Meta just OPEN-SOURCED the hardware path into its Muse AI agent. On OCTOBER 2, 2026, the company launched Muse Gadgets — ESP32 and Linux SDKs that let hobbyists wire Muse into DISPLAYS, buttons, sensors, and whatever else is sitting on the WORKBENCH — plus a limited FREE Muse Home Link puck for U.S. subscribers.
That is a DIFFERENT beat from Metaverse Watcher’s earlier Muse shopping-liability note. Today’s story is about BUILDING devices around Muse, not about the agent buying things on AI glasses. Meta Superintelligence Labs’ Nat Friedman framed it as a side project: grab an API token, point a coding agent at the GitHub repo, and ship your own gadget.
Open SDKs for ESP32 and Raspberry Pi
Meta’s gadgets.muse.ai page says Muse gadgets are OPEN SOURCE devices you build yourself. Program an off-the-shelf ESP32 board or set up a Raspberry Pi with the SDKs, then connect Muse to DISPLAYS, buttons, sensors, and actuators. Featured project ideas include a color E Ink reminder board, an HDMI stick that puts Muse on a big screen, and a small TOUCHSCREEN build that resembles a DIY Muse Charm.
The device SDKs and firmware are published under Apache 2.0 “as-is, without warranty.” Meta’s own WARNING is blunt: “built by hackers, for hackers, just for fun,” with side effects that “may include bricked boards, voided warranties, brownouts, or bankruptcies. Proceed at your own RISK!”
Muse Home Link: 5,000 Free Pucks
Alongside the DIY kits, Meta is giving away Muse Home Link — a USB-C ESP32-C5 adapter that joins home Wi-Fi so Muse can reach compatible devices or anything with a local HTTP API. Community skills can turn on a LIGHT, control a TV, send a document to a PRINTER, and more. Friedman said Meta manufactured 5,000 units; waitlist claims are open now, with shipping expected sometime this MONTH.
Per the Home Link specs page, the hardware packs 8 MB PSRAM, 8 MB flash, Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 and 5 GHz), USB-C and USB-A, and a status LED in a 35 × 42 × 10 mm shell. Setup pairs over Bluetooth LE in the Muse app. The offer is FREE with an ACTIVE Muse subscription in the United States ONLY, limit ONE per subscriber, first come, first served.
Smart-Home Skills, With Caveats
Community skills already target Philips Hue, Sonos, Apple TV, Google Nest speakers, and Samsung TVs via GitHub installs. Meta stresses those skills are COMMUNITY-BUILT and “can change or break,” and should not be used for SAFETY-CRITICAL jobs like home security, emergencies, or medical needs. Early makers — including Federico Viticci’s MagSafe e-reader pocket DISPLAY — are already posting DIY builds on the same day as the launch.
Sources: Muse Gadgets, Muse Home Link, The Verge, Digital Trends.