Meta releases open source Muse Gadgets platform and gives away 5,000 Home Link dongles
Meta is launching an open source project called Muse Gadgets that supplies ESP32 firmware and a Linux SDK so developers can embed the company’s Muse AI agent in their own hardware. The head of product for Meta’s superintelligence labs, Nat Friedman, says the platform is flexible enough for devices such as an E Ink display, an HDMI dongle, or a small touchscreen accessory that resembles the Muse…
What you can do with it
AI at Work →Automate home lighting with Muse Home Link
Plugs into your router to enable Wi-Fi access for Muse’s cloud-based AI to interact.
- Who for
- marketers
- Cost
- free
Use it for
- Automate home lighting
- Schedule TV content
- Trigger printer jobs
How to set it up · From the article
- Claim gadget at gadgets.muse.ai/home-link and log in with your Muse account
- Plug Home Link near your router and pair it via the Muse app
- Install community skills for your devices from Meta’s GitHub page
- Use the Muse app to issue voice or text commands to your gadgets
Watch out US-only, skills may break, not for safety-critical tasks
Not for everyone United States only
Key points from the news
- Meta provides open source ESP32 firmware and Linux SDK for Muse agents.
- 5000 Muse Home Link dongles are being given away to Muse subscribers.
- Suggested gadget forms include E Ink display, HDMI dongle, or touchscreen accessory.
Meta has already built a reference device, the Muse Home Link, a USB‑C powered dongle that connects Muse to a home network and lets it control any HTTPS‑enabled smart‑home equipment. Five thousand of these Home Links are being given away to Muse subscribers, and a Discord community has been created for makers to share projects. CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the Muse Charm a week earlier, positioning it as an alternative to Meta’s smart glasses.
The initiative aims to spur a broader ecosystem of Muse‑powered gadgets, though Meta has not disclosed any larger hardware roadmap beyond the developer‑focused effort.
Model page: Muse →
Meta announces Muse Gadgets, providing an open source ESP32 microchip firmware and a Linux SDK to let users bring Muse to their hardware, like Raspberry Pi 5
engadget.com · 2 October 2026
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