Overview
Manus 1.6 introduces “Skills” - a revolutionary feature that transforms repetitive workflows into reusable AI processes. Skills enable you to automate complex multi-step workflows by packaging your expertise into shareable templates that can be instantly replicated and combined. This eliminates the need to repeatedly explain detailed requirements to AI assistants.
Key Takeaways
- Turn one-time efforts into permanent assets - Skills let you package perfected workflows into reusable templates, eliminating the need to re-explain complex requirements every time you need similar work done
- Combine specialized skills for compound results - Multiple skills can work together on complex projects, like pairing a design architect with a UX optimizer to create both functional and conversion-optimized interfaces
- Eliminate repetitive prompting cycles - Instead of spending time explaining detailed requirements repeatedly, skills contain all context and examples needed for consistent professional results
- Scale expertise across teams without knowledge transfer bottlenecks - Skills make your best practices instantly accessible to anyone, removing the need for extensive training or documentation
- Automate end-to-end workflows beyond simple tasks - Skills can handle complex multi-step processes like video editing, code generation, and deployment, replacing hours of manual work with single commands
Topics Covered
- 0:00 - Manus 1.6 Introduction and Skills Overview: Introduction to Manus AI super agent and the new Skills feature that turns workflows into reusable AI processes
- 1:00 - Video Processing Skills Demo: Example of using skills to automatically split videos into social media clips with optimized formatting
- 2:00 - GitHub Integration Skills: Demonstration of GitHub gem seeker skill for finding relevant code repositories and automating development workflows
- 3:30 - Setting Up and Managing Skills: How to access the Manus dashboard, create custom skills, and use slash commands to activate them
- 5:00 - Creating Custom Thumbnail Skills: Building a personalized thumbnail creation skill and adding it to the skill repository
- 8:00 - Combining Multiple Skills: Using design-to-code architect and UX optimizer skills together to create production-ready frontends
- 10:30 - Publishing and Deployment Features: Options for publishing created applications to GitHub, sharing as links, and domain deployment