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by github:minimax-ai

Updated October 21, 2026

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MCP100 verdict

Not currently recommended. Official MiniMax MCP server exposing supported MiniMax multimodal generation, including image, video, speech and voice workflows. Capabilities: Generate supported images; Generate supported video; Generate speech/audio; Use supported voice-cloning/media-generation operations

MCP100 Assessment

Editorial verdict

Official MiniMax MCP server exposing supported MiniMax multimodal generation, including image, video, speech and voice workflows. Capabilities: Generate supported images; Generate supported video; Generate speech/audio; Use supported voice-cloning/media-generation operations

Reviewed October 21, 2026

Task Fit

Mapped

Specialized workflows

Trust

Status warning

maintenance_source_health; client_coverage; tool_contract; install_supply_chain; advisory_freshness; adoption_evidence_presence

Maintenance

Date unavailable

No dated repository or package update is currently stored.

Popularity

Signals available

Visible usage signals are shown for discovery only, not as proof of safety.

Best for

MiniMax users who want AI agents to invoke supported image, video, speech and voice-generation capabilities through MCP.

Not ideal for

Users who only need text inference or who cannot govern generated-media/voice-cloning use.

Avoid if

Do not use voice-cloning or generated-media features without authorization/consent for source voices/likenesses and applicable content-policy controls.

Trade-offs

Promising signal, but it ranks below the current Recommended/Shortlist admission cohort on maturity, uniqueness, publisher trust, security clarity, or MCP-native evidence.

Evidence scope

Evidence

Current source snapshot

Popularity

1.6k MCP repository stars

6,659 package downloads · PyPI Stats last_month · Third-party

Repository identity: MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-MCP

Package identity: minimax-mcp · version 0.0.19

PyPI Stats last_month · third-party estimate
Package evidence: exact. Exact current MCP implementation/distribution. Do not conflate with official JavaScript sibling or MiniMax CLI. Preserve usage-cost disclosures.
Observed 2026-10-21; source: https://pypi.org/project/minimax-mcp/

Stars observed October 21, 2026 · Downloads observed October 21, 2026

Repository evidence: exact. Exact current MCP implementation/distribution. Do not conflate with official JavaScript sibling or MiniMax CLI. Preserve usage-cost disclosures.

Package evidence: exact. Exact current MCP implementation/distribution. Do not conflate with official JavaScript sibling or MiniMax CLI. Preserve usage-cost disclosures.

Maintenance

Publisher activity observed October 21, 2026

Current source snapshot

Trust review

Source relationship: First-party MCP

Reviewed October 21, 2026

Sources

GitHub repository — MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-MCP ↗Official setup docs ↗Package registry ↗

Supporting evidence (1)

GitHub repository — MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-MCP-JS ↗

Evidence-backed setup

Install & Agents

Choose your MCP client. A client connects to the MCP server; the language model is selected inside that client. Only stored, source-backed configurations are shown.

Claude Code

Transport not recorded

Publisher documented

Run `uvx minimax-mcp -y` with official MiniMax API key/base path/API host environment. Ensure Mainland/global host matches the key region.

The publisher provides client-specific setup instructions.

Verify safely: Claude Code: `claude mcp list` and/or `/mcp` to confirm Connected; use any stronger vendor-documented smoke test where listed.

Uninstall and revoke

Claude Code: `claude mcp remove <name>`; also revoke OAuth/device/API credentials in the vendor account when the vendor provides such a control.

Evidence & methodology

Publisher-documented setup is not the same as MCP100 execution testing. “MCP100 logic checked” means the stored configuration shape was reviewed, not that third-party MCP software was run.

Evidence checked 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

Evidence 1 ↗

Reviewed setup

Type-appropriate, source-backed setup for this mcp server profile.

Setup notes: Source rechecked October 21, 2026: Official MiniMax Python MCP server implementation. Lifecycle: current active. Do not conflate with official JavaScript sibling or MiniMax CLI. Preserve usage-cost disclosures.

Read additional publisher installation details

From the publisher README

Publisher installation details

Original client setup and configuration retained from the publisher documentation.

View original README ↗

Publisher-documented clients

Claude DesktopCursor

These names appear in the publisher's installation documentation. MCP100-verified configurations are shown separately above when available.

Quickstart with MCP Client

Get your API key from MiniMax.
Install uv (Python package manager), install with curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh or see the uv repo for additional install methods.
Important: The API host and key vary by region and must match; otherwise, you'll encounter an Invalid API key error.

Region	Global	Mainland
MINIMAX_API_KEY	go get from MiniMax Global	go get from MiniMax
MINIMAX_API_HOST	https://api.minimax.io	https://api.minimaxi.com

Claude Desktop

Go to Claude > Settings > Developer > Edit Config > claude_desktop_config.json to include the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MiniMax": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "minimax-mcp",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "insert-your-api-key-here",
        "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"
      }
    }
  }
}

⚠️ Warning: The API key needs to match the host. If an error "API Error: invalid api key" occurs, please check your api host:

Global Host：https://api.minimax.io
Mainland Host：https://api.minimaxi.com

If you're using Windows, you will have to enable "Developer Mode" in Claude Desktop to use the MCP server. Click "Help" in the hamburger menu in the top left and select "Enable Developer Mode".

Cursor

Go to Cursor -> Preferences -> Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new global MCP Server to add above config.

That's it. Your MCP client can now interact with MiniMax through these tools:

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Show source-catalog configuration

Run `uvx minimax-mcp -y` with official MiniMax API key/base path/API host environment. Ensure Mainland/global host matches the key region.

Read publisher documentation

Publisher documentation

Publisher README

Original product, capability, tool, and usage documentation from the MCP publisher. Installation sections appear under Install & Agents.

View original README ↗

💡 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 AI agent skill for Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, etc.

Documentation

中文文档
MiniMax-MCP-JS - Official JavaScript implementation of MiniMax MCP

Transport

We support two transport types: stdio and sse.

stdio	SSE
Run locally	Can be deployed locally or in the cloud
Communication through `stdout`	Communication through `network`
Input: Supports processing `local files` or valid `URL` resources	Input: When deployed in the cloud, it is recommended to use `URL` for input

Available Tools

tool	description
`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
`query_video_generation`	Query the result of video generation task
`voice_design`	Generate a voice from a prompt using preview text

Release Notes

July 2, 2025

🆕 What's New

Voice Design: New voice_design tool - create custom voices from descriptive prompts with preview audio
Video Enhancement: Added MiniMax-Hailuo-02 model with ultra-clear quality and duration/resolution controls

📈 Enhanced Tools

voice_design - Generate personalized voices from text descriptions
generate_video - Now supports MiniMax-Hailuo-02 with 6s/10s duration and 768P/1080P resolution options

FAQ

1. invalid api key

Please ensure your API key and API host are regionally aligned

Region	Global	Mainland
MINIMAX_API_KEY	go get from MiniMax Global	go get from MiniMax
MINIMAX_API_HOST	https://api.minimax.io	https://api.minimaxi.com

2. spawn uvx ENOENT

Please confirm its absolute path by running this command in your terminal:

which uvx

Once you obtain the absolute path (e.g., /usr/local/bin/uvx), update your configuration to use that path (e.g., "command": "/usr/local/bin/uvx").

3. How to use `generate_video` in async-mode

Define completion rules before starting: Alternatively, these rules can be configured in your IDE settings (e.g., Cursor):

Example usage

⚠️ Warning: Using these tools may incur costs.

1. broadcast a segment of the evening news

2. clone a voice

3. generate a video

4. generate images

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FAQ

Is this an official MCP?

github:minimax-ai is listed as First-party MCP in MCP100’s current evidence.

Current official resources:

Publisher documentation ↗

💡 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 AI agent skill for Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, etc.

Documentation

中文文档
MiniMax-MCP-JS - Official JavaScript implementation of MiniMax MCP

Transport

We support two transport types: stdio and sse.

stdio	SSE
Run locally	Can be deployed locally or in the cloud
Communication through `stdout`	Communication through `network`
Input: Supports processing `local files` or valid `URL` resources	Input: When deployed in the cloud, it is recommended to use `URL` for input

Available Tools

tool	description
`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
`query_video_generation`	Query the result of video generation task
`voice_design`	Generate a voice from a prompt using preview text

Release Notes

July 2, 2025

🆕 What's New

Voice Design: New voice_design tool - create custom voices from descriptive prompts with preview audio
Video Enhancement: Added MiniMax-Hailuo-02 model with ultra-clear quality and duration/resolution controls

📈 Enhanced Tools

voice_design - Generate personalized voices from text descriptions
generate_video - Now supports MiniMax-Hailuo-02 with 6s/10s duration and 768P/1080P resolution options

FAQ

1. invalid api key

Please ensure your API key and API host are regionally aligned

Region	Global	Mainland
MINIMAX_API_KEY	go get from MiniMax Global	go get from MiniMax
MINIMAX_API_HOST	https://api.minimax.io	https://api.minimaxi.com

2. spawn uvx ENOENT

Please confirm its absolute path by running this command in your terminal:

which uvx

Once you obtain the absolute path (e.g., /usr/local/bin/uvx), update your configuration to use that path (e.g., "command": "/usr/local/bin/uvx").

3. How to use `generate_video` in async-mode

Define completion rules before starting: Alternatively, these rules can be configured in your IDE settings (e.g., Cursor):

Official MiniMax MCP server exposing supported MiniMax multimodal generation, including image, video, speech and voice workflows. Capabilities: Generate supported images; Generate supported video; Generate speech/audio; Use supported voice-cloning/media-generation operations

Best for

Not ideal for

Avoid if

Trade-offs

Evidence

Popularity

Maintenance

Trust review

Sources

Install & Agents

Claude Code

Reviewed setup

Publisher installation details

Quickstart with MCP Client

Claude Desktop

Cursor

What it does

Representative uses

Important limits

Context Footprint

Access & risk

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Publisher README

Documentation

Transport

Available Tools

Release Notes

July 2, 2025

🆕 What's New

📈 Enhanced Tools

FAQ

1. invalid api key

2. spawn uvx ENOENT

3. How to use generate_video in async-mode

Example usage

1. broadcast a segment of the evening news

2. clone a voice

3. generate a video

4. generate images

FAQ

Publisher installation details

Quickstart with MCP Client

Claude Desktop

Cursor

Publisher README

Documentation

Transport

Available Tools

Release Notes

July 2, 2025

🆕 What's New

📈 Enhanced Tools

FAQ

1. invalid api key

2. spawn uvx ENOENT

3. How to use generate_video in async-mode

Example usage

1. broadcast a segment of the evening news

2. clone a voice

3. generate a video

4. generate images

3. How to use `generate_video` in async-mode

3. How to use `generate_video` in async-mode