Manus Actions and Triggers in Sparkforge Workflows

Manus is a task-based AI system. Each task starts with a prompt, runs structured AI logic, and returns an output. Tasks can be continued with follow-up prompts inside the same lifecycle. The Sparkforge integration runs all of that from inside Workflows.

Two-way automation

• Sparkforge to Manus: create, update, continue, fetch, or delete AI tasks from workflow actions.
• Manus to Sparkforge: trigger a workflow when a Manus task is created or stopped.

Prerequisites

• Access to Automation → Workflows in the sub-account.
• Premium Workflow features enabled at the agency level if required.
• Active Manus subscription with a valid API key.

Connect your Manus account

From the workflow builder

1. Open Automation → Workflows and add a Manus action or trigger.
2. Click Connect Now and sign in to Manus to approve access.

From the integrations page

Go to Sub-Account Settings → Integrations → Manus → Connect.

Get your Manus API key

1. Open Manus API Settings.
2. Click Create New.
3. Copy the generated key.
4. Paste it into the API key field when prompted.

Available triggers (Manus to Sparkforge)

Triggers fire instantly but only for tasks created through Sparkforge workflows. Tasks created inside the Manus app directly will not trigger workflows.

Available actions (Sparkforge to Manus)

Always store the Task ID

Every Create Task action returns a Task ID. Store it in a custom contact or opportunity field. You'll need it for Get Task, Continue Task with Prompt, Update Task, and Delete Task. Without storing it, downstream steps fail or reference the wrong task.

Build a workflow with Manus

1. Open Automation → Workflows and click + Create Workflow.
2. Select a trigger (Manus or any other workflow trigger).
3. Add a Manus action like Create Task.
4. Map merge fields: {{contact.first_name}}, {{contact.email}}, {{opportunity.name}}, {{custom_values}}.
5. Store the returned Task ID in a custom field.
6. Add conditions or Wait steps.
7. Test, then publish.

Common use cases

1. Proposal draft + ClickUp review task

When a deal hits Proposal Requested, generate a proposal and create a review task.

• Trigger: Pipeline Stage Changed = Proposal Requested.
• Create Task (Manus): generate a proposal with scope, deliverables, pricing, timeline.
• Store Task ID in manus_proposal_task_id.
• Wait 1-2 minutes, then Get Task.
• Create internal note in Sparkforge with the draft.
• Create Task in ClickUp: Review Proposal.
• Notify the assigned sales rep.

2. Lead research + Google Contacts enrichment

Auto-research inbound leads before sales reaches out.

• Trigger: Form Submitted on the inbound lead form.
• Create Task (Manus): research the company, summarize industry, size, competitors, pain points.
• Store Task ID, Wait, Get Task.
• Create internal note, update Google Contacts, notify the rep.

3. Website analysis + personalized outreach

Trigger off Pipeline Stage = Prospecting or Opportunity Created. Store the website in {{opportunity.website}}.

1. Create Task (Manus) with a prompt like: analyze the site, extract positioning, services, audience, differentiators, then draft one personalized cold email.
2. Store Task ID in manus_scrape_task_id.
3. Wait, Get Task.
4. Create an internal note on the opportunity, update custom fields, send the email, create a follow-up task for the SDR.

4. Competitor ad scraping + AI creative generation

Trigger off Pipeline Stage = Content Strategy or an Ad Research tag. Store competitor URLs in {{opportunity.competitor_urls}}.

1. Create Task (Manus): scrape ads, extract hooks, value props, offers, CTAs, emotional triggers; summarize themes and gaps.
2. Store Task ID.
3. Wait, Get Task.
4. Add an OpenRouter action to generate three Facebook ad variants, two LinkedIn ads, and one landing page section.
5. Create an internal note, a Review Ads task, push to ClickUp or Notion, notify marketing.