Introducing Manus 2.0
This is aimed at anyone who wants an AI agent to actually kick off work when something happens - a new email, a calendar change, a Slack message - instead of running on a fixed schedule or needing to be manually triggered each time. The Cue app is a separate early-access product for people who want a personal agent with its own contact details and a spending budget.
What changed
Source summary
Manus launched version 2.0, built around a new "Cascade" agent harness that Manus says uses 23.2% fewer tokens, completes tasks 28.2% faster and costs 32% less than the previous system. The release adds Cloud Computer (dedicated always-on server environments for things like multiplayer games or continuous automations), expands Automations beyond scheduled tasks to event-triggered workflows (starting from an email, calendar change, Slack message or Notion update via a single prompt), adds a Manus Studio desktop app with new Video Editor and Game Dev tools, and introduces Cue, a standalone personal-agent app with its own email/phone identity, budget, and multi-agent group collaboration. Cue is in early access (invite code MEETCUE, first-come first-served) and free for now; iOS availability is pending App Store review; Computer Use requires an authorised, connected session with the user approving which files and applications are accessible.
Why it matters to your work
Practical interpretation
This is aimed at anyone who wants an AI agent to actually kick off work when something happens - a new email, a calendar change, a Slack message - instead of running on a fixed schedule or needing to be manually triggered each time. The Cue app is a separate early-access product for people who want a personal agent with its own contact details and a spending budget.
When this could help
Useful when you want an agent to start work automatically because something happened (an email arrived, a calendar event changed) rather than needing to trigger it yourself each time.
Manus 2.0 expands Automations beyond scheduled tasks to event-triggered workflows, runs on a new "Cascade" agent harness Manus says is faster and cheaper per task, and adds Cloud Computer for always-on environments and a separate early-access personal-agent app called Cue.
How to get started
Describe what to watch and what to do next in a single prompt to set up an Automation (e.g. a trigger such as a new email or calendar change).
Provider guidance ↗For Computer Use, work happens only in a connected and authorised session, limited to the files, browser and apps you have approved.
Provider guidance ↗To try Cue, request or use an invite code (e.g. MEETCUE) at cue.im; iOS access is pending App Store review.
Provider guidance ↗
Try this · The SCALA method
Give AI a clearer brief
- Situation
- You have a task that should start automatically when something specific happens, such as a new email, a calendar change, or a message in a connected app.
- Consultant
- Act as an automation-setup assistant.
- Action
- Watch for [the trigger, e.g. 'a new email from X'] and when it happens, [the action, e.g. 'draft a reply for my review']. [Fill in the real trigger and action, and state what needs my approval before it happens.]
- Language
- A short notification when the trigger fires, with the proposed output ready for my review before anything is sent.
- Ask
- Confirm which files, apps or accounts the automation needs access to, and what requires my approval, before it goes live.
SCALA suggested prompt · Adapt the context and check the result.
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SCALA suggested workflow
Event-driven admin
Replace a fixed-schedule task (e.g. a daily check) with an event-triggered Automation so it only runs when the relevant event actually occurs, reviewing outputs on your normal cadence.
What to check
Sources & provider guides
Official documentation checked 12 Oct 2026. SCALA prompts and workflows are suggestions, not claims of hands-on testing.
Source & availability
This is a summary of a published provider announcement, with practical context from SCALA’s feed.
Plan, region, workspace and rollout conditions may affect access in Australia. Check the original source for current availability.
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