I spent the better part of this morning trying to get my AI assistant to do something incredibly basic: turn off the living room lights while I was already halfway out the door. It is the kind of task we were promised years ago, yet here I am, still fumbling for a physical switch. If you are using Muse, you are likely having the same experience. Despite all the hype, Muse remains stubbornly deaf to your actual home environment.
Muse is a productivity powerhouse. You can use it to manage your email, handle payments, book travel, and shop at places like Walmart, Best Buy, and Sephora, as announced at Meta Connect 2026. It is great at the digital administrative work that clutters our lives. But when it comes to the physical world — the lights, the thermostat, or the smart locks on your front door — Muse is effectively a ghost. As of September 27, 2026, it has absolutely no smart home device control features.
Some users point to the Ring integration as proof of home control, but that is a misunderstanding. That connection is account-level only. It might let you know if a package was delivered, but it does not give you the ability to actually control your devices. While Meta is busy building connectors for retail giants, they have completely ignored the platforms that actually run our houses. Muse is the only one of three major AI players that cannot control your home.
On September 14, Apple shipped Siri AI with iOS 27, which includes full HomeKit device control. Just two days later, on September 16, Google launched its Google Home MCP. This allows any MCP-compatible AI agent — whether it is Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or OpenClaw — to reach out and control your smart home devices. Suddenly, the rest of the industry has moved into your living room, while Muse is still stuck in your browser.
This silence from Muse creates a strange pricing tension. Muse currently costs $20 a month for its Power tier. Meanwhile, Siri AI is free, bundled directly into the devices you already own. Google Home Premium sits in a similar $10 to $20 range, but it offers the utility of actual home automation. When Muse finally decides to ship smart home capabilities, they are going to trigger a brutal price war. It is hard to justify a $20 monthly subscription for an assistant that cannot even dim the lights when competitors are offering that same control for free or as part of a broader, more integrated ecosystem.
They have built a secure foundation with their ‘Sentinel’ permission layer, which is a great start for privacy. But security means very little if the agent cannot interact with the hardware that defines our daily routines. They are currently playing a game of digital shopping and productivity, while the rest of the market is playing a game of home infrastructure. It is also worth noting that Amazon has blocked Muse from shopping on Amazon.com, further limiting its utility as a retail assistant.
The practical takeaway for now? If you are looking for an AI that can manage your smart home, Muse is not the tool for the job. It is a fantastic digital secretary, but it is a terrible house manager. Until Meta bridges this gap, you are going to need a second, cheaper, or free assistant just to handle the light switches. It is a frustrating reality, but until the software catches up to the hardware, that is the state of the smart home today.