Manus AI Agent TESTED | First Impression
AI Summary
Manus AI Agent Overview
- Introduction to Manus: A general AI agent with early access testing.
- Testing Goals:
- Log into x.com.
- Research and write a social media post.
- Summarize tweets.
- Create a presentation on anthropic MCP servers.
- Upload and analyze a CSV file to create graphs and an overview.
Testing Manus
- Social Media Interaction:
- Successfully logged into x.com using a containerized environment.
- Researched and drafted a tweet about “vibe coding” by gathering information from various sources.
- Posted the tweet on x.com after some initial reluctance due to security features.
- Presentation Creation:
- Conducted research on anthropic MCP servers.
- Created a directory for saving relevant files.
- Compiled research notes and selected images.
- Encountered a loop in image searching but proceeded to create presentation slides.
- Finalized presentation in MDX format with images and delivered a link to the completed presentation.
- CSV File Analysis:
- Uploaded a CSV file with API pricing links from various providers.
- Manus browsed the pages, gathered pricing data, and compiled it into a new CSV.
- Encountered an issue with OpenAI’s Cloudflare CAPTCHA but found a workaround.
- Created a Python script to generate graphs using matplotlib and seaborn.
- Produced a report with graphs comparing API pricing and token costs.
Conclusion
- Manus performed well in early testing, with some minor issues.
- Demonstrated ability to handle a variety of tasks incrementally.
- The AI agent is still in the early stages and is not sponsored content.
Final Thoughts
- The video presenter plans to continue testing Manus and may create a follow-up video.
- Manus is seen as a promising tool in the evolution of AI agents.
- The presenter is optimistic about the incremental improvements in AI technology.