Meta open sources Muse code so you can build your own AI gadgets

Meta's move puts the company's new Muse AI agent into the hands of hobbyists rather than selling finished hardware. The suggested projects — a color E Ink display for reminders, an HDMI stick for a big screen, a small touchscreen device — point to a build-it-yourself approach, with Meta supplying SDKs for common boards like the ESP32 and Raspberry Pi.

The Muse Home Link giveaway follows the same logic. Meta manufactured 5,000 of the gadgets, and they rely on community-built skills to control lights, TVs and printers. That means the gadget's usefulness depends on what the community creates for it, not just on Meta's own software.

Meta's own caution to "Proceed at your own risk!" signals that this is aimed at tinkerers rather than mainstream buyers. For makers, the appeal is flexibility; for Meta, the approach may be a way to seed interest in Muse without committing to a consumer hardware line.