Manus 2.0 gives each personal agent its own email address, phone number, wallet and computer

Manus launched Manus 2.0 on 28 September in three parts: Cascade, a new in-house agent harness; Cloud Computer, Automations and Manus Studio; and Cue, a separate app for personal agents.

Cue is the part that moves the line. In the company's words, “Each agent gets its own email, phone number, wallet, and computer.” Manus says agents can send messages, pay for things within a budget the user sets, answer calls and leave a summary, and that several agents can share a group chat and hand work to each other. That gives an agent its own identity and its own money on the public networks people use, not only access to a user's accounts.

The controls are the gap. The launch post does not say how spending limits are enforced, how incoming calls are screened, what happens when a payment is disputed or who is liable when an agent's number or email is used to deceive someone. Those are the questions a bank or a phone carrier will ask.

Manus also claims that against its previous system, Cascade used 23.2% fewer tokens, finished tasks in 28.2% less time and cost 32% less. Those are its own measurements, with no outside test. Cue is in free, invite-only early access on web, desktop and mobile, with the iOS app awaiting App Store review.

• Claimed “Each agent gets its own email, phone number, wallet, and computer.” Manus
• Claimed Cascade used 23.2% fewer tokens, took 28.2% less time and cost 32% less than Manus's previous system. Manus
• Confirmed Cue is in free, invite-only early access; the iOS app is awaiting App Store review. Manus