Meta Opens Up Code for Attaching Muse to Your Own Hardware
The company has released software that links displays, buttons, and microphones to its personal AI. Muse Home Link, a bridge to devices around the house, is offered free to US Muse subscribers on a first-come, first-served basis.
Meta on October 2 released software that connects Muse, its personal AI, to devices you build yourself. The release includes firmware for ESP32 boards, a popular choice for small hardware projects, along with a device development kit for Linux. With it, developers can wire a homemade device’s display or buttons into Muse. The code and firmware are published under the Apache 2.0 license.
Muse is an agentic AI that carries out tasks on its own. Meta launched it in the United States in September 2026, first as an iOS and Android app and on the web. Muse handles work by running apps on a dedicated cloud computer. This release widens what it can plug into, extending the reach to physical devices built by developers.
What devices can connect to Muse
Meta floated the idea of hooking Muse up to a color e-ink display to show notifications. It also described plugging Muse into an HDMI stick to put it on a big screen. The thinking is that Muse, until now used on a phone or in a browser, can move onto a display you assemble yourself.
Connecting a device starts with installing the development kit. From there you can attach displays, buttons, microphones, and sensors to an ESP32 board, a Raspberry Pi, or a Linux computer. Each device needs its own authentication key, and you register it by turning on developer mode in the Muse app for iOS or Android.
Who gets a free Home Link
The free units go to active Muse subscribers in the United States, limited to one per subscriber. Meta is taking requests on a first-come, first-served basis and plans to ship in October 2026. The Verge, citing a Meta representative, reported that 5,000 Home Link units were produced. The giveaway is not available in South Korea.
Muse Home Link is a bridge between Muse and the devices in your home. Once it is on your home Wi-Fi, Muse can reach compatible hardware. Meta says community-built features can turn on lights, control a TV, and send documents to a printer. What actually works depends on how you set it up. Alongside the development kit for do-it-yourself hardware, Meta is offering a path for connecting gear you already own.
Modifying hardware yourself carries the risk of breaking it. Meta published the development kit and firmware without warranty and cautioned that devices can be damaged during modification. That trade-off deserves as much thought as picking out parts.
With this release, the ways to use Muse expand from apps and the web to hardware you build. Developers can create devices with a clear purpose, such as a notification display. The open question is how reliably these connections hold up in real-world conditions. For users in South Korea, the things to watch are a local Muse launch, Korean language support, and the terms for device integration.