MiniMax MCP Server

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What is the MiniMax MCP Server?

MiniMax is an MCP project maintained in the minimax-ai/minimax-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “💡 Recommended: MiniMax CLI (mmx-cli) — our official command-line tool with the latest models and additional features including text, vision, and search. Works as an…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented pypi package is minimax-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares MINIMAX_API_KEY, MINIMAX_MCP_BASE_PATH, MINIMAX_API_HOST, MINIMAX_API_RESOURCE_MODE. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

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
query_video_generationQuery the result of video generation task
voice_designGenerate a voice from a prompt using preview text

How to install the MiniMax MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MiniMax": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "minimax-mcp",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "YOUR_MINIMAX_API_KEY",
        "MINIMAX_MCP_BASE_PATH": "local-output-dir-path, such as /User/xxx/Desktop",
        "MINIMAX_API_HOST": "api host, https://api.minimax.io | https://api.minimaxi.com",
        "MINIMAX_API_RESOURCE_MODE": "optional, [url|local], url is default, audio/image/video are downloaded locally or provided in URL format"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MINIMAX_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
MINIMAX_MCP_BASE_PATHDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
MINIMAX_API_HOSTDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
MINIMAX_API_RESOURCE_MODEDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Optional