Manus, the task automation platform, now lets users connect multiple Gmail and Google Calendar accounts at once. That means someone can run automations that touch their personal inbox, their work calendar, and even client schedules from a single place — no more toggling between logins or building separate bots for each account.
Why the update matters
For anyone who juggles separate email and calendar accounts — a freelancer with a personal Gmail and a client project address, or a manager who handles both their own and their team's calendars — this changes the workflow. Before, automating tasks across those accounts meant either keeping everything in one account (mixing work and personal messages) or running Manus on each account independently. Now the platform treats multiple accounts as one connected environment.
What the integration covers
The feature works with both Gmail and Google Calendar accounts. Users can set up triggers and actions that involve emails from one account and calendar events from another. For example, an automation could watch a client's calendar for new meetings, then send a follow-up email from a different account — without manually switching contexts. The company says the update is designed for “improved task automation across personal, work, and client workflows,” though they haven't detailed the maximum number of accounts supported per user.
How it fits into the broader automation trend
The move aligns with a push by productivity tools to consolidate fragmented digital lives. Relying on a single-account model forced users to either merge their inboxes or maintain duplicate automation setups. By letting people link multiple Gmail and Google Calendar accounts, Manus removes a common friction point for power users who operate across different roles. It also means that someone who switches between a freelance gig, a full-time job, and volunteer work can route each stream of tasks through one platform.
The feature is live now in the Manus interface. Users can add accounts through the settings panel and assign each to specific automations. No word yet on whether similar support for other email or calendar services — like Outlook or iCloud — is in the pipeline.
