manus

name	manus
description	Create and manage AI agent tasks via Manus API. Manus is an autonomous AI agent that can browse the web, use tools, and deliver complete work products.
homepage	https://manus.im
user-invocable	true
disable-model-invocation	true
metadata	{"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🤖","primaryEnv":"MANUS_API_KEY","requires":{"bins":["curl","jq"],"env":["MANUS_API_KEY"]}}}

Manus AI Agent

Create tasks for Manus, an autonomous AI agent, and retrieve completed work products.

Authentication

Set MANUS_API_KEY env var with your key from manus.im.

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Commands

All commands use scripts/manus.sh.

Create a Task

{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh create "Your task description here"
{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh create "Deep research on topic" manus-1.6-max

Profiles: manus-1.6 (default), manus-1.6-lite (fast), manus-1.6-max (thorough).

Check Status

{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh status <task_id>

Returns: pending, running, completed, or failed.

Wait for Completion

{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh wait <task_id>
{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh wait <task_id> 300  # custom timeout in seconds

Polls until task completes or times out (default: 600s).

Get Task Details

{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh get <task_id>

Returns full task JSON including status and output.

List Output Files

{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh files <task_id>

Shows filename and download URL for each output file.

Download Output Files

{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh download <task_id>
{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh download <task_id> ./output-folder

Downloads all output files to the specified directory (default: current directory).

List Tasks

{baseDir}/scripts/manus.sh list

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Typical Workflow

1. Create task: manus.sh create "your prompt"
2. Wait for completion: manus.sh wait <task_id>
3. Download results: manus.sh download <task_id>

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Advanced API Features

For file attachments, webhooks, connectors, projects, multi-turn conversations, and interactive mode, see the full Manus API documentation:

• API Reference: https://open.manus.ai/docs
• Main Docs: https://manus.im/docs

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Security & Permissions

What this skill does:

• Sends task prompts to the Manus API at api.manus.ai
• Polls for task completion and downloads output files from Manus CDN
• API key is sent only in the API_KEY header to api.manus.ai

What this skill does NOT do:

• Does not upload local files (file upload is an advanced API feature not implemented in the bundled script)
• Does not register webhooks or connect external accounts
• Does not send your API key to any endpoint other than api.manus.ai
• Does not modify local system configuration
• Cannot be invoked autonomously by the agent (disable-model-invocation: true)
• You must explicitly trigger every Manus task

Bundled scripts: scripts/manus.sh (Bash — uses curl and jq)

Review scripts/manus.sh before first use to verify behavior.