// verdict · checked 2026-08-11 · Manus (Cloud Computer / Browser Operator era docs, Aug 2026)
Manus
Monica
The demo was real. Mostly. That alone puts it ahead of the field.
- CAPABILITY
- 5/5 AGENT
- PROOF
- OPERATOR INSPECTABLEYou can run it and read the steps yourself — the record exists for whoever runs it
- TRACE ACCESS
- OPERATOR-OWNEDWhoever runs it holds the record; nothing is published
- LEASH
- Not measuredno execution record scored — measure it yourself
| LOOPSruns until doneyes | Vendor's context-engineering post: a typical task averages ~50 tool calls, observations fed back in. |
| CHOOSESpicks its own toolsyes | Blog: rather than a preset order, Manus masks logits at decode so the model picks each next tool. |
| ACTSchanges the worldyes | Docs: a sandboxed virtual computer with persistent files; it installs software and drives a browser. |
| RECOVERSfixes its own errorsyes | Blog: failed actions and error traces stay in context to adapt; it calls error recovery core to agency. |
| UNSUPERVISEDnobody watchingyes | Docs: scheduled tasks run automatically with no approval gate; it only prompts for logins/CAPTCHAs. |
Capability decisions combine documented behaviour and execution evidence. The proof label on each row shows which of the two decided it, and Leash is reported separately, only when it was measured from an execution record. Primary source: manus.im. Tested against: Manus (Cloud Computer / Browser Operator era docs, Aug 2026). Our confidence in this dossier: 8/10.
Can you see it work?
the weakest of the five grades aboveOPERATOR INSPECTABLE — You can run it and read the steps yourself — the record exists for whoever runs it. Trace access: OPERATOR-OWNED — Whoever runs it holds the record; nothing is published.
tasks share as public replays that play the run back step by step
Where we looked: help.manus.im search for share/replay: 'How can I share a task?' (public task links) and the Team guest-role article ('view task replays'). manus.im/usecase 404s. · see the evidence →
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