Use MiniMax in Goose

Steps

1. 1
   Step 1.

   goose Desktop: open the sidebar, click Settings, open the Models tab, click Configure providers, then click Add Custom Provider at the bottom of the window.

2. 2
   Step 2.

   Fill in the provider details: Provider Type = OpenAI Compatible; Display Name = MiniMax; API URL = MiniMax's OpenAI-compatible base URL; API Key = your MiniMax key; Available Models = comma-separated MiniMax model names; Streaming Support on. Then click Create Provider.

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   API URL: https://api.minimax.io/v1
   Available Models: MiniMax-M3, MiniMax-M2.7

3. 3
   Step 3.

   goose CLI alternative: run goose configure, select Custom Providers, then Add A Custom Provider, and enter the same details when prompted.

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   goose configure

4. 4
   Step 4.

   Config file alternative: create a JSON file in ~/.config/goose/custom_providers/ (Windows: %APPDATA%\Block\goose\config\custom_providers\) following goose's documented schema, filled with MiniMax values.

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   {
     "name": "minimax",
     "engine": "openai",
     "display_name": "MiniMax",
     "description": "MiniMax OpenAI-compatible API",
     "api_key_env": "MINIMAX_API_KEY",
     "base_url": "https://api.minimax.io/v1/chat/completions",
     "models": [
       {
         "name": "MiniMax-M3",
         "context_limit": 1000000
       },
       {
         "name": "MiniMax-M2.7",
         "context_limit": 204800
       }
     ],
     "supports_streaming": true,
     "requires_auth": true
   }

5. 5
   Step 5.

   Set the key named in api_key_env and start a session with the provider.

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   export MINIMAX_API_KEY="your-api-key"
   goose session start --provider minimax