openmanus

name	openmanus
description	Use OpenManus as an external autonomous Python agent for long-running research, browser-style exploration, data analysis, or multi-step execution tasks from inside a mounted workspace.

OpenManus Plugin

Use this skill when the user explicitly asks to run OpenManus, Manus-style automation, a long autonomous research task, or a Python/browser/data workflow that should run outside the normal Clodex agent loop.

Prerequisites

OpenManus is not vendored into Clodex by default. Before running it, make sure one of these exists:

• OPENMANUS_HOME points to a local FoundationAgents/OpenManus checkout that contains main.py.
• bundled/plugins/openmanus/main.py exists in the installed Clodex app.

Optionally set OPENMANUS_PYTHON to the Python executable. If unset, Clodex uses python3.

Tool

Use the runOpenManus tool.

Parameters:

• prompt: the autonomous task for OpenManus.
• mountPrefix: the mounted workspace prefix where the task should operate.
• timeoutMs: optional timeout, max 30 minutes.

Workflow

1. Identify the current workspace mount prefix from the environment context or by listing files.
2. Call runOpenManus with a narrow, concrete prompt.
3. Treat its output as an external agent report.
4. If code changes are needed after OpenManus finishes, use normal Clodex edit tools (write/multiEdit) so the user gets Pending Edits.

Guardrails

• Do not claim OpenManus changed files unless its output proves it.
• Prefer normal Clodex tools for small code edits.
• Do not run OpenManus against unrelated paths.
• Keep prompts narrow; OpenManus can run for a long time.