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Agent skill

Manus

by aigorahub in aigorahub/elves

Launch bounded private Manus research, including Cobbler-managed Wide Research and deterministic reference fan-out.

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Manus

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aigorahub/elves --skill manus -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aigorahub/elves manus --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aigorahub/elves.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/aliases/claude/manus .claude/skills/manus && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
manus
GitHub stars
222
Token cost
~280 tokens
SKILL.md length
105 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Launch bounded private Manus research, including Cobbler-managed Wide Research and deterministic reference fan-out.

  • The user types /manus
  • Needs MANUS_API_KEY

What it does

Manus is an agent skill from aigorahub/elves. Launch bounded private Manus research, including Cobbler-managed Wide Research and deterministic reference fan-out. Use when the user types /manus.

Its SKILL.md is about 280 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows. The repository describes itself as: Autonomous multi-batch development skill for Claude Code and Codex. They work while you sleep. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user types /manus

Example prompts

  • “/manus”

Requirements

  • A credential in MANUS_API_KEY

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fba17a3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • MANUS_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Manus loads about 280 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 105 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~38
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~280

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aigorahub/elves at commit fba17a3, republished under its MIT licence (© aigorahub). 105 words, ~280 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/manus/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
manus
description
Launch bounded private Manus research, including Cobbler-managed Wide Research and deterministic reference fan-out. Use when the user types /manus.
disable-model-invocation
true
<!-- elves-managed-alias: claude-skill-alias v1 -->

Manus Research

This is the Elves-managed Claude Code alias for /manus <topic> and the roster forms /manus --wide|--fanout --items-file <roster.json> ….

Load the installed elves skill's Provider shortcut protocols and references/provider-shortcuts.md. Resolve scripts/run_manus.sh from the active Elves skill root, keep the target repository as the working directory, validate the arguments and MANUS_API_KEY, and run it. Preserve private visibility, bounded waits, structured coverage, ignored manifests, and duplicate-safe --resume behavior that retries only archived, known-failed steps instead of improvising API calls. In --wide mode Cobbler is the outer orchestrator: it accepts native Wide Research only after exact roster reconciliation, repairs missing/duplicated items with deterministic fan-out, and synthesizes last.

© aigorahub, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in aliases/claude/manus of aigorahub/elves.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fba17a3

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Using Superpowersfarm-fe/farm5.6k35 repos~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Executing Plans Inlineobra/superpowers296k2 repos~5.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Claude Code Agent Developmentanthropics/claude-plugins-official38k8 repos~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Manus

What does Manus do?

Launch bounded private Manus research, including Cobbler-managed Wide Research and deterministic reference fan-out. Manus is an agent skill from aigorahub/elves. Launch bounded private Manus research, including Cobbler-managed Wide Research and deterministic reference fan-out.

When should I use Manus?

Manus fits situations like: the user types /manus.

How do I install Manus in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aigorahub/elves --skill manus -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (aliases/claude/manus in aigorahub/elves) into .claude/skills/manus in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Manus in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aigorahub/elves --skill manus -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (aliases/claude/manus in aigorahub/elves) into .agents/skills/manus in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Manus in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aigorahub/elves --skill manus -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/manus, .gemini/skills/manus, .github/skills/manus and .opencode/skills/manus in your project.

What does Manus need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Manus needs credentials named MANUS_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in MANUS_API_KEY.

Does Manus access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Manus safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Manus use?

Manus is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Manus use?

About 280 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Manus?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Manus: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 296k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Manus?

aigorahub (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aigorahub/elves, which has 222 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: aigorahub/elves on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.