# Meta Open-Sources Muse Gadget SDKs; U.S. Home Link Ships in October

Times of AI Desk · 2026-10-02 · Products

[https://timesof.ai/2026/10/meta-muse-gadgets](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/meta-muse-gadgets)

> Meta’s Muse Gadgets page says ESP32 and Linux device SDKs and firmware are open source under Apache 2.0 so builders can connect Muse to their own boards, including a Raspberry Pi. Muse Home Link — a Meta-made Wi-Fi bridge to local HTTP devices — is free with an active U.S. Muse subscription, limit one, first come first served, and ships in October. The Verge reports Nat Friedman said Meta manufactured 5,000 Home Links; that unit count is not on the product page.

Muse just got a **hardware attach path**: open peripheral SDKs plus a subsidized home bridge for U.S. subscribers.

**Meta**’s **Muse Gadgets** page says Muse gadgets are open-source devices builders assemble themselves — program an off-the-shelf **ESP32** board or a **Raspberry Pi** / Linux box with Meta’s SDKs, then connect Muse to displays, buttons, sensors, and actuators. The **device SDKs and firmware are open source under Apache 2.0**, provided as-is. **Muse Home Link**, a Meta-made device that puts Muse on home Wi-Fi to reach compatible local HTTP devices, is **free with an active Muse subscription in the United States only**, **limit one per subscriber**, **ships in October**, first come, first served. **The Verge** (Jay Peters, October 2, 2026) confirms the open-source SDK framing and, citing **Nat Friedman** of Meta Superintelligence Labs, reports Meta **manufactured 5,000 Home Links**.

## What is on the product page versus what is attributed

Apache 2.0 SDK/firmware status, ESP32 and Linux paths, and Home Link eligibility/ship month are from **gadgets.muse.ai**. The **5,000-unit** figure is **Friedman via The Verge**, not a number on the product page this desk inspected. Prior Connect coverage of [Muse on glasses and Charm](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/meta-connect-muse-glasses-charm) remains a separate product-line thread; this piece is the DIY/SDK + Home Link drop.

## Limits

- Product page has no publication timestamp; The Verge places the story on **October 2, 2026**.
- 5,000 Home Links is **Nat Friedman via The Verge**, not Meta’s product page.
- Home Link firmware reflashability was not described in the pages read.
- U.S.-subscription-only, one-per-subscriber, October ship, first-come framing is company-stated availability.

## Sources

- [Muse Gadgets: Open source hardware for your Muse](https://gadgets.muse.ai/)
- [The Verge: Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets (October 2, 2026)](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1004330/meta-muse-ai-gadgets-home-link)
- [Times of AI: Meta Connect Muse glasses and Charm (September 24, 2026)](https://timesof.ai/2026/09/meta-connect-muse-glasses-charm)