Meta Releases Open-Source Tools for Building Gadgets That Connect to Its AI Agent

Meta is giving developers a way to put its Muse AI agent into hardware they build themselves. Introduced on October 2, Muse Gadgets supplies open-source device software rather than a single finished gadget. Alongside it, Meta says it has built a home-network device that will be free for Muse subscribers while supplies last.

From a workbench to Muse

The project has two main software pieces: firmware, the low-level software that runs a device, and a Linux software development kit. Together, they give builders tools for connecting their custom hardware to Muse. The Decoder identifies firmware for ESP32 boards and reports that the code carries an Apache 2.0 license.

Meta’s suggested starting points include a Raspberry Pi hobbyist computer or an off-the-shelf ESP32 board. The company says builders can connect Muse to displays, buttons, sensors and actuators. That gives the project a wider hardware scope than a display alone: Meta explicitly includes both inputs and components that carry out physical actions.

Two starter ideas show the kinds of devices Meta has in mind. They are suggestions for builders, not announcements of two additional products:

• Give Muse a color e-ink display, adding a dedicated screen to a custom device connected to the agent.
• Load Muse onto a stick that plugs into a television’s HDMI port, using the TV as part of the hardware project.

Meta has also set up a Discord channel to support users. As TechCrunch describes it, the release pairs the firmware and Linux kit with project ideas to get people started. The practical offering is a set of building tools and a support community for developers assembling their own Muse-connected hardware.

5,000Muse Home Link devices

Nat Friedman said Meta made 5,000 units for free distribution to Muse subscribers while supplies last.

Home Link connects the agent to the house

Meta has used the code to build its own gadget, Muse Home Link. Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, described it in a post on X. The USB-C-powered device connects Muse to a home network, allowing the agent to communicate with smart devices including speakers and smart TVs.

The Decoder describes Home Link’s device-control scope more specifically: it can control devices with an HTTPS interface. That interface qualification matters alongside the examples of TVs and speakers. Home Link is described as a connection to networked devices with that interface, not simply as a way to reach any household appliance.

The subscriber giveaway remains a shipping plan, rather than an immediately delivered benefit. Friedman said Home Link would be ready to ship in a few weeks. The hardware offer therefore has two stated conditions: recipients must be Muse subscribers, and free devices are available only while the limited supply lasts.