Asana MCP connector for Manus

Turn meetings and plans into Asana tasks, updates and reports

Manus is an independent AI agent that works in Asana with your own account: it creates and updates tasks, checks on projects and goals, and writes status reports. It isn’t Asana AI, the assistant built into Asana. It connects through Asana’s official MCP server and only sees what your account can open.

First, connect Asana in Manus

Website relaunch

6 tasks

Design and copy

Final homepage mockupsPSOct 8
Pricing page copy reviewLMOct 10

Site build

Redirects from old URLsDWOct 9
Connect the signup form to the CRMOFOct 16

Launch prep

Launch announcement draftLMOct 20
Mobile browser QAOct 21

Project status update

At risk

Website relaunch, week 41

Completed

  • Homepage mockups approved
  • Pricing page copy reviewed

At risk

  • Redirects are 2 days late, and mobile QA depends on them

Next steps

  • Dana W. finishes the redirects by Oct 14
  • Find an owner for mobile browser QA

Drafted by Manus from 6 Asana tasks

Create Asana tasks from meeting notes and emails

AI for Asana that skips the copy and paste: Manus reads your notes, finds the action items and creates each task with an assignee, a due date and the right project and section.

Relaunch sync notes

Oct 7

  • Priya shares the final homepage mockups by Oct 8.
  • Leo reviews the pricing page copy by Oct 10.
  • Dana owns the redirects from old URLs, due Oct 9.
  • Launch date stays Oct 22.
  • We still need someone to run mobile browser QA before launch.

4 action items found

4 tasks created in Website relaunch

Final homepage mockupsDesign and copyPSOct 8
Pricing page copy reviewDesign and copyLMOct 10
Redirects from old URLsSite buildDWOct 9
Mobile browser QALaunch prepOct 21

No assignee yet: Mobile browser QA

Turn Asana meeting notes into assigned tasks

Paste the notes or attach the file. Manus picks out each action item and creates it in the project and section you name, with the assignee and date from the notes.

Create Asana tasks from emails and requests

Paste an email, or turn on your Gmail or Outlook connector in the same task, and Manus turns the request into a task with a due date.

Write an AI project status report from live Asana data

For Asana reporting, Manus reads the project’s tasks and writes what’s done, what’s overdue, what’s at risk and what comes next.

Status report

At risk

Mobile app launch, week 41

Written by Manus from 38 Asana tasks

12Completed this week
2Overdue
5Due next week

Completed

  • App store screenshots approvedPSOct 6
  • Push notification copy is finalLMOct 9

Overdue

  • Privacy policy updateDW3 days late
  • Beta feedback summaryOF2 days late

Next steps

  • Submit the build for store reviewPSOct 16
  • Plan the launch emailLMOct 20

Risk: store review may slip if the privacy policy isn’t done by Oct 15.

Mobile app launch

At risk

What we finished

Next two weeks

An Asana project status report as a doc or slides

Ask for a document or a slide deck. Manus can also post a short version back to the project as a status update.

Tasks completed per week

363738394041

Open tasks by assignee

  • DW7
  • PS5
  • LM3
  • OF2

Get the numbers without building an Asana dashboard

Manus counts tasks by status, assignee or due date and adds the charts to your report.

Track Asana goals and see which ones are falling behind

Manus looks up the Asana goals you name, checks the projects that support them and tells you which goals are slipping and what’s holding them up.

Q4 goals check-in by Manus

Progress counts done tasks in each goal’s projects

  • DW

    Launch the new website

    At risk
    18 of 26 tasks done

    Redirects from old URLs are 2 days late in Website relaunch

  • PS

    Grow trial signups by 20%

    On track
    9 of 12 tasks done
  • OF

    Cut the support backlog in half

    Behind
    5 of 16 tasks done

    3 overdue tasks in Help center refresh, all unassigned

  • LM

    Ship the mobile app

    At risk
    31 of 38 tasks done

    Privacy policy update is 3 days late in Mobile app launch

Use Manus as an AI project management tool for Asana

A project management AI agent for the busywork: bulk updates you can check before they go in, and reports that run on a schedule.

Proposed changes

5 tasks

  • Spring campaign briefAssigneeDana W.Omar F.Due dateOct 14Oct 21
  • Partner email sequenceAssigneeDana W.Omar F.Due dateOct 15Oct 22
  • Landing page A/B testAssigneeDana W.Omar F.Due dateOct 16Oct 23
+2 more, each with a handover noteWaiting for your OK

An Asana AI agent for bulk task updates

Describe the change in one sentence. When you ask for the list first, Manus shows every task it would change and updates assignees, due dates and descriptions after your OK.

Weekly Asana status report

Every Monday at 09:00

Next runOct 12

Run history

  • Oct 5Status report, week 40Succeeded
  • Sep 28Status report, week 39Succeeded
  • Sep 21Status report, week 38Succeeded

Asana automations that send a report every Monday

No Asana smart workflows or rules to set up: put the time in your prompt and Manus saves it as a scheduled task. Each run uses your connected Asana account.

See how automations work

Connect the Asana MCP server in Manus

Most “Asana ChatGPT” or “Claude Asana” guides start by adding Asana to that tool. In Manus, Asana is already in Connectors, so there’s no server address or token to copy.

  1. 1

    Open Connectors

    In Manus, open Connectors and select Asana.

  2. 2

    Sign in to Asana

    Choose Connect, sign in to Asana and authorize access to one workspace.

  3. 3

    Mention Asana in a task

    Ask in plain words, and name the project or paste a task link when you have one.

What Manus can access

  • Manus sees only the projects and tasks your Asana account can already see.
  • The connection works with the Asana workspace you pick when you sign in.
  • On Asana Enterprise+ plans, admins can allow or block Manus in app management.
  • Disconnect Asana in Manus Connectors at any time.

More Asana integrations and guides

Questions about Asana AI and MCP in Manus

How do I connect Asana to Manus?

Open Connectors in Manus, select Asana and choose Connect. Sign in to Asana, pick the workspace you want to use and authorize access. After that, mention Asana in a task, for example with a project name.

Does Manus support Asana MCP?

Yes. The Asana connector in Manus uses Asana’s official MCP server, so you don’t set up an Asana MCP server or copy a token yourself. A ChatGPT Asana integration or a Claude connector is added inside those apps. In Manus, you select Asana in Connectors and sign in.

Is Manus part of Asana AI Studio, Asana AI Teammates or Asana intelligence?

No. AI Studio, AI Teammates and the rest of Asana’s built-in AI are made by Asana. Manus is an independent AI agent that works with your Asana account through the connector, and the same task can also use your files and other connected apps.

What can Manus read and change in Asana?

It can search and read tasks, projects, portfolios, goals, teams and people. It can create tasks and projects, update tasks, add comments and post project status updates. It only sees what your Asana account can already see.

Will Manus change Asana tasks without asking?

There’s no separate approval step: Asana applies a change as soon as Manus makes it. If you want to check first, ask Manus to list the changes and wait for your OK, as the examples on this page do. Asana notes that deleting a task this way can’t be undone, so ask for the list before any clean-up.

Can I disconnect Asana later?

Yes. Open Connectors in Manus, select Asana and choose Disconnect. You can connect again at any time by signing in.

Why does Asana ask me to request admin approval?

Your Asana admin may have blocked the app in app management. On Asana Enterprise+ plans, admins can allow or block each MCP client, so ask yours to allow Manus, then connect again.

Can Manus create tasks from meeting notes stored in Asana?

Yes. Paste the notes, or point Manus to the Asana task where they live. It reads the description and comments, then creates a task for each action item with the assignee and due date from the notes.

Can I get a weekly Asana report automatically?

Yes. Put the schedule in your prompt, for example “Every Monday at 9am, write a status report for my Asana project.” Manus saves it as a scheduled task, and each run uses your connected Asana account. You can find it later in Automations.

Do I need an Asana Zapier integration to connect Asana?

No. Asana has its own connector in Manus, so you don’t need a Zapier zap in between. If you also use Zapier, it has a separate connector, linked above.

Connect Asana and start your first task

Connect Asana in Manus