Manus Quick Start

Note: Manus does NOT support pasting this document to the agent for automatic installation. Adding the connector and uploading the skill must be done manually by you in the Manus web interface — follow the steps below one by one.

Get set up in 3 minutes and let Manus help you build real-time data assets.

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Step 1 -- Get an API Key

Go to the GoalfyData to create an API Key (in the format gfk_xxx).

The plaintext key is only shown once at creation time. Save it in a secure location.

Step 2 -- Add MCP Connector (Tool)

Go to Plugins in the left sidebar -> click Create in the top right -> choose one of the two methods in the connector section:

Option 1: Import MCP via JSON (Recommended)

Copy the following JSON, replace gfk_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with your actual API Key, paste it in, and save:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "goalfydata-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.goalfydata.ai/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable_http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer gfk_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Custom MCP

Fill in each field as follows:

Field	Value
Server Name	GoalfyData
Transport Type	HTTP
Server URL	https://mcp.goalfydata.ai/mcp
Custom Headers	Name: Authorization, Value: Bearer gfk_your_actual_api_key

Step 3 -- Upload Skill

Go to Plugins in the left sidebar -> click Create in the top right -> Skills section -> Upload Skill.

Manus requires uploading a .zip or .skill file with SKILL.md at the root level.

Download pre-built ZIP: Download goalfydata-skill.zip directly and skip to the upload step below.

Or clone and package manually:

git clone https://github.com/GoalfyAI/goalfydata.git
cd goalfydata/manus/skill
zip -r goalfydata-skill.zip SKILL.md references/

Drag and drop the generated goalfydata-skill.zip into the upload area.

Step 4 -- Verify

Once the connector status shows connected and goalfydata appears in Skills, say "List my datasets" in the chat to test.

If the connection fails:

• Confirm the server URL is correct
• Confirm the API Key is entered correctly, including the Bearer prefix
• Manus runs in the cloud -- the URL must be publicly accessible

Getting Started

Once verification passes, simply say in a Manus conversation:

Create a Dataset from a File

Create a dataset from this CSV file

Pull Data from an API

Create an e-commerce dataset, pull product and user data from the DummyJSON API

Query Data

List my datasets

Query the first 10 rows from the orders table

Share a Dataset

Share this dataset with xxx@example.com

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FAQ

Connector Shows Error

1. The server URL must be publicly accessible (Manus runs in the cloud)
2. Check whether the API Key is incorrect or missing the Bearer prefix
3. For transport type, start with HTTP. If that doesn't work, check whether Manus offers a Streamable HTTP option

Skill Not Recognized

Confirm you uploaded a .zip file packaged from the manus/skill/ directory, with SKILL.md at the root of the zip. Do not upload files from other platforms.

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Update

Skill Update

MCP connector points to the remote service, no update needed. Skill files need to be manually updated:

1. Delete the old goalfydata Skill in the Skills management page
2. Download the latest goalfydata-skill.zip and re-upload
3. Close the current conversation and reopen (Skills are only loaded at session start)

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Rotating the API Key

When the old key is deleted or needs rotation:

1. Delete the old key and create/copy a new one in the GoalfyData
2. In the Manus connector settings, update the Authorization value to Bearer gfk_your_new_key and save
3. Close the current conversation and open a new one (connector changes take effect in new sessions)

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Next Steps

• Core Concepts -- Understand the Build / Run / Share architecture
• FAQ -- More answers to common questions