Meta has released open-source firmware and a Linux software development kit so developers can build their own hardware that connects to Muse, its personal AI agent, TechCrunch reported Friday. The company is also giving away 5,000 units of a small device called Muse Home Link that lets the agent reach gadgets on a home network.

What Happened

The new project, called Muse Gadgets, gives builders the low-level firmware that runs a device plus a Linux SDK. Meta says the code works with low-cost hobbyist computers such as the Raspberry Pi and with off-the-shelf ESP32 microcontroller boards.

To get people started, Meta suggested a few projects, including a version of Muse with a color E Ink display and a stick that plugs into a television's HDMI port to bring the agent onto a TV screen. Beyond those, the company invited developers to hook Muse up to whatever displays, buttons, sensors and actuators they have on hand. Meta has opened a Discord channel to support people building devices.

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Alongside the open-source kit, Meta's product team built the Muse Home Link, a USB-C-powered device that lets Muse connect to a home network and control smart devices such as speakers and televisions. Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta Superintelligence Labs, said the company made 5,000 of them and is giving them to Muse subscribers for free while supplies last. Friedman said the devices would be ready to ship within a few weeks.

Why It Matters

Muse is an agent that books travel, fills out forms and shops for users, and Meta has been expanding it quickly. The Primary Wire has previously covered its spread across Meta's apps and the Mac, a version for small businesses and a preview of the Muse Charm, a pocket-sized wearable. Muse Gadgets takes a different route from the Charm: instead of designing every device itself, Meta is letting outside developers decide what physical form the agent should take.

Opening the firmware lowers the cost of experimenting with AI hardware. A Raspberry Pi or ESP32 board costs far less than a dedicated consumer gadget, and hobbyists can test ideas such as an always-on reminder display or a living-room interface without waiting for Meta to build them. The best of those projects could show Meta which form factors are worth producing at scale.

The Home Link addresses a practical limit of a cloud-based agent: it cannot directly touch devices that sit on a local network. A small bridge device plugged in at home gives Muse a way to reach equipment it otherwise could not control. That also means the agent can act on equipment in a user's home, not only on websites and apps.

Context

TechCrunch said Muse Gadgets fits Meta's effort to make Muse more than a standalone chatbot. The company recently launched Muse for Small Business, with integrations for Shopify, Dropbox and Slack, and created a Meta Enterprise Platform business unit aimed at corporate customers. Together, the moves push Muse toward consumer hardware, merchants and enterprises at the same time.

What to Watch

The first test is distribution: whether the 5,000 Home Link units reach subscribers on the schedule Friedman described and how quickly they run out. Another is what the builder community produces, and whether Meta highlights or adopts popular designs.

Developers will also look for signs that Meta plans a more formal path for third-party hardware, such as certification, a partner program or official retail products built on the Muse Gadgets code. Meta has not announced any of those so far.