git:20260822.2058855 to git:20260902.4a35d69

---

name: minimax-delegation

description: Delegates tasks to the MiniMax CLI (mmx) via delegation-core. Use when delegation-core selects MiniMax or large-context batch work is needed.

alwaysApply: false

category: delegation-implementation

tags:

- minimax

- cli

- delegation

- large-context

dependencies:

- delegation-core

tools:

- mmx-cli

- delegation_executor.py

usage_patterns:

- mmx-cli-integration

- large-context-analysis

- bulk-processing

complexity: intermediate

model_hint: standard

estimated_tokens: 600

progressive_loading: true

modules:

- modules/minimax-specifics.md

references:

- delegation-core/shared-shell-execution.md

---

# MiniMax CLI Delegation

## Overview

This skill implements `conjure:delegation-core` for the official MiniMax

CLI, `mmx`. It provides MiniMax-specific authentication, quota

management, and command construction.

For shared delegation patterns, see `Skill(conjure:delegation-core)`.

## When To Use

- After `Skill(conjure:delegation-core)` determines MiniMax is suitable

- When you need MiniMax-M3's large context window (1M tokens)

- For batch processing, summarization, or multi-file analysis

- If the `mmx` CLI is installed and authenticated

## When NOT To Use

- Choosing which provider to delegate to (use `conjure:delegation-core`)

- Another provider was selected (use that provider's delegation skill)

## Prerequisites

**Installation:**

Install the official CLI, published as `mmx-cli` and maintained by

MiniMax at `https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/cli`. It requires Node.js 18

or later and installs a binary named `mmx`.

```bash

npm install -g mmx-cli

mmx --version

```

Install `mmx-cli` by that exact name. Unrelated third-party packages

publish a binary called `minimax`, and this skill never invokes that

name.

**Authentication:**

Credentials are managed by the CLI, not by an environment variable.

`mmx` stores them in `~/.mmx/config.json`.

```bash

mmx auth login # interactive: OAuth or an API key

mmx auth login --api-key sk-xxxxx # non-interactive, for CI

mmx auth status # canonical readiness check

```

`mmx auth status` is what `delegation_executor.py --verify` runs. A

successful `mmx --version` alone does not mean the CLI is authenticated.

**Regions:** MiniMax serves a global region (`api.minimax.io`) and a

mainland China region (`api.minimaxi.com`). API keys are issued per

region and are not interchangeable. API-key login detects the matching

region by probing both, so no manual base URL is normally needed. Set

the region explicitly with `mmx config set --key region --value cn` or

the `MINIMAX_REGION` environment variable.

## Quick Start

### Using Shared Delegation Executor

```bash

# Basic file analysis

python scripts/delegation_executor.py minimax "Analyze this code" --files src/main.py

# With specific model

python scripts/delegation_executor.py minimax "Summarize" --files src/ --model MiniMax-M3

# Verify the CLI is installed and authenticated

python scripts/delegation_executor.py minimax --verify

```

The executor reads the requested files and inlines their contents into

the prompt, because `mmx` has no `@path` context syntax. Inlined context

is capped at 96 KiB to stay inside the operating system limit on a

single argument, and any remainder is reported in the prompt and the

log.

### Direct CLI Usage

```bash

# Basic command

mmx text chat --message "Analyze this code"

# Specific model

mmx text chat --model MiniMax-M3 --message "Summarize this design"

# JSON output

mmx text chat --message "Extract the function names" --output json

# File contents must be passed in, not referenced

mmx text chat --message "Review this: $(cat src/main.py)"

```

### Save Output

```bash

mmx text chat --message "..." > delegations/minimax/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).md

```

## Smart Delegation

The shared delegation executor can auto-select the best service:

```bash

uv run python scripts/delegation_executor.py auto "Analyze large codebase" \

--files src/

```

## MiniMax-Specific Details

For MiniMax-specific models, CLI options, cost reference,

and troubleshooting, see `modules/minimax-specifics.md`.

## Exit Criteria

- [ ] `mmx --version` and `mmx auth status` both exit 0 before any task is

delegated. A missing installation or failed authentication is reported and

stops execution.

- [ ] Every spawned command starts with the `mmx` binary. No command in this

skill or in `Delegator.SERVICES["minimax"]` invokes a binary named `minimax`.

- [ ] File context reaches the model as inlined contents. No `@path` reference

appears in a prompt sent to `mmx`.

- [ ] The delegated task output is saved to

`delegations/minimax/YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.md` (timestamp format matching the

Quick Start example), and that file exists on disk after delegation.

- [ ] If `conjure:delegation-core` selected a different provider, this skill is

not invoked. MiniMax delegation only runs when delegation-core routes to it.