Workflows · 2 min read
Manus AI Triggers and Actions in Workflows
Manus is a task-based AI tool. Each task starts with a prompt, runs its own AI steps, and returns a result. You can continue a task later with more prompts. With the Manus integration, your workflows can create and manage these tasks and react when a task starts or stops.
Connect your Manus account
- In Manus, open your API settings and click Create New API Key.
- Copy the key.
- In your account, connect Manus from Settings > Integrations, or add a Manus trigger or action in a workflow and click Connect.
- Paste the key when prompted.
Triggers
| Trigger | When it fires | | --- | --- | | New Task Created | A new task is created by a workflow action. | | Task Stopped | A task stops or finishes. |
These triggers only fire for tasks that a workflow created. Tasks you start directly inside Manus won't trigger a workflow.
Actions
- Create Task: start a new AI task with a prompt.
- Get Task: look up a task's details and status.
- Update Task: change a task's details or settings.
- Fetch Tasks: get a list of tasks.
- Delete Task: remove a task.
- Continue Task With Prompt: send a follow-up prompt to an active task.
Use Manus in a workflow
- Go to Automation > Workflows and create or open a workflow.
- Click Add New Trigger, open the Apps tab and choose Manus AI with New Task Created or Task Stopped. Or start with any other trigger, such as Form Submitted.
- Click + and add a Manus action, such as Create Task.
- Write the prompt and insert contact or trigger data where you need it.
- Use the task output in later steps, such as an email, a note, or a custom field update.
Tip: save the task ID
When you create a task, save its task ID to a custom field. Later steps and other workflows can then use Get Task or Continue Task With Prompt on the same task.