Meta Manus Desktop Agent Launches — Reads, Edits, and Acts on Local Files, Directly Competing with OpenClaw

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Meta shipped Manus as a desktop agent application on March 18 that can read, edit, and execute actions on files and applications directly on the user's machine. The launch positions Meta in direct competition with OpenClaw and Claude Cowork in the local agent runtime space. No prior announcement preceded the release.