Muse

About Muse

Muse from Meta is worth trying if you want an AI assistant to carry out work across your apps, rather than leave you with instructions. It has a persistent cloud computer and browser, can keep working after you close the app, and returns when something changes or needs your approval.

The practical appeal is connected administration: an email leads to a calendar change, a browser task produces a document, or a continuing goal needs another check tomorrow. Muse is available to adults in the US and Canada, with limited free usage and paid plans starting at $20 per month.

Start with one recurring job on the free plan. A long connector list alone isn't a reason to buy more capacity.

What is Meta Muse?

Muse is Meta's personal AI agent. It uses connected services and a cloud workspace to perform tasks, remember context and continue work between conversations. It is a separate product from the Meta AI Assistant, and it isn't simply another name for the Muse Spark model.

Meta describes Muse Secure VM as an isolated Linux computer with a full browser that you and the agent share. You can inspect the browser and intervene, rather than only receive a final message saying a task is done.

That workspace gives a continuing job somewhere to live. Files, browser work and remembered details can persist while you move between the app, web or WhatsApp. The Mac app adds permission-based access to local files and apps; it doesn't make the service an offline agent running entirely on your laptop.

Who is Muse for?

Muse is a plausible fit for people whose administrative work crosses several apps. Meta documents email handling, calendar changes, file organization and browser-based forms. A useful starting request would be to identify a scheduling email, prepare a response and propose the corresponding calendar change.

Small-business owners have a more specific reason to look. Muse now supports connections to tools such as Shopify, QuickBooks, Canva and Slack, alongside Facebook Pages, Instagram professional analytics and Meta ad accounts. If those already hold your business information, the assistant has somewhere relevant to begin.

Preparing a weekly update from connected information is a more useful first goal than asking Muse to run the business. You get a deliverable you can evaluate.

If you mainly need a place to organize commitments, our guide to the best to-do list apps is a better starting point. Muse is for delegating some execution. It also won't fit someone who needs a self-hosted or offline assistant, or guaranteed access outside its supported countries.

Muse pros and cons

The combination I would prioritize is continued work plus the ability to inspect it. You can delegate a job without reducing the whole interaction to a hidden process and a final answer. Whether that saves effort will depend on the task and the amount of correction it needs.

Muse features: background goals, connected apps and a shared browser

Email and calendar tasks

Meta's productivity page describes filtering, drafting, replying, sending and organizing email. For calendars, it names conflict detection and rescheduling. Connectors provide the access, with Gmail used as an explicit setup example in the help documentation.

Some connectors can also notify Muse when information changes. A calendar update can therefore supply new context without requiring another manual request to read it.

For an inbox-to-calendar handoff, I'd look for the right people, dates and proposed changes before approving it. Reading the email correctly is only part of the job.

A browser for tasks that don't end in chat

Muse can use its own browser for customer-service forms and appointment scheduling. Meta also documents web browsing, document creation, image generation and purchases. You can take over the browser when needed.

The shared browser matters when a task has an intermediate state. You may need to inspect a form, correct a detail or complete a step yourself before work continues. Being able to intervene is a practical feature, not just a view of what the agent is doing.

Meta says Muse can build a tool when it needs one. It also supports custom connectors that may require a service's API information. Those are extension options, not a promise that every app works automatically; Meta says it doesn't review custom connectors.

Ongoing goals and monitoring

Muse supports goals, action plans, progress tracking, reminders and monitoring. Meta's examples include watching daily weather and warning about rain. The service can continue work after the app closes and return when it needs input.

Monitoring helps when the answer will change. Define which changes need a notification so background work doesn't create another stream of low-value updates.

Mac access and business connectors

Muse for Mac can organize files, fill forms and use Messages, Calendar and Notes with permission. That's a separate capability from simply chatting with Muse through WhatsApp.

The small-business connector list includes Asana, Box, Canva, Dropbox, Figma, Granola, HighLevel, Intuit QuickBooks, Klaviyo, Lovable, Notion, Shopify, Slack, Stripe and Zoom. Facebook Pages, Instagram professional analytics and Meta ad accounts add context about the business's own audience and marketing.

These connections don't establish every possible read, write or publishing action, or prove that connecting a store improves sales. The useful question is whether Muse can produce the deliverable you need from those services.

Memory you can inspect

Muse stores memories as well as goals and scheduled tasks. You can ask what it remembers or inspect files such as MEMORY.md, and use its Forget skill for particular people or topics.

This is more useful than an unexplained promise that an assistant remembers you. You have a way to check whether the information is right and remove something that shouldn't influence future work. A full reset deletes all Muse data, while disconnecting a service doesn't automatically erase information from earlier tasks.

Approval controls without constant interruptions

Meta describes Sentinel as a separate permission authority that can allow, deny or ask about actions. Permissions can apply once or cover a session, task, time period or ongoing access. Previously authorized work can proceed without asking again every time.

That distinction matters when you read claims that Muse asks before acting. The controls support delegation within a scope; they aren't a promise of a new pop-up before every action. Meta says payment checkouts prompt with exact purchase details, and its Stripe Link integration uses single-use payment credentials.

There is also a simple data-setting decision. Muse's policy says conversations and VM data aren't shared with Meta ad systems, but model improvement is on at first use. You can turn it off in Data controls, and the policy says the change applies to previous interactions. The future Confidential VM is a separate announced option, not the current default.

What is still on the roadmap?

1Password is listed as coming soon. Meta has announced voice mode, an agent-owned email address and expanded payment connections, but those announcements don't establish availability in every account. Shop Pay remains a rollout item, and AI-glasses support and Muse Charm are future-facing.

The current browser and connector workflow is enough to evaluate without buying into the hardware roadmap.

Muse vs alternatives: pricing and workflow fit

Poke is the alternative I'd consider when messaging and region are the main criteria. It supports Apple Messages, Telegram, WhatsApp and RCS. Its web-search feature shouldn't be treated as the same thing as Muse's shared browser workspace.

Instinct emphasizes personal errands, proactive follow-ups and phone interaction. I would consider it for a concierge-style assistant I could text or call. Muse is easier to budget for because it publishes its free option and paid plan prices; Instinct has no published subscription prices.

OpenAI Dot is more compelling for someone already paying for a qualifying ChatGPT plan. The first dot is included, though deeper work has an allowance and related Codex or ChatGPT Work tasks use their own limits. Personal Pro rollout excludes the EEA, Switzerland and UK; Business Premium has different regional eligibility. Buying Pro solely for a personal agent is a different decision from using a benefit you already have.

Meta Muse pricing and availability

Meta publishes these subscription options:

Those are Muse tokens, the unit Meta uses for its plans. They aren't a published number of messages, browser jobs or hours of agent work. There isn't enough information to turn either allowance into a reliable workload estimate.

When free usage runs out, you can wait for it to refresh or upgrade. Meta doesn't publish a numerical free quota or refresh cadence on its subscription page. Benefits can vary by region and account, and subscriptions renew monthly on the original purchase date unless canceled.

You subscribe through the mobile app or muse.ai using a Meta account. Muse's current availability pages name the US and Canada for people 18 and over; subscription eligibility also requires meeting the local age of majority. Supported access includes web, iPhone, Android, Mac and WhatsApp. The iPhone app requires iOS 18.0 or later.

I would start free, then consider Power if useful jobs repeatedly reach the limit. Maximum makes sense only after your actual workload justifies the extra capacity. The small-business material points to the same subscription information, not a separately priced business plan.

You can start with Muse's free option before deciding whether more weekly usage is worth paying for.

Verdict

I'd choose Muse for a first managed personal agent if I lived in a supported country and wanted to delegate work across connected apps. The shared browser, background tasks and inspectable memory give you practical ways to see what you're delegating and correct it.

My starting point would be one repeatable email or calendar job on the free plan. Move to Power when the work is useful and the usage ceiling is the problem, not before. Choose Poke if messaging access and broader regional availability matter most, or consider Dot first if an eligible ChatGPT subscription is already part of your budget.

FAQ

Is Muse the same as Meta AI or Muse Spark?

No. Muse is the personal-agent product with connected tools and a persistent workspace. Meta AI Assistant is a separate product, while Muse Spark refers to a model rather than the complete agent service.

Can Muse read all my WhatsApp conversations?

Talking to Muse in WhatsApp doesn't establish access to all your other chats. Permissions and connectors determine what information it can use. The Mac app's documented access to Messages is a different connection.

Does deleting a message make Muse forget it?

Not necessarily. Muse may retain information it learned from a deleted message. Use the Forget skill for a person or topic, inspect its memories, or reset Muse if you want to delete all Muse data.

Can I use Muse outside the US and Canada?

Those are the currently documented supported countries. Meta says it is working on more markets but hasn't supplied additional timing, so there isn't a confirmed wider availability date to plan around.