MiniMax Vision MCP Server
MCP server for MiniMax vision models, enabling image analysis through the OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint. Supports local image files and remote URLs, with configurable temperature, max tokens, and adaptive thinking.
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MiniMax Vision MCP Server
MCP server for MiniMax vision models â analyze images through the
OpenAI-compatible POST /v1/chat/completions endpoint.
Features
- đŧī¸ Analyze images â local files (png/jpg/jpeg/gif/webp/bmp) and remote HTTP(S) URLs
- đ§ MiniMax-M3: image + video understanding, 1M context, adaptive thinking
- đī¸
temperaturefully configurable[0, 2](unlike some providers that lock it) - đ
thinkingflag â enables adaptive thinking +reasoning_spliton M3 - ⥠Zero non-MCP dependencies, one-line
npxdeploy
Requirements
- Node.js >= 18
- A MiniMax platform API key (č´ĻæˇįŽĄį â æĨåŖå¯éĨ)
Install & run
cd minimax-vision-mcp-server
npm install
npm start
Environment variables
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
MINIMAX_API_KEY |
â | â | Your MiniMax API key. |
MINIMAX_MODEL |
MiniMax-M3 |
Model: MiniMax-M3, MiniMax-M2.7, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed, MiniMax-M2.5, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed, MiniMax-M2.1, MiniMax-M2.1-highspeed, MiniMax-M2. |
|
MINIMAX_BASE_URL |
https://api.minimax.chat/v1 |
Override endpoint (for proxies). | |
MINIMAX_MAX_TOKENS |
8192 |
Default max output tokens. M3 supports up to 524288. |
Note: International users may use
https://api.minimaxi.com/v1as the base URL.
Claude Code / CC-Switch config
{
"mcpServers": {
"minimax-vision": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "minimax-vision-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"MINIMAX_API_KEY": "your-minimax-api-key",
"MINIMAX_MODEL": "MiniMax-M3"
}
}
}
}
Tool: minimax_vision_understand
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
image |
string | â | Local image path or remote HTTP(S) URL. |
prompt |
string | â | What to ask about the image. |
max_tokens |
number | Max output tokens. Default 8192. | |
temperature |
number | 0-2, default 1. | |
thinking |
bool | Enable adaptive thinking + reasoning split (M3). M2.x always think; ignored there. |
Why MiniMax for vision?
- 1M context on M3 â analyze long documents alongside images
- Native image + video understanding
- Configurable temperature â fine-grained control over determinism
- Adaptive thinking â reasoning on by default, splittable via
reasoning_split
Related projects
- kimi-vision-mcp-server â Moonshot Kimi
- doubao-vision-mcp-server â ByteDance Doubao
- glm-vision-mcp-server â Zhipu GLM
- qwen-vision-mcp-server â Alibaba Qwen
- @kira4094/agnes-image-mcp-server â Agnes Image (text-to-image)
License
MIT
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