Meta Platform's Manus Brings AI Agents to Telegram, Expanding Chat-Based Automation

Manus has launched a new feature that allows users to access its AI agents directly within messaging apps, starting with Telegram, as the company pushes to make personal AI assistants more accessible in everyday workflows.

The update enables users across all subscription tiers to run full Manus agents inside chat conversations without complex setup or additional infrastructure.

Manus was acquired by Meta last year in December to accelerate its artificial intelligence ambitions and integrate advanced agent technology across its products.

According to Manus, the move is aimed at removing the technical overhead often associated with running AI agents, such as configuration, maintenance and unpredictable costs. Instead, users can connect their accounts in minutes and start assigning tasks from within Telegram.

Unlike lightweight chatbots, Manus agents retain the platform’s full capabilities, including multi-step reasoning, task execution and integrations with existing tools and projects. Users can trigger research workflows, generate reports and process files directly through chat, with results delivered in the same conversation thread.\

"This is not a lightweight chatbot add-on. It's the same Manus — with full reasoning, tools, and multi-step task execution — now available through chat. Core web capabilities are supported here," Manus said in a blog post.

The agents also support voice messages, images and documents, enabling tasks such as summarising emails, creating content from photos or generating structured outputs. Users can choose between different model modes optimized for speed or deeper reasoning depending on task complexity.

Telegram is the first supported messaging channel, with additional platforms in development as Manus looks to make AI agents “one message away” wherever users communicate.