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Minimax MCP by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Minimax MCP
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: modbender

Minimax MCP

MiniMax MCP server for web search and image understanding. Use when needing: (1) Web search via MiniMax API, (2) Analyze/describe images, (3) Extract content from URLs. Requires MINIMAX_API_KEY (China: api.minimaxi.com, Global: api.minimax.io).

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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MiniMax 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

See references/examples.md

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 uv or curl -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)

---name: minimax-mcpdescription: MiniMax MCP server for web search and image understanding. Use when needing: (1) Web search via MiniMax API, (2) Analyze/describe images, (3) Extract content from URLs. Requires MINIMAX_API_KEY (China: api.minimaxi.com, Global: api.minimax.io).--- # MiniMax 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) ```bash # 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 ```bash # 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 See [references/examples.md](references/examples.md) ## 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 uv` or `curl -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)

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