aicentosMiniMax Code
Connect aicentos in MiniMax Code (mcode) — add an OpenAI-compatible provider with provider add
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MiniMax Code is MiniMax's official coding CLI (command mcode), with a built-in TUI, headless execution, ACP, and a TypeScript SDK. It supports BYOK: mcode provider add can attach any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
Prerequisites
First create a dedicated key for MiniMax Code in the console (naming it minimax-code is recommended), then install:
curl -fsSL https://filecdn.minimax.chat/public/install.sh | bashnpm works too:
npm install -g @minimax-ai/code@latest
mcode --versionConfiguration to fill in
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| provider name | Your choice, for example aicentos |
--base-url | https://aicentos.com/v1 |
--api-format | openai-completions |
--model | A model name from the Model Gallery in the console |
--api-key-env | MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY |
Setup steps
One command registers the provider and switches over to it:
export MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY="sk-your-API-Key"
mcode provider add \
--name aicentos \
--base-url https://aicentos.com/v1 \
--api-format openai-completions \
--model your-model-name \
--api-key-env MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY \
--use--use means switch to this provider right after registering it. It writes the configuration into the custom_provider section of the current profile's config.yaml (the default data directory is ~/.minimax); the equivalent form:
custom_provider:
aicentos:
options:
apiKey: sk-your-API-Key
baseURL: https://aicentos.com/v1
models:
your-model-name: {}Note that the key here is baseURL (capital URL), not base-url.
Test
mcode exec "Introduce yourself in one sentence"A response from headless means the configuration is in effect. Then run one real task in the TUI, and finally check usage back in the console.
Notes
- Custom models need the context and output limits given explicitly (
--context-limit,--output-limit); otherwise it trims by the default values and long files are easily truncated. - The one-line install script does not support Alpine / musl; use npm in such environments.
- When relaying through the Anthropic-compatible protocol, requests still carry
x-api-key; if the upstream only acceptsAuthorization, you need to add a translation layer yourself. - Providers are stored per profile, so after switching profiles, re-confirm which one is in effect.