MiniMax MCP Server: Setup for Claude, Cursor and Other Apps

• Turns text into spoken audio

  Converts text to speech with a MiniMax voice. By default it returns a link to the audio; with MINIMAX_API_RESOURCE_MODE set to local it saves the file to a folder (your Desktop by default). Speed, volume and other voice settings are optional. It can cost money.

  Try: “Read this paragraph aloud in an audiobook voice and save it as an MP3.”

  Write · text_to_audio

• Generates images from a text prompt

  Makes 1 to 9 images from a prompt with the image-01 model, with a choice of aspect ratio. By default it returns links; in local resource mode it saves the images to a folder. It can cost money.

  Try: “Generate two 16:9 images of a lighthouse at dusk.”

  Write · text_to_image

• Generates a short video from a prompt

  Creates a video from a text or image prompt with MiniMax models, including camera-move instructions on the Director models. It can return a task ID to check later, and gives a video link, or saves the file only in local resource mode. It can cost money.

  Try: “Make a 6 second video of waves hitting a rocky shore.”

  Write · generate_video

• Checks on a video that is still being made

  Looks up the status of a video job by its task ID. When it is done you get a link, or in local resource mode the finished video is saved to a folder.

  Try: “Is my video task finished? Save it when it is.”

  Write · query_video_generation

• Lists the voices you can use

  Returns the available voices: system voices, your cloned voices, or both.

  Try: “Which voices can I use for narration?”

  Network · list_voices

• Clones a voice from an audio sample

  Creates a new voice from an audio file on your computer or at a URL. It returns a demo clip as a link, or saves it in local resource mode. The README says the new voice is charged on first use.

  Try: “Clone my voice from this recording and call it my-voice.”

  Write · voice_clone

• Creates a new voice from a text description

  Generates a voice from a description such as 'a calm older narrator' and returns a preview of your sample text, as a link or a saved file in local resource mode. It can cost money.

  Try: “Design a warm, friendly female voice and preview it saying 'Welcome back'.”

  Write · voice_design

• Plays an audio file on your computer

  Plays a WAV or MP3 file from a local path or a URL through your speakers. It does not play video.

  Try: “Play the audio file you just generated.”

  Files · play_audio

Watch out for

• Tools can spend your MiniMax credit

  Speech, image, video, voice cloning and voice design calls are billed by MiniMax, and a cloned voice is charged on first use. Use a key from an account with a small balance and watch your usage. github.com

• Local resource mode writes files to your computer

  By default the tools return links to the generated audio, images and video. If you set MINIMAX_API_RESOURCE_MODE to local, they download files to the output folder, which defaults to your Desktop. Set MINIMAX_MCP_BASE_PATH to a dedicated folder first. github.com

• Voice cloning uploads your recording

  voice_clone sends the audio file you point at to MiniMax. Only use recordings you have the right to clone. github.com

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