---

summary: "MiniMax Search via the Coding Plan search API"

summary: "MiniMax Search via the Token Plan search API"

read_when:

- You want to use MiniMax for web_search

- You need a MiniMax Coding Plan key

- You need a MiniMax Token Plan key or OAuth token

- You want MiniMax CN/global search host guidance

title: "MiniMax search"

---

OpenClaw supports MiniMax as a `web_search` provider through the MiniMax

Coding Plan search API. It returns structured search results with titles, URLs,

Token Plan search API. It returns structured search results with titles, URLs,

snippets, and related queries.

## Get a Coding Plan key

## Get a Token Plan credential

<Steps>

<Step title="Create a key">

Create or copy a MiniMax Coding Plan key from

Create or copy a MiniMax Token Plan key from

[MiniMax Platform](https://platform.minimax.io/user-center/basic-information/interface-key).

OAuth setups can reuse `MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN` instead.

</Step>

<Step title="Store the key">

Set `MINIMAX_CODE_PLAN_KEY` in the Gateway environment, or configure via:

</Step>

</Steps>

OpenClaw also accepts `MINIMAX_CODING_API_KEY` as an env alias. `MINIMAX_API_KEY`

is still read as a compatibility fallback when it already points at a coding-plan token.

OpenClaw also accepts `MINIMAX_CODING_API_KEY` and `MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN` as env

aliases. `MINIMAX_API_KEY` is still read as a compatibility fallback when it

already points at a token-plan credential.

## Config

minimax: {

config: {

webSearch: {

apiKey: "sk-cp-...", // optional if MINIMAX_CODE_PLAN_KEY is set

apiKey: "sk-cp-...", // optional if a MiniMax Token Plan env var is set

region: "global", // or "cn"

},

},

}

```

**Environment alternative:** set `MINIMAX_CODE_PLAN_KEY` in the Gateway environment.

**Environment alternative:** set `MINIMAX_CODE_PLAN_KEY` or `MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN`

in the Gateway environment.

For a gateway install, put it in `~/.openclaw/.env`.

## Region selection

Even when you authenticated MiniMax through the OAuth `minimax-portal` path,

web search still registers as provider id `minimax`; the OAuth provider base URL

is only used as a region hint for CN/global host selection.

is used as a region hint for CN/global host selection, and `MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN`

can satisfy the MiniMax Search bearer credential.

## Supported parameters