Skip to main content
Glama
deenesjakoruzh
MiniMax-AI

MiniMax MCP Server

Official
by MiniMax-AI
OverviewInspectSchemaRelated ServersScoreDiscussions
Python
Hybrid

export

Documentation

Related MCP server: Minimax MCP Tools

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.

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:

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

music_generation

Generate a music track from a prompt and lyrics

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

  • 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

One-click Deploy
A
security – no known vulnerabilities
A
license - permissive license
A
quality - confirmed to work

How are these scores calculated?

Resources

Appeared in Searches

New MCP Servers

Latest Blog Posts

MCP directory API

We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.

curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-MCP'

If you have feedback or need assistance with the MCP directory API, please join our Discord server