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An AI teammate for Manus.

Connect Manus and your Cicada agent works in it for you: 14 Manus actions, from looking things up to making changes. Ask from iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack or the app, and keep it read-only if you only want it to look.

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300 free credits. No card. Read-only if you want.

Things to ask about Manus
  • What's overdue in Manus, and who owns it?
  • Turn the action items from today's call into Manus tasks.
  • Post a Friday summary of what got done in Manus to #team.
  • Which Manus projects have had no updates in two weeks?
Text it, Slack it, or type it in the app. Swap in your own details.
What Cicada can do in Manus

14 Manus actions, picked for what you ask.

About Manus: AI-powered task automation and workflow management platform

Reads

6 in all · always allowed
  • Get Task
    Retrieves details of a specific task by ID, including status, output messages, credit usage, and…
  • List tasks
    Retrieves a list of tasks with optional filtering and pagination.
  • Get Webhook Public Key
    Retrieves the RSA public key used for verifying webhook signatures.
  • List Projects
    Retrieve a list of all projects in your account with optional pagination.
  • Get file details
    Retrieves details of a specific file by ID, including its status and metadata.
  • List uploaded files
    Retrieves a list of the 10 most recently uploaded files. Use this action to get information about…

Changes

8 in all · off when Manus is read-only
  • Create New Task
    Creates a new AI task with custom parameters, attachments, and optional connectors.
  • Create New Project
    Create a new project with default instructions. Projects organize tasks and apply consistent…
  • Create File
    Create a file record and obtain a presigned URL for uploading file content to S3.
  • Delete task
    Permanently delete a task by its ID. This action cannot be undone.
  • Update Task
    Updates a task's metadata such as title, sharing settings, and visibility in the task list.
  • Delete a file
    Deletes a file by ID. This removes both the file record and the file from S3 storage.
  • Create Webhook
    Register a webhook to receive real-time task notifications.
  • Delete Webhook
    Removes a webhook subscription. This is a destructive operation that permanently removes the…

Showing 14 of 14. Your agent can use every one of them; you don't pick them, you ask for the outcome.

How it works

Connected in a minute. In your control after that.

  1. Connect Manus

    Open Connections, find Manus and paste an API key from your Manus account settings. Cicada checks it works before saving it.

  2. Choose what it may do

    Full, Ask first or Read-only, for the whole workspace. Share Manus with the team, or keep it under each person's own login.

  3. Ask from anywhere

    Text your agent on iMessage or WhatsApp, message it in Slack or the app, or put a Manus job on a schedule: every morning, every Friday.

Works with your other tools

Manus, together with the rest of your stack.

Ask for an outcome that spans apps and your agent pulls from each one, cross-checks them and sends back one answer.

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Questions

Manus and Cicada, answered.

Does Cicada integrate with Manus?

Yes. Manus is one of the 888 apps with a page here, and it connects with an API key. Once it's connected, every agent in your workspace can use it from any channel you talk to them on.

How do I connect Manus?

Open Connections, find Manus and paste an API key from your Manus account settings. Cicada checks it works before saving it.

What can Cicada do in Manus?

14 actions: 6 that read from Manus and 8 that change things in it, for example get task, list tasks, get webhook public key. It picks the right ones for what you ask and chains them with your other apps.

Can I stop Cicada changing things in Manus?

Yes. In Connections, set Manus to Read-only and no agent in your workspace can create, change or delete anything in it; it can still read. Ask first lets it act but makes it check with you before each change.

Can I ask about Manus from my phone?

Yes. Text your agent on iMessage or WhatsApp, or message it in Slack or the app. It answers in the same thread, and it can run Manus jobs on a schedule, like every morning at 8.

Is my Manus data safe?

Your Manus login or key is stored on the server and never appears in a conversation. Disconnecting removes it. Every action an agent takes is in your activity log, and your data isn't used to train models.

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