Meta has open-sourced the code for its Muse Gadgets, allowing developers and enthusiasts to build their own hardware devices featuring the company’s Muse AI agent.
The initiative enables users to connect Muse with custom hardware, displays, buttons, sensors and other components. Meta has suggested projects including using a colour E Ink display to show reminders, connecting Muse to a large screen through an HDMI stick, or building a small touchscreen device that resembles a DIY version of the Muse Charm.
Meta says developers can program an off-the-shelf ESP32 board or use its software development kits to set up Muse on devices such as a Raspberry Pi. The company describes Muse Gadgets as open-source devices that users can build themselves and connect to different hardware components.
“Muse gadgets are open source devices you build yourself,” Meta says. “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.” Meta also cautions users to “Proceed at your own risk!”
Alongside the open-source project, Meta has developed its own Muse Home Link gadget. The device allows Muse to connect to a home Wi-Fi network and interact with compatible devices through community-built skills. Depending on the setup, Muse can be used to turn on a light, control a television, send a document to a printer and perform other connected-home tasks.
Meta produced 5,000 Muse Home Link devices for the initial rollout, according to Nat Friedman of Meta Superintelligence Labs. The company is making the devices available to eligible Muse subscribers, with shipping planned for October. Meta’s official Home Link page says the device is currently available to Muse subscribers in the United States, with one device allowed per subscriber while supplies last.
The Muse Home Link is built around Espressif’s ESP32-C5 chip and includes Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. It connects to a user’s home network and allows Muse to communicate with compatible devices and services through community-created integrations.
The open-source approach expands Muse beyond a standalone AI agent by allowing developers to create different physical interfaces and devices around it. Meta’s initiative gives users the ability to experiment with different hardware configurations while using Muse as the underlying AI system.
The move also comes as Meta continues to expand Muse into different use cases. The company has recently introduced Muse tools for small businesses and established Meta Enterprise Platform as part of its broader effort to bring its AI capabilities to businesses and other users.
With Muse Gadgets and the Muse Home Link, Meta is extending its AI agent into custom hardware and connected environments, giving developers a way to build devices that can interact with displays, sen
