minimax-mcp

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.

💡 Recommended: MiniMax CLI (mmx-cli) — our official command-line tool with the latest models and additional features including text, vision, search, and music cover. 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

Quickstart with MCP Client

1. Get your API key from MiniMax.
2. 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.
3. Important: The API host and key vary by region and must match; otherwise, you'll encounter an Invalid API key error.

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:

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

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
• Music Generation: Enhanced music_generation tool powered by music-1.5 model

📈 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
• music_generation - High-quality music creation with music-1.5 model

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