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Cue by Manus
A Cue by Manus alternative that runs on your computer, with no invite code
Cue gives each agent its own phone number, email, wallet and computer, behind an invite code. Murage is the alternative with a Chief of Staff who builds your team on your computer, on the AI you already pay for, with no invite.
The short answer
Cue gives each agent an identity of its own. Murage gives you a team led by a Chief of Staff, on your computer, on the engine you choose.
Which should you choose?Murage
- The app is free
- On your computer
- The AI you choose
Who does the work: A Chief of Staff and a team
Cue by Manus- Free with an invite code
- A computer for each agent
- Own phone, email and wallet
Who does the work: Agents in group chats
Download Murage
Checked October 2026 (October 9, 2026) against Cue’s own launch post. Early-access products change weekly.
Do you need an invite code for Murage?
No. Murage is a free download. Open it, pick an engine, and meet Ember. There is nothing to apply for.
At a glance.
Ten things buyers weigh up, including the ones where they’re ahead.
What matters
Murage
Cue by Manus
The app itself is free
You choose which AI company does the work
YesPer bot: Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, a local model and more
Named agents that keep their memory
YesNamed bots, each with its own notebook and managed memory
Asks before acting outside, by default
Memory stored on your computer
YesMemory, files and chats on your computer
Open source
NoClosed source
Reach it from your phone
YesThe web app, plus your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp
Keeps working with your computer off, today
NoMurage Cloud isn’t open yet
Native phone app
ComingiPhone and Android app coming
SOC 2 report
NoNo SOC 2 report
Each of Cue by Manus’s marks links the page it comes from, checked October 9, 2026. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it on the page named, not that it’s missing.
What a year costs.
The Murage app is
Free
on top of the AI plan or key you already pay for. Your provider still bills its own use.
Cue by Manus
Free during early access, with an invite code
No paid tier is mentioned on the launch post. Cue is in early access, so terms and prices may change. Cue’s early access covers its own AI. Murage is free but doesn’t include the AI: add the AI plan or key you bring.
From Cue by Manus’s own membership page, checked October 9, 2026. We don’t quote prices it doesn’t publish.
Where your work lives.
Murage
Your computer
MemoryFilesChats
Cue by Manus
You
Their cloud
MemoryFilesChats
Who does the work.
Murage
Cue by Manus
What Murage adds for a Cue by Manus user.
The brief
“Go through my inbox before I get in. Draft replies in my voice. Send nothing.”
What came back
Twelve emails came in. The team drafted eight replies, set four aside, and left two questions only the owner could answer. Nothing was sent.
Needs from you, in the team’s own report
- Dana Brooks, Acme Studio · RenewalThe prior contract terms
- Jordan Lee, Brightline Design · Pricing for 20 seatsThe per-seat price, and whether we offer a pilot
- Priya S. · Export to PDF?Confirm the exact steps
- Ben C. · Refund requestMoney. Check the billing record first
A Chief of Staff builds the team
Tell Ember, your Chief of Staff, the job. Ember builds the team, hands out the work and keeps it moving, so you never wire agents together yourself.
The engine you choose, on a plan you already pay for
Pick the engine for each bot: Fuigo, Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Grok Build, OpenCode, local models or API keys. Bring the AI plan you already have.
Your own accounts, your own browser
Bots sign in through your own accounts, so you never hand passwords to a cloud. Murage for Chrome (coming) will work in your own signed-in Chrome, in the tabs you share. Today, “Use my Chrome” lets one bot work in your own Chrome on Mac and Linux, inside the experimental built-in browser.
Memory you can open
Lessons from your corrections are stored on your computer. You can see them, edit them and forget them.
Asks before anything goes out
New bots start on Ask. On Full access, a bot stops before messaging anyone new, posting publicly, paying, or deleting outside its folder, unless you have allowed it for that task. Replies in an existing conversation go ahead on Auto and Full access. No limits turns the stop line off. On Hermes and other ACP engines, Ask and the stop line cover only what the engine asks Murage about, which for Hermes is shell commands and file edits.
Open source
Read the code and keep it running whatever happens to the company. Murage is AGPL-3.0.
Where Cue by Manus is ahead.
Fair’s fair. If one of these matters most to you, it may be the better choice today.
- 1
Each agent has its own phone, email and wallet
Cue agents can message from their own address, take your calls and pay within a budget you set. Murage has no per-agent phone number, email or wallet.
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Works with your laptop closed
Each Cue agent has its own computer. Murage runs while your computer is on, until Murage Cloud opens.
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Everyday errands
Cue agents can order at a restaurant or hold your place in line after you scan a QR code.
Which should you choose?
Cue gives each agent an identity of its own. Murage gives you a team led by a Chief of Staff, on your computer, on the engine you choose.
Choose Murage if
- You want a Chief of Staff to build a team that works on your computer, on the AI plan you already pay for
- You want to start today, with no invite code
- You want memory and files on your own machine, and bots that sign in through your own accounts
Choose Cue by Manus if
- You want each agent to have its own phone number, email address and wallet
- You want agents working with your computer closed, today
- You are happy to wait for an invite code and use Manus’s own stack
Still deciding? Read how we check that a job is finished, then try one of your own.
Every detail.
Getting in
Price to start
MurageFree. No paid tier
Cue by ManusFree during early access (launch post)
Invite or waitlist
MurageNone. Download and start
Cue by ManusInvite code required
Account needed
MurageNone for Murage itself; you sign in to the AI plan and apps you choose
Cue by ManusA Cue account with an invite code
Region
MurageWorks wherever your computer is
Cue by ManusNot stated on the launch post
Where it runs
Where agents run
MurageOn your computer
Cue by ManusOn Manus infrastructure, a computer per agent
Laptop closed
MurageNot today. It runs while your computer is on; Murage Cloud isn’t open yet
Cue by ManusYes
Open source
MurageYes, AGPL-3.0
Cue by ManusNo
Brains
Which AI
MurageThe engine you choose, per bot: Fuigo (built in), Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Grok Build, Cursor, Google Antigravity, Kimi, Qwen, Droid, OpenCode, Pi, local models (Ollama, LM Studio) and any OpenAI-compatible API (chat only). OpenClaw is coming.
Cue by ManusNot stated
Bring the AI plan you already pay for
MurageYes: Claude Code and Codex sign-ins work, and you can add API keys or local models
Cue by ManusNot mentioned; runs on Manus’s own stack
Swap the engine per bot
MurageYes, and memory and approvals stay put
Cue by ManusNot mentioned
The team
Who builds the team
MurageEmber, your Chief of Staff, builds and runs the team for each job
Cue by ManusNot described on the launch post; agents can be put in group chats
Several agents together
MurageYes: teams of named bots that hand work to each other
Cue by ManusYes: group chats with a shared goal
Projects
MurageYes: projects split a job into cards on a board, with a goal, files, chat and shared memory
Cue by ManusNot described on the launch post
Hands
Apps
Murage1,500+ apps through Flux Router or your own connected-apps key, plus any public API and any MCP, and it builds the connector itself if one doesn’t exist
Cue by ManusNot listed on the launch post
Your own signed-in browser
MurageMurage for Chrome (coming) will work in your own signed-in Chrome, in the tabs you share. Today, “Use my Chrome” lets one bot work in your own Chrome on Mac and Linux, inside the experimental built-in browser
Cue by ManusEach agent uses its own computer
Own phone number, email and wallet per agent
MurageNo
Cue by ManusYes
Takes phone calls for you
MurageNo. You can call your own bots in the app
Cue by ManusYes, with a summary left in Cue
Control
Asks before acting
MurageNew bots start on Ask. On Full access, a bot stops before messaging anyone new, posting publicly, paying, or deleting outside its folder, unless you have allowed it for that task. Replies in an existing conversation go ahead on Auto and Full access. No limits turns the stop line off. On Claude Code and Codex, the stop line also covers tools from MCP servers you add. On Hermes and other ACP engines, Ask and the stop line cover only what the engine asks Murage about: Hermes asks before shell commands and file edits, but not before MCP or connected-app tools.
Cue by ManusAgents pay within a budget you set; you make the final call in group chats
Lessons from corrections
MurageStored on your computer; you can see, edit and forget them
Cue by ManusNot described
Your data
Where memory and files live
MurageOn your computer, open to read and edit
Cue by ManusNot detailed for Cue; Manus privacy policy linked
How it signs in
MurageThrough your own accounts; passwords are not handed to a cloud
Cue by ManusNot described on the launch post
Reach
Platforms
MurageMac, Windows and Ubuntu; Telegram on your phone. iPhone and Android apps coming
Cue by ManusWeb, desktop, mobile; iOS after App Store review
Phone
MurageiPhone and Android app coming (approvals, questions and calls with your team). Today: the web app on your phone, and your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp
Cue by ManusMobile app
Chat apps
MurageMessage your Chief of Staff on Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp
Cue by ManusNot described
| Question | Murage | Cue by Manus |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Price to start | Free. No paid tier | Free during early access (launch post) |
| Invite or waitlist | None. Download and start | Invite code required |
| Account needed | None for Murage itself; you sign in to the AI plan and apps you choose | A Cue account with an invite code |
| Region | Works wherever your computer is | Not stated on the launch post |
| Where it runs | ||
| Where agents run | On your computer | On Manus infrastructure, a computer per agent |
| Laptop closed | Not today. It runs while your computer is on; Murage Cloud isn’t open yet | Yes |
| Open source | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | No |
| Brains | ||
| Which AI | The engine you choose, per bot: Fuigo (built in), Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Grok Build, Cursor, Google Antigravity, Kimi, Qwen, Droid, OpenCode, Pi, local models (Ollama, LM Studio) and any OpenAI-compatible API (chat only). OpenClaw is coming. | Not stated |
| Bring the AI plan you already pay for | Yes: Claude Code and Codex sign-ins work, and you can add API keys or local models | Not mentioned; runs on Manus’s own stack |
| Swap the engine per bot | Yes, and memory and approvals stay put | Not mentioned |
| The team | ||
| Who builds the team | Ember, your Chief of Staff, builds and runs the team for each job | Not described on the launch post; agents can be put in group chats |
| Several agents together | Yes: teams of named bots that hand work to each other | Yes: group chats with a shared goal |
| Projects | Yes: projects split a job into cards on a board, with a goal, files, chat and shared memory | Not described on the launch post |
| Hands | ||
| Apps | 1,500+ apps through Flux Router or your own connected-apps key, plus any public API and any MCP, and it builds the connector itself if one doesn’t exist | Not listed on the launch post |
| Your own signed-in browser | Murage for Chrome (coming) will work in your own signed-in Chrome, in the tabs you share. Today, “Use my Chrome” lets one bot work in your own Chrome on Mac and Linux, inside the experimental built-in browser | Each agent uses its own computer |
| Own phone number, email and wallet per agent | No | Yes |
| Takes phone calls for you | No. You can call your own bots in the app | Yes, with a summary left in Cue |
| Control | ||
| Asks before acting | New bots start on Ask. On Full access, a bot stops before messaging anyone new, posting publicly, paying, or deleting outside its folder, unless you have allowed it for that task. Replies in an existing conversation go ahead on Auto and Full access. No limits turns the stop line off. On Claude Code and Codex, the stop line also covers tools from MCP servers you add. On Hermes and other ACP engines, Ask and the stop line cover only what the engine asks Murage about: Hermes asks before shell commands and file edits, but not before MCP or connected-app tools. | Agents pay within a budget you set; you make the final call in group chats |
| Lessons from corrections | Stored on your computer; you can see, edit and forget them | Not described |
| Your data | ||
| Where memory and files live | On your computer, open to read and edit | Not detailed for Cue; Manus privacy policy linked |
| How it signs in | Through your own accounts; passwords are not handed to a cloud | Not described on the launch post |
| Reach | ||
| Platforms | Mac, Windows and Ubuntu; Telegram on your phone. iPhone and Android apps coming | Web, desktop, mobile; iOS after App Store review |
| Phone | iPhone and Android app coming (approvals, questions and calls with your team). Today: the web app on your phone, and your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp | Mobile app |
| Chat apps | Message your Chief of Staff on Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp | Not described |
Same job, both ways.
Five real jobs, walked through with Murage and with Cue by Manus.
- 1
Book a table for Friday
With Murage
Ask Ember. A bot finds options, and drafts the booking for your yes before anything is sent.
With Cue by Manus
Cue lists restaurant ordering by QR code, and its agents have their own phone and email; its launch post does not describe a booking flow step by step.
- 2
Chase three unpaid invoices
With Murage
Ember hands it to a bookkeeping bot on your accounting app. Each email draft waits for your approval.
With Cue by Manus
An agent can email from its own address; the launch post does not describe approval steps for email.
- 3
Weekly competitor roundup
With Murage
A research bot runs on the engine you pick, saves the notes in your project and learns from your corrections.
With Cue by Manus
An agent works on its own computer and reports back in Cue; the launch post does not describe a memory you can edit.
- 4
Pay a vendor $40
With Murage
A bot prepares the payment; paying waits for your yes.
With Cue by Manus
The agent pays from its own wallet within the budget you set.
Coming from Cue: your first day
There is nothing to export from Cue. Start fresh and bring the people you work with.
- 1
Download Murage. No invite code. Install it on your Mac, Windows or Ubuntu computer.
- 2
Pick your engine. Murage finds the AI tools you already sign in to. Choose Fuigo, Claude Code, Codex or another.
- 3
Tell Ember the job. Describe what your Cue agents did for you. Ember builds the team.
- 4
Connect your accounts. Sign in to the apps you use through your own accounts. If you need a phone number or wallet for an agent, keep Cue for that part.
Questions about Murage and Cue by Manus.
What is Cue by Manus?
Cue is a standalone app from Manus where each personal agent has its own email, phone number, wallet and computer. It launched on September 28, 2026, in early access.
Do I need a Cue invite code?
Yes, today. Cue’s launch post says it is free to use with an invite code, and that people who get in receive extra codes to share. Murage needs no invite: download it and start.
Is Cue free?
Cue is free during early access with an invite code, per its launch post. Murage is free with no paid tier; your AI provider bills as usual for the engine you choose.
Is Cue open source?
Cue’s launch post does not say it is open source, and we found no public code. Murage is open source under AGPL-3.0.
Which AI model does Cue use?
Its launch post does not name one; it says Cue is built on the same infrastructure as Manus. In Murage you choose the engine for each bot.
Can Murage give each bot its own phone number or wallet?
No. Murage bots work through your accounts and apps, with your approval. Cue is the better fit if you want an agent with its own number, address and wallet.
Where does my data go with Cue?
Cue’s launch post gives no Cue-specific data details and links to the Manus privacy policy. With Murage, memory, files and chats are stored on your computer, though a hosted engine still sees what it is given.
Can Murage run when my computer is off?
Not today. It runs while your computer is on and Murage is open. Murage Cloud will change that when it opens; it is not open yet.
Is Murage made by Manus or Cue?
No. Murage is an independent open-source project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Manus or Cue.
Can my staff use it too?
Yes. Each person runs Murage on their own computer, with their own AI sign-in. Build a team once, export it, and everyone imports the same bots, skills and routines; logins never travel. Bots can post drafts to your team’s Slack channels through connected apps, with your approval. Shared workspaces that run with your computer off will come with Murage Cloud, which isn’t open yet.
Sources, checked October 9, 2026
Murage is made by Ferrox Labs, a small team. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
“Not stated” means we couldn’t find it in Cue by Manus’s own docs, not that it’s missing.
Cue and Manus are trademarks of their respective owners. Murage is not affiliated with or endorsed by Manus; the names and logos are used only to identify the products compared.
Get started in four steps
- 1
Download Murage
Free, for Mac, Windows and Ubuntu.
- 2
Pick an engine
Use the AI plan you already pay for, or a key, or a local model.
- 3
Meet Ember
Your Chief of Staff, who builds the team.
- 4
Give the first job
Start small. Approve what it drafts.
Try Murage free, next to Cue by Manus or instead of it.
Give your first job to Murage.
Download the free app, connect the AI you already pay for, and tell your Chief of Staff what needs doing. Plan on about ten minutes from install to a working team.
No account needed · Runs on the AI plan you already pay for