Minimax Mcp
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npx machina-cli add skill @TangUsers/minimax-mcp --openclawMiniMax MCP Skill
Overview
Official MiniMax Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for coding-plan users, providing AI-powered search and vision analysis capabilities.
Features
| Tool | Function | Supported Formats |
|---|---|---|
| web_search | Web search with structured results (title, link, snippet) | - |
| understand_image | AI image analysis and content recognition | JPEG, PNG, WebP |
Trigger Scenarios
Use this skill when user says:
- "Search for xxx" / "Look up xxx"
- "Look at this image" / "Analyze this picture"
- "What's in this image" / "Describe this photo"
- "Extract content from URL" / "Fetch this webpage"
Quick Start
1. Get API Key
| Region | API Key URL | API Host |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | platform.minimaxi.com | https://api.minimaxi.com |
| 🇺🇳 Global | minimax.io | https://api.minimax.io |
2. Configure mcporter (Recommended)
# Add MCP server
mcporter config add minimax \
--command "uvx minimax-coding-plan-mcp -y" \
--env MINIMAX_API_KEY="your-key" \
--env MINIMAX_API_HOST="https://api.minimaxi.com"
# Test connection
mcporter list
3. Direct Usage
# Search
mcporter call minimax.web_search query="keywords"
# Analyze image
mcporter call minimax.understand_image prompt="Describe this image" image_source="image-url-or-path"
Usage Examples
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
MINIMAX_API_KEY | ✅ | Your MiniMax API Key |
MINIMAX_API_HOST | ✅ | API endpoint |
Important Notes
⚠️ API Key must match the host region!
| Region | API Key Source | API Host |
|---|---|---|
| Global | minimax.io | https://api.minimax.io |
| China | minimaxi.com | https://api.minimaxi.com |
If you get "Invalid API key" error, check if your Key and Host are from the same region.
Troubleshooting
- "uvx not found": Install uv -
brew install uvorcurl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh - "Invalid API key": Confirm API Key and Host are from the same region
- Image download failed: Ensure image URL is publicly accessible, supports JPEG/PNG/WebP
Related Resources
- GitHub: https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-Coding-Plan-MCP
- MiniMax Platform: https://platform.minimaxi.com (China) / https://www.minimax.io (Global)
Overview
Official MiniMax MCP server for coding-plan users, providing AI-powered web search results and image understanding capabilities. It can run web searches via the MiniMax API, analyze or describe images, and extract content from URLs.
How This Skill Works
The MCP server exposes tools like web_search and understand_image that call the MiniMax API. It requires MINIMAX_API_KEY and MINIMAX_API_HOST configured in your environment and is wired through mcporter for easy usage.
When to Use It
- When you need web search results via the MiniMax API (e.g., finding up-to-date information).
- When you want AI driven analysis or a description of an image.
- When you need to extract content from a URL or fetch a webpage.
- When building a workflow that uses the MCP server for coding plan tasks.
- When you require structured search results with titles, links, and snippets.
Quick Start
- Step 1: Get API Key. Select region and note the API Host and Key from the table: China uses platform.minimaxi.com and api.minimaxi.com; Global uses minimax.io and api.minimax.io.
- Step 2: Configure mcporter. Add minimax with the command and set MINIMAX_API_KEY and MINIMAX_API_HOST to your region values.
- Step 3: Direct Usage. Examples: mcporter call minimax.web_search query keywords; mcporter call minimax.understand_image prompt Describe this image image_source image-url
Best Practices
- Ensure the API key region matches the host region to avoid invalid key errors.
- Set MINIMAX_API_KEY and MINIMAX_API_HOST as environment variables before use.
- Test the MCP connection with mcporter list after configuration.
- Provide publicly accessible image URLs for reliable image analysis.
- Cache frequent results to reduce API calls and latency.
Example Use Cases
- A user asks to search for latest AI breakthroughs using minimax.web_search and reviews the returned titles and snippets.
- Analyze a product image by calling minimax.understand_image and generating a concise description.
- Extract article content from a URL and summarize the key points.
- Fetch webpage metadata and present a structured result with title, link, and snippet.
- Combine image understanding with web search to answer questions about a scene in a photo.
