The MiniMax Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables interaction with powerful Text to Speech and multimedia generation APIs. It allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and OpenAI Agents to generate speech, clone voices, and create videos and images.
Get your API key from MiniMax
Install uv (Python package manager):
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
Or see the uv repository for other installation methods
Important: The API host and key must match by region to avoid an "Invalid API key" error:
| Region | Global | Mainland |
|---|---|---|
| MINIMAX_API_KEY | From MiniMax Global | From MiniMax |
| MINIMAX_API_HOST | https://api.minimax.io | https://api.minimaxi.com |
Navigate to Claude > Settings > Developer > Edit Config > claude_desktop_config.json and add:
{
"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"
}
}
}
}
⚠️ For Windows users: Enable "Developer Mode" in Claude Desktop by clicking "Help" in the hamburger menu and selecting "Enable Developer Mode".
Go to Cursor -> Preferences -> Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new global MCP Server to add the same configuration.
The server supports two transport types:
| stdio | SSE |
|---|---|
| Runs locally | Can be deployed locally or in the cloud |
Communication through stdout |
Communication through network |
Supports processing local files or valid URL resources |
When deployed in cloud, URL inputs recommended |
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
text_to_audio |
Convert text to audio with a given voice |
list_voices |
List all available voices |
voice_clone |
Clone a voice using provided audio files |
generate_video |
Generate a video from a prompt |
text_to_image |
Generate an 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 |
voice_design tool to create custom voices from descriptive promptsMiniMax-Hailuo-02 model with ultra-clear quality and duration/resolution controlsmusic_generation tool powered by music-1.5 modelEnsure your API key and API host are regionally aligned:
| Region | Global | Mainland |
|---|---|---|
| MINIMAX_API_KEY | From MiniMax Global | From MiniMax |
| MINIMAX_API_HOST | https://api.minimax.io | https://api.minimaxi.com |
Find the absolute path to uvx:
which uvx
Then update your configuration with the absolute path (e.g., "command": "/usr/local/bin/uvx").
Define completion rules before starting by configuring them in your IDE settings (e.g., Cursor).
⚠️ Warning: Using these tools may incur costs.
The MCP server enables various multimedia generation capabilities including:
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "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"}}'See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"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"
}
}
}
}To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"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"
}
}
}
}3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect