Meta wants you to help test its newest Muse features. The company opened an early access program Friday, and the entry ticket is a little odd: sharing a prompt with the app itself.
How to Get Into the Early Access Program
To join, you need to send a message to Muse. Meta posted a link on X that, when shared with the app, logs your interest in the program. If you don’t want to click through, you can copy and paste the exact prompt:
Can you let the Muse team know I want to be part of the Muse early access program?
It’s a strange way to run a beta. Most companies use forms, emails or randomized invitations. Meta is asking people to send a request directly to the app.
What Meta Teased at Connect
The company showed off several new features at its Connect 2026 developer conference. Here’s what Meta promised:
- A digital avatar you can video chat with
- More shopping partnerships and connectors
- An expanded Muse Mac app that uses your computer to complete tasks
- Muse coming to Meta’s lineup of AI glasses, letting users speak a wake word and issue commands
Why Meta Wants Enthusiasts First
Typically, companies run pilot tests or betas with select users. They often A/B test with a randomized group to gather feedback and measure results. Meta is doing something different here.
The company is looking for AI enthusiasts to try its features first. That crowd tends to use multiple AI apps and agents and has a good understanding of the market. The idea is simple: get the people who care most testing the product before anyone else.
The Catch Is the Entry Ticket
The prompt system is the funny part. Instead of signing up through a proper form, you’re supposed to send a message to the app. It’s a strange way to manage an early access program, and it raises the question of whether anyone actually checks the messages.
Meta hasn’t explained how it will pick who gets in. It’s not clear whether the company will reply to the prompt or simply add the request to a queue somewhere.
What Comes Next
The program is open now. Anyone with a Muse account can send the prompt, and the company says it’s looking for interest.
The Verdict on the Prompt System
This is a weird move. It’s not clear why Meta chose this method over a standard sign-up form. The prompt approach is novel, but it’s also opaque — there’s no way to know whether your message was received, let alone processed.
Meta is betting that AI enthusiasts will find the system easy enough to use. The company is also betting that this crowd will forgive the oddity of the process, since they’re already invested in the product.
What We Know So Far
The program is live. The prompt works. The features exist as promises, not running code. Meta has not said when the early access cohort will see anything, nor has it said how long the program will run.
The company has not responded to questions about the process beyond posting the prompt itself.
For now, the best way to get in is to send the message. After that, you wait.
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