Meta open sources code for building your own Muse AI gadgets

Meta has open-sourced the code that lets people build their own gadgets for Muse, its new AI agent, according to The Verge. The project is called Muse Gadgets.

"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." The code was published on GitHub, and the company adds a caution: "Proceed at your own risk!"

Gadgets you can build

The Verge reports Meta is offering examples: loading Muse on a color E Ink display to show reminders, adding it to an HDMI stick so the agent can appear on a big screen, or putting it on a small touchscreen device that looks like a DIY take on the Muse Charm. Engadget notes the project includes open-source firmware and a Linux SDK, and that Meta has started a dedicated Discord community for it.

Meta's own device: the Muse Home Link

Meta is leading by example with a smart home gadget of its own. The Muse Home Link is a small USB-C powered device that connects Muse to a home network so the agent can talk to smart home devices like TVs and speakers, said Nat Friedman, who leads product for Meta Superintelligence Labs. With community-built skills, Meta says, the agent can "turn on a light, control your TV, send a document to a printer, and more, depending on your setup."

Meta manufactured 5,000 Home Links, Friedman said, and Engadget reports it is giving them away to Muse subscribers. A waitlist is open now, with shipping expected sometime this month.

Why it matters

The open-source push follows the Muse Charm's unveiling at Connect last week. That tamagotchi-like device is meant for people who want to talk to their agent without wearing Meta's smart glasses, and watching what hobbyists build could help inform the company's own hardware efforts, Engadget writes.

Sources: The Verge · Engadget