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Public story · 2026-03-19 · source-backed

Meta Ships Manus Desktop Agent.

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Reads, edits, and executes actions on local files and applications directly on the user's machine. Positions Meta against OpenClaw and Claude Cowork in local agent runtime. No prior announcement preceded the release. OneNewsPage


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