Meta Connect 2026’s opening keynote is UNDERWAY in Menlo Park. Within the first minutes, Mark Zuckerberg steered straight into AI AGENTS — and Muse, Meta’s personal agent, got the first HARD PRODUCT beat of the night. Tom’s Guide’s live blog reports Muse on Mac is adding COMPUTER USE: the agent can drive ANY APP on a Mac and keep working if you WALK AWAY. That is the Connect update. The Muse Mac app itself shipped LAST WEEK for files, notes, and apps.
The show opened with a HOLOGRAM TEASE — live coverage flagged Bosworth-as-hologram rumors — before Zuckerberg took the stage. Framing stayed on PERSONAL SUPERINTELLIGENCE and putting power in people’s hands, not a hardware dump. Hardware rumors for Ray-Ban Gen 3, Luna, and Phoenix remain in the pipeline; this post sticks to what is CONFIRMED LIVE so far, with NO INVENTED prices or ship dates.
Muse Mac: From Files to Full Computer Use
Last week’s Mac launch let Muse work across files, Messages, Calendar, Notes, and Mail with OPT-IN permissions — coverage from TechCrunch and Meta’s own Introducing Muse brief. Connect’s twist is broader: COMPUTER USE means Muse can operate ANY APP on the desktop, not just a short connector list. Tom’s Guide says it will KEEP WORKING after you step away — the same “agent keeps going” pattern Meta pitched for Secure VM tasks on mobile and web. That is a REAL SHIFT from chat-only agents.
Engadget’s live blog independently logged the same beat: Muse will be able to CONTROL YOUR COMPUTER as a Mac-app addition, plus a dedicated Muse email address so users need not hand over a primary inbox. That cross-check matters while the keynote is still LIVE and details are still LANDING FAST.
Jolly, Tokens, and a Transaction Cut
On stage, Muse’s mascot is named JOLLY. Zuckerberg said Muse stays FREE against a LARGE TOKEN pool, with Meta taking a SMALL FEE from transactions over time — matching Engadget’s notes on monetization. Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang (also styled Alexander Wang in some live blogs) walked shopping and travel stories: a CUSTOMIZABLE mascot, finding a replacement for a broken plate, booking trips. The pitch is agentic work that SAVES MONEY and time, not another chatbot pane. Wang framed Muse as a BANGER for everyday chores.
What This Means for the Metaverse Stack
Connect used to open on headsets. Tonight’s early reel is SOFTWARE FIRST: an agent that already lives in WhatsApp and mobile, now deepening on Mac so it can run the same Mac you use for Horizon tooling, Unity, Blender, or storefronts. For XR creators, COMPUTER USE is the bridge between “chat with Muse” and “Muse ships the BORING DESKTOP chores while you stay in headset.” Meta has not yet priced new glasses or locked Phoenix/Luna ship dates in the minutes covered here — we will update when those land with SOURCED confirmations.
Watch the stream on Meta Connect and follow the Tom’s Guide live blog for minute-by-minute adds. For background on Muse’s launch design and Secure VM model, see Meta’s September 8 brief. Metaverse Watcher already covered how-to-watch and prior Muse mobile traction; this piece is the LIVE Mac computer-use DELTA ONLY.