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Manus for AI agents

Manus is an AI task automation platform that lets users create projects, run tasks, and manage files through a single workflow layer. Connect it once through Arc0, and your agent, or Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, can use it through one MCP endpoint, limited to what each user approved.

Connect ManusSee the 14 actions ↓
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AUDIT LOG · MANUSPOLICY: acme-support
09:41:07 · claude · u_8f2read
manus.list_files
List uploaded files✓ allowed · 212ms
09:41:08 · claude · u_8f2read
manus.get_file
Get file details✓ allowed · 164ms
09:41:09 · claude · u_8f2write
manus.create_file
Create File✓ approved · approved by user
09:41:12 · claude · u_8f2destructive
manus.delete_file
Delete a file✕ blocked · policy: deny
EVERY MANUS CALL, ON THE RECORD
01 · USE CASES

What agents do in Manus.

01

Create a new task in a project

Create a task under a project to kick off a piece of automated work.

02

Check a task's status

Look up a task's current state and output before deciding on next steps, read-only.

03

Approve before deleting a task

Require approval before deleting a task, since it removes its files and history.

02 · ACTIONS

14 Manus actions, graded by risk.

Every Manus action is tagged read, write or destructive, so one policy covers the whole app and new actions inherit the right default.

read

6

Look things up. Allowed by default.

  • manus.get_file
    Get file details
  • manus.get_task
    Get Task
  • manus.list_files
    List uploaded files
  • manus.list_tasks
    List tasks
  • manus.list_projects
    List Projects
  • manus.get_webhook_public_key
    Get Webhook Public Key

write

5

Create and change things. Allow, or ask the user first.

  • manus.create_file
    Create File
  • manus.create_task
    Create New Task
  • manus.update_task
    Update Task
  • manus.create_project
    Create New Project
  • manus.create_webhook
    Create Webhook

destructive

3

Delete, cancel or archive. Ask first, or deny outright.

  • manus.delete_file
    Delete a file
  • manus.delete_task
    Delete task
  • manus.delete_webhook
    Delete Webhook
03 · HOW IT WORKS

Manus in three steps.

  1. 01Your users connect ManusThey add their Manus api key on Arc0 Connect, under your brand. It goes straight into the vault.
  2. 02You set the rulesReads run, writes like “create File” can wait for the user, and “delete a file” can be denied outright.
  3. 03Any agent can actYour agent calls Manus through the Arc0 SDK or MCP, and so can Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Every call lands on the audit log.
POLICY.TS
await arc0.policies.set('manus', {
  read: 'allow',
  write: 'ask',        // create_file
  destructive: 'deny',  // delete_file
})

# Claude Code: the same connection, one URL
$ claude mcp add --transport http arc0 \
    https://mcp.arc0.ai/u/u_8f2
04 · AUTH AND DATA

How Manus connects.

Users add their Manus api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

The same Manus connection serves your agent over MCP and your own backend over REST and the proxy, so a user connects once. How Arc0 handles credentials →

AUTH
API key
CREDENTIALS
Per-tenant encrypted vault
MODEL SEES
Results only, never credentials
AUDIT LOG
Every call, on every plan
05 · WORKS WITH

Use Manus from any agent.

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Codex
VS Code
OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Agent SDK
Vercel AI SDK
Mastra
LangGraph
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07 · FAQ

Manus and Arc0, answered.

Q01

Can I use Manus with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect Manus to Arc0 once, then add your Arc0 MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any other remote-MCP client. Each assistant only gets the Manus actions you allow.

Q02

How do users connect Manus?

Users add their Manus api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

Q03

Which Manus actions can my agent take?

14 in total: 6 read, 5 write and 3 destructive, such as “create File”. Your policies decide which of them each agent may call.

Q04

Can I stop my agent from deleting things in Manus?

Yes. Actions like “delete a file” are graded destructive. Set destructive actions to deny, or to ask so the user approves each one, and blocked calls still show up on the audit log.

Q05

Can my own backend call Manus too?

Yes. The same Manus connection is available over REST and through the Arc0 proxy, so your product and your agent share one connection per user.

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Plug Manus into your agent.

Your users connect Manus once, under your brand. Your agent gets 14 actions behind your policies, with every call on the record.

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