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Manus AI is a general-purpose autonomous agent designed to function as a digital worker rather than a passive chatbot. Developed by Monica and acquired by Meta, it utilizes a Planner-Executor architecture to orchestrate foundation models like Claude and Qwen within cloud-based sandboxes. Manus excels at complex, asynchronous tasks—including app deployment, massive parallel research, and data analysis—by autonomously planning workflows and executing actions via a virtual file system and browser. Its unique Context Engineering and multi-agent approach enable it to manage long-horizon tasks efficiently without constant human oversight.