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Espressif ESP32-S3-BOX-3 board
Screen and voiceOfficially supportedESP32 SDK

Espressif ESP32-S3-BOX-3

Board $50 · about $60 with cable/parts

Beginner · no toolsA USB-C data cable and one flash command. Back up the factory firmware first only if you want to keep it.

ESP32-S3 kit with a 2.4" 320x240 touch LCD, 16 MB flash, 16 MB PSRAM, speaker and mics. Full Muse UI: BOOT/CONFIG push-to-talk, touch settings and images. Dock sensors, SD card, IR and battery telemetry aren't used. Adafruit listed it at $49.95 (out of stock) on 2026-10-05.

What it can do

  • Voice · Voice in, text repliesyes
  • Images · Coloryes
  • Touchscreenyes
  • Camerano
  • Air sensorsno
  • Home-network tunnelyes
  • Batteryno
  • Over-the-air updatesyes

Things to say to it

“(Hold BOOT/CONFIG) What's next on my calendar?”“Show me the image you just found.”

What you need

  • 1 × Espressif ESP32-S3-BOX-3Buy
  • 1 × USB-C data cableBuy
  • 1 × USB-C power adapter (5 V / 2 A or more) (optional)Find
Developer details · build command and SDK notes

Your coding agent runs this for you. The full sequence (token, flash, pair) is on the build page.

tools/muse/board.sh build box3

Limits

Good to know

  • The home-network tunnel lets Muse reach devices on your LAN that expose a local HTTP API. Treat it like giving the agent a foothold on your network.
  • Pairing has no manufacturer verification and can't prevent an active man-in-the-middle attack.
  • Builds are signed with the included development key and never enable Secure Boot. Enable NVS encryption (CONFIG_HOMEHUB_NVS_ENCRYPTION).
  • Custom ESP32 commands are not a documented API yet: the command set (display.draw_url, sensors.read, camera.capture, ...) is hardcoded in main/app.c.

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