How to Use Meta Muse

Summary
Kevin Stratvert presents a step-by-step tutorial and practical walkthrough of Meta Muse, Meta’s consumer personal AI agent. He demonstrates setting up an account, browsing and booking reservations, connecting external productivity apps (Gmail and Google Calendar), configuring recurring background monitoring tasks, and utilizing persistent user memory and document uploads.

What is shown

• [00:31] Onboarding at muse.ai (login via phone or email) and cross-platform availability across desktop web, iOS, and Android.
• [00:55] Initial setup flow where Muse detects the user’s name and prompts for an assistant name selection (Kit, Roman, or Muse).
• [01:31] Voice prompt requesting Muse find a kid-friendly Italian dinner in Seattle on Friday at 6:30 PM for four, compare options, and recommend the best without booking.
• [01:56] Muse executing web research in a browser sandbox (inspecting Yelp, reviews, and reservation widgets for Tutta Bella, Serafina, and Il Terrazzo Carmine), returning a structured comparison and recommending Tutta Bella.
• [02:35] Directing Muse to complete the reservation at Tutta Bella, supplying required contact fields, and configuring an automated reminder 30 minutes before dinner.
• [03:04] Inspecting the Connectors settings page, displaying integrations for Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Finances (Plaid), Google Sheets, Instagram, Threads, Messenger, Withings, and Spotify.
• [03:26] Authorizing Gmail and Google Calendar connectors.
• [03:46] Prompting Muse to find an email from “Elizabeth”, inspect calendar availability, and draft a response with three open times in Gmail.
• [04:18] Muse presenting an explicit permission approval dialog (Allow Muse to send this email in Gmail?) before dispatching the email.
• [04:51] Creating an automated daily background task: checking Seattle air quality every morning at 8:00 AM and alerting only if wildfire smoke pushes AQI above 100; managing the scheduled task interface at [05:11].
• [05:35] Testing persistent memory by instructing Muse to remember family dining preferences (casual, kid-friendly, healthy options).
• [06:00] Uploading a PDF menu (tutta-bella-menu.pdf) and prompting for dish recommendations; Muse factors in the previously stated healthy and family preferences to suggest three specific menu items.
• [06:38] Browsing the Ideas catalog highlighting pre-built agent workflows across Productivity, Financial Management, Shopping, and Health & Fitness.
• [07:18] Viewing account settings showing the Free plan usage meter and upgrade options.

Claims & numbers

• The presenter notes Meta Muse is free to use with usage limits on the free tier, with paid upgrades available in settings [00:00, 07:13–07:33].
• The presenter states Muse operates consistently across desktop web, PC, iOS (App Store), and Android (Google Play Store) [00:41–00:54].
• The presenter emphasizes that Muse can handle multi-step actions across the web and third-party apps autonomously rather than merely answering text prompts [00:05–00:15].

Notable quotes

• “Meta Muse is a new free AI assistant that doesn’t just answer questions. It can actually take action for you.” — Kevin Stratvert [00:00]
• “Instead of having to explain the same preferences every time you start a new conversation, Muse can remember all those details and use it to personalize what it does for you.” — Kevin Stratvert [05:22]
• “Muse can actually access all of your connected apps and also take actions on your behalf, so you need to make sure that you’re comfortable with the permissions that you give it.” — Kevin Stratvert [07:39]

Assessment
This is a genuine, hands-on third-party software tutorial and real product demonstration. The presenter displays functional user interfaces, live agent interactions, connector authorization flows, and output responses, edited only with standard cuts to shorten wait times.

Described by gemini-3.8-flash on 2026-10-13 from the video’s audio and frames.