Meta's Muse agent looks a lot like OpenClaw, fueling wrapper-app claims
haydenfield · x · 2026-09-25
Meta's new consumer AI agent Muse topped the App Store after launch, with an Apptopia estimate of 600,000 US daily active users. But users allege it's built on open-source project OpenClaw.
- The two share core file names (SOUL.md, memory, tools) and near-identical lines in their personality docs ("Be genuinely helpful, not performatively helpful")
- Some Redditors call Muse "just a wrapper app" on OpenClaw, potentially inheriting its security risks
- Meta denies the claims; Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta's Superintelligence Labs, said Muse was built "from scratch"
- The piece notes a broader agent renaissance, with agent platform Instinct fundraising at a $2.5B valuation.
Related event: Meta's Muse Accused of Repackaging OpenClaw, Meta Denies(2 posts)→
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