MiniMax Vision MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINIMAX_MODEL | No | VL 模型名（仅 chat_completion 模式） | minimax-vl-01 |
| MINIMAX_API_KEY | Yes | MiniMax API 密钥 | |
| MINIMAX_API_HOST | No | API 地址（中国区用 https://api.minimaxi.com） | https://api.minimax.chat |
| MINIMAX_ENDPOINT | No | API 模式：chat_completion 或 coding_plan | chat_completion |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| understand_imageB | Analyze an image and return a text description. This is the ONLY tool that can 'see' image files. Supports local file paths, http(s) URLs, and base64 data URLs. Formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 1 tool
Only one tool exists, so there is no ambiguity between tools. The tool's purpose is clearly defined.
The single tool name 'understand_image' follows a clear verb_noun pattern and is descriptive of its function.
With only one tool, the server feels too limited for the implied scope of 'MiniMax Vision MCP'. A vision server would typically offer multiple capabilities.
The tool provides only image-to-text analysis. No other operations (e.g., object detection, metadata retrieval) are available, leaving significant gaps for a vision server.