Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
The Verge Jay Peters ● Covered by 25 sources
Meta open-sourced code for DIY Muse gadgets. You can wire its AI agent to cheap boards, displays, buttons, and sensors.
Based on reporting by The Verge, Jay Peters — read the original for the full story.
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Meta has opened the code for Muse gadgets, letting people build their own versions of the company’s new AI-agent devices instead of waiting for a polished product line to show up on a shelf.
The pitch is very Meta: take an off-the-shelf ESP32 board or a Raspberry Pi, pair it with the company’s SDKs, and connect Muse to whatever hardware is already sitting around on a workbench. That could mean a color E Ink display for reminders, an HDMI stick to push Muse onto a bigger screen, or a small touchscreen device that ends up looking a lot like a DIY Muse Charm.
The company is framing these as open source devices you build yourself, which is a neat way of saying the work now shifts from Meta’s product team to anyone willing to tinker. There’s no mystery about the use cases here. It’s displays, buttons, sensors, actuators, and the usual maker-project plumbing.
And that’s the real story. Meta is not just shipping an AI feature; it’s trying to seed a hobbyist ecosystem around it. That only works if people actually want to build around Muse, and if the software stays useful once it leaves Meta’s own demo table.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is the rare open-source move that feels genuinely useful instead of performative. Meta gets to look friendly to makers while also making sure Muse spreads as a platform, which is exactly how big companies like their “openness” to work. The only surprise would be if the hardware crowd trusts it more than the usual AI marketing glitter.
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