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Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
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Meta has open sourced the code needed to build custom "Muse gadgets" — DIY hardware devices powered by the company's new Muse AI agent — expanding the project beyond the company's own hardware and inviting tinkerers to deploy the assistant on their own equipment. With the release, developers and hobbyists can now connect Muse to off-the-shelf electronics, marking one of Meta's most consumer-facing open source pushes for its AI software to date.
The initiative builds on Meta's growing ecosystem of AI hardware and developer tools. "Muse gadgets are open source devices you build yourself," Meta said in its announcement, encouraging users to "Program an off-the-shelf ESP32 board or set up a Raspberry Pi with our SDKs, then connect Muse to your displays, buttons, sensors, actuators, and whatever else you've got lying on your workbench." The company does, however, warn makers to "Proceed at your own risk!" when assembling their own devices.
Meta has outlined several suggested projects to get builders started. Users could load Muse onto a color E Ink display to surface reminders, attach it to an HDMI stick to project the agent onto a large screen, or mount it on a small touchscreen device to approximate a DIY version of the Muse Charm. The breadth of suggested builds points to Meta's ambition to make Muse portable across a wide range of screens and form factors rather than confined to a single product.
Beyond the software release, Meta is also giving away hardware of its own design. The company manufactured 5,000 units of the Muse Home Link, a gadget that lets the AI agent perform practical tasks through community-built skills — including turning on a light, controlling a TV, or sending a document to a printer, depending on a user's home setup. Interested users can claim a waitlist spot now, with shipping expected sometime this month.
The move matters because it lowers the barrier between proprietary AI assistants and everyday consumer hardware, effectively turning hobbyist boards like the ESP32 and Raspberry Pi into potential AI terminals. By relying on community-built skills for the Muse Home Link, Meta is also leaning on third-party developers to extend the agent's capabilities into smart-home control, a strategy that could accelerate feature growth but also raises questions about quality control and safety.
Nat Friedman of Meta Superintelligence Labs disclosed the 5,000-unit production figure for the Muse Home Link, signaling that the giveaway is a limited, tightly scoped launch rather than a mass-market rollout. Looking ahead, the success of the open source SDKs and the Home Link waitlist will likely determine whether Meta pursues a broader hardware program or keeps Muse gadgets as a niche project for enthusiasts willing to accept the risks of DIY builds.
