Hand Manus real client work, and check it before it goes out under your name

Module 1What Manus Is and Whether It Fits Your Work4 lessons

1. 1From Monday's One-Line Request to Friday's Handover

   • Separate a stated request from the unstated assignment behind it
   • Name who acts on the sample recommendation and what they must decide
   • Describe the two failures: sitting it out and forwarding the draft
2. 2What Manus Is Today: Company, Sandbox and Manus 2.0

   • Explain what the Manus sandbox is and what an agent can do inside it
   • Spot out-of-date claims in guides, such as 'Meta's Manus' or $19/$39/$199 plans
   • Choose between Manus 2.0 Lite, Manus 2.0 and Manus 2.0 Max for a given job
3. 3Plans, Credits and Costs Without a Preview

   • Choose the plan a given lesson or project needs
   • Explain what spends credits and what doesn't
   • Set a credit budget and stop points for a long task when there is no cost preview
4. 4Should This Job Go to Manus? A Fit Check Against Your Confidentiality Rules

   • Decide whether a given task can go to Manus, go with changes, or must stay out
   • Identify which plan a client task would require under the data-handling terms
   • Write a one-paragraph fit decision for the sample project

Module 2Setting Up Manus Safely5 lessons

1. 5Create Your Account and Learn the Workspace

   • Create a Manus account with a supported sign-in method
   • Add a backup sign-in method
   • Locate Projects, Skills, Automations, Connectors and the task filter
2. 6One Project Per Client: Master Instruction and Knowledge Base

   • Create a Project and write an engagement-scope master instruction
   • Choose which files may go into the Project knowledge base
   • Explain how Project changes apply to new and existing tasks
3. 7What Never to Upload, Paste or Connect

   • Spot items in a project folder that must not go into Manus
   • Redact or replace a sensitive file before upload
   • Explain the prompt-injection risk of connecting a main email account
4. 8Connectors With Read Scope and Cloud Browser Logins

   • Connect an app from the Connectors tab with the narrowest scope
   • Turn off or review saved logins under Settings > Cloud Browser
   • Disconnect a connector and confirm its login is cleared
5. 9Sharing: Private by Default, Team Access, Never Public

   • Share a task with the narrowest access your plan allows and copy the link
   • Explain what collaborators can see, including history from before they joined
   • Prepare a task before inviting a collaborator

Module 3Briefing a Long Task5 lessons

1. 10The Five-Part Prompt for Professional Requests

   • Write a five-part prompt for a professional request
   • Rewrite a vague one-line request into a focused prompt
   • Spot missing information presented as an agreed requirement
2. 11The Full Long-Task Brief: Goal to Quality Bar

   • Fill in every section of the long-task brief for a real task
   • Write acceptance criteria that work as the job's gates
   • Name the stop points every brief must contain
3. 12Plan Mode, Phased Delivery and Checkpoints

   • Turn on Plan Mode and edit a proposed plan before approving it
   • Set phase boundaries with a short status report at each one
   • Decide when to stop a run, and when to correct course instead of re-running
4. 13Branch: Several Deliverables From One Context

   • Branch a session from a chosen message
   • Choose which follow-on deliverables suit a branch rather than a new task
5. 14Your First Brief: A Sourced Evidence Summary for the Sample Project

   • Run a complete brief in Plan Mode inside the client Project
   • Check that the output separates evidence, gaps and disputes
   • Record the first entries in a personal failure log

Module 4Tutorial: A Sourced Stakeholder Brief Before a Client Meeting3 lessons

1. 15Brief the Stakeholder Research

   • Write the stakeholder brief prompt with citation rules
   • Limit attendee research to public professional roles
2. 16Check the Brief Against Its Sources

   • Ask Manus for a source table with URL, date accessed and exact figure
   • Open a sample of links and confirm each claim matches its source
   • Mark stale, unsupported or misattributed claims
3. 17Branch Off Discovery Questions

   • Branch the checked brief into ordered discovery questions
   • Edit questions so none assumes facts that weren't confirmed

Module 5Tutorial: Kickoff Notes and SOW to Work Plan and RAID Log4 lessons

1. 18Prepare the Inputs and Brief the Plan

   • Check the SOW and notes for commercial terms before upload
   • Run the plan-and-RAID prompt in Plan Mode
2. 19TBD Owners and SOW Traceability

   • Spot inferred owners or dates presented as agreed
   • Flag SOW deliverables with no task and tasks outside SOW scope
3. 20Review the RAID Log and Rebuild the Dates

   • Open the exported spreadsheet and check its formulas and dates
   • Separate risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies correctly
4. 21Branch a One-Page Sponsor Summary

   • Branch the approved plan into a sponsor summary
   • Check the summary for unapproved commitments before it goes anywhere

Module 6Tutorial: Options Comparison and Market Sizing With Explicit Assumptions4 lessons

1. 22Compare Options With Scores and Sources

   • Write an options-comparison prompt with criteria and justifications
   • Ask what evidence would change the ranking
2. 23Size It Two Ways: Assumptions Table, Ranges and Formulas

   • Write a two-way sizing prompt that requires formulas and ranges
   • Identify which assumption drives most of the range
3. 24Wide Research for Many Similar Checks

   • Phrase a request so Wide Research can split it
   • Decide when a task is unsuitable for Wide Research
4. 25Rebuild the Key Numbers Yourself

   • Recalculate key figures independently in your own spreadsheet
   • Trace each input in the assumptions table to its source

Module 7Tutorial: Proposal Deck and Internal Handover Page4 lessons

1. 26Set Up a Proposal Project and a Reusable Skill

   • Assemble a proposal Project with permitted materials only
   • Create a Skill for your proposal method and call it with '/'
2. 27Draft the Proposal and Its Compliance Table

   • Draft a proposal with fees and team left as placeholders
   • Check that the compliance table covers every requirement
3. 28Build the Pitch Deck From the Firm's Template

   • Apply a .pptx template with Import template
   • Check every slide for unsupported claims
4. 29An Internal Handover Page, Team Only, Published After You Approve

   • Brief a simple handover page in Plan Mode
   • Keep the page private or Team Only until you approve it

Module 8Scheduled Tasks: A Weekly Status Report That Stays a Draft3 lessons

1. 30Run the Status Report Once by Hand

   • Write a draft-only status prompt that never changes tasks
   • Check the draft for personal or HR remarks
2. 31Schedule It With Skip Confirmations Off

   • Create a scheduled automation attached to the client Project
   • Confirm Skip confirmations is off
3. 32Pause, Test and Review Automation Runs

   • Pause, test, edit or delete an automation
   • Review run history and spot repeated or empty reports

Module 9Using Manus as a Team2 lessons

1. 33Roles, Visibility and Why Client Work Belongs on a Team Plan

   • Create a Team workspace and assign roles
   • Explain what each Team role can do
   • Tell team members that Super Admins can see all tasks
2. 34Guest Reviewers, Shared Projects and Shared Skills

   • Add a Guest reviewer and handle upgrade requests
   • Share a Project and a Skill with the team

Module 10Checking Manus's Work Before It Leaves Your Desk3 lessons

1. 35Replay the Session and Trace Every Claim

   • Replay a task and spot steps outside the brief
   • Trace a sample of claims to their sources
2. 36Rebuild Numbers, Open Every File, Use a Qualified Reviewer

   • Open every file and check dates, names and figures
   • Decide which outputs need a qualified reviewer
3. 37Your Failure Log and the Friday Release

   • Turn failure-log entries into brief and checklist changes
   • Write a release note naming evidence, acceptance and approver