MiniMax MCP Server

Official MiniMax Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables interaction with powerful Text to Speech and video/image generation APIs. This

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What is the MiniMax MCP MCP server?

Minimax mcp mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with MiniMax MCP directly. Official MiniMax Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables interaction with powerful Text to Speech and video/image generation APIs. This server allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenAI Agents and others to generate speech, clone voices, generate video, generate image.

What MiniMax MCP does

Official MiniMax Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables interaction with powerful Text to Speech and video/image generation APIs. This server allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenAI Agents and others to generate speech, clone voices, generate video, generate image and more.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 6 tools directly:

  • text_to_audio — Convert text to audio with a given voice
  • list_voices — List all voices available
  • voice_clone — Clone a voice using provided audio files
  • generate_video — Generate a video from a prompt
  • text_to_image — Generate a image from a prompt
  • Cursor — Go to Cursor -> Preferences -> Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new global MCP Server to add above config

Installing the minimax mcp mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 4 environment variables: MINIMAX_API_KEY, MINIMAX_MCP_BASE_PATH, MINIMAX_API_HOST, MINIMAX_API_RESOURCE_MODE. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

AI-service servers chain other models into your assistant, turning a single chat into a small production pipeline. MiniMax MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — text_to_audio, list_voices, voice_clone among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other ai services servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by ropon, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the minimax mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
text_to_audioConvert text to audio with a given voice
list_voicesList all voices available
voice_cloneClone a voice using provided audio files
generate_videoGenerate a video from a prompt
text_to_imageGenerate a image from a prompt
CursorGo to Cursor -> Preferences -> Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new global MCP Server to add above config.

How to install the MiniMax MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MiniMax": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "minimax-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "<insert-your-api-key-here>",
        "MINIMAX_MCP_BASE_PATH": "<local-output-dir-path>",
        "MINIMAX_API_HOST": "https://api.minimaxi.chat",
        "MINIMAX_API_RESOURCE_MODE": "<optional, [url|local], url is default, audio/image/video are downloaded locally or provided in URL format>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MINIMAX_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
MINIMAX_MCP_BASE_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
MINIMAX_API_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
MINIMAX_API_RESOURCE_MODEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use MiniMax MCP to text to audio.
  • Use MiniMax MCP to list voices.
  • Use MiniMax MCP to voice clone.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MiniMax MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (text_to_audio, list_voices, voice_clone, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MiniMax MCP directly.