Menlo Park, October 3, 2026 — Meta has open-sourced Muse Gadgets, an ESP32 firmware and Linux SDK that let anyone build hardware around its Muse AI agent, and is giving 5,000 free Muse Home Link devices to US Muse subscribers.
What happened
Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, announced Muse Gadgets on October 2 in a post on X. The release is an open-source ESP32 firmware and a Linux SDK that developers can use to build their own displays, buttons, sensors, and other peripherals around the Muse agent.
The code lives in the facebookincubator/muse-gadget-sdk repository on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license. Developers grab an API token from gadgets.muse.ai, point their coding agent at the repo, and start building. The software runs on off-the-shelf ESP32 boards or Linux hardware such as a Raspberry Pi.
Muse Home Link: the reference device
Meta also built its own example gadget, Muse Home Link — a small USB-C-powered device, built on Espressif’s ESP32-C5, that connects Muse to a home Wi-Fi network so the agent can reach compatible smart home devices and anything else exposing a local web interface.
Meta lists integrations including Philips Hue, Sonos, Apple TV, Google Nest speakers, and Samsung TVs. The company manufactured 5,000 Home Link units and is offering them free to active Muse subscribers in the US, one per subscriber, first come first served, with shipping expected this month. Claiming a place in line is not an order, and unlike DIY boards, Home Link itself cannot be reflashed.
What people are already building
Meta’s suggested forms include E Ink displays for reminders, HDMI dongles that bring Muse to a television, and touchscreen accessories similar to the Muse Charm, the tamagotchi-like AI device shown at Connect. A dedicated Discord channel carries the project.
Developers are already experimenting: Federico Viticci turned an Xteink eReader into an always-on Muse pocket display that attaches to his phone with MagSafe, reporting that setup through the Muse app was smooth.
Why it matters
This is a genuinely unusual move from a frontier lab: shipping its consumer assistant as do-it-yourself firmware, with reference hardware attached. Open-sourcing the SDK under Apache 2.0 means companies can build commercial products on it without asking Meta for anything.
There are honest caveats. Community-built skills can change or break and shouldn’t be relied on for safety-critical tasks. Meta’s terms make builders responsible for what they create, and an Apache license doesn’t guarantee lasting access to the hosted agent — the hardware is only as durable as Meta’s service commitment.
The subscriber’s take: Meta is playing for ambient presence. Muse for Small Business (launched the same week) targets offices; Muse Gadgets targets your kitchen counter. If even a fraction of the maker community bites, Meta gets a hardware ecosystem it never had to manufacture.
Frequently asked questions
What is Muse Gadgets?
An open-source project from Meta (ESP32 firmware + Linux SDK, Apache 2.0) that lets developers build custom hardware — displays, controls, sensors — around Meta’s Muse AI agent.
What is Muse Home Link?
Meta’s own reference gadget: a USB-C-powered dongle that connects Muse to your home network so it can control smart home devices with local web interfaces, such as TVs and speakers.
How do I get a free Home Link?
Meta built 5,000 units, free for active US Muse subscribers (one each, first come first served), claimed at gadgets.muse.ai. Shipping is expected within weeks.
Do I need to code to use it?
For Home Link, no — it pairs through the Muse app. For DIY gadgets, the repo includes getting-started READMEs plus AGENTS.md files so coding agents can help with the build.
Sources: Engadget, TechCrunch (via Digest AI), iPhone in Canada, RuntimeWire, Storyboard18.