MiniMax-CLI 0.1.0a1

Unofficial MiniMax CLI - downloads and runs the Rust binary

MiniMax CLI

Terminal client for MiniMax M2.1. Chat, agent mode, and native media generation.

Note: Currently tested with the standard MiniMax API only. The MiniMax coding-focused plans have not been tested yet.

What's Unique

MiniMax M2.1 has built-in media generation APIs. This CLI exposes them directly:

# Generate images
/minimax image "a cat wearing a space helmet"

# Generate music
/minimax music "lo-fi beats, rainy day, piano"

# Text-to-speech with voice cloning
/minimax tts "Hello world" --voice custom_voice

# Generate video clips
/minimax video "drone shot of mountains at sunset"

These aren't wrappers around other services - they're native MiniMax capabilities included with your API key.

Install

# npm / bun
npm install -g minimax-cli
bun install -g minimax-cli

# pip / uv
pip install minimax-cli
uv pip install minimax-cli

# cargo (builds from source)
cargo install minimax-cli

Or download prebuilt binaries from Releases.

Usage

minimax              # Interactive TUI
minimax -p "prompt"  # One-shot mode
minimax --yolo       # Agent mode (shell + file tools)

Configuration

Create ~/.minimax/config.toml:

api_key = "your-api-key"

Or set MINIMAX_API_KEY in your environment.

Get an API key at platform.minimax.io.

Features

• Chat: Streaming responses, 204K context, interleaved thinking
• Agent mode: File operations, shell execution, MCP tool support
• Media generation: Images, audio, video, music - all native to MiniMax
• Skills: Reusable workflows for complex multi-step tasks

Commands

Command	Description
/help	Show help
/mode	Switch modes (normal/edit/agent/plan)
/model	Switch models (M2.1 / M2.1-lightning)
/yolo	Enable agent mode
/skills	List available skills
/minimax	Media generation commands
/save /load	Session management
/tokens	Show usage

Skills

Skills are multi-step workflows that combine chat + media tools. Examples:

• video-studio - Script, narrate, and render short videos
• voiceover-studio - Design voices and produce narration
• audiobook-studio - Convert text to multi-chapter audiobooks
• music-video-generator - Sync generated music with video

Run with /skills <name>. Create your own in ~/.minimax/skills/.

Documentation

• ARCHITECTURE.md
• CONTRIBUTING.md

License

MIT

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