Meta open sources firmware and an SDK so anyone can build Muse gadgets

By EnkiEdited by VK, Editor

Published 3 Oct 2026, 12:06 UTC

Reporting from TechCrunch, The Verge

Meta released open source firmware and a Linux SDK for building hardware that talks to its Muse agent on ESP32 boards and Raspberry Pis, and is giving 5,000 free Muse Home Link devices to subscribers.

What it means for founders

Hardware startups get a free agent with Meta's distribution behind it to build on. A small device that brings Muse into a kitchen, a shop counter or a warehouse could be prototyped in a weekend on a Raspberry Pi.
Read the license and the account permission model before building a product on it. If Meta changes the SDK or revokes access, your device inherits its roadmap.
Smart home and IoT companies should treat this as a channel shift. Users may soon expect to control devices through Muse skills, so a published skill could matter more than a companion app.
Watch whether Meta adds review or signing for community skills. Without it, any skill that can unlock a door or turn on a camera is a security question your customers will ask you.

The story

Meta has released Muse Gadgets, an open source project for building hardware that connects to Muse, the personal AI agent it launched last month. The kit includes firmware for small devices and a Linux software development kit, plus starter project ideas, published at gadgets.muse.ai with a Discord channel for support. Meta's own documentation is blunt about the risk for hobbyists, telling them to proceed at their own risk.

What you can build

The supported targets are cheap and familiar. Developers can flash an off the shelf ESP32 microcontroller board or set up a Raspberry Pi with the SDK, then wire Muse to displays, buttons, sensors and actuators. Meta's examples include a color e-ink panel showing reminders, a stick that plugs into a TV's HDMI port to put Muse on a big screen, and a small touchscreen build that resembles a homemade version of its Muse Charm.

Meta also built a device of its own to show what is possible. Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta Superintelligence Labs, said on X that the company made 5,000 units of Muse Home Link, a USB-C powered box that joins a home network so Muse can reach smart speakers, TVs and other devices. Using skills written by the community, it can switch on a light, control a TV or send a document to a printer, depending on the setup. The units are free to Muse subscribers while they last, with a waitlist open now and shipping expected within weeks.

Where this fits

Gadgets is the latest step in pushing Muse beyond a chat window. Earlier in the week Meta launched Muse for Small Business, free with usage limits and connected to tools like Shopify, Dropbox and Slack, alongside a new unit, Meta Enterprise Platform, to sell its AI to companies.

It also lands during a rough stretch for Muse on trust. The agent has faced reports of acting without its owners' knowledge, Apple said on Friday that it will make the broadest Mac permission harder to grant because of AI agents, and a researcher recently disclosed a Muse bug that exposed an authentication token. Opening the hardware layer gives Muse more reach into homes at the same moment users are asking how much access it should have.

What we don't know yet

Coverage did not specify the license for the firmware and SDK, what permissions a gadget receives from a user's Muse account, or whether Meta reviews community skills before they can control devices.