A powerful multimodal CLI for interfacing with the MiniMax AI platform to generate text, video, music, and images.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install minimax-cli
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install minimax-cli using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is MiniMax CLI?
MiniMax CLI is the official command-line interface for the MiniMax AI platform, providing developers with a unified gateway to advanced multimodal capabilities. By integrating this tool into your Openclaw Skills collection, you gain direct access to text generation, high-fidelity speech synthesis, video creation, and intelligent web search directly from your terminal or automated workflows. It simplifies the process of interacting with complex AI models, making it an essential utility for builders creating rich media applications.
Whether you are generating synthetic voices or rendering complex video prompts, this skill acts as the bridge between your local environment and the powerful MiniMax backend. It is designed for high performance, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous operations to fit various developer needs within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
MiniMax CLI Use Cases
- Automating multimedia content creation including images and video for marketing or social media.
- Building voice-enabled applications using high-quality text-to-speech synthesis with customizable voices.
- Performing AI-powered web searches to gather real-time information for research and data analysis tasks.
- Generating original music and covers for creative projects using simple text prompts and lyrics.
- Analyzing and describing images via vision-language models for automated tagging and accessibility.
How MiniMax CLI Works
- The user installs the package globally via npm to enable terminal-wide access for their Openclaw Skills.
- Authentication is handled through an API key from the MiniMax platform to establish a secure connection.
- Commands are issued for specific tasks like text chat, video generation, or music creation using the mmx prefix.
- The CLI handles API requests and returns the generated assets or data directly to the local filesystem or terminal output.
- Advanced workflows can chain these commands together for complex multimodal pipelines.
MiniMax CLI Setup
To begin using this tool with your Openclaw Skills, install it via npm:
npm install -g mmx-cli
Next, authenticate with your API key obtained from the MiniMax platform:
mmx auth login --api-key sk-xxxxx
Verify your setup and check your current usage limits:
mmx auth status
mmx quota
MiniMax CLI Data Schema & Taxonomy
| Category | Data Managed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Keys | Stored locally to manage session access |
| Media Output | Files (.mp4, .mp3, .jpg) | Generated media saved to specified output directories or filenames |
| Conversations | JSON | Chat histories can be loaded from or saved to structured JSON files |
| Tasks | Task IDs | Used to track and download asynchronous video generation jobs |
MiniMax CLI Advanced Features
- Asynchronous video generation allows for handling long-running render tasks without blocking local workflows.
- Lyrics optimization and instrumental modes for sophisticated music production.
- Streaming support for text and speech synthesis to enable real-time application responses.
- Vision-based image description and web search integration for data-rich AI agents.
- Multi-file processing and JSON output formatting for seamless integration into larger Openclaw Skills automation scripts.
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