T, uint8_t SIZE> class LockFreeQueue {
 
 }  // namespace esphome
 
-#endif
+#endif  // defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)