My Computer by Manus AI - Automate files, apps, and workflows with Manus Desktop

Manus just took a big step forward with My Computer, bringing its AI agent out of the cloud and directly onto your desktop.

Until now, Manus worked in a cloud sandbox. But most of our real work lives locally: files, dev environments, apps, and workflows. My Computer bridges that gap by letting Manus execute command line instructions on your computer to read, organize, edit files, and control local applications.

What makes it interesting is the automation potential. Manus can organize messy folders, rename hundreds of files, build apps through CLI tools like Python, Node.js or Swift, and even run tasks using your machine’s idle compute.

You can also assign tasks remotely, for example, asking Manus to find a file on your home computer and email it through Gmail while you're away.

Key highlights:

• Works directly with local files, tools and apps

• Executes terminal commands with your approval

• Automates repetitive file and workflow tasks

• Can build software projects via CLI tools

• Uses idle compute resources in the background

• Lets you trigger tasks remotely across devices

This seems especially useful for developers, builders, and anyone managing large local workflows who wants automation beyond browser-based AI tools.

It reminds me of what Perplexity is doing with Perplexity Computer, but focused on letting an AI agent directly interact with your own machine and workflows.

What use cases are you thinking with My Computer by @Manus?

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so it's a claude desktop clone?

Moving Manus from cloud-only sandboxing to direct local machine access via CLI execution is the natural next step — most real productivity workflows involve local files, dev environments, and desktop apps that a cloud-only agent simply can't touch, so bridging that gap unlocks an entirely different class of automation tasks. The remote task triggering is a compelling feature for power users, but how does Manus handle permission scoping on local execution — is there a granular approval system for different command types, or does the user approve each terminal command individually?

Bringing AI agent capabilities directly to the local desktop is a game-changer. As someone who values local-first workflows, I’m curious about the performance side—does running Manus locally consume significant CPU while it's processing CLI tasks in the background?

Giving this a shot! Looks a lot like Claude desktop, and I am OK with that, happy to see a familiar Ui

Great stuff! So far it runs smoother than Claude's Dispatcher

This is a really compelling step for desktop automation. Most AI tools today operate in a cloud sandbox, which limits what they can do with local files and apps. Having Manus run directly on your machine feels like a fundamentally different approach compared to cloud-based automation platforms like Zapier or Make. The ability to organize local files, trigger CLI commands, and even build apps without code is impressive. I'm curious about the security model here — since it has deep access to your local system, how do you handle permission scoping and ensure sensitive files or credentials aren't accidentally exposed during automated workflows?

Excited to use this and test the concurrent tasks within the Manus browser itself. I've recently invested more time into Cursor IDE and also Github Desktop so I'll see how I can combine this with the Manus mobile app and 'work on the go'