Been using it daily for a month. It genuinely changed how I work: I describe the feature, review the diff, ship. The occasional wrong turn is easy to catch because it explains its plan first.
Manus
AI for task execution and workflow automation

About Manus
Manus is an AI action engine designed to execute tasks, automate workflows, and extend human reach beyond providing answers. Its interface includes starting points for creating slides, building websites, designing, and creating games.
The product lists AI design, AI slides, AI image and music generators, a browser operator, Wide Research, Mail, and Slack integration. It is available as a web app, with mobile and desktop app options listed on the site.
Highlights
- Executes tasks and automates workflows
- Supports slide, website, design, and game creation
- Includes browser operator and Wide Research features
- Offers Mail and Slack integrations
- Provides web, mobile, and desktop access
Excellent core experience. Docking a star because pricing gets steep once you're a heavy user, and the free tier limits hit faster than expected.
Great at the demo tasks, average at mine. Asked it to build a competitor pricing sheet and it got 60% right, which sounds good until you realise you have to check 100%. The credits go fast.
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