minimax-coding-plan-mcp

What it is and what it does

minimax-coding-plan-mcp is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes MiniMax's AI capabilities—web search and image analysis—as tools available to coding-focused MCP clients. It acts as a bridge between your local development environment (or cloud deployment) and MiniMax's remote APIs, allowing tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf to perform web searches and analyze images on your behalf during coding sessions.

The package depends on mcp, python-dotenv, and requests, and runs in one of two transport modes: stdio for local execution, or SSE for cloud deployment. Setup requires obtaining a MiniMax API key, configuring your MCP client with the server command and environment variables (API key and regional host URL), and ensuring the key and host region match to avoid authentication failures. Once configured, the web_search and understand_image tools become available within your MCP client's context.

Use it for:

• Search the web for documentation, code examples, or library references while working in Claude Desktop or Cursor without leaving your editor.
• Analyze screenshots or diagrams of UI designs, architecture diagrams, or error messages to extract information and get AI-powered explanations.
• Integrate MiniMax's vision capabilities into Windsurf or OpenAI Agents workflows for automated code review or visual debugging tasks.
• Deploy as an SSE server in the cloud to provide shared web search and image analysis tools to multiple team members via a centralized MCP endpoint.

Worth the install?

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An MCP server that connects MiniMax's AI APIs (web search and image analysis) to coding-focused MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.

Yes, if you use Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or OpenAI Agents and want to add web search and image analysis to your coding workflow. The low install friction, permissive MIT license, and straightforward MCP integration make it a practical choice. However, the package is aging (last release 185 days ago) and carries no known vulnerabilities, so monitor for maintenance gaps if you rely on it long-term. Verify that MiniMax's regional API host matches your key before deploying.

Install

minimax-coding-plan-mcp on PyPI

pip install minimax-coding-plan-mcp

uv add minimax-coding-plan-mcp

poetry add minimax-coding-plan-mcp

Installing minimax-coding-plan-mcp

Before you install

Low install friction with three straightforward runtime dependencies (mcp, python-dotenv, requests). Package is aging—last release was 185 days ago—so maintenance activity is limited; use it if the tools meet your needs, but expect slower response to issues.

License in practice

MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it safe to integrate into commercial or open-source projects.

Quickstart

# Install via uv (recommended)
uvx minimax-coding-plan-mcp -y

# Or install directly
pip install minimax-coding-plan-mcp

# Configure in Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):
# {
#   "mcpServers": {
#     "MiniMax": {
#       "command": "uvx",
#       "args": ["minimax-coding-plan-mcp", "-y"],
#       "env": {
#         "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "your-key",
#         "MINIMAX_API_HOST": "https://api.minimax.io"
#       }
#     }
#   }
# }

Requires a valid MiniMax API key and matching regional API host (https://api.minimax.io for Global, https://api.minimaxi.com for Mainland China); mismatched key and host will cause 'invalid api key' errors. Windows users must enable Developer Mode in Claude Desktop.

Verify before relying

• Actual cost structure for web_search and understand_image tool calls via MiniMax API
• Whether local file processing for images works reliably across JPEG, PNG, and WebP formats as claimed
• Performance characteristics and rate limits when deployed in cloud SSE mode
• Compatibility with MCP clients beyond Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and OpenAI Agents

Package facts

Evidence: minimax_coding_plan_mcp-0.0.4-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: minimax, mcp, web_search, understand-image

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