Meta Opens Muse Agent To DIY Hardware Builders With Open-Source Gadget SDKs
In Brief
Meta released Muse Gadgets, open-source code that lets users build DIY gadgets via hardware like Raspberry Pi or smart-home devices that plug into its Muse agent.
Technology company Meta has launched Muse Gadgets, an open-source project that allows developers and hobbyists to build their own hardware devices connected to Muse, the company’s personal AI agent. Announced on October 2, the initiative provides open-source firmware for microcontroller boards, a Linux software development kit, and sample project ideas, all released under the Apache 2.0 license.
The platform is designed around two software development kits. The ESP32 Device SDK targets low-cost microcontrollers, enabling builders to add displays, audio input and output, and sensors. The Linux Device SDK turns a spare computer, such as a Raspberry Pi, into a Muse gadget, granting the agent four commands: running shell commands, reading files, writing files, and reporting device health. Meta is explicit that these commands execute with the installing user’s full permissions — including sudo access, if the account has it — though an option exists to run the agent under an unprivileged account instead.
The supported hardware spans 11 ESP32 boards plus Linux systems, with prices for entry-level options starting around $15. Higher-end boards with additional memory can also run a home-network tunnel, allowing Muse to reach local devices and custom HTTP APIs. Getting started requires an SDK token — one token covers up to 50 devices — enabling Developer mode in the Muse mobile app, flashing the firmware, and pairing the gadget over Bluetooth before connecting it to Wi-Fi.
Notably, the gadget functions as a terminal rather than the brain: Muse runs in the cloud, while the device captures voice input and plays back responses, meaning every gadget requires a Wi-Fi connection.
Home Link Giveaway and Meta’s Broader Hardware Strategy
Alongside the open-source release, Meta built its own device, the Muse Home Link. Described by Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, as a USB-C-powered gadget built on the ESP32-C5, it connects Muse to a home network so the agent can interact with smart TVs, speakers, printers, and other connected devices. Meta manufactured 5,000 units and is distributing them free of charge to active US Muse subscribers on a first-come, first-served basis, with shipping expected in October.
The launch fits Meta’s wider effort to position Muse as more than a standalone chatbot. Released three weeks after Muse’s September 8 debut, the project follows the Muse Charm hardware announcement and coincides with the introduction of Muse for Small Business and the Meta Enterprise Platform unit aimed at corporate customers.
The company has been unusually candid about the platform’s security limitations: pairing cannot prevent man-in-the-middle attacks, authentication tokens ship inside firmware, and builds are signed with a development key without Secure Boot enabled. Users are advised to pair devices only on trusted networks and to encrypt stored Wi-Fi credentials.
Beyond hobbyist appeal, the open-source initiative serves a strategic research function, allowing Meta to observe which hardware form factors developers gravitate toward before committing to commercial products. For builders, the barrier to entry is minimal: a modestly priced board, a free token, and a Muse account.
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