Custom instructions for an AI brand voice
Keep project instructions and an approved style guide together. New tasks can follow the same writing rules in Gmail drafts.
Brand launch
Give every project its own AI workspace
Keep instructions, files, and tools together in a project. Start each new task with the context you chose.
New task
Projects
Content studio
Created by you
Tasks New task
Draft the launch email
Review the campaign brief
Prepare the weekly update
Shared instructions for every new task
Set up the project once, then start new tasks without rewriting the same context.
One AI workspace, five ways to work
Keep the right context with each project, from brand drafts to recurring research.
Chat with documents in an AI knowledge base
Use Files & sources for AI knowledge management and AI document analysis. Add selected Google Drive files or webpages, then ask about them in a project task.
Research library
AI for agencies and AI for consultants
Name a project for each client. Keep authorized briefs, project instructions, and reusable skills with that client’s work.
Client campaign
AI collaboration with your team
Invite colleagues with Can use or Can edit access to shared instructions and files. Their individual tasks stay private unless shared separately; draft updates for Slack.
Team workspace
AI memory for recurring research
Reuse saved instructions and sources in new project tasks. Attach an Automations schedule to this project for a weekly report.
Research desk
Project context for work that continues
The instructions and sources you add can guide each new task in that project.
AI collaboration with shared context
Invite collaborators with Can use or Can edit access, subject to your team’s sharing settings.
AI for teams, with connected apps
Recommend connectors in a project, then let each member connect and enable the ones they need.
More ways to work with Manus
Explore the guides and tools that work alongside Projects.
Frequently asked questions
What is an AI workspace?
A Manus Project keeps instructions, files, sources, skills, recommended connectors, and related tasks together. New tasks created in that project can use its saved configuration.
How are Manus Projects different from ChatGPT Projects, Claude Projects or Gemini Gems?
Their official guides describe saved instructions and files in ChatGPT Projects, Claude Projects, and Gemini Gems. In Manus, a Project brings instructions and sources together with tasks, reusable skills, and recommended connectors. You can also invite collaborators to its shared context.
Can I share a project with my team?
Yes. Invite people with Can use or Can edit access, subject to your team settings. Members share project instructions and files, but they do not automatically see one another’s individual tasks; share a task separately when needed.
What files can I add to a project?
Add supported local files, such as PDF documents, to Files & sources. You can also add webpages or import selected Google Drive files after connecting your account; importing a file is not ongoing cloud-drive sync.
Do project instructions apply to every task in the project?
New tasks created inside a project use its instructions and files. Updated instructions take effect when you next send a message in an existing task, while newly added or changed files apply to tasks created afterward.
Can I reuse ChatGPT custom instructions in a Manus project?
Write the guidance you want to reuse in Manus Project instructions. You can include audience, tone, format, and a brand guide in the project, then start new tasks with that project context.
How can I organize work if I also use a custom GPT or Perplexity Spaces?
In Manus, create a Project for the work, add its instructions and reference files, and start tasks there. You can add project skills and recommend connectors to members who have connected their own accounts.
Is AI memory in Manus Projects the same as ChatGPT memory?
In Manus Projects, the reusable context you set up is the project instructions and saved files or sources. Create a new task inside the project to use that context; do not rely on every earlier conversation being available to it.
How do ChatGPT Team or Claude Team users share work in Manus?
Invite colleagues to a Manus Project with Can use or Can edit permission. They can work from its shared instructions and files; access to a particular task still needs a separate task invitation.
Can I run weekly research reports with Automations in a project?
In an Automations Schedule, choose a time and select the Project whose configuration the task should use. A scheduled report does not automatically become visible to every project member.