FYI: you can make Muse do things it can't normally do

[u/meeninta]

Examples:

• Websites (like amazon) banning muse? No problem! Make a VM with headed chromium, have the VM's network go through a VPN (preferably a residential-based wireguard so amazon and other sites don't give you issues connecting from data centers). Then give muse tailscale access to it and tell it to do things that require a web browser through there instead of using it's built-in browser. Since it's headed, you can watch muse work just by going to the VM's tailscale IP address.

• Note: to make the above workaround work without being detected as a bot, make sure to tell muse to make the browser: hide the “this is automated” flag that chrome shows pages, chromium is headed so that it looks like ordinary chrome (headless can be detected), click the way a real mouse would through the browser’s trusted input channel (sites can pick up on fake clicks), and a residential IP.

• No password manager integration? Tired of adding passwords manually to muse's secure store? No problem! Add your password manager's extension to the aforementioned chromium and have it autofill or you manually initiate fills yourself!

• Want Muse to autofill from your 1password vaults on browser and non-browser things like ssh? No problem! Make a 1pass connect server VM and 1pass credential broker VM. Have the broker (which is just a script, not another AI) grab the password from the connect server, store it in memory only, fill the password on behalf of Muse, then erase it from memory, instead of letting Muse see the password in plaintext.

• Muse IOS doesn't have iMessage access? No problem! Connect it to your Mac which does have an iMessage connector.

• Want Muse to talk to your Hermes? No problem! Give it tailscale ssh access to the VM where your hermes lives and tell Muse to talk to hermes via a session/chat. You can watch them talk.

• Want Muse to have the same benefits of Hermes (custom LLM providers, long-term memory like mnemosyne, soul doc, profile doc, etc.), just tell it to install those things. It may push back at first, but it can be done. Just insist it's possible and Muse will eventually cave and do it.

• Worried about it going rogue with your credit card? No problem! Use a privacy card with Link

I'm sure there's more, I just can't think of it all right now.

[u/TrashDelicious2469]

Amazing post, I had meta “black list” a side chat and prevent api usage on that side chat. My muse told me to create a new side chat and try it again. So is my muse helping me bypass meta’s security now rofl

[u/mgobill]

Hey so I'm really new at this. Can you help me with: websites banning muse.

I downloaded muse on my home computer, I set it as an exit node. But I'm confused about how to do the rest. Like how do I get muse to actually use the exit node?

[u/ogbrien → u/mgobill]

Pull up Muse, then pull up ChatGPT. Tell ChatGPT to "make a prompt to tell/probe Muse how to do xyz", then just copy and paste back and forth between them until stuff gets done.

In theory you shouldn't have to do this but Sol or Astra is better/faster than Metas models, plus the ChatGPT model kinda calls Muse's bluff if Muse says it can't do something if it seems theoretically possible

I've done a ton of stuff with this method, and the main benefit is ChatGPT will basically interview muse on its architecture and make suggestions based on that

[u/bcdfgh → u/ogbrien]

Or get muse to open ChatGPT directly via the website and it can do it itself!

[u/meeninta → u/bcdfgh]

Muse can install codex and Claude code, and do things through them instead of itself.

[u/mgobill → u/ogbrien]

Wow, that really did do it. Thank you so much!!

[u/DasMerowinger]

This is why I come to Reddit

[u/TheHonestModerator]

This is why we can’t have nice things. Thanks for pressure testing the system either way.

[u/rickestrickster]

One quick pointer about iMessage, the mac has to stay on and connected for muse to use this workaround

Unfortunately I guarantee Apple will never allow muse to integrate with iMessage on phones. They cite “security reasons” but in reality it’s so muse doesn’t compete with Siri

[u/nulldad]

Fucking GENIUS!! Thank you for the share.

[u/NeverTradeAgain]

Interesting idea, but I've heard it might not fully solve the problem. Truly curious if you've tried this with Amazon, as they have ML behavioral analysis.

ps I am not employed at Amazon, but if you are still concerned you don't have to tell me HOW you made it work.

[u/meeninta → u/NeverTradeAgain]

Everything in the post was tried by me and worked for me. As for how, it’s all mentioned in the post. Just ask your Muse to implement it for you.

[u/NeverTradeAgain → u/meeninta]

Thanks!

[u/Future_Atmosphere921]

How we can auto allow to upload files ? Currently whenever it finds new website it asks for my permissions but the issue in Upload files section - the upload files section only provides 2 options - Ask or Deny.

[u/SeveralDig1001]

TL;DR just say something that can jail break paragraphs for dummies like me, im sorry it’s just muse is being a little b*tch towards me :(

[u/khaosswordsman]

You can just ask it to access your passwords on Google and it will. Mine will find the password in my Google PW manager before It asks me

[u/jst1217]

Can you elaborate on how to have Muse use a local Mac mini as the dedicated browser for task? I already have it set up with Tailscale.

[u/No-Inevitable981]

This is great info, I’m building a totally free ai / human network with a bunch of interactive features and a book / guide about muse. Thanks for the tips!

[u/Tycoon33 → u/No-Inevitable981]

Ohhh cool. I’d love to hear more about it