Muse sure looks a lot like OpenClaw
Meta's Muse didn't invent the wheel. Social media users are alleging the 600K-DAU agent is built directly on OpenClaw—same file names, same architecture.
Why it matters
As consumer AI agents race to mainstream adoption, questions about derivative work and technical provenance are surfacing. This matters for practitioners evaluating agent platforms and for the frontier labs and startups competing in the space.
The key facts
5 to knowMeta's Muse topped App Store charts with 600,000 daily active users in the US (Apptopia estimate)
Social media allegations claim Muse is directly built on OpenClaw platform
Shared core file names (SOUL.md, memory) between Muse and OpenClaw reported
Instinct (competing AI agent platform) fundraising at $2.5B valuation
Article published Sep 24, 2026; sourced from The Verge
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Publisher excerpt: We seem to be entering into an AI agent renaissance. Meta's new consumer-facing AI agent, Muse, topped the App Store charts soon after its release and has 600,000 daily active users in the US, by an Apptopia estimate. And AI agent platform Instinct, whose eponymous creator is fundraising at a $2.5…