Productivity

Manus

by Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd.

Overview

Manus is an autonomous AI agent that you can delegate complex tasks to directly within ChatGPT. Instead of just generating content, Manus manages entire projects from a single instruction to a finished product. You can use it to create professional presentations by asking for 'slides' on a specific topic. Tell it to 'build a website' for your project, and it will deliver a functional, live site. Ask it to 'produce a video' for your marketing campaign, and you'll get a polished final cut. Or, have it 'conduct wide research' on any subject to receive a comprehensive report with synthesized findings and sources. Just tell Manus your goal, and it handles the rest.

Tools

get_status

ChatGPT

Use this to check progress for a Manus task created by an initiate_* tool (or any known task_id). Returns the task status (pending, running, completed, failed), other task details, and error info if failed.

initiate_mobile_app

ChatGPT

Use this when the user wants to build a native iOS/Android mobile app. Starts an asynchronous mobile-app task in Manus and returns a task reference (task_id, task_url); use get_status to check progress (it does not return a finished app immediately). Do not draft the mobile app in chat while the Manus task is running; wait for completion.

initiate_research

ChatGPT

Use this when the user wants to conduct comprehensive, in-depth research on a topic. Starts an asynchronous Deep Research (aka Wide Research) task in Manus and returns a task reference (task_id, task_url); use get_status to check progress (it does not return the report immediately). Do not independently perform or summarize the research in chat while the Manus task is running; wait for completion.

initiate_slides

ChatGPT

Use this when the user wants to generate a slide presentation/deck/PPT/PPTX. Starts an asynchronous slide-generation task in Manus and returns a task reference (task_id, task_url); use get_status to check progress (it does not return the deck immediately). Do not draft the slide deck in chat while the Manus task is running; wait for completion.

initiate_video

ChatGPT

Use this when the user wants to generate a video. Starts an asynchronous video-generation task in Manus and returns a task reference (task_id, task_url); use get_status to check progress (it does not return the video immediately). Do not attempt to generate or summarize the video output in chat while the Manus task is running; wait for completion.

initiate_website

ChatGPT

Use this when the user wants to build a website (landing page, marketing site, web app, dashboard, etc.). Starts an asynchronous website task in Manus and returns a task reference (task_id, task_url); use get_status to check progress (it does not return a finished site immediately). Do not draft the website in chat while the Manus task is running; wait for completion.

App Stats

Tools

Prompts

Feb 24, 2026

First seen

ChatGPT

Platforms