Manus Launches Manus 2.0 with Cascade Agent Framework and Personal AI Assistant Cue
Butterfly Effect announced the overseas launch of Manus 2.0 featuring its proprietary, lightweight Cascade agent framework, while introducing a companion personal life assistant app named Cue. The company also confirmed it is assembling a team to develop tailored products for the Chinese domestic market in collaboration with local AI model providers. By reducing token usage by 23.2% and running costs by 32%, Manus's Cascade architecture demonstrates a significant push toward cost-effective agentic AI workflows. Furthermore, equipping individual agents in Cue with dedicated email addresses, phone numbers, and digital wallets signals a move toward autonomous agents capable of performing real-world everyday tasks. Manus 2.0 introduces Manus Studio, a shared human-AI workspace supporting video editing, game creation, and app development, paired with persistent cloud PCs for long-running processes and event triggers like Slack or Notion. Meanwhile, Cue enables multi-agent group chats to collaborate on goals and integrates real-world services like scanning QR codes to order food.
## BACKGROUND
Manus is an autonomous AI platform created by Butterfly Effect, a Singapore-based company originally founded in China, designed to execute automated multi-step workflows. Unlike traditional chatbots, autonomous AI agents can independently break down complex prompts, use external tools, and run code to deliver finished digital artifacts.