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Manus integration

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Manus is a general-purpose AI agent that can autonomously browse the web, write code, and complete multi-step tasks on your behalf.

The Manus integration connects Manus to Apify's library of Actors through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This allows Manus agents to search and run Actors, scrape URLs, and retrieve datasets directly in agent sessions - without writing any code. You can also import Apify Agent Skills from GitHub to give Manus structured, reusable scraping workflows.

Example prompt:

"Search for 'best project management tools' on Google and summarize the top 10 results"

In this guide, you'll learn how to connect Manus to the Apify MCP server as a custom connector, and how to import Apify Agent Skills from GitHub.

Prerequisites

Before connecting Manus to Apify, you'll need:

Connect the Apify MCP server

  1. In Manus, open Settings.

    Manus sidebar with the Settings icon highlighted at the bottom left

  2. Open Connectors.

    Manus Settings panel with Connectors selected in the left navigation

  3. Click + Add connectors.

    Manus Connectors panel showing the + Add connectors button

  4. Go to the Custom MCP tab, click + Add custom MCP, then select Direct configuration for a manual setup.

    Custom MCP tab and Direct configuration option highlighted in Manus

  5. Fill in the following fields and click Save:

    • Server name - e.g. Apify
    • Transport type - HTTP (default)
    • Icon (optional) - https://apify.com/img/apify-logo/logomark-32x32.svg
    • Server URL - https://mcp.apify.com Manus MCP configuration form filled in with Apify server details and the Save button highlighted
Customize available tools

The default MCP server URL exposes a predefined set of tools. You can choose exactly which tools and Actors are available by building a custom MCP URL with the MCP configurator. See Configure tools below for details.

Try the MCP connector in Manus

To use the Apify connector in a chat session, click the connectors icon in the toolbar below the chat input and toggle Apify on.

Manus chat interface showing the connectors menu with Apify listed

The first time Manus tries to call an Apify tool, it will pause and prompt you to Log in to your Apify account via OAuth. After you authorize, the connector stays authenticated for future sessions.

Manus chat session showing the Apify connector OAuth login prompt

Authentication fallback

If the OAuth login doesn't work, you can authenticate with your API token instead. See OAuth login not working for instructions.

Revoke access

You can revoke the Manus connector's access to your Apify account at any time in Apify Console > Settings > Integrations.

Try asking Manus something like:

"Search for 'best project management tools' on Google and summarize the top 10 results"

Manus will call search-actors to find Google Search Scraper, use call-actor to run it, and then get-actor-output to retrieve and summarize the results.

Configure tools

After connecting, the Apify MCP server exposes a default set of tools for Actor discovery (search-actors, fetch-actor-details, call-actor, get-actor-output), web browsing (apify/rag-web-browser), and documentation search (search-apify-docs, fetch-apify-docs). See the full tool reference for the complete list.

To control which tools are available, append a tools= query parameter to the server URL:

GoalServer URL
Default tool sethttps://mcp.apify.com
Actor discovery and Apify docs search onlyhttps://mcp.apify.com?tools=actors,docs
Specific Actors onlyhttps://mcp.apify.com?tools=apify/instagram-scraper,apify/google-search-scraper

Use the interactive configurator at mcp.apify.com to browse available tools and generate a MCP server URL you can paste directly into Manus.

Import Apify Agent Skills

Apify Agent Skills are reusable, structured workflows that tell Manus how to accomplish scraping tasks using Apify tools. Unlike MCP connectors (which provide tool access), each skill is a SKILL.md file that bundles domain knowledge, step-by-step instructions, and best practices Manus can follow.

Available skills include:

SkillDescription
apify-ultimate-scraperUniversal scraper for 55+ platforms - Instagram, TikTok, Google Maps, Amazon, and more
apify-actor-developmentFull Actor lifecycle: template selection, development, testing, and deployment
apify-actorizationConverts existing projects into Apify Actors
apify-generate-output-schemaGenerates dataset and key-value store schemas from Actor source code

Import a skill from GitHub

Each skill lives in its own folder inside the apify/agent-skills repository.

Skill folder URL

When importing in Manus, provide the URL of the folder that contains the SKILL.md file, not the repository root.

Folder URLs follow this format:

https://github.com/apify/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/{skill-name}

To import the apify-ultimate-scraper skill:

  1. In Manus, open Settings and select the Skills tab.

  2. Click + Add → Import from GitHub.

    Manus Skills tab with the + Add dropdown open, showing the Import from GitHub option

  3. Paste the skill folder URL and click Import:

    https://github.com/apify/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/apify-ultimate-scraper

    Import from GitHub dialog with the skill URL filled in and the Import button highlighted

After importing, the skill appears in your Skills list with its toggle turned on, meaning you can reference it in any chat right away.

Manus Skills tab showing apify-ultimate-scraper imported and enabled

Repeat this for any other skill you want to add.

Use an imported skill

Reference a skill in any Manus chat by typing / followed by the skill name. For example, to use apify-ultimate-scraper:

  1. Type /apify-ultimate-scraper in the Manus chat.

    Manus chat input showing the /apify skill autocomplete with apify-ultimate-scraper suggested

  2. Ask Manus to perform a task, for example:

    "Get the top 10 posts from @natgeo on Instagram"

Manus will load the skill instructions and use the appropriate Apify Actors to complete the task.

Manus chat showing /apify-ultimate-scraper triggered and structured Instagram results returned

Troubleshooting

OAuth login not working

If the OAuth prompt fails or you can't complete the login flow, you can connect using your Apify API token directly.

  1. Go to Apify Console > Settings > Integrations and copy your API token.

  2. In Manus, open the Apify connector settings and add a custom header:

    • Header name - Authorization
    • Header value - Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN> (replace <APIFY_API_TOKEN> with your actual token)

  3. Click Save.

    Manus MCP configuration with the Authorization header set to Bearer token in custom headers

Limitations

  • Long-running Actors may time out before a Manus session finishes processing them. If a scrape times out, reduce the scope (fewer URLs, smaller result limits) or split the work across multiple prompts.
  • Each MCP tool call consumes Manus credits in addition to any Apify platform costs. Complex workflows using multiple Actors can consume credits quickly.
  • When you share a Manus session, recipients can see conversation messages and output artifacts. Connectors are automatically disabled in shared sessions, but avoid including sensitive data in the conversation itself.

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