manus-cli

Manage Manus AI v2 tasks, authentication profiles, and response caching via CLI.

3|1|Updated May 19, 2026

Search Tags:#automation #task management #api #cli #ai #manus

Ready to run

npx skills add https://github.com/adbertram/cli-tools --skill manus-cli

💬 Prompt for ChatGPT / Claude Chat▼

Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: manus-cli
Source: https://github.com/adbertram/cli-tools/tree/main/_repo/skills/manus-cli
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/adbertram/cli-tools --skill manus-cli

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This skill provides a structured interface for interacting with the Manus AI API, preventing ad-hoc manual workflows and ensuring reliable task management, authentication, and credit monitoring.

Core Features & Use Cases

Task Lifecycle Management: Create, track, and manage AI tasks with support for polling, timeouts, and structured output.
Authentication & Profiles: Securely manage multiple API profiles and verify credential health through live round-trip testing.
Use Case: Automate the submission of complex research tasks to the Manus API, monitor their progress, and retrieve results programmatically while ensuring credit usage remains within defined thresholds.

Quick Start

Use the manus-cli skill to create a new AI task with the prompt provided in the file task_prompt.txt and wait for the result.

Frequently Asked Questions about manus-cli

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema

How do I automate Manus AI task creation and status monitoring from the command line?▼

Automating Manus AI task creation and status monitoring is done via the manus-cli command-line interface, which handles task lifecycle management, polling, and timeouts. It uses specific CLI command patterns to submit prompts and retrieve results programmatically.

How can I securely manage multiple Manus API authentication profiles and verify credentials?▼

Managing multiple Manus API authentication profiles securely is supported by the manus-cli skill, which stores credentials and verifies credential health. It performs live round-trip testing to ensure your API authentication profiles are valid and ready for interaction.

Does the manus-cli skill enforce credit usage constraints when submitting AI tasks?▼

Credit usage constraints are enforced when submitting AI tasks with the manus-cli skill. It monitors your API credit consumption during automated task creation and retrieval, ensuring your usage remains within defined thresholds to prevent unexpected limits.

How do I retrieve structured output and messages from completed Manus AI tasks?▼

Retrieving structured output and messages from completed Manus AI tasks is facilitated by the manus-cli command-line interface. It applies structured output schema validation to ensure reliable API interaction and accurate message retrieval from the task lifecycle.

What is the best way to prevent ad-hoc manual workflows when interacting with the Manus AI API?▼

Preventing ad-hoc manual workflows when interacting with the Manus AI API is achieved by using the manus-cli skill. It provides a structured interface for task management, authentication, and credit monitoring, replacing manual processes with reliable command patterns.