Meta launches Muse Gadgets, open-source firmware and Linux SDK for building hardware that connects to its Muse agent

Meta has released Muse Gadgets, an open-source project that lets developers build their own hardware that connects to Muse, the company's personal AI agent. The project launched Friday and includes open-source firmware and a Linux software development kit (SDK), according to TechCrunch's reporting.

What Meta is releasing

Muse Gadgets ships with two core components:

• Open-source firmware, the low-level software that runs a device.
• A Linux SDK for connecting hardware to Muse.

Meta is also supplying a few starter project ideas, including a color e-ink display for Muse and a stick that plugs into a TV's HDMI port and runs Muse.

The hardware requirements are loose. Developers can use a low-cost hobbyist computer such as a Raspberry Pi, or an off-the-shelf ESP32 board. Meta says Muse can then be connected to "your displays, buttons, sensors, actuators, and whatever else you've got lying on your workbench." Meta has also set up a Discord channel for developer support.

Muse Home Link: Meta's reference device

Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta Superintelligence Labs, said in a post on X that Meta built its own gadget with the code, called Muse Home Link. The USB-C-powered device connects Muse to a home network so it can talk to smart devices on that network, including speakers and smart TVs.

According to Friedman, Meta made 5,000 Home Link units and is giving them away free to Muse subscribers while supplies last. Friedman said Home Link would be ready to ship in a few weeks. TechCrunch noted that his post drew nearly 30,000 views within hours and speculated the units have likely been claimed. Meta has not confirmed that.

Context: Muse's broader push

Muse is described as an agent that books travel, fills out forms, and shops on a user's behalf. Muse Gadgets follows two other recent moves to extend it beyond a standalone chatbot:

• Muse for Small Business, introduced earlier this week, is free with usage limits and connects Muse to tools including Shopify, Dropbox, and Slack.
• Meta Enterprise Platform is a new business unit created to sell Meta's AI offerings to businesses and corporate customers.

What is not disclosed

The source material does not specify which underlying model powers Muse, the SDK's license, supported hardware beyond Raspberry Pi and ESP32, Muse subscription pricing, or API pricing for gadget connections. Home Link's retail price, if any, has not been disclosed. Pricing not yet disclosed.

What this means

Meta is using an open-source hardware layer to put Muse on devices it does not have to design or manufacture itself. Releasing firmware and a Linux SDK lowers the barrier for hobbyists, and ESP32 support in particular covers very cheap, low-power hardware, which suits ambient devices like displays and sensors.

The strategic value is distribution, not hobbyist revenue. Each third-party gadget is another place Muse can run, and Home Link's smart-home bridge points toward Muse acting as a control layer for devices already in the home. The 5,000-unit giveaway is small, so it works more as a developer-seeding and subscriber-retention move than as a hardware business.

The open questions are practical: how much of the stack is open beyond the firmware and SDK, whether Muse itself remains cloud-dependent for every gadget, and how Meta handles privacy for always-on devices connected to home networks. None are addressed in the available reporting. Developers should check the SDK's license and Muse's data handling terms before building on it.