Meta is giving hobbyists the parts list for home-built Muse gadgets while telling them they are on their own. The company published a software kit on GitHub that connects Muse, its new AI agent, to hardware such as displays, buttons, and sensors. It runs on an ESP32 board or a Raspberry Pi, both cheap hobbyist computers.
The warning is blunt. Meta’s page tells builders to “Proceed at your own risk.” That is a striking line for a kit that lets an AI agent drive actuators, the parts that physically move things.
Meta is also giving away a finished device, the Muse Home Link, which relies on community-built skills to switch on lights or operate a TV. Nat Friedman, who works at Meta Superintelligence Labs, said on X that 5,000 units were manufactured. That count is his, not a Meta press figure and not The Verge’s own reporting. The waitlist is open, and shipping is expected sometime this month.
Anyone wiring Muse to a device that can heat, move, or switch mains power should read Meta’s disclaimer as the real safety specification.
Reported by Jay Peters of The Verge, published 2 October 2026.
