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Manus 2.0 Adds Event-Triggered Workflows and Personal Agents
Manus unveiled Manus 2.0 on September 28, adding event-triggered Automations, a purchasable Cloud Computer and the new Cue app for personal agents. The release also upgrades the desktop app to Manus Studio and introduces editing tools for v
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Manus 2.0 gives its agent more ways to keep working without waiting for a person to start each task, while placing limits such as approved computer access and spending budgets in the user’s hands. Announced on September 28, the update adds workflows triggered by events in connected services, a dedicated computer environment for projects that need to stay online, and a separate app for personal agents.
The release also expands Manus from a task-running service into a workspace for creating and editing documents, websites, games and video. Manus describes the launch as an architectural change, not a routine version bump: “Give it a cue, and it gets to work.”
From scheduled runs to incoming events
Previously, Manus says, Scheduled Tasks could start work at a set time. Its new Automations can also react to activity in connected services: a new email, a calendar event, a Slack message, a Notion update or a change in advertising performance. Users describe what Manus should watch and what it should do when an event occurs; the service then sets up and runs the workflow.
That shift makes the agent less dependent on a person opening the app and prompting it. Manus also says users can buy a Cloud Computer, a dedicated environment intended to keep an automation running around the clock or host a game server after a laptop closes. The company does not give a price for the computer in its announcement.
Cue gives agents their own accounts and machines
The new Cue app is a separate product for personal agents, built on the same infrastructure as Manus and available on web, desktop and mobile, according to the company. Manus says each Cue agent can have an email address, phone number, wallet and computer of its own. That setup is meant to let an agent send messages, handle payments within a budget set by the user, take calls and report back.
Cue can also group agents around a shared task, with different agents researching, organizing information and drafting materials. The announcement describes the user as setting the direction and making the final decision. Cue is in early access and free with an invite code; Manus says its code MEETCUE is available to a limited number of users, and iOS access is pending App Store review.
Manus Studio adds editing controls
Manus 2.0 upgrades the desktop app to Manus Studio, which brings together tools for documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, slides, websites, code, games and video. Two new environments focus on game development and video editing. In the video editor, a generated project’s clips, images, text, motion graphics and audio appear as separate elements on a timeline, letting users replace or adjust pieces rather than regenerate the entire video after a change.
Manus says the editor targets short product ads of 30 to 60 seconds, along with tutorials, vlogs and other motion-led videos. Its Game Dev environment combines video, image and coding models; users can change game assets and code, then publish a playable website or invite others to join. Multiplayer projects can run on a purchased Cloud Computer, according to the announcement.
The efficiency claim comes from one test
Under the update sits Cascade, Manus’s latest in-house agent harness. The company says it brings in specialized capabilities when a project needs them, rather than loading every capability into each task. Manus reports that, in one tested configuration, Cascade used 23.2% fewer tokens, finished tasks 28.2% faster and cost 32% less to run than its previous system. The post does not specify the test tasks or provide enough detail to judge how broadly those results apply.
Manus 2.0 is available on web, desktop and mobile, the company says. Its new controls for ongoing work are clearest in the product’s own terms: connected services can trigger workflows, agents can operate in authorized computer sessions using approved files and apps, and Cue payments stay within a user-set budget.