Use MiniMax in Zed

Steps

1. 1
   Step 1.

   Install Zed per the official docs.

2. 2
   Step 2.

   Settings > LLM Provider > +Add Provider > choose OpenAI, then fill API URL, API Key, and Model Name.

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   API URL = https://api.minimax.io/v1
   Model Name = MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview

3. 3
   Step 3.

   Click Save Provider. Then back in the LLM Provider list, click the new MiniMax entry, re-enter the API Key and press Enter to confirm.

4. 4
   Step 4.

   Return to the agent panel, click Select a Model at the bottom-right and pick MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview.

5. 5
   Step 5.

   Optional settings.json equivalent, using Zed's documented openai_compatible format with MiniMax values. Zed reads the key from the keychain or from an env var named after the provider ID in upper snake case plus _API_KEY (provider ID minimax uses MINIMAX_API_KEY).

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   {
     "language_models": {
       "openai_compatible": {
         "minimax": {
           "api_url": "https://api.minimax.io/v1",
           "available_models": [
             {
               "name": "MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview",
               "display_name": "MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview",
               "max_tokens": 1000000
             }
           ]
         }
       }
     }
   }