Wes Bos Tears Down Meta's Muse: Far More Open Than Expected

Developer Wes Bos ran a series of teardown experiments on Meta's Muse agent and concluded that Muse is far more open than expected: it can handle almost any task, isn't artificially restricted into a watered-down assistant, and has quite permissive system boundaries.

Confirmed

• Users can directly ask Muse to package and deliver the entire contents of the /opt/ directory, and it will automatically compress and output the files.
• Muse ships with about 70 preinstalled Skills and CLIs, covering a wide range—from Spotify to the Instagram CLI, all directly callable.
• Muse can install software on its own; for example, users can have it install a Torrent client, not limited to platform-bundled tools.
• Muse has its own Muse DB memory database with a built-in query Skill, letting it retrieve its own memories and past conversations, with strict security restrictions in place.
• A built-in website builder (the post mentions "Spa…" without elaboration; details unclear).

Unconfirmed

• Some features haven't rolled out to all accounts yet, including Muse Mail—a feature giving Muse its own dedicated mailbox—with no known timeline for broader availability.

Why it matters

Muse's permissive system boundaries and large preinstalled toolchain mean the agent can perform fairly deep operations on the user's machine; its self-built memory database also provides traceable conversation and memory retrieval. For developers, Muse's real-world utility may approach that of a general-purpose automation agent rather than a restricted assistant.

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