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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.

Documentation

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Quickstart with MCP Client

Get your API key from MiniMax.
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.
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 |